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Cut Scene Art

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So, what should the other "cutscene" art be?


      A generic cutscene with a trophy, Lord Bishop, and/or a Spork

    -Advent starter
      Something like what you had before. The adventurer standing victorious on top of the grub mom. The usual gloomy sewer background, etc.
    -Healer Starter
      Take note here that the necromancer is not an undead. He won't rise as an lich before the Crypt module. Burning spellbooks and praying healer with holy light shining from above.
    -Paladin starter
      Paladin kneeling with a weapon in his hands and praying? (he finally passed the test to be deemed worthy of divine powers)
    -Elf starter
      Something to do with the faeries obviously. maybe the elf sitting on a tree stump smiling and touching one of the dancing faeries.
    -Archaeologist starter
      The archaeologist with a big grin on his face. Running in panic down the stairs, with a huge boulder bouncing behind him.

    -Ash Palace
    -Water Palace
    -Sand Palace
    -Shadow Palace
      Each palace could simply display a spork? Or something to do with the last boss maybe.

    -Catacombs 1
      seeing the adventurers descending carefully deeper down the treacherous catacombs, maybe with a torch in one hand.
    -Catacombs 2
      Heroes looking into a hellish portal leading into the abyss or them spinning around inside the portal.
    -Abyss
      The king in chains? Or yet another portal spinning picture leading to the next level.

    -Griffin Tower
      Bargel lying on the floor with his broken mask on his side.
    -K'Nife's heist




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I think we need some kind of cut scene art, as well.

For instance,

Image

could be an image that is loaded up after the Adventurer starter and the end text could be superimposed on it?
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Where's Mim!? :( She's Healer and a important part of Adventurer starter...
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Yeah, It's been drifting my thoughts for a while too. A end screen with some text and maybe even a picture as you suggest gives the player a much bigger sense of accomplishment and links the next part of the adventure much more logical.

Some players feel confused when finishing a module for the first time. Where did their character go? Why is she suddenly hunting for some sporks?

I think there is little mention of the king too, except in the never shown end text. This would give players a certain goal too, something they must do, a quest. Gives them reason for hunting for the sporks. A proper end screen would show the players that this quest/module/adventure is over, and you can play on to the next one.
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Mim is taking the picture!
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Ohhh... But still, I think Mim would be cool in there...
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I couldn't really figure out a way to put her in there easily. If you put too much in front of the Grub Mum, then you can't tell what it is. If I put her off to the side, then it unbalances everything...

Maybe she could be doing something like healing a wound on Loggy's leg, or praying, or inspecting the Grub Mum, or something silly like healing or petting one of the grub babies in the background?
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Yeah, healing something or petting grub bug
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I must admit I don't like how this one turned out as much....

But yeah, I like the concept.
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Post by penguinflyer2222 »

Maybe Mim wasn't in the picture because she died. :(
Poor Mim.
I might be able to make some pictures for the ends of some.
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PurpleSquerkle wrote:I must admit I don't like how this one turned out as much....

But yeah, I like the concept.

I second that motion.
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Post by bgbirdsey »

This is obviously a sketch.

So, what should the other "cutscene" art be?

    -Advent starter
    -Healer Starter
    -Paladin starter
    -Elf starter
    -Archaeologist starter

    -Ash Palace
    -Water Palace
    -Sand Palace
    -Shadow Palace

    -Catacombs
    -Abyss

    -Griffin Tower
    -K'Nife's heist
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Healer- Sitting on that idol at the end watching the Necro's book burn in one of the torches.
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Post by bgbirdsey »

Cool! I think they all should make you chuckle a little bit.

I was thinking that for the Elf starter, it could be something like the Elf trying to push the last faerie into the ring.

Maybe for the Palaces, it could be different views of the optional modules. Like for the Ash palace, you could get a peek at the fire domain through an archway on your way out, etc.
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Post by penguinflyer2222 »

:rofl:
I have the sudden urge to make that soon.
Edit: I didn't see birdsey's post, I meant what Effi wrote.
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bgbirdsey wrote:Maybe for the Palaces, it could be different views of the optional modules. Like for the Ash palace, you could get a peek at the fire domain through an archway on your way out, etc.


Yeah, that's a cool idea.
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