I'm always partial to some BBQed Pegasus.. whooo!
I like th e3rd ed one too, that eye is cool. Simplistic, elegant.. blah blah blah.
The new one is BLETCH! yucky.. yucky yucky yucky.
It's almost as bad as the AD&D 2nd ed one.. everyone loves the attack of the killer armpit on the Players guide.

flying_purple_monkfish wrote:The new one is BLETCH! yucky.. yucky yucky yucky.

Too much action going on for me, and the color palette is muted.  My eyes want simple and bright images.  1E and 2E were good for that.  3E was too static.  4E looks too action-oriented.  But if the covers attract new players, then, hey, it's all good . . .

Are these covers done by the same artist who did the 3.x D&D miniatures boxes?  I'm thinking of the boxes of minis with a yellow/green/brown color scheme scheme.

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OK, I finally spotted the head of the monster on the new Monster Manual.

Until I did, I thought I was looking at the back of a monster wielding a club in his left hand and charging away from the reader.  I knew I had to be wrong, though the thought of seeing a character run over by a monster amused me.

yeah, the black border ones aren't that nice, the cover art is ugly.

and I dunno why 3rd ed didn't have a uniform design, a shame in a way. I quite liked the fake book covers, they were simple and eye catching. I suppose they want the cover to say more about what's inside now, but I dunno.. just looks a bit busy to me. I lik simpllistic designs, the graphic designer part of me screams less is more. That said, the 3.5 book looks better than 3rd ed, the central image is larger, more prominant, doesn't fade into the rest of the erm.. pink? yeah, that pinkish colour was mistake too... hahaha.

looks like the mini art actually yeah. interesting.

one thing i'll be curious to see, if the update the monster art. If thet do I can only hope the artist reads the damned description (erinys from 3rd ed anyone? now tell me, is that angelic looking? feck no! idiots)

Back to the original topic . . .

FormCritic wrote:I am now officially the first 4th Edition D&D collector!

Where do I start?  

Seriously, has anyone picked up any 4E promo material?  Any Gleemax (godthatsabadname) swag?

g026r wrote:There's one on eBay, for those who wish it:  
** expired/removed eBay auction **


Edit: these ones are cheaper, for the US crowd:  
** expired/removed eBay auction **

Those are not making me feel like collecting 4E!



I hope that the GenCon get better 4E promos than an fscking foam brain . . .

g026r wrote:There's one on eBay, for those who wish it:  
** expired/removed eBay auction **


Edit: these ones are cheaper, for the US crowd:  
** expired/removed eBay auction **

Those can't be real?  Can they?

g026r wrote:I dunno, I tried clapping and exclaiming "I don't believe in silly Gleemax brains", but they didn't disappear...

(I hope GenCon will get something better as well.  Those are from some comic con, if the auction descriptions are to be believed.)

Not even a goat would eat those .... and goats will eat anything!  

Anyone notice how the 4th edition cover mockups (?) look a lot like the covers for 1st Edition MERP, with the banner for the name?  Only thing they're missing is the bright-colored borders.

Compare:





As to 4th Edition Fantasy, it would have to make a RADICAL adjustment away from the crap that is d20 Fantasy to even approach being acceptable.  Since I don't see that happening, it's not entitled to the Dungeons & Dragons name in my mind.

Of course, I'd have to see it first before I make such a truly snappish judgment.  But WotC is noted for its crap, and with 4th Edition, the trend likely continues.

It would appear to be Avurax who did.