tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post6227091422077153443..comments2024-03-25T09:49:58.194+09:00Comments on What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse...: Mentzer Basic Cover to Cover: What Comes Next/Character ClassesDennis Laffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-67063467703827142102013-12-23T23:08:12.370+09:002013-12-23T23:08:12.370+09:00Those character portraits seems way too old to be ...Those character portraits seems way too old to be first level. But, I never liked the BECMI artwork. It lacked the fantastic elements of earlier art. Hedgehobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606283586332210195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-87609540735869671972013-12-21T23:53:24.966+09:002013-12-21T23:53:24.966+09:00Yeah, I always had trouble finding the page number...Yeah, I always had trouble finding the page numbers in the border with the RC. And yeah, I'd pay good money for a BECMI/RC reprint that used original BECMI art. Wouldn't bother me if they through in the Otus/Willingham/Sutherland art from BX as well as the Elmore/Easley/Holloway stuff from BECMI.<br /><br />And yeah, Aleena the Cleric was hot. BARGLE!!! Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5255299705122830812.post-42214372852291040852013-12-21T18:37:44.393+09:002013-12-21T18:37:44.393+09:00Yeah, the art in the Mentzer box really IS D&D...Yeah, the art in the Mentzer box really IS D&D for me. I remember spending hours pouring through the books over and over just taking in the art. Not to get too pervy, but the Cleric in the tutorial was smoking... she filled out her chainmail quite well.<br /><br />The other boxes were also quite awesome art-wise. The Expert set's Vampire illustration is forever etched in my mind. The artist really nailed that one. The hair, the mouth (looked like it would be awesome at sucking lifesblood... full lips... muscular jaws). The illustration's eyes also suggested the creature's hypnotic abilities. Very cool stuff.<br /><br />I know this will sound weird, but I'd love to see a re-release of this generation (BECMI) as a single streamlined volume (perhaps with some Compendium stuff thrown in). To me, the Compendium was cool but way too dry. The graphic design and the art also very sub-par compared to the boxed sets. I remember the page numbers being exceptionally poor graphically, same font as the body text and were they even bolded?xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335534972843325213noreply@blogger.com