D&D (2024) This Dragon Art Is From The 2024 Player's Handbook

 

[EzekielRaiden]

I went out of my to specify that I wasn't saying this was AI... everyone can calm down...

Giorgio Tsoukalos: "I'm not saying it was aliens, but..." [Proceeds to say it was aliens.]

 

[EzekielRaiden]

Sigh.

Anyhoo... As far as the dragon being not "grungy" enough, I'd say that a Silver Dragon ought to be all tarnished under normal circumstances, but this is a Parade! Imagine the hours it took to buff that dragon's scales up to look so pretty for the celebration!

Peter Bunnyman was so impressed, he almost wrung his own neck trying to tell his buddy about how impressed he was!

Why would dragon scales tarnish? They aren't literal metal. We already know that much. That's why they make good armor.

And before you say "then they shouldn't be that shiny," there are plenty of organic scales IRL that exploit structural color in order to be that shiny. Even some spiders have genuinely near-mirror-reflective scales. In a fantastical setting where a being has some of the universe's most powerful magic literally coursing through its veins, woven into its flesh and bone, and layered into its scales, well, I see no issues with them being shiny most of the time.

Now, perhaps they might get less "tarnished" and more dulled because of skin buildup or not washing thoroughly or the like. But there's ways to deal with that.

...now I'm wondering if prestidigitation would work if a dragon cast it on itself...

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

I can't count the number of times you have incorrectly deduced what I "really mean" when I post.

Please stop it.

We’ve had, what, 2 interactions before? One was you accusing me of attacking you when I was referring to a different person, the other was me trying to explain that D&D has always had a variety of art styles and that it’s not getting “Disneyfied” because of two releases.

If you weren’t concern trolling and just did a poor job of explaining what you didn’t like about the piece, then I apologize. Your post is similar to methods people use when trying to engineer a controversy where none exist. The “I’m just asking questions” deal. But maybe if so many people misunderstood your post, that’s more of a you problem than a me problem.

 

[Autumnal]

Perhaps your classmates were AI generated?

There’s a Sam & Max panel about how everybody’s yearbook of the same vintage looks alike. “We had one of these! Ours was named Bob.”

 

[gorice]

There's something uncanny about this, especially the anatomies of the various people, creatures, and statues. Maybe it's just me?

 

[Reynard]

I'm still mad no one wants to.talk about the absolutely gorgeous city buster apocalypse red wyrm.

 

[ezo]

I went out of my to specify that I wasn't saying this was AI... everyone can calm down...

Like that will ever happen!

Dream on, dream on...

This is what you’re doing right now. Please stop it.

Gotta disagree with that. @Jahydin made a perfectly valid remark on his views about it, but people insist on pouncing and defending what they like, despite it being his, mine, and anyone else's right to not like it--for whatever reason. I agree with everything he said about it, frankly.

Didn't get the memo we were no longer allowed to bring it up, sorry guys.

Yeah, I know, right?

It's a touchy subject for a lot of people. Personally, I have no issues with AI art or using it, but yeah there are a number of issues with it that sometimes feels "off" to some people. Heaven forbid!!!

this piece has been out for days and absolutely no one, apart from you, has pointed out any suspicious AI activity.

See, this is precisely why I didn't say that it looked like AI to me. Because I guessed there would be responses like this...

We’ve had, what, 2 interactions before? One was you accusing me of attacking you when I was referring to a different person, the other was me trying to explain that D&D has always had a variety of art styles and that it’s not getting “Disneyfied” because of two releases.

If you weren’t concern trolling and just did a poor job of explaining what you didn’t like about the piece, then I apologize. Your post is similar to methods people use when trying to engineer a controversy where none exist. The “I’m just asking questions” deal. But maybe if so many people misunderstood your post, that’s more of a you problem than a me problem.

Honestly, I'm confused. Your response quoted him, and certainly seem "attacking"? Who were you referring to???

Maybe it's just me?

Yep, it's just you. (j/k)

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Honestly, I'm confused. Your response quoted him, and certainly seem "attacking"? Who were you referring to???

They claimed that in previous intersections I had a habit of misinterpreting them. I was correcting them and saying that we’ve only interacted a couple of times, explaining that neither of them were of me misunderstanding their posts.

 

[Parmandur]

There's something uncanny about this, especially the anatomies of the various people, creatures, and statues. Maybe it's just me?

I mean,dragons aren't real.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

I'm still mad no one wants to.talk about the absolutely gorgeous city buster apocalypse red wyrm.

I'm always down to talk about dragons. I must have missed where you (or someone?) mentioned it.