Retro D&D Art Thread

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>"Hey wait nobody's checked for tra-"
>"Lol shutup u stupid wizard cuck"

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its a ki-rin

its on the cover of D&D oriental adventures

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dear god look at his face
jesus look at her hair

I love it.

And ah, ok thanks

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Guess I'll share. I've been a long time lurker here. It's funny, I've hardly played any rp games, but there's something about the art and style of OSR that really speaks to me. Something about the progression of the game, everything. The style and mood of this niche fascinates me to my core. It was the art and style that drew me in first, and now I'm actually planning on running the Grimmsgate intro module with S&W Complete Rules.

My friends originally played DnD 3.5, but I never cared for it. Character creation took hours, and it seemed that nobody even expected to die in the first place. I have nothing against that, but the experience I seemed to desire was not the one 3.5 catered to.

I'm very inexperienced at this, but I'm also excited.

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"Come back! You dropped your sword!"

"Oh, God, Terry started rapping again, and now he's got one of those stupid clock medallions."

Great piece. When you posted it I noticed that it looked a lot like the S&W book cover.
If you're new, I actually recommend the white box. I started it 3 years ago and am still playing white box rules. I'm currently working on my own players handbook for whitebox with homebrew rules.
Good luck on your adventures. OSR art has the tone of man against the world. Grit and dirt. Yet there's hope

loving this one

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Thanks. I fight the feeling of "Am I some kind of hipster?" a lot, because I certainly did not grow up with OD&D (born in 1990). I always LOVED the idea of the game, but the newer editions were too much in terms of mechanics. I honestly just don't have the time for that. The art is simply beautiful to me. I even listen to dungeon synth now, there's this piece called "Depressive Silence" that is the auditory version of everything I want to convey.

Seriously, same guy, but I have to re-iterate, "Depressive Silence" is just.... amazing. Nothing could be closer in mood to what I'm trying to establish for my soon to be players.

I really recommend whitebox then. As simple as it gets but begs you to add your own rules and interpretation. It is also cutthroat and deadly in nature. I run a stress and lunacy system similar to that of darkest dungeon or ravenloft which adds more of a sense of dread being in a dungeon for hours

Link?

youtube.com/watch?v=Q-bTcOEHkqg

Listening to it right now XD

this is good shit man
youll be crucified for "XD" in these parts
tread lightly my friend

lol Man, I don't get the hate for simple emoticons or whatever. What the fuck does it matter? We're here to discuss a hobby, not to prove how pretentious and neurotic we can be.

Anyways, yeah. There's something about this album that has a really... Idk... lo-fi is sorta close to how I can describe it. It meanders, dreamlike, with alternating periods of peril and tranquility.

years old
>>using XD on Veeky Forums

You shouldn't be using shitty emoticons anywhere, you're an adult

that song is absolutely fantastic though, thank you for that

tis simply etiquette

I love them scaly little rat-tailed 1e kobolds with the goat horns. the bug-eyed 2e goblin-bolds, OTOH, just don't work for me.

>You shouldn't be using shitty emoticons anywhere, you're an adult

So be it.

If you folks enjoyed the music, check out an artist called "Hedge Wizard".

Also this piece: youtube.com/watch?v=NhuJxREvS7Y

Those bug-eyed ones are the early 2e ones. The later 2e art is much better.

To be honest, I don't like the ratty kobolds all that much.

But I love me some hook horrors

damn, this sounds so TSR dungeons and dragons like

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fucking beautiful

Really good Tumblr I follow that does old school D&D/fantasy artwork for games, books, etc.

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sharing is caring
wheres the link

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All the official TSR D&D art books, for your viewing pleasure.
mega.nz/#F!RwYWQBzJ!QoeYspKaPjSNs0d0W9a6Ng

oldschoolfrp.tumblr.com/

There ya go. He/she just posted a fair amount of classic D&D shit.

You are gods amongst men

Love these color ones.

Pic is my current wallpaper

I love it

Just really love old school artwork, great wallpapers for my computer, and for inspiring me when writing up a campaign.

It fills me with adventure unlike most. 5th edition has some good retro feeling art though

> look out, imaginary pistol!

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I think this was the start of a porno.

Great! thanks, man!

This is the only thread-related pic I can contribute with.

I'd watch that.

fuck yea magic mouth
nice

Man, thank you so much

Is that from Ultima IV? I don't recall the name of the artist they used for the manuals.

Feat: Perm.
Prerequisite: Female in the 70s or 80s.
You get a Perm. It looks shit.

Top/Kek.

Are they using doors as shields?

This one's pure gold

What are kobolds supposed to even look like anyway?

Scaly little bastards with dog-shaped heads. The original 2e artist decided 'dog-shaped' meant 'pug'.

>Nothing personal kid

Anyone tried Adventure Fantasy Game, by Lost Pages?

oh sorry, I thought it was the OSRg.

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There is literally nothing wrong with having a hard on for OD&D

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This is Everquest?

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Reminds me of a scene from "Workaholics" where Adam steals someone's GoKart by making a fake gun with his hand and screaming "This is a real gun! This is a real gun!"

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Needs more DiTerlizzi

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I thought this thread would be dead but I woke up to this beauty

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fuck yea