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Suddenly, used Pathfinder on the shelves...

Started by mcbobbo, July 05, 2014, 07:40:32 PM

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Marleycat

#45
July 07, 2014, 11:54:54 AM
Quote from: flyerfan1991;765502I used to hate Amiri's sword to no end --it just looked like pure Final Fantasy stuff to me-- but that sword is actually a frost giant's sword, not "generic barbarian sword". Her backstory is that she killed the frost giant and took the sword as a token, but she can only wield it effectively when she's raging.

Taken in that context I guess it's ok then.
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dragoner

#46
July 07, 2014, 01:45:55 PM
Quote from: Marleycat;765534The Swashbuckler?

Is she? Then yes. :)
The most beautiful peonies I ever saw ... were grown in almost pure cat excrement.
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flyerfan1991

#47
July 07, 2014, 02:25:03 PM
Quote from: Marleycat;765536Taken in that context I guess it's ok then.

Yeah, only in context does it make sense.  If you just saw it out of a random perusal of the Core Rulebook, however, it's completely over-the-top anime.

Elph

#48
July 07, 2014, 03:27:29 PM
Quote from: Zeea;765489I like the Pathfinder barbarian's sword. In her backstory, it says she got it from killing a frost giant and that she can only use it effectively when raging.

That's pretty neat.

1989

#49
July 09, 2014, 02:59:44 PM
Quote from: AaronBrown99;765155As much as I like the new 5e rules, I don't discount the immersive power of Wayne Reynolds' art to keep people in the PF camp.

Immersive?

Are you kidding me?

Anime/dungeonpunk travesty is what it is.

The very antithesis of immersive.

Mjollnir

#50
July 09, 2014, 03:12:06 PM
Quote from: Zeea;765489I like the Pathfinder barbarian's sword. In her backstory, it says she got it from killing a frost giant and that she can only use it effectively when raging.

It's still pretty stupid carrying a huge weapon that you can't even use unless you're in a berserk frenzy.

flyerfan1991

#51
July 09, 2014, 03:36:05 PM
Quote from: 1989;766666Immersive?

Are you kidding me?

Anime/dungeonpunk travesty is what it is.

The very antithesis of immersive.

Okay, I'd like to see your examples of immersive RPG art.  Different strokes for different folks, and all that.

flyerfan1991

#52
July 09, 2014, 03:37:06 PM
Quote from: Mjollnir;766688It's still pretty stupid carrying a huge weapon that you can't even use unless you're in a berserk frenzy.

It's stupid from a char op standpoint, but not from a "my character won this damn thing when people said I was a wuss and a nobody, and it's MINE!" standpoint.

Bedrockbrendan

#53
July 09, 2014, 03:50:32 PM
Quote from: flyerfan1991;766735Okay, I'd like to see your examples of immersive RPG art.  Different strokes for different folks, and all that.

I think this is very subjective. Some people here hate the larry elmore art for the 80s, I love it. I can't get too worked up over art. For D&D, anime-esque stuff isn't my cup of tea, but it also isn't the end of the world. Heck my favorite art is the stephen fabian black and white for ravenloft and that gets pretty cartoony at times. Yet it hekps get me immersed. People associate different things with different styles.

flyerfan1991

#54
July 09, 2014, 03:55:42 PM
Quote from: BedrockBrendan;766750I think this is very subjective. Some people here hate the larry elmore art for the 80s, I love it. I can't get too worked up over art. For D&D, anime-esque stuff isn't my cup of tea, but it also isn't the end of the world. Heck my favorite art is the stephen fabian black and white for ravenloft and that gets pretty cartoony at times. Yet it hekps get me immersed. People associate different things with different styles.

I'm assuming it's very subjective, which is why I asked.

I know a few people think of immersive art as Frazetta-esque, and others who think Errol Otus as the same. Me, I prefer Larry Elmore and WAR both. Overtly cartoonish art, such as that by John Kovalic or Rich Burlew or Otis, isn't immersive to me, but I do appreciate it for what it is.

Necrozius

#55
July 09, 2014, 04:01:01 PM
Quote from: BedrockBrendan;766750I think this is very subjective. Some people here hate the larry elmore art for the 80s, I love it. I can't get too worked up over art. For D&D, anime-esque stuff isn't my cup of tea, but it also isn't the end of the world. Heck my favorite art is the stephen fabian black and white for ravenloft and that gets pretty cartoony at times. Yet it hekps get me immersed. People associate different things with different styles.

HELL YES!!!!

Stephen Fabian's art is what got me into playing D&D in the first place (entry point was Ravenloft, obviously).

Also, I love me some Larry Elmore from the 80s and early 90s. His newer, more anatomically correct stuff doesn't interest me as much :(

Bedrockbrendan

#56
July 09, 2014, 05:18:58 PM
Quote from: flyerfan1991;766756I'm assuming it's very subjective, which is why I asked.

I was agreeing with you. Apologies if it sounded otherwise.

crkrueger

#57
July 12, 2014, 12:30:44 AM Last Edit: July 13, 2014, 11:52:23 AM by CRKrueger
Komarck curbstomps Reynolds anyday, even though Reynolds did do good work for Osprey.
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Jame Rowe

#58
July 13, 2014, 10:51:51 AM
Quote from: BedrockBrendan;766750I think this is very subjective. Some people here hate the larry elmore art for the 80s, I love it. I can't get too worked up over art. For D&D, anime-esque stuff isn't my cup of tea, but it also isn't the end of the world. Heck my favorite art is the stephen fabian black and white for ravenloft and that gets pretty cartoony at times. Yet it hekps get me immersed. People associate different things with different styles.

I'm almost sorry that Paizo didn't try to get Elmore for their art, as I always liked his art as well.

But if they did get him, they'd have hordes of people screaming and rage-quitting because they decided Elmore's style isn't compatible with Pathfinder. Which'd be false but when have gamers ever been sensible?
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