Happy 40th Anniversary to Dungeons and Dragons

[Deuce Traveler]

I just wanted to say that Dungeons and Dragons just hit 40. Yahoo has a nice article about it:

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/happy-40th-birthday-dungeons-dragons-214544046.html

PC Gamer also is celebrating with its top 10 D&D video games:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2429915,00.asp

They put Neverwinter Nights in there because some of their staffers must be morons, but props for them adding the Temple of Elemental Evil.

I've been playing since 1984 as a young lad of 8. I may not like the newer versions, but I am very happy that the game exists in any form and is still providing enjoyment to so many fans.

Now if we can only get a decent movie...

 

[WetWorks]

Yeah, that must a happy birthday indeed. Without d&d ...well, you know the drill.

Never been a favorite of mine, but the red box got me started, and i've played both 2nd and a shitton of 3.x edition.

Thx bros.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Thanks to DnD we also have Pathfinder.
Which I enjoy more.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

I have a soft spot for BECMI DnD, but out of the more modern versions I do agree that Pathfinder is the best designed and supported.

One of the nice thing about the 3rd party publisher glut is all the free downloadable content for DnD, Pathfinder, and other games out there.

http://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?se...facturers_id=522&pfrom=0&pto=0&page=1&sort=4a

 

[bussinrounds]

That Pathfinder artwork looks too cartoony. Something that I didn't like about the newer versions of d&d either.

I remember going into the bookstore after not having messed with d&d since the 80s and facepalming when looking through the monster manual. Like they really took that satanic shit to heart and went the complete opposite direction with it.

 

[Rahdulan]

There's some truth in that.

 

[Misconnected]

To be fair, the Something Something The Third guy (yeah, I only remember the exceptionally poncy bit of his name) that illustrated AD&D was about as accomplished as the average 3 year old spastic. Unholy fuck that "art" was terrible.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Meh, I got no beef with Pathfinder Art.

 

[Excidium]

To be fair, the Something Something The Third guy (yeah, I only remember the exceptionally poncy bit of his name) that illustrated AD&D was about as accomplished as the average 3 year old spastic. Unholy fuck that "art" was terrible.

Eat shit

 

[Akasen]

Guys, calm the fuck down. Can we agree that Vampire: The Masquerade had some of the shittiest art ever in the 90's?

 

[deuxhero]

Meh, I got no beef with Pathfinder Art.

Depends on the artist, which they use many, really.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

IPC Gamer also is celebrating with its top 10 D&D video games:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2429915,00.asp

They put Neverwinter Nights in there because some of their staffers must be morons, but props for them adding the Temple of Elemental Evil

They didn't mention Mask of the Betrayer. Those stupid fucking cunts.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

Do you guys know that WotC has reprinted the 1st and 2nd edition?
Including this:
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd/products/dndacc/45390000

 

[Misconnected]

Eat shit

Do you seriously think the internal illustrations in the original AD&D PHB/DMG were good?

I'm talking about stuff like this.

EDIT: I seem to remember the guy (I want to call him David Cumberpatrch The 3rd, but that's not quite right) actually did the cover illustrations too, for the first printing of the books. And they weren't much better than the dragon I just uploaded. Which, by the way, was the first internal illustration in the DMG and not some especially horrendous example I cherry-picked.

 

[Excidium]

Yes it looks awesome.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

Also:
http://www.robhruppel.com/gallery-10-fantasy-art/single-gallery/3461479

Both from AD&D 2nd ed either PHB or DMG.

 

[Alex]

The dragon Misconnected posted may not be awesome, or even great, but I will take it any day of the week over anything on 3E.I haven't read Pathfinder much to see if it is the same, but I seem to remember it just continues the trend.

 

[Misconnected]

Both from AD&D 2nd ed either PHB or DMG.

Please note I wasn't talking about 2e. Not all the artwork in the material for that line was pure awesomesauce (the Complete Books of, for example), but a of it was (Darksun and PlaneScape in particular).

I'm not terribly familiar with D&D3e and onwards, but at least the core books had vastly better art than AD&D1e.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Eat shit

Do you seriously think the internal illustrations in the original AD&D PHB/DMG were good?

Yes.

This last pic is from the 1st Edition DM Screen. Here's the full picture:

Even David Sutherland III, who you don't admire, had his good moments:

 

[Misconnected]

... Whatever floats your boat, I guess. I think every one of those pics are terrible :D

 

[Caim]

For some reason I rather like having the gods play bigger roles in my campaigns, so I'm a huge sucker for stuff like the Deities and Demigods. Too bad they were kinda abandoned after 3e: there were a few things on the gods in 4e like the story of Bane and his kickass art. But regarding the last Deits and Dems I have to wonder if they knew what they were going with when drawing up art for Loki, the god of trickery and deceit:

I mean come on.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

The smile looks almost friendly. No, I'm not buying that this dude is Loki.

 

[Awor Szurkrarz]

Eat shit

Do you seriously think the internal illustrations in the original AD&D PHB/DMG were good?

Yes.

This last pic is from the 1st Edition DM Screen. Here's the full picture:

Even David Sutherland III, who you don't admire, had his good moments:

Are you the Grognardia dude?

 

[Dwemer Puzzle Box]

Can we agree that Vampire: The Masquerade had some of the shittiest art ever in the 90's?

No, but we can agree that DiTerlizzi's arts are best of the motherfucking best.

To be fair, the Something Something The Third guy (yeah, I only remember the exceptionally poncy bit of his name) that illustrated AD&D was about as accomplished as the average 3 year old spastic. Unholy fuck that "art" was terrible.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Eat shit

Do you seriously think the internal illustrations in the original AD&D PHB/DMG were good?

Yes.

This last pic is from the 1st Edition DM Screen. Here's the full picture:

Even David Sutherland III, who you don't admire, had his good moments:

Are you the Grognardia dude?

No, but I followed his site closely.