Post your sketches here!

[Loyal]

I already have a pretty good idea for how the lamias should dress/act in combat, it's mostly the lower body bit giving me trouble. It's not even relevant to most since common soldiers would wouldn't be issued and never be able to afford anything more expensive than the upper body armor already standard to every other humanoid race in the setting, but sooner or later you're going to run into some elite mercenary troupe, or some noble's personal bodyguard, or something like that. Details are important.

who wear a row of thick metal rings loosely fitting around their tail that they could shift around to block attacks or add impact to tail strikes.

This part's pretty good though. Yoink.

No drawings right now 'cause I lost my tablet pen and have largely lost the ability to draw with a mouse. New one's on the way, but probably won't arrive till the end of the week.

[Loyal]

I lied. Totally forgot I had a few sketches in my doodlebook, which sprung me on this quest of self-enlightenment in the first place.

Doot.

You can see the dilemma, the exact point wherein "armored soldier" transforms magically into "easy target".

I guess, on reflection, she has Loyal's hair? That seems to have become the default hair for when I can't figure out what hair a character ought to have. Guess that's another thing to fix.

[Arhra]

Wow Shyria, I love that new design. Looks really authentic. I think my favourite bit is how you changed the hammer head to being a figurehead.

Loyal, I think it might be worth thinking about how dangerous wounds to the part of the naga that is mainly thick scale covering dense muscle are compared to the human bit. Do naga even have organs in the snakebutt*? Could be interesting to think about other way that bulk might be advantageous or troublesome. They might have difficulties turning around fast? On the bright side, they'd have a hell of a lunge.

I had some more absurd suggestions that I really need to draw up.

* A naga anatomical term I just made up

I was making a picture for my questy thing and I liked it so much I decided to blow it up.



Haven't tried perspective much before, so I'm stupidly happy with how it came out.

[Loyal]

Originally Posted by Arhra

Loyal, I think it might be worth thinking about how dangerous wounds to the part of the naga that is mainly thick scale covering dense muscle are compared to the human bit. Do naga even have organs in the snakebutt*?

Probably the stomach, since all that body mass would need to consume a lot more calories when compared to, say, a human. possibly reproductive organs as well, but I'm trying not to think about those since, among other reasons, I'd already handwaved the process off to divine intervention anyway.

It turns out you need to do a lot of thinking about small shit when designing a race so radically physiologically different from ourselves. So I wrote those thoughts down some time ago. Relevant bits on their military:

• Primary focus on defense above all else, to cover the vulnerabilities inherent in having such a large body. This is reflected in training, if not equipment. Though durable, they are not immune to pain. Being flanked or surrounded is especially problematic, and even a highly skilled lamia can be brought down fairly easily if enough enemies surround her.
• As with most armies, level of armor is directly proportional to the level of wealth available. Those with limited wealth (i.e. anybody who's not a noble or working directly for one) who need to purchase/make their own equipment need to prioritize what they get first, if at all. In descending order: a shield, a weapon, metal armor for the end of their tail (usually chain, sometimes plate, sometimes with spikes if affordable), torso, arms, head, and finally the rest of the tail. Armor for the waist up is easier to acquire as four of the six races in the setting use/create it regularly. Tail armor is much more expensive both in terms of material cost and labor demands, and is as much a status symbol as a protective item. However, many will try to get at least some armor for the end of their tail, not so much for protection, but so they can use it as a second (or third) weapon.

Could be interesting to think about other way that bulk might be advantageous or troublesome. They might have difficulties turning around fast? On the bright side, they'd have a hell of a lunge.

• When fighting individually, the lamia's focus is on keeping her enemy confined and in front of them. She can use her long body to restrict movement, and use a series of strikes from her weapon and/or tail tip to trip her foe up or force them into a corner. Until that happens, she will focus on maintaining distance and keeping her vulnerable parts out of range of the enemy's weapon. Thrusting swords are usually the weapon of choice here, but maces are just as likely when facing well-armored enemies.
• As part of a unit, their large, snake-like bodies makes most traditional formations somewhat ineffective. Typically, Lamias will form into two or more rough lines as numbers permit, spread out over a larger area to give the individual lamia more room to move. The first line battles with swords, short spears, or axes, attempting to keep the enemy contained. The second, larger line stays a short distance behind the first, brandishing long pikes to keep enemies from pushing through gaps in the first line. Any additional forces will remain nearby to replace wounded or exhausted soldiers, or protect against surprise flanks.

They do move slower than other races in terms of ground coverage, which further lends itself to a defensive doctrine, but I don't imagine them being especially clumsy. Specifics would vary by region, as different tribes would have longer/shorter or thicker/thinner tails, but I figure much of their training would specifically focus on endurance and agility to make them fairly light on their, er, tails, as it were.

ON A SIDE NOTE I've been futzing about with an app I found for my android called PaintJoy. You're limited to only a single layer, but if you're okay with that it's pretty nice for a free app. Nice time waster on the train. It comes with a feature that lets you replay, as a video, all the steps taken in making the drawing. Like a speedpaint, but I'm not sure if it's possible to export it without external programs. I also need to find a stylus.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I think that "Papa Francisco" would make for a pretty cool band name.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Mucking with sculpture in 3D Coat

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Kobold Vampires: The real reason Victorians were reluctant to expose their ankles.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

I've been told this costume is all the rage on the Tumblrs

[Satan's Onion]

Originally Posted by Shyria Dracnoir

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I've been told this costume is all the rage on the Tumblrs

It could use a mite more implied homoeroticism, but other'n that, yeah, you're Tumblr-perfect.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Originally Posted by Satan's Onion

It could use a mite more implied homoeroticism, but other'n that, yeah, you're Tumblr-perfect.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a hedgehog on short notice?