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[Epantiras]

in the original NWN1 campaign, there's a chicken, who when you read it's information it says "This chicken seems to be looking determinedly at the other side of the road, and you're not exactly sure why"?

yes, I remember it I first read of it in the Bioware official page (but you must be logged in to access to that), so I started looking at every chicken in the game o_O lol you developers are evil

[Jazhara7]

in the original NWN1 campaign, there's a chicken, who when you read it's information it says "This chicken seems to be looking determinedly at the other side of the road, and you're not exactly sure why"?

yes, I remember it I first read of it in the Bioware official page (but you must be logged in to access to that), so I started looking at every chicken in the game o_O lol you developers are evil

Then, in "Shadows of Undrentine", there's also that one chicken in the chicken enclosure in Hilltop with the description "This is a frozen Chicken"...because well, that's what it was.



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[Sammi Somara]

Well, I found a few of my pics on dA that fit the challenge, you guys can look at them while I try to come up with something new.

CHARNAME has invented some new spells!



And here's an old drawing I did of Xan casting Flame Arrow.

[Sir_Carnifex]

There has to be some explanation why scrolls disappear after you read them...

I cut this out of a comic that I drew. Perhaps I'll post the entire thing sometime.

[Orthodoxia]

All the entries are pure I'm glad to see the challenge doing so well

[Lythari]

Great entries, everybody!
I love Sammi's pictures, as always.
And Jazhara's cow... it's priceless.

[Epantiras]

Sammi, the third pic is my fave and I also liked the 2nd one, reminds me of the Archmage Gromph (from the 'War of the Spider Queen' book series) attacking a might drowlich with... color spray!? ok it was a 'quickened' spell (the story is set in AD&D 3.5) but it's still a quite silly thing to do for an archmage...

good entry Sir Carnifex

[Aliya]

Nice pictures, Sammi. But I looked all of your pictures, on DA. *snicker*. And I was wondering, from where, your avatar...
Self destruct - cool. Great job Carni.

[Vhaira]

Sammi, the third pic is my fave and I also liked the 2nd one, reminds me of the Archmage Gromph (from the 'War of the Spider Queen' book series) attacking a might drowlich with... color spray!? ok it was a 'quickened' spell (the story is set in AD&D 3.5) but it's still a quite silly thing to do for an archmage...

good entry Sir Carnifex

yeah, that always bugged me in WotSQ, why Gromph used such... minor spells (excluding a few) and Pharaun, who was an underling, used such higher level ones (earthquake, evards black tentacles, horrid wilting).
Also Gromph's 'staff of power' that the book raved about. I got one in NWN and I thought 'this is going to be AWESOME' but then I identified the thing... and it sucks. You can't even break it to cause a mighty earth-shattering fireball!

anyway, Sammi I love those pictures so much, I could just see Samora casting those spells. And the flame arrow one... is just... you made him look so gorgeous.
And the identify scroll is just LOL!! I could just see it blowing up in charname's face.

[Alatariel]

Staff of the Magi Gromph had is something along the lines of the one in BG2 and it is a pretty much powerful item. Btw, he is of lower level than most of our Charnames end on, so it is not as surprising (the spells he casts, that is); plus, they try to 'tone him down' somewhat, so he wouldn't become almighty.
And, yeah, Pharaun was totally overpowered. With the WotSQ I have one issue - how somebody can have such a good idea for a saga and make it into such a total crap. Still, read it, and there were few moments I enjoyed.

As for the Challenge - I totally love all the entries, although Lythari, yours is to die for XD

And, Vhaira, welcome to SHS! Good to see you here.

Sammi, the design for the flame arrow casting is brilliant!

[Epantiras]

With the WotSQ I have one issue - how somebody can have such a good idea for a saga and make it into such a total crap. Still, read it, and there were few moments I enjoyed.

Whaaaaat??? Oh noes! I'm still reading it - I've just started the 4th book - and I enjoyed a lot what I read so far. I've become sick of Drizzt and his merry friends so I wanted books with evil protagonists. Reading your words, it seems that the worst part lies in the next books - or am I mistaken? I'm carefully avoiding spoilers so I have no idea about the next books - I just know that two characters of this series are getting their own book series.

On a side note, I've read the first book of Malus Darkblade from Warhammer and I liked it, I'll continue his series once I finish reading WotSQ.

