Poll: What ya think of the New Balor and Marilith?

[Eldorian]

This is the new Balor Marilith picture, from the latest update at WoTC's site.

While the general consensus on the other thread Balor and Marilith discussion

was that the Balor was ok, there seems to be dissent as to the merits of the Marilith's new look. The marilith was my favorite demon in 2e, so I have personal feelings about this issue.

Originally posted by kenjib
1. It used to be a very distinctive monster, a six armed woman with a snake's torso. It was very unique and the only monster that looked like that. Very memorable. Now it's just another random scaly/spiky creature like all the others. It no longer stands out or is distinctive in any way.

2. The tension between sex and repulsion in earlier versions of the Marilith was part of what made it so great. Making it now have almost no resemblance to a human ruins this completely.

In all, a cool old creature that used to have an exotic Indian Weird Tales era vibe is now just another generic creature along with destrachans, renders, ethereal filchers, and all the others that are supposed to be strange but end up all being "strange" in exactly the same way.

I think kenjib said it best.

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