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post Aug 1 2006, 08:49 AM
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Woo hoo
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post Aug 1 2006, 09:13 AM
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Nice art :) And it will be hardcover :) (missed the fact before)
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post Aug 1 2006, 09:14 AM
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Old. Woo hoo. ;)
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post Aug 1 2006, 09:59 AM
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With respect, I posted first. Check your timestamps!

Yes, it does look nice.
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post Aug 1 2006, 10:02 AM
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Me stupid!! :rotfl:

I owe you a drink if you ever make it to my part of Germany.
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post Aug 1 2006, 10:07 AM
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Well pour me out a Doppelbock- I'm packing the car! ;)
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post Aug 1 2006, 11:07 AM
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The cover art is pretty fucking cool.
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post Aug 1 2006, 11:13 AM
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Yeah.

@Witness: you're coming to Germany? Cool :) Have to introduce you into the mighty Astra-cult then ;)
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post Aug 1 2006, 11:21 AM
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Sorry I was joking. Not planning any trips to Germany for a while, but if I do I may well let you guys know! And if anyone's coming to the UK (Leicester), I'll happily say hi as well.

The cover is indeed spot on. The guy on the right looks a fair bit like the combat mage in the main book- shame his tats aren't glowing this time.
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post Aug 1 2006, 11:59 AM
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I'm not sure how I feel about that plant spirit image considering it's the same artist who drew that horrible picture on p.99 of System Failure.
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post Aug 1 2006, 12:22 PM
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Wow, that is some nice cover art. I really approve.
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post Aug 1 2006, 12:26 PM
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I'm not sure how I feel about that plant spirit image considering it's the same artist who drew that horrible picture on p.99 of System Failure.

Ah, there are other, far worse pics. I like the plant image, it reminded me a little of Jeff Laubensteins works.
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post Aug 1 2006, 01:04 PM
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I am only nitpicking because I care, but does the cover look a little like a (GASP!) D&D book due to the font, or is it just me?
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post Aug 1 2006, 01:16 PM
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The cover art is pretty fucking cool.

Agreed, I really like the way it looks. The lighting effect from the lightning is nice.

I'm also digging the Shadowrun logo running down the side of the book instead of along the top. It's a bit different from pretty much every other RPG cover design :)

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post Aug 1 2006, 01:19 PM
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I am only nitpicking because I care, but does the cover look a little like a (GASP!) D&D book due to the font, or is it just me?

Maybe a little, but I think that's mostly because D&D has used damn near every type of font over the years that evokes any sort of mystical or fantasy imagery.

That type of font works for a book about magic, IMO. I'd expect the fonts for the titles to Unwired, Augmentation, etc to all be a bit more tech or futuristic looking. :]

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post Aug 1 2006, 01:32 PM
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I'm also digging the Shadowrun logo running down the side of the book instead of along the top. It's a bit different from pretty much every other RPG cover design :)

kinda reminds me of witchcraft...

looking forward to this book!
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post Aug 1 2006, 01:36 PM
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QUOTE (SL James @ Aug 1 2006, 06:07 AM)
The cover art is pretty fucking cool.

Agreed, I really like the way it looks. The lighting effect from the lightning is nice.

I'm also digging the Shadowrun logo running down the side of the book instead of along the top. It's a bit different from pretty much every other RPG cover design :)

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Yeah, doesn't look a thing like the World of Darkness covers. No not at all.
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post Aug 1 2006, 01:41 PM
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QUOTE (Bull @ Aug 1 2006, 01:16 PM)
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The cover art is pretty fucking cool.

Agreed, I really like the way it looks. The lighting effect from the lightning is nice.

I'm also digging the Shadowrun logo running down the side of the book instead of along the top. It's a bit different from pretty much every other RPG cover design :)

Bull

Yeah, doesn't look a thing like the World of Darkness covers. No not at all.

Heh, do they do that? Don;t really actively play any of the WoD stuff (Did a brief game when the WoD corebook came out a couple years ago), and don;t own any of the books, so... <shrug> Don;t really pay attention to what the books look like.

*goes Googling*

Hey, we borrowed some concepts of their system, and improved upon them. Why not do the same with their covers? ;)

Ahh well. Still nice design element.

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post Aug 1 2006, 01:58 PM
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Hey, we borrowed some concepts of their system, and improved upon them.

Really? Didn't notice it until now. :rotfl:
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post Aug 1 2006, 02:41 PM
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Very, very nice cover art. Possibly the best Ive ever seen for Shadowrun. That's the kind of cover that sells not only the book, but the core rulebook next to it on the shelf. Can't wait to pick this one up.
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post Aug 1 2006, 03:13 PM
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Wow, that's some amazing art. The new cover design is (IMHO) much better too.
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post Aug 1 2006, 03:37 PM
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I am very pleased by what I have seen. And I am glad it will be hardcover.

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post Aug 1 2006, 04:00 PM
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I'm glad they went with something different than the Occult Investigator picture that they showed being the cover for a while. I was afraid they would stick with that. I'm not really a fan of some of the runner pics in the core rulebook but the ones in SR3 book were worse. Not that I could do better.
Yeah, that plant spirit pic needs to go.
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post Aug 1 2006, 04:41 PM
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I'm a fan of the cover art, though I am curious...what is the device on each of their belts?
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post Aug 1 2006, 04:45 PM
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QUOTE (Samaels Ghost)
I'm glad they went with something different than the Occult Investigator picture that they showed being the cover for a while. I was afraid they would stick with that. I'm not really a fan of some of the runner pics in the core rulebook but the ones in SR3 book were worse. Not that I could do better.
Yeah, that plant spirit pic needs to go.

I kinda like the plant spirit pic :)

As for the cover, because of the way solicitations for places like Amazon work, often the solicitation has to be in well before any cover art is done. Almost every SR book to come down the pipe has had placeholder art for a while before the real cover gets posted.

Barring some wierd circumstance, you should never see any art duplication for a Shadowrun Cover. Interior art, occasionally, but cover art? No. :)

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