Week Eight. Another post on Wednesday

Hello everyone.

I know that I said I was going to try and break the trend slash rut the I am in, but it seems like posting on Wednesday has become the new thing for me. I still would like to get back on track with posting on Sunday, so I guess I am just going to have to try a bit harder to make sure that I get the update done on Sunday evening.

With that said here are the seven cards for last week. I have to admit that this week was a bit easy for me because... well you will see. Check out the cards below.

These are my tri-worms. I realized that after looking at my list of cards that I still need to finish that I had a lot of creatures that could be found on our Earth and I didn't exactly know why I was doing that, so I decided to change that. I started making creatures that would be specific to the world of Titan. This is one of them. These little creeps would be our equivalent of maggots.

This is the Earth Eye. It allows the wearer to decrease the casting cost of Earth cards by one. As  you will soon see the next three cards are pretty much the same card except the change of  faction symbol in the eye. See why this week was a bit on the easy/lazy side.

This is the Darkness Eye. It does the same thing as the Earth Eye just for Darkness cards.

This is the Holy Order Eye. It does the same thing as the Darkness Eye just for Holy Order cards.

This is the Wind Eye. It does the same thing as the Holy Order Eye just for Wind cards.

In the beginning of Dark Legacy this was going to be what Hope looked like. Then as the story progressed I made her into more of a cleric instead of a kick butt tech fighter. Since I had this drawing I figured that I could use it as a card. This is going to be one of the tech fighters. She would be a mid level card. No real power just a good casting cost of moderate AP/DP

This is the final weapon that I need to do for Dark Legacy: The Rising. So that section is now done. I am happy about that. You will start hearing that a lot, sections being done that is. This is the Flamethrower card. It is pretty powerful card in that is can hit flying and it doesn't have a bullet limit like other guns.

That was last week. I can say that this week is actually working out pretty good. I have a couple of cards that prove that I am not lazy. I do do some work. I have to say that having to draw, ink and then color the cards has proven to be a bit harder than I had anticipated in the beginning, but I still have about 35 days left to finish up all the cards and then get it out the printer. Here's to working let to get you project out the the masses.

Thanks for coming by and I will see you this Sunday for the next update.
Kaiser

week seven

Hello Everyone

I know what you are thinking. "Why doesn't he just tell people he will update on Wednesday"? I know it seems like that is the trend that I am currently working with. This week it wasn't intentional. I was away at C2E2 and didn't come back home until Monday. On Tuesday I was with the family the whole day and today well I was at work, so this is the first time that I really had time to actually post anything. I am hoping that this week's post will be on Sunday. I want to break this trend. I don't like it.

Now that that is out of the way let's move on shall we? I have to say that it has been pretty tough trying to get cards done at the moment. There has been a lot on my plate and well now it seems as though I have eaten everything on it so I should be good for a bit. Which is great, because it gives me time to make sure that I get some work on Dark Legacy done.

Here are the cards.

This is my hammer. Noting to fancy but as I am sure most of you know. Especially those who have been following this blog for the past couple of weeks, more than likely something is going to be glowing. Magic is everywhere in the realm of Dark Legacy.

This is my long sword. It is so big that you can't even contain it on the page. I am sure that I could have but it just seemed to work better actually going off of the page. I also like the purple glow. It just makes it that much more powerful to me. Must be the magic.

Meteor Shower. What can I say they look like balls of light falling from the sky. So, that is what you get. It seems to be working, so unless I hear otherwise I am going to leave it the way it is.

I have to say that I like working on all the things that tie back to ninjas. No matter how small of a weapon or detail I find myself more interested in the ninja stuff then the cards that I get to come up with myself. I guess that is because I really like ninjas. I don't know maybe not. Oh by the way these are ninja claws.

Ditto what I just said except that these are ninja stars also know as Suriken.

This is Ratakarna's scythe. I do really like how this one came out, but that is when I realized that I am going to be drawing this again and again and again. Maybe I shouldn't have put some many individual parts into this weapon. Nah. If I didn't it wouldn't have come out this way.

Last one for today is the Surge Shield. This is the shield that helps against Tech cards. I tried to make it look like energy would being pushed out from the center. I don't know if it is working that way but I do think it is still working. I think that the bright purple really draws you eye to it and the as you go from it you actually get to see that there is a type of shield there.

There you have it. Once again just managed to get seven done, but non the less still seven. Hope to see you on Sunday when I post for this week. Once again thank you for coming by my blog. Let me know if you have an comments or concerns about what is on this blog for the past couple of weeks. Thanks
Kaiser.

week 6

Hello Everyone.

Man I have to say that for half of this challenge I haven't been able to update on time. It seems to be one of my biggest problems. I just don't get around to updating when I should. I can do the work but the whole updating thing always seems to escape me. I am going to have to take my wife up on helping me out with this kind of stuff.

Well once again only 7 cards. Like I mentioned before my computer died and well that has been making things hard for me. I was able to get my computer back this week so I have to say that it was a pretty fast turnaround from HP. They had to replace my motherboard. Hopefully that will allow me to be more productive again.

