Aug 10, 2015

Warduke - Chaotic Superhero (8th Level Fighter)

I always liked this guy and I think Timothy Truman did a great job on this drawing.


There have been some interesting interpretations of Warduke over the years.







And of course the toys based on the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon:



It always seemed to me that this classic painting by Frazetta was in some way an inspiration for Warduke.


Here is cool post on pariedolia that goes into more detail.

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  1. Of course, there is also cartoon Warduke!

    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/26/9e/18/269e185cf047db9841595005f5cfaf17.jpg

    Everybody loves Warduke!

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  2. Interesting how many figures make him right handed, when his armor and early illustrations show him as a leftie.

    I love his stats! STR of 16 and still a badass. No Unearthed Arcana alternate rolling systems for him!

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    1. oh, good point! It makes you realize how much stat inflation there has been over the years.

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  4. The picture you used is not the classic toy.

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    1. It's not? I never got the action figure. I have the small plastic miniature (you can see in the header of this blog).

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