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D&D/AD&D Portraits by Elmore, Caldwell, Easley, & Parkinson plus Trampier, Otus, Brom, & DiTerlizzi, also Holloway and more

Zed Duke of Banville

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86 portraits created from D&D or AD&D artwork by Larry Elmore, Clyde Caldwell, Jeff Easley, and Keith Parkinson. Let me know if I missed anything classic that would make a good portrait, or if you have any other comments. I'll eventually post these in the Avatars thread.

D&D (BECMI) Rulebooks, Modules, and Gazetteers:
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B9, CM9, AC10, AC10, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Basic, BECMI Expert, BECMI Expert, BECMI Companion, BECMI Companion, BECMI Companion, BECMI Companion, BECMI Companion, BECMI Companion, BECMI Companion, BECMI Master, Gazetteer 3, Gazetter 5, Gazetteer 5, Gazetteer 9, Gazetteer 14

AD&D Campaign Settings:
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Lankhmar City of Adventure, Lankhmar City of Adventure, DL Kindred Spirits novel, DL Flight from Darkenwood, DL3, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL5, DL Chronicles 2 novel, DL Flight of the Dragon Orb, DL7, DL7, DL Chronicles 3 novel, DL Chronicles 3 novel, DL Chronicles 3 novel, DL14, DL Lord Soth's Charge, DL The Hands of Doom, DL The Hands of Doom, DL The Portal, DL Dark Queen, FR Campaign Setting 1st Edition, FR Ruins of Adventure, FR Curse of the Azure Bonds, FR Savage Frontier, FR Waterdeep, FR Waterdeep, FR Adventures, FR Campaign Setting 2nd Edition, FR Ruins of Undermountain, FR Book of Lairs, WG5, WGA4

AD&D Rulebooks, Modules:
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PHB 2nd Edition, GHQ1-7, H2, I3-5, I6, I10, I11, I11, I11, RS1, RS1, RS1, RS1
 
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Zed Duke of Banville

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Turns out that, in addition to two Conan AD&D adventure modules released in 1984 (which feature Arnold Schwarzenegger on the cover), TSR released in 1985 a Conan RPG and three adventure modules for it. Although it's not really D&D, I can't pass up Caldwell Conan and Elmore Conan:
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Zed Duke of Banville

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One last addition, since it turns out this Dragon Magazine cover (issue 94, February 1985) by Clyde Caldwell later appeared in PHBR11 Complete Ranger's Handbook, allowing for another two portraits:

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Jeanne Stanley met Clyde Caldwell at the 1984 GEN CON and served as the model for both this painting and for his cover of RS1 Red Sonja Unconquered:
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This is the oldest one I recognize. I'm pretty sure he represented the Fighter class in the original D&D Players Manual.

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Zed Duke of Banville

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53 portraits created from D&D or AD&D artwork by David A. Trampier, Erol Otus, Gerald Brom, and Tony DiTerlizzi. Let me know if I missed anything classic that would make a good portrait.

DAT:
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AD&D Player's Handbook Cover, AD&D Monster Manual (9 portraits) Basilisk, Devil Dispater, Dragon Turtle, Goblin, Gorgon, Groaning Spirit a.k.a Banshee, Minotaur, Pseudo-Dragon, Vampire
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AD&D Monster Manual (6 portraits) Devil Baalzebul, Displacer Beast, Intellect Devourer, Lich, Lizardman, Rakshasa

Erol Otus:
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AD&D Deities & Demigods original version (3 portraits) Cthulhu, Hastur, Yog-Sothoth, A4 In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords B&W Myconid, B3 Palace of the Silver Princess later version Cover, D3 Vault of the Drow later version B&W Drow Priestess, I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City Cover, Rogues Gallery B&W Roper, S1 Tomb of Horrors later version Back Cover, S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (2 portraits) Cover, Froghemoth, S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth Cover, D&D Basic Set 1981 (3 portraits) Cover Dragon, Cover Fighter, Cover Mage

Gerald Brom:
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DLS4 Wild Elves Cover, DLR2 Taladas the Minotaurs Cover, Dark Sun Campaign Setting Box Set (2 portraits) Box Cover, Booklet Cover, DSE1 Dragon's Crown (2 portraits) Cover, Booklet Cover, Dragon Kings Mul, DSR1 Slave Tribes Cover, CGR2 Complete Gladiators Handbook Female Fighter, DSS3 Elves of Athas Cover, Dragon Magazine #197 Cover

Tony DiTerlizzi:
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Planescape Campaign Setting Box Set (12 portraits) Lady of Pain, Bleak Cabal, Doomguard, Dustmen, Fated, Harmonium, Mercykillers, Sensates, Transcendent Order, Dak'kon Xaositects, Cranium Rats, Quadrone, Planes of Law Box Set Monodrone, Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix I (4 portraits) Cat Lord female, Erinyes, Falls-from-Grace Succubus, Annah Tiefling, Monstrous Compendium Appendix II Eladrin Ghaele
 
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Zed Duke of Banville

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Why does the codex need so many female avatars? We've got like 100 per female user, counting trannies.
A substantial portion of male Codexers prefer female avatars, or so I've heard. :M For example, those two black-and-white Caldwell illustrations of Red Sonja were quickly jumped upon by male Codexers, but I've yet to see either of the two illustrations of Conan selected as an avatar by anyone.
 
