# David Sutherland misses saving throw
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 14, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280 "2005-06-14T22:29:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/1 "2005-06-14T22:29:08Z")
David Sutherland, early D&D illustrator, died June 6.
[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MN\_OBIT\_SUTHERLAND\_MNOL-?SITE=WILAC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MN_OBIT_SUTHERLAND_MNOL-?SITE=WILAC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT)
Brian
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### Author:  [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/2 "2005-06-14T22:36:48Z")
a tribute:
[http://www.acaeum.com/phpBB2/about2287.html](http://www.acaeum.com/phpBB2/about2287.html)
Brian
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### Author:  [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/3 "2005-06-14T23:21:45Z")
Aw, shoot. ☹ I still to this day envision most of the [A]D&D monsters as looking like DCS III’s illustrations of them in the 1st Edition AD&D Monster Manual. (Heck, I even used his drawing of a succubus for … um … fantasy material.)
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### Author:  [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/4 "2005-06-15T02:36:50Z")
That may be the funniest “Obituary Thread” title yet.
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### Author:  [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/5 "2005-06-15T13:13:38Z")
Man, I love the classic AD&D art. It was creative and edgy and had the feel of an enthusiast’s work. Now it all seems so slick and commercial.
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### Author:  [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/6 "2005-06-15T14:02:28Z")
> [@acsenray](#):
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> Man, I love the classic AD&D art. It was creative and edgy and had the feel of an enthusiast’s work. Now it all seems so slick and commercial.
The obit in my local rag reprinted one of his D&D drawings with his obituary.
Color me \*\*VERY \*\* unimpressed…
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### Author:  [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)
#### Post date: [June 15, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/7 "2005-06-15T17:06:51Z")
Great title, I guess there is no argueing with the DM about another roll.
Not much to say but cheers for fond memories of of my youth when the first hardcovers came out. Thousands of hours playing the game and the pictures are still with me.
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### Author:  [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/8 "2005-06-16T23:24:09Z")
> [@watsonwil](#):
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> That may be the funniest “Obituary Thread” title yet.
You just know _The Onion_ is going to do the same thing when Gary Gygax dies.
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### Author:  [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)
#### Post date: [June 17, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-sutherland-misses-saving-throw/308280/9 "2005-06-17T00:03:38Z")
A very quick skim through my Monster Manual, I actually prefer his dragons and golems to the succubus. I really like his variation in styles as well.