[Vhaira]

With the WotSQ I have one issue - how somebody can have such a good idea for a saga and make it into such a total crap. Still, read it, and there were few moments I enjoyed.

Reading your words, it seems that the worst part lies in the next books - or am I mistaken? I'm carefully avoiding spoilers so I have no idea about the next books - I just know that two characters of this series are getting their own book series.

On a side note, I've read the first book of Malus Darkblade from Warhammer and I liked it, I'll continue his series once I finish reading WotSQ.

yeah, it's the last two books. Definitely. The first three are great, the fourth is... not so much, the last are just bad. But you MUST READ IT CAUSE THEN YOU'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
I liked the fact that the main characters are evil. It makes it unpredictable.

NOW ON TO THE TOPIC AT HAND!

[JAMoczo]

Did somebody say... topic at hand?!

My favorite spells - Dragon's Breath and Magic Missile (shut up!); Viviane's favorite - Horrid Wilting XD Forgive my scanner; it knows not what it does.

(yes, I do have a life; I just ignore it in favor of drawing nowadays. You only have yourselves to blame! ... somehow...)




This is from mah fanfiction, where yes, Viviane and Sendai get into a one-on-one mage duel because they're both obscenely arrogant and Sendai ends up dead and Viviane ends up in a coma. Fun times.

Things I noticed from drawing this:

1. not a lot of Sendai love in the internet world. Now I hate her too.
2. How does she cast mage spells wearing the Armor of Thorns, aka studded leather armor?
3. Why is it that when your character dies s/he turns to dust, when Sarevok dies he turns to dust, when every Bhaalspawn dies it turns to dust, but Imoen doesn't?

*floats off*

Edit: Wow, the scanner job on 2 is really, REALLY bad. Once I have energy and a will to exist I'll fix it up. CURSE YOU TECHNOLOGY *shakes fist*
Edit2: Yes, "darthiir" is the only word in drow that I know. Well, that I know what it means, anyhow. :{

Edited by JAMoczo, 27 August 2008 - 07:18 PM.

[Aliya]

I always wondered the same questions... Great comic!

[Crazee]

Everyone's submissions so far have all been so good. This has been a really awesome challenge, definitely! Sammi, I can't wait to see what you come up with.

[Epantiras]

2. How does she cast mage spells wearing the Armor of Thorns, aka studded leather armor?
3. Why is it that when your character dies s/he turns to dust, when Sarevok dies he turns to dust, when every Bhaalspawn dies it turns to dust, but Imoen doesn't?

2. uhm, isn't she a cleric?? I can't remember... or maybe she took the time machine, went in 3.5 and took some feats that reduce penalities for casting arcane magic in armor ;-)
3. how can you resurrect her if she turns to dust? ~_^

[JAMoczo]

2. How does she cast mage spells wearing the Armor of Thorns, aka studded leather armor?
3. Why is it that when your character dies s/he turns to dust, when Sarevok dies he turns to dust, when every Bhaalspawn dies it turns to dust, but Imoen doesn't?

2. uhm, isn't she a cleric?? I can't remember... or maybe she took the time machine, went in 3.5 and took some feats that reduce penalities for casting arcane magic in armor ;-)
3. how can you resurrect her if she turns to dust? ~_^

2. She's actually a cleric/mage (because no cleric can cast timestop a billion times!) I'm going with Theory 2 then.
3. Yeah, but... ... ... but... ... the Bhaalspawn... getting... ... damn, she dies enough - you're right, if she turned to dust, she'd never make it out of Candlekeep :X Who needs canon anyhow?!

[Lythari]

Nice pic, JAMoczo

I've scratched something more, sorry for possible grammar and spelling mistakes, but I've done it without my uberenglisch internet dictionary.

This is an example that protection spells also can ruin your life. It's based on true in-game experience.



How was I supposed to go into drow city with undisguised moon elf? Remind me to throw him into the first spider pit we met...

Edited by Lythari, 28 August 2008 - 10:56 PM.

[Eleima]

I loove it, Lythari!!! I especially love the way you've portrayed the party as drow!! (I love the idea, and simply think there weren't enough submissions in challenge # 10: NPC's as drow!).

And another thing... Wow, you went to Spellhold with only Minsc and Xan and completed the Underdark with only Minsc, Imoen and Xan tagging along... Kudos!

[Aliya]

Simply awesome, Lyth!