Erol Otus

Erol Otus is an American artist. He is especially noted for his science fiction and fantasy inspired artwork.

Otus gained wide exposure for his work in early Dungeons & Dragons material, such as Deities & Demigods and the module "S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks." He developed covers and provided interior illustrations for many D&D adventure modules. Along with Jeff Dee, Jim Roslof, David S. LaForce, David C. Sutherland III and David A. Trampier, Otus is recognized as one of the first-generation D&D artists, providing artwork as settings for imaginary worlds and adventures. He has recently contributed artwork to the retro-style game lines HackMaster (published by Kenzer and Company) and Dungeon Crawl Classics (published by Goodman Games).

Otus contributed many of the most memorable illustration to the Arduin series of supplements, from approximately 1977 to 1980.

It is a common misperception that Otus contributed artwork to the original Monster Manual. He did not.

As early as 1985, Otus went on to illustrate material for some computer games, such as Mail Order Monsters and Star Control 2.

Otus currently works at Toys for Bob, along with his friend Paul Reiche III.

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