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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 1191927" data-attributes="member: 151">Two things:&nbsp;1) As much as it suprises me to say so now, the Artwork, particularly Erol Otus, Dave Trampier and Jeff Dee.&nbsp; Back in the day, I often viewed Otus as an untalented, cartoony hack.&nbsp; I now feel 180 degrees opposite, and miss his distinctive style terribly.&nbsp; Pity that Trampier is driving cabs instead of doing artwork, but c'est la vie.&nbsp; The artwork was just more distinctive and evocative, back then.&nbsp; Things like the 'Magic Mouth' drawing or the 'Paladin in Hell' in the PHB....they made you want to know the story behind them.&nbsp; They intrigued you.&nbsp; The artwork these days is nice...but it seems very calculated, somehow.&nbsp; As often as not, they're just character studies of some fantasy being, and don't really tell a story.&nbsp;2)The Sense of Wonder.&nbsp; And that's not something that has anything to do with the edition, but with the newness.&nbsp; I remember saving my allowance for weeks to buy the Red Box set, and how excited I was, when I was reading through it.&nbsp; I remember how eager I was to make my own dungeon.&nbsp; I remember the excitement of getting my PHB, DMG and MM, and just flipping through them.&nbsp; I remember making my first 'module', using some of the old TSR 'blue maps' and then writing a big module, during summer vacation.&nbsp;sigh.&nbsp;Good times.&nbsp; Good times.&nbsp;(And guys, you did hear Henry ask you to take it down a notch on the ol' hostility meter, right?&nbsp; I mean, we're all friends here, so relax.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 1191927, member: 151"] Two things: 1) As much as it suprises me to say so now, the Artwork, particularly Erol Otus, Dave Trampier and Jeff Dee. Back in the day, I often viewed Otus as an untalented, cartoony hack. I now feel 180 degrees opposite, and miss his distinctive style terribly. Pity that Trampier is driving cabs instead of doing artwork, but c'est la vie. The artwork was just more distinctive and evocative, back then. Things like the 'Magic Mouth' drawing or the 'Paladin in Hell' in the PHB....they made you want to know the story behind them. They [i]intrigued[/i] you. The artwork these days is nice...but it seems very calculated, somehow. As often as not, they're just character studies of some fantasy being, and don't really tell a story. 2)The Sense of Wonder. And that's not something that has anything to do with the edition, but with the newness. I remember saving my allowance for weeks to buy the Red Box set, and how excited I was, when I was reading through it. I remember how eager I was to make my own dungeon. I remember the excitement of getting my PHB, DMG and MM, and just flipping through them. I remember making my first 'module', using some of the old TSR 'blue maps' and then writing a big module, during summer vacation. [i]sigh.[/i] Good times. Good times. (And guys, you did hear Henry ask you to take it down a notch on the ol' hostility meter, [i]right[/i]? I mean, we're all friends here, so relax.) [/QUOTE]

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