Recap Analysis (Complete Edition)

RECAP Analysis Notes:

(Read on 13/02/2023)

Session 1:

Mud theming with D’eep Fry initially – could be incorporated into design
Will I do anything with Sir Levin??? Will have to ask Reagan
Forgot about the assassin trying to kill Thale
Party all in their separate tasks in the teleporter hall could be a nice splash page
Need to do a good design for the crimes of Roden Kendrew
11:59 is a motif I could incorporate into the rest of the project
Grayson acts very casual throughout this whole opening engagement
D’eep Fry is very feral in this first encounter
Maybe do some sound design work for the roar?
Xowick just kinda shows up
Changelings are important part of the world even if the party is mostly safe from them for the time being
Delta’s art’s gonna take ages
How advanced is delta’s robotics?
What would the wall of invulnerability look like? Is magic different for each individual in how it manifests?
Need to show the overwhelming confidence of the vizier.
What do the magem look like? How close are they to the Vizier’s face

(17/02/2023)

Session 2

What do librarian robes even look like?
Do the players wear a prison uniform? How does a prison uniform look?
Are they just big humans or do they appear physically different?
City guard would have crest of Myra’s city (THESE NOTES ARE MASSIVE SPOILERS BTW SO FUTURE ELSIE DON’T SHARE THEM TO YOUR PLAYERS TO SHOW OFF)
How different do elves look from humans? Something to take into account when drawing Myra
Also Elsie you should probably include Myra if you ever get around to looking at her character appearance as she did show up in a couple sessions
PURPLE—is this the colour for the vizier’s growths that we want to go with?
Are the magem in any way similar to how the former city guard used to look? Are they more embellished with the appearance of the vizier given that they were created by him? Or are they more just like regular knights
Child slips from their shackles – octopi don’t have bones. Will the mind flayer s have bones as well or not really?
FLASHBANG FLASHBANG FLASHBANG FLASHBANG
How would a flashbang look in a medieval setting? How close is Thale’s gear to modern equipment
Speaking of gear—make sure to tailor the magical artefacts the party got when they do eventually go to the artefact hall
How deep does the pit go? What does it look like when you stand at the bottom of it looking up? How deep is deeper than the foundations?
When it comes to the stones against the crumbling castle walls—how much of the original wall remains? What do these new fortifications look like? Are they as sturdy as the original? Do they look more like the mismatched bandit fortifications? Given the fact that the Vizier is a highly ordered and competent individual, it’s probably more likely that he’s going to be trying to repair the structure to be as close as possible to the original
Finding the small branch between the gaps in the stone could be used as a symbol of hope for the rest of the campaign
How does D’eep Fry’s equipment look when it comes to his gadgets? How on earth I am going to flavour being able to pull as moose out of a bag without making it look really silly?
Magic really needs to stand out when it’s being manifested so that way it can work
Designing someone in multiple years and ages is gonna be really hard, maybe do some drawings so that you can see how the same person ages?
How do the sewers look? Is it all smooth piping or clearly made red brick tunnels? Is there even enough room for the players to stand?
Where did the map come from? How long have they been patrolling the sewers?

Session 3 Recap:

