Art and Design | 2024 Player's Handbook | D&D 

Anyone else finding themselves smiling at Emi? Talk about a positive beacon of energy.

I always love seeing Emi Tanji in these videos. She always smiles so bright and her voice is so kind.

"Maybe not friends!!" Todd is DYING for the pvp supplement

Emi is an absolute delight. Her genuine love and enthusiasm for the game is wonderful. She should be the face of DND.

Emi got the art director job. This should be interesting.

Emi Tanji has such a cute and pleasant voice! I could listen to her read the phone book! 😂😊

Glamor Bard art got me acting unwise.

What appeals to me about games like D&D is just how customizable they are; I've been working on my own sort of setting for D&D that is a kind of setting I haven't seen a whole lot of, but I also felt the need to give it a twist that I've heard anyone really doing before. Artistically speaking, I don't think I can do anything on my own, but I am hoping that once I introduce this setting to enough people, they'll want to share their artistic renditions of my setting with me, which I am all for, it would really show how collaborative game like D&D are that community we all feel it can be.

Emi needs to become a spoke person right now, I love her and want to see her everywhere 🥺

This may be one of my favorite videos yet. Something about it feels much more passionate than the others. All of the changes sound exciting to me, but i felt like the videos discussing mechanical changes felt very ego strokey. I loved hearing the way they talked about their work in this video. It also gave a bit of perspective into the new layout which is exciting, along with a few sneak peeks if you could read past the blurs. Really excited to see these new books.

I'm glad that even though Hasbro doesn't seem to care above its artists, the lead designers of WotC do

Crazy how accurate the fireball art is to the spell description (although I’ve always preferred for the name “fireball” to refer to an actual spherical projectile as well as the explosion itself)

This is honestly what I'm looking forward to the most. 50 bucks for new art tailored to the new PH is well worth it, let alone everything else that is going to be in this book. Big congrats to everyone who worked on this.

The artwork for the new PHB is beyond fantastic, and I love that their will be illustrations for the weapons, armour, equipment, just everything. 🥰🥰🥰 And I so love Emi's bubbly joy! 🥰🥰🥰

Of all the videos about the PHB this one gets me the most excited to have it in my hands. 😮

I absolutely needed visuals to Spells. That way i can tell myself & my players there's an actual visual. Like Mage Armor. Is it blue? Spectral? Armor-armor? Will you know if it's in effect? Subtle Fireball? Sure the casting was imperceptible but there's an actual glowing streak of literal Flames that depicted you at the origin of spell.

Loved hearing about all the thought that went into the art! Any idea what order videos we’ll be seeing this week?

I also noticed that the art in each page is so specific that it feels like there's an entire story behind all of it. Even the character designs are extremely specific. It's so cool

Wow, did I see that right ? The new PHB is 1.5 -2x as thick as the previous PHB and adventure books?

I love Emi's voice and smile ❤

Emi Tanji is a treat to listen to. Bring her back for more, please.

Dig the speyeder.

Emi needs to present more stuff, she is amazing

Changing races to species was such a weirdly smart change considering how small it is. It makes all the variety within the races suddenly make way more sense, because now suddenly it's not a single race with a bunch of different variations, but a single species with a bunch of different races. It feels more filled out somehow because of that, like they have more of a history than before. I don't know why.

Reserving judgement on the actual changes to the mechanics, this art is mind bogglingly gorgeous

I would love to see the page numbers be darker. The pale color from the 2014 books was hard on my old lady eyes n made navigating the book slightly harder.

Emi is so cute and bubbly. We need more of her energy in these videos.

I love that we took the time to sit with the artists and designers, to hear about their end of the creation of this rules update, and to see their perspectives. Well done.

To who ever gave the idea to make multiclass art of it... Give that god raise, wtf i love it

So happy we’re getting art for equipment and spells. Makes them both so much easier to understand. Some of the weapons are so similar in functionality but different in how they look, and it’s annoying knowing what I want a character’s weapon to look like but not being sure if a glaive or halberd fits more.

The illustrations are incredible, they give you the feeling that the game has gone further, I'm an illustration enthusiast and I always use them in my games. whether showing it to players or even including them in the adventure. These new books were excellent! congratulations art team!!!😊🎉🎉🎉

I'm looking forward to seeing the fruits of these people's labors. You get a good sense of their passion.

