D&D 5E Let's talk about WoTC Book Covers

[Parmandur]

That being cheap. 1Es gonna win long term. Only edition where the books are durable enough to last centuries.

They are fairly solid...but let's not overstate how solid.

 

[Zardnaar]

They are fairly solid...but let's not overstate how solid.

Those stiched binding ones might hold up.

5E ones not very durable.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

If you want to nitpuck sure.

I mean, this is ENworld. What'd you expect? ("Technically correct, the best kind of correct", is basically the Forum-Goer Dogma.)

I figured this out years ago when some books bought in early 90's are now sunfaded.

Then you get odd ones out for whatever reason.

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Could be positioning, slight differences in angles or chemical make-up of the different paints (some might be slightly more sun-resistant than others), and other explanations.

 

[Zardnaar]

I mean, this is ENworld. What'd you expect? ("Technically correct, the best kind of correct", is basically the Forum-Goer Dogma.)

Could be positioning, slight differences in angles or chemical make-up of the different paints (some might be slightly more sun-resistant than others), and other explanations.

The room gets the morning sun but the bookcase is up against the east wall.

My D&D novels are sun faded a bit as they're on the southern wall.

 

[Stormonu]

If the covers of the 5E books bother you - don't go looking at the 3E/3.5E books...

 

[Zardnaar]

If the covers of the 5E books bother you - don't go looking at the 3E/3.5E books...

What's wrong with poi brown and little windows.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

One of my favorite D&D covers of all times will probably forever be the Cover of the 3e Draconomicon.

Not just because I'm bias due to my love of Dragons, but because its a pair of red dragon parents with what seems to be at least two different generations of children! And look, one of the parents is bringing back food for the other who is watching their newest clutch hatch and one of the older siblings is checking out a hatchling and its soo cute! I'm especially happy that its a chromatic dragon we are seeing being parents.

 

[Zardnaar]

One of my favorite D&D covers of all times will probably forever be the Cover of the 3e Draconomicon.

Not just because I'm bias due to my love of Dragons, but because its a pair of red dragon parents with what seems to be at least two different generations of children! And look, one of the parents is bringing back food for the other who is watching their newest clutch hatch and one of the older siblings is checking out a hatchling and its soo cute! I'm especially happy that its a chromatic dragon we are seeing being parents.

It was one of the best 3E covers/pieces.

 

[Stormonu]

One of my favorite D&D covers of all times will probably forever be the Cover of the 3e Draconomicon.

Not just because I'm bias due to my love of Dragons, but because its a pair of red dragon parents with what seems to be at least two different generations of children! And look, one of the parents is bringing back food for the other who is watching their newest clutch hatch and one of the older siblings is checking out a hatchling and its soo cute! I'm especially happy that its a chromatic dragon we are seeing being parents.

Truly a Mother of Dragons!

That book cover is such a close-up, I've never seen this full picture and that's a shame, it's very good!

 

[Green Onceler]

Gosh, original D&D art was awful. I far prefer 5e's art to any art that I've seen from previous editions.

I'm almost the complete opposite. I find the 5e section of Art and Arcana to be by far the least riveting. The early - mid period stuff is fascinating.