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boozerker

12-26-07, 09:03 PM
Alhough the 4th edition books are likely completed, it would benefit from some a (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_30.jpg)r (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rodragon_gallery/94130.jpg)t (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_28.jpg) b (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_29.jpg)y (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmg2_gallery/90067.jpg) B (http://fulcrum919.cgsociety.org/gallery/502484)r (http://fulcrum919.cgsociety.org/gallery/510010)i (http://fulcrum919.cgsociety.org/gallery/526442)a (http://bp3.blogger.com/_SCGFBq92NpM/R12KMVhHO0I/AAAAAAAAAFo/Ah37ayyo_aU/s1600-h/jedi1.jpg)n (http://bp3.blogger.com/_SCGFBq92NpM/R0snUszUglI/AAAAAAAAAEY/CEJNPNGUGec/s1600-h/castle1.jpg)_ (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rodragon_gallery/94136.jpg)H (http://bp1.blogger.com/_SCGFBq92NpM/Rzydu8zUgSI/AAAAAAAAABs/NPwK-5NSTXs/s1600-h/samurai1.jpg)a (http://www.nightmare.org/dnd/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=18560)g (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/demonweb_gallery/103927.jpg)a (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dungeonscape_gallery/102744.jpg)n (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/spellcomp_gallery/92275.jpg). (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmg2_gallery/90101.jpg)

I'd like a something totally different from the 3e style art in the core books.
PenderGrass

12-26-07, 09:18 PM
Totally different - and cool - would be Ralph Steadman or Storm Thurgerson (or, Gods of Thunder, both of them!).

:dragon:
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Sarella Starshine

12-26-07, 09:24 PM
Somewhere in the 4e forums there are several pictures of the new 4e art. Some like it, others don't. However, it is completely different than 3e art. If I was less of a lazy cuss, I would go and scrounge around and find some and post links.

I have seen some of it though, and I both like and dislike the direction that the art is going. I like the detail already shown, I dislike the trend that traditional fantasy art is a 'a bad thing'.
boozerker

12-26-07, 11:35 PM
There are 17 links hiding in the top post. Who noticed it before this?

A problem I'm having with three of the images from Dragon #360 (http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20071214&authentic=true) is determining why the following artwork is credited to Brian Hagan and Steve Argyle, when they seem more like Hagan's style.

Image 1 (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_28.jpg)
Image 2 (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_29.jpg)
Image 3 (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_30.jpg)

Those look much better in the magazine (it's a free download). Anyone know if they collaborated, or did Wizards mis-identified each piece as originating from both artists (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4art/20071116a)?

Totally different - and cool - would be Ralph Steadman or Storm Thurgerson...
A few Ralph Steadman illustrations might be neat, along with sprinkles of Dave McKean's art (like the original Sandman covers).
Zombie_Babies

12-27-07, 01:55 PM
Totally different - and cool - would be Ralph Steadman or Storm Thurgerson (or, Gods of Thunder, both of them!).

:dragon:
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Too bad HST isn't still around. A lil' collaboration between him and Steadman was always entertaining. That makes me wonder . . . would "Gonzo" be a feat or some type of PrC ability? :P
PenderGrass

12-27-07, 05:39 PM
Too bad HST isn't still around. A lil' collaboration between him and Steadman was always entertaining. That makes me wonder . . . would "Gonzo" be a feat or some type of PrC ability? :P
A module built by Hunter and illustrated by Steadman would be awesome:

Players: "We rest here."
DM: "Sorry, you can't rest here - it's Bat Country."
Players: :confused:

I would say Gonzo is a race, based on this quote:

[watching Dr. Gonzo leave] "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

:dragon:
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Ranger REG

12-28-07, 01:36 AM
Alhough the 4th edition books are likely completed, it would benefit from some a (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_30.jpg)r (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rodragon_gallery/94130.jpg)t (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_28.jpg) b (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/360_Gallery/dragon360_29.jpg)y (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmg2_gallery/90067.jpg) B (http://fulcrum919.cgsociety.org/gallery/502484)r (http://fulcrum919.cgsociety.org/gallery/510010)i (http://fulcrum919.cgsociety.org/gallery/526442)a (http://bp3.blogger.com/_SCGFBq92NpM/R12KMVhHO0I/AAAAAAAAAFo/Ah37ayyo_aU/s1600-h/jedi1.jpg)n (http://bp3.blogger.com/_SCGFBq92NpM/R0snUszUglI/AAAAAAAAAEY/CEJNPNGUGec/s1600-h/castle1.jpg)_ (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/rodragon_gallery/94136.jpg)H (http://bp1.blogger.com/_SCGFBq92NpM/Rzydu8zUgSI/AAAAAAAAABs/NPwK-5NSTXs/s1600-h/samurai1.jpg)a (http://www.nightmare.org/dnd/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=18560)g (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/demonweb_gallery/103927.jpg)a (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dungeonscape_gallery/102744.jpg)n (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/spellcomp_gallery/92275.jpg). (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/dmg2_gallery/90101.jpg)

I'd like a something totally different from the 3e style art in the core books.
Is he cheap? (Hopeful answer: yes.)

Does WotC need to provide medical benefit and other perks? (Hopeful answer: no.)

Can he work in a dungeon-like workplace with time-control locks and 2-minute lunch break? (Hopeful answer: yes.)

Will he relinquish copyright on his artwork for Dungeons & Dragons? (Hopeful answer: yes.)

:devil:
Zombie_Babies

12-28-07, 10:33 AM
A module built by Hunter and illustrated by Steadman would be awesome:

Players: "We rest here."
DM: "Sorry, you can't rest here - it's Bat Country."
Players: :confused:

I would say Gonzo is a race, based on this quote:

[watching Dr. Gonzo leave] "There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die."

:dragon:
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Ahh. Race it is :)

In a dragon oriented campaign I was running my PCs actually said "We can't stop here! This is Dragon country!" Mad brownie points there.