Beholder! try #1

[dmandrew]

I think next time I will use either a larger ball of some sort or make smaller arms, it looks out of proportion.

[DMScotty]

A dark green wash will bring out some detail in the green areas.

[kokigami]

a beholder on steroids? I don't think they are too out of proportion.

[onethatwas]

The fun thing about beholders is that they can very in detail rather wildly and still be Beholders. They aren't beholden to anynody, so to speak.

The process of Beholder birth kinda follows along the development of a magically imbued cancerous growth on their innards (a gland under their tongue) that swells, and is then vomitted out. Essentially its the same process as budding in yeast, except large scale and more horrifically gross. Also it doesn't cause breaf to rise as it happens.

Then several tiny beholders pop out of the sac, with features that vary pretty much at the whim of the Far Realm gods (you). Most of the time these little bundles of beholder joy are slaughtered mercilessly and with much glee by the "parent." Sometimes the parent chooses one that looks relatively similar to the parent (whose veiw of perfection and beauty are intrinsically tied to its own image). The parent slaughters the rest, then goes its merry way. If the surviving beholder newborn is able to fend for itself, then so be it. If not, good riddance.

This explains why *most* brholders are essentially the same.

Then there is the rare occasion when a Beholder spews forth its Asexually generated beholder cancer-baby sac, then dies, or is apathetic enough to leave the entire lot, beholder mutant babies and all, to fend for themselves. Usually only one or two survive (since they're cannibalistic, insane, and spiteful little buggers who hate their kin), anf go their seperate ways. This is where you get some off variants for beholders.

So yes, a bright green, disproportionate beholder is possible. It could be an even weirder mutant beholder-kin.

...I know a bit much about things sometimes...

[tauster]

I warmly recommend ADND's beholder sourcebook 'I, Tyrant'. It has tons and tons of info on beholders, from anatomy to psychology (one of the best chapters in the book!) up to a sample beholder city. It also has several beholder species (aquatic variants, undead dooms spheres, servitor creatures, etc.).

[akondo913]

It has a comic book feel to the style I like it!

[voduchyld]

Mar 6, 2014 15:13:27 GMT akondo913 said:

It has a comic book feel to the style I like it!

Yes, that's how I see it too. It looks great! I wanted to try to craft one of these and I think I found a model to look to.

[terrainaholic]

I'd call that a SUCCESS!!!! It has a menacing appearance based on size alone! Your texture work is very clean. I LIKE IT:)!