Anyone else see the Melee counter of the green Giant with the top-knot?

~~Jim Kane~~ · 07-25-2018, 05:32 AM

Now that counter, to me, is one very cool piece of art.

What I like most about it is that it suggests *this* character is not the typical low-DX, low-IQ classic "hill" giant; but rather comes from some other culture completely - which a GM could flesh-out as an entirely new race of giants.

I guess the overly-obvious thing would be to attribute the top-knot to some sort of Asiatic, or Somoan culture.

Also, there is nothing about the confident stance which this figure exhibits that suggests a low-DX figure, to my eye anyway... I get quite the opposite impression; as this counter suggests a completely different type of giant-sized trouble for the PCs to tangle with.

Anyone else get that same impression from this great counter?

JK

zot · 07-25-2018, 06:08 AM

Ooh! That makes me want a TFT Yokai splat book!

I wonder if the guys who did Bushido would be interested...

JLV · 07-25-2018, 10:04 AM

Leave it to Liz Danforth to knock another one out of the ball park!

Wayne · 07-25-2018, 10:09 AM

I just see a lady giant I’m afraid

JLV · 07-25-2018, 10:13 AM

Too funny! (Though I have to agree, that's what it really looks like to me...). Still, Liz did a great job on the counter art!

~~Jim Kane~~ · 07-25-2018, 06:09 PM

Now that you point it out, I see what you mean. Having lost my 14 year-old power of vision for seeing the fine details on little counters 40 years ago, this does not surprise me.

JK

07-25-2018, 05:32 AM	#1
~~Jim Kane~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2018	Anyone else see the Melee counter of the green Giant with the top-knot? Now that counter, to me, is one very cool piece of art. What I like most about it is that it suggests this character is not the typical low-DX, low-IQ classic "hill" giant; but rather comes from some other culture completely - which a GM could flesh-out as an entirely new race of giants. I guess the overly-obvious thing would be to attribute the top-knot to some sort of Asiatic, or Somoan culture. Also, there is nothing about the confident stance which this figure exhibits that suggests a low-DX figure, to my eye anyway... I get quite the opposite impression; as this counter suggests a completely different type of giant-sized trouble for the PCs to tangle with. Anyone else get that same impression from this great counter? JK

07-25-2018, 06:08 AM	#2
zot Join Date: May 2018	Re: Anyone else see the Melee counter of the green Giant with the top-knot? Ooh! That makes me want a TFT Yokai splat book! I wonder if the guys who did Bushido would be interested...

07-25-2018, 10:04 AM	#3
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Anyone else see the Melee counter of the green Giant with the top-knot? Leave it to Liz Danforth to knock another one out of the ball park!

07-25-2018, 10:09 AM	#4
Wayne Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Geelong, Australia	Re: Anyone else see the Melee counter of the green Giant with the top-knot? I just see a lady giant I’m afraid

07-25-2018, 10:13 AM	#5
JLV Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arizona	Re: Anyone else see the Melee counter of the green Giant with the top-knot? Too funny! (Though I have to agree, that's what it really looks like to me...). Still, Liz did a great job on the counter art!

07-25-2018, 06:09 PM	#6
~~Jim Kane~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: Anyone else see the Melee counter of the green Giant with the top-knot? Now that you point it out, I see what you mean. Having lost my 14 year-old power of vision for seeing the fine details on little counters 40 years ago, this does not surprise me. JK