Which is better balanced?
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My vote is, of course, for the FRCS.
Bastion Press is good at drawing monsters that look like skinned cats, but not really good at much else ....
Bastion Press is good at drawing monsters that look like skinned cats, but not really good at much else ....
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Maybe, you should focus that poll a little bit? It's not completely clear what you are after.
Are you looking for generic supplements for your D&D game? In this case, I would be wary of 'Magic of Faerun', because the spells are often a bit overpowered compared to standard D&D. Some Bastion press books have also balance problems (in both directions), but there are several very good general supplements, like 'Spells & Magic' or 'Airships'.
If your question targets the setting, the Bastion setting is called 'Oathbound', and you'd probably mention that in your poll. The Oathbound setting has a higher power level compared to standard D&D. As it's not meant to be mixed with a, let's say, Greyhawk game other than used consecutively, balance questions hardly come up. If you ask for the internal balance of the Oathbound campaign book, you might want to have a look at the new 'Wildwood' book first, which is a standalone setting book and seems to have overhauled the elements (e.g., prestige races) which had been a bit wonky before.
While I obviously disagree with your last statement (see above), the days of the sole Todd Morasch style as far as art goes are long gone.
Are you looking for generic supplements for your D&D game? In this case, I would be wary of 'Magic of Faerun', because the spells are often a bit overpowered compared to standard D&D. Some Bastion press books have also balance problems (in both directions), but there are several very good general supplements, like 'Spells & Magic' or 'Airships'.
If your question targets the setting, the Bastion setting is called 'Oathbound', and you'd probably mention that in your poll. The Oathbound setting has a higher power level compared to standard D&D. As it's not meant to be mixed with a, let's say, Greyhawk game other than used consecutively, balance questions hardly come up. If you ask for the internal balance of the Oathbound campaign book, you might want to have a look at the new 'Wildwood' book first, which is a standalone setting book and seems to have overhauled the elements (e.g., prestige races) which had been a bit wonky before.
The Thayan Menace said:My vote is, of course, for the FRCS.
Bastion Press is good at drawing monsters that look like skinned cats, but not really good at much else ....
While I obviously disagree with your last statement (see above), the days of the sole Todd Morasch style as far as art goes are long gone.
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I'll Take a Portrait of a Flayed Feline Please
He's still their star artist I believe; if you can call him that.Turjan said:
"Meow ...."
Turjan
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You are of course entitled to not liking his style (I'm not particularly fond of many of his pieces myself). Another question is whether his art is suited for a setting book, where it's meant to illustrate the text and help the reader with imagining the setting elements, a task, where his illustrations often fail. On the other hand, there are some very expressive pieces in those books, and from a purely artistic point of view, they are very good. I'd never put those images in a RPG book, though. Many people shared this view, and that's why the general appearance of the Bastion books changed.The Thayan Menace said:He's still their star artist I believe; if you can call him that.
"Meow ...."
I have no idea why they didn't get rid of that ugly Oathbound-style border, though. Its style often clashes with the other illustrations.
The Thayan Menace said:He's still their star artist I believe; if you can call him that.
"Meow ...."
Actually, can you point to the latest book to have a *new* piece of Todd's artwork in it (not recycled art like in Arms & Armor 3.5) let alone have him as the featured artist? I'd have to do a search, but I'm pretty darned sure it's been a couple years at least.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that horse you are beating died quite a while ago.
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Putting a Dead Horse Out to Pasture
"No more skinned cats, Wilbur?"
That's really too bad ....
I haven't checked out Bastion since Spells & Magic came out; do they actually have decent artists now?
Zjelani said:
"No more skinned cats, Wilbur?"
That's really too bad ....
I haven't checked out Bastion since Spells & Magic came out; do they actually have decent artists now?
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