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Post by calithena on Sept 1, 2009 19:14:02 GMT -6
I really should set a deadline for next issue, start making assignments, soliciting art, etc. I want to get it out by Halloween (we will see).
Is it wrong of me to just want to enjoy having the new issue out for a few days first?
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Post by sham on Sept 1, 2009 19:26:10 GMT -6
Just enjoy for a while! You've earned it.
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Post by coffee on Sept 1, 2009 23:59:22 GMT -6
Since you went through hell this last time, I'd say take a week or two off. No one here could possibly complain.
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 2, 2009 1:16:19 GMT -6
Will the next-issue-what-we're-not-talking-about-yet-no-siree have a Halloween theme?
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Post by zacharythefirst on Sept 2, 2009 5:41:42 GMT -6
Ooooh....that'd be fun!
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Post by calithena on Sept 2, 2009 6:35:54 GMT -6
Halloween-themed articles would be great.
Tekumel or Tekumel-inspired art and articles would also be great, since the issue will be dedicated to MARB.
More soon.
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 2, 2009 11:57:05 GMT -6
Jack O Bear!  |
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Post by kesher on Sept 2, 2009 12:01:08 GMT -6
Carnivorous, flying Jack-o-Lanterns that set you on FIRE!
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 2, 2009 12:16:38 GMT -6
Kesher wins!
I have a sudden urge to draw one of these flying lantern things. I may have a go.
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Post by coffee on Sept 2, 2009 12:28:06 GMT -6
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Post by kesher on Sept 3, 2009 15:53:16 GMT -6
Well, Will, you probably just sealed the deal of Melvin running into a 10 HD carnivorous, flying, self-immolating jack-o-lantern...  @kelvin: Please, please go and draw them! I need a new avatar! |
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 3, 2009 16:00:52 GMT -6
I have a workable sketch already, done while I should have been paying attention at work. I think it will make a fine avatar! |
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Post by coffee on Sept 3, 2009 17:06:59 GMT -6
Well, Will, you probably just sealed the deal of Melvin running into a 10 HD carnivorous, flying, self-immolating jack-o-lantern... @kelvin: Please, please go and draw them! I need a new avatar! Yeah, but on the first dungeon level, it should have one hit die. Ten hit dice is for tenth level... |
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Post by kesher on Sept 3, 2009 22:27:36 GMT -6
I have a workable sketch already, done while I should have been paying attention at work. I think it will make a fine avatar! I eagerly await the results! Dood, DM fiat! |
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Post by coffee on Sept 4, 2009 1:45:34 GMT -6
Every time you get in your DM Fiat, you run me over with it.
Besides, do we really need new art for these? Can't we just crib from Steve Ditko?
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Post by calithena on Sept 4, 2009 2:40:44 GMT -6
Maybe 1 HD per foot of diamater?
I think it is time for me to rise steely-eyed and start plotting the next issue. I guess I should decide whether to fix the ads and do some WE&BP related stuff first, though. More soon....
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Post by coffee on Sept 4, 2009 10:53:54 GMT -6
Maybe 1 HD per foot of diamater? Well, if it's system you want... Pumpkin Size...........Damage from Explosion...........Radius of Explosion 6"............................2d6............................................5' 12"...........................4d6...........................................10' 18"...........................6d6...........................................15' 24"...........................8d6...........................................20' (i.e., Fireball) 30"...........................10d6.........................................25' 36"...........................12d6.........................................30' Larger ...................... 15d6.......................................40' (i.e. The Great Pumpkin) If pumpkin is "on the vine," it may detonate other nearby pumpkins caught in its radius. (If no vine, no sympathetic detonation.) Plenty of options for mayhem here, folks! (Kesher, I'll start rolling up a new character this evening...) |
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 4, 2009 13:58:12 GMT -6
Besides, do we really need new art for these? Can't we just crib from Steve Ditko? Have you been looking at my drawing board?!? |
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Post by coffee on Sept 4, 2009 14:33:01 GMT -6
Besides, do we really need new art for these? Can't we just crib from Steve Ditko? Have you been looking at my drawing board?!? I haven't, but after about the third mention of these I got a great visual memory of a certain Green Goblin, and his primary armament... ;D |
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 5, 2009 1:53:30 GMT -6
Indeed! There is a Ditko influence in the design I've come up with, but it's from a different title. Here's the image:  I may have to modify it though, as it may be too dark to print as is. As you can see, I've also tried for a slightly different style for these. It's a bit more "designy" and less detailed than my normal work, but this is just how it came out. There's also a colour version here. |
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Post by coffee on Sept 5, 2009 13:07:54 GMT -6
Sweet! Love the bat wings -- I hadn't bothered to consider how they fly.
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 5, 2009 19:54:19 GMT -6
Thanks! It seemed obvious to me, but that's how these things come sometimes; as fully formed images with no room for argument, and I've just got to draw what comes to me. It sounds pretentious, I know!  |
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Post by coffee on Sept 5, 2009 19:56:21 GMT -6
Yeah, that's the way the monster stats went, too. That's when you know you've got something. And you have certainly got something there!
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 6, 2009 4:01:17 GMT -6
I think it's a joint effort. Without the initial ideas thrown about on this thread, there would have been no image at all!
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Post by zacharythefirst on Sept 6, 2009 9:21:40 GMT -6
I really like the B&W. The bat wings seem so fitting.
The funny thing is, when you guys first mentioned it, I pictured bat wings as well!
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 7, 2009 0:56:44 GMT -6
It's the only way to fly! |
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Post by kesher on Sept 7, 2009 19:58:51 GMT -6
Kelvin, that ROCKS! As soon as I can get my act together, that's gonna be my avatar! And I'd be the first to vote for "Pumpkin Bombers" as their actual name!
AFAIC, it's a universal law that 93% of everything looks better with batwings...
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Post by kelvingreen on Sept 8, 2009 11:52:47 GMT -6
Thanks! I had a go at an avatar-shaped version of the colour piece here. Feel free to grab it, or create your own if you prefer. |
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