D&D (2024) New D&D Edition's Player’s Handbook Alternate Art Cover Reveal

Polygon revealed the alternate art for the 2024 Player's Handbook.

"Illustrated by Wylie Beckert, the alt art cover of the Player’s Handbook (2024) features a party comprised of D&D’s four iconic classes — the fighter, the wizard, the cleric, and the rogue — all gathered around a friendly gold dragon, sharing tea. This gentle scene stands in stark contrast to the mainline Player’s Handbook (2024), which will have a bright, bold cover by Tyler Jacobsen with similar characters posed in the moments before striking a blow."

 

[Yaarel]

These days, it is uncomfortable to see all of the characters be White.

I feel the cover should reflect the target audience, in this case, represent the US demographic.

That said, these days, I appreciate seeing a White male as part of the group.

 

[MockingBird]

That's beautiful!

So am I going crazy or did they not say they wouldn't do alt covers due to the massive print run? Did I miss this being addressed? I'm not complaining just wasn't expecting it.

 

[Scribe]

I prefer this cover.

Yes, this one I like.

 

[Reynard]

These days, it is uncomfortable to see all of the characters be White.

I feel the cover should reflect the target audience, in this case, represent the US demographic.

That said, these days, I appreciate seeing a White male as part of the group.

Those characters don't code as white to me. It looks like their ethnicity is intentionally indistinct, actually.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

I like the colors a lot, but I prefer the standard cover to this one.

 

[mamba]

Polygon revealed the alternate art for the 2024 PHB.

I like that one, usually I do not like the alternative covers better, often enough I like them less, but this one is one of the exceptions

 

[Stormonu]

I like the border art and background, not so sold on the picture.

 

[payn]

I prefer this cover.

Yeap.

 

[dave2008]

I love the serpentine dragon. I appreciate its lack of wings. I hope this means, dragons generally can have different forms. Possibly the diverse forms tend to be regional.

It does have winglets, and I could have sworn the standard cover gold dragon had wings, but perhaps they were little winglets too and I misinterpreted. I would be happy for the wingless gold dragon to return.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Polygon revealed the alternate art for the 2024 PHB.

That looks more like Lung Dragon then a Gold Dragon to me.