Dragon Theme Costume Set or A Dragon Booster Pack
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Posted on: 2010-01-31 18:59 in Suggestions and Ideas
A Dragon Booster? No!
A Mutant Booster that has lots of animal themed pieces plus a few dragon pieces suggested in the OP? Yes!!!
This does bring up something else that I'd like: I want to be able to use Horns with beast heads. I've got a character that uses the lizard head and I'd love to be able to put horns on that.
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See, here's my problem - I read through the descriptions and they're basically as vague as I expected a "dragon" booster pack to be. Basically, I'm seeing several kinds of scales, wings, and still more horns like the zillions we already have. You're really not going to make a very good bipedal dragon to begin with, as far as I'm concerned, so unless we have some pics to show exactly what the ideas entail, I'm afraid I'm not too hot on this suggestion.
Mind you, I'm never against more costume pieces, but these just seem like they're doubling up on what we have. Jay does have a point in his thread - if you suggest costume pieces, suggest them with pics.
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Originally Posted by Leo_G
A Dragon Booster? No!
A Mutant Booster that has lots of animal themed pieces plus a few dragon pieces suggested in the OP? Yes!!! |
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Originally Posted by CapnGeist
This does bring up something else that I'd like: I want to be able to use Horns with beast heads. I've got a character that uses the lizard head and I'd love to be able to put horns on that.
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And we keep getting so vital costume parts like samurai-helmet-adornment number six instead.
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I have high hopes for tails with belts and higher hopes for redone tails with larger proportions. Pretty much every tail we have is too short AND too skinny. I'm also hoping for 1 tail, *just one*! Fox/wolf and I'll shut up!
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Originally Posted by CapnGeist
We know BAB is working on tails.
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I'd buy a dragon pack, but I'd be even happier if it included dinosaurs.
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This game needs more dinosaurs. IT feels weird being a hero that never gets to beat up a T-Rex.
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Originally Posted by Sailboat
I'd buy a dragon pack, but I'd be even happier if it included dinosaurs.
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Yeah, our tails are pretty crappy. I honestly wish we'd see them animated at least a little bit, and that we'd get tails that actually mattered a little bit more. The skinny tubes we get just aren't sufficient.
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Originally Posted by Leo_G
I have high hopes for tails with belts and higher hopes for redone tails with larger proportions. Pretty much every tail we have is too short AND too skinny. I'm also hoping for 1 tail, *just one*! Fox/wolf and I'll shut up!
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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You mean like your avatars tail? That would be awesome!
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Originally Posted by Leo_G
I have high hopes for tails with belts and higher hopes for redone tails with larger proportions. Pretty much every tail we have is too short AND too skinny. I'm also hoping for 1 tail, *just one*! Fox/wolf and I'll shut up!
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TROGDOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, that's all I have to add other than lots of animal themed pieces like Leo mentioned.
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OOOOOH yeah we need more tails and Animal Costume Sets to,I can think of couple super heroes who are part Animal like our X-man buddy Beast,We could use more Animal Heads to like a Rat Head.Just putting that out there since one of my main toons i played Call Super Ratz is a Giant Rat Man.
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You're going with BEAST? He's mostly just a big blue human. How about Nightcrawler? He's got that prehensile tail. Or if we're going all out for animal men, anyone see Hawkman in Kingdom Come? That is one amazing animal-man. I wish we had talons as a foot option.
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
You're really not going to make a very good bipedal dragon to begin with, as far as I'm concerned, so unless we have some pics to show exactly what the ideas entail, I'm afraid I'm not too hot on this suggestion.
Mind you, I'm never against more costume pieces, but these just seem like they're doubling up on what we have. Jay does have a point in his thread - if you suggest costume pieces, suggest them with pics. |
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Ohh good it wasn't just me who thought that.
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Or Gargoyles' Demona rip-off:
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Yeah, I thought it was just a fan-made gargoyle too. The shape of the feet and hands and the brow spines and ears really gave it that vibe. But the tail has spines on it which I don't think many gargoyles have and her wings look fragile and unwieldly where Demona's wings can be draped over her shoulders like a cloak.
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Originally Posted by LISAR
Ohh good it wasn't just me who thought that.
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Well, if that's what you consider to be a "dragon," I suppose you have a point. However, to my eyes, a dragon is more something like this. While you CAN make bipeds that resemble dragons, they resemble them in the same sense that Orange County Choppers' theme choppers resemble the subject material.|
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I will easily give you that those designs you linked to certainly look good, but I wouldn't really call that a "dragon" so much as, at most, a "dragon girl." I'd actually really want to link to the dragon lady from Vixine, but since she doesn't wear clothes, I don't think there are any pics of her that I wouldn't be permabanned for posting. There's a lot of leeway for dragon-people, but at the end of the day, they're still people that resemble dragons.
And, to be honest, we kind of already have the tools to make those. Backwards legs, lizard skin and bat wings are already here. Of course, I'd LOVE to see monster legs allow tights with skin options, as well.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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Did you check Felucca's full-on dragon form (third link)?|
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
I will easily give you that those designs you linked to certainly look good, but I wouldn't really call that a "dragon" so much as, at most, a "dragon girl."
