D&D 3E/3.5 3.5 is Anime! Wait, what?

[Wolfspider]

Was Beowulf drawn back then with ridiculously-sized swords and spikey hair? Was he ever drawn at all?

Actually, there is one surviving illustration of the hero from the 10th century:

http://www.geocities.com/yellophello/artimages/beowulf.jpg

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

That's a pretty sweeet sword though.

She's not taking good care of her sword, though, with all those notches.

Brad

 

[Wolfspider]

She's not taking good care of her sword, though, with all those notches.

Brad

You should see her bedpost.

 

[DandD]

Actually, there is one surviving illustration of the hero from the 10th century:

http://www.geocities.com/yellophello/artimages/beowulf.jpg

So our ancestors from the 10th century were wannabe-japanese? I knew it.

 

[Duckforceone]

i see two things that screams anime in the picture..

the ridiculous oversized sword, and the ridiculous oversized armor parts.

god i am glad that this is not for dnd.... and i would never play a game that illustrated like this... dont' think i could take it serious.

 

[Wormwood]

god i am glad that this is not for dnd.... and i would never play a game that illustrated like this... dont' think i could take it serious.

Uh huh. Keep in mind that we're talking about a game whose first rulebooks contained illustrations of fighters wearing mickey-mouse ears.

My D&D is over the top kick-ass action where style takes precedence over veriboringittude. Thankfully, 4e has chosen an artist who agrees.

 

[DogBackward]

Okay, aside from the fact that WAR's art kicks ass, are you people seriously saying that you would refuse to play a game for no other reason than the fact that you don't like the art? Honestly?

I mean, if it were a video- or other graphics-based game, I could maybe understand, but you'd really not play a tabletop game, a game that doesn't rely on raphics or art for actual gameplay at all, just because you don't like the art?

 

[Duckforceone]

Well everytime i would look at the rules, or frontpage, i would be reminded that this looks so much like an anime adventure. It would remove me from the feeling that i'm playing a proper fantasy mideaval theme... and making me look for the page where they list their gunblades and power armors...

so yes, if a game had that kind of drawings, i would not ever buy it or even play it, unless it was simply so kickass, as to make all other games seem obsolete.

 

[Wormwood]

It would remove me from the feeling that i'm playing a proper fantasy mideaval theme...

Ah. I think I see point where we diverge.

Carry on.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

You should see her bedpost.

Smooth.

I suspect she got confused at some point, though.

Brad