Just me, or are 4th ed Deluxe books...tacky? :/

[Jhaelen]

And insanely expensive.

Huh? Why?
Having art that looks like medieval woodcuts has been always been a staple of Ars Magica source books. It didn't make them any more expensive than other rpg books. It's just a matter of hiring the right artists.

Edit: Actually, one of the few things I dislike about the 4E books is the new art direction. It's too comic-like for my taste and has already been pointed out to me as being completely unappealing by one of my 3E players. It's what kept her from buying the 4E PHB!

 

[Old_school_overlord]

Art redone to look like medieval woodcuts.

I can already hear the complaints about the continuing "chaucer-fication" of D&D...

 

[Jeff Wilder]

when people see me using it at the library, they'll know I am a serious gamer.

Mark, you've got so much Serious Gamer cred that if there were a Secretary of Geekdom, you'd be a dead lock for a Cabinet position. And we both know that's a compliment.

 

[PaulofCthulhu]

Yeah, that 20th Anniversary Edition CoC book is pretty nice.

That's my favourite edition too. I use it all the time. If they ever did an update of that deluxe edition it would be nice to see the use of modified/select Malleus Monstrorum illustrations in there too.

 

[Darkwolf71]

That's my favourite edition too. I use it all the time. If they ever did an update of that deluxe edition it would be nice to see the use of modified/select Malleus Monstrorum illustrations in there too.

Maybe for the 30th Anniversary.

What pray tell, is the disk in the back of your book? My copy is the Red Elder Sign version and it has no signatures or CD. [/jealousy]

 

[PaulofCthulhu]

It's one we made earlier: Lovecraftian Tales from the Table DVD

 

[Mark]

Mark, you've got so much Serious Gamer cred that if there were a Secretary of Geekdom, you'd be a dead lock for a Cabinet position. And we both know that's a compliment.

I'd serve at the game table of the President.