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Hm, I was pondering about the recent-ish trope of Adventuring Guilds (effectively trade unions for protagonists in fantasy rpg-inspired settings, which I’m sure I’ve seen in a bunch of things but the main example that springs to mind is Goblin Slayer to my annoyance but the Hero Association in One Punch Man has a similar albeit superhero-slanted deal), and how mechanically in the setting they exist to ensure x reward is provided for x amount of work/danger involved but in a meta sense are there so the characters don’t have to go looking for heroing gigs on ye olde Craigs Lyst or something.
It’s an interesting idea, similar in a manner to the many fantasy trope-tinged guilds in the Discworld novels of the late great Terry Pratchett, although an amusing idea occurred to me with the idea of trade unions for fantasy heroes.
Like, if there are unions to ensure employment and fair pay for folks clearing out dungeons, getting gnolls out the cabbage patch, stopping gnomes from going through your bins, and so on, then, logically, there much exist fantasy hero scab workers as well.
Folks that the local king or something brings in for lower pay on more dangerous jobs. Folks who are, say, completely new to the setting, out of their depth, and are thrust into a dangerous situation by a seemingly benevolent authority figure because said authority figure is too cheap to hire someone who understands the risks involved and asks more suitable wages for the role…
Y’know…
Finished my uni DnD groups characters; Guardians of the Fantasy! Their about level 6 in this picture, we finished at 10 for now. Left to right: Hurt the rogue, Gale the fighter, Aranties the cleric, and Beleg the ranger. #dumgeonsanddragons #dnd #dnd5e #rogue #fighter #cleric #ranger #tiefling #human #halfelf #elf #adventure #sketchbook #dragons #adventurers #guardiansofthefantasy #art #artisoninstagram #characterdesign #character #dndcharacter
Öyle bir yerin olması ve bizim böyle bir yerde olmamız çok can sıkıcı bir durum.
Nasıl hissetmem gerektiğini bilmiyorum.
…How often do illustrators get extremely tired just by merely thinking of a draft lurking in the depths of their database :/?
This is by far not finished and/or perfected yet, but…ugh. I don’t know what to do with the background….stuff….bats….It’s late. So let us consider this a WIP??
They are all characters from my Dungeons & Dragons party. We somehow have loads of shiny useless charisma ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The sexy half-elf with tattoos in the middle is my darling swashbuckling rogue: Fix.
Yngwie, who is our fancy Paladin (with the Flamberg) made great character designs for a couple of these, so please take a look at his Tumblr too
Well hellooo! New commission finished!
Kyle, the Dungeon Master of the group, commissioned this piece for his adventurers as a parting gift. He wanted the real life people portrayed in their character’s get-up and acting in character. Designing the costumes and getting their expressions juuuust right was a lot of fun! So I’ve added some detail shots as well.
Left to right (clockwise): Giro: water Genasi and a cleric of Vogan. A quiet fellow with a troubled past / Durbin: human monk and drunken master. Never found without a drink in his hands / Shadow: an Arakorka Rogue. A sinister guy. Likely not to be trusted / Volanir: a Human noble warlock. Finds himself quite the leader. Has a logical mind and calm disposition. / Marcus: Human Cleric of the god of society. Annoys Volanir to no end with his proper and social ways / Pierce: a human bard who enjoys attention. ‘Go big, or go home’ attitude. / and Kyle: the DM, their evil overlord :)
‘Where a group of foreign troublemakers makes the best of a dark situation by throwing glitter and drinking a large quantity of local beer.’
or
‘Where our tipsy party just rolls with the punches and celebrate the new year in a gloomy village full of rude (and evil) locals’
Left to right, at the top: Aron(Cleric), Jack(Monk), Mirtha(squire)- Middle: Mayken(Bard) and Fix(Rogue)- Below: Fariz(Paladin), Liam(Wizard) and Tala(Druid).
I wish you all a very lucky, kind and prosperous 2018!!