Nostalgia!

[Elbows]

Yeah I'm hoping to give it a try sometime.  The two times I played it were both with a shockingly mediocre (read: dead 'orrible) game-master.  His one device was to casually indicate heaps of bones in the corner of every room we entered.  These inevitably gathered up into skeletons...rinse...repeat.

I do miss the charm and simplicity of older D&D stuff I've seen.  I think I'll find a way to get my hands on a copy.

[leegwonfu]

Otus is great in an acid-trip sort of way.  His stuff reminds me of late '60s LP covers, or those fuzzy blacklight posters.  He's still very active doing artwork for the OSR community and their numerous projects.  I bought the Dungeon Alphabet book just because it had Otus drawings in it.


Sutherland is consistent and more "normal" fantasy art.  He did a bunch of ink drawings in the original AD&D books. 

Love Erol Otus' stuff!

My favorite from the early days of D&D, though (and all of my friends' favorite, too, I think) was Dave Trampier (or "DAT" as we knew him by his initials). His stuff just had a really cool look to it, almost like a woodcut. I still remember his Pseudo Dragon from the monster manual - classic illustration!

[Cubs]

Runequest had talking ducks. Make of that what you will.

I loved Runequest. The whole cult relationship thing, the hit locations, the different species of troll, just brilliant. I once had a character who was a dark troll - fantastic, absolute combat monster he was (literally) yet also surprisingly well balanced.

My brother still runs Runequest stuff, but he has also house-ruled some things (like after the first round of combat, small light weapons strike before pikes and spears; heavy armour carries a penalty to performing quick actions and acrobatics).

[grant]

 

[leegwonfu]

OK, I just had to add some Trampier art. Man - I wish he was still drawing...

[grant]

Memoryful! 

[Doomsdave]

Loved Tramp too.  The cover of the Player's Manual was the defining piece of D&D art. 

[grant]

Loved Tramp too.  The cover of the Player's Manual was the defining piece of D&D art. 

Very much so! It's available in miniature, you know.
http://otherworldminiatures.co.uk/shop/demons-devils/dd1a-the-demon-idol-diorama-pack/