I think I just had a nerdgasm.
Seriously, sweet looking books. But then I'm happy to sacrifice some content for the ability to read the text without it occasionally burring into a homogeneous mass.
I think the idea for the old feux tome elements was good. Execution was lacking. The DaVinci sketches were ok but the rest was seriously lacking. These look crisp, new, modern and frankly not as cheap. These aren't books I'd be embarrassed to present to someone as an example of design.
The art looks much more dynamic. I don't think it's the colours so much that turned me off in 3E or any lack of skill (Lockwood rocks) but it's all very static, even when it's trying to convey movement and action. This art says "We're here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And we're all out of bubble gum."
On the other hand, maybe that's because they used all their bubble gum making their clothing... ok, it's a little cartoony, but then if you want to compete with WoW appeal (which defines Cartoony) then you've gotta do what you gotta do. Not bad, though. I prefer darker elements but that's just me.
My hype, though fell back into the Underdark when I read some of that fluff text. The proliferation of silly similies are really starting to annoy me. I mean 'A burst of light, like purity and justice'?!? There's so much wrong with that I don't know where to even BEGIN. Hand me a barf bag, please!
Oh, and: "I'll get the one in the back. That's one hobgoblin who'll regret ever lifting a bow."
Yup. The gay ranger jokes are, like a landslide, bearing down upon me with tedious inevitability.
Seriously, sweet looking books. But then I'm happy to sacrifice some content for the ability to read the text without it occasionally burring into a homogeneous mass.
I think the idea for the old feux tome elements was good. Execution was lacking. The DaVinci sketches were ok but the rest was seriously lacking. These look crisp, new, modern and frankly not as cheap. These aren't books I'd be embarrassed to present to someone as an example of design.
The art looks much more dynamic. I don't think it's the colours so much that turned me off in 3E or any lack of skill (Lockwood rocks) but it's all very static, even when it's trying to convey movement and action. This art says "We're here to kick ass and chew bubblegum. And we're all out of bubble gum."
On the other hand, maybe that's because they used all their bubble gum making their clothing... ok, it's a little cartoony, but then if you want to compete with WoW appeal (which defines Cartoony) then you've gotta do what you gotta do. Not bad, though. I prefer darker elements but that's just me.
My hype, though fell back into the Underdark when I read some of that fluff text. The proliferation of silly similies are really starting to annoy me. I mean 'A burst of light, like purity and justice'?!? There's so much wrong with that I don't know where to even BEGIN. Hand me a barf bag, please!
Oh, and: "I'll get the one in the back. That's one hobgoblin who'll regret ever lifting a bow."
Yup. The gay ranger jokes are, like a landslide, bearing down upon me with tedious inevitability.
