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Started by Zachary The First, September 08, 2006, 03:44:17 PM

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Lawbag

#75
June 10, 2008, 09:46:11 AM
Ii must agree with the Agone Cover, and also Pendragon 1st edition.
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#76
June 10, 2008, 01:53:46 PM
Quote from: walkerpThey are technically quite good, but to my mind, they don't capture a moment, a situation the way so many of those early Dragon magazine covers captured.

The problem that I have with many Dragon covers as RPG covers (and with some RPG covers) is that RPGs are generally not games about heroic individuals.  I want to see parties, teams, groups doing things that characters will do in the game.

For example (from RPGnet's archives) these Elmore covers:





Or these:





It's interesting that the standard group depicted on covers is often 3 protagonists.
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#77
June 10, 2008, 01:57:41 PM
Quote from: John MorrowThe problem that I have with many Dragon covers as RPG covers (and with some RPG covers) is that RPGs are generally not games about heroic individuals.  I want to see parties, teams, groups doing things that characters will do in the game.
I very much agree.  I think, though, that it's the later Dragon covers that were individual-only (like every single one from 2000 to the end).  The older ones had a lot of party situations depicted.
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pspahn

#78
June 10, 2008, 02:17:46 PM
Quote from: LawbagIi must agree with the Agone Cover, and also Pendragon 1st edition.
See, I have the Agone book and the cover didn't really stand out to me.  In fact, I hardly glanced at it until it was mentioned earlier in this thread.  The interior of the book is very attractive though, aside from some of the off-proportion character renditions on the color pages.

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ColonelHardisson

#79
June 10, 2008, 10:58:39 PM
Probably my all-time favorite Dragon cover.
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TheShadow

#80
June 11, 2008, 01:39:36 AM
Quote from: Dr Rotwang!I'm guessing it was "Pip-pip, old bean!" or "I say, eh, wot?"  or "The Beatles.  That's all we ever had, was The Beatles."

I...obviously have no idea what I'm talking about.

At ALL.


Sorry, but yes. Your knowledge of UK regionalisms is somewhat lacking. :D
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#81
June 11, 2008, 02:06:59 PM
Quote from: The_ShadowSorry, but yes. Your knowledge of UK regionalisms is somewhat lacking. :D
Or maybe it was, "Oi!  Cor, what a blimey bally lorry-lift telly chips book that is!  Geroff!"

Or whatever the hell they say in Engl- you know what?  I'm bing so stupid.
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Blackleaf

#82
June 11, 2008, 11:52:08 PM
Quote from: ColonelHardissonProbably my all-time favorite Dragon cover.

That cover is awesome. This one reminds me of it a bit:
http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/periodicals/drgscans/dragon126.html

The Halloween/Undead Issues were some of my favourites. :)

David R

#83
June 12, 2008, 12:00:36 AM
This is one of my favourites :

http://robertdushay.home.mindspring.com/Jorune/Covers/Jor2cover.html

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Dr Rotwang!

#84
June 12, 2008, 01:53:06 PM
Quote from: StuartThat cover is awesome. This one reminds me of it a bit:
http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/periodicals/drgscans/dragon126.html

The Halloween/Undead Issues were some of my favourites. :)
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