Fascinating thread on Dragonsfoot where we try to pin down the color of the AD&D Beholder. So far the colors are all over the place, from drab to vivid.
Sources considered:
Greyhawk Supplement (1975)
Monster Manual (1977)
AD&D Coloring Album (1979)
Grenadier "Dwellers Below" miniatures boxed set (1980)
AD&D Paints from Polly S (~1981)
AD&D Rubdown Transfers (1981)
D&D Cartoon episode (1983)
D&D Puffy Stickers (1984)
FR1 Waterdeep and the North (1987)
Curse of the Azure Bonds (1989)
Any others?
https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=80568
https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=80568
I painted my Dwellers below based on the stickers- brown with ochre yellow edges to the plating, like a turtle.
ReplyDeleteSo Dragonsfoot. The answer of course is "Whatever color you want it to be at your table!"
ReplyDeleteAlso, what exact Pantone colour is a red dragon?
ReplyDeleteThese things need to be discussed.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bud. Good call. I added that to the list, along with the D&D Puffy Stickers from 1984 (see DF thread for pic).
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