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Old 01-04-2007, 12:12 PM   #77
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Default Re: Art for games

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Originally Posted by Wicked Lurker
There are some really nice pictures there.. I especially love the pencil works!

I thought I'd contribute and add an image here from a GURPS Monster Manual project I am working on. Basically I am getting a random monster name from seventh sanctum, trying to come up with a small description, stat it out and paint it.

Here is one such vicious beastie:

Knight Piercer

Fear spreads like a bushfire whenever the terrifying Knight Piercers move out from their caves in the mountains near populated places. Many brave heroes have fallen victim to a group of Knight Piercers setting up an ambush somewhere around a mountain pass.

While not many have seen a Knight Piercer an lived, those who saw them described them as roughly humanoid with powerful armor plates shielding their entire body, viscious spikes portruding from every centimeter of their yellowish hides and a huge stinger attached near their heads.. almost giving the impression that this was, in fact, a second head. It seems Knight Piercers have a strange love for everything shiny.. all kinds of reflecting metals attract them and they look with greed and deep hatred at those who posess (or even wear) them. This strange obsession with metal seems to be the reason why they always attack heavily armoured knights and almost always ignore others dressed in leather or plain cloth.

Knight Piercers are best left alone and avoided since they are rather tough, attack in groups (1d-2) and are very hard to come by with ranged weapons.


Combat stats
HP 15 HT 12 BSp 5.5 MOVE 5 FP 15 Per 9
Defenses: Parry 10 Dodge 8 Block -- DR 8
Attacks: Claws 14- / 1d-1 cut / C Kick 12- / 1d cut / C,1
Charged Striker Attack 1d+2 (5) imp / C,1 / needs 5 seconds recharge after use can be blocked and parried.

Full stats
ST 12 [20]; DX 10 [0]; IQ 7 [-60]; HT 12 [20].
Damage 1d-1/1d+2; BL 29 lbs.; HP 15 [6]; Will 8 [5]; Per 9 [10]; FP 15 [9].
Basic Speed 5,5 [0]; Basic Move 5 [0]; Block 0; Dodge 8; Parry 10 (Brawling).

Advantages

Charged Striker Attack 2 (Melee Attack: Reach C,1; Visible (+1); Takes Recharge (5 seconds); Partial Dice (+2); Armor Divisor (5); Blockable (can be blocked with shield)) [44]; Claws (Sharp Claws) [5]; Damage Resistance 8 (Tough Skin) [24]; Short Spines [1]; Striker (Impaling) [8].
Disadvantages
Bloodlust (9 or less) [-15]; Compulsive Behavior (Shiny Things) -2 (6 or less) [-20]; Greed (9 or less; only shiny things) [-11]; Impulsiveness (12 or less) [-10]; Jealousy (only if from other race) [-8].

Quirks: Collects Shiny things; Incompetence: Swimming [-2].

Skills
Brawling-14 (DX+4) [12]; Running-11 (HT-1) [1]; Tactics-9 (IQ+2) [12].
Awesome. Love the stats along in conjunction with art!
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