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classic 80's D&D fantasy art

Started by Darrin Kelley, June 24, 2018, 05:42:10 PM

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TheShadow

#45
July 01, 2018, 07:34:05 PM Last Edit: July 01, 2018, 07:36:24 PM by The_Shadow
Quote from: David Johansen;1046801I did have a line I was going to use in a science fiction game sometime, for an all female mercenary company.  "Sure, the armour's a bit silly, I could never fill those suckers out.  But, this is a male dominated industry, full of dumbass sexist pigs, and we want them to know who's kicking their asses."

What is a bigger cliche at this point - male gamers salivating over "boob windows" in 30-year old art, or male gamers proudly showing their "I'm one of the good guys" credentials by talking about female players/characters laying down the violence on uppity males in-game? Or is the latter just as much of a sexual fetish as the former?
You can shake your fists at the sky. You can do a rain dance. You can ignore the clouds completely. But none of them move the clouds.

- Dave "The Inexorable" Noonan solicits community feedback before 4e\'s release

Christopher Brady

#46
July 01, 2018, 07:54:16 PM
Quote from: The_Shadow;1046802What is a bigger cliche at this point - male gamers salivating over "boob windows" in 30-year old art, or male gamers proudly showing their "I'm one of the good guys" credentials by talking about female players/characters laying down the violence on uppity males in-game? Or is the latter just as much of a sexual fetish as the former?

The latter is trying to prove they're dating material to women who will never really want them.  But you know what?  ART!  By Julie Bell!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]2590[/ATTACH]

I don't know who did this:



BEASTMASTER!  The KING of 80's S&S cheese!

"And now, my friends, a Dragon\'s toast!  To life\'s little blessings:  wars, plagues and all forms of evil.  Their presence keeps us alert --- and their absence makes us grateful." -T.A. Barron[/SIZE]

David Johansen

#47
July 01, 2018, 08:00:16 PM
Quote from: The_Shadow;1046802What is a bigger cliche at this point - male gamers salivating over "boob windows" in 30-year old art, or male gamers proudly showing their "I'm one of the good guys" credentials by talking about female players/characters laying down the violence on uppity males in-game? Or is the latter just as much of a sexual fetish as the former?

Or, you know, just funny.  The problem is that people are all up in arms about the issue.  You can't not care, or think the whole issue is ridiculous, without being some kind of a monster.
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TheShadow

#48
July 01, 2018, 08:03:21 PM
Speaking of beastmastery, that odd 80s mini-fad, here's a little something I picked up from eBay, largely for the (possibly plagiarised) cover art.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2591[/ATTACH]
You can shake your fists at the sky. You can do a rain dance. You can ignore the clouds completely. But none of them move the clouds.

- Dave "The Inexorable" Noonan solicits community feedback before 4e\'s release

Pat

#49
July 01, 2018, 09:46:26 PM
Quote from: Christopher Brady;1046804The latter is trying to prove they're dating material to women who will never really want them.  
No, it's not.

Let's look at what started this pathetic little whinefest of yours. Mike the Mage said a hole in armor between your tits is daft/silly. Which it is. And then I mentioned that piece was used as the cover of a book, where the silliness became a minor plot point. I also later made a comment that the author of the book probably included that comment because they thought the cover art was inappropriate for the character.

Conclusion: You're a pathetic, whiny little bitch.

Krimson

#50
July 02, 2018, 09:19:27 AM
Quote from: Pat;1046750To be fair, that's lampshaded in the book. The redhead is Alias, from Azure Bonds, where it's explained that's a set of silly dress-up armor someone puts her in, not what she normally wears. Of course, they also made it a permanent part of her wardrobe, by enchanting it so it provides as much protection as armor without a target between her tits. So the lampshading ultimately just reinforces stupid.

Yeah anyone who read the book knows that, which was amusing.
"Anyways, I for one never felt like it had a worse \'yiff factor\' than any other system." -- RPGPundit

Pat

#51
July 02, 2018, 10:29:19 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.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]2591[/ATTACH]
I 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?

MonsterSlayer

#52
July 02, 2018, 02:17:27 PM
Chainmail tights... at least, no one is bitching about boob plate:

P.S. Long live King Elmore!

P.S.S. Damn, girl is fine!

MonsterSlayer

#53
July 02, 2018, 02:19:36 PM
Also, one of the rare moments in an RPG I almost cried:

MonsterSlayer

#54
July 02, 2018, 02:29:21 PM
I have a signed framed print of this in our parent cave. When I think invading evil army, this is what my mind conjures up:



And here are my ultimate advance scouts painted by Parkinson, I believe. I have a mint box of the Ral Partha miniatures that I keep for when I feel like I am of the level to paint them.  It turns out my eye sight might go before I ever feel that confident to paint them. Cataract surgery coming quickly.

Krimson

#55
July 02, 2018, 03:23:36 PM
If you really wanted to flip the boob plate trope on it's head, you could also have moob plate armor. :D
"Anyways, I for one never felt like it had a worse \'yiff factor\' than any other system." -- RPGPundit

Darrin Kelley

#56
July 02, 2018, 03:25:16 PM
Quote from: MonsterSlayer;1046909Also, one of the rare moments in an RPG I almost cried:

And the artist did it without either blood or gore.

The type of emotional impact that the image drew from you speaks to how great Elmore's work is.
 

Nerzenjäger

#57
July 02, 2018, 05:30:43 PM
"You play Conan, I play Gandalf.  We team up to fight Dracula." - jrients

S'mon

#58
July 02, 2018, 05:55:59 PM
Quote from: MonsterSlayer;1046908Chainmail tights... at least, no one is bitching about boob plate...

Oh you poor innocent summer child http://therpgpundit.blogspot.com/2014/08/can-you-engage-with-someone-who-thinks.html :D

Christopher Brady

#59
July 02, 2018, 06:06:43 PM
Quote from: Nerzenjäger;1046928

He's wearing less than she is!  But I'm sure someone has a problem with her...
"And now, my friends, a Dragon\'s toast!  To life\'s little blessings:  wars, plagues and all forms of evil.  Their presence keeps us alert --- and their absence makes us grateful." -T.A. Barron[/SIZE]
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