Daily Art Preview

[Benimoto]

I'm pleased to see the Rakshasa Assassin hit the art previews. Not quite as mysterious or magnetic a picture as the Githzerai, but still a nice picture. More importantly, Rakshasa as a race beat Githzerai anyday.

Plus, it's good to see that the Rakshasa have taken a cue from some of the later Monster Manuals and broadened out a little. I expect at least a lurker (assassin), as well as a soldier and a controller rakshasa. Maybe some artillery would be nice too.

 

[DandD]

Hmm, I though Rakshasas were always humanoid tigers with backward hands? So, can a Rakshasas be any kind of feline humanoid with awkward hands? Or is this change introduced into D&D 4th edition?

 

[Goobermunch]

Hmm, I though Rakshasas were always humanoid tigers with backward hands? So, can a Rakshasas be any kind of feline humanoid with awkward hands? Or is this change introduced into D&D 4th edition?

It started with Eberron, where they added a few new types of Rakshasas. In the ECS, they added the Zakya Rakshasa. Then, in the MM3, they added the Ak'Chazar and the Naztharune (White Tiger and Black Panther, respectively).

--G

 

[Rechan]

For some reason, the hands don't look backwards to me.

 

[Shroomy]

I'm assuming that is an example of the Naztharune. I like it.

 

[Surgoshan]

Yeah, its left hand looks awkward. It's easy enough to get your hands into those positions, but I really don't like the look.

 

[small pumpkin man]

For some reason, the hands don't look backwards to me.

They are. If you were to hold a knife in that position your knuckles would be facing the other way (for the stage left one) and your thumb would be at the back (for the stage right one).

Yeah, its left hand looks awkward. It's easy enough to get your hands into those positions, but I really don't like the look.

It looks awkward because it's actually attempting to depict an amusing fantasy/mythology note with actual anatomy.

I like it.

 

[Klaus]

That rakshasa has a mighty large head. As for the backward hands, the left one (our right) is okay, but the other one should be shown more clearly to illustrate the backwardness. And the armor looks a bit too... pedestrian, maybe?

As far as cat-folk go, not the best.

 

[Keefe the Thief]

You cannot have too many Rakshasa in a campaign setting, IMHO. I´ll always remember the old Curse of the Azure Bonds Gold Box game where i met them the first time. "Whooo? A tiger in a bathrobe smoking a pipe just kicked my parties ass!"

 

[DandD]

But they're not cat-folk, aren't they? They're some kind of weird demon from indian mythology, right?