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Zed Duke of Banville

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It has been brought to my attention that we have a dearth of D&D dragon avatars, so I've created a dozen:

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BECMI Basic, BECMI Expert, BECMI Companion, DL6 Dragons of Ice, AC10 Bestiary of Dragons and Giants , DL10 Dragons of Dreams
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Plus a few others:

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Zed Duke of Banville

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Considering Holloway and Miscellaneous avatar sections:

Jim Holloway:
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B4 The Lost City (3) Cover, Dwarf, Zargon, D&D 'Red Box' Basic Rules fighter, Dragon Magazine #151 Cover, OA4 Blood of the Yakuza Cover, Dragon Magazine #117 Cover, AC11 Book of Wondrous Inventions Cover, AD&D 1st Edition Monster Manual II Thri-Kreen, AD&D 2nd Edition Monstrous Compendium (3) Bugbear, Gelatinous Cube, Mind Flayer, Spelljammer Campaign Setting Box Set (2) Booklet Cover, Giff

Dave Sutherland:
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AD&D Monster Manual (5) Air Elemental, Earth Elemental, Fire Elemental, Water Elemental, Kobold

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N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God Cover, B7 Rahasia (2) Water Weird, Witch, X5 Temple of Death fighter, MSOLO1 Blizzard Pass Cover, MSOLO2 Maze of the Riddling Minotaur Cover

Fred Fields:
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LNA1 Thieves of Lankhmar Cover, LNR1 Wonders of Lankhmar Cover, Hollow World Box Set Cover, PHBR11 color, FROA1 Ninja Wars Cover

John Blumen:
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Dragon Magazine #47 Cover

Paul Jaquays:
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Dungeon Magazine #20 Cover

Denis Beauvais:
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Dragon Magazine #122 Cover

Dave Simons:
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DMR2 Creature Catalog (2) Vampire, Kraken

Jeff Dee:
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D&D Basic Rules Morgan Ironwolf

Terry Dykstra:
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Rules Cyclopedia (2) Beholder, Magic-User, FA2 Nightmare Keep mage in bubble

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AD&D Fiend Folio Githyanki

Douglas Chaffee:
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AD&D 2nd edition Player's Handbook color orc, AD&D 2nd edition Dungeon Master's Guide color cleric, PHBR1 Complete Fighter's Handbook color troll

Julie Bell:
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PHBR11 Complete Ranger's Handbook color ranger

Bruce Eagle:
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DMGR6 Complete Book of Villains color medusa

Jeff Butler:
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DL11 Dragons of Glory Gunthar

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DLE3 Dragon Keep Cover

Valeria Valusek:
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FOR6 The Seven Sisters fighter

Stephen Fabian:
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GAZ1 Grand Duchy of Karameikos Stefan Karameikos, GAZ3 Principalities of Glantri (2) Dona Carnelia de Belcadiz, Leranda, Ravenloft Campaign Box Set vistani

Eric Olson:
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SJR3 Dungeon Master's Screen

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Legend of the Spelljammer Box Set the Spelljammer

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Castles Forlorn Box Set Cover, Planescape Setting Box Set Cover Logo

Let me know if I missed anything that would make a good avatar. :M
 
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AD&D Campaign Settings:
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To be precise

Gray Mouser,Fafhrd,Flint Fireforge,Goldmoon,Verminaard,Tanis Half-elven,Tanis again,Caramon Majere,Raistlin Majere,Flint again,Tasslehoff Burrfoot,Sturm Brightblade,

Goldmoon again,Riverwind,Tika Waylan,Laurana Kanan,Gilthanas Kanan,Elistan,Tass again,Sturm again,Gilthanas again,Silvara,Caramon again,Tika again,

Raistlin again,Laurana chained in front of Takhisis,Lord Soth,Kitiara Uth Matar,Lord Soth again,Kitiara again,Takhisis in human form,don't know,don't know again,Alias,some orc?,Kelemvor as a mortal,

Midngiht as a mortal,don't know,Shandril fighting a Dragonlich if I remember correctly,don't know,don't know,Mordenkaiken,Hand and Eye of Vecna


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DLS4 Wild Elves Cover, DLR2 Taladas the Minotaurs Cover, Dark Sun Campaign Setting Box Set (2 portraits) Box Cover, Booklet Cover, DSE1 Dragon's Crown (2 portraits) Cover, Booklet Cover, Dragon Kings Mul, DSR1 Slave Tribes Cover, CGR2 Complete Gladiators Handbook Female Fighter, DSS3 Elves of Athas Cover, Dragon Magazine #197 Cover
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Sorak the elfing,some Minotaur,some monster,Agis of Asticles,some gladiator,Belgoi,Rikus,some gladiator,Neeva,some elf,don't know


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