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Post by yvoire on Jan 13, 2014 10:59:06 GMT
I'm replaying Sorcery! (or rather, Sortilegio, as it is the italian edition...) and so I felt like I had to make a portrait of my character as I was playing it. So I decided it was a female mage/warrior (why not). So... here it is. Hope you like. Sorry it's a big PNG file...  ![]()  |
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jan 13, 2014 17:54:30 GMT
I'm replaying Sorcery! (or rather, Sortilegio, as it is the italian edition...) and so I felt like I had to make a portrait of my character as I was playing it. So I decided it was a female mage/warrior (why not). So... here it is. Hope you like. Sorry it's a big PNG file... ![]() I can't see these at all. Looking in the BBCode in your post, I can only see one URL (ending 40924746.png), and even visiting that just brings a 403 'forbidden' error. Don't know if anyone else can see them? |
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Post by yvoire on Jan 13, 2014 18:34:35 GMT
let's see if it works now... can you please let me know?
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Jan 13, 2014 20:23:35 GMT
Yes, I see it now.  Pretty impressive. |
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Post by yvoire on Jan 13, 2014 22:37:15 GMT
thank you |
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Post by Klea on Feb 4, 2014 15:31:11 GMT
Could the picture be posted here in the forum? I never could see anything.  |
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Post by a moderator on Feb 4, 2014 16:13:06 GMT
It is posted here, and I can see it.
Good work, though I don't see how you can fit all the spell components and other equipment you'll be lugging around by The Crown of Kings into that tiny pouch.
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Post by Klea on Feb 6, 2014 1:50:21 GMT
It is posted here, and I can see it. Good work, though I don't see how you can fit all the spell components and other equipment you'll be lugging around by The Crown of Kings into that tiny pouch. Then I'm baffled. I can't see the picture at all. |
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Feb 6, 2014 2:13:53 GMT
It is posted here, and I can see it. Good work, though I don't see how you can fit all the spell components and other equipment you'll be lugging around by The Crown of Kings into that tiny pouch. Then I'm baffled. I can't see the picture at all. Can you see it if you click here? |
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Post by Klea on Feb 6, 2014 2:29:35 GMT
I get an "Oops" error message.
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Feb 6, 2014 2:56:45 GMT
I get an "Oops" error message. Just for the hell of it, I've converted it to a lower quality JPG and uploaded it to an old photobucket of mine.. If you still can't see anything, I give up. |
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Post by Klea on Feb 6, 2014 12:55:01 GMT
Okay, I see it now.  Yeah, that pouch is kinda small for all the stuff a mage character would end up carrying...  |
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Post by a moderator on Feb 6, 2014 16:25:40 GMT
It'd be interesting to see a picture of a fully-equipped Sorcery! wizard. Cloth skullcap atop green-haired wig, black facemask, assorted rings, bracelets, and medallions, oak staff in one hand, galehorn slung across the back, belt laden with pouches of sand, dust, teeth, gold...
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Post by paltogue on Feb 6, 2014 19:41:13 GMT
It'd be interesting to see a picture of a fully-equipped Sorcery! wizard. Cloth skullcap atop green-haired wig, black facemask, assorted rings, bracelets, and medallions, oak staff in one hand, galehorn slung across the back, belt laden with pouches of sand, dust, teeth, gold... I think we'd need John Blanche back to do that justice! |
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Post by Klea on Feb 10, 2014 17:36:44 GMT
The character does have a backpack to put a lot of this stuff in, and the rules don't actually give the dimensions of said backpack. Plus, some of the components (ie. teeth) are sold in their own pouch, so that's another way to carry stuff.
You'd have to figure a really fast way to grab some of this stuff, though. I can just imagine coming up against some animal or enemy, and saying, "now just wait until I get my Green-Haired Wig out - "
WHAP!
Your adventure is over.
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Post by deadshadowrunner on Feb 11, 2014 8:19:43 GMT
Actually you could wear the wig.It serves as the disguise too.On the other hand,you will attract a lot of unwanted attention.On another (third) hand,maybe green-haired people are common in Titan.On the last (fourth) hand,people like Jann or Flanker migaht not recognise you.But if so they will be real dunderheads.
Now this thread turned me into Jang Mistral.Nooooooo!
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Post by Jon on Nov 26, 2015 18:13:17 GMT
Beautiful picture. The protagonist of Sorcery could definitely be a girl. In face only a few gamebooks specify a male player character - off the top of my head I can only remember Creature of Havoc and Battleblade Warrior specifying this. (Creature of Havoc because it describes Marr delivering an exposition to the creature as being like a father talking to his son, indicating they are both male).
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Post by a moderator on Nov 26, 2015 22:42:19 GMT
There's also The Rings of Kether - Zera Gross refers to you as 'him' in section 360.
