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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: weirdguy564 on October 26, 2024, 10:20:41 PM

Title: When fan art is better than the game that inspired it.
Post by: weirdguy564 on October 26, 2024, 10:20:41 PM
My brother found this one on Deviant Art. 

It's a modified Palladium Books Robotech Cyclone transformable motorcycle that can also become a power armor suit. However, in this case it's reworked to be a power armor for the Coalition States of the Palladium Rifts game.

I like how the elements of the bike become the typical skull motif of the CS Army gear.  It's actually really well done. I would use the stats of a VR-41 Saber Cyclone due to the "claws" the CS bike has.

Obviously, this art could never be official as the RoboTech license is not with Palladium anymore.

The artist is "Bishop Steiner", who is more known for BattleTech fan art.

Anyone else have fan art that you can share that you love?
Title: Re: When fan art is better than the game that inspired it.
Post by: Chris24601 on October 27, 2024, 08:23:26 AM
Damn. I'm using that for my next Rifts game. The way the bike components form the skull on the chest is inspired.
Title: Re: When fan art is better than the game that inspired it.
Post by: RNGm on October 27, 2024, 08:58:10 AM
While I wasn't a fan of the "new" Coalition design/art style introduced now decades ago during the War series of books, I have to say that is a good mashup of Rifts and Robotech.  Kudos to the artist!
Title: Re: When fan art is better than the game that inspired it.
Post by: weirdguy564 on October 27, 2024, 09:07:17 AM
Why would anybody ever play a Half-Orc?  There is no advantages or good bonuses to...<looks at the attached pics>.

Me, Krunk, is da bestest Orc da eva lived!  Me fights any-ting dadt tries to krump ya. 

Title: Re: When fan art is better than the game that inspired it.
Post by: Spinachcat on October 31, 2024, 06:34:44 PM
I've always been a big supporter of fan art and DIY supplements which were popular in the ancient times via low budget productions. These days, we have AI art which certainly brings a new dimension to fan art.
Title: Re: When fan art is better than the game that inspired it.
Post by: weirdguy564 on November 03, 2024, 04:45:33 PM
Quote from: Spinachcat on October 31, 2024, 06:34:44 PMI've always been a big supporter of fan art and DIY supplements which were popular in the ancient times via low budget productions. These days, we have AI art which certainly brings a new dimension to fan art.

The pictures I posted of the orc women are AI as far as I can tell.

There will always be room for actual artists, but AI can do a lot.

On another note, here is the fan art I found just today.  Custom spaceships for RoboTech.