Klaus
First Post
As per Jon Schindehette's newest Dragon's Eye View column, let's hear (and see, so please provide links if possible) what are YOUR Top 20 D&D Illustrations of All Time!
Post your Top 20 D&D Illustrations of All Time!
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steeldragons
Steeliest of the dragons
[EDIT] AW MAN! I need to go find those all over again?! Why didn't they paste?! [/EDIT]
Well, these are in no particular order. Some are favorites for the "realism/detail", some for the "style", some for "drama/combat", "humor", "everyday/slice of life"...all of them are pure evocations of imagination and say "D&D" to me.
So...again, no particular order, but might as well start at the very beginning. Enjoy.
[Also Note: I have no idea what/how many of these are actual/official "titles" of the work, just what I'm gonna call them.]
1 (and 1a ). Character Classes.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRrJaLMvOu4/TfASdNniZkI/AAAAAAAAAOo/wQ_VViST4K4/s1600/BX-Classes.png http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--iy7A9g1puc/TfASW9tfNAI/AAAAAAAAAOk/3_vLf8bhDHo/s1600/DCC-Classes.png
2. Keep on the Borderlands
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PWJ02w_NdGs/TtJfHkCUkJI/AAAAAAAAA98/LnRtfoypymE/s1600/orcs4.jpg
3. Drow...the original defining imagine of them for me.
http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/images/5/5e/Drow00.jpg
4. So, how big IS a dragon?
http://l.yimg.com/ck/image/A1363/1363350/300_1363350.jpg
5. THOR!
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv119/test_pattern/ThorFinal.jpg
6. Descent to the Depths of the Earth
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ifxeTG59J0A/TYVnzRzygFI/AAAAAAAADDA/OpaeXnPhbdA/descent.jpg
7. ZARGON!!!
http://www.toplessrobot.com/Zargon.jpg
8. Gettim!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iUTx-mLO9...K9VpI/s1600/Willingham+dragon+vs+party+90.jpg
9. Lightning bolts rule! a.k.a. The Secret of Bone Hill.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_lpL870wV2A4/SHybiwreefI/AAAAAAAACMg/EkWbDTQodjc/s400/willingham3.png
10. Oh $#!t.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qafB1HD7BWE/TrQFQyMo74I/AAAAAAAAA9k/bp88mfVqvhE/s1600/trampier+spider.JPG
11. Dragons of...something or other. But another 'Oh s--t moment.'
http://www.sffaudio.com/images10/DragonLanceIceBoats565.jpg
12. Halflings!
http://www.emeraldlich.com/blog/pics/1131/1131_2.jpg
13. "So, ya wanna help us out with..."
http://saveordie.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/demi-humans-by-Larry-Elmore.jpg
14-15: White Plume Mountain...and Blackrazor.
http://www.waynesbooks.net/files/S2 both covers.jpg
16. Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Gods I LOVED this cover.
http://dungeonsmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/larry-elmore-dragonlance-1.jpg
17. Cool elves in a cool place. Dragons of something-else-er-other.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/Olgola/dragon lance/larry_elmore_dragonsoflight.jpg
18. BAD Bullette!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HSUWd-6FxcY/TZ3cCZVcX3I/AAAAAAAADHc/FsfX4BiVU6o/s1600/dee.jpg
19. Caverns of Tsojcanth.
http://minipainting-guild.net/eo/Image1.jpg
20. That looks...unpleasant...?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Tannhaeuser/ErolOtus-Lolth.jpg
Well, these are in no particular order. Some are favorites for the "realism/detail", some for the "style", some for "drama/combat", "humor", "everyday/slice of life"...all of them are pure evocations of imagination and say "D&D" to me.
So...again, no particular order, but might as well start at the very beginning. Enjoy.
[Also Note: I have no idea what/how many of these are actual/official "titles" of the work, just what I'm gonna call them.]
