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<blockquote data-quote="Strithe" data-source="post: 1734034" data-attributes="member: 18813">I'm neutral overall on 3e's artwork.&nbsp; I think a lot of the monster art is really neat, and having color illustrations in the monster manuals is great.&nbsp; The overall graphics design of the core rulebooks is a vast improvement over 1E or 2E.Where WOTC has screwed up royally is in the clothing &amp; equipment depictions.&nbsp; A lot of it just isn't realistic.&nbsp; I'm not talking about duplicating historical models, but just from a perspective of basic believability:&nbsp; Spikey armor (great for catching a weapon and directing it into the wearer's body), and so many buckles on some outfits it would take an hour for the person to go to the toilet.&nbsp; I can understand trying to get away from 13th-century Europe, but some of the characters look more at home at a techno-rave or S&amp;M party than ANY fantasy novel I've read.A lot of the weapons pictured look more like they were intended to advertise a minatures line than to realistically portray weapons someone would use.&nbsp; I'm all for dramatic embellishment but when I see a character holding an axe with a 4&quot; thick head the size of a coffee table my suspension of disbelief is stretched a little thin (&quot;Must take a pretty high strength score to swing that 150-lb battleaxe!&quot;).&nbsp; Then there's some anachronisms: my favorite are crossbows with modern-style rifle stocks and pistol grips that crop up here &amp; there (&quot;Ya know, you need that 'cause them 12-gauge crossbows pack quite a kick!&quot;).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Strithe, post: 1734034, member: 18813"] I'm neutral overall on 3e's artwork. I think a lot of the monster art is really neat, and having color illustrations in the monster manuals is great. The overall graphics design of the core rulebooks is a vast improvement over 1E or 2E. Where WOTC has screwed up royally is in the clothing & equipment depictions. A lot of it just isn't realistic. I'm not talking about duplicating historical models, but just from a perspective of basic believability: Spikey armor (great for catching a weapon and directing it into the wearer's body), and so many buckles on some outfits it would take an hour for the person to go to the toilet. I can understand trying to get away from 13th-century Europe, but some of the characters look more at home at a techno-rave or S&M party than ANY fantasy novel I've read. A lot of the weapons pictured look more like they were intended to advertise a minatures line than to realistically portray weapons someone would use. I'm all for dramatic embellishment but when I see a character holding an axe with a 4" thick head the size of a coffee table my suspension of disbelief is stretched a little thin ("Must take a pretty high strength score to swing that 150-lb battleaxe!"). Then there's some anachronisms: my favorite are crossbows with modern-style rifle stocks and pistol grips that crop up here & there ("Ya know, you need that 'cause them 12-gauge crossbows pack quite a kick!"). [/QUOTE]

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