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One Piece of Art II (Monsters)- What D&D Art Inspired You to Love a Monster?
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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8722391" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Well, the first post seemed to attract some interest ....</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-class.690436/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>....so I thought I'd do in a second in the series! This week ....</p><p></p><p><strong>What D&D Art inspired you to love a particular monster?</strong></p><p></p><p>Now, for purposes of this thread, please note the following-</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.</p><p></p><p>2. It has to have inspired you to "love" a particular monster. Now, love in <em>in this context</em> is a many-splendored thing. Maybe the art inspired you to love monsters in general. Maybe it inspired you to use that particular monster. Maybe that piece of art always shaped how you view that monster. Maybe that art is like terrifying rot grub that has burrowed into your brain and now inhabits your nightmares. Whatever, man, I'm not going to define your love! Feel free to explain why this particular piece of art (depicting a MONSTER) is so meaningful to you.</p><p></p><p>3. Explain the art source (incl. artist if known), the monster, and why you chose it. Please!</p><p></p><p>Since I started the thread, I will go first.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.tor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/trampier-rakshasa1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Artist</strong>: David A. Trampier</p><p><strong>Source</strong>: Monster Manual 1977</p><p><strong>Monster</strong>: Rakshasa</p><p></p><p><strong>Story</strong>: I have to admit, it can be difficult following my own arbitrary and capricious rules ... just one ... ONE monster? I mean ... the Lich, the Death Knight .... the Sons of Kyuss ... there are so many iconic (and terrifying) illustrations of monsters in the past. Some of them aren't even undead. </p><p></p><p>...and yet, something about the Rakshasa in the first Monster Manual always forced me to linger over it. This, in part, was the magic of David A. Trampier (and if you aren't familiar with his amazing art, or his tragic & strange story, I suggest doing a little research). The rest of the monsters could look scary, or weird, or strangely huggable (hello, Owlbear!). But here was a tiger ... in a smoking jacket ... which somehow made it all the more terrifying.</p><p></p><p>Every time I thumbed through the Monster Manual, I would always pause on the Rakshasa. That image reminded me that the Rakshasa was not just a monster to put in a dungeon key in another 30x30 room; no, the Rakshasa was the star of a story, subtle of mind, and would meet the party on the Rakshasa's terms ... if the party even knew that the Rakshasa was there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8722391, member: 7023840"] Well, the first post seemed to attract some interest .... [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.enworld.org/threads/one-piece-of-art-what-d-d-art-inspired-you-to-love-a-class.690436/[/URL] ....so I thought I'd do in a second in the series! This week .... [B]What D&D Art inspired you to love a particular monster?[/B] Now, for purposes of this thread, please note the following- 1. ONE piece of art. You shall count to one. If you do two, you've gone two ... um, too far. 2. It has to have inspired you to "love" a particular monster. Now, love in [I]in this context[/I] is a many-splendored thing. Maybe the art inspired you to love monsters in general. Maybe it inspired you to use that particular monster. Maybe that piece of art always shaped how you view that monster. Maybe that art is like terrifying rot grub that has burrowed into your brain and now inhabits your nightmares. Whatever, man, I'm not going to define your love! Feel free to explain why this particular piece of art (depicting a MONSTER) is so meaningful to you. 3. Explain the art source (incl. artist if known), the monster, and why you chose it. Please! Since I started the thread, I will go first. [IMG]https://i0.wp.com/www.tor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/trampier-rakshasa1.jpg[/IMG] [B]Artist[/B]: David A. Trampier [B]Source[/B]: Monster Manual 1977 [B]Monster[/B]: Rakshasa [B]Story[/B]: I have to admit, it can be difficult following my own arbitrary and capricious rules ... just one ... ONE monster? I mean ... the Lich, the Death Knight .... the Sons of Kyuss ... there are so many iconic (and terrifying) illustrations of monsters in the past. Some of them aren't even undead. ...and yet, something about the Rakshasa in the first Monster Manual always forced me to linger over it. This, in part, was the magic of David A. Trampier (and if you aren't familiar with his amazing art, or his tragic & strange story, I suggest doing a little research). The rest of the monsters could look scary, or weird, or strangely huggable (hello, Owlbear!). But here was a tiger ... in a smoking jacket ... which somehow made it all the more terrifying. Every time I thumbed through the Monster Manual, I would always pause on the Rakshasa. That image reminded me that the Rakshasa was not just a monster to put in a dungeon key in another 30x30 room; no, the Rakshasa was the star of a story, subtle of mind, and would meet the party on the Rakshasa's terms ... if the party even knew that the Rakshasa was there. [/QUOTE]
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