#george barr

[oldschoolfrp]

This way to the skeleton war (George Barr, from AD&D adventure "The Glass House" by Wolfgang Baur, Dungeon 15, TSR, Jan/Feb 1989) Eli the Revenant, former ranger, needs your help with a frost giant that murdered him and moved into his home.

[lookcaitlin]

[vintagerpg]

Queen of the Spiders (1986) collects the G-series modules, the D-series modules and Q1: Queen of the Demonweb Pits under one soft cover. This supermodule concludes the adventure path begun with Temple of Elemental Evil and continued with Scourge of the Slave Lords (and includes a nice mini scenario in which a slave lord tries to take some revenge). I generally like the original versions of these modules and I think the new material, arrangement and polish brought by Zeb Cook and Jeff Grubb really makes them shine. Maybe that is why the book goes for stupid money on eBay, because it does. Don’t pay that kind of money for it, please.

A selection of the original illustrations by Trampier, Otus and Willingham are reprinted inside. They’re supplemented by a bunch of new drawings by George Barr. I used to be a bit meh on Barr, particularly his D&D work during this period, but now I love it. So many stipples!

That Parkinson cover though. So much to unpack. His drow I think are pretty clearly patterned on Tina Turner circa Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and the sexualization is turned up to ten — the only D&D cover that rivals it is Jeff Easley’s for I9: Day of Al’Akbar, which came out the same year. This is an accomplishment of sorts, considering Clyde Caldwell was also on staff at the time. The throne is interesting, a shiny mall version of a H. R. Giger design, like a xenomorph crossed with Lo-Pan’s neon temple. The fire giants look like muppets. The only thing I genuinely like here is the mind flayer, and he looks as if his patience is being put to the test.

[sandmandaddy69]

George Barr

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Vertex, Volume 1/Number 5, Mankind Pub. Co., December 1973

[aaronsrpgs]

Almost done with the text for Together Toward the Underworld, my next supplement for SpeedRune. It introduces elves and dwarves (elfs and dwarfs?) and sends the players "against" the Queen of Night, a powerful demon. (I say "against" because players also might end up worshipping or marrying the Queen; no judgment here!)

TTtU is my love letter to Tanith Lee's "Tales from the Flat Earth," which I wrote about in my Ancient World Fiction reading list. The art at the start of this post is by George Barr and comes from the DAW edition of Tanith Lee's Night's Master.

SpeedRune has been a fun project to work on, and this supplement will be my halfway point in the projected run of five books for the game. After that, maybe a master edition? A box set? As much as I loathe producing things like that.

You can get the base game, with amazing art by A. Degen, for free here.

[vermilllionsands]

George Barr

[bookmaven]

THE DYING EARTH by Jack Vance (New York: Hillman, 1950)

(San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1976) Cover art and interior illustrations by George Barr.

Contains

“The Dying Earth”

“Turjan of Miir”

“Mazirian the Magician”

“T’sais”

“Liane the Wayfarer”

“Ulan Dhor Ends a Dream”

“Guyal of Sfere”

[dndhistory]

502.1. George Barr - Illustrations for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Gamebook 11: Clash of the Sorcerers (1986)

[tara-of-helium]

Perilous Dreams. Andre Norton, 1976.

Cover art by George Barr

[oldschoolfrp]

The frost giant Snorri should have found a larger home to steal. In AD&D frost giants averaged 15 feet tall, though "Snorri measures an imposing 16' tall and weighs a good 3,000 lbs. Combat is difficult for him inside the house because the roof and rafters cause him to stoop." Later editions have increased the size of giants, with the 5e Monster Manual listing a frost giant at 21 feet tall. (George Barr, from AD&D adventure “The Glass House” by Wolfgang Baur, Dungeon 15, TSR, Jan/Feb 1989) 

[bobbole]

George Barr

[book0ftheday]

The Weathermonger by Peter Dickinson, cover art by George Barr, published 1974.

[sandmandaddy69]

George Barr

[jedivoodoochile]

George Barr artist

[tomoleary]

George Barr