PHB, MM, DMG covers

[EricNoah]

I like 'em. Much better than the "fake book" look. Though I kinda feel like the perspective is a little too "zoomed in" -- the characters/creatures are too big to fit into the picture. They look kind of uncomfortable. Maybe it'll be different when we see clean images...

 

[EricNoah]

Does the back character on the PHB have horns?

I think so -- one of the preview articles indicated tieflings are a core race in 4E.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

I love the full-cover art instead of the "tome" thing. That's excellent. I'd like it better if it weren't WAR's art, though (I, too, am tired of it). Oh well. (Yeah, Brom would be a cool choice.)

 

[Wormwood]

Love the layout, love the artist.

*Love* Orcus.

 

[Fifth Element]

Next you're going to bust out with "alas"…

That is a preposterous vaticination.

(Huh. Even my spellchecker doesn't recognize that last one.)

 

[Fifth Element]

I think so -- one of the preview articles indicated tieflings are a core race in 4E.

I've never used tieflings in my games, but unlike dwarves and elves, they're something that comes from D&D rather than generic fantasy. So I support their inclusion, both in the core game and on the PHB cover.

 

[Lurks-no-More]

Keeping in mind that the first of the new books, PHB, is going to be published in May 2008 and that these are, almost certainly, not the final versions...

... They look good. I've no problem with the tome design itself, but change is always refreshing.

 

[Irda Ranger]

They are not great but they aren't bad either, especially the MM & the DMG, which I actually like. However, considering 3.x covers, they were a huge improvement. But then, a plain grey cover would also be a huge improvement.

++

The PHB is a stinker though.

 

[KingCrab]

I don't like the new PHB art at all, though it might help if bigger versions of the pictures were released. You can't go wrong with a big red dragon for the DMG though.

 

[Baby Samurai]

Never mind.