I hope this is the appropriate place to make this post as it touches on multiple hot-button themes like inclusivity and AI, but this is exactly why I wanted to get some community input.
My wife and I have a pair of home campaign characters that we're bringing to society play at GenCon this year:
- A Gaston-inspired human Redeemer of Kurgess
- A sporty bard gnome inspired in part by Jane Fonda and 80's workout videos
The gnome isn't exactly a worshipper of Kurgess, but she's all for making a buck by inspiring people with the redeemer's feats of strength and workout regimen. Jokingly, we call it the Church of Swole.
As a laugh, I wanted to make some neon, 80s-inspired flair. Buttons to hand out to GMs as thank yous, matching t-shirts, etc.
I did use generative AI within Photoshop as a starting point but tailored it through extensive edits. This isn't for monetization or to claim it as my own, but I can't draw a stick figure to save my life so I used the embedded tools as a starting point.
I tried to use the original holy symbol as inspiration and I think it came out fun, but... well, his symbol is basically a fist and a chain. Even though it's just a reimagining of the original symbol, I wanted to make sure I wasn't accidentally codifying any hate groups or language into the symbol.
Can anyone sanity-check me here? A quick Google showed similar things associated with Black Lives Matter, etc - which I consider inclusive. I just want to make sure I'm not accidentally drawing any negative parallels.
Here's the image. I appreciate any feedback!
