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Character Design Contest 77: Sporty!
Inspired by The Blood of Heroes, here is a jugger who plays “the game.” His skill position is enforcer. The original Australian title is Salute of the Jugger.
I highly recommend this movie. Two words: “Rutger Hauer.” If you don’t know who Rutger Hauer is, please turn in your geek card as you leave.
Enforcer
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Character Design Contest 77: Sporty!
This is around the time that my ISP dropped webhosting. It was a major setback because I would always post my entries with accompanying stories and related links. One thing that I enjoy when designing characters is research. Challenges are an opportunity to learn something new and re-visit old ideas and memories.
Volleyball
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Going to have two four-day weekends in a row thanks to the holidays. Aside from the obvious binges, I might take a break from posting my retrospective. I have been threatening to… I mean, wanting to write for a long time. More like “world-building” as I like to create rich histories and cultures before developing stories and characters. That’s the old Game Master in me coming out.
Normally, I don’t solicit feedback. I just let traffic flow naturally. People pop in to take a look, sometimes comment. And I appreciate the visits. Before I switch gears, I would like to know if there would be any interest.
Here’s my plot (wow, sounding like I am trying to sell a book or a screenplay). Humanity is spread throughout the universe via various interstellar modes of transportation (hyperdrives, wormhole technology, etc.). Earth is a natural well or sinkhole for anomalies (Bermuda Triangle, Stonehenge, the Philadelphia Experiment, etc.). At various points, earth receives visitors who influence our history. Likewise, some famous (and infamous) people from earth travel to other worlds and influence them.
My initial setting is the Hestia system with its three inhabitable worlds. The historical figure who transforms it is Elizabeth Bathory – the Blood Countess. With very special thanks to Harlequin, here is a sample of what to expect:
Erzsé and Rebecka
Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
@dblade said:
But maybe, just maybe, if we clap our hands and yell “I believe!” the items will appear in HeroMachine.
Clap my hands… of course! I kept chanting “Doctor! Doctor! Doctor!” The only thing I got was this Gallifreyan stopping by to offer me jelly bellies.
Nice work, as always, dblade!
Character Design Contest 76: Animalia II
Final entry and a personal favorite. I posted the coliseum background in… Backgrounds.
Atrox: The Cruel
Character Design Contest 76: Animalia II
“Wulff Industries” is the working name of an engineering company that runs throughout my meta-verse and mecha-verse. In the meta-verse, think something along the lines of cutting-edge research and technology. Comparable to STAR labs, Stark Industries, Lex Luthor’s megaconglomeration, etc. In the mecha-verse, think Halliburton, Boeing, Siemens, General Electric, etc. This undated Wulff project could be from either.
Spiderwolf: Wulff Industries Design Concept
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Character Design Contest 76: Animalia II
An original design for this HeroMachine contest. Now he is one of the “Golden Age” heroes in my meta-verse.
The Mouser
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Hitmen had left New York City journalist Herschel Lanksy to die in the alley. They could not have simply shot him. His broken, bloody corpse would be a warning to anyone who stuck his nose where it did not belong. Herschel survived.He decided to lay low while he was on the mend. Who had set him up? Was it the mob? The police? The mayor’s office? Possibly even the Nazis or the Commies.
Herschel emerged two years later. He could not let anyone know he was still alive. Instead, Herschel adopted the identity of “The Mouser.” Using his Army training and investigative skills, Herschel chases down the rats who swim in the Big Apple’s rotten core.
Character Design Contest 76: Animalia II
I wanted to try a sort of 3D wrap-around effect. Failed miserably.
Devilfish: A pirate’s sword with a fancy hilt
