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If it's D&D 5E it's probably because it was tactically impossible - D&D makes retreats after engagement astonishingly ineffective unless...

Then don't buy from them? Do they lie about it or do they admit it? You can't buy from suppliers who aren't upfront - that's true in any...

Yeah which is why "benevolent" is not a good term. It causes confusion with an existing approach, it doesn't diminish it. GMPCs are...

World of Darkness adjacent stuff that looks like concert fliers and the like is relatively cheap -- that's why those fliers look that...

From a business standpoint, not having a bunch of people pile on judgement is also an important factor.

Public domain art will get a you a long way if you spend enough time sourcing it. Frex: Although admittedly this is a way easier task...

Yup. It's very easy to prove that both: A) Products with crude/amateurish art. and B) Products heavily using PD art or similar. Sell...

Lots of OSR properties make good use of PD art.

Isnt Knock! full of Public Domain stuff? It sells. Same with a lot of cy_borg/mork borg? I get it, I didnt HAVE TO pay for art, I could...

ROFL what are you talking about? No, the "chances are" not that at all. Artists have galleries. Artists have histories. Artists can send...

The trouble is reliably identifying "acceptable" art. If I decide to get a bunch of stock art so I can afford it but also pay a human...

I get that this is your opinion, but it's in hard conflict with how an awful lot of oWoD games were actually played. Not as D&D, but...

I feel like you're nitpicking here because you're not thinking about this as an RPG but as a piece of fiction in the Expanse setting...

"They never look up." Immediately gets shot from above. Not that "up" should mean anything to a true Belter. I'll definitely be...

For sure, and I suspect if the artist was given more time on it, it'd look a lot more professional. Also I do agree with "dubious art...