EDIT: I was on the fence as to where or not to used the armored version of the shark ogre I drew, or the unarmored version.
After some consideration, I decided to go with the armored one.
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Enormous giant shark with 4 legs. The ultimate predator can now follow you home. (You go to bed, close the light and THEN you hear the Jaw song.) Love the new monster got great detail, very streamlined like a shark should be.
Like how the arrow stick out of his head. Apparently someone said "Trap? Pfff, make your trap if you want, I will kill it with just one arrow in the gill, you'll see", when they should have get their mouth shut.
But WHY did they send the dwarf, the team member with the shortest leg, to be the RUNNING bait for the giant monster?! I'll admit he is the one with the least clothing slowing him down but still...
Thanks! The creature is a monster I always include in my d&d/Pathfinder games called a "shark ogre".
Ox the dwarf is a former member of a berserker tribe, whose warriors are extremely fit and athletic. Ox is one of the fastest runners in the group, despite his size.
Great page, absolutely love the great view of the floor. I see that they graduated from a sewer to a waterway. Progress!... Maybe. Again it doesn't favor some of the team members, like the knight and her heavy armor.
The design on the columns (pillars??) and walls look stunning. Great to hide traps and monsters. Like, all those tentacles sculptures and low relief? Great place to put mini-chameleon krakens.
The jerk-party working on their teamwork? This will be interesting to watch.
Here is wondering whether this water level might have gelantinous cubes too.
I think you meant to say "differently awsome". But I like your name for it, "Shark dragon". Fitting.
But seriously,there is a great level of detail here. Like the Shark-Dragon got multiple rows of teeths. Or you can see the depth of the water on the side of path with the dragon webbed paw stomping in it.
There is all the holes for the water to come and go, bars blocking smaller side passages, etc.
And in the lower case, in the upper right corner, there is that symbol like a rune present again. We saw it on other floors too, so it's not something that is associated with a particular floor design. My theory is that "Rune" is either the way that whoever is controlling the Marblegates, they are using those as camera to watch what is happening in the dungeon. Or they could be something anchoring all the floors into the dimensionnal kerfuffle that is the inside of the Marblegates. Like nails keeping everything in places.
... I wonder if there are any expert that venture into those depth in order to study runes or try to pierce the nature of the Marblegates and if we are going to meet them someday.
Shark "Ogre", actually! An invention that I use in my RPG campaigns. There are scholars, and mage-college students who study marblegate as part of their master thesis. Marbelgate has been investigated quite a bit since it appeared again 75 years ago
75 years?! Maybe I forgot about that plot point but I didn't realize so much time have passed since then. But a question rise: is it the same Archmage that we saw in the flash back from when the Marblegates appeared? Or maybe is one of it's successor?
In fact why is the Arcmage at the Marblegates? Shouldn't he be at the Wizard University or something? Doesn't his post mean he should be administrating this instead of the operation of the Marblegates? Maybe I don't understand what his job his about but shouldn't he delegates the administration of an operation like the Marblegates to someone else and concentrate on managing the school?
Or maybe it's that I don't understand what the job of Archmage does? Or the importance of the Marblegates? Even after 75 years, it must still be a political and influential... let's say "hot potato" for now. You mentioned that riches and great arcanes knowledge can be found in the Marblegates, so it's plausible that anything extracted from this deathtrap could cause great political upset if not properly monitored...
But 75 years... I wonder how long has Randolph been exploring the gates... Question: is it plausible to end up on the same floor as one you explored before? So how many time did Randolph ended up on the same floor that caused team wipe for him to end up like that?
And I am curious if Colleen and Randolph will take on a job to escort one of those mages that are doing their thesis?
So, suddenly we're cutting the "mail delivery" scene short and move straight into the middle of a "Giant Bulette Chase". What do you call that, a reverse cliffhanger?
1. Thanks!
2. Because the shark ogre doesn't spend all day hanging around the trap, unfortunately
3. If you want to get the authentic "waiting in the receptionist office" experience, I guess you'll have to wait for that plot thread to continue!
I mean, Cthulhu could still be in the dungeon.
It's clearly aquatic-themed with the octopus motif and flowing water everywhere. And Cthulhu comes out of the ocean.
