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Cover Art = Adventure !

Started by David R, December 17, 2006, 07:25:36 PM

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David R

December 17, 2006, 07:25:36 PM
So, has anyone else's adventures (highly likely) been sparked of by cover art from rpg magazines?

One of my D&D adventures was based on this cover:

http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showmagazine&magazineid=367

Think Pied Piper by way of Tarantino....

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#1
December 17, 2006, 07:31:23 PM
Dragon covers used to be so good for this.

I really regret that they've largely dropped the idea of depicting strange worlds and ambiguous characters in favor of basic character portraits and action scenes. Then, adding insult to injury, they cover most of those with obnoxious text blurbs.

Doesn't really fire the imagination so much.
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December 17, 2006, 07:56:56 PM
I agree that the Dragon Magazine covers were particularly good for this.

I thought this thread was about the cover art of Adventure!.  :)
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December 18, 2006, 06:39:39 AM
Not a magazine cover, but a book cover:

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December 18, 2006, 01:19:01 PM
Quote from: C.W.RichesonI agree that the Dragon Magazine covers were particularly good for this.

Indeed. For a while, I kept trying to come up with an adventure that wouldn't be cheesy based on the "chessboard" covers of Dragon in the 180s or thereabouts.
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December 18, 2006, 01:24:46 PM


RIFTS: Madhaven!
Pure adventure.
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#6
December 18, 2006, 02:31:51 PM
Quote from: Caesar SlaadIndeed. For a while, I kept trying to come up with an adventure that wouldn't be cheesy based on the "chessboard" covers of Dragon in the 180s or thereabouts.

#118?

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December 18, 2006, 02:53:22 PM
Quote from: Settembrini

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Forbidden...donut?
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#8
December 18, 2006, 03:01:47 PM
Somethin' about fights in the snow...I dig this:

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December 18, 2006, 03:33:07 PM
Quote from: Dr Rotwang!Forbidden...donut?

I got that message, but tried again and it showed up.
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#10
December 18, 2006, 03:33:58 PM
Quote from: Stuart#118?

That's one of 'em, but the one I was more specifically thinking of was same artist (Denis Beauvais) but had more action to it.

Edit: Guess I was off (actually, looking at the 180s, I can see the one I was confusing it with.) Three more are 83, 86 and 89:
http://paizo.com/store/magazines/dragon/issues/1984

Edit 2:
He's got a gallery:
http://www.denbeauvais.com/

Looks like those 4 are the only chess ones. Thought there were others.
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#11
December 18, 2006, 03:54:30 PM
Cool -- I had (have?) Issue #86 as well.  Finding back issues of Dragon was so cool back in the '80s, before there was any Internet to speak of.

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#12
December 18, 2006, 04:20:52 PM
Quote from: Caesar SlaadI got that message, but tried again and it showed up.
Got it. Hey!  Take out the 'bot and I see a Traveller scenario!
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#13
December 18, 2006, 05:58:13 PM
Quote from: Dr Rotwang!Not a magazine cover, but a book cover:


Any kind of cover is cool. I mean I always thought that a rpg rule book cover should tell you something about the game, but if it also inspires you to create an adventure (I mean you read the friggin' book and then are inspired by it's cover to create an adventure using the system you just read) that's like whisky with your coffee...

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December 18, 2006, 06:17:26 PM
Quote from: David R....that's like whisky with your coffee...
Gaaaah!  

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