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@Ruin Explorer, fair enough! I can definitely see where she could read as a World of Warcraft priest (other than the spellbook). If this was the WoW rpg, there’d definitely be some confusion there. However, I don’t see how she’d be confused with a D&D cleric. Priests don’t wear armor...

I think why you’re getting pushback (at least from me) is the implications of what you’re saying (and I apologize in advance if I’ve completely misread the situation). No one is denying that if you show the average person on the street a picture of a Gandalf-look-alike, that they would...

Well, this is only one image from the entire book. If my understanding is correct, each class is going to get multiple illustrations. Although I couldn’t promise old men with beards, I’m guessing that each wizard will have a different look. And that’s not counting any wizards that will show...

Just maybe that it’s time for the old guys to let the power pass to a new generation… :)

Not to mention Mending. There's no excuse for any wizard to look dirty or threadbare. (You have no idea how many times I wished Prestidigitation and Mending were real...)

It’s always fascinates me how individual someone’s perception of art is. You see Wild and unrestrained, and I see the opposite. She’s floating, concentrating on a shield, while a magic staff floats at the ready, all the while holding a spellbook up where she can read it. None of that says...

Sorry if it seemed like I was calling you out. I don’t know if there’s any specific context you’re missing. Probably I’ve just absorbed so much commentary on this piece over the last 40 pages, it’s all sort of stewed together in my head. :). My only point was that I didn’t think the shoulder...

Exactly! The question isn’t “why would a wizard look so clean and fancy?”. It’s “why wouldn’t a wizard want to look clean and fancy?”. Especially with the sort of wealth and power a high level wizard usually has access to (and there’s no way this illustration is a low level wizard).

I can certainly understand shoulder pad hate (especially if it borders on Warcraft levels of insanity). This one doesn’t bother me so much. It’s pretty much a historical fact that those with power made sure people knew it by wearing overly-ornamented clothing. Have you seen the engraved abs...

I’m not sure anyone here would dispute that. If you take the caricatured stereotypical image of a wizard, of course people will pick that out. It’s a stereotype for a reason. Just like if you take an image from a pirate rpg, and put it next to a character with a peg leg, an eye patch, a black...

Thanks! That’s what I was afraid of. Decisions, decisions…:)

So, is the only way to get the campaign book would be to buy the box set? It's not sold separately, I assume? I would normally want the hard cover core book (as I don't need the extras), but the adventure book is a huge selling point.

So what would she need to look like a wizard then? She has the magic staff and a spellbook. Right there, to me, thats a big differentiator from other magic-using classes. If I’m trying to guess what class a magic user in a picture is, the staff and spellbook are usually the biggest give away...

She’s a robed caster, with staff and a spellbook, using obvious levitation spells while protected by a magic shield. What else does she need to look like a wizard? A beard and pointy hat? I mean, you are more than welcome not to like this (or any other piece of art). But saying it doesn’t...

Nope. Pretty sure you looked through the viewfinder, and had to adjust for the fact the lens was lower. Google tells me the first SLR camera was 1936. Edit: Even as a kid in the 80’s, there still were low end cameras that weren’t SLR. Edit to my Edit: further googling shows it’s more...

Only if it’s an SLR camera…

“…who have no limits to their powers.” Certainly sounds like a D&D wizard to me…:).

I can understand that. Although I don’t mind the shift to more heroic fantasy, I can certainly see that it is there. But Levitating and Flying have been in the wizards list since as far back as I can remember. Calling out that she has those spells specifically as newly problematic feels weird.

Obviously personal style tastes vary. But I really don't understand the criticisms about her floating/flying. Levitate is a 2nd level spell. Fly is only 3rd. She's a wizard. There's two (relatively low level) spells right there on the Wizard list that can do that. Why is showing her using...

Well, that certainly cleared that up. What specifically are they leaving out that you want?