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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 509969" data-attributes="member: 3146">If they're trying not to offend women with chainmail bikinis then what explains Mialee's outfit? It'd look pretty much in keeping with the Elmore (or Frank Frazetta or Clyde Caldwell--let's not pretend that Elmore was the only offender in that area) art of yore. Come to think of it, Alhandra is basically wearing an old school Elmore outfit over her clothes. (Maybe it's that paladin code--&quot;the contract says I have to wear this bimbo outfit so I will (lawful) but I don't wish to degrade myself or other women and the contract doesn't say I can't wear anything else so I'll wear some clothes underneath it.&quot;)And something definitely needs to be said about the armor. Looking at the PH illustrations, could anyone tell the difference between any of the armors except for fullplate (and maybe the chain shirt) at a glance? Their breastplate certainly doesn't look anything like any breastplate I've ever seen.I don't mean to come down too hard on 3e art. Some of the pictures look alright and I prefer the new covers to the 2e ones. The line art in the class books is also quite good. But there's quite a bit of silliness in the 3e art as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 509969, member: 3146"] If they're trying not to offend women with chainmail bikinis then what explains Mialee's outfit? It'd look pretty much in keeping with the Elmore (or Frank Frazetta or Clyde Caldwell--let's not pretend that Elmore was the only offender in that area) art of yore. Come to think of it, Alhandra is basically wearing an old school Elmore outfit over her clothes. (Maybe it's that paladin code--"the contract says I have to wear this bimbo outfit so I will (lawful) but I don't wish to degrade myself or other women and the contract doesn't say I can't wear anything else so I'll wear some clothes underneath it.") And something definitely needs to be said about the armor. Looking at the PH illustrations, could anyone tell the difference between any of the armors except for fullplate (and maybe the chain shirt) at a glance? Their breastplate certainly doesn't look anything like any breastplate I've ever seen. I don't mean to come down too hard on 3e art. Some of the pictures look alright and I prefer the new covers to the 2e ones. The line art in the class books is also quite good. But there's quite a bit of silliness in the 3e art as well. [/QUOTE]

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