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Post by Klea on Nov 27, 2015 1:35:09 GMT
Beautiful picture. The protagonist of Sorcery could definitely be a girl. In face only a few gamebooks specify a male player character - off the top of my head I can only remember Creature of Havoc and Battleblade Warrior specifying this. (Creature of Havoc because it describes Marr delivering an exposition to the creature as being like a father talking to his son, indicating they are both male). My Sorcery! character is female - I never considered otherwise. When I'm deciding on things like this, I just let my imagination wander into possible backstories and other story elements to see what could fit. And if the gamebook specifies a male character and I want to use a female character, too bad. In most cases it's not too difficult to reimagine the backstory from the female point of view. Of course that doesn't mean all my FF characters are female. Given that two of my characters eventually marry in my own FF-verse and have a son (who is the one that does both Deathtrap Dungeon books), I need a good balance of characters for this long-term story that's been going on in my particular version of Fighting Fantasy. |
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Post by kieran on Nov 27, 2015 10:36:05 GMT
Beautiful picture. The protagonist of Sorcery could definitely be a girl. In face only a few gamebooks specify a male player character - off the top of my head I can only remember Creature of Havoc and Battleblade Warrior specifying this. (Creature of Havoc because it describes Marr delivering an exposition to the creature as being like a father talking to his son, indicating they are both male). Black Vein Prophecy's character is male. Not only is he identical to male character Feior, but he actually appears as a man in The Crimson Tide. Citadel of Chaos' butler call you "Sir" - although he laughs after it so I guess female players could just assume he's making a joke. Midnight Rogue's illustrations show you as having masculine hands. The figure on the front cover looks male too (but then the cover gets the colour of the jewel wrong so amybe don't read too much into that). And if you count them, the protagonists of Clash of the Princes are male. Arguably so is the hero of the Adventures of Goldhawk although since you're not actually Goldhawk, but someone the wizard Marris has made look like Goldhawk, you could technically be female. |
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Post by Jon on Nov 27, 2015 18:03:11 GMT
Ah of course, I had forgotten Maior... But that makes only three where it is clearly specified. I don't set any store by the vagaries of the butler or the illustrator and the Clash of the Princes is not in the main FF series.
As for Goldhawk - the protagonist is indeed disguised. Even without magic, it is perfectly possible to disguise a woman's gender. Methods of strapping down breasts etc. as part of such a disguise have been possible for centuries.
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Post by kieran on Nov 27, 2015 19:51:56 GMT
Well there's also Legend of Zagor. Those 4 are all men.
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Post by Jon on Nov 27, 2015 22:31:27 GMT
Oh of course... Jallarial was indeed removed from the gamebook.
Well playing as that useless Sallazar character is definitely a LOT more challenging than playing as any of the others. That gave the gamebook some replay value. As I mentioned, the game actually made the demon and to a lesser extent, even Zagor seem daunting and impressive whereas the Zagor Chronicles utterly failed to do anything of the kind.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2015 3:33:58 GMT
I've always been bothered by my hands in Midnight Rogue. Always thought I could use a good manicure.   |
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Post by Jon on Nov 29, 2015 11:01:17 GMT
The illustrator should have drawn my hands. I am a man, but my hands are quite feminine. They are identical in size and shape to my mother's.
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Post by fertobardi on Feb 1, 2024 16:40:24 GMT
It'd be interesting to see a picture of a fully-equipped Sorcery! wizard. Cloth skullcap atop green-haired wig, black facemask, assorted rings, bracelets, and medallions, oak staff in one hand, galehorn slung across the back, belt laden with pouches of sand, dust, teeth, gold... Yes, will be nice. Althought i think skullcap could be under the green-haired wig. Lot of the itens are things you wear in the body like medallion, rings, bracelets and etc. Not occupying space inside bag or pouch. And theres a bunch of others that are small or very small such teeths, beeswax, yellow poder, glue vial, potions, stone dust, nose plugs and etc. Except for the galehorn and the crystal orb but i think i can live without that. Thats why i believe a small pouch its pretty viable. On a side note: i play sorcery! and my rpg FF inspired campaings with a pre-made character of mine that is a sorcerer battlemage. Hes like a sikh warrior and his signature spell is to activate the sun jewel that is worn right in front of his turban while he sword fight -1 to -2 skill foes with his scimitar and a coin turned in to shield with WOK. Theres a lot of skill reducing spells on the set. Sand dust with MUD fits the middle eastern like warrior theme also. Those spells that reduce opponent skill are perfect for sorcerers-battlemages. I used to trow BIG at me when im adventureing alone but now i use it with my barbarian friend its cheap and require no itens. |
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Feb 9, 2024 8:57:23 GMT
I get an "Oops" error message. Just for the hell of it, I've converted it to a lower quality JPG and uploaded it to an old photobucket of mine.. If you still can't see anything, I give up. It took this for me to see it, too. Your very talented Yvoire. The kopesh is an interesting and very effective sword choice. |
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Post by thealmightymudworm on Feb 9, 2024 23:35:26 GMT
Just for the hell of it, I've converted it to a lower quality JPG and uploaded it to an old photobucket of mine.. If you still can't see anything, I give up. It took this for me to see it, too. You're very talented Yvoire. The kopesh is an interesting and very effective sword choice. Huh. You know, when I saw your reply here I wondered whether to mention that Yvoire hadn't posted on here for 10 years. Then I wondered how Photobucket (the bastards) were displaying the image (whether it had 'pay us now' stamped all over it or somesuch) and clicked on the link.
So it seems that we know who yvoire is/was on this forum and we were considering his artwork several years before Secrets of Salamonis became a thing.
Once you know, it's not difficult to see the resemblance e.g. in this. |
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Post by kieran on Feb 9, 2024 23:55:46 GMT
Nice detective work!
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Post by Pete Byrdie on Feb 10, 2024 8:17:19 GMT
Ah, I just saw an active thread and read through without noticing the dates. And yes, how nice for someone who was a fan years ago to get to illustrate a book.
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