Rather than wax poetic about how other people's playstyles are boring and lame, let us instead feast our eyes upon the first page of the MM!
Mmm, tasty.
Hmmm...so how did the copper dragon win the photo-op...
Sword_of_Spirit wrote:
Ugh! That looks like a lost puppy with eczema! Makes me hate 5e!
Sweet!
Now the real question about the 5e MM is will the gold dragon have wings in this edition or return to its roots?
Azzy1974 wrote:
That might just be the best thing ever.
CelticPaladin wrote:
It looks like it's smiling. And honestly, that doesn't diminish how awesome the picture is to me.
I love it!
Question is... is he sitting on a rock?
Or a mountain?
(I know which option I can't unsee...)
vacthok wrote:
Very classic looking copper dragon and a good choice for the first page art.
How many adventurers do you suppose will fight a typically Chaotic Good copper dragon?
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Azzy1974 wrote:
Dragons in my campaigns, regardless their "alignment," almost invariably find themselves at odds with mortal kind. It comes with the territory of being huge, predatory, and arrogant.
iserith wrote:
Majestic!
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spelley wrote:
Looks like they changed the wing shape from 1e and 3e.
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TiaNadiezja wrote:
I was right. The art in the Monster Manual will be better than the PHB. Nice look on the dragon. I could seem him staring at the party with a bemused look on his face as he savors a good practical joke.
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TiaNadiezja wrote:
I find the implication that we only need stats for evil creatures odd. Good can carry with it a lot of variance including some pretty apalling things in the name of the greater good. Also I don't typically have races who are universally of a single alignment, I like my world to have shades of gray.
overall I like the picture. Here's hoping it's representative of the artwork in the book.
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In my campaign world Law and Chaos (in the tradition of Moorcock) are often more important than good and evil, thus a Lawful Good paladin may find himself at odds with a Chaotic Good dragon... the combat may not be to the death, but may be the only way for one side to see that their goals are achieved. With 5E's 'Knocking a Creature Out' rule it is easier than ever to stage the classic hero vs hero battle where the good guys slug it out without permanently removing the character.
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Slyck314 wrote:
Y'know, it's also interesting to throw Good antagonists at a Good party. Just because they're both Good doesn't mean that they can't have conflicting goals. Alignments are only points on a compass, there are a lot of other things that make up a character.
iserith wrote:
I like it.
But, as more MM pics are 'leaked' out, we'll see some we don't like. Look at the PHB. That frontispiece (the black guy, looking badass with 2 scimitars) seemed to make everyone happy. Then, other PHB pics showed on the internet, and people hated some of them (the female samurai, the warlock, etc.)
So, I'm sure people will find problems with some MM art too.
Over all, I like the 5e aesthetic. It's different from the previous 4 editions, but still familiar. The only piece I'm truly dissapointed in is the druid who has the typical club girl/cosplay midriff and cleavage thing going. Oh, and the cartoony Bakshi Hobb--er---Halflings.