D&D General Art that exemplifies D&D to you.

[doctorbadwolf]

That's great.

Yeah his fantasy art is just exactly what I want.

I mean, check out this scene, too.

 

[Charlaquin]

The way Wayne Reynolds draws adventurers really captures the fiddly equipment list aspect of D&D.

Exactly.

 

[Doug McCrae]

This is the kind of stuff I find inspiring - vast intricate landscapes, living terrain, and deeply weird monsters.

 

[Charlaquin]

Oh! Also the art of the animated Hobbit and The Last Unicorn, which were both done by Topcraft. Something about that highly-stylized dark fantasy art really does it for me.

(Again, not the feel I actually get from D&D, but the sort of idealized form of how I endeavor to make my D&D games feel.)

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

The way Wayne Reynolds draws adventurers really captures the fiddly equipment list aspect of D&D.

We tracked buckles like we tracked ammo in our 3e/PF games.
Ah, the glory days!

 

[reelo]

These are the covers of some of the first D&D products I owned. They instantly transport me back in time...

 

[Monayuris]

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This is one of the quintessential D&D art pieces to me.

I love Erol Otus' work. His art evokes the feeling of an otherworldly realm that is unlike anything in our real world.

Peter Mullen is another artist who has a similar approach.




I also have no idea why there isn't a campaign setting built from the work of Moebius.

 

[RangerWickett]

I think the fact that this man has an obvious herniated abdomen might be why my high school friends and I had a hard time playing D&D seriously.

But this is how I want to play D&D:

 

[Reynard]

I find it interesting that there are so many people evoking art that they would prefer their games be. What's stopping you? the rules? the players? the culture? The publications?

I know the struggle to make 5E what I want, but the D&D I want (tone wise) and I see in the art is still there -- it's just in another edition.

 

[RangerWickett]

Like, the game doesn't let a dragon hold you in its mouth while you hack at its face. That's just not a mechanically viable tactic, so it doesn't happen.

My fantasy heartbreaker ruleset keeps rule complexity low while still encouraging perilous situations like this. I don't like that fights are an effort to grind down the other guy's HP. I'd rather it be an effort to put them into a perilous position, and then delivering a killing blow.