How does the non Euclidean geometry of the sewers work? I feel like it’s less of an obvious thing with shimmering and more like non sensical pathways
Thale has this quite bold element to him—kind of seems quite insane a lot of the time but I imagine in reality he’d be a lot more reserved and quiet with moments where he become more intimidating
Remember to visually contrast the modern day with the visions of the past, and have the memories be filled with vibrant colours in comparison to the modern day
The memories in the past are some of the happiest, meaning that things may appear better in them than actually happened. However, they shouldn’t appear creepy yet, as they are supposed to be genuine moments
The people in the apocalypse have much worse levels of hygiene and cleaning than the people in the past, meaning that you should contrast the dirty and worn adventurers with the washed hair and bright faces of the children
Edinborourough is like Glasscow at its prime, so the architectural style will have similarities to Edinbororough (but there won’t be that many scenes of the place)
When it comes to the growths, they shouldn’t look more healthy than the mind flayers themselves. All of the eldritch creatures here should have a sense of mutation and cancerousness to them. Maybe do studies of tumors and strange growths to try and nail the appearance? Do cephalopods even get cancer?
How would a guild adventurer compare to the party?
Would the girl be wearing clothes that parodied classic fantasy adventurers rather than something practical, as that’s more like something she would want to be.
When were bulkheads invented? Maybe give the look of the sewers to be like one of those old Victorian submarines? This could add to the eldritch vibe, so see if you can find any illustrations of eldritch horrors to match this.
Look at how cysts and infections grow, as that’s how it has affected the sewers and this couple. The mind flayer couple shouldn’t look like healthy mind flayers, and neither should the dragon when we get to that
The tree is a symbol of their relationship – it probably ends up getting destroyed after the attack
Make sure to make the way they dance the same as the way that the mindflayers dance in the sewers
Maybe make two paintings for certain memories – contrasting the idyllic life before the attack and the mind flayers living in the sewers. You can then layer them over each other to show how the moments are perceived by both members
Have the memories of the idyllic past be visible luminous when you paint them, compared to the darkness of the sewers (as the only lightsource would be the torched and pale mind flayer bioluminescence)
Once the apocalypse begins the colour palette of the memories draws slowly closer to the rest of the campaign, with lots of greys being on display especially,
They only start visibly negatively aging once the apocalypse begins, with tired eyes setting in first
The sword would glint brightly when she would attempt to draw it, but the husband closes it down, and with it their relationship begins to sour
She still has some colour and hope in her face, whereas he ages and is drained much quicker
This is the first appearance of the raiders, and they need to come off as sinister and inhuman. They are supposed to be everything terrible about humanity when disaster strikes, but be careful not to make any clear cultural parallels in the design as I don’t want to paint a specific group of people to be pure evil
Continuing this note, the wandering changelings represent the fear and desperation of the masses, as well as the losing of oneself in the crowds of those displaced and destroyed by the attack. Most of the enemies represent what disaster can do to a person, and given the lack of a specific cause of the apocalypse so far they appear to be the main danger of this world
D’eep fry murdering them just over a clay table seems a little unrealistic, but I think there’s a way this can be depicted to show him not being too insane
Given his magical powers through the bloodhunter capabilities, these powers still need to be framed in a somewhat serious manner.
He is very brutal and feral in his combat style, in comparison to grayson who is a much more patient and calculating hunter. It’s like a patient wolf and a rabid dog tbh.
What do the possessed prisoners look like? Probably with the same infection style, but also with a kind of childlike demeanour to them.
Last memory could be the corpses of the mind flayers lying next to each other compared to the corpses of their younger selves lying ion the shade of the tree.
The mind flayers need to balance the aspect of sympathy whilst still being these dangerous eldritch creatures, which will be difficult to do
The mind flayers do everything trapped in their fantasy, so their demeanour isn’t what’s terrifying. What is scary is their physical form and how it responds to situations

(18/02/2023)

Session 4 Recap

But before that, a couple extra notes on session 3:

Xowicks powers have inherent nature, so do the plants he summons change based on the climate
Myra channels her magic in a similar way to the Vizier, but probably with a lot more elegance as she’s likely going to be much more experienced than the vizier (but the vizier is far more competent)

Okay back to session 4:

