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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 9655579" data-attributes="member: 54629">I'm OK with some warforged looking different to the stock standard version. However, I don't want that Asimovian robot look to be the new standard. Unfortunately, that appears to be the case here. (As an aside, what's with the artificers investigating murdered warforged theme going on in the preview art?)Thanks to everyone who pointed out the elemental ring at the back of the airship. Still not a fan of the dirigible look here. I prefer the "seafaring vessel with a fiery ring around it" look.I know art is subjective. For me, the appeal of D&D's art has always been a large part of whether or not I can get excited about a particular edition or product. I bounced off the revised dragon art big time, and I am close to bouncing off this new Eberron art as well. I am not a fan of WAR's 3e era Eberron art - and that may have been part of why I didn't like Eberron back during the 3e era. I liked a lot of the non-WAR art in Rising from the Last War, however. I prefer my Eberron to be less early 20th century and closer to Renaissance era.I read an interesting post the other day talking about how Eberron is still mostly pre-industrial revolution in that its economy still leans hard on the bespoke, artisanal side of things. Yes, the trains run on electricity, but the everburning lanterns that light most cities aren't powered by a magic electrical grid. They're still dealt with by hand like the old gas lamps of London and such. Most things in Eberron are still made by hand by craftsmen. It's just that some of those craftsmen are magic-users (and others are special people with a special magical mark). There's no real mass production. (Warforged are probably the closest thing to that in the setting.)This new art leans too hard into post-industrial revolution vibes for me. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE The Legend of Korra. I think it's one of the best TV shows ever. BUT that's not how I think of Eberron.So yeah, I may bounce off this book ... and that might mean I bounce off 2024 all together. I dunno.</blockquote>

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