The Roper is one of my favorite classic beasties, right up there with the Carrion Crawler and Flail Snail. Frankly, I've never understood why 90% of D&D book covers don't consist of a Roper and a scantily clad female (I hear Raggi needs a good cover for his upcoming RC, what do you think?)! Speaking of which, can you guess which of these illustrations was done by Zak of Playing D&D with Porn Stars?
Happy Roping!
HAha - I alwasy think of Mr. Roper. :D
ReplyDeleteI know which one Zak did, but that's because I follow his blog, too. This one by Brian "Glad" Thomas is my favorite: http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll59/GladArt/Roper-1.jpg
ReplyDeleteI always thought of Mr. Roper whenever the creature came up. He definitely wouldn't have trouble getting the rent!
ReplyDeleteAl: I had no idea you were such a roper fan :D Do you have any inside info about the development of the roper that would tell us why the roper on the MM cover has two eyes instead of just one??
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Paizo's take on the Roper is pretty funny. It's in one of their Dungeon Classics Revised books.
ReplyDeletetentacles & babes, a genre spanning theme, apparently! :P
ReplyDeleteWhere is the alcoholic roper from? He's my hero.
ReplyDeleteThe last picture is the best Roper...Stanley!
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