The debate in the sewers is an interesting scene, but I can’t really pull much analysis from it
How would D’eep Fry reunite with his clay table? How emotional is the attachment between him and the table?
Here is Xowick’s only use of wildshape throughout the entire campaign. How do we want to flavour this? I feel like all of the creatures Xowick can turn into should have the lightning bolt crests on them, as well as being as aged as Xowick is.
Xowick’s transformation would probably be more magically themed than biological, but I’m not a huge fan of loads of glowing lights everywhere. I doubt I’ll have to depict this scene but it would be interesting to see where it goes
Xowick’s spells extend from his focuses rather than his physical person, unlike more innate sorcerers and the vizier
Drawing the entire party emerging from a toilet could be kinda funny
The empty and bare castle hall is an area we’ll be going back to a lot, but it should feel dusty, ancient and dimly lit
The crates would contain almost anything that they could find, and the labels would be very meticulous
(NOTE TO SELF: make the armour for the magem look like those crabs with human faces on their backs as that’s a cool piece of imagery)
The centre of the vizier’s tower should feel like an elaborate chandelier or wind chime made out of precious banners and relics. He has taken an incredible amount of care to keep it all together and in such good condition
The banner should feel like they’re from the same world, but stretch across many different cultures (kind of like the banners in destiny)
The vizier’s room has the same golden luminescence that the memories of the mind flayers would have, as both of them are still trapped in the past.
You should feel like you are in the a treasure chest of hoard, with all kind of arcane and magical paraphenallia dotted around the place. Almost like one of those images where you can’t name a single object.
How old is the vizier? Considering he’s in his mid 50s when he made the simulacrum, he’s likely going to be pretty ancient. However, he still needs to carry himself with enough poise and confidence that he can talk to the party and perform magic. Withered face, perhaps magically so. Maybe a little hunched over but his head is held high and he can walk completely unaided.
This area would have the same level of organisation, so everything would be labelled and tagged, even if there would like be several layers of protection against a lot of this stuff being stolen.
The vizier’s simulacrum has a slightly different demeanour to his real person, as the simulacrum still pertains some of his youthful confidence (which is more noticeable when he is cloned to be 20 years old).
He displays very little sympathy or pity for anyone else, as he believes that most of these people are beneath him and that they are all the same.
Has the attitude that everyone will lose someone, and who’s left to notice? Who really cares anymore? (APATHY AGAIN)
I like to imagine that his spellcasting focus is a crystal ball when he is older, but something more elaborate like a staff or gauntlets when he is younger
The magem act in unison and precision, and are probably one of the main reasons that the party were able to defend the stronghold at the end.
How does Xowick dig with the Umberhulk gauntlet?
Very much a primal attack showing his raw strength. I imagine that in his old age he would probably do these things much more delicately, especially when he is around his friends (he never seems to have a calm temperament in my sessions tho)
Quote from Matt: “Grabbing earth and ripping it out”
OH YEAH I FORGOT THAT GRAYSON KENDREW WAS A BLOODHUNTER
Man these really are the days of our lives
How do the stone golems look? Beyond the glowing blue eyes we really don’t have that much detail. Are they statues? Are they like the Iron Golems from Destiny 2 Beyond Light play now on the world’s most powerful Xbox?
I think of them more as creatures crafted from the wall itself, considering the quote “As he landed, the walls of the stone hall began to shift. First a hand, then an arm, and then blue glowing lights for eyes.”
I probably won’t end up drawing the golems as the more important encounter from this session is the meeting with the Vizier, but it’s interesting to draw out a character’s appearance from such minimal description.
The golems should appear utterly overwhelming, as from the description they do appear to really out damage the group.

Session 5 Analysis:

