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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9428097" data-attributes="member: 11760">I don't think that 5E is trying to be everything to everyone and the 2024 books definitely look like they're making an even more specific choice and going for cozier, more heroic, less grim fantasy with their art style in the PHB. (Presumably there will still be plenty of darkness in the Monster Manual.)I suspect this direction is intended to appeal to younger gamers who are engaging with D&D on Twitch and Tiktok, where most discussion of fantasy games and fantasy in general is brighter colors, brighter tone, etc. (Insert sociological argument here about fantasy as an escape from the present.)So, by that standard, I think it looks successful.I've already split my roleplaying up into several different games for different modes. For instance, when I want gritty dungeoncrawling, I'm going to be going with Shadowdark, which has an aesthetic (and rules) that support that better than D&D. So I don't need my 2024 PHB to have the same kind of art the 1E PHB did.The immediate use for my 2024 books will be to use in my ongoing Radiant Citadel campaign, and the art of the new books fits in perfectly there.</blockquote>