Spiders in Drow of the Underdark

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Sure is a long thread about some artists mis-drawing an insect. ENworld's an odd place....

Says the guy who wrote the book -- literally! -- about giving more historical accuracy/plausibilty to one's D&D games.

 

[Michael Silverbane]

Sure is a long thread about some artists mis-drawing an insect. ENworld's an odd place....


joe b.

Arachnid.

Later
silver

 

[JustKim]

insect

ROAR!

 

[kinem]

This seems to be just another example of WotC's approach to quality. They don't bother with putting much thought, research, or playtesting into products. If it's unbalanced they say "who cares, wait for the next book", and if it's unrealistic they say "who cares, it's magic/fantasy/just a game".

That said, DotU seems to be an otherwise quite interesting book. So, maybe those are fiendish spiders? In real life, I've never yet seen any fiendish spider that looked like a normal spider.

 

[pawsplay]

This seems to be just another example of WotC's approach to quality. They don't bother with putting much thought, research, or playtesting into products. If it's unbalanced they say "who cares, wait for the next book", and if it's unrealistic they say "who cares, it's magic/fantasy/just a game".

That said, DotU seems to be an otherwise quite interesting book. So, maybe those are fiendish spiders? In real life, I've never yet seen any fiendish spider that looked like a normal spider.

Does a fiendish tiger have extra body segments?

"That's the head... there's the forelegs... the shoulders... the other shoulders..."

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Spiderboobies?

 

[JustKim]

The art gallery is up now--which spider has shoes?

http://wizards.com/dnd/images/DrowUnderdark_Gallery/104442.jpg

 

[mhacdebhandia]

As long as men and women are correct, the beasties can be any fantasy -imagined mis-match they want if it looks cool.

Well, crap. Considering the quality of most figures in D&D art, we're in trouble . . .

(I'd rather see something exaggerated but cool, like Wayne Reynold's artwork, than something highly accurate but utterly dull. Unfortunately, most of what we get is distorted and ugly or boring.)

 

[mhacdebhandia]

... spider... legged... hydras...

That's the best idea I've ever heard.

 

[Sound of Azure]

http://wizards.com/dnd/images/DrowUnderdark_Gallery/104442.jpg

That spider look Tonka Tuff!