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I would disagree with that. I think when looking at that classic, is the reason it is a classic is because it holds at its heart the modern-ideal of gamemastering - player agency. After all, there is no railroad. The plot hooks are whatever the players want them to be. They can just do, and that...

I would add to this. The players that I have seen do a really good job at playing say, an elf or dwarf, are ones that have been playing them for years and years. Not all, but definitely some players thrive in the deep-dive. They played Galena the dwarf, and through a year of game play, learned...

That's awesome. I am in good company then. Glad to know my mind is as sharp as Mr. Farmer. ;)

I was just pointing out that we were discussing AI art in another thread, and I have a prediction (vicarious at best) that may or may not become part of the art market. I believe my prediction will at least become partly true - much like autotune can make a singer now a days, as long as that...

I actually wrote about this in a thread not too long ago. AI art will become real art, and it will be the "artist" that will sell it. They will have a niche, just like a lot of artists. They will be the salesperson for the art they create using AI art - and that will be the art that sells. You...

Mine came around the same time. I read The Hobbit in eighth grade, and read my first blue box edition in fifth grade. I "played" D&D in 8th grade. I think The Hobbit, Elfquest, Conan, comics, Ultima, and classic literature like Robinson Crusoe, The Three Musketeers, The Jungle Book, and heck...

I agree. I don't dislike the the Adventure's cover.

I am going to have to disagree. Long has flown the idea that people need a dwarf, elf, and human highlighted on the cover. Long has left the idea that male characters can't be flamboyant, women muscular, etc. None of that matters if the artwork and story behind the picture is appealing. (And...

I think D&D does this well, especially in today's playing culture. Other games, not so much. But D&D, as has been expressed many times, is the Cantina. And for newer tables, it is often even weirder than the Cantina. ;)

There might be another reason people are a bit more sensitive or have a bit more angst towards the cover. We literally just heard Jeremy Crawford, Chris Perkins, Todd Kenreck, Mathew Cole, Emi Tanji, and James Wyatt discuss the new books and its art. And I think they repeated this mantra in...

I think this idea, which may be true for some and not true for others, is worth a little exploring. I happen to agree with Jahydin here. Their connection to the vague background doesn't feel real. I mean, even unicorn lady seems to have a connection to the background, and I have never been a fan...

I'll agree. I was never a fan of this cover. My reference was to that specific cover. I even said: As you can see, I was referencing the dragon picture. As for the oil painting, that is a very good point.

I agree, it is a posed picture. But, if you look at my response, I am talking about the contextual meaning of the picture. There is an adventurer hurt. There are signs of damage. There is an image of what the threat was. There is treasure, which constituted a great deal of focus back then. The...

Again. The entire point of my post was to show that the picture is taking the game's mechanics, specifically level, into account. That is like having a picture where a single rogue looks scared while fighting a single goblin. Then someone comes along and says, "Why is the rogue so scared of...

It's always been strange to me when people mock this picture. It's like they don't understand the game that it is supposed to represent. The game with levels. It instantly, with a mere one-second glance, conveys that this group of adventurers is level 1, 2 or 3. The dragon is young. Got it...

To be fair, I think the argument revolves around "Do you need lyrics that are good or make sense to have a popular song?" Of course, the answer is no - until you talk to someone that pays attention to words. ;) (Of course sound and fluidity matter. But for some reason, that part is never...

That is interesting. I have never played a Star Wars RPG, but I often have felt (playing things like Gamma World and Starfinder) that sci-fi seems more difficult to attach a rule-base to than fantasy. I don't know why, and I don't know if it is true, but it is just something that sits in my gut...

I was not arguing subtlety. And I agree, it is like a Michael Bay film. What I said was the cover has a much stronger influence over how people see the mood and tone of the book, than one random line pulled out of a couple hundred pages of text. I don't think there is anything arguable in my...

Seeing quite a few posts about artwork matching mood and tone, game mechanics matching mood and tone, and even verbiage matching mood and tone - it got me thinking. I know it's an age-old debate. It is basically the equivalent of do lyrics matter in a song. But I am curious to see what everyone...

To be fair, one line in a book does not constitute mood or how something is portrayed. A cover, on the other hand, sets the mood and tone for the entire book. Then, there are the hundreds of other sentences that create that mood and tone. About the only thing someone can cherry pick out of a D&D...