You know, in all the time that I've owned the book, I'm somewhat embarassed to say that I never noticed that second creature.
Or if I have noticed it, I never remembered it
It does look vaguely familiar, kind of like some representations of Cthulhu.
It's a little frustrating (and annoying at times) that Elmore's art for a couple of DarkCon projects feature beasts/monsters that are not actually in the game itself (e.g. the dinosaur like creature and its handlers on the cover of the 2nd Ed. Referee's Screen)
Given that various parts of DC 1st edition were all being created at the same time in different places by different people, my best guess is that it's a nest of Lesser Vampires and our beastie is actually a Bloodkin Vampire as visualised by Larry Elmore
This zoom suggests Bloodkin features to me - maybe they can retract those weird mouth tube things they have?
Lee Williams.
"Superstition is the name the ignorant give to their ignorance"
Morthrai wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:58 pm
Given that various parts of DC 1st edition were all being created at the same time in different places by different people, my best guess is that it's a nest of Lesser Vampires and our beastie is actually a Bloodkin Vampire as visualised by Larry Elmore
Quite an interesting alternative look for the Bloodkin. I do like the trunk beasts from the main rulebook though. I'm sure I saw something similar on the cover of a pulp-sci fi mag once and that look just suits DC.
Without the context of the Lesser Vampires I'd have guessed a Ravager, or baby Cthulhu has crashed the party per the above.
"There's a lot of dignity in that, isn't there? Going out like a raspberry ripple."
Morthrai wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 6:58 pm
Given that various parts of DC 1st edition were all being created at the same time in different places by different people, my best guess is that it's a nest of Lesser Vampires and our beastie is actually a Bloodkin Vampire as visualised by Larry Elmore
Quite an interesting alternative look for the Bloodkin. I do like the trunk beasts from the main rulebook though. I'm sure I saw something similar on the cover of a pulp-sci fi mag once and that look just suits DC.
Without the context of the Lesser Vampires I'd have guessed a Ravager, or baby Cthulhu has crashed the party per the above.
I think it looks too 'spider-like' for a Bloodkin, but as Lee points out DC really is a clashing of a myriad of ideas into one game...
Marcus Bone wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:33 am
I think it looks too 'spider-like' for a Bloodkin, but as Lee points out DC really is a clashing of a myriad of ideas into one game...
Cheers Marcus, that's given me an idea for a new Darkling - like I haven't got enough to do already I'll get around to it.
Lee Williams.
"Superstition is the name the ignorant give to their ignorance"