Why does the Elf look like He-man on page 8?


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Gilamunsta wrote:
Dire Lolcat wrote:
Zombieneighbours wrote:

'They have a plan.'

They have a flavour.
Not quite chicken, more turkey-ish - really good with fresh carrots, onions, and a dash of paprika.

But there's no race like gnome for the holinase.

(I liked the original as well too, I think they both look good)


Zombieneighbours wrote:


Umm.....what does Seoni needs a pleasure Simulacrum of her self for?

Well, I guess she'd want the hottest piece of chicken for herself. Doesn't leave her much choice, especially when Merisiel or Kyra are otherwise occupied.

I'm not sure it's a pleasure simulacrum, though. Maybe it's a "fool that foolish kobold" simulacrum.


KaeYoss wrote:
Zombieneighbours wrote:


Umm.....what does Seoni needs a pleasure Simulacrum of her self for?

Well, I guess she'd want the hottest piece of chicken for herself. Doesn't leave her much choice, especially when Merisiel or Kyra are otherwise occupied.

I'm not sure it's a pleasure simulacrum, though. Maybe it's a "fool that foolish kobold" simulacrum.

Maybe she just likes to date people who are her equal in the looks department and figured what could be more equal.

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Lord Fyre wrote:
That thread is dead. Let it repose in its afterlife.

It's not dead until PaizoCon 2009; clues are in the process of being planted that will give PaizoCon attendees the chance to save Seoni.

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In other news: the iconics aren't actually real.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, etc.

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Bagpuss wrote:

In other news: the iconics aren't actually real.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, etc.

WHAT?! How do you know that? They could be you don't know. :p


Bagpuss may have excellent taste in costuming, beverages, and nation-of-origin, but he's a lying liar who goes around telling kids there's no Santa Claus. Don't listen to him!


Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Bagpuss may have excellent taste in costuming, beverages, and nation-of-origin, but he's a lying liar who goes around telling kids there's no Santa Claus. Don't listen to him!

THERES NO SANTA CLAUS!!!????? :'(

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Next thing ya' know he's gonna tell us there is no such thing as the easter bunny, or the tooth fairy, or a chance of me getting a date night out with the wife minus the kids.

I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS!!!


Hey, don't bring the bunny or the TF in on this. We're talking about really real people only. Now, back to Santa and the iconics!

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Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Hey, don't bring the bunny or the TF in on this. We're talking about really real people only. Now, back to Santa and the iconics!

The TF is real...and she is smokin hot!! Kinda looks like Seoni but with butterfly wings.


houstonderek wrote:
James Jacobs wrote:
Our iconic rogue, Merisiel, is a lot closer to the look we're going with for elves. Tall and thin and kinda creepy looking but still pretty.

The relevant question is, are those ears digital compatible, or do I need to get a converter box?

We call those handlebars. *grin* I tend to like the large ears, though I think their origins are from Anime elves or over-the-top Fairy illustrations.

I do not like the Night Elves for one reason... pink to purple skin, bleh!

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As for strong elves... Wood Elf Barbarian. (+2 STR, +2 DEX, -2 CON, -2 INT) And nothing is stopping you from having a 16 STR at creation, which is nothing to sneeze at, unless your a Dwarf or Gnome.

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Daniel Moyer wrote:


We call those handlebars. *grin* I tend to like the large ears, though I think their origins are from Anime elves or over-the-top Fairy illustrations.

I think the first long eared elf in D&D was Hiroshi Yamamoto's character Deedlit from Ryo Mizuno's D&D Forcelia campaign in the 1980s. Novelizations of the transcriopts of that campaign were published as The Record of the Lodoss War.


Moorluck wrote:
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Hey, don't bring the bunny or the TF in on this. We're talking about really real people only. Now, back to Santa and the iconics!
The TF is real...and she is smokin hot!! Kinda looks like Seoni but with butterfly wings.

There's more than one tooth fairy, haven't you read the Discworld books? :D

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Graig Harvey wrote:
Moorluck wrote:
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Hey, don't bring the bunny or the TF in on this. We're talking about really real people only. Now, back to Santa and the iconics!
The TF is real...and she is smokin hot!! Kinda looks like Seoni but with butterfly wings.
There's more than one tooth fairy, haven't you read the Discworld books? :D

If they all look like this one I'll pull all my kids teeth just to see her lol


I really like the BETA racial portraits. I'm rather fond of the angular stylization that you see there, and I don't really find it "cartoony" (gawds do I hate that term applied in instances like this. It's not a freakin' Loony Tunes, people!).

I'm especially saddened to lose the dwarf and gnome. Those two had such personality. The dwarf just looked so damn confident and happy to be there. Like, "Yep! I'm in me knickers!" It was just such a great picture with a lot of character. The new one just isn't nearly as much fun - he looks much more dour and boring, like a stereotypical dwarf. Kinda sad to see the other one go.

