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[Shroomy]

Ooh, the new roper is a real badass. I likey.

 

[Rechan]

Aw, the roper is in? Meh. I never used those things.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

They'll be fun warnings signs that your approaching areas that have been warped by the Far Realm.

I too like it, also I am liking the number of Aberrations there seems to be.

 

[small pumpkin man]

Aw, the roper is in? Meh. I never used those things.

Who wouldn't want a mini-Sarlacc of their own?

 

[Teemu]

Wow, the roper looks scary. I always thought ropers were a little goofy, but this one is nice.

 

[Shroomy]

Wow, the roper looks scary. I always thought ropers were a little goofy, but this one is nice.

Agreed, I like this rendering much more than earlier ones.

 

[A'koss]

Yeah, the new roper looks downright nasty... certainly one of the best renditions I've seen. That said, I have one early request for the 5e MM - every monster must be illustrated in a battle scene against a group of PCs.

 

[Hussar]

Yeah, the new roper looks downright nasty... certainly one of the best renditions I've seen. That said, I have one early request for the 5e MM - every monster must be illustrated in a battle scene against a group of PCs.

Agreed.

Maybe not EVERY pic, but, certainly the majority. At least toss in some background and other references. Puts everything in a nice perspective.

Nice roper though.

And I like the idea of the roper being a Far Realms signpost.

Klaus - Agreed on the stirge. I don't like his face. The rest is great, but, he's too anthro.

 

[Rechan]

That said, I have one early request for the 5e MM - every monster must be illustrated in a battle scene against a group of PCs.

I say have the monsters on that page in the combat. So you have a manticore, medusa and minotaur in an epic battle with some adventurers.

 

[Patrick O'Duffy]

Yeah, the new roper looks downright nasty... certainly one of the best renditions I've seen. That said, I have one early request for the 5e MM - every monster must be illustrated in a battle scene against a group of PCs.

And I'd like to vote against that idea.

A monster on its own, either static or in a fairly simple action pose, is much more useful to me, because I can print the image out (or simply open the book) and tell the players "it looks like this".

Putting additional characters in their muddles the effect, because the players have to mentally subtract the extra detail and add in their own vision of their characters, and even that assumes their PCs are already in battle, and haven't encountered the critter in a more peaceful or unusual context.

Solo images aren't as kinetic or visceral, sure, but they're more useful to me as a GM.