My wife's character art

[reapersaurus]

Can you give me more info about Bocata Si Nik Nik?

It LOOKS like he's got a spike wrapped around his tail with leather strips.

That's exavtly what i was trying to describe to cs about my Saurial (Sauropod) character.
The rules on a weapon like that are not covered anywhere!

 

[Jeremy]

Bocata was a larcetan (read: lizardman) warrior in 2e and in the sheer gluttony of books back then there was a tail spike weapon.

In 3e he's a larcetan paladin who dual wields greatsword/longsword (he's size:large) or occasionally goes berserk and attacks claw/claw/bite/tail as per his custom race.

For a 3e conversion, I'd handle it as an exotic weapon that allows an additional offhand attack at -5 as per creatures with multiple limbs that don't have the multiattack feat. You of course would need a strong tail to employ it of course, a felinoid wouldn't be able to employ it while a dragon or lizardman could.

((The offhand attack being made with the tail spike (1d6+str?) that is, not gaining you an additional attack with your left hand. ))

 

[Magic Rub]

Does she do this for a living? She's should, Her stuff is great! I love the coloring, it's sweet, well done indeed. Her elf in the blue number is beautiful, & the bust of the Goblin-esk sage fellow is nearly alive. Tell her to keep it up, I can't wait to see more.

 

[Jeremy]

She'd like to, but no one seems to hire on talent, they want credentials. So we're trying to send her to the Art Institute of Dallas to get further graphical training and a degree.

Just a matter of finding the money for it...

 

[Ziona]

WOW!
Just wanted to chime in and say what a wonderful artist your wife is! I absolutely love the first pic of the elf with butterfly-esque wings. All them them are grand!!

Please, post more!

 

[Jeremy]

I talked Leslie into playing D&D the first time by telling her she could be a fairy with a little mouse familiar. That was the portrait she showed me.

I'd love to post more, but I don't have any more at the moment. Maybe she'll finish Bocata (he still needs his swords, and his legs aren't quite finished), or maybe I'll get her to do a portrait of the Knights of the Daystorm (see link in sig). I'll see what she says!

 

[Ziona]

What a great talent to possess. Truely wonderful art. Thanks for sharing this stuff with us!!

 

[reapersaurus]

Bocata was a larcetan (read: lizardman) warrior in 2e and in the sheer gluttony of books back then there was a tail spike weapon.

Looks like he's using bladed gauntlets (that look REALLY cool, BTW)

Saurials have Claw/claw/Tail natural weapon attack routine.
Would you say this spike just changes the d3 or d4 tail slam attack to a d6 piercing attack?
No E:WP?

edit: Where was the tail spike published in 2E?

 

[Jeremy]

Yeah. He uses them in place of his claw attacks when he does the claw/claw/bite/tail routine. But normally he sticks to the swords.

Yeah, I could see it working like that, sorta like the change in damage in adding shield spikes. Normally it does 1d3 or 1d4 damage bashing, add spikes it becomes 1d6 piercing martial. Do it the same way you're all set.

Edit: Maybe the Monstrous Humanoids complete book? I don't remember...

 

[Buttercup]

She'd like to, but no one seems to hire on talent, they want credentials. So we're trying to send her to the Art Institute of Dallas to get further graphical training and a degree.

Just a matter of finding the money for it...

Your wife is extremely talented! Have you considered taking some of her stuff to conventions to try to sell it? Perhaps that would help you finance her education.

Good luck, Leslie! You have a big talent, so don't give up.