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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Synicism" data-source="post: 668610" data-attributes="member: 489">This discussion pops up now and again, and it seems that Avalanche has put some variety into their covers. They apparently have *two* cover artists now - Lorenzo Sperlonga (who does the cheesecake art like Ragnarok, et al), and Terry Strickland (who does the non-cheesecake art like Noble Steeds, Knightly Orders, and stuff like that).As for whether or not the art offends you - It's just a stupid picture. At its most basic level, it has absolutely no bearing on the quality of the written material inside.As a matter of fact, because Avalanche commissions their covers and their manuscripts totally separately, they have *absolutely* no bearing on the quality of the written material.Avalanche is a d20 house. Its books come from freelancers. Like any d20 house, some of their stuff sucks and some of their stuff is good. If you want to find out if it's good, flip through it at the store. Or read a review from someone you trust.Don't judge the book by its cover.If it really offends you, put something over the cover. Or rip the cover off. Who cares?We're adults here. We should be mature enough not to care about an issue as trivial as what is on the cover of a book. I mean, we're talking risque. Not obscene.</blockquote>