__________________ Sam: It’s all wrong. By rights we shouldn’t even be here. But we are. It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. Because they were holding on to something.
Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam?
Sam: There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.
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I'd like to request a character sketch also, but of a Shadowrun character.
Johnny Chow, Street Shaman
Johnny is of Chinese extraction, is 20 years old, stands about 5'9" and weighs 140 lb. His hair is worn in dreadlocks, each tipped by a bead or bone fetish of some sort. He typically wears octagonal wire-rimmed sunglasses, worn down on his nose a bit so you can see his eyes. His features are sharp and somewhat hawkish. He has a tendency to stare unblinkingly at whatever the focus of his attention happens to be (which can be a little unnerving at times).
Johnny wears a somewhat threadbare black trenchcoat emblazoned with different shamanic sigils and runes. Small animal bones, beads and less recognizable objects are tied to various locations on the coat. Underneath the trenchcoat, he sports a gray t-shirt, olive green fatigue pants with many pockets, and the ubiquitous (well, for Shadowrun, anyhow) high Doc Marten boots. He wears a belt around his waist with several large pouches for carrying spell components and equipment. Tucked in the back of his belt is a Remington Roomsweeper for those times where magic just won't do the trick. He also carries a large athame (which doubles as a combat knife) in a sheath on his left hip. Carried in his right hand is a long rough wood staff, about as tall as Johnny is. Many fetishes and feathers are tied to various locations on the staff, and the staff is topped by a nigh-unrecognizable animal skull.
Johnny specializes in divination magic and possesses knowledge of many detection and clairvoyance spells, although he possesses the power to let loose with powerful combat magics when times call for it.
Thank you to Chain or whoever decides to do a sketch of Johnny!
Defining stats: Str 20 (22 with Gauntlets of Ogre Power).
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 280lbs
Hair: Red, long and unkempt, somewhat loose braids in the back, short on the sides.
Eyes: Brown
Age: Early thirties
Distinguishing features: Scar across neck, close to collarbone (necromancer's dagger). Dark green tattoo of climbing ivy from right side of neck up over the jaw to the corner of his right eye. Deep tan resulting from years of outdoor living.
Clothing: +2 Studded Leather, with ironwood studs instead of metal. Live growth of ivy wrapped around left arm (holy symbol). High boots of soft leather, leather leggings/kilt. The aforementioned Gauntlets of Ogre Power. Belt with numerous woodland survival items (healing potions, canteen/waterskin, map case).
Major items: Horn of fog, Dagger of Venom, pair of +2 holy shortswords (wooden grips, ivory-and-silver blades).
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Hello
i like this Characters description...more of portraiture than action...fun to practice with.
and yeah...i know my mistake
have a good one
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Last edited by Babette; 2nd October 2003 at 01:17 PM..
Took a while to get back top him -- still the odd niggle in anatomy but I hope this is ok. (It's still no problem to make minor changes if there is something 'off'.
...next?
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Last edited by veinglory; 4th October 2003 at 10:05 PM..
While I would love to say "me next!" "me next!" I must admit that there are several people ahead of me.
Here is a a quick list...
<ul>
<li>Felix posted... Konstantin -Human Male Brb2/Rgr3/Forsaker4</li>
<li>Smoke & Mirrors posted... Exalted character... Male Lunar with Wolf Totem</li>
<li>GralTok posted... Eòin Mackoïd -Human Male... Rgr 2/Rog2/Celtic Bard 3/Horizon Walker 0</li>
<li>ThorneMD posted 4 chars... Haldir-Half-Orc Druid; Aroas Elven Sor/PsyWar; Rudi Human Paladin; Araust Human Fighter</li>
<li>Painfully posted... a halfling mad chef</li>
<li>Phoenix8008 posted... Rrai-kesh - a "Tiger-man" with a Dire Tiger companion.</li>
<li>Henry posted... Filirw Cormobel - hirsute Halfling Rogue?</li>
<li>Kai Lord posted... Elijayess Moonshadow... Elven Barbarian Archer</li>
<li>Lalato (hey... that's me!) posted... Sanjay Madragupti... Human Rgr2/PsyWar2 from mythical India setting</li>
<li>deacon posted... Saraphim - Human Female Rogue</li>
<li>Gnome Bezerker posted... Kilona Kegbreaker - Female Hill Dwarf</li>
<li>rbingham2000 posted... a Feng Shui character... One Eye Tsui</li>
<li>msisden posted 2 chars... Hindel Lightfoot Human Fighter/Rogue; Doggen Goldblood Dwarf Cleric of Dumathoin</li>
<li>Knightfall1972 posted... Ambri Guldev, Lord of the City-State of Zafira (werebat)</li>
<li>Theolinn Stonearch posted... a Shadowrun char... Johnny Chow, Street Shaman</li>
</ul>
This list consists of just the stuff that hasn't been chosen by an artist. For instance King of Chaos posted Zanatose Everhate, but Chain Lightning has offered to draw him so he does not appear in the list.
--sam
EDIT: spelling... and removed WizWrm by request...
"Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,
Can be retentive to the strength of spirit." -- Wm. Shakespeare (iconic bard)
Last edited by Lalato; 7th October 2003 at 12:36 PM..
