Dragon Delves Reveals "History Of" Pages for Dragons

A new preview of Dragon Delves has revealed a look at one of the "History Of" pages, showcasing 50 years of dragon art from the game. In the recently posted Dragon Delves pre-order page, Wizards of the Coast revealed a look at the History of Red Dragons that will appear in the anthology. In addition to the adventures themselves, the book will contain 10 galleries such as this one that showcase some of the artwork featuring various kinds of dragons. The Red Dragons gallery contains images from the Draconomicon, the original Monster Manual, and the D&D Magic: The Gathering set.

You can check out the preview page below:

 

[Kromanjon]

Man, whatever happened to Ron Spencer. He was amazing illustrating for Werewolf and Fading Suns. His work on D&D and MtG wasn't to scoff at either.

 

[sevenbastard]

I'm meh on this.

It's 20 pages of filler using recycled art.

That's a whole extra adventure the could have included or new monsters.

Don't get me wrong I like art retrospective but put that in books like Art and Arcana.

I buy adventures to run, not to read. It's made to be a resource at the table.

 

[Reynard]

I'm meh on this.

It's 20 pages of filler using recycled art.

That's a whole extra adventure the could have included or new monsters.

Don't get me wrong I like art retrospective but put that in books like Art and Arcana.

I buy adventures to run, not to read. It's made to be a resource at the table.

Also, we already have a whole book of this stuff.

 

[Sulicius]

Neat. I like having it, but I would also have liked more on the adventures.

 

[Cergorach]

I love me some illustrations, but why is the iconic Red Box Red Dragon by Larry Elmore missing here?

 

[Dire Bare]

I'm excited for this! I like the red dragon pages shown, looking forward to the other dragons. I was going to purchase just the digital version of this book, but now I'm probably going for the limited edition cover from my FLGS!

 

[Reynard]

It definitely feels like wasted space given we already have a whole book dedicated to these kinds of evolutions. And not just wasted space, but recycled content meant to pad the page count and reduce production costs.

I feel like there is a term for this...

 

[dave2008]

I'm meh on this.

It's 20 pages of filler using recycled art.

That's a whole extra adventure the could have included or new monsters.

Don't get me wrong I like art retrospective but put that in books like Art and Arcana.

I buy adventures to run, not to read. It's made to be a resource at the table.

I, on the other hand, only signed up for the pre-order once I found out about these extra pages on the history of dragon art. So I am happy they included it!

 

[dave2008]

I love me some illustrations, but why is the iconic Red Box Red Dragon by Larry Elmore missing here?

My guess: because it is not an "official" red dragon. It wasn't based on the 1e design or anything else really. It is a Larry Elmore dragon, not a D&D red dragon.