(I made some of these last year with more traditional RPG monsters. You can see them here if you want to. I can honestly say that in a year's time, I think I've gotten better at making valentines. My education has paid off!)
Showing posts with label Basil Wolverton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basil Wolverton. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Oh yeah...Happy Valentine's Day!
(I made some of these last year with more traditional RPG monsters. You can see them here if you want to. I can honestly say that in a year's time, I think I've gotten better at making valentines. My education has paid off!)
Monday, February 13, 2017
Monstrous Monday: Brain-Bats revisited!
About a month ago, I posted the classic Basil Wolverton story "The Brain-Bats of Venus" for #MonsterMonday. +Justin Isaac suggested that some stats for the Brain-Bats would make for a good follow-up, and I had to agree. (In fact, they probably should have been there in the first place...!)
Today, I finally make good on that suggestion!
Venusian Brain-Bat
HD 2d6 (7 HP)
Defense 10
Venusian Brain-Bats are flying creatures with a width of around 6 feet and a pair of hooks at the tip of each of their fleshy wings. They are vulnerable to Psychic and Electrical damage (taking double).
Attack: Brainsmother +2 (1d6-1 psychic damage)
Sentient beings hit by a brainsmother attack must save or come under the control of the Brain-Bat. While under this control, a creature finds that its thoughts and impulses are affected in addition to its actions. Each time the Brain-Bat compels the being to perform an action, it may resist with a save, and it may perform actions of its own desire if succeeding at a saving throw. After 1d4 hours, no more saving throws are allowed, and the effect ends only if the Brain-Bat is killed or removed from its victim (or leaves voluntarily).
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And now...my favorite part for some ridiculous reason...here it is as an underground elemental beast. Remember to collect 'em all to see who rules the monsterfighting pits...!
Today, I finally make good on that suggestion!
Venusian Brain-Bat
HD 2d6 (7 HP)
Defense 10
Venusian Brain-Bats are flying creatures with a width of around 6 feet and a pair of hooks at the tip of each of their fleshy wings. They are vulnerable to Psychic and Electrical damage (taking double).
Attack: Brainsmother +2 (1d6-1 psychic damage)
Sentient beings hit by a brainsmother attack must save or come under the control of the Brain-Bat. While under this control, a creature finds that its thoughts and impulses are affected in addition to its actions. Each time the Brain-Bat compels the being to perform an action, it may resist with a save, and it may perform actions of its own desire if succeeding at a saving throw. After 1d4 hours, no more saving throws are allowed, and the effect ends only if the Brain-Bat is killed or removed from its victim (or leaves voluntarily).
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And now...my favorite part for some ridiculous reason...here it is as an underground elemental beast. Remember to collect 'em all to see who rules the monsterfighting pits...!
Monday, January 16, 2017
Monstrous Monday: Basil Wolverton's Brain-Bats of Venus
Basil Wolverton has one of the more distinctive styles among Golden Age (and really any age) comic book artists. He may be best known for his Mad magazine work, but I found about him just a few years back with the reprinting of his intergalactic epic Spacehawk by Fantagraphics. As with many of the greats, people seem to love or hate his style. I tend to love it.
Here's a great monstrous piece from Mister Mystery #7 (1952):
Here's a great monstrous piece from Mister Mystery #7 (1952):
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