From the original Monster Manual…
W is for Wyvern
The original art for this is for sale here.
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3 comments
James says:
3/28/2012 at 11:36 am (UTC -4 )
It is at least 10 years since I have been reminded of the existence of the Monster Manual and now
a) I have found my (dusty) dusty copy and had a good look and
b) regressed back almost 30 years
c) bought a Wyvern to hang on my office all.
Bravo on all counts. Of course whether I now get out my Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden and perhaps more often-played Hawkwind albums to full transport back to the days in the 80′s playing D+D is another thing.
Great Stuff, and somehow making it charmingly menacing.
Ben says:
3/28/2012 at 11:14 pm (UTC -4 )
@James – I’m glad the Wyvern has a good home! I’ve really enjoyed rooting through my old dusty D&D books for this project as well. The last time I actually played was my sophomore year in college when a hurricane took out power in our dorm and a bunch of friends (including my then-girlfriend/now-wife) decided we’d play D&D by candle-light for some reason. Hawkwind, on the other hand, I have NEVER abandoned!
James says:
3/29/2012 at 3:59 am (UTC -4 )
a girlfriend/wife that doesn’t think D+D is almost as shameful as porn. You are a luck guy! I have to wait until my wife and children have left the house before opening the box with the D+D stuff in them. And found Tegel Manor yesterday if you remember that one, a real treat.
As for Hawkwind, they are just so great and so underrated.