Owlbear
Another classic D&D monster, the Owlbear comes from the same line of thinking as the Octupusbat, Dogshark, and the Ducksnake! I may have made those up.
SUPPOSEDLY, Owlbears came from a little plastic dinosaur the same as some other monsters, but I have not seen the source toy. Still... still, these guys are kind of cool and omnipresent in the mythos. There are three OWblear minis - the first, which looks like a sloth with a beak; this one, which looks like a gorilla with a beak; and the third, which actually looks like a bear. This one has the best overall sculpt and paint, though.
And yes, officially, Owlbears were created by a mad scientist wizard. They ate him and ran into the wild to breed. And now theya re everywhere. Like rabbits in Australia.
Owlbear
Another classic D&D monster, the Owlbear comes from the same line of thinking as the Octupusbat, Dogshark, and the Ducksnake! I may have made those up.
SUPPOSEDLY, Owlbears came from a little plastic dinosaur the same as some other monsters, but I have not seen the source toy. Still... still, these guys are kind of cool and omnipresent in the mythos. There are three OWblear minis - the first, which looks like a sloth with a beak; this one, which looks like a gorilla with a beak; and the third, which actually looks like a bear. This one has the best overall sculpt and paint, though.
And yes, officially, Owlbears were created by a mad scientist wizard. They ate him and ran into the wild to breed. And now theya re everywhere. Like rabbits in Australia.