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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 508090" data-attributes="member: 2067">Meh.The art's good, and I have no problem whatsoever with the spikey-peirced-tatoo fantasy look...Then again, IIRC, that kind of style was born in DiTerlizzi's Planescape, which had somewhat more of a motivation for it (fiendish things and razorvine getting welcomed into the style). Tatoos, peircings, spikes.....mmmmm.....And I'm a big PS buff, so, if it worked for me then, it'll work for me here. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />And I don't think it's nessecarily EEVIL, either....I&nbsp; mean, if the paladin has a tatoo, they can't be all bad...I dunno. I don't mind the &quot;unrealistic&quot; aspect of the style. It's fantasy. The spikes were inspired by the look of dragons, or the myth that sikes help prevent magic from targeting you. Also, a hero who can wear spikes (despite the obvious inconvenience of it) is that much more worthy of respect. It's tougher to go around looking like a porcupine, and that's why you do it -- you're a hero, not some grunt. Style is half the battle! And spikey armor is intimidating, because of the difficulty in wearing it. As a hero, you're not bound by the concerns of most people. Exoposing parts makes sure that people know you're tough...you're rugged. You don't need no frickin' full plate that doesn't look HEROIC!Bloody commoners! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I also don't know about dated....looks as fine to me now as it did when I first beheld the curved skyline of Sigil and heard about Dabus tatooing people. It's still pretty sweet, IMHO. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 508090, member: 2067"] Meh. The art's good, and I have no problem whatsoever with the spikey-peirced-tatoo fantasy look... Then again, IIRC, that kind of style was born in DiTerlizzi's Planescape, which had somewhat more of a motivation for it (fiendish things and razorvine getting welcomed into the style). Tatoos, peircings, spikes.....mmmmm..... And I'm a big PS buff, so, if it worked for me then, it'll work for me here. :) And I don't think it's nessecarily EEVIL, either....I mean, if the paladin has a tatoo, they can't be all bad... I dunno. I don't mind the "unrealistic" aspect of the style. It's fantasy. The spikes were inspired by the look of dragons, or the myth that sikes help prevent magic from targeting you. Also, a hero who can wear spikes (despite the obvious inconvenience of it) is that much more worthy of respect. It's tougher to go around looking like a porcupine, and that's why you do it -- you're a hero, not some grunt. Style is half the battle! And spikey armor is intimidating, because of the difficulty in wearing it. As a hero, you're not bound by the concerns of most people. Exoposing parts makes sure that people know you're tough...you're rugged. You don't need no frickin' full plate that doesn't look HEROIC! Bloody commoners! :) I also don't know about dated....looks as fine to me now as it did when I first beheld the curved skyline of Sigil and heard about Dabus tatooing people. It's still pretty sweet, IMHO. :) [/QUOTE]

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