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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Windjammer" data-source="post: 4778883" data-attributes="member: 60075">For what it's worth, I own the real thing on the left hand side. The illustration on the 4E char sheet folder itself - and not the illu you get on the "wrapping" - is actually left-right reversed (this somewhat undercutting an interesting follow-up post here on the difference in dynamics between the two pictures). Also, the pic on the folder isn't marred by the extensive logo frame - observe how PF does that differently (well done!) - and blends really well into a sinister background, adding to the impression of that green dragon standing there, menacingly, given the party one last breath before hell breaks loose. So, once you got the real 4E char stheet folder next to the PFRPG cover, the similarity is truly astounding.As for the 4E PHB cover - folks, don't forget that the original version (which you can see in the GenCon announcement on Youtube) got pulled and only recently made its re-appearance on Dungeon Delve. Here's the original thing - perhaps even more underwhelming than the one they settled for.<img src="http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/dungeons-dragons-the-4th-edition-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The difference between either 4E PHB cover and Pathfinder PF RPG's cover is - incidentally - really captured in the following <a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2008/04/art-of-d.html" target="_blank">observation (in the comments section)</a>:And that's it really. I love the shiny cover art for 4E PHB (either incarnation), but it shows off the heroes in full gear striking a pose and doing.... what? Not doing anything. Whereas the heroes on the PFRGP cover are enganged in a situation that's at the heart of D&D: conflict and adventure. 4E conveys neither, and that's a shame. That's precisely how I felt when I first watched the (fan-made) trailer for Pathfinder on Youtube ([ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDHKTBSv_es[/ame]) I realized, for the first time, that no single trailer for 4E had conveyed any sense of adventure ... exploration ... a world filled with a sense of wonder. And that's a pity. For 4E, I mean. Pathfinder is doing well.PS. People interested in these things may have a look at James Maliszewski's <a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/search/label/art?updated-max=2008-08-12T08%3A52%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=20" target="_blank">blog series on D&D cover art</a>.<img src="http://%20http://www.nassaulibrary.org/centreblog/dungeons-dragons-the-4th-edition-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

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