1 (and 1a
). Character Classes.http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRrJaLMvOu4/TfASdNniZkI/AAAAAAAAAOo/wQ_VViST4K4/s1600/BX-Classes.png http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--iy7A9g1puc/TfASW9tfNAI/AAAAAAAAAOk/3_vLf8bhDHo/s1600/DCC-Classes.png
2. Keep on the Borderlands
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PWJ02w_NdGs/TtJfHkCUkJI/AAAAAAAAA98/LnRtfoypymE/s1600/orcs4.jpg
3. Drow...the original defining imagine of them for me.
http://www.canonfire.com/wiki/images/5/5e/Drow00.jpg
4. So, how big IS a dragon?
http://l.yimg.com/ck/image/A1363/1363350/300_1363350.jpg
5. THOR!
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv119/test_pattern/ThorFinal.jpg
6. Descent to the Depths of the Earth
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ifxeTG59J0A/TYVnzRzygFI/AAAAAAAADDA/OpaeXnPhbdA/descent.jpg
7. ZARGON!!!
http://www.toplessrobot.com/Zargon.jpg
8. Gettim!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iUTx-mLO9...K9VpI/s1600/Willingham+dragon+vs+party+90.jpg
9. Lightning bolts rule! a.k.a. The Secret of Bone Hill.
http://bp3.blogger.com/_lpL870wV2A4/SHybiwreefI/AAAAAAAACMg/EkWbDTQodjc/s400/willingham3.png
10. Oh $#!t.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qafB1HD7BWE/TrQFQyMo74I/AAAAAAAAA9k/bp88mfVqvhE/s1600/trampier+spider.JPG
11. Dragons of...something or other. But another 'Oh s--t moment.'
http://www.sffaudio.com/images10/DragonLanceIceBoats565.jpg
12. Halflings!
http://www.emeraldlich.com/blog/pics/1131/1131_2.jpg
13. "So, ya wanna help us out with..."
http://saveordie.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/demi-humans-by-Larry-Elmore.jpg
14-15: White Plume Mountain...and Blackrazor.
http://www.waynesbooks.net/files/S2 both covers.jpg
16. Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Gods I LOVED this cover.
http://dungeonsmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/larry-elmore-dragonlance-1.jpg
17. Cool elves in a cool place. Dragons of something-else-er-other.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h182/Olgola/dragon lance/larry_elmore_dragonsoflight.jpg
18. BAD Bullette!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HSUWd-6FxcY/TZ3cCZVcX3I/AAAAAAAADHc/FsfX4BiVU6o/s1600/dee.jpg
19. Caverns of Tsojcanth.
http://minipainting-guild.net/eo/Image1.jpg
20. That looks...unpleasant...?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/Tannhaeuser/ErolOtus-Lolth.jpg
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kitsune9
Adventurer
Finding 20 illustrations is a little daunting, but I can name some of my favorites.
The cover illustrations for the Basic D&D, Expert D&D, and Companion D&D box sets by Larry Elmore. All the covers he did for the Dragonlance novels can go here too.
Jeff Easley's cover of the Player's Handbook 2e (1st printing).
The cover illustration for the Forgotten Realms 1e box set by Keith Parkinson. Pretty much anything by Parkinson you can list here. His work really got me into FR.
The cover illustration and the interior illustrations by Wayne Reynolds for Pathfinder.
The artist for Eberron work for me too.
Anything from Tony DiTerlizzi related to Planescape. He's another artist who captured the feel of the game just right for me.
The artists for Iron Kingdoms. Play like you got a pair.
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st and 2nd edition. Truly a grim world of perilous adventure.
The cover illustrations for the Basic D&D, Expert D&D, and Companion D&D box sets by Larry Elmore. All the covers he did for the Dragonlance novels can go here too.
Jeff Easley's cover of the Player's Handbook 2e (1st printing).
The cover illustration for the Forgotten Realms 1e box set by Keith Parkinson. Pretty much anything by Parkinson you can list here. His work really got me into FR.
The cover illustration and the interior illustrations by Wayne Reynolds for Pathfinder.
The artist for Eberron work for me too.
Anything from Tony DiTerlizzi related to Planescape. He's another artist who captured the feel of the game just right for me.
The artists for Iron Kingdoms. Play like you got a pair.
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st and 2nd edition. Truly a grim world of perilous adventure.
Savage Wombat
Hero
Tomb of Horrors, Illustration 33A.
Grazzt
Demon Lord
Here ya go, in no particular order...
