Monster Monday: Slaads

[@AJPickett]

Primus has a lot to answer for, which I am sure he will, eventually, in a very orderly fashion.

[@ArcaneForge]

It's on his imperceptibly complicated but colour coded calendar.

[@AJPickett]

He made an App for it.

[@CultOfNothoon]

I've got an evil Hexblade guy who is the master of a guild of assassins, but when his human guild members can't get the job done, his hobby of breeding Slaadi and collecting their control gems comes in handy! My party absolutely hates the dude.

[@ArcaneForge]

Oh my god! That's positively some of the most vile behaviour I've heard of! They sound like an excellent character!

[@raitoiro]

It was realy interesting, i already heard of the slaad, but i didn't know that they were chaotic, just through that they were big frogmen. Could you draw brown dragon, they're wingless form is realy cool and change from regular dragon.

[@ArcaneForge]

That's a really interesting suggestion, raitoiro! I've never heard of a brown dragon, but that only makes me more excited to discover! Thanks so much for watching!

[@Randomizer411]

You should do some homebrew monsters! Your creativity is obvious and I'd love to see what you could think up

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much Randomizer! You're the reason that I made the Void Fox video, and I had so much fun with that, so cheers for this suggestion! Thanks for watching too!

[@missellaneous5142]

Beautiful effect on those eyes!

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much, Miss Ellaneous! They were really fun to draw. I'm glad you liked it too! Cheers for watching!

[@jacquescelliers1491]

Great video Josh! Never took the time to learn more about the Slaad, but this video taught me some cool things about them. Definitely wouldn't want to get attacked by one of these..

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much, Jacques! Yeah, you'll definitely want to stay in the back when the party attacks them! It's a terrible way to go! Cheers for watching and for your kind words!

[@jacquescelliers1491]

Arcane Forge I almost always play some sort of Warlock, so I'll just send in the tanks and Eldritch Blast from afar

[@jasondowd4685]

Slaad are scary, and now that I have seen this I will HAVE to infect someone to see if they think about casting a heal. Great video, Josh!

[@ArcaneForge]

Haha! Right! They're horrific, but I feel like I always try and throw these at my players. I'm an evil DM sometimes! Cheers for watching!

[@dinowookie3659]

Wow! Josh this one was amazing! Loved your take on the Slaad! Sounds like you could make a whole campaign around these things!!

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much, DinoWookie! I've often been tempted to make slaads a kind of xenomorph style campaign! Let me know if you end up doing it! Cheers for watching!

[@madmcneal]

WOW! That drawing is incredible! I LOVE your rendition of them. Amazing work.

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much, Madison! I had so much fun putting my spin on them. I'm really glad that you enjoyed it too! Cheers for watching!

[@lobokujo7825]

It's my favorite day of the week again. thank you for another amazing job, my man.

[@ArcaneForge]

I'm so glad that these make your day, Lobo! Thanks so much for always tuning in and leaving such awesome comments!

[@ruddychung479]

Please draw a Cadaver Collector from Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes with an entire adventuring party impaled on its armor!

[@ArcaneForge]

Awh man! Now there's a suggestion! As soon as I saw that beast I knew I had to draw it! Thanks for suggesting it! Cheers for watching!

[@tp_nomad6627]

This one is awesome, might be one of my favorite ones yet! I hope I get to use Slaads soon, your design relly fits their lore I think, more than the giant frogs of the monster manuel!

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much, TP! I loved getting to put my own spin on them. They're such great and weird monsters! Cheers for watching!

[@duhbuh5125]

Just found your channel and you have amazing talent!!! This one especially is my favorite of your videos/images thus far it sort of reminded me of bullywug that got infected with a symbiote from Spider-Man

[@emileeteresta8033]

Nice. You should draw an ancient dragon or a marilith next.

[@ArcaneForge]

Oooo! Great suggestions, Emilee! Thanks so much! I don;t think either of those have been suggested yet, so I'll definitely pop them on the "to draw" list! Cheers for watching!

[@unknown70000]

That slaad looks like it has seen things

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Damn it Tzeentch

[@danwizzle91]

I just love how delightfully fun the monsters in D&D are, I'd like to see you do Tieflings next (but you probably get that request a lot, so of thats the case, why not Deathguards, or Xvarts/Svarts? Love the content BTW keep it up!

[@ArcaneForge]

Right? They're so unpredictably strange. I do get Tieflings a fair bit, but I may save them for a video talking about playable species, so who knows eh? Either way...Deathguards! I don;t think they've been suggested yet, so I'll pop your ideas on the list! Cheers for watching, Telvanni!

[@danwizzle91]

Arcane Forge I defer to your judgement, whatever you decide to draw will be worth the watch

[@clauderains1894]

What happens if a blue Slaad infects someone at the same time that an Illithid tadpole is implanted into their brain?

[@madmcneal]

Red Slaad Illithid..? Illithid Slaad?

[@clauderains1894]

@Madison Mcneal or Slithid, as I'd like to call them.

[@ArcaneForge]

It could turn into a green Saalithid?

[@clauderains1894]

Hi, love the show. I know you've mentioned them a few times, but could you do the Gith soon. They are an interesting race and although there's a lot written about them, everything I read raises more questions than it answers. In particular, I am wondering how they might feature in an Illithid campaign.

[@thewatcher4197]

Great work as always keep up the amazing work!

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much, Watcher! Cheers for...well....watching!

[@freefromnuts7889]

Ha I was right there with you with the Sladpole line and the John Hurt Alien scene too. I might have just found another monster for my Amphibious world....

[@ArcaneForge]

Ooooohhhh man! I'm equal parts excited and horrified by the idea of this amphibious world now! Cheers for watching!

[@Contempl8Tech]

Man this changed my perspective on these creatures greatly!! Very cool lor and an excellent dipuction!! Keep them coming!! ^_^

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much! I'm really glad that the video had an impact! I love these guys even if they're absolutely horrific! Cheers for watching!

[@Incrediblefatslug]

would love to see the Githyanki.

[@jeanrushmer8192]

The space eyes are great

[@ArcaneForge]

Thanks so much, Jean! I had so much fun drawing this one! Cheers for watching!

[@blazetheplaneswalker]

how about drawing a half-dragon?

[@ArcaneForge]

Oh! Nice suggestion, Blaze! I'll definitely add that to the "to draw" list! Thanks so much for watching!

[@Gliscorsbounty]

I dont know if anyone has asked this yet, but Kenku seems like it would be fun to hear your thoughts.

[@ArcaneForge]

I can't remember if they've come up or not to be honest, Eric! I'll have to check my list, but I'd love to talk about them for sure! cheers for your suggestion and for watching!

[@maximmees5005]

pls do a carrion crawler

[@kfrews]

When I first saw the thumbnail and title, I thought it said Salad.

[@ArcaneForge]

Salads are a whole different kind of horror, Brad. May I never encounter one.....the thought makes me shudder. Cheers for watching!

[@jessewieman6226]

I love your series. I think this illustration is a bit too busy. I know you were going for chaos but i don’t think there is a strong focal point. Again love the show

[@Troommate]

Heavy Metal Slaad!!! :D

[@sorenthekirin3921]

S L A A D

[@ArcaneForge]

SLAAAAAAAAAADDDDD

[@gex6692]

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