McFly, Trandoshan Smuggler
Here's a quick and dirty Star Wars Artists' Guild request I picked up: A Trandoshan smuggler named McFly!
Yes, the life preserver jacket is no accident.
Yes, he is punching Darth Vader.
Azamar - A View of the Sea
Here's a damage seagoing vessel - anchored off an Azamar coast - undergoing repairs at dawn. What happened to it? What was it carrying? Who or what shot at it? Were there survivors? What repercussions would there be for characters that relied on this ship for transport or defence? What bearing did this event have on the legacy of the Fracturing in Azamar?
Give the Azamar fantasy roleplaying game a try when it's released later this year, and create your own storylines with your friends as you run the game!
This interior artwork was created for WiIcked North Games with a black and white printing in mind. The colours are an afterthought for this blog.
Azamar - Melee Skirmish
Here's a quarter page interiror illustration for Wicked North Games of a Tre'uoall ranger versus an Orc warrior fighting on a hillslope and drawing blood... which should be in black and white in the final Azamar RPG core rule book.
Additionally, I will also show you step-by-step how I made the dish above.
Azamar Out Shopping
Here's a piece on shopping for fruits and vegetables at a marketplace in Azamar.
Here's a hint: don't drop or jostle the Quepid root. Otherwise vegetables are good for you. Eat more vegetables.
Click on the partial thumb on the right to view the full image!
Azamar will be published by Wicked North Games in 2011. Click here for its current Kickstarter page.
Azamar Miscellanea
With the release of the Azamar RPG core rulebook so close, I was still assigned several more art orders for the interior of the book. As before, although they're in colour here, the final product will have black and white interior pages.
Here are a pair of magic users, using magical energies augmented by their artifacts to fight it out.
The Enfri's colossal cetacean-shaped dirigibles are a sight to behold. I hope there will be a sourcebook - or at least, an article in D6 Magazine - that will flesh out this vehicle more.
Azamar will be published by Wicked North Games in 2011. Click here for its current Kickstarter page.
D6 Magazine Released
Remember the cover I did a couple of posts ago? After months of work, finally the debut issue of D6 Magazine has finally been released into the wild. Apart from the aforementioned cover, I also helped the writers produce three interior artwork for it.
For the article "Crack of the Whip" by Michael Fraley, here's a whip-wielding woman in old-timey flightsuit and helmet... but with a one cyborg leg! How many ways can one use a whip using D6 rules? Read the article to find out.
I was commissioned by J. Elliot Streeter for his Cinema6 scenario "Asphyxia", where a spaceborne predator stalks the corridors of a sleeper ship. The following is the beast which is named Abyssian Hunter.
Here's the unnamed sleeper ship with many cryogenic modules arrayed like stacks of containers. Will you, as the players, survive the scenario? Pickup a bunch of six-sided dice and have fun with it.
These two articles, as well as many others (including an exclusive interview with Bill Smith, former writer and developer of West End Games' Star Wars The Roleplaying Game) can be found in the first issue of D6 Magazine! Click here to head down to the D6 Magazine site for a download!
Have You Punched A Dinosaur Today?
You don't have to punch one, really. You could also fly to with a jet pack and slug its jaw with a hammer.
Or perhaps you could stop punching dinosaurs and started hugging them. HAVE YOU HUGGED A DINOSAUR TODAY?
Here's the artwork for the cover of D6 Magazine, from the OpenD6 roleplaying community. I've played variations of the D6 system since 1989 and I can't recommend it enough. The actual magazine should be released within this next week.
Click here for a larger image.
Azamar Scenes of Battle
I also had to produce two full page action scenes for the Azamar RPG in black and white, which I actually painted with GIMP in greyscale. It was quite a learning experience. If you've read the previous Creatures of Azamar blog posts, you'll notice a couple types of beasts in the second image that I have previously illustrated.
Falling
Battle
Azamar RPG core rule book using the Cinema6 rules framework is published by Wicked North Games, and will be released in 2011.
Creatures of Azamar Part Six Already?
Here is the latest batch of images commissioned for Wicked North Games' Azamar fantasy RPG core rulebook. I have to say I can't wait to see them all printed in the book. Perhaps I'll get to run some adventures using it.
Hazel
These creatures are somewhat small, but are able to fly and attack with their lethal tongues.
Fiend Lord
A Fiend Lord defeats a Tre'uoall Sword Chanter in battle. Poor dude.
Sycoveen
This Demon Fiend appear to have the legs for an extraordinary jump and is able to use magic.
Troll
The lumbering, somewhat hirsute creature known in Azamar as a Troll.
To check out the larger versions of the images, feel free to browse them at their DeviantArt gallery.