1 - Original 1e DMG cover with the efreeti
2 - Emirikol the Chaotic, 1e DMG
3 - A Paladin in Hell, 1e PHB
4 - Great Green Devil Face, 1e Tomb of Horrors
5 - Original 1e PHB cover with the idol statue
6 - Grazzt, 1e MM2
7 - Rakshasha, 1e MM1
8 - Queen of the Demonweb Pits cover
9 - Ned Shakeshaft, Sinister Secret of Salt Marsh
10 - This one (http://paratime.ca/v_and_v/pics/jeffdee/jdee_art_bw03.jpg) from Secret of the Slavers Stockade
11 - I6 Ravenloft cover
12 - Red Box cover, D&D circa 1983
13 - Dragon #72 cover (Dragon Magazine #72 April 1983 From TSR by abestreasurechest)
14 - 1e DMG, page 68, the flooding room picture
15 - Dragon #62 cover
16 - 1e DM Screen (http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/dmscreen1sideb.jpg)
17 - Blue box cover, Expert set (File:TSR2015 Dungeons & Dragons - Set 2 Expert Rules.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
18 - B4 The Lost City cover
19 - T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil cover
20 - Eldritch Wizardry cover
Bonus....
21 - Wormy
22 - Snarfquest
1 - Original 1e DMG cover with the efreeti
2 - Emirikol the Chaotic, 1e DMG
3 - A Paladin in Hell, 1e PHB
4 - Great Green Devil Face, 1e Tomb of Horrors
5 - Original 1e PHB cover with the idol statue
6 - Grazzt, 1e MM2
7 - Rakshasha, 1e MM1
8 - Queen of the Demonweb Pits cover
9 - Ned Shakeshaft, Sinister Secret of Salt Marsh
10 - This one (http://paratime.ca/v_and_v/pics/jeffdee/jdee_art_bw03.jpg) from Secret of the Slavers Stockade
11 - I6 Ravenloft cover
12 - Red Box cover, D&D circa 1983
13 - Dragon #72 cover (Dragon Magazine #72 April 1983 From TSR by abestreasurechest)
14 - 1e DMG, page 68, the flooding room picture
15 - Dragon #62 cover
16 - 1e DM Screen (http://www.waynesbooks.com/images/graphics/dmscreen1sideb.jpg)
17 - Blue box cover, Expert set (File:TSR2015 Dungeons & Dragons - Set 2 Expert Rules.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
18 - B4 The Lost City cover
19 - T1-4 Temple of Elemental Evil cover
20 - Eldritch Wizardry cover
Bonus....
21 - Wormy
22 - Snarfquest
Kaodi
Legend
Klaus
First Post
Not really. Look at his second-to-last paragraph:Fixed it for you,
So, the request remains: Top 20 D&D Images! Let's see them!
Yora
Legend
This may take a while... 
Number 1 is easy: AD&D 2nd Edition Player's Handbook.
And I never even had that book, nor have I ever seen a physical copy. I only known the image from the internet.
Number 2: The amazing image of Graz'zt and Iggwilv, two of my favorite characters. And about everything I know about the Greyhawk setting.
These two images from City of the Spiderqueen. (3, 4)
No idea what's actually on this image, but I love it. (5)
Though they combine the favored aspects of two races loved by obnoxious players, I love Fey'ri. I really love them! (6, 7)
Also Genasi, and the art has a lot to do with it. (8, 9)
These two majestic dragons by Vinod Rams. I want this guy back for 5th Edition! (10, 11)
Dragonlance elves, you know the drill. (12)
Number 1 is easy: AD&D 2nd Edition Player's Handbook.
And I never even had that book, nor have I ever seen a physical copy. I only known the image from the internet.
Number 2: The amazing image of Graz'zt and Iggwilv, two of my favorite characters. And about everything I know about the Greyhawk setting.
These two images from City of the Spiderqueen. (3, 4)
No idea what's actually on this image, but I love it. (5)
Though they combine the favored aspects of two races loved by obnoxious players, I love Fey'ri. I really love them! (6, 7)
Also Genasi, and the art has a lot to do with it. (8, 9)
These two majestic dragons by Vinod Rams. I want this guy back for 5th Edition! (10, 11)
Dragonlance elves, you know the drill. (12)
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