tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369271957426622042024-03-06T08:06:12.455+00:00Mysterious Path BlogFollow the 'making of' Mysterious Path: half comic, half 8 bit RPG, half choose-you-own-adventure. Fighting Fantasy meets Zelda on your phone, tablet and desktop.Soul Draculahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460260980590965341noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336927195742662204.post-49815069443403071722023-04-18T05:42:00.000+01:002023-04-18T05:42:08.930+01:00BREAK!! is live on Kickstarter (Day 1).<h2 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/576526373/break-a-trpg-inspired-by-classic-videogames-and-anime/description" target="_blank">Back now on Kickstarter</a></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsPBsBGPeoJkkLN9CH3PwvKazZSzdqyPljAWc4jwUmIWTcId5yalFlJMcYnEidxH1whGk3BRZ4nAcwI2lu3bN5ROy041HKZcAuYbfOiej9RHzN_4OS24UiLxlygv0sJMp5IMpqBr_bns6hrO5kkUAyUfC12BXNvI7WM2Q5HVhHuICGAy_Ui8GivfXbw/s1528/BREAK_KS_LIVE_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1528" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsPBsBGPeoJkkLN9CH3PwvKazZSzdqyPljAWc4jwUmIWTcId5yalFlJMcYnEidxH1whGk3BRZ4nAcwI2lu3bN5ROy041HKZcAuYbfOiej9RHzN_4OS24UiLxlygv0sJMp5IMpqBr_bns6hrO5kkUAyUfC12BXNvI7WM2Q5HVhHuICGAy_Ui8GivfXbw/w640-h414/BREAK_KS_LIVE_1.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">Funded in 20 minutes<br />700% funded in day<br /><br />Thanks to all backers! 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RPG.<br />It's launching on Kickstarter soon.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.breakrpg.com/"><b>More info here</b></a><br /><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/576526373/break-a-trpg-inspired-by-classic-videogames-and-anime"><b>Kickstarter here</b></a><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT6vz6X7JKC_INwI1ZebtoZz-akQi0AgQOSvyJEeMh6jPa19cp0K9D0xv2mkN7ZAeov1yDPmaOZkiPd3F61VH1ATrOTVRFE4HksnWXBF_Jn9QMJVlx0jbbunQ1DJTrIE1lmGDTfeafbCKDehhvOskhWv0VHp-92NKYD-JYBPhbdRgUHkwpowrMOWHPg/s3347/promo_image.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="3347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT6vz6X7JKC_INwI1ZebtoZz-akQi0AgQOSvyJEeMh6jPa19cp0K9D0xv2mkN7ZAeov1yDPmaOZkiPd3F61VH1ATrOTVRFE4HksnWXBF_Jn9QMJVlx0jbbunQ1DJTrIE1lmGDTfeafbCKDehhvOskhWv0VHp-92NKYD-JYBPhbdRgUHkwpowrMOWHPg/s600/promo_image.png" width="600" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK6eYkSq9XR7rchfpNU6pU4YBWDn-yO3gH-5XyZK8uym9VYPxp4hUx_rD-__5MMcgdtY2koMEForo3iCe9dON7ZOzmQyp7atWLu2xOMvPeRPovqridBbcHTVQqwnhOWpOXAClrJB6NzNsfgEFvlagHf01Yxhzd9Bx5BdTbd9dy_WG6rRPITGbUoltEw/s1573/imagegrid.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="1573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPK6eYkSq9XR7rchfpNU6pU4YBWDn-yO3gH-5XyZK8uym9VYPxp4hUx_rD-__5MMcgdtY2koMEForo3iCe9dON7ZOzmQyp7atWLu2xOMvPeRPovqridBbcHTVQqwnhOWpOXAClrJB6NzNsfgEFvlagHf01Yxhzd9Bx5BdTbd9dy_WG6rRPITGbUoltEw/s600/imagegrid.png" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF6n0n52ZxwKK4ZRfTn3tAYjCqxdLY7q7p2bEXwKb8hmb4I3-d_8k5Qo2PhtLJtDog-M4YZrhA65MyTmx25ny9owZ6d918gZELvgAegbait9lBZ9qFXN-6Ssd3OsCwhyfUlBT2MR50CWNi_VljhPxENNL8TCh_8PNfOb7FWgJ19UJuyS8bmTdltaibQ/s1573/mockup_gear.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF6n0n52ZxwKK4ZRfTn3tAYjCqxdLY7q7p2bEXwKb8hmb4I3-d_8k5Qo2PhtLJtDog-M4YZrhA65MyTmx25ny9owZ6d918gZELvgAegbait9lBZ9qFXN-6Ssd3OsCwhyfUlBT2MR50CWNi_VljhPxENNL8TCh_8PNfOb7FWgJ19UJuyS8bmTdltaibQ/s600/mockup_gear.png" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFsj7e4xvjPm0OYlrYI6Pb_Tdp4j-yQ6Boz-fAiW_f6dvjGxZCTFujvYQq_qobeBQCIL94AugffKtfrHD-9eg6X5cQKJppC8szes29Btbyo9sMgtVYRmG3eLhWVKA_iA7iouSUojC4I3bZ_xsKm2mVHeWpOWhkroGBLPtDnwbilY9yXo14JTiqeQK9Q/s1573/mockup_map.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFsj7e4xvjPm0OYlrYI6Pb_Tdp4j-yQ6Boz-fAiW_f6dvjGxZCTFujvYQq_qobeBQCIL94AugffKtfrHD-9eg6X5cQKJppC8szes29Btbyo9sMgtVYRmG3eLhWVKA_iA7iouSUojC4I3bZ_xsKm2mVHeWpOWhkroGBLPtDnwbilY9yXo14JTiqeQK9Q/s600/mockup_map.png" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyM0IeBrCbnwgsz2m5EPv8B0A4-NDtuDWxrBGAM0VRHcgJpJCM_l350F07JzbMHXq-P5bGohu7jWtz8AADJfYpDHsD29DCYKqPu19Hai-840w30hBHZFs7QYOt8KSNbV2HN7i4c8Y8o46uBI8DXdbDvOfGXw2rq9LyiCDiDicmWXDKBRdznS8TYTUjw/s1573/mockup_cover.png" style="clear: left; display: block; float: left; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1216" data-original-width="1573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcyM0IeBrCbnwgsz2m5EPv8B0A4-NDtuDWxrBGAM0VRHcgJpJCM_l350F07JzbMHXq-P5bGohu7jWtz8AADJfYpDHsD29DCYKqPu19Hai-840w30hBHZFs7QYOt8KSNbV2HN7i4c8Y8o46uBI8DXdbDvOfGXw2rq9LyiCDiDicmWXDKBRdznS8TYTUjw/s600/mockup_cover.png" width="600" /></a></div>Soul Draculahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00460260980590965341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336927195742662204.post-79314724401390134592014-10-10T16:29:00.001+01:002014-10-10T16:35:51.148+01:00Trampier tribute... reprisedFound this follow up to my <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2014/04/trampier-tribute.html">original tramp tribute</a> on my desktop. 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<a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/10/featherfoot-development-sketches.html">Featherfoot</a> & Toothskin concoct a plan in <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/12/dol-athar-development-sketches.html">Dol Athar's</a> kitchen.Grey Wizardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679328235334899633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336927195742662204.post-89873899535867163872014-04-17T19:57:00.000+01:002014-04-30T21:28:55.382+01:00Trampier Tribute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This brave duo utilise the heat retardant qualities of the <i>lava turtle shell</i> on a regular basis. Exposure to pyrotechnic attack is an occupational hazard. Grey Wizardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679328235334899633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336927195742662204.post-84832237946006243792014-03-20T14:00:00.004+00:002014-03-24T09:47:33.122+00:00Ogre hide dungeon playsuit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Introducing the hip new armour craze that's sweeping the delving scene. Though hard to come by and hard to fashion, ogre hide provides an interesting new defensive option for dungeoneers. While it possesses unique properties not everyone's convinced. Discuss.<br />
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<li>Eventually an indelible stench permeates the wearers skin hindering any attempts at polite social interaction. Smell removable only with a scrub treatment at an Elven spa.</li>
<li>Pheromones may attract the unwanted attention of an ovulating ogress during mating season.</li>
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Dwarves, some interesting facts:<br />
1) They're the descendants of great burrowing creatures long forgotten.<br />
2) They can run as fast backwards as they can forwards. <br />
3) The 1000 year Mine Wars was responsible for both technological advancement and catastrophic dwarven population loss. <br />
4) Dwarven beards can be woven into a robust fabric-based armour (but is very itchy)<br />
5) They can grind rocks to dust with just their teeth.<br />
6) They are shortsighted, and so prefer ranged weapons that scatter/spray projectiles. <br />
7) Their poor eyesight is compensated by superior hearing and smell but also by their whiskers, which provide a little understood additional sense. "I feel it in my whiskers"<br />
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<b><i>Design notes for next iteration:</i></b><br />
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<i>Still needs to be more decrepit! I am still quite close to the original <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/09/dol-athar.html">visualisation of Dol Athar</a>, needs more sinister overtones. Need to research the aging process, mummification, petrification and cryogenics! Liking the idea of a fragile/still body housing a dark and powerful mind but will need to ensure he is capable of expressing the range of emotions required from the script. </i><br />
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Goblinoid boss from the <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/11/scene-development-battle-for-gabblers.html">Gabbler's Ford</a> battle.<br />
Thanks to <a href="https://plus.google.com/113442337943907897939/posts">+Gus L</a> for the suggestion.<br />
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Where <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/10/featherfoot-development-sketches.html">Featherfoot </a>and Toothskin spend their youth, until the events at <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/11/scene-development-battle-for-gabblers.html">Gabbler's Ford</a>.<br />
