I love how you always put your own spin on illustrations. Your version is definitely more creepy and menacing. I don't dislike the official depictions, but they tend to have a big, grumpy kitty sort of look. So, even though I know they might well rip off my arms and bludgeon me to death with them, I still kind of go "Aww... Who's a grumpy wumpy fuzzy little guy?".
I feel similar about the official bugbear look, it's just ok. Lion makes a ton of sense for a reskin, and the goblinoid features and horns are very worthy of a boogeyman. You also brought some amazing lore elements and came up with a far more coherent culture for bugbears than I've considered for them. Really cool, clever take.
Cheers Scott! That's really kind of you to say. I feel like every time I research a monster, I realise that in my years of play-time I've only scratched the surface of how to get the most out of these creatures. It's always fun to have more lore end ideas for the creatures! Cheers for watching!
I come out of these videos being able to really visualize these different creatures actually in their world, living their lives. That is an invaluable thing to a DM as you well know.
The last time I used a Bugbear, it was the bodyguard of a Hobgoblin Warlord. The party destroyed him in one round, but he was still a good NPC. But, now I have to change the appearance of all Bugbears. The new design is great!
Thanks so much, George! I'm glad you like it so much! Hobgoblins are always fun additions, even if they die quickly. Cheers for your kind words and for watching!
Absolutely gorgeous version. I love how logical the lion influence is. I also wasn't a huge fan of the "canon" description, and have been picturing something different. Stellar! Even though a big chunk of my party's 5-7 adventure involved bugbears, I've learned so much. My DM clearly invented his own lore, which was still pretty awesome.
Thanks so much, zuzumarc! I feel the same way about learning about these creatures. I've been playing for years now, and every time I make a monster Monday, I realise that I've only scratched the surface with the monsters when I've played with them in the past! Cheers for your kind compliments and for watching!
You outdid yourself again, my favourite videos by far are Grimlock and Bugbear, which were just lazy Orc replacements before. Will use your versions in my games for sure!
taigerus 44 My favorite was the Sauhagin, they look like super boring and generic in the monster manual, but the version he made based on the Goblin Shark is so fucking badass.
Thanks so much taigerus! I'm really glad that you're enjoying my re-imaginings! I feel much happier with them as opposed to humanoids with different skin tones, so I'm glad that they're more appealing for you to use as well. Cheers for watching!
I really like what you've done with the bugbear. I personally like original bugbears fine, but I'll definitely use this, maybe as a bugbear that was so brutal and Boogeyman esque that he was "blessed" by the bugbear gods, obviously as a boss to the party, maybe around level 8 or so
In my campaign I've kind of repurposed Bugbears into more urban monsters, sort of like the fairy tale bridge troll. They sleep in their hidden lairs in sewers, under bridges or in the cellars of abandoned buildings for most of the day, emerging at night to steal food and attack lonely travelers who thought the streets were safe to wander at night. They're stealthy enough to avoid guards and strong enough to be a threat even when caught. This can also lead to points where the PCs would have to grudgingly work alongside a bugbear to find an even greater threat hiding in the city... as nobody knows the hidden back-alleys and lost sewer tunnels like the bugbear does. This knowledge and innate stealth can also lead them into work as enforcers for a local criminal organization, or leading a smaller one themselves... because nothing could appeal more to the lazy, gluttonous bugbear like being kowtowed to by humanoids and having their every need seen to.
That's very fair, Lore Books. I appreciate you watching anway! I'll definitely have to make a video on Krampus at some point, because that sounds like a hoot!
I do really love this concept and your thought process for depicting these guys! I'm also an artist and this definitely inspires me to draw my own goblinoids for my campaign! I will say though I do still love the bearish nose of the original as well. Kinda reminds me of the goblins from the old hobbit animated film! Speaking of goblins! it would make my day to see your take on Hobgoblins as well as exploring their lore as well, As I've not been a huge fan of them in the book but love me some goblinoids and would love to see what you do with them to differ them from the other evil races of D&D! ^^
Oh that's interesting! I'd not thought of the bogeyman like that. I'd thought it was more like a sentient ooze or something! Definitely want to do this one! Cheers for the heads up!
