D&D 4E In terms of theme, tone, and spirit, I hope 4e . . .

[Melan]

Also, for the record, I don't get the anime accusation either. It is usually mentioned by people who don't know jack about anime. If anything, 3e art resembles modern American comic books (while, of course, a lot of the old stuff resembled American comic books from the 70s).

 

[Maggan]

I don't know what art you're looking at (or, alternatively, which anime you've seen), but I can see no conceivable way any parallel could be drawn between 3rd edition's style and anime.

It's just natural. It's like when old people, like grandma, classifies all modern music as "heavy metal".

It aint what is was before, thus it is "heavy metal" and automatically suspect. And much as the "D&D illos are anime" meme, saying something is "heavy metal" is often presented as enough evidence of its lack of quality.

It's a sign that we are getting older, I guess. That and having hang ups about how people don't dress properly nowadays.

/M

 

[wedgeski]

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ph2_gallery/97179.jpg

and

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ph2_gallery/97180.jpg

Those are awesome, the exact kind of spreads I was talking about in my previous post. I really should browse the PHBII more often.

 

[Wolfspider]

It's just natural. It's like when old people, like grandma, classifies all modern music as "heavy metal".

It aint what is was before, thus it is "heavy metal" and automatically suspect. And much as the "D&D illos are anime" meme, saying something is "heavy metal" is often presented as enough evidence of its lack of quality.

It's a sign that we are getting older, I guess. That and having hang ups about how people don't dress properly nowadays.

/M

I think you've pegged it.

 

[Numion]

Here's a link to fierydragons top 10 1E art:

http://www.fierydragon.com/db/2003-07-09.htm

Well, it's not a link since the linky button doesn't work, but you get the point. EDIT: it worked!

Overally I don't see what the big deal is. 1E art is awfully static even when it's depicting action. Is that Paladin in hold person? He seems awfully stiff. Well, maybe that pics from the era where people thought knights could barely walk on their own in plate. Emiricol the chaotic looks like he's lost in a cardboard town, shooting lazer out of his finger. And what kind of name is "The Chaotic", anyway? Is there "..The Evil!!11!!" somewhere?

"Treasure hunters" and "Intellect devourer" are cool, though. The former captures adventurers insatiable thirst for loot quite nicely.

 

[Asmor]

I think you've pegged it.

Seconded.

Actually, it's vaguely amusing to me now that I think about it... It's almost like anime's turned into a scapegoat here, kind of like D&D in the 80s.

 

[Sound of Azure]

Seconded.

Actually, it's vaguely amusing to me now that I think about it... It's almost like anime's turned into a scapegoat here, kind of like D&D in the 80s.

The scapegoat of scapegoat... kinda scary, really. :\

 

[The_Gneech]

Of course it looks like anime! Don't you think every picture in 3.x looks just like this?

-The Gneech

 

[Chaldfont]

As long as I don't have to see 15th-century harness like that stodgy crap in the original "A Paladin in Hell", okay.

I played in a summer campaign back in the 80s that was inspired by that picture.

It was AWESOME!

 

[Baby Samurai]

If anything, 3e art resembles modern American comic books (while, of course, a lot of the old stuff resembled American comic books from the 70s).

Totally – Jeff Dee had that whole Captain America's boots thing going on (which I loved!).