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<b>Gazgarth</b>, the Smog Metropolis.<br />
Where <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/10/the-halfmen-thieves.html">elfkin become seduced by a dark path.</a><br />
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<b>Yurruq</b>, the City of Mages<br />
Home to the necromancer <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/09/dol-athar.html">Dol Athar</a>, and where our elfkin's fate is decided. <i> </i><br />
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<i>Nestlebrook: Make the setting more visually interesting, look at <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=terrace+farming&safe=active&client=firefox-a&hs=IJ0&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=416eUoPuKOew7AbNroDIDQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1206&bih=512&dpr=2">terrace farming</a> for inspiration. The hamlet's name suggests it could be tucked into a valley so terrace farming makes perfect sense.</i><br />
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<i>Gazgarth: Keep feel distinctly medieval, try not to get sucked too deeply into the steam punk aesthetic. Have avoided classic bird-beak <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor">plague masks</a> but might relent.</i><br />
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<i>Yurruq: The more powerful the wizard the more their physical appearance will have been ravaged/altered by exposure to magical energy. So Dol Athar, a once mighty sorcerer, would be incredibly disfigured/distorted - revisit the initial design!</i><br />
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At Gabbler's Ford we met the foe,<br />
The fearsome northern hordes,<br />
They thought to feast upon our bones<br />
But bit down on our swords.<br />
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<b>My unstructured scene development process</b><br />
1. Read/develop/interpret basic script outline.<br />
2. Rough out storyboards to identify key characters, objects, settings and action sequences. Opportunity to think about visual storytelling.<br />
3. Develop characters, props and environment reference. Be prepared for production!<br />
4. Enhance. How might one enrich the mood/purpose of the scene? with lighting, framing, etc..<br />
5. Repeat/iterate. Destroy/create.<br />
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<b>Initial sequence</b><br />
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<b>Concept development</b><br />
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<b>Original mood sketch</b><br />
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<i>I decided to make it snow! Weather will be used to visually differentiate past events from scenes set in the present day... but shouldn't </i><i><i>characters </i>now be dressed appropriately? Hats, scarves & elfkin mittens. Breath visible on cold air.</i><br />
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<i>Goblinoid chieftain is boring/generic... make him memorable. What's his weak spot? Special weapon? Don't waste the creative opportunity. Any ideas guys?</i><br />
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<i>Better integrate the environment into the scene. Use the setting, make it so the events could only happen in this specific location. Troops fighting in the icy water, the makeshift bridge should be a centerpiece for the sequence. Blood in the snow.</i><br />
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<span id="goog_1885959916"></span>Grey Wizardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679328235334899633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336927195742662204.post-78905259295314429852013-11-21T13:25:00.000+00:002013-12-01T20:27:06.335+00:00Goblin GlueGoblin glue (goo or paste) is the viscous liquid resulting from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduction_%28cooking%29">reduction</a> of goblin blood. The glue intensifies the goblins remarkable ability to heal and fight infection. With a generous dollop of glue even severed limbs can be reattached and fully operational within minutes.<br />
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<b>The Battle Butcher</b><br />
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<b>Human consumption</b><br />
