Sunday, September 29, 2013

roleplaying fun (mostly gypsies)

Meet the human version of Huiva, Suvoi's first love. (I just can't stay away from the scruffy gypsy boys. Saw one at the ren fair yesterday. Mmm.)



And little babby Suvoi. Not really. She's probably in her late teens here.


More young Suvoi, but with less clothes.


Post-Huiva's transformation, but pre-Crimson Hand adventure. This would be around the time she meets Marcus while stealing information for the Morfstarn. She went into the secret-dealing business after losing Huiva, needing a profession dangerous and exciting enough to keep her mind off her lover.


And present-day Suvoi, who is still struck from time to time by bouts of misery over Huiva's crow form. (And Kip cannot draw birds. Ech.)


And there she is in full Dealer of Secrets badass mode. Tried to do a nice portrait to replace the last one, which was wonky and not quite spot-on. Think I nailed her down much better this time, particularly her nose. (Although her arm is weird. Don't worry about it.)


And this plot bunny got vetoed by everyone right off. I suggested that when Lotus tries to possess Suvoi's body and make Marcus fight against her in the Mage battles, maybe Suvoi poisons herself first, swallowing the Rom venom in her poison ring and dying to save Marcus. Nobody was down with it.

Ian: "Marcus will be so destroyed, he'll be useless for the rest of the Mage battles and get killed anyway."
Katia: "Forget Marcus, Erik won't let it happen! He'll offer himself instead."
Anna: "Stop it."
Evan: "Hm, I'm almost sorry we can't use this."

But I wrote the scene for my own personal files anyway because it was too good to pass up. (And that's Marcus in the corner, being all consumed by the Vile.)


And still on the topic of MSG but not on the topic of Suvoi, this is Verdigris. She used to work for the Morfstarn as a researcher in the underground facility, but she hated what they were doing to the fabrants and managed to escape. She's been hiding in the Market ever since. Then, when Mana and Liriel wandered into the Market, Verdigris felt for them and decided to risk being caught and killed by the Mages in order to help them. Because she might look like a cantankerous old lady, but she's actually just a huge softie.


And speaking of cantankerous old ladies, my Avatar D&D character actually is one. I'm still working on her aesthetic design, but Kunan is a grouchy old earthbender whose village was destroyed by firebenders when she was a little girl. In last night's session, we met this bloodbender who was pissing us off, and Kunan yanked the jerk off the ground by his armor, discovering that she had metalbending abilities. It was pretty badass.


And not even on the topic of roleplaying, I doodled Juniper the shadowkind in my music history notes the other day. Not sure why she popped into my head.


And finally, Abigail the trigger-happy American treasure hunter. (With the distinction of being the only American on the expedition, and the only member under thirty.)


Now, to homeworks!

Commander Kip
"Thanks, Mako. Good thing you're so good at breaking girls' hearts."
Normal is overrated!





Tuesday, September 17, 2013

more from Arin's

The lovleh ladeh herself! We took several nice ones with her fancy camera. 




And now, us derping.


She tried to kiss my cheek first, but in every picture it looked like she was trying to swallow my face.


Don't worry, I got her back.


Also, a mushroom.


I haven't done much drawing besides the perpetual doodles in my notes, but our Avatar campaign is starting up this weekend, so you'll be hearing more about that if nothing else. I'm playing a grouchy old earthbender lady who hates firebenders and drinks a lot. Should be quite the party.

Also drawing ANOTHER picture of Suvoi. Because she's the best. Also, Ian and I decided to start a new thread detailing the first meeting of Suvoi and Marcus, and so far, it is shaping up to be epic. Seven or so years before the Crimson Hand job (that's 7 BCH, pronounced Bee See Haych, according to Ian,) they come into conflict while both attempting to steal the same piece of secret information from a Guaranian megacorporation. Much smartmouthing and comparing of weaponry ensues.

Commander Kip
"It's on page 69, after the word 'breast', and it's either a continuous or sexual variation." Music theory ftw.
Normal is overrated!





Monday, September 2, 2013

Thing of the Day: Illumina

Just discovered this Two Steps from Hell album on Youtube. Liking it. Mellower than some of their other stuff. More ethereal and introspective, but with a fair variety of styles.

Some of my favorite tracks:

I Love You Forever


Lost in Las Vegas


A Hole in the Sun


Cloud Maker (holy frick, those vocals)


Eyes Closing


Tasty, right?

Lots of packing today, because tomorrow morning it's back to Viking territory for me! Woohoo!

EDIT: Experimenting with a more colorful look for the blog. May tweak things here and there in the next couple days/weeks. Do not fret. It's the same blog. You'll still be getting that particular brand of Kip craziness.

Commander Kip
"KHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!"
Normal is overrated!