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Deviant Friday – Gureiduson Edition

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I am an unabashed fan of Gureiduson – love the sense of fun and wonder in this style and the attention to detail. When I eventually write hex crawls set in Hybresail, his images will be at the forefront of my mind. Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deviant Friday – Sanford Green Edition

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First a warning. If pseudo manga-inspired drawing causes you some manner of existential pain, look away, my friend, look away.

Sanford Greene – Greenestreet on DeviantArt – helps me overcome my own recent lack of interest in all things manga/anime. Honestly, much of the work I see in that style strikes me as formulaic, but I think with the best of the artists that work in that style, craft overcomes style. I like Greene’s craft – dynamic, bright and fun. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a side note – I adore Avatar. It would make such an excellent rpg setting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deviant Friday – Grant Gould Edition

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Grantgoboom is your one stop shop for geek nostalgia, as well as items for the modern geek. Though mostly movie tie-in material, he also has a neat project called “The Wolves of Odin”. Check it out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Think, if you will, about how you can put more Twain into your fantasy or sci-fi gaming. Thanks! And speaking of Mark Twain, I’ll be riding on his namesake around the River of America in a few days – yay Disneyland!

 

 

 

Yes, the first reveal was pretty cool back in the day. And no, the FX didn’t look any better then that now, but who cared – FX are not the point of sci-fi and fantasy. Someone please give that memo to Lucas and Spielberg, who seem to have forgotten.

 

 

 

Yeah, I’m pandering with this one. Sue me.

 

 

 

 

 

Perhaps the best translation of comic book to movie ever. Great casting as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Probably as close as Saturday morning cartoons ever got to Cthulhu (except for the Real Ghostbusters episode that actually had Cthulhu and probably a dozen other things I’ve forgotten or never heard of …)

 

 

 

 

 

And, after a terribly long absence from Deviant Friday ..

 

 

Deviant Friday – Gingashi Edition

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Gingashi calls himself nomad on DA, so I have to assume he is a deep space probe that was modified by alien technology and is now out to destroy the Enterprise. I have to assume this because I’m a geek. Gingashi has a nice, clean style – great lines, nothing overdone. Enjoy …

 

 

 

This one is my fave, and if I had more time I would work up some Mystery Men! stats. I’m thinking Super Dexterity (+12), Poison (invested in whip) and Catfall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deviant Friday – Felipe Massafera Edition

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Felipe Massafera brings a heightened reality to comic book characters, and I think he handles it well. I think the trick to know when to stop – to not wring too much fantasy out of the characters. Enjoy …

The main reason I resisted changing Stoneskin to Enhance Armor II for so long.

 

For the record, my second favorite Green Lantern after Hal Jordan. Yeah, that’s right, I’m willing to go on the record with that.

 

And though we have no Red Sonja or Dejah Thoris today, we do have these plane hopping adventurers …

 

Yeah, I still get a kick out of those old cartoons. Good times.

Mecha-Rust Monster

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Chris Burdett just posted his interpretation of the rust monster. Posing the question “What kind of monster has a propeller tail?”, he decided it had to be some arcane-mechanical creation.

I thought it was a very creative interpretation of the original, so I had to share for the benefit of folks not following his blog (and if you’re one of them, what are you waiting for – follow him already!)

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Articles I’m pondering or working on – Gods of Mu-Pan (of course), Seven Samurai (a run-down of seven famous samurai from Mu-Pan, along with some ideas on customizing the class) and the Mechanicians, a new race/class for Pars Fortuna. Stay tuned, gentle reader.

Oh – and regarding the gods of Mu-Pan. I’m thinking of two options – one is to use Ampersand-ized versions of Chinese and Japanese gods, the other is to use Ampersand-ized versions of the Gods of Pegana, with a few real gods and goddesses thrown in for good measure. Any preferences out there? Mana-Yood-Sushai just sounds right for Mu-Pan.