tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6279271713250230235..comments2024-03-19T05:48:34.142-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: AD&D Reprint Covers?James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88450850134626631062012-02-04T02:34:01.626-05:002012-02-04T02:34:01.626-05:00The original cover art red dragon? Man, you know t...The original cover art red dragon? Man, you know those trolls hung out undergound because they feared that he would either roast their green butts, or just fall on them. He sort of hovered...LawfulGoodNecromancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385410215722741913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86943980050689579582012-02-02T08:20:19.261-05:002012-02-02T08:20:19.261-05:00What's shocking to me is that this PHB mockup ...What's shocking to me is that this PHB mockup is almost identical to the mockup for the new Hackmaster PHB (posted on their website & available for pre-order since October, I think...). Biggest difference is that the HM book will be a real leather cover.<br /><br />http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_94&products_id=779<br /><br /><br />And note the Hackmaster Hacklopedia of Beasts (their MM), available since last summer:<br /><br />http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_94&products_id=751Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173325915401461710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34964839184303973982012-01-31T11:05:48.003-05:002012-01-31T11:05:48.003-05:00I wish they'd redraw the red dragon on the Mon...I wish they'd redraw the red dragon on the Monster Manual cover... it was always really goofy-looking-- I'll definitely say that about modern-style art, it makes more serious, threatening-looking monsters.Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20124339081949971452012-01-30T17:01:23.079-05:002012-01-30T17:01:23.079-05:00Personally I'm just stoked that they're re...Personally I'm just stoked that they're re-releasing the books in the first place. How long has it been since you've cracked open a brand new book to read G. Gygax's brand of prose? Remember the smell of the book? The feel of the pages?<br /><br />It's been awhile for me and I for one am glad to get the opportunity to relive that small part of my past.mntnjeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09376768960933570936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61493951362290032732012-01-30T04:58:51.954-05:002012-01-30T04:58:51.954-05:00These look fine to me too. A lot of the old art ha...These look fine to me too. A lot of the old art has a charm about it that helps to create the 'feel' of the game.Pete Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438651595079082035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-12498562033043603822012-01-30T02:44:58.650-05:002012-01-30T02:44:58.650-05:00There are amazing graphic designs that could be a ...<i>There are amazing graphic designs that could be a part of the branding of these books ... but these are not them.</i><br />Indeed, it's just lazy.Gavin Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362875699031245377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-64459312356393092542012-01-30T01:53:16.868-05:002012-01-30T01:53:16.868-05:00Sorry, I wasn't being clear. I don't mind ...Sorry, I wasn't being clear. I don't mind something made out of a leather like material. I dislike photographs of leather, metal, jewels, etc. printed on a board, it is bad design. Think of an old microwave with the wood texture printed on it. There are amazing graphic designs that could be a part of the branding of these books ... but these are not them.Gullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106198769839021134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73928160252075705952012-01-29T23:34:55.652-05:002012-01-29T23:34:55.652-05:00They look rather nice IMO.They look rather nice IMO.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-22833632050765498682012-01-29T17:41:15.586-05:002012-01-29T17:41:15.586-05:00Agreed!Agreed!Chris#6https://www.blogger.com/profile/08305925037284931371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-44179014158550671402012-01-29T16:10:25.658-05:002012-01-29T16:10:25.658-05:00I hope the brown isn't so dark, maybe it'l...I hope the brown isn't so dark, maybe it'll be more of a chestnut. I'll keep my fingers crossed....Slerotinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380856875385278812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52040978555875693162012-01-29T14:57:56.864-05:002012-01-29T14:57:56.864-05:00Point taken. Sometimes I get frustrated by AD&...Point taken. Sometimes I get frustrated by AD&D's haphazard organization but it is certainly true that a better organized AD&D would somehow be less interesting.Blayne Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330429093758634994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77142220243977102962012-01-29T14:31:00.285-05:002012-01-29T14:31:00.285-05:00OMG people! Really? Your bitching about the covers...OMG people! Really? Your bitching about the covers? A good chunk of the OSR have been hoping for YEARS something would like this happen and there are some people that STILL bitch.<br /><br />IT's a f*cking cover! Get over it!blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205963961656803303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-39880427230776279022012-01-29T14:18:36.028-05:002012-01-29T14:18:36.028-05:00Interesting question and answer at 26:10 concernin...Interesting question and answer at 26:10 concerning the back catalog of D&D products (1E modules, Basic modules, etc.) and whether WoTC will make it available to fans in the future. "I believe we're sitting on a goldmine," the host says...and for the rest of the answer you'll have to watch the video..;Pradnoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006466605445207729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65782891556529669832012-01-29T13:26:08.639-05:002012-01-29T13:26:08.639-05:00Was this reply to the wrong message? Or?
