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If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB...
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 5:49 pm
by slimykuotoan
...what would it be?
Pour moi, I think I'd like the newest cover of the adventure: Wicked Cauldron.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:15 pm
by Omote
For Peter Bradley, TLG artwork I'd select:
I loved this Elmore piece since 1989. I'd vote for this too:
~O
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:18 pm
by slimykuotoan
Ooo nice!
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 7:28 pm
by Rigon
I'd go with O's Elmore piece. That to me says "ADVENTURE" in all it's glory.
For TLG artwork, I already have it on my 1st print cover.
R-
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:31 pm
by tylermo
If we're talking about existing C&C art, Peter Bradley's original ck screen artwork.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 9:42 pm
by Treebore
Frazetta's Death Dealer as my PHB cover would make me a very happy death dealing CK!
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:09 am
by Tadhg
Uhhh, yeah ~ that would be Hans Rudolph Giger.
And now I have to forget this post, thread and any thoughts of his fantastic artwork, or my screaming nightmares from Brain Salad Surgery and Alien will begin anew!
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 2:39 am
by slimykuotoan
Lol
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 2:39 am
by slimykuotoan
That Rune Lore cover would be killer I think.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 3:33 am
by Lurker
Rigon wrote: I'd go with O's Elmore piece. That to me says "ADVENTURE" in all it's glory.
For TLG artwork, I already have it on my 1st print cover.
R-
I love Elmore's work!
slimykuotoan wrote:That Rune Lore cover would be killer I think.
Rgr that!
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:43 pm
by MLMartin97
A tryptych of Elmore's Basic, Expert and Companion covers.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:17 pm
by Aramis
Not to be too cliche, but to me, the best cover ever for a player's book for a fantasy dungeon delving game is this
It has everything. Dark dungeon, stone walls, evil serpentine guardians, flaming braziers, two adventurers discussing a treasure map, a wizard leaning on his staff, speaking companionably to a warrior, both weary after the battle, and the piece de resistance: two rogues trying to prise a ruby gem from the eye socket of the statue of a disgusting demon lord to whom the foul temple had been dedicated.
It has never been surpassed. Thank you Tramp!
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2015 7:37 pm
by slimykuotoan
Yeah, that's why I like the 5th printing PHB exterior so much. The rear cover is basically that.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:33 am
by tylermo
That Trampier cover is among the best. Almost met him last year. He was scheduled to be at a small convention in Southern Illinois. Somebody we all know was going to drive up, and meet with him. Anyway, Tramp was one of the giants of the field.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 12:10 pm
by serleran
I would go with a custom work by Brom.
Or, just a solid black cover. No text. No image.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:37 am
by Ancalagon
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:25 pm
by tylermo
A solid black cover? It could be like the Smell the Glove album from the movie This is Spinal Tap. "The question is, how much more black can this album be? And the answer is none. None more black."
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 2:54 am
by Geoffrey McKinney
It would be something by Erol Otus. I will have to think about which particular work, though. Tough call.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 3:03 am
by Tadhg
Geoffrey McKinney wrote:It would be something by Erol Otus. I will have to think about which particular work, though. Tough call.
Haha, funny. Just looking at my RPG book box from Coleston/John Adams/Brave Halfling with the EO cover. Inside . . Deities & Demigods!!!
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2015 1:36 pm
by serleran
I could also go with The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things by Hieronymus Bosch.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 8:21 am
by tylermo
Erol Otus? Well, the Moldvay basic box set cover is a good start.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 9:10 am
by narpet
This is from the original Monster Manual II... but the forest and the scene just evoke a real gaming emotion in me. I would love this as a PHB cover.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:28 am
by alcyone
Anything Ian Baggley came up with for the assignment would be fine.
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:08 pm
by Arduin
This
Re: If you could have any artwork on the cover of your PHB..
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:15 pm
by slimykuotoan
I always felt bad for those lizard guys in this picture actually. They were just living their lives, worshiping their demon idol, when adventurers come along. Reavers and plunderers...
