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In the kingmaker game I'm running some of the players have expressed interest in creating heraldry for their families. Does anyone have recommendations as to software, or websites that let you create family crests, ect? I've seen a lot of garbage out there, but very little in the way of templates for shields/banners/etc. Alternately, has anyone put together anything using photoshop or illustrator for their games? I'd like something that has a decent library of images to work with and/or good clipart resources to create templates on my own.
Looking forward to hearing what might be out there.
Maybe THIS helps. It's from one of my groups :)
Try this site. Generate the crest, and save the result.
If you are so inclined, you can get it printed onto various items.
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Try here. I've already made a lot on the site, and appropriated some more.
This may be the greatest thing ever Tauric! Wow! Thanks for this.
my favorite one is located at: http://www.karlwilcox.com/
Try this for fun: http://www.karlwilcox.com/drawshield/random/
A lot of the classic heraldy stuff is based on the Anglo-French tradition. Since Brevoy has a more "eastern Europe" feel to it than that, you might look at some Polish heraldry.
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Try here. I've already made a lot on the site, and appropriated some more.
This is so badass and timesaving I cannot even express it with words. I have used several others, even paid for one, and none of them look as slick, are as easily usable, and exportable as this one.
Now if they would only add a few more symbols, like a horn, key, flower, and key... and a few more animals like stag, bear, and fish, I would have a one stop shop.
In any case, it let me make some long overdue heraldry for many of the houses in my game which have very basic shields, so thank you Tauric!
Fantasy Shields
Is really nice, but it would take forver to find a good one, so I'll still be creating my own.
But nice in case I quickly need to make something up. :D
Awesome work!
Fantasy Shields
Nice - bit limited in the Beast and Devices you can incorporate - but works well if you settle for the Polish style of one coat of arms for a whole clan (or in our case Noble Family)
Thanks to Ramarren and Tauric
Wow this outpouring is awesome, thanks to everyone for the kickass suggestions! This thread is a great resource for everyone! Now to get some shields and crests made!
Linking my players here so they can play with all this stuff. So would appreciate spoilers being kept to a minimum. Thanks! =D
You're welcome, everyone, but all I did was find a site online.
You guys are the one's creating alternative rules and custom scenarios (that I will be shamelessly stealing), so I thank you.
Sure beats having to create my KM crest using good old paint and cut n' paste.
you did well though
True enough. However I am gladdened to see other KM group excited for heraldry. Its a point of pride for one, and I think it invests the players into the kingdom just that little bit more. Monte Python did point out "no flag no country." :)
Incorrect sir! That was Eddie Izzard!
Thank you Orthos.
I claim this land in the name of England
But you can't do that there's already like a billion of us here this is india
Do you have a flag?
No
No flag no country!
That's according to the rules I just made up! And I'm backing it up with this gun, loaned to me by the National Rifle Association.
Does anyone else use family mottoes like they showed for the given noble families of Brevoy? YOu know like "Winter is Coming" or "Hear me Roar"?
I have in the past. At one stage (well pre-kingmaker) I developed full sets of arms - including Crest, Supporters and mottoes for all sorts of noble families. However, I came to the conclusion that the only bit that really stuck with most players was the fact that someone had their own arms.
Recently, I have been using a a single shape (similar concept to a Japanese style Mon) to identify group / family allegiance and incorporating that within individual arms.
Interestingly, I now have people with dual allegiance and sporting the symbols of two different grouping.
Our baron (for example) is minor member of the Orlovsky family - so his shield sports the Orlovsky eagle and the Five Orbs of their new nation.
Darn. That fantasy shield generator site doesn't have a stag. I need a white stag on green field from somewhere. :/