I quite like the imagery of the Vizier’s guards and the party collectively licking their wounds at the top of the tower, as they’ve both suffered under the command of the Vizier (which shows how he treats his allies)
Maybe if I get around to drawing the library I should take inspiration from how 1700s and 1800s books were bound. I also do like the idea of monster books from harry potter (still hate Rowling), so maybe some more fantasy themed books could work. Probably won’t get around to it but it’s still a good idea to flesh this out if I bind all of my concept art together in a book.
DO RESEARCH on how bird of prey or other violent creatures build their nests or treat their environment to do research on mind flayer dragon’s nest
Xowick setting a trap is kind of interesting – feel like this is more like something Grayson would do?
LIGHTBLADES – I really like the imagery here and it gives them more of a ghostly vibe. What is needed to create a Magem in the first place? Is the light stored within the remnant of a human soul? How much of this is a construct and how much of this is a real person? Does the vizier put a little of his soul into each of them? That’s how the “create magem” spell seems to frame it.
The body horror of the researcher corpses should be included in the dragon fight, as I feel like split open ribcages can make for some great scenery without being too explicit.
The MFD (mind flayer dragon) has a very clean way of eating. The heads are beaten off and the insides are completely hollowed out, like they’re chicken ready to be sold at a supermarket. Kind of a fitting fate considering how the researchers experimented on people.
The only clear signs of conflict would likely be on the first floor, where the researchers fought beneath one another
Would the bodies also be grey and drained with life? They likely would have rotted for some time by now, so I guess they would be.
I feel like making the lift smooth could be more unsettling than it grinding along, as it feels like more of an interesting contrast.
The mind flayer should feel intelligent, even if it is a mutated creature
The artefact hall always gave off the impression that it stretched off into the infinite, showing the sheer depth of magical items that are stored here.
The elder brain chunk should feel truly otherworldly and disgusting, as it’s the source of all of the twisted mind flayer monstrosities the party has encountered thus far (very squelchy and fleshy and slimy). It’s an embodiment of how twisted the world has become since the attack?
MAGIC ITEM SPEEDROUND
Tor’s battleaxe is definitely a good way to focus her spellcasting, even if it feels the magical energy should be emerging from within her. Probably a granite slate grey that glows when her magic is channeled through it
Xowick’s armour is just part of his character, but I’ll focus on the roman centurion crossed with irish/celtic/nature druid look as I quite like that.
Grayson’s dragon bow will match to his scales, and will almost feel like an extension of him? Kind of like those tyrranid weaponry (maybe ask George about this in a moment)
D’eep Fry’s magic item – WHAT IS IT?
Thale’s bullet belt could be coiling around him to reload whilst he is firing – kind of snake like to show that he’s still trapped in pursuit of vengeance
The most obvious inspiration for the next two floors is the Svalbard seedbank, however it still needs to be somewhat fantasy flavoured. The drawers could be more akin to the look of a bank teller’s vault in the 1800s? Wooden rather than steel, and all very neatly adorned and labelled.
Speaking of Magem blades, I kind of always want the magems to have glowing swords (by the way, a given magem is equipped with a shortsword, shield and crossbow)
Grayson’s got the Paddington stare!
