Incline Classic D&D/AD&D/OSR Art

[Alex]

Guessing the guy with the mace is a cleric and he's cast protection from evil?

I dunno, the effect the image brings doesn't much match with protection from evil. The idea seems to show that he is immune to the arrows, but I don't know what cleric spell would fit well with that. I think protection from normal weapons might fit the bill, but that is an arcane spell, not a divine one. Maybe it is a spell from some sourcebook, or even one specific to an adventure?

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

The mace-wielding cleric is the evil High Priest Xanathon from adventure module X3 The Curse of Xanathon. The artwork likely depicts him casting a striking spell to increase damage from his mace, before he attacks the PCs. Xanathon is

Spoiler

invulnerable to all damage, until the PCs retrieve the diamond containing his life force, which will occur only after their initial confrontation.

 

[A horse of course]

Me on the left

 

[Bara]

The mace-wielding cleric is the evil High Priest Xanathon from adventure module X3 The Curse of Xanathon. The artwork likely depicts him casting a striking spell to increase damage from his mace, before he attacks the PCs. Xanathon is

Spoiler

invulnerable to all damage, until the PCs retrieve the diamond containing his life force, which will occur only after their initial confrontation.

Ah okay that makes a lot of sense then. Original I thought it was protection against evil (just swapped to good or something in this case) since the spell pervents melee engagment and not ranged attacks. So I thought that's what was up with the arrows.

 

[Bara]

Anyhow back to the Art. Lets go really old here with Original Tomb of Horrors art from the tournament module

 

[Catacombs]

 

[Catacombs]

 

[Bara]

Lack of dark sun & spelljammer in here needs fixing. Also bonus manual of planes cover

 

[Catacombs]

 

[Kev Inkline]

That hand in the jar is priceless!

 

[Corvinus]

That hand in the jar is priceless!

These old pictures have so much character.

 

[Catacombs]

 

[baud]

 

[Alex]

Neither image loads for me. But I think they load if you do this:

Basically, remove everything after the .jpg on the URL.

 

[Catacombs]

This thread only accepts working images.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

where's the art of the black obese trannies in wheelchairs? I was told they were the foundation of D&D.

 

[baud]

Neither image loads for me. But I think they load if you do this:

Basically, remove everything after the .jpg on the URL.

weird, for me the second worked (that's why I posted it)

 

[rusty_shackleford]

here's a tip for linking to wikia images
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/f...adel-2e.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20180407134900
->
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/forgottenrealms/images/d/dc/Dwarven-citadel-2e.jpg

hope that helps

 

[Bara]

Fixed it thanks!.

As for art here's bits and bobs from the World of Greyhawk box set. Also I feel text too can be art so I included Gygax's stat bloc.

 

[Catacombs]

 

[Bara]

Always loved this one with the magic-user looking like hes about to break out in laughter.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Always loved this one with the magic-user looking like hes about to break out in laughter.

I like the fighter being unsure what to do. Would you go after an Umber Hulk suffering from Otto's Irresistible Dance? You'd get some wacks in, but might also get crushed.

 

[Angelo85]

Arcadia Magazine from Matt Colville features modern interpretation of classic DnD art:

 

[Bara]

For some more OSR era art here some more from Old-School Essentials

 

[Bara]

This thread also needs more Mystara