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Trump Links / NPC idea reference

Started by gabriel_ss4u, June 22, 2009, 01:15:21 AM

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gabriel_ss4u

Here is a Thread you can referrence Trumps or good Trump ideas/pics from the web. (let's get off the Julia thread with that)

I left a link somewhere on a thread for this page I think.
linkhttp://gabriel-ss4u.deviantart.com/favourites/

Lotsa Chaos Lords, Amberites, creatures/monsters,feel free to look at my fav.s I collected over the year or more, ignore the Eevee evolutions unless you like poke'mon too.
All the others are awesome ideas for characters in Amber or Chaos or even elsewhere in that vast Amberverse.

Feel free to comment on here about any of the artist's pictures you may use, I'd like to know anyways. Cool to me.
the Angel stuff I use for my Avalon.
Kinda like In Nomine/Nobilis/Nephilem, sorts feel there.

Feel free to repost any links to Trumps on-line.
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Croaker

Ah yes!!! Good pictures, thank you very much! :)
 

weilide

I'm repurposing this link from another thread because it makes a lot more sense here: when I can I like to note other works of art that might be interesting. I did recently come across one that I thought would be great as a mysterious trump for PCs to discover, possibly from the Chaos side of things.

gabriel_ss4u

You're welcome Croaker.
Any one imparticular ya love?
I can't get over Wen-M's character art, he's great!

I like the one you put too weilide, different, very Chaos-like.
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gabriel_ss4u

#4
When I made this thread, I had the idea that I'd be able to chat about some of the inspirational cool pics that make me think AMBER! or CHAOS!
Here's one. I'm gonna do one one a week, if ya love it I'll have the link to it's web page and you can leave a 'kudos' if you want.
Otherwise feel free to comment on it.
I'll also tell you who they 'look like' IMC, and maybe a tid-bit about the NPC.



page link;
http://asaenath.deviantart.com/art/Heart-Eater-112314317
OK, this looks very 'Trump-like' & gives me many ideas.
I said; "Chanicut" right away.
I looked on my chart of NPCs under House Chanicut's ranks, if there was a Chanicut female, PC ranking level, that had a name with no stats or description yet.
Yes!
Idelia du Chanicut, the picture inspires me to see the Chaosian as she may be IMC:

A Trump specialty House of Chaos IMC, I look upon the mirror 'my' Idelia seems to be coming out of.
A Mirror based Trump power like the Shroudlings. She searches with her Logrus tendrils & Mirror Trump for redheaded women of shadow who are in love, learns them/mimicks them through their mirror, and slowly poisons their psyche, driving them insane, becoming their puppeteer, stealing or toying with their mate who woos with blood red roses, like a Japanese folk curse/legend.
Yeah... Idelia.
perfect.
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gabriel_ss4u

ladyvivamus has a deviantart page where she tracked down some good Amber Trumps portraying characters from the books.

http://ladyvivamus.deviantart.com/favourites/

If I've not said welcome lady,... welcome.
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This site has the best site I have seen for Amberite trumps. http://www.cageauxtrolls.com/jdr/ambre/ambre_galerie.php?itemSelected=M003M004
Its french though Pundy so be careful :-)
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Quote from: jibbajibba;314004This site has the best site I have seen for Amberite trumps. http://www.cageauxtrolls.com/jdr/ambre/ambre_galerie.php?itemSelected=M003M004
Its french though Pundy so be careful :-)

I must say those art some skillfully done trumps.
(However)
Whoever did them paid no attention to character symbols, colors, or looks according to RZ's descriptions.

They'd make nice Chaosians, or Player Characters some, and a few may pass for the novel Amberites, but the one they were drawn to represent may not be the best one they match in looks.

The artist needed to read the books better, but he couldn't have drawn them much better. The do look good, whoever they are.
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Quote from: gabriel_ss4u;314033I must say those art some skillfully done trumps.
(However)
Whoever did them paid no attention to character symbols, colors, or looks according to RZ's descriptions.

They'd make nice Chaosians, or Player Characters some, and a few may pass for the novel Amberites, but the one they were drawn to represent may not be the best one they match in looks.

The artist needed to read the books better, but he couldn't have drawn them much better. The do look good, whoever they are.

Totally agree otherwise I would have stolen them long ago for a myriad of projects. The problem with artists, and I have known a few, is they hate working to a tight brief like the amber trumps. A comic artist would be the best bet.
The closest are the ones in the Illustrated Roger Zelazny (not the illustrated Guide which are shite and Timothy Dalton as Corwin ...pleeeeeaaaasse) but they are very 70s ish. When I first started playing games with an Amber theme back in 84 or something I colour photocopied them and got laminated cards made up but not you look at it and its not quite there.
When I have 10 grand to spend I am going to commission someone to do me a set to put up in my study.
My cousin, a skilled artist, has done a lot of the one for our previous games (a few of whcih are on my site) but I can't get him to do 'Canon' ones
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Quote from: gabriel_ss4u;314033I must say those art some skillfully done trumps.
(However)
Whoever did them paid no attention to character symbols, colors, or looks according to RZ's descriptions.
Because these are not amber characters, but pictures one found and used for them. Notice how most of them (even including "suhuy") have the triple-headed dragon theme, and blond hair, and none has an unicorn or a serpent.
 

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Yeah, I was gonna bring that up.
Is anyone aware what series or story they are from?
I'll use a few for some Chaosians fer sure.
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I am guessing they are from A Song of Ice and Frie by George R. R. Martin, a personal friend of Zelazny.

This album has a lot of similar artwork.  There are some random other things in there, but a lot of them are great for Trump, especially starting here onward.

Ah, they are portraits by a person named Amok.  Here are more (including some listed in the gallery).

EDIT:

And the official gallery.

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Cool stuff. Thanks downey and welcome to theRPGsite!

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OK, this Witch from DarkSun always struck me as a good Lady of Chaos... well, not good, quite evil as a matter of fact.
I use the picture to represent a Lady of House Wickling, specializing in Demon conjuration.
Lady Synn du Wickling, Scion of the Serpent of Void & Flame.

ain't she cute?
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