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D&D: The Reveal (2008)

Needless complexity

Jun 26, 2026
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D&D’s 4th edition was my favorite to work on, and it was chiefly owing to the chapter opening spreads, which featured ~1.5 page illustrations. D&D commissions tend to be more complicated than Magic ones. The nature of the games dictate this difference: D&D is almost always about a group or party of players adventuring together, whereas Magic cards tend to focus on one character. Both can feature multiple creatures or battle scenes, but the default for D&D is usually going to be more complicated.

The Reveal (2008) 14x18” oil on paper over panel

So, for this chapter opener, we had a fairly classic treasure discovery while dungeon-crawling. In all cases, the classes and races of the parties are by request. This one took exploration before reconcepting it, and that’s because the assignment was more complicated at the start.

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