The architecture is that of a temple to the ancient kraken Tako; god of the deep sea, and of ocean predators and ocean scavengers, and of gold and treasure
It's funny, I was just thinking that I might like to see an aquatic-themed level in Marblegate populated with various horrors of the Deep. I think it was Randulf's offhand mention of rum that started me thinking along those lines.
I actually do have a friend from college who I play Pathfinder with regularly that does create miniatures. You can see them here:
https://www.cometlordminiatures.com/
I was on the fence as to where or not to used the armored version of the shark ogre I drew, or the unarmored version.
After some consideration, I decided to go with the armored one.
Like how the arrow stick out of his head. Apparently someone said "Trap? Pfff, make your trap if you want, I will kill it with just one arrow in the gill, you'll see", when they should have get their mouth shut.
But WHY did they send the dwarf, the team member with the shortest leg, to be the RUNNING bait for the giant monster?! I'll admit he is the one with the least clothing slowing him down but still...
(In D&D, barbarians have a bonus to movement speed.)
Ox the dwarf is a former member of a berserker tribe, whose warriors are extremely fit and athletic. Ox is one of the fastest runners in the group, despite his size.
Great page, absolutely love the great view of the floor. I see that they graduated from a sewer to a waterway. Progress!... Maybe. Again it doesn't favor some of the team members, like the knight and her heavy armor.
The design on the columns (pillars??) and walls look stunning. Great to hide traps and monsters. Like, all those tentacles sculptures and low relief? Great place to put mini-chameleon krakens.
"Chameleon Kraken" sounds like a good idea, actually...
Here is wondering whether this water level might have gelantinous cubes too.
But seriously,there is a great level of detail here. Like the Shark-Dragon got multiple rows of teeths. Or you can see the depth of the water on the side of path with the dragon webbed paw stomping in it.
There is all the holes for the water to come and go, bars blocking smaller side passages, etc.
And in the lower case, in the upper right corner, there is that symbol like a rune present again. We saw it on other floors too, so it's not something that is associated with a particular floor design. My theory is that "Rune" is either the way that whoever is controlling the Marblegates, they are using those as camera to watch what is happening in the dungeon. Or they could be something anchoring all the floors into the dimensionnal kerfuffle that is the inside of the Marblegates. Like nails keeping everything in places.
... I wonder if there are any expert that venture into those depth in order to study runes or try to pierce the nature of the Marblegates and if we are going to meet them someday.
In fact why is the Arcmage at the Marblegates? Shouldn't he be at the Wizard University or something? Doesn't his post mean he should be administrating this instead of the operation of the Marblegates? Maybe I don't understand what his job his about but shouldn't he delegates the administration of an operation like the Marblegates to someone else and concentrate on managing the school?
Or maybe it's that I don't understand what the job of Archmage does? Or the importance of the Marblegates? Even after 75 years, it must still be a political and influential... let's say "hot potato" for now. You mentioned that riches and great arcanes knowledge can be found in the Marblegates, so it's plausible that anything extracted from this deathtrap could cause great political upset if not properly monitored...
But 75 years... I wonder how long has Randolph been exploring the gates... Question: is it plausible to end up on the same floor as one you explored before? So how many time did Randolph ended up on the same floor that caused team wipe for him to end up like that?
And I am curious if Colleen and Randolph will take on a job to escort one of those mages that are doing their thesis?
"Location, Location, Location"
2. Because the shark ogre doesn't spend all day hanging around the trap, unfortunately
3. If you want to get the authentic "waiting in the receptionist office" experience, I guess you'll have to wait for that plot thread to continue!
Nice subversion of expectations!
It's clearly aquatic-themed with the octopus motif and flowing water everywhere. And Cthulhu comes out of the ocean.
I actually do have a friend from college who I play Pathfinder with regularly that does create miniatures. You can see them here:
https://www.cometlordminiatures.com/
fo4
I would love to see a video game made of your dungeons!
I would love to see a video game made of your dungeons!
Is it because people kept saying it's a shark dragon and you wanted to make your point across that it was a shark-ogre?
I was on the fence as to where or not to used the armored version of the shark ogre I drew, or the unarmored version.
After some consideration, I decided to go with the armored one.