Lol! Tell your DM to throw some Gnolls or Orcs your way for some variety at low levels. Hopefully you'll get some new adventuring flavour. Cheers for watching!
Uhh Bugbears:D One of my favourite Player Races. I have a Bugbear PC who is a Arcane Archer. I chose that, even though it ignores their long reach feature, because he views Archery as less stressful then swinging around a sword. Wich is good because he is super lazy. Love your interpretation of him. I like the horns:)
Nice one! I'm really glad you liked my re-imagining. Love the thought of an arcane archer, Bugbear. It suits them really well. Thanks so much for your compliments and for watching.
I like the idea of a race of monsters so irredeemable thier entire pantheon is dedicated to exalting thier bad behavior. I also think it would be neat if bugbears "return" heads of thier victims to the village they originated from in order to extort money, food, and arms from the locals. Imagine being woken up just before dawn as a giant carrying the screaming head of the local horse breeder and demanding tribute if they want the screaming to stop and the head returned.
I had been on the fence between playing a tabaxi or bugbear, as I like the look and concept of the bugbear but the tabaxi has stats I like better so my thought was play a larger tabaxi that looks and acts more like a bugbear. a saber tooth tiger came to mind with its size an fangs. but your inspiration of a male lion reminded me about their behavior similar to bugbear so I may use that now
There have been some requested here and there, but they're few and far between. Do you have a fey creature in particular that you'd like to see me work on? Good luck with your one shot and thanks for watching!
@@ArcaneForge There isn't a whole lot of Fey options. I have been mixing in homebrew stuff for my campaign (available on dnd beyond). An official Fey, though, could be the Eladrin. They look interesting. I may use one of those for a narrative aspect and choose stats for a homebrew aspect for my oneshot.
About a quarter of the way through the video as I type this, but the aesthetic that's coming to my head right now is this looks EXACTLY like the Beast from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Hey, Bailey! Yes, I definitely used Beast as a reference; I do talk about that a little in the video, but my inspiration pinterest board now looks like I'm a wild Disney addict! Cheers for watching!
Jivaroan Tzantza, or shrunken heads, were created to imprison the soul of the enemy you took the head from. The Jivaroan people believe in three different spirits, the important one here being the vengeful spirit that arises from a murdered person. Shrinking the head of the person you murdered blocks this spirit from being able to act. Another reason to create a shrunken head was to force the spirit to then serve the maker of the shrunken head. I see this in D&D terms as the head alerting the maker to danger. Great video as always, just wanted to put in my two cents!
Awesome research, Benjamin! I'd not thought of shrunken heads! That's some great flavour to add to a bugbear if you plan to use one! Cheers for watching.
Your description of the historical bugbear really matches the concepts of the American boggy man but we don't really have any set rules on him other than it usually representing a child's fear as the shadows in the closet or as a monster under the bed.
That's really interesting to know! Thanks so much, Flying Wolf Man (great name by the way). I'm eager to get researching this creature, and a fluid appearance across different regions will definitely help me to express the lore and feeling of this creature as best as I can! Thanks for the heads up!
Oooh! I'm not sure if the roper's on my "to draw" list or not. If it's not, I'll definitely put it on there for you! Cheers for the suggestion and for watching!
I love this video, especially since in the past they've looked just like bigger, more muscular goblins. I love the addition of horns. Still voting for the ankheg for a future video.
Thanks so much, Ryaan! The comment section is pretty divided over this drawing, so I'm glad to see more pro-hobgoblin fans. I definitely think the ankheg's coming up, but I'll double check and make sure its on the list for you! Cheers for watching and for your kind words.
Your profile picture ominously stares at me, and makes your statement seem even more foreboding! I hope you have a great time...try not to die to them though! Cheers for watching.
