Which RPG books have the best layout and/or art?

[Temprus]

Just trying to get other opinions.
Thanks!

 

[trancejeremy]

Freeport: City of Adventure is pretty snazzy looking.


I also really liked Call of Cthluhu d20.

 

[JohnClark]

I really like the spycraft art, it gives a really cinematic feel and it's consistent through all the books.

 

[Slomoot]

Has to be the FR source book. That book could pass as a coffe table book the art is that good.

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Legions of Hell and Armies of the Abyss by GR. Cool stuff.

 

[Darke]

Monsternomicon

das Darke

 

[baseballfury]

Mutants & Masterminds and its Freedom City sourcebook top my list. Excellent art and design that uses color to best effect (unlike, say, Bastion, who print in color but often get crappy art; guess what, crappy art in color is still crappy!)

Avatar's and Witch's Handbook, also from GR, have some great b+w art. Fiend books too.

I also like d20 CoC and OA from WotC. Wizards books look really good when they try (which they clearly don't on the splatbooks, which are shockingly mediocre when you consider the quality of artist WotC has on tap).

Privateer stuff has very nice art but their design is too busy. I can't imagine ever actually using the Iron Kingdoms character sheet, for instance.

 

[Arcane Runes Press]

The best layout/art:

Decipher's Lord of the Rings rpg

Hogshead Game's Nobilis: A Game Of Powers

Eden Studio's Buffy the Vampire Slayer rpg

Privateer Press' Monsternomicon

WotC's Oriental Adventures and FR Campaign Setting

Green Ronin's Mutants & Masterminds


and coming this Winter/early 2004:

Arcane Runes Press' The Summerlands (and I've got the bills to prove it )


Patrick Y.

 

[Krug]

Some of Philip Reed's stuff has great artwork and layout. Look at RPGnow.com for his stuff.

 

[Tsyr]

Since you didn't actualy say D20, I'm gonna have to go with the Exalted books and the Changeling hardcover core book.

Of D20? Wheel of Time, followed by Oriental Adventures/Rokugan.