Goblin goo is not the exclusive preserve of goblinkind. Many seasoned dungeon delvers have prolonged their adventures by resorting to its incredible regenerative powers. Its over-use, however, can lead to some undesirable side effects (or goblinisms):<br />
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1) Dislike for bright light, compensated by superior darksight.<br />
2) Ability (and desire!) to eat rotten meat/carrion/feces without ill effect.<br />
3) Stench of the unwashed, the emission of the distinctive goblin odour (which attracts the unwanted attention of their natural predators... gulp worms et al)<br />
4) Distortion of noses, ears, limbs and... other appendages.<br />
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Grey Wizardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679328235334899633noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336927195742662204.post-69106182446604955582013-11-19T11:14:00.002+00:002013-12-01T20:26:31.321+00:00The Stadium of StrifeDungeon delving can be a tedious, lonely occupation. Often with only an ancient map for guidance, would-be dungeoneers might spend a large portion of their careers wandering distant and treacherous locals in the hope of finding an untouched lair. So unlikely is it that these treasure maps ever bear fruit that it is now widely believed that their creation was simply a deception of an entire generation of pernicious cartographers.<br />
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This has lead to adventurous types seeking pursuits with more immediate rewards. The Stadium of Strife provides one such opportunity, allowing competitors to win fame and fortune in a single day.<br />
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Bitemites glide from branch to branch where they extract tree sap from the veteran trees of the forbidden forest. When their storage pouches are full they return to the nest with their harvest.<br />
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The bitemite's needle-like fangs secrete an anticoagulant to help extract the thick tar-like sap of the indigenous forest trees. This chemical converts the sap into a sweet energy drink, a rare source of nutrition in an environment where most biomatter is toxic or carnivorous. An adventurer in need of sustenance would do well to snare a 'loaded' bitemite and feast on its nutritious cargo. But beware, these insectoids are never far from their kin who will attack en masse if their is a perceived threat to the colony.<br />
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Once a firm bite has been established the mite injects the anticoagulant into its prey, the tar sucking reflex then kicks in. A latched mite will jettison its body (thus killing it) to prevent any previously collected sap being contaminated. A swarm of bitemites can drain humanoid sized prey of blood in a matter seconds. <br />
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<b>Other bitemite bi-products</b><br />
1) Needle teeth used for climbing claws.<br />
2) Anticoagulant applied to stabbing/cutting weapons to spur blood loss from inflicted wounds (a fave of <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2012/11/goblinoids-death-blossom-clan.html">the death blossom clan</a>).<br />
3) Sap-juice can possess other beneficial/unexpected properties, depending on the source tree.<br />
4) Chitin skulls can be fashioned into attractive ashtrays, lampshades or codpieces.<br />
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Halfman is a derogatory term for a diminutive humanoid, this makes them perfect for professions involving espionage, evasion and concealment.<br />
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Halfman is a derogatory term for a diminutive humanoid. This definition encompasses zwargs, <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2012/09/tharg-giant-dwarf.html">dwarves</a>, <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/01/gnomes.html">gnomes</a> and <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2012/09/goblinoids-breeds.html">goblinoids</a> but most commonly refers to elfkin.<br />