Good to see the idea of putting example art has made a comeback, was a great thing about 3.X. I'm liking this a lot.

Gosh I just love hearing Emi talk. Her energy is so contagious!

Emi is just cute as a button!! Loved her energy and pure enthusiasm and genuineness in this. Would love to see more of her in these videos ❤️

If anything, the Layout Design of these books should be one of the biggest improvement. Seeing the different armors with their cost laid out like that is a great example.

The emotional element that art brings to D&D is incredible. It is such a tool helping to inspire, support, and communicate to new and experienced players. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is so real and an immense amount of those 'words' are almost instantly communicated to the reader. The passion these people have is so clear, i love 5E art and One D&D's looks to have synergised with the growing community of players and collaborators in the space. Love to see it.

I hope they take setting design to show strong different aesthetics for those who prefer different looks. Like Dark Sun is brutal & gritty & muted; Ravenloft is dark & brooding; Dragonlance had a strong aesthetic from the classic fantasy authors. The PHB aesthetic here seems largely much more cosmopolitan, bright colors, with more home-y/SIM non-adventuring. Beautiful, but often a different style and feel than many earlier settings and editions.

I hope there's a way to access the artwork digitally without pre-ordering and stuff. My playgroup loves using digital artwork rather than our minds or with minis and I wanna use a ton of these.

Will the book be made with a sturdier binding? A lot of my books really have the pages come off from the spine with age

13:37 sneak peek into Eberron? I wish they had included Artificers and warforges. I hope they release an Eberron core book soon or something similar. This art is great

Emi Tanji had me speechless for a second. She is gorgeous. 0:49

The art looks amazing. Something I miss from the 1e books is the artists being allowed to sign their work. Knowing who-made-what helps to create fan bases. It's how I became aware of artists like Jeff Easley or Brom.

I feel like D&D beyond should have a feature that gives you access to the digital art of the books that you own. Even if it's just to view them in some sort of gallery. I feel like it's really easy to lose the art online

Emi is too pure.

The art is IMMACULATE!

80's and 90's concept, didn't count with the advantages of now and they are far far superior , fun and engaging.

Wow. That art is so beautiful. I am an artist that does fantasy. This art speaks to me. DND and MTG (Magic the Gathering) have near identical art styles. It is about fantasy where the characters look very realistic. By realistic, I mean that they are not cartoons. This looks like a live action fantasy movie. I think of the Lord of the Rings movies. There is also the Harry Potter movies and the Game of Thrones TV show. The DND Honor Among Thieves captures this perfectly. That was a good movie. The art style of DND and MTG works. It gives off the feeling of a classic fantasy game. That is really awesome. I am also a fan of World of Warcraft. That art style is realistic too, but it is a bit more cartoony. It is a great style. I especially like how beautiful the backgrounds are and how flashy the magic is. World of Warcraft has amazing illustrations. I have a Blizzard art book, and much of it has art of that particular game. There was extremly strong contrast in value. The light areas with magic are really light, and the dark shadows are really dark. This really taught me how great a strong value contrast is. It makes the picture more vibrant. MTG has some cool things about its art style. There is a very good use of color. That indicates the kind of magic involved. MTG has a unique system of grouping cards into five colors. There is green, red, black, blue and white. This is mainly grouped according to mechanics. The art style does reflect that in the use of color. I am especially fond of the guilds of Ravnica. There is a faction for every pair of two colors. Each one has a strong visual identity. It is almost as if it has its own brandimage. That includes it own color palette. This new DND book has a great style. It is interesting how that works. It is realistic enough to fit the brand image of DND. Yet I have noticed that the images are so much more colorful than before. It nudges into the fantastical a little bit. I think that is intriguing. I think it is good for making DND look less generic. A strong brand identity and image is really helpful. I hope this new art takes DND in a whole new direction and breaths in more life.

Emi is so sweet and the work she makes as Art director is amazing

I was hoping they would announce that the text alignment on the book spine design will be consistent across all sourcebooks.

Awesome video. This is probably my favorite preview.

Look I know it's a guy who isn't directly involved with these parties so the interview is genuine....but it will never not feel funny watching a company interview itself to compliment itself....to encourage you to like it lol.

Does anyone know who the artist is for the fireball spell at 6:55? Sidenote: Please credit the artists! At the very least in a video specifically about the art.

