The Collector's Trove wrote:The original has "Monster Manuel" [sic], "Reduce 60%", and "Masher" written in pencil.
zhowar wrote:I noticed they have this thread over on Dragonsfoot. My avatar is (clearly) an Erol Otus pic. Can anyone tell me if it is in any published book? I snagged the scan from an Ebay auction a few years back - it was an auction for the original art. It looks like a Masher, a somewhat obscure monster from the first Monster Manual (and Supplement II: Blackmoor with less description):"These worm-like fish move slowly along coral reefs, crushing and eating the coral growth...Mashers have a number of dorsal spines, 4' long, with poisonous secretions. An individual will have 4, 6, or 8..."Blackmoor just says: "Coral eaters, harmless unless frightened, if so is just like 20 hit dice Purple worm, with treasure"I assume Steve Marsh created them, b/c in the MMI Gygax acknowledges "Steve Marsh for devising the creastures for undersea encounters which originally appeared in BLACKMOOR."Did anyone ever actually use one of these? I would've paid more attention if there was this Otus illustration! Of course, no Otus in MMI.
improvstone wrote:But was it ever in the Monster Manual (I can't see it) ... if so which version?
Xaxaxe wrote:My question: just what in the hell is that thing that Deimos is using as an avatar?
zhowar wrote:Hey deimos, there's a lemur on the cover of the April '06 Smithsonian magazine that looks like it is in spell-casting pose. You could easily photoshop a Meteor Swarm coming out of his hand. There's a tiny pic at the bottom of this page:http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/
Marlith wrote:I am sure mine is clear...Have been thinking of switching to this....[ Image ]