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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 4995154" data-attributes="member: 58197">I hate WAR's artistic style, and the "two adventurers striking a pose" does not interest me in the least.1E had the best PHB cover to date. The execution was a little amateurish, but the scene perfectly captured the flavor of D&D, and it made me want to get into the game.2E had okay PHB covers. Not as exciting or interesting as 1E, but there was at least a sense of something going on - adventurers actually, y'know, adventuring.3E's PHB cover was quite good, albeit in a very different way. The whole "arcane tome" thing was nicely done.4E's PHB cover is just... disconnected. No sense of anything going on, just two characters posing in a cave. (Also, the dragonborn looks ridiculous.)What I'd like to see is something depicting an entire adventuring party (4-6 PCs) mid-adventure. It doesn't have to have the rogue prying the jewel-eye out of a statue, although that would be a bonus, but there should be a sense of context, and a feeling that there are things to do here, adventures to be had.And while some of the PCs should be female, they should not be depicted as sex objects. It boggles my mind that WotC is apparently trying to attract female gamers, yet puts this crap on the PHB cover.(Note that the distinction between sexy and sex object is an important one. It's the difference between "tough, competent adventuring woman who's really hot" and "stripper who happens to be carrying a sword." Hint: If she's about to pop out of her top, she's not an adventurer.)</blockquote>

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