I really like the aesthetic, but as a bugbear I thing something between this and the original one would be best. This looks like an alternate dimension where Yeenoghu created bugbears.
@@ArcaneForge I can't wait for hobgoblins. They are monsters with an appearance that gets mixed reviews in my group. Differentiating all of the humanoid monsters is an artistic challenge. But culturally they interest me more than orcs or gnolls.
For the Boogie-Man monster, I don''t know if their's anything in 5e that could work, but my party is currently facing a homebrew creature called a Hym, based on the creature of the same name from The Witcher 3....
Hey Nick. Thanks so much for your kind compliments. I've been thinking about this a lot recently. I definitely want to but I always feel like there's not enough time. The monster Mondays tend to take me 5 days to make at the moment, and I've put of sitting in front of the camera now for so long, that I think I've built it up to be some big deal, and that the video needs to be PERFECT. So I think I'll just bite the bullet one weekend and see what I can make. Either way. I'll definitely get some filming done before Christmas, and hopefully put up some non-drawing related content. Cheers for watching!
I actually really like how they look. Just a big mean ugly guy with long arms and masters of procrastination. In fact i kinda identify with that description
For my player characters, I give bugbears the boon of “Werebear” Lycanthropy. If built with the “Path of the Beast” Barbarian, they can be called Bar-BEAR-ians !! 🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️
A note about the Bogeyman: It / he varies DRAMATICALLY. In some cases, it's a spirit, or "haint" in old writing, in other cases a living being, ranging from a relative of Bigfoot, to a sort of werewolf, to a demonic creature. At any rate, about the only constant is that he's usually quite large and gruesome. The local legend claims OUR regional bogeyman was a German immigrant who arrived here in the 1830s. He was kind to everyone, even the old woman rumored to be a witch. Sadly, his wife fell in love with another man, and they killed the husband, hiding his body in a scarecrow. For his past kindness, the witch reanimated his horrific straw-stuffed corpse, and he wanders about, seeking vengeance on anyone who would harm an innocent. The "possessed seeking revenge" thing is typically Southern. We have an excellent market of possessed / cursed items... tragically. Should you need a new homebrew, consider Ol' Raw Head, a poached witch's familiar (a razorback hog) that borrowed things from his woodland friends, Bear's claws, Hawk's sight, Raccoon's climbing skills, etc., to turn himself into a Lovecraftian horror that drove the poacher mad, sending him howling into the night. The monster was quite smart and not really evil, maybe he'd make a good NPC or introduction to a horror campaign? ... Us ex-colonials and our traumatizing damn legends, eh? ...We need hugs...
Do Tiamat. Another god would be cool especially since Tiamat is depicted very physical you could take a more energy like drawing like you did with lolth
The horns makes it to much like a fiend type monster and it removes the goblinoid Features. If you showed this to someone they would say it’s a devil or daemon and they would be confused if you told them it’s a kind of goblinoid. I thought it was fiend until I read the title
I get where you're coming from but it is an interpretation. I think the official artwork is kinda bland and boring so at least this looks cool as he'll. I mean like, goblins are imperfect creatures, it makes sense for the stronger versions to look more like fiends or demons I think.
The face is super goblinoid to me. The fiends in D&D rarely ever have these wicked looking faces like this. They're either very monstrous, or very humanoid looking.
That's very fair, Isaac. This is just my preferred interpretation of the Bugbear lore, but if you're more of a fan of traditional d&d bugbears then that's cool too. Cheers for taking the time to comment, and for watching!
Aww man bugbears! Yuck! I fought many of these back in the day and I never did well against them. I also agree with you, the standard image has always irked me. I guess you could say they are my bugbears. :P
I love how you always put your own spin on illustrations. Your version is definitely more creepy and menacing. I don't dislike the official depictions, but they tend to have a big, grumpy kitty sort of look. So, even though I know they might well rip off my arms and bludgeon me to death with them, I still kind of go "Aww... Who's a grumpy wumpy fuzzy little guy?".
