That Guy with a Halberd

[Mercenary Pen]

'Fraid not.

You might try writing some GwaH fanfiction though... stick it up in carts and rafts *looks around sheepishly*...

I mean arts and crafts, maybe on a basis of one chapter per fan or something... gives you guys a way of promoting him, etc.

[Graymayre]

also
good call Graymayre I didn't even see that this better?

That's great.

[Nevitan]

alright I made my own Oots(ish) style avatar I know Its not as good as the other one but I'm pretty sure the other one was ripped straight from one of the comic and I think thats illegal...

[Graymayre]

alright I made my own Oots(ish) style avatar I know Its not as good as the other one but I'm pretty sure the other one was ripped straight from one of the comic and I think thats illegal...

You do not have to worry. I already know that Trazoi had made that avatar himself (along with the banner and smiley, none were ripped).

[Trazoi]

alright I made my own Oots(ish) style avatar I know Its not as good as the other one but I'm pretty sure the other one was ripped straight from one of the comic and I think thats illegal...

Don't worry, the avatar I made is in vector format and thus not ripped direct from the comic (I did have that page open as a reference next to it so I could check I got the helmet and halberd right, as well as a source for the right colours). He was originally a model I made for Keldorn from Baldur's Gate 2 who had similar armour. Once you've got one soldier model done it's pretty easy to use it as the base for any other.

I'll see if I can pose the original SVG vector file somewhere so that those of you making other art can use it. It will scale better and you won't have the pixelisation problems.

[Nevitan]

Don't worry, the avatar I made is in vector format and thus not ripped direct from the comic (I did have that page open as a reference next to it so I could check I got the helmet and halberd right, as well as a source for the right colours). He was originally a model I made for Keldorn from Baldur's Gate 2 who had similar armour. Once you've got one soldier model done it's pretty easy to use it as the base for any other.

I'll see if I can pose the original SVG vector file somewhere so that those of you making other art can use it. It will scale better and you won't have the pixelisation problems.

Well kudos! It looked so exact that I thought it was made by the giant himself!

[Lerky]

wooooo! FOR SHOJO!

[Graymayre]

How's the story coming along Coplanter?

[keeperoflore]

i think im going to do my first free-writing assignment for my english class on GwaH, now what would he get himself into that would warent a plotline...

[Graymayre]

Honestly Keeper, I would do an offshoot of his experiences in the Azure city resistance.

[Kool-Aid]

i think im going to do my first free-writing assignment for my english class on GwaH, now what would he get himself into that would warent a plotline...

He could be trying to thwart the efforts of the local nobles from dominating the city.

[Jack Zander]

Wow, I just noticed that Trazoi has the coolest word ever in his sig - "Halberdier".

[Darke]

Dudes, if you rub potion of true strike into the shaft of the halberd...


IM IN!
...can I be the official sharpener?

[Graymayre]

Sure can

you just have to put it in your sig, also, be sure to use some of the pictures that have been posted.

Edit: I apparently hit Halfling in the playground with this post.

[Nevitan]

Dudes, if you rub potion of true strike into the shaft of the halberd...


IM IN!

HA finally someone who recognizes my non-logical genius!

also I believe this post will kick me up to halfling too

Gaa 49 posts... outrageous

[Ascension]

I'm working on a GwaH origin story. How he came to wield a halberd, how he joined the Azure Guard, etc.

I don't expect it to be accepted as an "official" backstory, but I want to do it anyway.

Text only, by the way... I'm no artist.

[Graymayre]

Hmm, I got something. How about we hold a backstory contest. Anyone who wants to participate posts their own backstory of GwaH.

After a few are posted, I'll open a new thread where we can vote on which is the best (or most akin to the character).

[Jack Zander]

That sounds cool. Then the best backstory can be given to an artist, and we can create all sorts of fanfiction.

[Nevitan]

I think we should all go here to give GwaH some publicity... but wait until and outsider puts up a post about the sig before you post... it'll make sense when you see the thread

[Holammer]

I played around with the concept a little. Exploring what happened after Trazoi's picture. Since we don't have any established canon for this guy, here goes my own version of events, in three mute pictures.
The hock on the halberd is all wrong but this is so quick'n dirty it's embarrassing.

I considered a last picture where he leaves the burning Azure City behind him. A project for later mayhap.

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[Nevitan]

This is a picture of the Destined strike(aka improved true strike) also in this one the halberd is vorpal and GwaH is badly drawn.

[Graymayre]

I played around with the concept a little. Exploring what happened after Trazoi's picture. Since we don't have any established canon for this guy, here goes my own version of events, in three mute pictures.
The hock on the halberd is all wrong but this is so quick'n dirty it's embarrassing.

I considered a last picture where he leaves the burning Azure City behind him. A project for later mayhap.

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looks pretty awesome. I particularly like when he takes off his helmet, the hair gives him some individuality, which the GwaH sorely needs.


As for Nevitan, the spell is supposed to make it nearly impossible to miss, so I suggest adding some kind of magical nether cord to the picture that springs out of the halberd to guide it towards the intended target.

[Haleyintraining]

My slogan: Three cheers for pointless characters. I know it's lame, but it is all I thought of.

EDIT: Also, On the Origin of the GwaH.

[Nevitan]

well this is my second version of the destined strike halberd also this one is made from Bilver no not Silver, Bilver

[Coplantor]

Wow, two days away from the forum and the fan club grew in biblical proportion!

Two comments about the story: First one, Im already doing my first draft in paper, then a friend of mine who is quite proficient with inkscape will turn them into a digital stick figures short comic.

Second comment: Maybe there could be different backgrounds and stories, all different versions of the legend of GwaH, much like the legend of Zelda. That way we could do pretty much whatever we want with the character, of course, those "versions" of the legend should have the seal of approval to be a valid fan club supported version.

[Jayabalard]

All of that art (smiley, avatar, banner, the stuff from the OP) seems to be specifically of a character in OoTS rather than just OoTS-style art. Wouldn't that fall under the "Rich Burlew has specifically requested that people NOT use his OOTS art as avatar image, other than those he has specifically provided as the default message board avatars."

[Admiral_Kelly]

Hey, instead of Complaining About Threads You Don't Like send a moderator a private message on the matter.

[Graymayre]

Everyone who wants to be the contest state it. I'll open another thread and lay rules. I will say right now that it will be story only (not to be hard on anyone, this is just to give people who don't have anyone to make strip art for them a chance).

P.S. This will not bar you from making your comic Coplanter, but you will need to submit a text only version if you want to participate.

[Ascension]

As I said, I'm in.

This is gonna be epic.

[Echowinds]

Wouldn't that fall under the "Rich Burlew has specifically requested that people NOT use his OOTS art as avatar image, other than those he has specifically provided as the default message board avatars."

I believe that rule only applies to the stuff he directly did; eg. stuff directly cropped out from the comics themselves. Since these new GwaH images are all user made, it shouldn't be an issue.