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Marzio Muscedere wrote:Limited edition gold foil DCC demon-skull logo cover!!! Why? Because I cant find one of these anywhere. I might actually find the holy grail before I find one of these.
Then you could sell it to buy a gold foil cover in the aftermarket... Might just about cover one.
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Great ideas, everyone! Keep 'em coming.
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Marzio Muscedere wrote:Limited edition gold foil DCC demon-skull logo cover!!! Why? Because I cant find one of these anywhere. I might actually find the holy grail before I find one of these.
That's the point of the limited edition. But I would be happy to see the demon-skull logo cover too. How about doing it in silver this time? Or bone white. Or gore red. Or black as the Judge's soul.
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Ravenheart87 wrote:
Marzio Muscedere wrote:Limited edition gold foil DCC demon-skull logo cover!!! Why? Because I cant find one of these anywhere. I might actually find the holy grail before I find one of these.
That's the point of the limited edition. But I would be happy to see the demon-skull logo cover too. How about doing it in silver this time? Or bone white. Or gore red. Or black as the Judge's soul.
Black leather cover, with the skull logo simply pressed into the leather, no added colors or effects... 8)
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Ravenheart87 wrote:
Marzio Muscedere wrote:Limited edition gold foil DCC demon-skull logo cover!!! Why? Because I cant find one of these anywhere. I might actually find the holy grail before I find one of these.
That's the point of the limited edition. But I would be happy to see the demon-skull logo cover too. How about doing it in silver this time? Or bone white. Or gore red. Or black as the Judge's soul.
Yes...any of those are a great idea. That way it will also distinguish itself from the original limited edition one.
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Some more thoughts 8)
I recently got the Jeff Easley version.
As a new ltd.ed would basically have the same content I would be interested in it if it came with some nice bling (cool cover, slipcase etc).
However, my interest would increase a lot if it came with some extra content.
This does not have to be new content. It could be existing DCC content with a new cover, or old content converted to DCC (again with a nice cover).
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I'd love an Erol Otus cover designed to look like a third in the progression of the D&D basic/expert sets.
I think would send a great message about what DCCRPG is designed to be.

As an aside I'd love the art folios from the past printings made available for sale on the website.
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FirstEdition cover with the world tour poster images plastered on there like old timey travel trunk stamps.
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This is quite ambitious, I admit...
A wrap around cover by Doug Kovacs depicting Appendix N authors and early RPG creators, writers and artists as members of a large 0 level adventure party. The background would be a fantasy adventure setting, possibly inspired by a significant early D&D module. Goodman Games could involve gamers in the project by soliciting fans to enter names and/or vote on who is to be featured in the painting.

Inside the end pages would be a single color reproduction of the painting with a small area for a Who's Who list. Although, the area could be left blank and Goodman Games could have an ID contest. Correctly guess 95% or more of the people featured in the painting and get rewarded a limited edition foil printed sticker signed by Doug. Everyone else gets a regular, unsigned sticker.

It would be awesome if Jon Peterson could write an article for the rule book appendix describing the influence each of the authors had on various designers, writers and artists. Although, this would make identification easier, without photos it would still be a challenge.

Otherwise, I'd love to see the demon skull cover reprinted, but in copper not silver...or PINK! My daughter would love that. it's her favorite color (and it matches Jobe's convention hair).

I also agree with numerous others who have mentioned including a few new 0 level funnels.
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I forgot to say, the sticker would fit in the blank area of the end page and lists the names of all in the painting.

Post contest, the sticker could be slipped into new copies of the book being shipped.
Info could be available online for others to print out the sticker after the contest ends.
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Please redo the really uninspiring gods list for the cleric and add one small paragraph per deity.

If you really redo it and add some kick arse Gods.....redo the front cover to show the gods standing around a game board moving pieces on it that look like player characters.
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Gameogre wrote:Please redo the really uninspiring gods list for the cleric and add one small paragraph per deity.

If you really redo it and add some kick arse Gods.....redo the front cover to show the gods standing around a game board moving pieces on it that look like player characters.
Yes a redo of the gods would be great. You could drop the 0 level adventure to make room. This is one of the most complained about parts of the whole book. It would keep me from having to carry around extra books on gods and patrons.
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Updated Foil edition cover (this time in silver) with errata, index, etc. I may even buy two...
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I could use some kind of "road signs" in the spells section. When I'm flipping through looking for a specific spell, I'm not sure which way to go. If there was a header reading "Cleric Level 2 Spells" I think it would be clearer that level 3 cleric spells are toward the back and wizard spells are to the front. Thanks!
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I would like to see:

1) thumb index or indentions like a dictionary or old Bible with the chapters printed on it. Also, a division between clerical and wizard spells.

2) better index

3) more patrons

4) more monsters

5) a different 0 level adventure

6) Erol Otis, Peter Mullen, Gary Chalk (Lone Wolf), Ian McCaig (Fighting Fantasy), or Barry Windsor-Smith (70s Conan) cover. The last three would be really neat because they would still be old school but not just DnD artists.
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fuel wrote:
6) Erol Otis, Peter Mullen, Gary Chalk (Lone Wolf), Ian McCaig (Fighting Fantasy), or Barry Windsor-Smith (70s Conan) cover. The last three would be really neat because they would still be old school but not just DnD artists.
I like the idea of a new and different artist for the cover. Getting a non D&D artist might be the easiest way to do something different.
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Gameogre wrote:Please redo the really uninspiring gods list for the cleric and add one small paragraph per deity.

If you really redo it and add some kick arse Gods.....redo the front cover to show the gods standing around a game board moving pieces on it that look like player characters.

Sweet idea!
A few more, or different patrons would be nice too.
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fuel wrote:
Barry Windsor-Smith (70s Conan) cover.
Oh man...A Windsor-Smith cover would be unbelievable! Something like this, but with Hugh on top of the pile!

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DM Cojo wrote:
fuel wrote:
Barry Windsor-Smith (70s Conan) cover.
Oh man...A Windsor-Smith cover would be unbelievable! Something like this, but with Hugh on top of the pile!

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Alphabetical spells listing.

It was the first thing I saw in 3e that I really appreciated.

It was the biggest (well, almost only) disappointment about DCC when I first saw it.
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Man, maybe we will get lucky and the BWS cover will happen. That would be so awesome. AFAIK, he has never drawn anything for a RPG. Maybe I am wrong. He was so popular in the 70s with his work in Conan that I think he would be a natural fit for DCC without being one of the same old artists. I know I will catch some flak for this but I could go the rest of my life without seeing another lifeless Easley, Elmore, or Caldwell painting.
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fuel wrote:I know I will catch some flak for this but I could go the rest of my life without seeing another lifeless Easley, Elmore, or Caldwell painting.
Easley I can appreciate generally, but I'm with you on Elmore and Caldwell — very well developed art, but somehow lifeless, frozen, and cookie-cutter looking.
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Those three guys are excellent artists and are highly skilled but their action seems forced, if there is any action in their compositions at all. It reminds me of Boris Vallejo versus a Frank Frazetta painting. Vallejo's action scenes look like you propped someone up in that position where Frazetta's captured the fluidity of motion. Frazetta's work was much more dynamic.
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Spiral bound, lay flat with transparent covers that can handle official DCC art inserts so folks can customize their covers yet still remain official with nifty DCC stuff that can get autographed etc etc ...... ie: GM screen could slide in and be the Front Cover until needed...... etc etc .....

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