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Attempts to integrate the elfkin community into human settlements are rarely successful. A lack of suitable employment opportunities is oft cited as the primary factor. Who wants a bartender that can't reach the bar, or a stable hand to short to fit a saddle? As a result disenfranchised elfkin have turned to unscrupulous professions involving thievery, deception, general skullduggery and the legal services.<br />
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<i>Featherfoot (red cape) & Toothskin (green cape), once a notable elfkin
'espionage' team, now persue solo careers after experiencing
'irreconcilable differences' (no further details were recorded in the
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Losing a hand would normally be a career ending event for some one of Dex's chosen profession. He suffered the injury whilst on a job, but still managed to complete his mission and claim the
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<br />Grey Wizardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03679328235334899633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336927195742662204.post-87176323790222146792013-10-03T12:00:00.000+01:002013-10-11T16:37:12.653+01:00Dol Athar's Tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/09/dol-athar.html">Dol Athar's </a>tower is located in Yurruq, the City of Mages. It is a sprawling but relatively sedate coastal metropolis, its skyline dominated by a multitude of crooked towers, the homes of wizards and necromancers who have retired to the city in their dotage, taking advantage of its warm climate and balmy sea breezes to ease the rheumatic pains and rattling lungs which are the curses of a magically-sustained existence.<br />
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Dol Athar’s retainers might look like fearsome zombies but by nature they are little more than harmless old codgers, glumly obsessed with the many infirmities of undeath (aching joints, muscular degeneration, irregular bowel movements etc) and keeping alive the nostalgic memory of their master’s earlier career. They have been around far too long to care much for the swashbuckling antics of thieves and heroes but they do like routine and will be peeved if anyone upsets the status quo within their tower.<br />
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Once the greatest necromancer in seven kingdoms, Dol Athar’s glory days
are now centuries behind him. He ekes out a quiet undeath in Yurruq.<br />
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Once the greatest necromancer in seven kingdoms, Dol Athar’s glory days are now centuries behind him. He ekes out a quiet undeath in Yurruq, attended by his ancient retainers. With his memory failing, he devotes himself almost solely to the arcane calculations and intricate rituals needed to magically sustain his existence.<br />
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Although history has dulled his once glorious reputation and there are few books left which mention him by name, acolytes still occasionally make the journey to Yurruq to seek him out in hopes he will impart some of his timeless wisdom. They are usually disappointed by the senile ramblings of the ancient, toothless wizard they find.<br />
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Words: <a href="http://williamslee.blogspot.co.uk/">Lee Williams</a><br />
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Losing
a hand would normally be a career ending event for some one of Dex's
chosen profession. He suffered the injury whilst on a job, but still
managed to complete his mission and claim the
handsome purse. <br />
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Imagined by the one man army that is Grey Wizard (and some occasionally
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Was never really happy with the <a href="http://blog.mysteriouspath.com/2013/02/the-dungeon-mistress-and-game-of-suitors.html">original concept</a> (rushed it out for valentines day)<br />
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Prefer the direction of these latest sketches.<br />
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Losing a hand would normally be a career ending event for some one of Dex's chosen profession. He suffered the injury whilst on a job, but still managed to complete his mission and claim the
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(Pencils in Manga Studio 5 on a Surface Pro - I've gone digital!)<br />
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