I totally get you, Joshua. This isn't exactly a bugbear that you'd want to cuddle. More fur required! :P
Cheers for watching!
After getting my legs eaten off by a bugbear* Awww he was just hungry
I feel similar about the official bugbear look, it's just ok. Lion makes a ton of sense for a reskin, and the goblinoid features and horns are very worthy of a boogeyman. You also brought some amazing lore elements and came up with a far more coherent culture for bugbears than I've considered for them. Really cool, clever take.
Cheers Scott! That's really kind of you to say.
I feel like every time I research a monster, I realise that in my years of play-time I've only scratched the surface of how to get the most out of these creatures. It's always fun to have more lore end ideas for the creatures!
Cheers for watching!
I come out of these videos being able to really visualize these different creatures actually in their world, living their lives. That is an invaluable thing to a DM as you well know.
The last time I used a Bugbear, it was the bodyguard of a Hobgoblin Warlord. The party destroyed him in one round, but he was still a good NPC. But, now I have to change the appearance of all Bugbears. The new design is great!
Thanks so much, George! I'm glad you like it so much! Hobgoblins are always fun additions, even if they die quickly.
Cheers for your kind words and for watching!
Absolutely gorgeous version. I love how logical the lion influence is. I also wasn't a huge fan of the "canon" description, and have been picturing something different. Stellar! Even though a big chunk of my party's 5-7 adventure involved bugbears, I've learned so much. My DM clearly invented his own lore, which was still pretty awesome.
Thanks so much, zuzumarc! I feel the same way about learning about these creatures. I've been playing for years now, and every time I make a monster Monday, I realise that I've only scratched the surface with the monsters when I've played with them in the past!
Cheers for your kind compliments and for watching!
Bugbears are actually my favorite player race, so many ways to play them.
You outdid yourself again, my favourite videos by far are Grimlock and Bugbear, which were just lazy Orc replacements before. Will use your versions in my games for sure!
taigerus 44 My favorite was the Sauhagin, they look like super boring and generic in the monster manual, but the version he made based on the Goblin Shark is so fucking badass.
Thanks so much taigerus! I'm really glad that you're enjoying my re-imaginings! I feel much happier with them as opposed to humanoids with different skin tones, so I'm glad that they're more appealing for you to use as well.
Cheers for watching!
Awesome reimagining! This puts the monster in bugbear.
Thanks so much, mechanussunrise!
Cheers for watching!
I really like what you've done with the bugbear. I personally like original bugbears fine, but I'll definitely use this, maybe as a bugbear that was so brutal and Boogeyman esque that he was "blessed" by the bugbear gods, obviously as a boss to the party, maybe around level 8 or so
In my campaign I've kind of repurposed Bugbears into more urban monsters, sort of like the fairy tale bridge troll. They sleep in their hidden lairs in sewers, under bridges or in the cellars of abandoned buildings for most of the day, emerging at night to steal food and attack lonely travelers who thought the streets were safe to wander at night. They're stealthy enough to avoid guards and strong enough to be a threat even when caught. This can also lead to points where the PCs would have to grudgingly work alongside a bugbear to find an even greater threat hiding in the city... as nobody knows the hidden back-alleys and lost sewer tunnels like the bugbear does. This knowledge and innate stealth can also lead them into work as enforcers for a local criminal organization, or leading a smaller one themselves... because nothing could appeal more to the lazy, gluttonous bugbear like being kowtowed to by humanoids and having their every need seen to.
I still prefer a big angry fuzzy cat monster, rather than gross fiend looking monster.
Your art of the bugbear just kinda reminds me of Krampus.
That's very fair, Lore Books. I appreciate you watching anway!
I'll definitely have to make a video on Krampus at some point, because that sounds like a hoot!
@@ArcaneForge
Of course! Your content is great and I love your videos.
