One of the players in my Watch campaign, Lu Quade, drew this cool fan art from tonight’s session. Here’s the explanation…
“I doodled this sword – the sword I took from my friend Papho, after I accidentally struck them down in the confusion of a fight with The Shadow. The sword was lovingly engraved by Papho with symbolic representations of those they were close to in The Watch – including myself… I was unworthy to carry it, and it shattered the first time I tried to use it. I returned to their grave and buried it with Papho: reclaiming my own sword. A cursed blade – bound to see me die in battle – hopefully heroically…”
Amaze!
A real work of art
Holy shit!
They must have been playing an Eagle, because that is glorious!
(Seriously, that’s awesome! Can I take this and use it in my personal game? I’m going to Laminate a card so I can hand it to my players. On one side will be the image, on the other your story. The first time I hand it over they will have to read it out loud. This will prime them for the right sort of flavor.)
Actually, Papho was the Lioness and Lu was playing the Wolf
Lu Quade are you cool with Jerry Ozbun printing your illustration?
Strictly personal use as a game aid for players. Also, happy to give attribution. 🙂
Hey. No worries 🙂 Lets say this is me officially releasing that sword doodle and the accompanying text into the public domain! Hope your game’s great Jerry Ozbun
Awesome . . . thanks! 😀
Okay, I have my mock-up.
I think I like the “Chiller” font . . . it’s easy to read but conveys a good feel for the move. Does anyone have any thoughts?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UvP0cSCkZVEMZMgziYRhfV7hp2XX3Qblej_wfS8AxXK8gwe-19vxHi2Oh9sZ7cqcAXEt7tyR-WBDBQ=s0
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0GRQn3XSj6Jbx-1g65R3iTpfQ3vFa-GDs8m_-aR32QCzRORJ07My3TlTO9iYRBZZBXN-7QgZd6FAFg=s0
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SY0p_io38Q1O4NYbDtlemryTxw_Jmzq8Qi383xj4V2W1kPFTYyEwOxdiERG6QoiWu-G88aCT_q0ZFQ=s0
Vasper hand, definitely.
Oli Jeffery You mean Vaner Hand? (Which is actually Viner hand. Typoed the name). I like that one too. That and Chiller are pretty much my favorites 😀
If I knew killing off my character would have had this effect, I still would have done it because it made for an awesome story.
I like it Jerry Ozbun 🙂 I would say add a ‘This’ to the start – so it begins – “This is the sword I took…” Also, totally put Lomo of Clan Sharn instead of Lu, WATCH player. I also vote for the Viner hand font. I also could email you the font of my own handwriting that I used for the writing with the sword if you want it to match – I think it has a clumsy real person sort of a look to it! hehe 😉
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bPa4ZBXKV2yJLAorj1uNyVx7b6k09WppuT9kqZ3EzlZoPToXyCRTGyr1sq4dZa6PH7Vzi0BCbJhr-TwgtWyWAwxEKhppiF_r_68=s0
Or swap out my writing on the front for whichever font you like.
If you would like to share the font, I would love to use it. I think it has a great feel to it! 😀
My email is luquade [at] gmail dotcom. Drop me an email and i’ll fire you through the font file 🙂 What a fun accidental collaboration.
Email sent. I am super excited to start this game for my players. 🙂
And the finished product. Unfortunately I am a novice at layout and I have no professional tools. I wanted a fairly heavy card. If I could have printed this in lead I would have. If I could find a way to make it feel “heavier than it should be” that would have been awesome.
Here’s the back.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7HMRcfQCk-_w9fh9P6oGAz0XK_ts7CAdyBqpGni0EzsH5xfPQZjq_9vig5T9F7dKmm0BAp76zS7I2w=s0
Here’s the face.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9-P8qm1_-A3cPtNA5jaiYXIK-Y9SuiILczkFxo671q8PQNWzvo0W0zJ1lSpo1zCC7r109RyU0roJDg=s0
Rad. Nice job 🙂