We’re not gonna do the plants room probably, nothing of note happens here and I’ve drawn enough plant related things (mostly plant women) for one lifetime. However, I like the bellows pumping into the mysterious container so I think it would be a cool idea to have maybe a drawing or too of some of the general scientific equipment on display here.
THE STASIS CHAMBERS! Still gonna go with the look like they are pickled or petrified rather than frozen solid. They’re treated more like they are ingredients for potions instead of a living being that needs to be preserved in peak conditions.
The paraphernalia should always feel like it’s more a traditional magical and aged equipment rather than modern scientific apparatus. The old world ran on magic applied with the scientific method.
Xowick’s character design needs to allow him to be comforting and kind, as this is a scene where he is genuinely caring to this poor test subject.
The magem have a machine like strength and obedience, as show with how quickly they are to pick up this shivering man by the throat.
D’eep fry rushes in here with some absolutely gaming levels of incredible strength – you love to see it.
Maybe make D’eep Fry kind of shorter than Grayson? Makes his aggression and strength much more threatening that way, but Aiden will likely get very very very very very very annoyed with me.
If we do draw any of the chambers here, maybe have the growth of new individuals from old being depicted? Could be shown to be like the clone is clawing out of the stomach matter slowly from the original, or trying to pull itself free from its host. It shouldn’t be a pleasant process, that’s for sure.
Illirian make – delta needs to have an artisanal quality to his frame, which lends him more of that western aesthetic
The fact that the dragon is boneless gives it an inhuman or imperceptible agility—maybe like the Aeldari in 40K? It’s mutated yet calculating – unlike the mind flayer couple the dragon uses its infection to its full advantage
The Slime is purple in the description, but I’ll probably change it up to match that of the couple, which is looking to be a pale purplish grey
The rings of teeth should only be displayed as aggression, and they work more like a drill than they do a mouth.
Myra’s cloak creating reflections is an interesting idea—could maybe create an after image as she walks?
How do I want the simulacrum to look? Maybe share some of the same features as the ghostly knights? Probably a good idea, as it feels like they are created using the same process and materials. However, the simulacrum being made from ice or glass could work as well, as I like the idea of it being transparent.
D’eep fry goes full gamer mode right here
Grayson uses the dragon bow for the first time – I really like the idea of it being a channel for his draconic powers and growing to become a part of him
How does Xowick’s healing powers work? I imagine that some of it probably comes from his various herbal treatments, as the staff seems to be more of a lightning rod for calling dangerous power
I feel like D’eep Fry is just attacking with his bare hands a lot of the time, which lends even more to his feral nature
D’eep Fry’s leg was likely taken in a very swift manoeuvre, as this dragon is an expert at taking on humanoid prey
Once the simulacrum dies, it likely would return to its core components, meaning that it could just become a flattened robe without a spirit to occupy it? But how would you rip the head off of a spirit? Perhaps there’s more of a framework contained within that keeps the body together? Interesting thought experiment, but I should focus on the vizier’s physical design first.
Tor channelling her power for the first time should feel very climactic, and so it would make sense this would be from her bare hands instead of making it appear from her hammer like she will learn to do later.
I really like the idea of this dragon bubbling, melting and bursting, almost like it’s a cyst or wort that has been popped.
D’eep Fry’s axe should be very ornate to match the rest of his style – check the reference images for that one.

