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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 26, 2013 20:40:09 GMT -6
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 26, 2013 20:44:09 GMT -6
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 27, 2013 18:04:18 GMT -6
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 27, 2013 18:58:26 GMT -6
Jason Rainville provides an excellent Kimmeri-Keltic witch or the like:  Folks should feel free to contribute or comment, by the way; I'm not aiming for this thread to be a one-man show. 
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Post by kesher on Jan 27, 2013 20:10:31 GMT -6
Hah---that last one looks like Vallejo on acid... These are great! |
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Post by Ghul on Jan 28, 2013 9:13:57 GMT -6
Yes, I'm enjoying this as well. I like the Caprotti piece best, methinks, which could be an Amazon sorceress.  |
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 28, 2013 9:39:24 GMT -6
Yes, I'm enjoying this as well. I like the Caprotti piece best, methinks, which could be an Amazon sorceress. As would this by James Zhang:  He also did this Amazon-appropriate piece (both are concept from the old game, Gladius):  |
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 28, 2013 10:27:57 GMT -6
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Post by blackadder23 on Jan 28, 2013 11:26:24 GMT -6
Nice!  I'm thinking the pictures in the second post would be good for Picts too, especially given their red hair. |
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 28, 2013 18:58:00 GMT -6
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 28, 2013 19:00:36 GMT -6
Noname has done a Legerdemainist (a Fire Thief to be specific): 
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 28, 2013 19:05:25 GMT -6
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Post by Ghul on Jan 28, 2013 20:09:44 GMT -6
Is "Noname" an ASSH fan? The picture is labeled a "pyromancer thief". Great stuff! Keep 'em coming! |
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 30, 2013 15:34:05 GMT -6
I doubt it, but it'd be nice to think so. Some by Dev Burmak for and copyright Paizo:   |
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Jan 31, 2013 18:04:11 GMT -6
More Paizo stuff by Jason Rainville: I feel sorry for the guy crushed beneath the dead Linnorm, even if the vikings were victorious:    |
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Post by baggs on Jan 31, 2013 20:19:31 GMT -6
A bit of Hyperborean flavor. For me anyway.  More great pictures like this can be found in Wendy Pini's Law and Chaos. Mucho inspirational for the Hyperborean style. |
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Post by mabon5127 on Jan 31, 2013 20:33:21 GMT -6
A bit of Hyperborean flavor. For me anyway. More great pictures like this can be found in Wendy Pini's Law and Chaos. Mucho inspirational for the Hyperborean style. I'm curious as to why. What attributes make it tha way for you? Morgan |
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Post by Ghul on Jan 31, 2013 20:41:46 GMT -6
A bit of Hyperborean flavor. For me anyway. More great pictures like this can be found in Wendy Pini's Law and Chaos. Mucho inspirational for the Hyperborean style. I'm curious as to why. What attributes make it tha way for you? Morgan Early in the process, as Ian and I were discussing the physical appearance of the Hyperborean race, I told him that I imagined something similar to Moorcock's Melniboneans. This resonated with Ian. |
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Post by baggs on Feb 1, 2013 12:15:35 GMT -6
Pretty much what Jeff said.
I was interested in the style of clothes, armour and architecture that Pini used, not the elf look. It was all very stylized and I wanted something visually distinctive for the Hyperboreans to make them stand out and have their style be almost otherworldly. I wanted it to look alien next to the other races styles. So, the warlock picture was based a lot on that and if I was to do more I'd draw again from Pini's book.
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Post by mabon5127 on Feb 1, 2013 20:09:30 GMT -6
I'm curious as to why. What attributes make it tha way for you? Morgan Early in the process, as Ian and I were discussing the physical appearance of the Hyperborean race, I told him that I imagined something similar to Moorcock's Melniboneans. This resonated with Ian. Thanks Jeff. The creation process is interesting to me. It's pretty cool to know that the process went way past "I wrote this game and this other guy drew pics for it." The collaboration and inspiration piece sounds like a great story. Morgan |
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Post by mabon5127 on Feb 1, 2013 20:11:44 GMT -6
Pretty much what Jeff said. I was interested in the style of clothes, armour and architecture that Pini used, not the elf look. It was all very stylized and I wanted something visually distinctive for the Hyperboreans to make them stand out and have their style be almost otherworldly. I wanted it to look alien next to the other races styles. So, the warlock picture was based a lot on that and if I was to do more I'd draw again from Pini's book. The warlock is a great piece. Thanks for the reply. I find the why is important, well at least interesting to me. Morgan |
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Post by famouswolf on Feb 2, 2013 0:52:22 GMT -6
The Warlock is one of my favorite pieces in the book.
