Almost done!

We got the armour mostly squared away, decided on the face shading, and now all that was needed was to make a version with a cloak!

The final version next time!

Version two!

This character is supposed to wear more traditional bits of armour, so the kind of futuristic super-heroine armour didn’t really fit in with my image of the character, although I think it would’ve looked kickass for another type of character.

She also needed to be a little younger looking, and the shading added to the eyes.

I was linked to Seamas Gallagher‘s excellent Wheel of Time art (he does a lot of other cool subjects, btw!) by a friend of mine and I asked if he was open to commissions – he was! So we started working on these ideas for some characters from my book.

One thing I really appreciate about this process is that it allows me visualize my characters better, and can help to refine how I want them to look. I think it’ll definitely help my writing.

So anyway, this was what came out of the description of the first character I sent him. Who is she? She’s the leader of a group of piratey raider-type fellows.

Why yes, I AM being intentionally vague because most of this stuff isn’t set in stone yet.

More to come!

So I’m restarting the blog again – but this time keeping some of the old material. What is the point? Twitter covers most of what I care to say, this’ll be mostly to post some stuff from my book (starting with concept art), or for when I want to gripe longer about something.

Eternal Sonata

Overall an excellent game. The maps tend to tedium, but I like the combat system, and the acting in the cutscenes is top notch. No, I don’t think I’ll ever do the 2nd playthrough.

Verdict:
Rent it. Most RPGs will fall under this category simply because they often lack replay value.