new C&C design?

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:00 am

So folks better recani....

bah, can't do it.

Folks better recognize.

Eisenmann · Post by **Eisenmann** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:09 am

AGNKim wrote:
In a surprise move, TLG has decided to drop Peter Bradley from the payroll and use yours truly as the new cover artist. So, I give you, the new PH cover:

[/joke]

Dude. You gotta be more creative than just scanning in the front cover.

AslanC · Post by **AslanC** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:12 am

I must admit I love that they avoided the anime influenced fantasy of giant sowrds and ridiculous armours. It is nice to see a European fantasy game look... well... European
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:16 am

AslanC wrote:
I must admit I love that they avoided the anime influenced fantasy of giant sowrds and ridiculous armours. It is nice to see a European fantasy game look... well... European

Well... I was going to include a pin up drawing of a girl hiding behind a broad bladed sword... title "Where's my sheath?" But Steve wouldn't go for it.
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Orpheus · Post by **Orpheus** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:19 am

Whoa! Let me just state that my only beef with the PHB and M&T is the COLOR scheme for the covers. I love the interior art, layout, use of black-and-white and everything else. I think that Peter's art is awesome and the overall feel of the books is perfect as they are not cluttered like the 3.X books were. However I stick by my initial gripe: the yellow blows. Thank you, that is all.

Morgrus · Post by **Morgrus** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:48 am

The only thing that might use an update is the prime castles & crusades logo, maybe to the look of the troll lords logo. Not since the 1st forgotten realms have I like a logo as much as the TL logo.
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Orpheus · Post by **Orpheus** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:54 am

Morgrus wrote:
The only thing that might use an update is the prime castles & crusades logo, maybe to the look of the troll lords logo. Not since the 1st forgotten realms have I like a logo as much as the TL logo.

I agree. The TLG logo rocks!

The Venomous Pao · Post by **The Venomous Pao** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:15 am

Kidding aside (and despite the zing, let me reiterate that I do love the work that's gone into LL anf MF - it's just that outside of the special edition version their cover art takes the cheesy retro concept just a bit too far), I'm in the "like the current covers" camp.

Still, I trust the guys to give us a nice new look. Every stage of C&C development has (IMHO) improved upon the previous. So look out, world, here comes the best looking C&C yet.

As long as there are no glossy pages, that is

gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:19 am

The Venomous Pao wrote:
As long as there are no glossy pages, that is

Ya, the glossy thing was a printer mistake. I've been advocating a smooth finish, like a white laser paper myself. Shows up text and art a lot better.
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dachda · Post by **dachda** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:47 am

gideon_thorne wrote:
Ya, the glossy thing was a printer mistake. I've been advocating a smooth finish, like a white laser paper myself. Shows up text and art a lot better.

I'll second this idea. It seems a good mid-point between the glossy of 3rd printing and the plain paper of 1st printing.
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ThrorII · Post by **ThrorII** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:50 am

For my 2 coppers, I really like the gold/cream colored covers, with the map and all.

I also really like the interior layout, fonts, and b&w art.

I agree with the earlier post, that the simplicity of the layout elegantly mirrors the simplicity of the SIEGE engine.

Zudrak · Post by **Zudrak** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:01 am

AGNKim wrote:
In a surprise move, TLG has decided to drop Peter Bradley from the payroll and use yours truly as the new cover artist. So, I give you, the new PH cover:

[/joke]

His arms have a Honky Tonk badonkadonk.
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:27 am

Well, I had to give it a shot, too:

gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:59 am

serleran wrote:
Well, I had to give it a shot, too:

Its Beeker!
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Zudrak · Post by **Zudrak** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:01 am

serleran wrote:
Well, I had to give it a shot, too:

The White Spy from "Spy Vs. Spy" has seen better days -- and is exhibiting male pattern baldness.
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:02 am

Yeah, well, I've actually gamed with a guy that was very much like that in appearance. And, I have few, if any, artistic talents, especially concerning that of drawing (with Pain, no less) so, I take full pleasure in knowing I am horrible at it.

AGNKim · Post by **AGNKim** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:14 pm

AGNKim wrote:
That's for the M&T new cover... await the excellence...

I give you... the M&T cover:

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:20 pm

AGNKim wrote:
I give you... the M&T cover:

Haha, well done.

LeeRoy will fly right at the troll using his choppers to eat his way through him and save the adventurers from harm. He will then chew the orc's snout right off and then eat his face. Spider and centipede for desert.

"LEEEEEROOOOOYYYYY!"

All hail LeeRoy the flying goldfish!!

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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 3:54 pm

The giant goldfish in that pic is definitely the RECANIZING! variant.

Eisenmann · Post by **Eisenmann** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:24 pm

I'm just scared by what's in the bottom left!
In all seriousness though. I rather like the PHB look.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:17 am

Eisenmann wrote:
I'm just scared by what's in the bottom left!

I think its a cockatrice.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:21 am

DangerDwarf wrote:
I think its a cockatrice.

Its the dreaded Pink Centipede! Not only does its bite paralyze you forever, it turns you into a standing flower bed.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:28 am

Treebore wrote:
Its the dreaded Pink Centipede! Not only does its bite paralyze you forever, it turns you into a standing flower bed.

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Morgrus · Post by **Morgrus** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:32 am

Its the dreaded Pink Centipede! Not only does its bite paralyze you forever, it turns you into a standing flower bed.[/quote]

Or a statue of a cross dressing ogre.
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Eisenmann · Post by **Eisenmann** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:32 am

Treebore wrote:
Its the dreaded Pink Centipede! Not only does its bite paralyze you forever, it turns you into a standing flower bed.

LOL

That will have to some day show up in one of my games. lmao

AGNKim · Post by **AGNKim** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:56 am

DangerDwarf wrote:
I think its a cockatrice.

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Zudrak · Post by **Zudrak** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:51 pm

serleran wrote:
Yeah, well, I've actually gamed with a guy that was very much like that in appearance. And, I have few, if any, artistic talents, especially concerning that of drawing (with Pain, no less) so, I take full pleasure in knowing I am horrible at it.

My drawings are so bad, they would be kept off the board by a filter.
I gamed with a few guys that looked like that, too, serl -- by age 13!
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