I gotta say out of all ur redesigns I think this is my favorite
I do really love this concept and your thought process for depicting these guys! I'm also an artist and this definitely inspires me to draw my own goblinoids for my campaign! I will say though I do still love the bearish nose of the original as well. Kinda reminds me of the goblins from the old hobbit animated film! Speaking of goblins! it would make my day to see your take on Hobgoblins as well as exploring their lore as well, As I've not been a huge fan of them in the book but love me some goblinoids and would love to see what you do with them to differ them from the other evil races of D&D! ^^
Also, it's not exactly the bogeyman, but the oni from the Monster manual is very close. Not sure where it got the ice abilities from though.
Oh that's interesting! I'd not thought of the bogeyman like that. I'd thought it was more like a sentient ooze or something! Definitely want to do this one!
Cheers for the heads up!
I started playing DnD earlier this year, and the amount of Bugbears I've had to fight in two campaigns alone has been staggering.
Lol! Tell your DM to throw some Gnolls or Orcs your way for some variety at low levels. Hopefully you'll get some new adventuring flavour.
Cheers for watching!
I’ve always drawn goblinoids like Warthogs and I’ve drawn bugbears as like a mix a Warthog with hair like sheepdogs
Uhh Bugbears:D One of my favourite Player Races. I have a Bugbear PC who is a Arcane Archer. I chose that, even though it ignores their long reach feature, because he views Archery as less stressful then swinging around a sword. Wich is good because he is super lazy.
Love your interpretation of him. I like the horns:)
Nice one! I'm really glad you liked my re-imagining. Love the thought of an arcane archer, Bugbear. It suits them really well.
Thanks so much for your compliments and for watching.
@@ArcaneForge Of course, man. Your quality content deserves it:)
Now hear me out, Bugbear Rogue...
*hear
With shadow monk
Yeah, that seems monstrously powerful...as Bugbears should be! Maybe for balance they'll need to have narcolepsy! haha!
Cheers for watching!
I like the idea of a race of monsters so irredeemable thier entire pantheon is dedicated to exalting thier bad behavior.
I also think it would be neat if bugbears "return" heads of thier victims to the village they originated from in order to extort money, food, and arms from the locals. Imagine being woken up just before dawn as a giant carrying the screaming head of the local horse breeder and demanding tribute if they want the screaming to stop and the head returned.
I had been on the fence between playing a tabaxi or bugbear, as I like the look and concept of the bugbear but the tabaxi has stats I like better
so my thought was play a larger tabaxi that looks and acts more like a bugbear. a saber tooth tiger came to mind with its size an fangs. but your inspiration of a male lion reminded me about their behavior similar to bugbear so I may use that now
Great spin on one of my favorite dnd creatures
I'd really love to see you draw one of the genie-archetype creatures. Personally, I'd be interested to see your take on a Dao or Marid
Oh definitely, Luc! I love the idea of Genies, and they almost never get suggested. I'll pop that on my "to draw" list for you.
Cheers for watching!
Has anyone requested Fey creatures? I'm about to do my first one shot and was looking into that lore.
There have been some requested here and there, but they're few and far between. Do you have a fey creature in particular that you'd like to see me work on?
Good luck with your one shot and thanks for watching!
@@ArcaneForge There isn't a whole lot of Fey options. I have been mixing in homebrew stuff for my campaign (available on dnd beyond). An official Fey, though, could be the Eladrin. They look interesting. I may use one of those for a narrative aspect and choose stats for a homebrew aspect for my oneshot.
About a quarter of the way through the video as I type this, but the aesthetic that's coming to my head right now is this looks EXACTLY like the Beast from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Hey, Bailey! Yes, I definitely used Beast as a reference; I do talk about that a little in the video, but my inspiration pinterest board now looks like I'm a wild Disney addict!
Cheers for watching!
Jivaroan Tzantza, or shrunken heads, were created to imprison the soul of the enemy you took the head from.
