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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8747617" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Welcome to part EIGHT in the art appreciation series- One Piece of Art! Prior columns can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-class.690436/" target="_blank">Part I (Classes)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-ii-monsters-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-monster.690507/" target="_blank">Part II (Monsters)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-iii-magic-items-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-magic-item.690557/" target="_blank">Part III (Magic Items)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-iv-races-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-race-lineage-ancestry.690613/" target="_blank">Part IV (Races)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-v-places-what-piece-of-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-place.690661/" target="_blank">Part V (Places)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-vi-maps-what-is-your-favorite-d-d-map.690738/" target="_blank">Part VI (Maps)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-vii-spells-what-piece-of-art-inspired-you-to-love-spells.690908/" target="_blank">Part VII (Spells)</a></p><p></p><p>Today's topic ... People! Or maybe I should just call it the Drizzt and Elminster category?</p><p></p><p><strong>What D&D Art Made You Love a D&D Personage?</strong></p><p></p><p>Now, for purposes of this thread, a necessary disclaimer. Please construe "Personage" to mean, well, a named person in D&D. Some piece of D&D art that shows a random individual that isn't part of the overall D&D lore ... that's not it. </p><p></p><p>Now, with that out of the way ... please note the following rules for the thread-</p><p></p><p>1. ONE piece of art. You shall count to one. If you do two, you've gone two ... um, too far. Three is just way out. And zero means you forgot to post something. Now, I know that everyone just ignores this ... but try your best!</p><p></p><p>2. It has to be art you love, and please explain why! Maybe you think it just looks cool. Whatever! It's your love, don't make me put a label on it.</p><p></p><p>3. Explain the art source (incl. artist if known), the spell (if known), and why you chose it. Please!</p><p></p><p>Now, as usual, I will start this thread off. Have to admit, there's a lot that I already used.... so I'm going with the classic.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2d/2b/4d/2d2b4d15f43d3d79eb0dfead72ff9f16.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Artist</strong>: Larry Elmore</p><p><strong>Source</strong>: Mentzer Basic (1983)</p><p><strong>Personage</strong>: Aleena (not Bargle ... NO FACE!)</p><p></p><p>#BARGLEWASFRAMED!</p><p></p><p>I almost picked the two more iconic photo of Aleena (you know the ones ... the opening and .... the ending IM NOT CRYING, UR CRYING!), but I'm going with the action shot. The tension. This was back before every little bit of lore about every character needed to be filled in. There was just Aleena, and the mysterious person who killed her ... who was totally not Bargle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8747617, member: 7023840"] Welcome to part EIGHT in the art appreciation series- One Piece of Art! Prior columns can be found here: [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-class.690436/']Part I (Classes)[/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-ii-monsters-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-monster.690507/']Part II (Monsters)[/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-iii-magic-items-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-magic-item.690557/']Part III (Magic Items)[/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-iv-races-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-race-lineage-ancestry.690613/']Part IV (Races)[/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-v-places-what-piece-of-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-place.690661/']Part V (Places)[/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-vi-maps-what-is-your-favorite-d-d-map.690738/']Part VI (Maps)[/URL] [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-vii-spells-what-piece-of-art-inspired-you-to-love-spells.690908/']Part VII (Spells)[/URL] Today's topic ... People! Or maybe I should just call it the Drizzt and Elminster category? [B]What D&D Art Made You Love a D&D Personage?[/B] Now, for purposes of this thread, a necessary disclaimer. Please construe "Personage" to mean, well, a named person in D&D. Some piece of D&D art that shows a random individual that isn't part of the overall D&D lore ... that's not it. Now, with that out of the way ... please note the following rules for the thread- 1. ONE piece of art. You shall count to one. If you do two, you've gone two ... um, too far. Three is just way out. And zero means you forgot to post something. Now, I know that everyone just ignores this ... but try your best! 2. It has to be art you love, and please explain why! Maybe you think it just looks cool. Whatever! It's your love, don't make me put a label on it. 3. Explain the art source (incl. artist if known), the spell (if known), and why you chose it. Please! Now, as usual, I will start this thread off. Have to admit, there's a lot that I already used.... so I'm going with the classic. [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2d/2b/4d/2d2b4d15f43d3d79eb0dfead72ff9f16.jpg[/IMG] [B]Artist[/B]: Larry Elmore [B]Source[/B]: Mentzer Basic (1983) [B]Personage[/B]: Aleena (not Bargle ... NO FACE!) #BARGLEWASFRAMED! I almost picked the two more iconic photo of Aleena (you know the ones ... the opening and .... the ending IM NOT CRYING, UR CRYING!), but I'm going with the action shot. The tension. This was back before every little bit of lore about every character needed to be filled in. There was just Aleena, and the mysterious person who killed her ... who was totally not Bargle. [/QUOTE]
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