(19/02/2023)

Session 6 Analysis

We gotta cut the stuff with Jambo due to Ethan actively not wanting to give me any useful information – which is kind of depressing but oh well
Despite us not using any of this stuff, we can still draw information from how the guards operate, as they immediately hold this random dude at swordpoint by the throat.
I imagine that the pit would create a really excellent echo chamber, so if we ever want to experiment with sound at some point then that’s how we’ll do it.
“Stasis chamber” is far too science fiction of a name for what they actually are
Showing all of the slaves gathered inside the inner courtyard could be a good scene, as it would allow me to show the resignation and weariness in their faces.
The guards would act as a collective machine when defending the inner fortress here, most likely firing off their weaponry in the same way that Napoleonic line infantry would fire weapons.
The Vizier knight would likely be a slightly more decorated warrior, perhaps having the plumage of a roman centurion – although it’s just as likely it’s a random warrior occupied with the spirit of the vizier
The resulting battle in the square is a violent scuffle between the knights and the prisoners, as the knights likely will have been programmed to have no mercy in their attacks.
Delta’s weaponry should feel unique and a cut above everyone else’s, so the design should match that
Knights are designed to act as sentries and riot police rather than duellists, so they are equipped with shortswords, large shields and crossbows (kind of like roman legionaries but not really?).
The Vizier needs to have the mobility to still be able to move and sit languidly, so he can’t be insanely old
I like the imagery of him sitting so carelessly in front of the window as chaos ensues outside
The vizier’s control orb should have the same colour palette as the knights and the simulacrum so that the connection is obvious. It should float and follow him around as his spellcasting focus, and be used to channel his inherent magical power.
The dagger would appear more ceremonial than practical, and the gilding would match that of the librarian’s robes
“His eyes show no fear” should be something that holds true to the very end. He is always in control of the situation, so he has no reason to worry.
Grayson is very controlled in his actions, and he only really starts to lose his temper at the very end with Delta. He comes up with many of the group’s ideas, but he wants the approval of the others and won’t act on his own. He waits for Xowick to give the command to kill the vizier and lets delta live.
The younger vizier should have much more confidence and theatrics to him, as the older version has lost all of the youthful energy he once had. Gotta be a little careful not to make him a gay coded antagonist, but I think he’s more theatrical than feminine. This whole rejuvenation reminds me of the master’s regeneration into John Simm
Would a staff work instead maybe of the crystal ball? Will have to do concept work (crystal ball will be very fun to paint)
Kind of a clockpunk contraption on the top floor of the tower, which makes sense considering that this is a giant tower.
The clone containers probably look similar to the stasis chambers – which has a specimen preservation sort of look that would be undeniably creepy.
Party operating in tandem here at the finale, which is how they are able to take down the vizier so effectively.
I imagine that once the final container is destroyed, the clock contraption grinds to a holt, and the bell rings for the final time
First actual sight of raiders, and I think that the masks help carry their inhuman looks
Delta acts very smoothly to dispatch these two raiders, as he’s been doing it for so long
I like the imagery of the arrow curving through the air before striking down the vizier
How would you make the thunderstorm work in the context of Tor’s mostly flame themed powers? Maybe make it a firestorm? Lightning is kind of Xowick’s thing ngl, as we already have a lot of flame themed characters
Delta has an incredible array of equipment, so this needs to be shown on his frame or his person somehow (as he is such a survivalist).

