Will the new Fey artwork in the Druid Revision Spotlight be in the 3.5 MM?

[2late]

I dislike the new nymph but not the new dryad.

btw. Fey aren't supposed to be nice (so it's ok if the look not so nice) but neither dryads, nymphs or satyrs are supposed to be fey (so it's not really ok for the nymph and the dryad)).

 

[WizarDru]

Yeah about that new picture of the Nymph........

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Ummm, what was I saying again?

 

[Gez]

If I where to mention to people-
"You see a picture of a man, he has horns on his head, pointy ears, slanted eyes, the lower torso is that of a goat and has cloven hooves."
What is your first impression on hearing that?
"Thats a devil?"
Probably correct in a lot of contempory artwork.
If I said the same thing to an ancient greek, he would probably say-
"Thats Pan"

It depends.

"You see a picture of a man, he has horns on his head, pointy ears, slanted eyes, the lower torso is that of a goat and has cloven hooves. He's carrying weapons, he looks mean, and he looks like he's going to make it a personal point of pride to kill you violently."
-"That's some fiend. Let's kill it."

"You see a picture of a man, he has horns on his head, pointy ears, slanted eyes, the lower torso is that of a goat and has cloven hooves. He's carrying a flute, a mug of ale, and he's running toward you, his lecherous gaze pointed at <insert name of one female party member>"
-"Oh, a satyr. They're always a pain to get rid off."

The WAR illo looks like the former case. The previous illo looks like the later.

 

[Pants]

Anyone have any idea who did the Nymph and the Dryad? The Nymph one reminds me of a picture that Sam Wood did in the FRCS.
That said, I like all of them, although I will miss Sardhina's old Satyr. I think that one was a little better than WAR's.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

The Nymph is great. Looks much more alien and less 'normal'. Also has that hint of evil to it...
The Dryad...well, I usually see Dryad's as looking really annoyed. Why? People cut down the forests...i.e. People are killing them. And the way it blends into the tree it just too cool.
I like the Satyr, though I liked the old one too...*shrugs* Fan of both of them.

 

[kenjib]

The old satyr was definitely better. I thought it was among the better illustrations in the MM so it seems strange to me that they would replace it.

The nymph and dryad are nice pictures, but not really appropriate in my opinion, as I really don't see the seduction angle that they are supposed to embody. I'd be more frightened than turned on.

 

[Destil]

WAR usualy works some sense of action into his pctures, but he's so far been replacing 3E illustrations that don't really need action at all and work better without it, monsters that are more the interact with type and less the "they see you and think lunch" type (see also Blink Dog). Had to say the original was better.

The Nymph's wrap bothers me a little, it just looks kind of wrong around the hand in front of her, somehow... I don't mind the wrap itself, though. Overall a great improvment, though.

The dryad is cool, but I sort of wish there was a little more deadly looking beauty in the face... looks kinda hagish to me. Could be the light. Also better, but not the creature of kill you with a look beauty it should be.

 

[Voadam]

I dislike the new nymph but not the new dryad.

btw. Fey aren't supposed to be nice (so it's ok if the look not so nice) but neither dryads, nymphs or satyrs are supposed to be fey (so it's not really ok for the nymph and the dryad)).

So what d20 monster type are they supposed to be then? I thought they were iconic nature spirits that the fey type is supposed to represent.

If you are saying they aren't medieval and later european fairy tale fey, that is one thing, but I would say they are the fey type monsters of Greek Mythology.

 

[2late]

Fey in their origins were strange/alien beings related to nature. Painting them alien/strange is Ok, but drawing Nymphs/Dryads this way just because they are (by d20-terms) Fey seems just wrong to me.

plaintext: I don't want to say "classifying them as fey is wrong because in greek mythology nymphs/dryads/satyrs were supposed to be lesser(least?!) god(esses)". I want to say "illustrating them strange and alien just because you classified them as fey is wrong".

 

[Bran Blackbyrd]

I want to say "illustrating them strange and alien just because you classified them as fey is wrong".

I doubt their classification was first and formost in the artist's mind when it was drawn. Maybe they just didn't want it to look like every dryad that came before it.

Basically you want the drawings to appeal to your own tastes. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that, but don't expect it to always happen.