D&D 5E Planescape shows up in the wild. Tease from Chris Perkins.

[darjr]

I mean if you were art directing a new planescape book wouldn’t you pull out all the stops to work with Tony?

 

[Micah Sweet]

I know. it is just a weird way to say "old fans."
Unless of course you are implying they survived the Edition Wars...

The word "veteran" does not have a strictly military application.

 

[darjr]

I cannot possibly see it from that rosy a perspective, but then I far preferred his original style. I don't generally even care about RPG art, but his old stuff was an exception.

Again. Wow. Really? Rosy? Watch the Greg Tito intiview with him. He’s almost giddy.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I mean if you were art directing a new planescape book wouldn’t you pull out all the stops to work with Tony?

Perhaps, but the primary reason would very much be marketing once I became aware that his art style has changed.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Again. Wow. Really? Rosy? Watch the Greg Tito intiview with him. He’s almost giddy.

Him being happy about it doesn't change why WotC would hire him, or the fact that he no longer resembles his style from the last time he worked on D&D (said style being a big reason why Planescape is well-remembered).

 

[Reynard]

Him being happy about it doesn't change why WotC would hire him, or the fact that he no longer resembles his style from the last time he worked on D&D (said style being a big reason why Planescape is well-remembered).

I invite you to reacquaint yourself with that art. You can easily see that his art was evolving throughout the publication of Planescape, and you are clearly making more of the difference than is warranted. The sketchy, angular stuff you are lamenting was literally just the first year.

 

[Alzrius]

Yes, that is exactly the same thing as criticizing criticism and the attitude behind it.

"My opinion about your opinion (and, by extension, about you as a person) is no less legitimate than your opinion about a thing" overlooks the fact that it's not about legitimacy; it's about the fact that passing judgment on other people, as opposed to things, is a crappy thing to do.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I invite you to reacquaint yourself with that art. You can easily see that his art was evolving throughout the publication of Planescape, and you are clearly making more of the difference than is warranted. The sketchy, angular stuff you are lamenting was literally just the first year.

Just did. None of that stuff resembles the work he's doing now as far as I'm concerned, and I never "lamented" the loss of anything more specific than "the work he did on Planescape". Your claim about the "sketchy, angular stuff" is not something I said.

To me it's clear that you simply like his new art and think it's a good fit for Planescape. Just say that if that's what you mean. And if I'm wrong, what do you mean?

 

[Imaro]

Could someone claiming the art isn't the same elaborate? I'm curious what exactly has changed?

 

[Vaalingrade]

(and, by extension, about you as a person)

Maybe not infer this into posts that in no way say this and everything will be better?