I get the goblin football heads and the coloured kobolds but I am sorry,the elves just look ridiculous. That picture of Ironbriar in pathfinder 2 is too much like a clown for mine.
I am almost through Pathfinder 1, but the elven ranger Shalelu has huge ears that I found just a bit too large. They look like some weird Final Fantasy creature. But it is just artwork and you can describe the elves with slightly smaller ears if you wish.
Pssst... (world of warcraft elves)
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Ironbriar's clothes is what really gets me. Uck. As for the ears, it's been said by several Paizo staff that Merisiel's are pretty much the length and angle they're going with for Golarion's elves. Shalelu's pic in issue #1 was before they'd quite pegged down the elf look. I believe there is going to be a new illustration of her in Pathfinder #3.
It turns out that elves vary in their ear length. This is passed on by the mother, like baldness. Some are really short and almost human-like while others would put Shalelu to shame.
I could do with smaller ears on the elves too. They should be a little longer than the ones in the PHB but they shouldn't look like they give a bonus on reach.
Stop reading our internal memos. :P
This just in (intercepted en route from Mike's desk): "Look into feasibility of blue hair for dwarves and red clown-noses for gnomes. -MM"
;P
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The art and silly looking ears has been brought up in thread after thread. Many can't stand the Japanimation-style freakiness, but those that do are very adamant about defending it. The bottom line is that the art doesn't affect the stories, which are glorious things (even if I want to take whiteout to the horrid artwork).
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The art and silly looking ears has been brought up in thread after thread. Many can't stand the cubist-style freakiness, but those that do are very adamant about defending it. The bottom line is that the art doesn't affect the stories, which are glorious things (even if I want to take whiteout to the horrid artwork).
Fixed (with an equally absurd art comparison). Seriously, if you're going to make art comparisons, choose something it's actually similar to (because anime/manga it ain't).
** spoiler omitted **
The answer to your spoiler is...here!
That wrascally Wabbit!
I'd schooner deal with a dwarf than those bunny eared elves!
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The art and silly looking ears has been brought up in thread after thread. Many can't stand the cubist-style freakiness, but those that do are very adamant about defending it. The bottom line is that the art doesn't affect the stories, which are glorious things (even if I want to take whiteout to the horrid artwork).Fixed (with an equally absurd art comparison). Seriously, if you're going to make art comparisons, choose something it's actually similar to (because anime/manga it ain't).
I lump whatever the art style in Pathfinder thus far is with Japanimation. It looks the same to me.
Hate to break it to you, but I also lump that same art in with used toilet paper. Why? Because it all looks the same to me.
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I lump whatever the art style in Pathfinder thus far is with Japanimation. It looks the same to me.
Hate to break it to you, but I also lump that same art in with used toilet paper. Why? Because it all looks the same to me.
Look, if you don't like the art in Pathfinder--cool with me. If you don't like anime/manga--I'm cool with that, too. But if you can't discern the obvious stylistic differences between the art in Pathfinder and this, then your opinion about art really doesn't amount to much.
Hate to break it to you, but I also lump that same art in with used toilet paper. Why? Because it all looks the same to me.
It's pretty cool you still subscribe to a publication you think looks like crap.
I am extremely disappointed with those who childishly refer to the elven ears as "bunny ears". As you should be aware, the elves are a people of ancient magical tradition and their ears reflect their magical potential. Rabbits are not known as creatures of any great magical power.
There are, however, creatures known for their mysterious ties to the Faerie, more appropriate as the inspiration of the eldritch elvish ears...
Elves do not have "bunny ears": Those are HARE ears.
I hope this settles the matter.
Everyone knows they're vestigial wings: elves are descended from vargouilles. To their great shame, they have lost the ability to fly and their heads have bizarre growths called "bodies".
Anybody seen Legend?
Or the Dark Crystal?
...
Anybody?
Anybody seen Legend?
Or the Dark Crystal?
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Anybody?
Yes and yes. I love those movies.
I am extremely disappointed with those who childishly refer to the elven ears as "bunny ears". As you should be aware, the elves are a people of ancient magical tradition and their ears reflect their magical potential. Rabbits are not known as creatures of any great magical power.
There are, however, creatures known for their mysterious ties to the Faerie, more appropriate as the inspiration of the eldritch elvish ears...
Elves do not have "bunny ears": Those are HARE ears.
I hope this settles the matter.
Well, all I can say about those elven ears is HARE they are!
As any grognard could tell you, the gaming experience is just not complete without something to mock mercilessly.
The new online Dungeon/Dragon/D&D Insider has chosen to give us articles worthy of mockery. The fine people calling the shots at WOTC are providing grist for our humor mill with their bizarre "playtest reports" for 4.0.
Obviously, Paizo's editorial staff, unwilling to be left behind in this burgeoning absurdist gaming movement, have decided that elven ears were the way to go.
I applaud their bold decision.
As any grognard could tell you, the gaming experience is just not complete without something to mock mercilessly.
The new online Dungeon/Dragon/D&D Insider has chosen to give us articles worthy of mockery. The fine people calling the shots at WOTC are providing grist for our humor mill with their bizarre "playtest reports" for 4.0.
Obviously, Paizo's editorial staff, unwilling to be left behind in this burgeoning absurdist gaming movement, have decided that elven ears were the way to go.
I applaud their bold decision.
Does this mean we will get a new WotC / Paizo mockumentary? Mike, Eric, Vic, or Cosmo. Can you answer that for us?
This being the second or third thread on the ears....
This is my second obscene post about the ears.
They're handles.
'Nuff said.
Anybody seen Legend?
Or the Dark Crystal?
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Anybody?
Yes...I have.
*Hangs head in shame*
In general, I like Paizo's style of artwork that seemed to sprang up the last year in Dungeons (I wasn't a big fan of Dragon, only buying three or four issues last year). While it does seem out of place for a fantasy game based off of medevil type societies, I found it personal, fresh, and just different. Although the elven ears are rather longish, I really love the artwork in the Pathfinder Adventure Path. I thought Age of worms artwork really, but I enjoyed Savage Tides artwork the most, especially how the demons seemed sinister, yet believable. "Hare" earred elves or not, I am glad you guys went with this artwork instead of traditional artwork. I don't know if it is anime or not, but I do know that I would place these pictures on my wall or purchase a Pathfinder poster anyday.
Hey, that may be a good item to sell, Pathfinder posters. I'd order one.
In general, I like Paizo's style of artwork that seemed to sprang up the last year in Dungeons...
[snip]
Hey, that may be a good item to sell, Pathfinder posters. I'd order one.
So would I - in an instant.
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It's pretty cool you still subscribe to a publication you think looks like crap.Agreed. Hate the art or not, thank you for your patronage. :)
As long as your text doesn't develop hare ears, I'm here to stay. I hate that I can't, in good concience, show my players the pictures of the people they meet for fear of ruining my game, but the story line is bar none.
As you should be aware, the elves are a people of ancient magical tradition and their ears reflect their magical potential.
Some call it "compensation". ; )
Indeed. I understand that some elves like fast carts or raised wagons too...
That's an interesting counterpoint to the lowland dwarves and their lowered carts, which have magical pistons that make them "bounce" as the blue-beards prefer to call it.
So what do the gnomes have? Sleek, low, finely-tuned, road-hugging carts...with racing stripes? ;-)
--Neil
As WotC would say, "What are Gnomes?"!
Poor WOTC (read sarcasm), "Gnobody gnomes the troubles they've seen."
Sorry, it's almost obligatory.