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
There's a lot of leeway for dragon-people, but at the end of the day, they're still people that resemble dragons.
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http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
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Originally Posted by Fleeting Whisper
Did you check Felucca's full-on dragon form (third link)?
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The third link is indeed what I would define as a dragon, only I'm not sure I'd define it as bipedal in such a way that a cat rearing up won't also count.Quote:
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See, this is what I'd describe as falling squarely into the anthropomorphic category of people-animals. And it's a very nice design, by the way. It's a very clever use of specific details that make it unique and different, but retain enough human characteristics to make it clear that this is indeed a (pretty sexy) female body. Basically, this technique requires you to use a body that has the same posture and the same key anatomy as a human body, but replace lower legs, lower arms and head, and possibly shade it with scales or fur. Incidentally, I actually think this pic has a much better idea of what "backwards knees" ought to look like than our game has, since ours don't have the "foot" part be vertical as it really should be. And Champions Online is even WORSE, where "backwards knees" is basically an angled tibia and fibula.
Again, I love that pic and it constitutes a very good example of mixing enough human characteristics to keep the character not just humanoid, but actually relatably human, yet at the same time adorn them with non-human details to make them unusual and seemingly inhuman. It's exactly this kind of dissonance that I think makes these characters so interesting. Costume pieces to approximate this would very much get my vote, but again, this is not an actual dragon (or lizard) so much as it is a dragon GIRL. It's a question of definitions.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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Well, more specifically it's a dinosaur widow, whose inept thaumaturge husband was killed by a demon he summoned, but couldn't control |
Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
this is not an actual dragon (or lizard) so much as it is a dragon GIRL. It's a question of definitions.
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(And then, of course, the wife being the competent one, she banished the demon. And then became an Exalt.)
Of course, the character has many other forms, being a shapeshifter. She's got her human form, her Spirit Shape (velociraptor), her War Form (pictured), and a library of creatures whose heart's blood she's tasted, which she can transform into at will.
Edit: The Madame Vert pic is a clip from a full desktop image: 1600x1200 version.
Left to right: Anja Silverclaws (No Moon caste; pictured in human form; Spirit Shape: housecat), Red Jaws (Changing Moon caste; pictured in war form; Spirit Shape: wolf), Strength-of-Many (Full Moon caste; pictured in war form; Spirit Shape: bull), and Madame Vert (Casteless)
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Originally Posted by Samuel_Tow
but again, this is not an actual dragon (or lizard) so much as it is a dragon GIRL. It's a question of definitions.
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And, to be honest, we kind of already have the tools to make those. Backwards legs, lizard skin and bat wings are already here. Of course, I'd LOVE to see monster legs allow tights with skin options, as well.
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Fair's fair, as much as I'd also like to see more dragon options, a decent feline head and a canine tail e.g. are much more needed.
(though just options to have the female OR male dragon head, with or without spines, dragon horns or head crest or a combination thereof would already be awesome while not requiring tons of new modeling)
I loved Dragons,so Noble and Pround,Since the Dawn of Time Dragons had Influlence our Culture,Midevil Dragons and Oriental Dragons.The only Dragon costume Set you guys offer us are Dragon Wings and kind of use the reptile head set and Scale but that doesn't impress me much hear is my ideas for costume set for each body part for a dragon Theme Costume Set or Booster Pack.
(Head)-Broad and Blocky Dragon Head,Long and Lean Head,Long and Squat Head( for the small cute dragons),Oriental Dragon Head,Serpent Head(for Sea Dragons heads),furry Dragon head,Feather like Bird base Dragon head.
(Head Details)Fins,Curved Spikes,Hair for back of the head,Fur,Feathers,Rounded Ridges,Knobby Ridges,Spines
(Ears)-Fan Ears,Small Round Ears,Horn's,Ram Horn,Pointy Straight Horns,,Spiral Horn,Bull Horns,Down Turned base Horn,Dinosaurs horns,knobby horn,Fin's
(Shoulders)-Fins,Spikes,Ridges,Spines
Chest-Fishy Dragon Scale,Rocky Scales,Plated Scales,Circular Dragon Scales,Feathers,Furs.Dragon Scales
Chest Details-Scales,Jewels,Pendents etc
Gloves-Dragon Claws,Dinosaur Claws,Furry Dragon Paws,Web Hands
Belts-Dragon Tails long or Short,Pointer Tail,Fin Tail,Spiky Tail,Furry Tip Dragon Tails,Feather Tip Tails,Spade Tail,Pointy Tail,Wavy Hair Tip Tail,Fish Like Tail,Rattlesnake Tail,Fan Tail.
Pants-Fishy Dragon Scale,Rocky Scales,Plated Scales,Circular Dragon Scales,Feathers,Furs.Dragon Scales
(Feet)-Dragon Legs,Animal Like hind legs,Bird like dragon legs,long thin hind legs,Dinosaurs legs,Web Feet
Back Details- Dragon Feather Wings,Furry Dragon Wings
Temp Power-Fire Dragon Breath(high Dot Damage) or Dragon Roar(Sonic DeBuff and AoE or cone fear).
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