This LoRA captures the visuals of golden-age TTRPG art. Inspired by artists such as Clyde Caldwell, Keith Parkinson, Larry Elmore, Jeff Easley, Brom, and Todd Lockwood, it emphasizes realistic anatomy, dramatic narrative composition, richly designed fantasy costumes, vivid local color, convincing materials, and traditional oil painting associated with fantasy and sci-fi gaming art from roughly 1983 to 2004 (from the big red box of D&D through the first couple of years of 3.5).

Keyword ttrpg_golden_era to activate. Best used at 0.5 strength mixed with other loras, the strength of this lora can be excessive at 1.0. Here is my exact recipe for the sample images:

- Base: Krea 2 Turbo FP8
Loras:
- TTRPG Golden Era LoRA (this one): 0.50 (trigger: ttrpg_golden_era)
- Clyde Caldwell LoRA: 0.75 (trigger: oilpainting by clyde caldwell)
https://civarchive.com/models/2751976?modelVersionId=3096079
- Eldritch Oil Painting LoRA: 0.75
https://civarchive.com/models/2807737?modelVersionId=3166017
- Steps: 8 - CFG: 1.0 - Sampler/scheduler: Euler / Simple - Shift: 1.15

- Resolution: 1088×1408 for 17:22 (aspect ratio of ttrpg book) or 1024×1536 for 2:3 (aspect ratio of paperback novel)