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Disciple of Sakura wrote:

I really like the BETA racial portraits. I'm rather fond of the angular stylization that you see there, and I don't really find it "cartoony" (gawds do I hate that term applied in instances like this. It's not a freakin' Loony Tunes, people!).

I'm especially saddened to lose the dwarf and gnome. Those two had such personality. The dwarf just looked so damn confident and happy to be there. Like, "Yep! I'm in me knickers!" It was just such a great picture with a lot of character. The new one just isn't nearly as much fun - he looks much more dour and boring, like a stereotypical dwarf. Kinda sad to see the other one go.

The reason fo rthe change in the dwarf is because Snow White had to take Happy to the therapist and Grumpy was on that day so...

"Yep! I'm in me knickers" I'm gonna hafta use that one at the table. ;p


Moorluck wrote:


If they all look like this one I'll pull all my kids teeth just to see her lol

Sure to make you popular with the Missus....


Graig Harvey wrote:
Moorluck wrote:
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Hey, don't bring the bunny or the TF in on this. We're talking about really real people only. Now, back to Santa and the iconics!
The TF is real...and she is smokin hot!! Kinda looks like Seoni but with butterfly wings.
There's more than one tooth fairy, haven't you read the Discworld books? :D

Well, there was one actual, original Tooth Fairy. ANd she wasn't exactly hot.


Disciple of Sakura wrote:
The new one just isn't nearly as much fun - he looks much more dour and boring, like a stereotypical dwarf. Kinda sad to see the other one go.

Well, if the bodybuilder elf had to go because they're supposed to look frail, the happy dwarf has to go because they're supposed to look grumpy.

And I know that low cha doesn't have to be grumpy, but then again low con doesn't have to be weak, either.


Disciple of Sakura wrote:
The dwarf just looked so damn confident and happy to be there. Like, "Yep! I'm in me knickers!" It was just such a great picture with a lot of character. The new one just isn't nearly as much fun - he looks much more dour and boring, like a stereotypical dwarf. Kinda sad to see the other one go.

That dwarf did have an infectious grin, and while I always liked he image, it caught alot of flak and it wasnt entirely in keeping with Paizo's greater vision for the project.

Though I think its anice touch that their basically the same but reillustrated. Maybe the gave a similar or the same art rder to Mr. Prescott as they did to Mr. Tsang.


The elf does look a little incongruous comparative to the ability score modifiers they get. I've always preferred them to be taller than humans on average. There are enough we-folk races as it is.

By the way, can anyone tell me what kind of sword the Cleric is wielding on page 20 on the beta rulebook? I really like most of the artwork for itself, but I'm getting a serious anime/manga vibe from it (Prime example is the Barbarians sword on page 12.)

-J


jesteford wrote:

The elf does look a little incongruous comparative to the ability score modifiers they get. I've always preferred them to be taller than humans on average. There are enough we-folk races as it is.

By the way, can anyone tell me what kind of sword the Cleric is wielding on page 20 on the beta rulebook? I really like most of the artwork for itself, but I'm getting a serious anime/manga vibe from it (Prime example is the Barbarians sword on page 12.)

-J

A bit of Anime/Manga vibe is not at all a bad thing, as long as it's not taken to extremes.

As to the cleric's sword, it looks a lot like a modified scimitar.

Wiki

More of a katana handle with a scimitar blade.

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jesteford wrote:
By the way, can anyone tell me what kind of sword the Cleric is wielding on page 20 on the beta rulebook? I really like most of the artwork for itself, but I'm getting a serious anime/manga vibe from it (Prime example is the Barbarians sword on page 12.)

Kyra's weapon is a scimitar, Amiri's sword is a Large bastard sword, a trophy from a Frost Giant. It's too large for her to wield properly though.

http://paizo.com/paizo/blog/tags/amiri/v5748dyo5la16

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jesteford wrote:

The elf does look a little incongruous comparative to the ability score modifiers they get. I've always preferred them to be taller than humans on average. There are enough we-folk races as it is.

By the way, can anyone tell me what kind of sword the Cleric is wielding on page 20 on the beta rulebook? I really like most of the artwork for itself, but I'm getting a serious anime/manga vibe from it (Prime example is the Barbarians sword on page 12.)

-J

The cleric wields a scimitar, and the barbarian wields a weapon she stole from the giants and, from her backstory, can only use properly when raging.


Both of these characters aren't explained in the PFRPG beta, but they are iconic Pathfinder characters.

Kyra

Amiri

May not help with not liking the look of the pics, but there are reasons behind the crazy big sword, and Kyra's sword just looks "cooler" than a standard scimitar.


Handles and even blades veryed from place to place and village to village. And there are many subtypes just as in short sword but It looks to be a scimitar to me

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seekerofshadowlight wrote:
Handles and even blades veryed from place to place and village to village. And there are many subtypes just as in short sword but It looks to be a scimitar to me

It always reminded me of hadhafang myself, and I'd call that a scimitar.


yes it fall into the scimitar/saber family

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