There's a patrol out on the desert, as you can tell from the dust clouds rising from behind the dune. You ready your weapons, ready for combat. Whoever is on the other side rises over the crest of the sand. It's just a group of men with bows and spears, but as they spot you they dash forward and you see their whole bodies. Skittering legs, a plated body and a curling, sting-capped tail curling greedily towards you.
Another monster for a ya'll to use in your desert campaign.
Though there are scorpion men in 3.5, this little fella's from the Monstrous Manual from AD&D 2nd edition. The artist who did this, Oliver Cuthbertson is a bit of a veteran compared to me. Which is when things were a little bit more hardcore, I think. People today complain about the save-or-die mechanic in 3.5, but the further you go back, the deadlier the game. Manscorpion even come with a number of rounds for convulsions as you slowly succumb to their venom.
Anyway, nice black and white work. Kinda remeniscent of earlier D&D artwork, yes?
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ReplyDeleteKiller - reminds me of Elmore's black and white stuff.
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ReplyDeleteI remember a color illustration of the manscorpion in an D&D 2E Monster Manual. These guys were said to use obsidian studded clubs as melee weapons.
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