On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Damian wrote:
> But an Ankheg is a made up creature with no physical existence. The
> only existing source of images of Ankhegs is Wizards. Anything you
> draw that people will recognize as an Ankheg will _have_ to be
> substantially similar to the Wizards drawings or, well, it won't
> _be_ an Ankheg and there's no point.
There are sources besides the MM illustrations. From the
OGC text of the Ankheg you can infer a fair amount of stuff. For
example, the OGC description says: "An ankheg usually lies 5 to 10
feet below the surface until its antennae detect the approach of prey."
From the antennae, one can infer that it is an instectoid
creature. It is 5 by 10 feet Face, and burrows almost as fast as
it runs. It has Improved Grab but no claw attacks, and a nasty
bite with acid. That is enough to make a fair illustration of
it, in my opinion.
Frankly, the illustrations in the Monster Manual often conflict
with the stats and text considerably -- so I consider it something of
a plus to ignore them. The most egregious that springs to my mind is
the Air Mephit. For some reason it is illustrated as a naked woman
with a sword, which is totally at odds with the description.
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