Anyone else notice the annoying fact that this thread has three pages, yet only 2 are showing up on the art forum index? -.-
__________________ Shawn "KingOfChaos" Muder
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It may be time for a new thread? Those still wanting art, and interested in having me do it, please send me a PM. To be fair-ish I will go with first in, first served. Having just flunked the audition for the illustrator's guild, I guess I need the practice.
Er, my bard isn't a verrik, and I don't want to be on the list now that I have a great picture of my other character, who is a verrik.
I'll edit the list to reflect that...
Quote:
Originally Posted by veinglory
It may be time for a new thread? Those still wanting art, and interested in having me do it, please send me a PM. To be fair-ish I will go with first in, first served. Having just flunked the audition for the illustrator's guild, I guess I need the practice.
veinglory... For some reason I can't seem to PM at all. When I try it says that I don't have access to that feature.
That said... here are two characters from my Arcana Unearthed campaign...
Darrag is a Litorian Snake Totem Warrior. Litorians look like anthropomorphized lion people. He stands about 6'6" tall and is extremely well built (various racial bonuses and 4th level bonus ended up giving him 18 Str, 18 Dex, and 18 Con... lucky me). His hair/mane has several small wooden snake tokens woven into it. Darrag has recently joined a mercenary group called Crystal-Crowned Guild after saving a few of their members that had been waylaid. His weapon of choice is the Halberd. He also carries a composite bow and a Great Battle Claw.
Güsil is a Human Champion of Death. He celebrates life and thinks that death is a natural consequence of life. Güsil also thinks that undead are abominations of nature and has until recently devoted his life to the eradication of undead. He stands about 5'10" tall and wears his hair and beard closely trimmed. As a Champion of Death Güsil can Call a Shield to him for 4 minutes. That shield invariably has some symbol of death on it. He wears dark colors over his chain shirt. Oh... and his weapons of choice are a mighty composite shortbow +2... and a long spikestick.
"Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,
Can be retentive to the strength of spirit." -- Wm. Shakespeare (iconic bard)
Last edited by Lalato; 8th October 2003 at 06:08 AM..
Loosk like PM has gone 'member's only' -- thus not so much a matter of being reminded as being told -- for us who don't read the top of the page much. This is my new account as the old one's password keep going 'off' for some resson even when I got a new one every day! Hopefully this new account will not have the same problem. As you are paying attention to the thread I will have a go at Darrag -- expect a sketch to check during the next few days.
Loosk like PM has gone 'member's only' -- thus not so much a matter of being reminded as being told -- for us who don't read the top of the page much. This is my new account as the old one's password keep going 'off' for some resson even when I got a new one every day! Hopefully this new account will not have the same problem. As you are paying attention to the thread I will have a go at Darrag -- expect a sketch to check during the next few days.
vein(glory)... WOW! Thanks! Here is some further descriptive help...
Height = 6'6"
Weight = 207 lbs.
Race = Litorian (Lion-Man)
Class= Litorian 1/Snake Totem Warrior 3
Stats... (I'm actually a little ashamed at how good these stats are)
S 18, D 18, C 18, I 14, W 13, C 17
Armor = Chain Hauberk (basically a chain shirt that covers a bit more)
Weapon of Choice = Halberd
Secondary Weapons = Composite Longbow and Great Battle Claw
As with all Totem Warriors, Darrag has an Animal Companion. Snake Totem Warriors get Vipers. Darrag's Viper is currently a 1HD small animal, but will grow 1HD per level of Snake Totem Warrior Darrag attains. At 2HD, the Viper becomes a Medium sized creature. At 6HD, the viper becomes size Large.
Darrag's hair/mane has several small wooden snake charms woven into it.
"Nor stony tower, nor walls of beaten brass,
Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,
Can be retentive to the strength of spirit." -- Wm. Shakespeare (iconic bard)
Name: Galethorn Arthalion
Race: Human Gender: male
Age: Late 20's-mid 30's
Height: 6'6" (longish legs, average torso, medium neck)
Weight: 275 (all muscle)
Hair: Shoulder-length, red. Facial hair: short, though scruffy beard and moustache (geez, thought I could spell that)
Eyes: Bluish-grey
General Looks: Like Aragorn from the LOTR movies, except his features are less fine, and all the other differences above.
Clothes: Any of Aragorns outfits from LOTR, except with green instead of blue or red where applicable...browns would be about the same. Oh, and a _very_ dark green cloak, as opposed to the color of the elven cloaks...
Weapons and Gear: Bastard sword that looks like this: http://forums.swordforum.com/attachm...&postid=264762 as well as a dark longbow, and a curved elven knife. That's about it...oh, and he uses the sword two-handed usually.
Last edited by Galethorn; 8th October 2003 at 11:12 PM..
I don't know how else to describe Konstantin except what I wrote on the first page (about the third post), but if you are looking for practice, I'd be grateful for you to practice on my rogueish barbarian.
__________________ Shawn "KingOfChaos" Muder
Fire Controlman 3rd Class, United States Navy
Founder, Realms of Evil Games and the Realms of Evil Network
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