So...this is the new Ettercap?:(

[NarlethDrider]

After looking at some scans of the poster of the DoD minis, this is apparently the new ettercap [sblock]

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not sure I like it---I'll at least have to add another set of limbs to it---my "houserule" all spiderkin have to have at least 8 limbs

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Why do you think it's the ettercap? Does the poster explicitly say that?

 

[Sammael]

Unfortunately, yes.

Here are the poster scans, courtesy of AesophDarkfable and ktatroe of Hordelings.

http://www.hordelings.com/site/images/tmp/dod/index.html

(please don't hotlink to pictures.... I think it results in porn as a bandwidth-stealing measure)

 

[Doug McCrae]

It's got two more than the 3e ettercap. So... a step in the right direction?

 

[Mouseferatu]

*shrug*

I have no problem with it. It's different from the old ones, and it's not the coolest design ever, but it's still a pretty solid "vaguely humanoid spider critter," and that's all that really matters, IMO.

 

[Sammael]

Incidentally, if you look at the poster, you'll see several creature appearance changes:

Ogre
Ettercap
Sphinx
Dryad (BLECH)
Harpy

 

[Plane Sailing]

Unfortunately, yes.

Here are the poster scans, courtesy of AesophDarkfable and ktatroe of Hordelings.

Looking at those, some immediate observations:

Macetail Behemoth? Surely that is just an Ankylosaurus!

Blackwoods Dryad - doesn't look *nearly* as attractive as a standard dryad

Visejaw crocodile? Distinct from a normal crocodile in what way? red scales?

 

[DandD]

A Manticore Sniper? Oh well, at least that thing doesn't look like that horrible freak from the 3rd edition Monster Manual.

 

[Zaukrie]

To me, the painful part is the male Harpy. That kind of defeats the whole concept, and use of the word Harpy as their name, doesn't it?

 

[The Little Raven]

To me, the painful part is the male Harpy. That kind of defeats the whole concept, and use of the word Harpy as their name, doesn't it?

Are you sure it's a male? I can see them simply not wanting to make the breasts incredibly obvious on a miniature.