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I like it! A lot!
Picture of a Scarecrow Ghoullooks very cool and atmospheric. On the other hand, Skinsaw Cultist seemed kinda silly at first: after all, he is dressed in a jester's outfit. But then I noticed that the guy has only one, weird-looking eye smack in the middle of his face. Suddenly, picture stopped being funny and became creepy. Finally, Princess of the Market is exactly the type of NPC pictures I grew to like in Dungeon. I was very happy when I saw the same quality of character portraits in Player's Guide to the Rise of the Runelords.
Kudos to all of the artists involved! :-)
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I agree that the cultist picture is flippin' creepy and goofy lookin' at the same time; kinda like the party first sees the guy and they're like, "Oh, hah hah! It's a clown!" and then they get closer and they're like, "Man, what?!?"
The lamia... freakin' cool and dangerous looking, but the traffic cone breasts are a bit strange.
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Yeah... the look the artists came up with for the skinsaw cultists is really creepy; they all wear these freaky masks and dress in these brightly colored costumes that are almost like clown outfits that, among other things, easily hide the blood of their victims.
The cultist reminded me on the monsters in the movie "Silent Hill". He has the same "rather familiar, yet utterly disturbing" look. Make one of them three-times as big as the others and give him an absurdly over-sized knife, and you almost have a Pyramid Head . :-D One of the freakier movie monsters I saw this year.
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I agree that the cultist picture is flippin' creepy and goofy lookin' at the same time; kinda like the party first sees the guy and they're like, "Oh, hah hah! It's a clown!" and then they get closer and they're like, "Man, what?!?"
Same as goblins. And, from what I've heard about Pathfinder ogres, they also seem to fit the bill. I like that. It brings a whole disturbed fairy-tale feel to the game. Kinda like "American McGee's Alice".
The lamia... freakin' cool and dangerous looking, but the traffic cone breasts are a bit strange.
I blame her . :-D
I don't mind the conical breastplate. Some of the old, armored codpieces likewise changed with fashion and look just as silly now. For those, I blame him.
The Skinsaw costume reminds me of the plague-protective costume worn by Robert Downey Jr's character in the movie "Restoration." It does look very spooky. I also like how having a masked identity helps intensify the horror and paranoia (anyone can be them, and they can be many, they can even be the very person you're talking to now).
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The Skinsaw costume reminds me of the plague-protective costume worn by Robert Downey Jr's character in the movie "Restoration."
You mean like these guys? They have already been mentioned among the villains for the second adventure path. Apparently, the plot will revolve around the plague epidemic in the city of Korvosa.
I also like how having a masked identity helps intensify the horror and paranoia (anyone can be them, and they can be many, they can even be the very person you're talking to now).
See, I didn't thought of that. Yeah, that could actually be used for a cool effect.
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I have a feeling this little group of miscreants (the skinsaw men) will have a lot in common with the Last Laugh and the strange tumbling stilt assassins from the STAP. But with this much flamboyancy(?) in Magnimar what's Riddleport's flavor gonna be like???
The Skinsaw costume reminds me of the plague-protective costume worn by Robert Downey Jr's character in the movie "Restoration."You mean like these guys? They have already been mentioned among the villains for the second adventure path. Apparently, the plot will revolve around the plague epidemic in the city of Korvosa.
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Yup. I also recall the neeto factoids of legend and lore where one woman survived infection by drinking a whole pitcher of tallow or lard. Another tale involved surrounding some religious figure (either some bishop or the pope) with a circle of fire that theoretically warded infected fleas (although they felt it was a miracle).