classic 80's D&D fantasy art

Mike the Mage · July 02, 2018, 06:10:17 PM

Quote from: S'mon;1046931Oh you poor innocent summer child http://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/2014/08/can-you-engage-with-someone-who-thinks.html

I read the coversation that Pundit linked to after clining on the url

Proper Millie Tant! Bwahahahahahaha!

TheShadow · July 02, 2018, 08:30:10 PM

Quote from: Pat;1046870I don't think they copied any specific piece of art, but yes even without the title the inspiration is 100% obvious. Out of curiosity, who's the publisher?

It was produced in 1983 by "Roll-for-your-life" - it's the only product they produced, according to RPGGeek.

MonsterSlayer · July 02, 2018, 08:54:15 PM

Quote from: S'mon;1046931Oh you poor innocent summer child http://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/2014/08/can-you-engage-with-someone-who-thinks.html

No, I meant that specific picture had no boob plate. For all the realists, you would think they would be equally upset by skin tight chain.

For the record, I am pro-boob plate.
I am pro boobs in fantasy art.
I am pro man boob.
I am pro woman boob.
I am pro woman boob pressed against man boob.

This is what is missing in fantasy art.
Along with skin tight chain mail.

Armchair Gamer · July 02, 2018, 09:52:22 PM

Quote from: The_Shadow;1046949It was produced in 1983 by "Roll-for-your-life" - it's the only product they produced, according to RPGGeek.

And so obscure it's not even listed in Heroic Worlds.

Christopher Brady · July 03, 2018, 04:49:48 AM

I am finding this thread's lack of pictures disturbing.

Kuroth · July 03, 2018, 06:03:11 AM

Some favorite back in the day Role Aids (Mayfair) adventure/campaigns for AD&D 1 from the 80s that had fun covers too.

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S'mon · July 03, 2018, 06:35:36 AM

Here's one from 1987 I'm running right now

For the second time - first ran it in 3e ca 2003. Love the John Blanche art!

Kuroth · July 04, 2018, 12:46:22 AM

Those Gamemaster modules really were nice ones alright. The second one Find the Lady was by Graeme Davis, for example. Fun covers and interior over all too.

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The rights reverted to Graeme, and he has the module Find the Lady for free to download.
https://graemedavis.wordpress.com/freebies/

Nerzenjäger · July 04, 2018, 07:19:30 AM

CoC occasionally had some great art in the 80s and 90s. That was before colour stuff and all the photo manipulation.

From Escape from Innsmouth:
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Mike the Mage · July 04, 2018, 07:27:57 AM

3rd edition had some great colour plates

And the original Dreamlands stuff was AMAZING!

Pat · July 04, 2018, 09:50:36 AM

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I like that one. Still sword & sorcery, but with more of a frozen Barsoom or that icy world of Erekose feel than the more typical Conan -- the ornate ice skiff implies a sophisticated and perhaps ancient civilization, the pose and furs suggest romance instead of victims in need of rescue, and multiple moons imply an alien world. It's familiar, but with a different vibe.

Kuroth · July 04, 2018, 08:41:06 PM

That's a cool adventure/campaign item, like many of the better RoleAids booklets, with special rule additions, equipment, encapsulated setting, classes, etcetera. Elves in the title is a two edged sword, but other than that, pretty awesome overall. Not everything RoleAids was great, though. I didn't care for RoleAids' Fez series of adventures, for example.

Chaosiums interior illustrations for their multi-game releases, including AD&D and D&D, were pretty great and often of the more tripy type of thing, like some of the panels in Thieves World.

RPGPundit · July 07, 2018, 06:17:10 AM

Quote from: The_Shadow;1046806Speaking of beastmastery, that odd 80s mini-fad, here's a little something I picked up from eBay, largely for the (possibly plagiarised) cover art.
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Well, that's a new one to me.