Glad they kept it real with ACTUAL artists. There’s a lot you can like or not about this new edition, but the art is absolutely beautiful and it’s nice to know some passionate artists made that happen. ~_~

The art looks beautiful, and so much about the books is so well done, but I have one sincere plea: PLEASE fix the Ranger before you go to print so that Ranger players aren't saddled with another 10 years of bad design. One small change would probably go a long way: "At sixth level, a Ranger who is concentrating on Hunter's Mark can concentrate on one other Ranger concentation spell at the same time, or vice versa." That would allow the Ranger to use their other concentration spells without giving up access to their main class feature (Hunter's Mark), but still keep the Ranger from doubling up on damaging spells by multiclassing.

Best artwork ever. All that’s missing is an Elmore or (and!) an Easley

This looks incredible!

Bro the art for the multiclassed paladin great old one is exactly how my bg3 character is. He is a black dragonborn paladin oath of vengence, great old one warlock

I'm very glad one of the bards looks like a member of The Misfits from Jem.

Out of everything, this is the update that I love the most. Its why Im considering getting the physical book. Art, Design and organization, Love it!

She's so pretty, and her voice is mesmerizing

Looks Awesome!!!

Emi strikes me as the sneaky rogue player with expertise in persuasion.

MONSTERS PLEASE!!!!

loved hearing about the process in this level of detail!

Im actually incredibly excited to get my hands on this

Seeing that the origin feat for Sage is magic imitate for wizards is perfect because that is what I was relying on for my human wizard to have lol, now I just have to take a species feat that increases INT or WIS (depending on which ability scores I distribute) and I have the perfect starting wizard with a +2 bonus in INT and +2 bonus to WIS at level one.

This was a solid video. The art looks great. 👍 They had illustrations of all the weapons in previous editions, like in 3.0.

omg! glamour bards are a fave of mine too and i had a glamour bard rockstar as well haha!

I hope they follow the same style and detail in future supplement books, this is gorgeous.

I’m convinced I’m gonna read the PHB from front to back when it comes out.

New dragon design 6 mins - art video 20 mins. 😅

Nice

These books look like masterpieces.

You know I preordered the print and digital bundle and not once have I seen the variant cover available.

6:55 She is having a ball... a FIREball! 🔥💥

I look forward to seeing the art in context. It all looks excellent. I do hope it's not all bright and happy, as most of the pieces we've seen have been. I prefer a grittier, less "joyful" presentation. I want to see beat up adventurers facing scary challenges with fear and determination in their eyes. I'm not too enthralled by the subclass glamour shots in which everyone looks so happy, colorful, and squeaky clean. Again, I'll have to see it all in context. There should be plenty of room and appropriate situations for art more to my tastes. We'll see how it looks soon.

When will we see a preorder for the alternate covers? I want to get the bundle but I think the alternate covers are much better.

Very nice artwork for sure

Very nice ❤

Page numbers toward the edge, huzzah! Perhaps letters along the page edge for alphabetical listings? Asking for a friend.

13:08 is that the characters from the cartoon?

Sounds good. One of my biggest complaints about the 2014 core books was their underwhelming layout.

Do we get all of the music instruments visualized as the bard?

[7:46] ⏰️ Amei!! 😊❤

Would be nice if that preorder bonus wasn't usa only. Or they could at least clearly mention that. I've had to order the digital and physical stuff separate :/

Finally, the class video for ART&designIFICER

So much of this art looks great, but I'm somewhat disappointed that Abyssal and Cthonic tieflings are not nearly as alien in appearance compared to Infernal ones as it seems like they ought to be.

As much as it is nice to have artwork for the classes\subclasses and spells, I miss the artwork from 3.5 for the equipment. It is good to see the armor and weapons being drawn once again.

But what about all the xxxxxxx?

Looking forward to it, Palindin of ancients+ warlock Archfey would go together

The art looks spectacular. Well done!

Great video!

Through all the discussion both positive and negative that's been happening with the changes to the new phb there is one thing everyone has agreed on, I've noticed: All the art is dope.

I could easily get this book just for the art. The 2014 MM did that for me, but this PHB cranks it up to 11.

Honestly. All I wanted was a cohesive art style and all original art. Something that has lacked in a lot of the 5e books

Since the pages are more scannable, please start selling pdfs. Thank you.

Did you fix the index?

Perfect examples of the "Show & Tell" technique of storytelling.