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The Cover

Started by Panjumanju, May 14, 2013, 02:14:17 PM

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Panjumanju

May 14, 2013, 02:14:17 PM
Some people hate that cover. I've heard of people often mistaking that the woman in the middle as some mystic chick named "Amber", only to be 'disappointed' (although why I couldn't imagine) that she was not a part of the game.

Personally, I loved the cover. It was strange and mystical - a fictitious role-call of infinite possibilities as presented on trump cards. It was one of the first things that attracted me to the game.

Thoughts?

//Panjumanju
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Sacrosanct

#1
May 14, 2013, 02:18:33 PM
?  What cover?
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Croaker

#2
May 14, 2013, 04:07:36 PM
Well, for me, the Amber cover is the French one, so...
 

Panjumanju

#3
May 14, 2013, 04:15:45 PM
Thank you for linking to this. I had only ever seen the English one: http://www.cardboardrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/amber-drpg.jpg

Do you prefer one or the other?

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Artifacts of Amber

#4
May 14, 2013, 06:35:03 PM
I knew the french one was different but never saw it so thanks Croaker.

I think I actually like it better though I never had a problem with the english one.

I only bought the system initially becuase it was diceless and I was collecting game systems at the time and thought that wa a cool idea. didn't play itill some years later. Then actually read it without thinking much about the cover since I was getting ready to join a game.

jibbajibba

#5
May 14, 2013, 11:35:27 PM
The US one didn;t seem to me to capture the game all that well.

I love the cover from Lords of Gosamer and Shadow though. That is a cover that can drag you to buy a game.
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May 17, 2013, 03:40:44 PM
The French ADRP cover looks a lot like the French Tarot deck cover. Is that the same artwork?
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Croaker

#7
May 18, 2013, 12:43:26 PM
Quote from: finarvyn;655488The French ADRP cover looks a lot like the French Tarot deck cover. Is that the same artwork?
Yes, it's by Florence Magnin.

To think that, at one time, they gave the Tarot Deck for free...
 

finarvyn

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May 18, 2013, 10:13:53 PM
Quote from: Croaker;655738To think that, at one time, they gave the Tarot Deck for free...
Seriously? I never heard that they did that.

I paid for mine directly from Erick. (Plus I paid for the "English translation" that he never got around to making. Pre-ordered both that and Rebma. Guess I was a sucker in giving Erick my money... :))
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Panjumanju

#9
May 21, 2013, 01:55:15 AM
Quote from: finarvyn;655859Seriously? I never heard that they did that.

I paid for mine directly from Erick.

Are we talking about some kind of Amber-specific Tarot Deck of which I was previously unaware?

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Simon W

#10
May 21, 2013, 02:22:29 AM
The cover never really bothered me - can't say its great can't say its bad. I do prefer the French one though. And yes, The LoG&S one is pretty good too.

Sydius Mendoza

#11
May 21, 2013, 10:01:00 AM
Quote from: Panjumanju;656304Are we talking about some kind of Amber-specific Tarot Deck of which I was previously unaware?

//Panjumanju

Indeed. Check it out.
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/amber/
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finarvyn

#12
May 21, 2013, 03:38:15 PM
Quote from: Panjumanju;656304Are we talking about some kind of Amber-specific Tarot Deck of which I was previously unaware?
Overall, I wasn't that impressed. While the cards had names which were Amber specific, I didn't get the feeling that the artwork really reflected the characters of the books.

Plus, the directions were all in French and I can't read French. The best I could do is use a book in English about a generic Trump deck and combine that with the cards from the French deck.

I would have been a lot happier if Erick had taken the trumps from the rulebooks, had them colorized, and made into a deck for sale. I like the rulebook art better than the French deck art.
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Sydius Mendoza

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May 21, 2013, 06:25:21 PM
Quote from: finarvyn;656465Overall, I wasn't that impressed. While the cards had names which were Amber specific, I didn't get the feeling that the artwork really reflected the characters of the books.

Plus, the directions were all in French and I can't read French. The best I could do is use a book in English about a generic Trump deck and combine that with the cards from the French deck.

I would have been a lot happier if Erick had taken the trumps from the rulebooks, had them colorized, and made into a deck for sale. I like the rulebook art better than the French deck art.

I agree completely. I was so psyched when I heard "Amber" and "Tarot" in the same product description, that my mind completely glossed over the whole French aspect. I went looking for images, and was sadly disappointed. Not because it is 'en français'. I just hated the artwork. On the upside, searching for it is what brought me to aeclectic.net, which has proven to be an excellent resource for Trump inspiration.
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Croaker

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May 24, 2013, 01:41:08 PM
Quote from: finarvyn;656465I would have been a lot happier if Erick had taken the trumps from the rulebooks, had them colorized, and made into a deck for sale. I like the rulebook art better than the French deck art.
I'm on two minds on this.

On the one hand, I like florence magnin's art better. On the other hand, I think th original illustrations are truer to the source material.
 
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