The illustration just shouts 'Melnibonean'.
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Post by geffyl on Feb 2, 2013 6:05:14 GMT -6
It's not art, per se, but I just gave up trying to find a picture of a treble-peaked mountain to represent Mount Vhuurmithadon. Then, I thought, sometimes you just have to cut and paste. I realized afterwards the big V's supposed to be an extinct volcano, isn't it? Regardless, it could still fit in somewhere amongst the Spiral Mountain Array.  |
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Post by mabon5127 on Feb 2, 2013 6:24:07 GMT -6
It's not art, per se, but I just gave up trying to find a picture of a treble-peaked mountain to represent Mount Vhuurmithadon. Then, I thought, sometimes you just have to cut and paste. I realized afterwards the big V's supposed to be an extinct volcano, isn't it? Regardless, it could still fit in somewhere amongst the Spiral Mountain Array. I felt truly nerdy when I saw Mount McKinley on a family trip and my first thought was "now that's Vhuurmithadon!" Your pic reminded me of that moment! Morgan |
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Post by Cthulhu Colin on Feb 2, 2013 6:46:47 GMT -6
The Warlock is one of my favorite pieces in the book. The illustration just shouts 'Melnibonean'. Yep, I said the same thing to Jeff some time back, and he noted that that was the intent. For those not aware, the tall pointed helm for the Melniboneans is a very longstanding association. Citadel Miniatures (of Games Workshop) even did some memorable figures based on the visual concept:    It was a style they also then applied to the high elves, dark elves, and eldar in their own Warhammer settings (which we all know owe an awful lot to Moorcock's work):    |
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Post by geffyl on Feb 2, 2013 11:52:58 GMT -6
Stop it! You're making me miss Warhammer!  |
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Post by blackadder23 on Feb 4, 2013 12:59:03 GMT -6
I have to admit that the first thing I thought of when I read the description of the Hyperboreans was the "giant kings" from Howard's Conan stories. But the Melniboneans also came to mind, especially given the selfishness and arrogance of the Hyperboreans. (Those pictures of Melnibonean miniatures are tempting me to try to run ASSH with minis, which I had pretty much talked myself out of doing. Thanks a lot.  ;D ) |
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Post by mythos on Feb 4, 2013 13:24:09 GMT -6
Just want to throuw in a recommendation for the art at Yog-Blogsoth. The artist there is attempting to create illustrations of every creature mentioned in every Lovecraft story. His take on some of the beings is a bit different from the more traditional assumptions. They may make for good visual aids for the GM who wants to switch up the discriptions of some of the AS&SOH monsters. |
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Post by Ghul on Feb 4, 2013 14:32:09 GMT -6
I have to admit that the first thing I thought of when I read the description of the Hyperboreans was the "giant kings" from Howard's Conan stories. But the Melniboneans also came to mind, especially given the selfishness and arrogance of the Hyperboreans. (Those pictures of Melnibonean miniatures are tempting me to try to run ASSH with minis, which I had pretty much talked myself out of doing. Thanks a lot. ;D ) Yes, of course. The REH depiction of the Hyperborean described in Tower of the Elephant was also a key factor for my conception of the race. "There was a giant Hyperborean renegade, taciturn, dangerous, with a broadsword strapped to his great gaunt frame--for men wore steel openly in the Maul." -- Robert E. Howard, Tower of the Elephant |
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Post by Ghul on Feb 4, 2013 14:34:33 GMT -6
Just want to throuw in a recommendation for the art at Yog-Blogsoth. The artist there is attempting to create illustrations of every creature mentioned in every Lovecraft story. His take on some of the beings is a bit different from the more traditional assumptions. They may make for good visual aids for the GM who wants to switch up the discriptions of some of the AS&SOH monsters. Yes, brilliant stuff. |
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I'm thinking the pictures in the second post would be good for Picts too, especially given their red hair.
;D )