Are those Alphonse Elric and genderswapped Edward Elric on the Eberron PG cover?

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#1

adslahnit

Jun 21, 2009 9:21:37
Compare this:
IMAGE(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51x6XlfaeSL._SL500_.jpg)

To this:
IMAGE(http://blazingeyes.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/11-november-fullmetal-alchemist.jpg)
#2

edusauron

Jun 21, 2009 9:29:13
You, sir, is awesome.
#3

Advantage

Jun 21, 2009 11:20:19
I was kind of wandering how many channers were on Gleemax since a number of the chans have a tabletop games board now.
#4

n647

Jun 21, 2009 11:24:16
XD nice
#5

dunhill

Jun 21, 2009 12:02:14
I came here from /tg/

I like this better. A lot less edition battling and warhammer porn
#6

decivre

Jun 21, 2009 12:13:27
I came here from /tg/

I like this better. A lot less edition battling and warhammer porn

Well....

I'm mean yeah, there's DEFINITELY less Warhammer porn. :D
#7

obiwaynekenobi

Jun 21, 2009 15:03:23
Counting down until the ZOMG 4E IS LIKE TEH ANIME posts start....
#8

Nived

Jun 21, 2009 15:16:19
The Full Metal Alchemist comparrisons to Eberron is nothing new. Check out the Eberron Motivational Posters thread. We've been making that joke for years.
#9

canamrock

Jun 21, 2009 16:14:24
OP: Awesome comparison... I didn't think of that before, but I cannot remove my ability now to see that cover as a D&Dism of the brothers.

As an aside, the first time I hear an artificer's player talk about equivalent exchange, I'll go all Armstrong on them. Poetic.
#10

nachtsieger

Jun 21, 2009 16:27:26
I always get a chuckle out of this.
#11

Wizardman

Jun 22, 2009 1:41:40
Not unless genderswapped Edward grew at least 1.33x taller. :D
#12

Tharag_Bocc

Jun 22, 2009 1:54:15
Not unless genderswapped Edward grew at least 1.33x taller. :D

He'd probably headlock you for saying that.

Anyway, there's no way that those are the Elric brothers. The warforged on the cover is clearly Arpagius, the warforged paladin from my old (and soon to be reborn) Eberron campaign. The fact that the companion book features his oath sworn enemy, the Lord of blades, is further proof of this fact.

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The female standing next to him is most likely Elye, the changeling wizard, who is of course as usual hiding his true identity by adopting one of his numerous disguises.
#13

Crimson_Concerto

Jun 22, 2009 3:16:42
. . . This got moved to ERRATA?
#14

Kensan_Oni

Jun 22, 2009 3:36:09
With that title, I thought it would have ended up in Astrid's Corner, myself. :D
#15

Ravenmancer

Jun 22, 2009 7:26:19
. . . This got moved to ERRATA?

Apparently they plan on releasing a sheet that you can print out and tape to the cover?
#16

salla

Jun 22, 2009 9:54:45
. . . This got moved to ERRATA?

Pretty much my reaction.
#17

nord_ronnoc

Jun 22, 2009 10:59:06
Good one!
#18

GMforPowergamers

Jun 22, 2009 11:39:57
I was going to ask why you put this in the errata form, but I guess the mods did
#19

ezekyuhl

Jun 22, 2009 13:38:09
I would be lying if i said I didn't decide I wanted to play an artificer
after Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood started up. Heh.
#20

Ravenmancer

Jun 23, 2009 15:22:22
So now we're in the Eberron lore forum.

You hear that? Ed and Al are now cannon.
#21

salla

Jun 23, 2009 15:51:30
So now we're in the Eberron lore forum.

You hear that? Ed and Al are now cannon.

Oh, HELL no.
#22

xi_mao

Jun 23, 2009 16:13:44
I think Ed and Al as Eberron Characters would be interesting...

But it's quite obvious that the forged on the cover is no Alchemist.
#23

ranadiel

Jun 23, 2009 17:22:01
You are insane. That is clearly Number 48 with Izumi Curtis after dying and cutting her hair. :D .....Not that I know why those two would pose together for a picture. :P