Would anyone be interested if I start posting art, animatics, etc of my wttt au that has inspiration from L4D/L4D2 (Left 4 Dead/Left 4 Dead 2)?
I used to love those games and I actually have a storyline and plot for it planned out, partially. But i'm beginning to really grow on it.
Firbolg Alaska absolutely dripped out with jade in the feywild 🤯 wasn’t sure if I wanted to give him jade antlers or antlers with jade so this is just a concept I suppose 🤔 but I wanted to implement jade into his design/character because one it’s his state gem and two I think it’d make him feel more magical and gives off more of a “blessed by the feywild” kinda vibe
I made a post about my little anarchy au of the table a while back, and I wanted to make a video about it after hearing this one audio but also I didn't want to draw so. It's cringe time
Because why wouldn’t Rhody be a little pirate mousefolk in the D&D au?? Idea from @fl0w3rg0at 🐁 I actually really like making live characters… I even gave regular North Pole a little mouse assistant… but yes I had a lot of fun with this design!!
This is how I think. Firbolg Alaska and mousefolk Rhody would be
yes… more space critter Alaska… unfortunately I have taken a big liking towards this thang, I do have other fantasy ideas for the other states tho! And I promise I’ll get back to the regular Table stuff! For now more Alaska 🐶 I’ll explain my thoughts behind his design too! Warning tho, it’s a lot of words down there
Basically, the whole reason he’s space-based is because of his flag, being the only one that’s a constellation and nothing more visually (albeit symbolism and a story behind it), as well as two of his state nicknames; land of the midnight sun and land of the midday moon!
He’s also heavily inspired off of Saturn, particularly because of his Birthday (Jan 3rd) & capricorns being presented with Saturn (not I don’t believe in astrology or anything, I just think the references are cool); tho I dunno how to really incorporate the rings into his design 🤔
he’s also inspired off of cosmic/nebula dust, because Alaska’s flag and the stars n all, nebulas are where stars are born! It’s mostly his… mane, thing?? That’s the dust, that’s why he’s got stars up in there!
The tail is supposed to be referenced to auroras, because well it’s Alaska, and also because Saturn has auroras too! It’s why it’s long and also drapey
He’s actually also big inspired off of birds too! Thanks to @keepbirdieweird I used nightjars for inspiration specially for his head shape :)
His “ears”, the tufts that look like ears aren’t ears! They’re akin to bird ear-tufts, so they don’t move nor really contribute to Alaska’s hearing or showing off emotions or signals
Other bird things is that of his limbs, specially his legs. And also he’s actually more so feathery than fur fluffy I’d say? So he doesn’t really have a mane, I think it’d be technically referred to as a neck ruff? I’m not sure!
His coloring I also just decided recently could be inspired off of Saturn’s colors maybe (or even on of it’s moons or their rings) 🤔
He’s also one of the more,, animalistic or heavily animal based designs even in a humanoid form, because well it’s Alaska. I just think he likes his animal attributes a lot
Because Saturn and Jupiter inspirations, gas giants and all, Alaska is actually much more able to be bigger in the fantasy au and still be comfortable! Lots of mass indeed, but not dense due to gas giant things, so he floats around much of the time
Alaska does not have a skeleton. Think like the cores of Saturn and Jupiter, that’s basically what goes on in him! And thanks to nuclear fusion, he can control his temps and therefore can get real hot and bright
His markings are inspired off of Alaska malamutes (particularly his face) because again: Alaska
So basically: Alaska is like a sentient cosmic cloud thing and we love him in this house