The Jivaroan people believe in three different spirits, the important one here being the vengeful spirit that arises from a murdered person. Shrinking the head of the person you murdered blocks this spirit from being able to act.
Another reason to create a shrunken head was to force the spirit to then serve the maker of the shrunken head. I see this in D&D terms as the head alerting the maker to danger.
Great video as always, just wanted to put in my two cents!
Awesome research, Benjamin! I'd not thought of shrunken heads! That's some great flavour to add to a bugbear if you plan to use one!
Cheers for watching.
Your description of the historical bugbear really matches the concepts of the American boggy man but we don't really have any set rules on him other than it usually representing a child's fear as the shadows in the closet or as a monster under the bed.
That's really interesting to know! Thanks so much, Flying Wolf Man (great name by the way).
I'm eager to get researching this creature, and a fluid appearance across different regions will definitely help me to express the lore and feeling of this creature as best as I can!
Thanks for the heads up!
Amazing job as always! Would love to see your take on a Roper!
Oooh! I'm not sure if the roper's on my "to draw" list or not. If it's not, I'll definitely put it on there for you!
Cheers for the suggestion and for watching!
This is really cool. Was wondering when you'd do this. Great job! Cya next week.
Thanks so much for your kindness, David!
See you next week!
Great video. Love your artistic style, and what you do with these creatures. How you pick out the color palette for your creatures?
Thanks so much, Ken. I have an absolute ton of fun making these videos, so I'm glad you enjoy them too!
Cheers for watching.
I love this video, especially since in the past they've looked just like bigger, more muscular goblins. I love the addition of horns. Still voting for the ankheg for a future video.
Thanks so much, Ryaan! The comment section is pretty divided over this drawing, so I'm glad to see more pro-hobgoblin fans. I definitely think the ankheg's coming up, but I'll double check and make sure its on the list for you!
Cheers for watching and for your kind words.
I like your take on bugbear’s, but I can’t help but see him as a demonic Cookie Monster
Haha! That's totally what I was going for :P
Cheers for watching!
I have been waiting for this episode. Now I can die painfully by them in 5e peacefully
Your profile picture ominously stares at me, and makes your statement seem even more foreboding!
I hope you have a great time...try not to die to them though!
Cheers for watching.
I really like the aesthetic, but as a bugbear I thing something between this and the original one would be best. This looks like an alternate dimension where Yeenoghu created bugbears.
That sounds very reasonable, Axe Poison. I also love the Yeenoghu concept! Maybe these are bugbears corrupted by Gnoll magic!
Cheers for watching.
Bugbears are not progenitors of other goblinoids. Both goblins and bugbears were created by hobgoblins.
That's good to know, Samuel. It'll give me a heads up when I start researching hobgoblins!
Thanks for watching!
@@ArcaneForge I can't wait for hobgoblins. They are monsters with an appearance that gets mixed reviews in my group. Differentiating all of the humanoid monsters is an artistic challenge. But culturally they interest me more than orcs or gnolls.
For the Boogie-Man monster, I don''t know if their's anything in 5e that could work, but my party is currently facing a homebrew creature called a Hym, based on the creature of the same name from The Witcher 3....
Awh man! Well if it's Witcher inspired, then you know I'll love it! I'll have to look up the Hym. Cheers Miles!
I love bugbears! still managed to scare a 5th level fighter in my last session with just two of them
Lol they are so fearsome!!!!
I think you can find similarities between the head stealing and the Polynesian headhunters.
Thank you so much for this video!
No worries at all! Thank you so much for watching!
Good video as always! I rly love your stuff. I am curious though: do you plan on returning to making other types of videos in the near future?
Hey Nick. Thanks so much for your kind compliments.
I've been thinking about this a lot recently. I definitely want to but I always feel like there's not enough time. The monster Mondays tend to take me 5 days to make at the moment, and I've put of sitting in front of the camera now for so long, that I think I've built it up to be some big deal, and that the video needs to be PERFECT. So I think I'll just bite the bullet one weekend and see what I can make.
