bclarkie wrote:Look at the demons and the comparison artwork:http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dn ... /20060626aLook how absolutely ridiculous the artwork for 3E gets. It goes from a decent pencil drawing of perhaps a real creature in 1E to a pumped up cartoon character in 3E. You can actually see how evil the demons look in 1st edition artwork and 3rd edition artwork makes me feel like I am watching bad Cartoon Network cartoons. How does anyone actually like this shit.
Deadlord39 wrote:+3 anarchic flaming burst human bane bastard sword, and his other possessions were statted out as a dagger of venom, +3 moderate fortification adamantine ceremonial spiked half-plate.......
bbarsh wrote:The 1e artwork is clearly superior, imho. The illustrations are more individual, whereas the 3e stuff seems incredibly generic. There was a time when D&D art was unique. Now, all rpg artwork seems canned and tired - it is all the same.
MShipley88 wrote:Imagine how the guys who played with the original pamphlets felt about the lurid art on the cover of the AD&D Monster Manual, Players Handbook and Dungeon Masters Guide!