Raistlin in Night Below

[MrFilthyIke]

Hear! Hear!

I can't stand the whole dungeonpunk spikes/straps/tats look. And what's with the oversized weapons (with serrated edges and/or holes in them -- as seen on TV)?

I know somebody out there must like that look, but I'm hoping it goes away soon...

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

Nah, that's not the look I mean...

More like this:

Just not my thing. What can I say.

 

[Zaruthustran]

Good grief. That's the worst of the lot. It's D&D + GWAR. Or Power Rangers.

 

[Celebrim]

Who didn't, really?

The ones that had a crush on Silvara.

 

[Anti-Sean]

It's D&D + GWAR.

That's like peanut butter + chocolate!

(and liberal amounts of blood and other fluids, considering that it's GWAR we're talking about...)

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Criticising Wayne Reynolds's artwork just gets you pity, from me. Yes, those spikes are ridiculous, but it's the Goddamned Red Wizards of Thay, of course they put their bodyguards in ridiculous menacing armour. They're the villains of bad Eighties sword-and-sorcery movies.

As for his use of serrated/perforated blades:

Yeah. There's no way to legitimately criticise that.

 

[BlueBlackRed]

I like that Raistlin is going to be in the new set, but he's going to be good-aligned so he can be with his friends.

 

[Immak Antunel]

I think the serrated and perforated blades can kinda be justified even besides just looking neat. Every hole in a weapon is that much less metal being swung around, and a lighter weapon is easier to use. Also, in some cases a perforation might be handy way to catch a sword. Serrations could conceivably also help with disarming/parrying, and also make wounds a bit nastier. They might also be a symptom of shoddy goblin craftsmanship...

 

[mhacdebhandia]

Or shoddy goblin maintenance!

 

[rounser]

Yeah. There's no way to legitimately criticise that.

The big chunky forearms thing on anything armoured or golemed is another WAR calling card. Jury's still out for me on that one.