Azamar - Personal Combat Gear
When one goes adventuring in a high fantasy world such as Azamar, one needs to be prepared for encounters with horrific beasts, lethal environment and evil sorcerors! I mean, if you attempt to take a journey through the Olm Jungle with only a Ben 10 plastic tumbler of orange cordial and an iPod, I'm sure you'll be shanked in the nads by Uumul before noon.
Here are pictures of weapons and equipment you can choose to wear or arm yourself with. Click on the thumbnail for a better view on things.
Weapons
Armour
Commissioned by Wicked North Games for the Azamar RPG sourcebook.
Azamar - Location! Location! Location!
Other than creatures, I was also commissioned to produce geographical illustrations for the Azamar RPG sourcebook. Here are black and white digital illustrations for various locations in the world of Azamar. The book will be published by Wicked North Games in 2011.
Abalos
A view of a city skyline upon the picturesque continent of Abalos - the city of Orb, perhaps?
Creatures of Azamar Part Five
Here are six new artwork of mystical and deadly beings of the Azamar fantasy roleplaying setting, commissioned by Wicked North Games.
Kongamato
The kongamato is a small pterodactyl-like creature with a long, sharp tail with which it slashes its prey.
Korac
The korac is a large underwater beast that swims up and devours its food with its large maw and sharp teeth.
"Bubble Bug" Gum Wrapper
A commission for a Cthulhutech game, the Bubble Bug is a bubble gum wrapper graphics used by the players during the Fall of Juneau, Alaska.
But was it manufactured by Migou on Yuggoth is the real question.
Creatures of Azamar Part Four
Here are five new artwork of mystical and deadly beings of the Azamar fantasy roleplaying setting, commissioned by Wicked North Games.
Agmai
A Fiend which vomits its caustic stomach acid upon its prey and gobbles them up whole.
Rakshai
Feline-like Fiends with four eyes and four arms.
Revenant
Revenants are actually magical balls of flame that can transform itself into fiery visage of an undead warrior.
Saturian
Saturians are extremely attractive human-like Fiends, until they unfold their maw to feed.
Syetan
Syetans are hideously ugly Fiends with three hoofed legs and very asymmetrical features on their faces.
A Trio of Horrific Monsters
After finishing up the artwork in the previous entry, Vonschlick Productions sent some more light jobs my way: three mostrous horrors, also to be used by tabletop gamers. The art orders were for a werewolf, a vampire and a monster of my choice - which I drew a monstrous burrowing beast from the dark, slimy depths of the Earth's crust. So here they are:
Werewolf
Vampire
Chthonic Horror
Again, wait for the high-resolution images to be released in Vonschlick's catalogue on their DriveThruRPG.com catalogue by year's end for your gaming use.
A Trio of Fantasy Elves
Vonschlick Productions is a company that publishes character artwork for role-playing games. Recently, I was commissioned to illustrate a series of three generic fantasy Elves for their new character artwork book.
Here they are in low-resolution. To get high-resolution, print-ready images for your game, purchase the book which should be listed on their DriveThruRPG.com catalogue by the end of the year.
Warrior
Scout
Mage
Creatures of Azamar Part Three
Here are four new artwork of creatures of the Azamar roleplaying setting, commissioned by Wicked North Games.
Foragers
The diminuitive Foragers, denizens of the deep, are raiders of the surface world.
Hydreans
The mysterious and venomous hydreans appear to be floating jellyfish that are attracted to magic use in Azamar.
Kraken
Not the form of a traditional kraken, but it would be quite interesting to be camped out on an island which would submerge without warning.
Zull
Huge, lumbering zulls have tough scales on their hide and are able to burrow with their paws.
The Zombie Apocalypse with Microlite20
After three episodes of The Walking Dead on AMC, I thought I'd try a zombie game scenario with Irfan. I was itching to try out the free Microlite20 system, so I adapted it the M20 Modern plug-in to come up with a simple zombie apocalypse scenario.
Irfan wanted to play a sheriff, he rolled up his three characteristics, chose a Smart Hero class (which gives him +1 to Knowledge) and took a Law Enforcement starting occupation (which gives him another +1 to Knowledge and a +1 to Physical). The game began with Irfan coming back to town from a three-day campout in the woods. He had with him a sniper rifle.
As he walked up the road to town, he spotted a car at the roadside. Upon a closer look, he noticed a figure slumped back in the seat.
Creatures of Azamar Part Two
As mentioned earlier, here are some more artwork commissioned for the Azamar fantasy setting sourcebook for the Cinema6 RPG system from Wicked North Games, this time in alphabetical order.
Asazis
The intelligent Asazis are fearsome arachnid-like creatures with a centaur-like torso, but hardly any human-like features.
Creatures of Azamar Part One
Here are five new artwork for creatures of the Azamar roleplaying setting, commissioned by Wicked North Games.
Bear Sloth
The bear sloth is a large furry predator.