I mean th...Was this reply to the wrong message? Or?<br />I mean they have re-scanned a printed book in order to make the pages inside this edition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-72462250368692467812012-01-29T12:09:35.455-05:002012-01-29T12:09:35.455-05:00Judging from the presentation at DXP, the covers w...Judging from the presentation at DXP, the covers will pretty much look like what is presented above.<br /><br />"This is not the final look, there will still be a little bit of tinkering, and the ... you see along the bottom there, that's just going to be a band, a cardboard belly band, I guess that's what they call them. That can be removed after purchase." --Mike MearlsRandom Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200875405900408519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-55274215847833835832012-01-29T11:28:54.060-05:002012-01-29T11:28:54.060-05:00I hope those are just mock-ups. I want to see a f...I hope those are just mock-ups. I want to see a full original piece of artwork on each cover, "nod" or otherwise. I already have the originals, I want to see something new....maybe by Otus!Slerotinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380856875385278812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78400604026212046882012-01-29T10:37:07.401-05:002012-01-29T10:37:07.401-05:00Damned if you do or damned if you don't, but e...Damned if you do or damned if you don't, but either way I really like them. I just hope the binding is good.I.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04345074915911014741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71863485328178026492012-01-29T09:32:50.522-05:002012-01-29T09:32:50.522-05:00There is a video that shows the seminar with the s...There is a video that shows the seminar with the slide of the mock-up covers over on vimeo. I am putting together a blog post concerning it and the covers.<br /><br /><a href="http://randomwizard.blogspot.com/2012/01/about-1e-advanced-dungeons-and-dragons.html" rel="nofollow">http://randomwizard.blogspot.com/2012/01/about-1e-advanced-dungeons-and-dragons.html</a>Random Wizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16200875405900408519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31044025256942117302012-01-29T08:20:06.965-05:002012-01-29T08:20:06.965-05:00those look ok to me. Much better than I was afrai...those look ok to me. Much better than I was afraid they might look...Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00323022731513484213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2229422045754298572012-01-29T07:59:11.703-05:002012-01-29T07:59:11.703-05:00Yeah, but if you were expecting a pile of dog crap...Yeah, but if you were expecting a pile of dog crap created by people who don't even like/play AD&D, then you're probably pretty happy with this simple nod to the original. See?Chainsawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13795026553408942707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73556230910049482652012-01-29T04:01:52.695-05:002012-01-29T04:01:52.695-05:00They are made from scans. This isn’t a show-stoppe...They are made from scans. This isn’t a show-stopper in and of itself. Just news, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84834333194656640412012-01-29T04:01:33.483-05:002012-01-29T04:01:33.483-05:00Yeah agreed... it's the thing that made the 3r...Yeah agreed... it's the thing that made the 3rd edition books (which I never bought) look super tacky to me. A complete waste of cover space IMO :(Gavin Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362875699031245377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25382665722918656112012-01-29T03:52:36.700-05:002012-01-29T03:52:36.700-05:00Really really hope these won’t be photo of leather...Really really hope these won’t be photo of leather à la 3ʳᵈ ed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84998235691378479222012-01-29T03:44:41.167-05:002012-01-29T03:44:41.167-05:00Not a big fan. I'd prefer a re-imagining of th...Not a big fan. I'd prefer a re-imagining of the original covers...if it were something like Mullen did with the S&W Core then I'd be ecstatic.Mallius Vanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017597212038657943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75476463179778826362012-01-29T02:29:44.701-05:002012-01-29T02:29:44.701-05:00Upon re-reading my post, I can see where it looks ...Upon re-reading my post, I can see where it looks like I could be implying that there *isn't* an Index(a notoriously *not* 'comprehensive' Index, in many fan circles), in addition to joking about the *idea* of consulting one while perusing Gygax's masterworks.(Which really ARE entertaining, if not enlightening, on occasion, if you randomly pick a section and start reading. No joke intended or implied on that one.) Thanks for pointing that out!velaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689908090884198784noreply@blogger.com