Session 7 analysis

A good sketch for D’eep Fry would be him standing in the midst of the graveyard left after the battle, still hungry for battle
The control orb likely doesn’t operate as smoothly with Grayson as it does with the Vizier, meaning Grayson likely had to carry it rather than having it float beside him.
Maybe the armour of the guards change once Grayson takes command of the orb? Probably not as that changes their design too much.
Xowick healing the prisoner with thin beams of light is a really nice scene, and it shows the hope that he represents. He’s a light in the darkness.
A part of me is imagining whenever D’eep Fry uses his bag of tricks, the creature is actually just emerging from beneath his cloak or from slightly off screen so that it doesn’t look too silly.
I like the imagery of all the raiders carrying shining steel weaponry, as it shows them to be more deadly and shows the danger of their blades.
Almost no skin should be visible on the raider bodies to take away from anything that would show them to be human. Maybe draw inspiration from fascist paramilitaries and how they dress to show them off to be more evil? They should also have survival equipment, but their primary focus is murder. Their grappling hooks should look like meathooks, and maybe their weapons should be more like butcher’s blades? Leans into the possible cannibalism these raiders might do to survive.
Xowick basically stands in the middle of the battlefield for this entire fight, almost like the eye of the storm
Raider blades described as jagged, many of them likely improvised
Delta’s grappling hook is probably built into his arm, but he’s still probably only gonna have one pistol out for higher accuracy. He has the agility to leap onto the battlefield, but still the endurance to take the firepower
How to visualise fireball? A part of me is seeing it as a flaming grenade that explodes on impact, or is an orb of fire that travels towards them? The book quotes it as a streak of fire that then creates an explosion, which treats it more like a missile. MAYBE we could lean into the fact she cast a lightning stom earlier and have it be a lightning bolt that travels to the target to create a firey explosion?? How magic manifests is such a huge part of this campaign.
There’s a lot of really fun sound design in this final battle that I could definitely play around with.
THE MUSCLE HILL GIANT BEAST: I’m imagining it to be very upper body focused, looking kind of similar to golgoroth or other hive ogres. Maybe reduce the head/skull size just to emphasise how much of this creature’s energy is focused on its muscle. There’s almost a degree of pity you could feel for this creature, as it looks like its sheer strength is actively hurting it as well as everyone else. One idea is that there could be loads of burst veins across its body, showing how high its internal blood pressure could be.
As delta is damaged throughout the fight, panels and components could come off of him to show his internal cooling system and mechanisms.
Grayson Kendrew is 100% the powerhouse, as his crits seem to keep turning the tide of battle. He’s continuously described this way in these recaps.
This battle is really where Tor comes into her own, as she is channelling her unrestrained power fully. Maybe she might start using it through the hammer, but as the battle goes on the flames could envelope her completely and she could be striking people without needing to summon it through the weapon.
I kind of already know what the plant creature looks like, as it’s angry violet crossed with the worm demon in princess Mononoke (man I really need to get back to reading my graphic novels)
The cyclops has a similar vibe tbh to the princess Mononoke demon, in the way that it crawls. However, I feel like the limbs of the cyclops should extend much beyond they reasonably should, as well as having increased flexibility in order to feel like they fit.
The guards do continue to fight, but they are all so battered and bloodied at this point that they are overwhelmed by the onset of these new creatures
Xowick and Tor really are the Ad Clear champions in this final encounter, whereas D’eep Fry and Grayson are focused on taking down larger targets, showing the different battlefield roles.
By the time that the beasts are dead, there would be enough bodies to obscure the floor here. So much bloodshed.
Whilst here it says it bellows out a challenge, I personally imagine that the creature is silent. It’ll be interesting doing a study of this hexapod, but personally I feel like it acts more like a gorilla with a large head and a set of extra arms to wield a weapon, which would give it a pseudo centaur stature.
It’s described as an axe, but I feel like a scythe would be more appropriate. This is the strongest of the raiders and it harvests the weak with inhuman and unfeeling strength. The armour should create a large steel horn at the front, and will act as a spiked and rusted set of full plate that perfectly covers the beast beneath. The creature is so surreal and strange that it would feel like a nightmare rather than a real thing after the party encounters it.
The tiny yellow eyes burning with rage is also a nice image, which kind of reminds me of diablos (this creature has a lot of diablos energy tbh).
Xowick and Tor focus their very sporadic storms of energy onto a single point, which is what allows them to take out this creature, which I’m gonna call ‘the harvester’ as that sounds kinda cool.
When the final guard speaks, it’s probably using something similar to the vizier’s voice, like how Rasputin co-opted Clovis’s vocal chords during season of the seraph.
The final guard kind of reminds me of the final dragon tooth warrior that is born after Cadmus sows loads of dragon teeth into the ground that create warriors that murder each other.
I’m imagining a huge scope on delta’s revolver, as he never really misses.
Very climactic stand off between Grayson and Kendrew, especially considering the surrounding scenery of the graveyard of a battle.
Grayson rising above his vengeful tendencies is actually quite noble, even if he still threatens Delta considerably.
As the flame of the flare dies out, I’m imagining the screen would turn black around it, showing that the light of hope shines on through the darkness.

MY GOD WE’RE FINALLY DONE! Only took use 6 thousand words, but we did it! Whilst, once again, I don’t think that every single page needed to be anaylsed to the degree that I did, I think I’ve gotten some really useful details from this whole thing. This has been especially useful for determining the designs and mannerisms for npcs in particular (such as the guards, the Vizier, the changelings and delta), as I haven’t had any player specific information to act as a starting point to develop my ideas. It has also allowed me to see some of the theming within my story, which is nice to see as it wasn’t written intentionally with that in mind. My next plan is to begin building visual moodboards for each of the characters and concepts, and then I can use those to direct my research on specific aspects of the design and cultures. I’m a little worried that the research that I have done thus far doesn’t really fit into the “Do 100 pieces of research” exercise (as it 100% doesn’t), but I feel like what I have done thus far has definitely been more useful than meeting an arbitrary number quota. Hopefully that argument work with Noel. I also should get around to uploading this and my other work onto workflow, however I think I have higher priorities seeing that I need to make the Xowick mascot sketch tonight.

Powerhouse: Grayson

Lancer:D’eep Fry

Wise guy: Tor, Thale

Leader/Heart: Xowick

Kingdom of Dusk: Research Week and Initial Visual Experimentation

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