w4g4:

Go ahead m8.

wouldn’t be the first. 😁

madmanransom:

none

but it also depends on whether or not you can sucker some dumb fucker into buying whatever you just wasted that dollar on

You’ll never even have a dollar with grammar like that!

madmanransom:

The gang’s all here. (At last) I had great fun drawing these characters because character design is a really fun thing to do as it really challenges you to put some thought into how each character should look. You’ve got to keep your head on straight so they don’t end up all looking the same.

Alright let’s get through this character list before I post extras and scrapped art.

First character I drew was the Asian monk. 

Now, there’s a few things I like about this certainly. I personally think this is one of the best looking character designs in the group. They all stand out, sure, but this monk stands out in a special way. His face is unique with a strong, wide nose, strong cheekbones, a sour frown, and annoyed eyebrows. On his right cheek there is a cross-shaped scar which I put there just for character. He has a long neck and defined, slender shoulders. Robes are draped over him and he’s also got a necklace which we will never see from this shot because he’s just a half-bust. He’s carrying a bamboo staff with the Chinese figures for the word “Death” (edgier than a Sonic the Hedgehog OC). The guy sticks out because he looks like he’s in a constantly sour mood. He will HIT YOU with that fucking bamboo stick if you ask him to lighten up.

Now, what do I NOT like? The name. Of all the names that this guy could have chosen. OF ALL THE NAMES. Think about this with me. He could have chosen some kickass Chinese, Tibetan, Nepalese, FUCK IT, any cool East Asian name and what does he choose? 

Dinkle Binkle.

Dinkle fucking Binkle.

A stupid joke name that doesn’t even make any sense. Sounds like a fucking Christmas elf name. No, no no no. On second thought, it sounds like the name of one of them toymakers from Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Rankin-Bass. “Dinkle Binkle Kringle.” THAT’S RIGHT. HIS NAME IS DINKLE BINKLE KRINGLE AND HE MAKES TOYS FOR ALL THE LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS.

The next character I took on was big boy. My monk. A northern shaman-type by the name of Sígmunðurr.

If you’re wondering how to pronounce his name, it’s “Seeg-mun-thur” but pronounce that “th” like in the word “the”, not “teeth”. Some people often pronounce it as “Sigmundur” which is just fine, too.

Now, this guy was great fun to draw and definitely the easiest because he was my character, I knew how I wanted him to look. Sígmunðurr is a big bear of a man. around 6′4 and 270lbs. As he’s a monk he’s obviously going to be surprisingly spry for how big he is. But why should we be surprised? We’ve all seen Chris Farley dancing, right?

The funny part about old Síggy was when I was absent from my computer for about five minutes and the Dungeon Master asked what his name was again. One of my friends said “SUPERFAG” and the Dungeon Master thought that was funny (it was, come on, you know it was), so it’s a running joke that he’s named “SUPERFAG” in all caps.

The third character was Aeverin, one of our rangers.

Now, Aeverin is a pretty lanky fella. Only an inch shorter than Sígmunðurr, But he weighs significantly less. Also, his hair is very floofy and if you want to operate by those standards he is about a quarter of an inch taller. 

The fun part about this dude was that his player told me that “he’s a horizon walker ranger and he deals with a lot of extraplanar shit” thus he is in an almost perpetual state of befuddlement, and so he said to me that a perfect look for him would be that one face Tucker Carlson has when someone says something dumb and it leaves him simply baffled.

I refused to disappoint on this prospect.

The fourth character I drew and my favorite one at that, was the little Kobold Cleric, Kreet.

Kreet as fun to do for a multitude of reasons. The first being the obvious one: she’s heckin’ adorable. The second being that I had never drawn a Kobold before. Not from the waist up or down, so yeah, this was definitely a learning curve. I had to adjust to the extra small frame and I had to try my hardest to make her look cute. I think I did rather well, if I may have the ego to say so myself. I was about to consider it done when I felt like there wasn’t enough PIZAZZ to it so I gave her them lil’ feathers. 

Did I mention that Kreet’s player has his own channel dedicated to her story? You should totally check that out and be a cool duder.

https://kreetthekobold.tumblr.com/tagged/kreetthekobold/chrono

Do it.

NOW.

The next character was the Tiefling, Kabel Satán.

The fun thing about this is that every character has an interesting little story to pair with them. This player was going to have a character who managed to fashion a blunderbuss. He was human, about 5′6 and he had a grey hood. Unfortunately, upon seeing the difficulties of making this character work, he hastily went to a random character generator and came out with a tiefling who always wears a mask. This edgelord is an unfortunate victim of random character generators. The guy took it and I quickly redesigned the character I had already drawn to look younger, be half a foot taller, have a full head of hair, horns, red skin, and a younger face. The next day I created the mask. I’ll post him maskless after this lineup. 

As for the name, the player was Norwegian and had the username Kabelsatan. He just split it in half and gave the second “a” a forward facing grave. Those of you in Iceland will now pronounce that as Kabel Sat-aon. 

This, unfortunately, is a deeply, DEEPLY, D E E P L Y, Norwegian joke. Like, you need to understand some old Norwegian kids’ shows to get this joke because it’s a reference to a play on a character’s name.

The next character after this was the ever-so-infamous thieving rouge “Heywood Jablowme.”

The story with this guy is probably my favorite because it’s incredibly simple. The guy playing this guy had no name. So some other guy suggested the joke name “Heywood Jablowme.” He liked it and it stuck. Now, if you’re lost and you’re wondering what that even means- say the name out loud and make sure you say them as if they’re words in a sentence, not a name and surname.

Now you get it.

Hahahaha it’s funny because sex. Just like Amy Schumer.

And the last guy is… James. 

His name is fucking James. 

And he’s a ranger.

Now, James. James is a good character design for specific reasons. He looks awkward and seems awkward. Part of this is certainly his name. Whereas the other characters possess unique names, this man’s name is fucking James. Fucking JAMES. 

Secondly, he’s got a very soft face. Long in height, narrow in widith, with a large nose, big ears, and soulful hazel eyes that stand out. Apart from Kreet, he’s the least threatening and most approachable member of the group. 

The reason he looks like this is my favorite part. I was asking the guy what he looks like and he messages me this: 

Zoinks.

Anyway, there’s your character lineup. Now here’s some extra stuff.

All the characters, names not included:

All the characters’ individually without names:

The scrapped black powder pioneer, who’s face was the base for Kabel Satán:

Kabel Satán without his mask:

As you can see, I simply erased the lines indicating age to make him look younger. I then added a head full of hair, a pair of horns, some leather armor, and increased his height and shoulder breadth.The recoloring was the easy part.

Sígmunðurr’s beard is on a separate layer from the rest of his body and face, so I can actually show you what he’d look like were he to have a clean shave.

Terrifying, right?

This layer actually also holds Heywood’s mustache.

Again, terrifying, innit?

To top it all off here’s Dinkle Binkle with Kabel’s mask. For the giggles.

You can still see where it cuts off at his hair, haha!