Honestly, this could well be a review of Holmes itself.
I'll have to partially disagree with the niggles on Blueholme's art choices as I feel that, despite what's used, that what is used has seemingly more carefully and wisely chosen/placed as opposed to many other home-made rules sets that utilize such art and often randomly insert such art willy-nilly throughout. However, the cover artist being conscripted to interior art duties for Complete bodes well. No argument there. I'm looking forward to that. Perhaps a deal will be made for some of that art to be placed within an improved iteration of Prentice? After all, Holmes itself is surprisingly evocative with only a dozen or so bits of illustration. Heck, not just evocative, but iconic really.
Eric Norred that's kind of you to say. Art is surely a subjective beast. I don't dislike the art - I know Michael has thoughtfully curated it - I'm just a stickler for overall artistic consistency. I really do hope Prentice receives new art retroactively. And please don't get me wrong, it's a very tidy retroclone. Both mechanically and in terms of layout. It makes me want to roll some dice!
It may be of interest that the Compleat Rules are at long last in the proof-reading stage. Once the final layout is finished, the plan is still to crowdfund original interior art by several artists, although it will have to be able to compete with Mr Ford in terms of quality.
There could possibly even be a 'Known World' map or two by a splendidly skilled RPG cartographer who shall remain nameless until it happens.
I'd certainly like to conscript Mr Beaulieu for the Compleat Rules interior art, but I suspect I may have to pay him a fair market price. ;-)
It's very unlikely the Prentice Rules will be re-arted, though. The only reason they can be as cheap as they are (talking hard copies now) is because the art is free and I don't pay myself ... :-P
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ReplyDeleteHonestly, this could well be a review of Holmes itself.
I'll have to partially disagree with the niggles on Blueholme's art choices as I feel that, despite what's used, that what is used has seemingly more carefully and wisely chosen/placed as opposed to many other home-made rules sets that utilize such art and often randomly insert such art willy-nilly throughout. However, the cover artist being conscripted to interior art duties for Complete bodes well. No argument there. I'm looking forward to that. Perhaps a deal will be made for some of that art to be placed within an improved iteration of Prentice? After all, Holmes itself is surprisingly evocative with only a dozen or so bits of illustration. Heck, not just evocative, but iconic really.
Eric Norred that's kind of you to say. Art is surely a subjective beast. I don't dislike the art - I know Michael has thoughtfully curated it - I'm just a stickler for overall artistic consistency. I really do hope Prentice receives new art retroactively. And please don't get me wrong, it's a very tidy retroclone. Both mechanically and in terms of layout. It makes me want to roll some dice!
ReplyDeleteIt may be of interest that the Compleat Rules are at long last in the proof-reading stage. Once the final layout is finished, the plan is still to crowdfund original interior art by several artists, although it will have to be able to compete with Mr Ford in terms of quality.
ReplyDeleteThere could possibly even be a 'Known World' map or two by a splendidly skilled RPG cartographer who shall remain nameless until it happens.
I'd certainly like to conscript Mr Beaulieu for the Compleat Rules interior art, but I suspect I may have to pay him a fair market price. ;-)
It's very unlikely the Prentice Rules will be re-arted, though. The only reason they can be as cheap as they are (talking hard copies now) is because the art is free and I don't pay myself ... :-P
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