[Herr D]

‘Foreshortening’ is tough in any medium and hm isn’t really designed for perspective work. My suggestion is make a kneecap out of a head or use a kneepad ‘right up to the screen’ and show his boot sticking out a bit from behind it. Fiddle with the scale and use the single bent leg with the ‘regular size’ boot and kneepad or head as knee at an angle. If the kneepad and boot in regular size are eye-catching and obvious enough, the audience’s ‘eye’ will complete the pattern for you. Good luck.

[Herr D]

Nah. Have them go and live in a dimension where we had all-out WWIII. Unlimited power for them and enough debris that maybe they’ll never finish sifting it for more juice.

[Herr D]

@Alexander of Limbo said:

I thought i’d add a section for people to ask where to find certain objects in the hero machine. In my case i’m currently looking for:

A Mini Nuke

Could have sworn I’ve seen one on here before… anyone know where to find it?

uhhhh . . . the ‘football’ style could be made from a briefcase. I’ve made some missile-type objects. By itself? As Descartes said, “Poof!”

[Herr D]

Go ahead. I like being a muse.

[Herr D]

@TheSoupster said:

Next up, Super Mole. Genetic experiments, aimed at developing superpowers in humans, were first conducted on animals. Super Mole was one of the results. With incredible strength, intellect and digging prowess, Super Mole was initially tasked with rescuing survivors from the rubble of earthquakes. However, after seeing his fellow molekind exterminated like vermin in the countryside, he escaped the complex he had come to call home, and took up his place as defender of small ground-dwelling mammals everywhere.

I’d hold back on that Badger cull, Cameron…

The idea originallly came from a small rapid-prototyped model I made a couple of years ago. I’ll post a picture soon.

BADGERS?! WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING BADGERS!

[Herr D]

cartoonifying him might be as simple as choosing a simple set of heads for leg sections–or finding a cartoon reason why we can’t see them.

[Herr D]

Your dialogues are getting very identifiable. I’m afraid I’m not sure how much is your skill improving and how much is me getting better at noticing the madness / foibles of those around me. I’ve–basically played the role of that doctor again recently . . . and I’m not even qualified to do the metaphorical first aid.

[Herr D]

Suggestions for Rane? She looks too scrappy to be just a sentry or a gopher. Too casual and memorable to be a spy or an office worker. A scout, someone who walks / rides a bus into town, uses charisma and / or faked street cred to get an in with the local underbelly. If nothing odd is happening, she makes a memorable declaration and leaves. If crime is changing, she collects a bit of knowledge that may be useful and leaves, and reports in with it.
“Rane in Hamilll City.”
“Cats and dogs?”
“Scattered showers, unreliable reports, reporters awfully late.”
“Holes in the ozone?”
“South end of town, weather service has done nothing. Sports anchors leaving the channel.”
“Broadcast at eleven – leave the channel.”
“Yes sir.” Click.

[you might get a better suggestion for sports anchor, here I have it meaning local drug lord–‘recreational’ ‘authority’]

wife’s suggestion: “I never forget a name or a place. You want someone found? I’m the one to ask. I also have a knack. You ask me to figure out which bank is fronting for the mob? It’s the one I got change at when I got to town. You want me to find a low-life? He’s the guy who buys me a drink from the table next to you. You want me to tell you which cop’s dirty? HE’S the pig that roughed me up last week when I wouldn’t help him frame some homeless guy. Name’s Rane. As in Rane of terror all over YOU, ^&*!”

[Herr D]

Their perspective has to be one of patience.

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u438/jamais5/2013hm/HerrD-GargoyleRevenge_zps8bbc2ce2.png

. . . Still?

****gargoyle contest

[Herr D]

OKAY! JR? I just have two questions–who scratched him, and how much to hire the scratcher as a bodyguard?

[Herr D]

Minotaur. Nice drawing. Really takes me back, too. I can remember being very young, reading about the man-bull that stayed in a maze and killed people. You know what I thought? Maybe if he could capture them alive, he could make them swear to bring him some hay, or lead him out to graze. ‘Cause why wouldn’t he? All that meat would just make him crankier. Then again, maybe he killed people for walking on the grass he planted?

[Herr D]

No, he doesn’t look happy-go-lucky at ALL. He looks like he’s been told he has to eat in the stable with ‘the other hooved things.’ Maybe he’s challenging the guy who said that to a duel? Bowshot at 1000 paces?

[Herr D]

@Vengeance said:

it is your work server what do you think of the designs

Three stand out to me. Grey Mage looks tasty, Green Beetle looks interesting–normally I would think the colors light to dark would look better reversed but this combo works.
Synergy interests me conceptually–does he convert attacking power to harmless sensations, music? Defense-only heroes are hard to make work, but–interesting.

[Herr D]

Not sure between Agent Capo and No Face. Capo looks like you’d better not blink and No Face makes me wonder–alien natural skin or mutant hamming it up with tats? Pretty good poses with the fights–work on those hands, they seem to be your weak point.

[Herr D]

Two thoughts? 1. Did you choose to have the non-equal-arm cross for copyright reasons? Traditionally even though the red cross logo is copyrighted they don’t object to seeing it used. They actually encourage it. I haven’t got full net access right now, but it’s my understanding that M*A*S*H didn’t have to pay to use it, and neither do ‘future ambulances’ in time-travel movies. If it still might not clear moderation, you might try altering an equal-arm red with a second one in powder blue (or some other color-matching alteration.)
2. Does he heal by magic or are you adding gear?

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