A nice li'l person named Rachel B. has stumbled upon Battling Dragons and wanted to adopt a Gryphon. Since it doesn't exist, she decided that she would make one.
I'm all for this. If the Gryphon is made, then I can make the Hippogriff without having to make this creature I really wasn't looking forward to. I'm learning a lot from the experience of having someone who's not family making a BD creature for submittal. The process gets hair at times since she's not a BD member currently, but what can ya do? Force people to sign up before they submit a creature? That would just result in some dud accounts.
Here are some of the pics of the Gryphon. I liked the old picture she had of the fledgling, but she felt that it needed to be darker since Gryphon young are supposed to be camouflage.
Evenfall
Posts: 89
Member #32
Sep 16, 2002 18:04
Hmm... I'm not sure about that hatchling image. It looks just a little odd. Also, as you said earlier, the background doesn't quite fit in with the BD theme. Maybe if the fledgling Gryph had a midnight or twilight scene in the background that'd be cool, but as it stands, it seems out of place.
I am in approval of the egg and adult at least. The adult looks pretty neat.
This'll be the first time a four-stage creature comes out though. Can you imagine the kinds of stat bonuses this creature'll get? I fear for my Monocerous's life as it is! *imagines Fallen getting the crap beaten out of him by an angry Gryph*
All in all, her work is pretty good I have to admit. Much better than I could ever do... I'd approve of seeing it in the bestiary. By the time Gryphs are fightable, Fallen should be around level 9 or 10.
*has hallucinations about kitsune in the bestiary*
[Editted by Evenfall on Sep 16, 2002 23:08]
MintMan
Posts: 4061
Member #1
Sep 17, 2002 14:29
Four form? It is only a three form! BD creatures can only have two to three forms; that last picture is just a spell used by its mature form, the Gryphon Lord.
Yeah, the form pictures have some light backgrounds, but I think she's making the spell pics have all black now... at least I think I told her to make them that way. I did have to write that e-mail to her twice due to a compy screw up.
.... uh-oh.
MadGoblin
Posts: 1515
Member #2
Sep 17, 2002 17:40
Also, 'Fall, in case it's not cleared, two form and three form creatures all have the same stats, for they all have three 'stat stages.'
... it's a confusing and senseless as a monkey with a wheat thrasher to me, but that's just how it goes.
I for one can not truly express feeling towards the Gryffon. It's nice to see outsiders taking interest, but there is just something unsettling to it...
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