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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 6302953" data-attributes="member: 92511"><p>I think the emphasized by me section [EDIT: which I then forgot to emphasis. Heh. Sorry. Here...[/EDIT] is of quintessential importance and, I can only hope and surmise that, it is intentional.</p><p></p><p>All of the covers make us "wonder." They are clearly telling a story-in-progress and we, the viewer/reader/purchaser of D&D are the ones getting to decide what that story is.</p><p></p><p>Is the figure in the foreground of the MM running away or calling their allies? For that matter is it a male or female? Is it a human or elf...or half-elf? What's with the explosion of lightning in the back...where'd that come from?</p><p></p><p>Is the lich on the DMG actually standing on a mound of dead bodies? Fresh one's or old ones? Is that the remains of our party we're looking at? Is this him/it dispatching its final attacker or is it animating one of the corpses it is surrounded by to send at the PCs? </p><p></p><p>ASIDE: I will concur with whoever it was in whichever art thread that said the lich looks like Galactus. That crown/headress is a BLATANT rip-off...but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt...maybe a 50/50 chance that it was subconscious/unintended. /ASIDE</p><p></p><p>The PHB, is that caster-lady flying or diving out of the way of that sword blow? Is that a winter wolf or a hellhound behind the frost (or fire?) giant? Is that elf going to be of any help at all? He's got a free hand, is he going to be casting too? What spell is the magess preparing? </p><p></p><p>These are all great. And exactly what the art on the cover of a D&D book should do. What's the story? It's your DMG/PHB/MM! YOUR D&D! Make it up!</p><p></p><p>Now, the questions about layout design and the personal appreciation of the actual artwork/quality thereof are completely different matters.</p><p></p><p>But the "I'm not sure what it is"? On the DMG and the rest, definitely a plus to my thinking.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 6302953, member: 92511"] I think the emphasized by me section [EDIT: which I then forgot to emphasis. Heh. Sorry. Here...[/EDIT] is of quintessential importance and, I can only hope and surmise that, it is intentional. All of the covers make us "wonder." They are clearly telling a story-in-progress and we, the viewer/reader/purchaser of D&D are the ones getting to decide what that story is. Is the figure in the foreground of the MM running away or calling their allies? For that matter is it a male or female? Is it a human or elf...or half-elf? What's with the explosion of lightning in the back...where'd that come from? Is the lich on the DMG actually standing on a mound of dead bodies? Fresh one's or old ones? Is that the remains of our party we're looking at? Is this him/it dispatching its final attacker or is it animating one of the corpses it is surrounded by to send at the PCs? ASIDE: I will concur with whoever it was in whichever art thread that said the lich looks like Galactus. That crown/headress is a BLATANT rip-off...but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt...maybe a 50/50 chance that it was subconscious/unintended. /ASIDE The PHB, is that caster-lady flying or diving out of the way of that sword blow? Is that a winter wolf or a hellhound behind the frost (or fire?) giant? Is that elf going to be of any help at all? He's got a free hand, is he going to be casting too? What spell is the magess preparing? These are all great. And exactly what the art on the cover of a D&D book should do. What's the story? It's your DMG/PHB/MM! YOUR D&D! Make it up! Now, the questions about layout design and the personal appreciation of the actual artwork/quality thereof are completely different matters. But the "I'm not sure what it is"? On the DMG and the rest, definitely a plus to my thinking. [/QUOTE]
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