D&D (2024) Here's The New 2024 Player's Handbook Wizard Art

Azzy said:

Personally, I never liked his work. ¯\(ツ)/¯

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Parmandur said:

I mean, seriously, it's not like the D&D Wizard is known for being a gritty and grounded archetype.

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Fifth Element said:

Indeed. The D&D wizard 'archetype' comes from D&D itself. It did not really exist before D&D.

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Autumnal said:

Very true. Gandalf is an angel or a demigod, depending on how you feel about the labels, and not PC fodder outside of Nobilis, Scion, and a few others. Merlin is the son of the Devil and not PC fodder outside Nobilis, Scion, and a few others - high-powered Marvel universe games, maybe. The Grey Mouser is multiclassed and neither old nor bearded. Elric is a demon summoner and not old or bearded; ditto for Jagreen Lern. And on and on. The classic look really emerges in D&D art for game books and novels, and then in games (tabletop and computer) drawing on it, often with the participation of people from roleplaying games.

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Scribe said:

I think Merlin of Sword in the Stone, probably is the trope maker here actually lol.

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Autumnal said:

Yeah, I’ll buy that. I have this tendency to overlook E.B. White when I think history of fantasy, and there my fault.

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Azzy said:

I think you mean T.H. White.

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gorice said:

Ah, come on, I'm not talking about 'real' wizards, I'm talking about what people imagine when they hear the word 'wizard'. Old bloke with a big beard is the quintessential wizard.

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Autumnal said:

Very true. Gandalf is an angel or a demigod, depending on how you feel about the labels, and not PC fodder outside of Nobilis, Scion, and a few others. Merlin is the son of the Devil and not PC fodder outside Nobilis, Scion, and a few others - high-powered Marvel universe games, maybe. The Grey Mouser is multiclassed and neither old nor bearded. Elric is a demon summoner and not old or bearded; ditto for Jagreen Lern. And on and on. The classic look really emerges in D&D art for game books and novels, and then in games (tabletop and computer) drawing on it, often with the participation of people from roleplaying games.

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