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Rolemaster / Re: Spell lista for a God
« Last post by pastaav on May 16, 2024, 04:36:46 PM »The ritual rules from RMU might be a good starting point.
There are plenty of books with smaller audiences and better art. Core Laws is a platinum seller. Assuming $2 from each copy went to art, that's an art budget of at least $2000. I've done more with less.
Well, I know ONE method to get excellent art for low cost. But you have ruled that out because… reasons, I guess.
But there are certainly others. I mean, you could use basically any ancient naturalistic drawing of landscapes, battles, etc, that is old enough to be public domain, and use or modify those. Just as one example.
Whatever. The question remains: Will we get halfway decent art in future books?
What do you imagine is going to change? Do you suppose sales will go through the roof and increase the art budget?
I expect after the core books are out, companions will have black and white interior art.
Examples please, with all the required relevant information for a fair comparison (see below).The 'problem' is pretty obvious. ICE isn't in a position to be paying higher end artists. Period.There are plenty of books with smaller audiences and better art. Core Laws is a platinum seller. Assuming $2 from each copy went to art, that's an art budget of at least $2000. I've done more with less.
It's not (only) about paying more for art.Who is publishing this book, who's in charge of it, what's their budget for it, what does the book cost, and how big is their target audience?
Look at the layout here.
https://imgur.com/a/14hOu4p
This is a random page, literally the first page I flipped to from the last pdf I had open.
See how the shape of the art has been incorporated into the column layout of the page? See how background textures have been used? See how there is a shadow from the dwarf which spills over into the page? This all gives it life and visual appeal. It's basic stuff at this point. Nothing to do with budget.
The problem in my opinion is the lack of a (good) art director and/or layout maven.The 'problem' is pretty obvious. ICE isn't in a position to be paying higher end artists. Period.
This isn't the ICE that had the MERP license, was in the top five RPG's, and paying people like Angus to do their covers and probably never will be. Constantly coming at them about art isn't going to do anything but dishearten people who are working for pennies. I don't mean to be a Richard... but everyone needs to get over it and move on. Worry about the substance of the RPG itself, you aren't flipping through the books while playing to admire the art, you're at a table playing the game itself.