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Fantasy Hero Complete Cover: Why is the Dragon Happy?


Michael Hopcroft

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My hardcopy of FHC was waiting for me when I got home from Gamestorm, where I also would have the opportunity to buy one. And of course the first thing I saw about the book was the cover. Everybody on it looks so happy. I can see why the humans would be so cheerful -- they're surrounded by a dragon's hoard without a scratch on them, looking like they're having the time of their lives.

 

But why does the dragon look so happy? A strange woman is standing on his upper chest. Strangers are rummaging through his stuff looking to pick out the best bits. The insignificant, soft, and reportedly tasty humans are literally walking all over him. And he's happy about it.

 

What's really happening?

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Lets never bring this up again...

 

They received a lotta feedback on this during the kick starter. Some of it was good some of it was bad but I think they were trying to give the impression of the dragon was trying to negotiate for survival.

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The humans are his hirelings and she is giving him a neck massage with her booted foot.  It is hard to give a good massage to a dragon through all those thick scales.  He has told his hirelings "After that last mission I decided you pick out one of the larger babbles from this small treasure room."....

 

I can say my wife and daughter loved the cover art.

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I don't think the dragon is supposed to look happy. I think it's meant to look ingratiating, in a "Look guys, we can come to some accommodation that leaves me in one piece, can't we?" sort of way.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

You know, the trying-to-look-friendly-so-I-don't-get-fed-to-a-palindromedary sort of smile...

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  • 2 weeks later...

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

But at least this picture shows that Dragon Rickles still can get laughs with his "I just get no respect from these adventurers." shtick. Even from 18-finger-sword Michelle Fairley.

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The only problem with the image that I have is that the dwarf is still wearing his pack, which makes it look like they busted in the room and found the woman and the dragon already there.

Actually he's already loaded his pack with loot while the other 2 are still looking around. Leave it to the Dwarf to make sure he gets his share when the other shoe drops and they have to high-tail it out of there!

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