Nihao.

I've been wondering, does anyone have (or know where to find) photomanipulations of SR creatures/races/characters? Or good examples of the same done with costumes or special effects (maybe movie or television examples)?

I've been trying to get a mental image of a SR ork or troll, and while the illustrations in the various books are great, they decidedly don't help the reality factor/suspension of disbelief for me.

What would an ork look like if I ran into one on the street? Where can I find a picture? The same goes for elves, trolls, dwarves, dragons, dryads, vampires, etc. (being visually oriented can be bothersome at times).

Domo,

R

Yesterday I just did a photomanip of Kitsune in the Matrix: http://www.sotsw.net/deusdebris/kitsunehammer.gif

*sigh*

Makes me wish we had a really good SR movie to refer new players to. Since we don't, you can sort of pick and choose your way through a slew of other films that have already been released.

Humans - look in a mirror
Elves - They look pretty good in LotR, I'd go with that
Dwarves - hate to use Gimli as an example, but it'll have to do
Orks - LotR again... something tamer than the Urukai maybe?
Trolls - that's a tough one... probably a mix between the Urukai and that dumb-looking Dr. Jeckyl in LXG. Add a ram horn or two and give it a lower jaw made to shovel dirt, voiyla!

The rest of the metas can probably be found in other films too. Some that come to mind: Night Ones (Nightcrawler, cut off the tail/X2), Cyclops (look to the masterful work of Ray Harryhausen - old school stop motion animator, ex: Clash of the Titans, 7th Voyage of Sinbad), Gnome (quite a few fantasy folk that fit this description in Willow)...

You get the idea. Look to cinema.

Actually, here. I'll make an offer. If anyone wants to supply me with a picture of themselves and their choice of metahuman race, I will goblinize them in Photoshop. *grin*

(E-mail addy is in my profile, I do believe.)

There were photos of "orks" and other races (I believe) in the London SB. Given that "copyright infringement" is bad, maybe getting Adam to put them on the SR website might be possible.

Having perused the London SB a length recently, I have to say, the majority of those pictures suck major *ss...

You should see the Shadowrun movie promo that they made way back when for Comic Con. Ugh.... groan... ack! Cables big enough for hamsters to run around in.

Some of the best SR art I have ever seen is in the Sprawl Survival Guide. An awesome book.

For those taking up Fahr's challenge, I'll give you extra points if you in some way goblinize his son

~J

be nice to Dimitri Stonewall....

I didn't volunteer HIM, just me

-Mike R.

what no takers?

or do I already look the part enough not to need it

-Mike R.

Since I'm no use at such things, no. But I gotta say that if someone changed the background scale a little and you grew a better beard, you'd make a kick-ass dwarf!

Cute kid too.

grew a better beard... heh ... I have too much cherokee to grow a proper beard... that one took me 2 years to grow... and i am 24 in that picture... 2 years later, it is not that much better...

-Mike R.

PERSEVERE! it has to be by your waist by the time you're thirty or you don't get into the old fogies club!

I'll do it, but I probably won't get around to it until the weekend. Heavy classload. Ack! x_x

On the subject of beards...

nah, I won't be an ass.

Love your dog. Pooches=2nd best species.

No points for the best.

I wish it were my dog, it actually came with the cabin so to speak... very freindly.

-Mike R.

Do you know what kind of dog he is? I mean half-wolf, but is the other part German Shepherd? Or at least part?

don't know... he was big and nice, and freindly and the cabin owners dog. he followed our large (8 people) group around the whole time we visited. the pics are from arkansas except the last one which is more recent and from macinac island in michigan

-Mike R.

bump... k1tsune, any progress?

What animals are you using for tusks? You could try walrus tusks. You'll want something that matches the general color of metahuman teeth.

Lemme see if I can find any of the stuff my roommate has done. She does a lot of 3D art and a whole lot of it is of our game universe. If I can find any of her pics, and can get her permission, I'll post some. She did a great Ork named Francis, and has done a few Trolls that I've seen. Also, she's done several elves, one of which looks so much like Orlando Bloom in LoTR that I'm amazed (the pictures in their original form pre-date the 1st LoTR movie).

Lily