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From: Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Venger, Warduke and Skylla on DMG 2024 cover, PHB.
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:32:22 -0700
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https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/3710000?pid=DB3710000

I like the cover at least.  No idea what's in the book.  Nice depiction 
of Venger and Warduke, this might be my favorite DMG cover now, though 
I've still got a soft spot for the 1e Efreeti (which I didn't even 
realize was an Efreeti until years and years later when I found out on 
the internet, thought it was a demon of some sort, even though I played 
& ran 1e since it came out.)

If they're coming from the cartoon, you'd think they'd put Dungeonmaster 
on the cover for the Dungeon Master's Guide.  I get it though, he's not 
particularly interesting.  I suppose they're considering Dungeonmaster 
is the one holding the book.

Skylla I'd never heard of, apparently she just appeared as an action 
figure (I remember the Warduke action figure was popular, I really 
wanted him, but saved my money for things of actual use, I was a bit 
beyond the target age at the time too.)


The PHB on the other hand seems rather boring in comparison:

https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/category/3709000?pid=DB3709000

I don't think it's the PCs from the cartoon, if it is they've been 
changed so much as to be unrecognizable, and I've no idea if they're 
pulled from somewhere.  It's an action pose, but I can't tell what's 
supposed to be going on, just sort of a Charlie's Angels pose with a 
vague (yellow?) dragon behind and a red one's back of the head in front, 
and a lizard man off to one side roaring.

I never liked the 5e one either, at least it appears one of the 
characters is fighting the giant that's dominating the picture.  The 
other PC just seems to be staring off into space on the right, and 
there's a vague flying creature behind the giant.

The demon idol 1e cover is by far my favorite. It shows the party 
cleaning up after a fight getting treasure, which tells a much better 
tale even though there's no action in the picture other than what the 
PCs are doing, which is quite well readable.

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-Justisaur

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