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Though I dutifully list 'better art' as something 2e did right, I do have a fondness for the occassionally amaturish line art, and witty cartoons of early games. Games were a much less formal an 'businessy' proposition back then. There was wit, humor, and self-deprecation - not /just/ primitive rules startling new ideas.
...but taking the game too seriously is a raging problem IMO.
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A big factor in my playing Savage Worlds over 4e was writing/content. The SW core book is just a fun read with evocative art (and sometimes a bit humorous). The 4e PHB is sterile.
D&D needs to lighten up! In the end, its all about having fun.
I mean, I think having a certain degree of humour in the art is all well and good.
Like say the halfling rogue in the 3e PHB holding an exploded wand with soot all over her face in reference to a failed Use Magic Device check.
But I don't really wanna see the above super jokey stand up wakka wakka type stuff.
Absolutely. I love humor in the art, I don't want the art quality to suffer for it. So less line-art like the stuff above, more OGLAF. (Google it if you want, great comic, nowhere near safe for Grandma).
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Absolutely. I love humor in the art, I don't want the art quality to suffer for it. So less line-art like the stuff above, more OGLAF. (Google it if you want, great comic, nowhere near safe for Grandma).
I don't think art in a book should look like a web comic...while the style above might not be Da Vinci, it does simulate what is found in a newspaper comic page.
I voted 1, but that is based on the example given. I don't want jokes in the books. I plan on using these books for at least 5 years and the jokes get old fast. If we're talking about art that is in-line with the rest of the book and is somewhat amusing, then I'm all for it. Lidda's failed Use Magic Device is a good example of that. Jokes, no. Amusement, yes.
I don't mind humor, but I prefer it to be a bit more subtle (Lidda with the exploded wand is a good example). Mostly though I just have a preference for strong and cohesive art direction, that the look of a book is consistent is important to me (i.e. if it was all gag cartoons by the same artist I think I might prefer that to just having a few mixed in with other stuff).
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