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Post by AxeMental on Apr 7, 2005 10:46:15 GMT -5
What are your favorite cover illustrations for FRPGs excluding AD&D and D&D?
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Post by WSmith on Apr 7, 2005 10:52:50 GMT -5
That is a tough one. I am not really into the art of the other FRPG. Does HM count?  I like PHB and GMG covers. Except for the Troll Slayer Dwarf, I like the cover for the 1st version of WFRP. Back when Dragonquest was an SPI game, I liked the cover of the 2nd edition, where some barbarian-esque guy was holding a severed dragon's head. |
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Post by northrundicandus on Apr 7, 2005 11:34:28 GMT -5
I love the cover of Call of Cthulhu's Fearful Passages.
I wanted to post a scan of its cover, but I can't locate a decent image of it.
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Post by foster1941 on Apr 7, 2005 12:25:41 GMT -5
My all-time favorite rpg cover is definitely the original edition of Traveller:  No art, just evocative flavor text and sharp graphic design. Classiest.cover.ever. Other favorites include RuneQuest, 2nd edition  RuneQuest, 3rd edition  King Arthur Pendragon, 1st edition  MegaTraveller World Builder's Handbook  RuneQuest Borderlands boxed set  (crappy picture (the actual item is in color) but the best I could find) |
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Post by northrundicandus on Apr 7, 2005 12:32:13 GMT -5
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Post by Jerry Mapes on Apr 7, 2005 14:24:50 GMT -5
I have to agree completely on the TRaveller box. For some reason it really did grab me. The Pendragon cover as well as many of the other book covers for the game were relaly fantastic but i loved the arthurian themes.
The Ph and DMG for 1st ed AD&D are classic as well as the the D&DG and B/E boxset covers by Otus. We didnt play much B/E but the cover work was 90% of why i bought them.
The cover of the old CoC box and hardback (3rd ed) caught my eye as well. They were campy, but they had that 1930's pulp feel that screamed Weird Tales, of which I have always been a fan.
Granted theya re not RPGs but the Panzer Leader, Panzer Blitz, and Squad Leader boxes of the board wargames got me like Traveller. Real clean, heavy contrast yellow, black, and greysale minimal art.
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Post by dzubak on Apr 7, 2005 20:05:36 GMT -5
The 1st Edition box of Gamma World. Total apocalyptica! ;D
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Post by Mythmere on Apr 8, 2005 12:22:30 GMT -5
The Traveller cover, and I think there was an Elric game at one point that had an awesome picture of Elric's face on it.
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Post by BonesMcCoy on Apr 8, 2005 16:09:44 GMT -5
The newest edition of Stormbringer has a sweet cover.
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Post by AxeMental on Apr 8, 2005 16:37:36 GMT -5
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Post by BonesMcCoy on Apr 8, 2005 18:36:16 GMT -5
Yuppers
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I like PHB and GMG covers. 
