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Archibald

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Where is this from?
 

Zed Duke of Banville

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The cartoon is probably specifically referencing TSR 9029 Permanent Character Folder and Adventure Records, which included a page for "highlights of a character's life and previous adventures" that ended with a space for the character's "Last Will and Testament":

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Berengar

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Feel like I'm going crazy trying to find this piece in here. Can't seem to find it but I swear it was posted.
The photorealistic painting of the lady rogue saying something to a bard(?). Who made that? That style is so sick!
 

Zed Duke of Banville

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Feel like I'm going crazy trying to find this piece in here. Can't seem to find it but I swear it was posted.
The photorealistic painting of the lady rogue saying something to a bard(?). Who made that? That style is so sick!
Glen Orbik, who created the painting used for the AD&D 2nd edition Trivia Game, a portion of which was then cropped for a color page in PHBR7 The Complete Bard's Handbook:

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He only created two other pieces of art for TSR: the cover of adventure module GA3 Tales of Enchantment and an interior color piece for PHBR12 The Complete Paladin's Handbook (doesn't seem to have appeared anywhere else).

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Glen Orbik sadly passed away of cancer in 2015.
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King Crispy

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I hope this hasn't already been mentioned ITT but there's a documentary film covering the history of art in the D&D game that is just outstanding.

Eye of the Beholder: The Art of Dungeons & Dragons

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It features interviews with many of the all-time best including guys like Elmore and Easley and many others. If you grew up looking at these guys' works you will get misty-eyed watching this film.

It's available on Amazon if you're interested. Highly, highly recommended.
 

Berengar

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I had no idea Mike Mignola ever did D&D art this is awesome. Did he do art for modules pre-Hellboy or something? Would love to see more if it exists.
 

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