Either way. I'll definitely get some filming done before Christmas, and hopefully put up some non-drawing related content.
Cheers for watching!
I actually really like how they look. Just a big mean ugly guy with long arms and masters of procrastination.
In fact i kinda identify with that description
Very cool! Thanks very much.❤
For my player characters, I give bugbears the boon of “Werebear” Lycanthropy.
If built with the “Path of the Beast” Barbarian, they can be called Bar-BEAR-ians !!
🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️🐻🐻❄️
So... yeah... doing my multiclass for my bugbear mage..
Can you do an art tutorial please?
Definitely, Nobs. I'm planning on doing something like that in the new year! Keep an eye out!
Cheers for watching.
Well thank you muchly, I appreciate that
Hello Arcane Forge can you please do a video on the aldani crabmen.
Absolutely, Poggle! That sounds like a hoot!
I'll add them to my "to draw" list.
Cheers for watching and for your suggestion!
@@ArcaneForge thank you much appreciated.
Can you do krampus around Christmas, if you have time.
Heck yeah, wafflekats! That's a brilliant idea!
Cheers for watching and for the suggestion!
A note about the Bogeyman: It / he varies DRAMATICALLY. In some cases, it's a spirit, or "haint" in old writing, in other cases a living being, ranging from a relative of Bigfoot, to a sort of werewolf, to a demonic creature. At any rate, about the only constant is that he's usually quite large and gruesome. The local legend claims OUR regional bogeyman was a German immigrant who arrived here in the 1830s. He was kind to everyone, even the old woman rumored to be a witch. Sadly, his wife fell in love with another man, and they killed the husband, hiding his body in a scarecrow. For his past kindness, the witch reanimated his horrific straw-stuffed corpse, and he wanders about, seeking vengeance on anyone who would harm an innocent. The "possessed seeking revenge" thing is typically Southern. We have an excellent market of possessed / cursed items... tragically.
Should you need a new homebrew, consider Ol' Raw Head, a poached witch's familiar (a razorback hog) that borrowed things from his woodland friends, Bear's claws, Hawk's sight, Raccoon's climbing skills, etc., to turn himself into a Lovecraftian horror that drove the poacher mad, sending him howling into the night. The monster was quite smart and not really evil, maybe he'd make a good NPC or introduction to a horror campaign? ... Us ex-colonials and our traumatizing damn legends, eh? ...We need hugs...
Damn, Henry! This is so much to get started with! Thank you.
I'm really excited to get researching this one.
Cheers for watching and for the info!
Do Tiamat. Another god would be cool especially since Tiamat is depicted very physical you could take a more energy like drawing like you did with lolth
I definitely need to draw Tiamat, Moses! I love the idea of exploring some more god-like creatures!
Cheers for the suggestion!
The horns makes it to much like a fiend type monster and it removes the goblinoid Features.
If you showed this to someone they would say it’s a devil or daemon and they would be confused if you told them it’s a kind of goblinoid.
I thought it was fiend until I read the title
I get where you're coming from but it is an interpretation. I think the official artwork is kinda bland and boring so at least this looks cool as he'll. I mean like, goblins are imperfect creatures, it makes sense for the stronger versions to look more like fiends or demons I think.
The face is super goblinoid to me. The fiends in D&D rarely ever have these wicked looking faces like this. They're either very monstrous, or very humanoid looking.
That's very fair, Isaac. This is just my preferred interpretation of the Bugbear lore, but if you're more of a fan of traditional d&d bugbears then that's cool too. Cheers for taking the time to comment, and for watching!
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I think it's cool, I get your point but just a interpretation ;)
put a Bugbear in 500 suit
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Aww man bugbears! Yuck! I fought many of these back in the day and I never did well against them. I also agree with you, the standard image has always irked me. I guess you could say they are my bugbears. :P
Awh man, Gemima! You're getting an extra 300exp for that pun for sure.