I finished my Marvel deadline which kept me up pretty late the night before it was due, but that is done now. So, I might just have a couple of extra minutes to put towards this challenge. So let's move on to some of the cards I got done this week.

This is one of Tyoshi's weapons. That's right a ninja with a gun. There isn't anything wrong with that and if you look at ninja history they had pistols too. So there. When I was creating this weapon I was just looking at adapting the idea of a bayonet, just more hand held. I like it.

This is the Darkness card. At first I was jut going to have a black rectangle for this card but then I was told that that would be cheating and I should do something a bit more interesting. So, I made a hole... with a lot of black.

This is the Filter. The machine that creates subordinate magic and is pretty much running the the planet of Titan. This is one of The Kaiser's inventions and one of the main reasons why he believes that he should be ruler of the world. That and family linage and well the fact that he is super bad guy. At least he is to those who oppose him.

Here is my version of a mace. Small and compact and yet so very deadly. This would be a light weapon as the head of the mace would just be pure metal. So it would really hurt to get hit in the head with one of these.

This is my mini rail gun. I was just trying to create something that had a nice look too it but still be a powerful looking weapon. It is very shinny. I don't know if that needs to change or not but for right now it is going to have to do.

This is a weapon for an NPC character in the game. He is known as Shadow. he is a ninja but not he way you would think. I am not going to tell you anything beyond that because I want you to follow the story. But, as for this weapon it splits in half to allow for double hand fighting.

This is the Vortex card. This card game me some problems because I din't know how to get the effect that I was looking for. So there were a lot of different installments of what this card looked like and I think that this one captures what I wanted it to be. It looks as though things are twirling and being sucked in.

There you go. Hope you like them.

Well let me know what your thoughts are.
See you next time
Kaiser.

Week 5

Hello Everyone,

We are here at week five and let me tell you that this week was trying to destroy me. I had to finish up some pinewood derby cars for my kids. One won a craftsmanship award and the other won the best overall design of the derby. It made my kids really happy so it was well worth the time.

I also had to work on my Marvel sketch cards. Which I really hope that people like. I tried something different and as soon as I can show them I will.

Lastly I was doing a loot of tree cutting over the weekend. While working with a chainsaw is a lot of fun it is still a lot of work and man was I tired at the end of that.

I guess that is enough of why I didn't, once again, post on Sunday and give you what you are looking for. I stuck with doing weapons because the were going to be easy and well the week started off hard so I figured I was going to need to do something easy..

Also I have noticed the dates on some of the illustrations. I just want to clarify that the date on the image is when it was drawn not completed. I just don't change the dates on the illustrations.

This is Amphion's weapon of choice he has two of these. I think he looks pretty cool with these simple by very effective weapons.

This is a basic Bo Staff. Nothing to fancy just one of the weapons players can use early on.

This is Hope's Staff. Once again nothing fancy. Just a simple design for this weapon. If I am not mistaken this weapon gives you the ability to fly for a turn, but I have to be honest I don't remember.

This is my version of a Long Bow. I like the ides of still being able to defend yourself even if you are out of arrows.

This is my Pulse Cannon. Nothing like having a giant gun attached to your forearm that can bring down anything that is flying. I  would assume that any player that would be using this gun would have some type of cybernetic arm so that they could handle the recoil of the shot. But, that is just me.

This is know as Saikx Sword. Just know that this sword and the person who wields it plays a pretty big role later on in the story. So I am not going to tell you much about this.

This is just what I think a Spear should look like. I have always been a fan of being able to defend yourself with both ends of a weapon. This would also be a weapon that you could get early on in the game.

Once gain I was only able to get seven. I am hoping to be able to get more this week but I still need to finish my Marvel cards. I am hoping to have them all done by Wednesday. Wish me luck.

Thanks for checking it out and let me know what you think

Thanks

Kaiser.

Week 4

Hello Everyone.

I am very late with posting this blog post. I know. Work and freelance have kept me from being able to think straight. Not to mention my computer died two days ago which really makes think a bit more tricky. It is a good thing that I have a couple of computers in the house, otherwise I wouldn't be able to finish out my challenge and well I just can't have that.

Well enough with what happened to me and on with the cards. I got seven for last week. Probably only going to be able to get seven this week, but then I will be done with my Marvel Sketchcard deadline and then I can give some more attention to the cards that I have to finish.

This is another cybernetic enhancement. I do believe that that is the last weapon enhancement I have. (Cybernetic at least) This is another card that will allow you to have stronger attack points even though you don't have a weapon card in play. Nothing to thought provoking here. Just a guy with a giant blade on his forearm. 

This is the Health Regulator. When I was creating this device I was thinking of very old scuba gear that we had to wear in order to be under water. It covers the mouth and nose as well as puts charging cells over your chest so that you heart and lungs get a boost. This card gives you a extra life point every turn.

The Iron Golem. I really like the way this one turned out. It gives me the feel of an old golem that has been handed down through the generations. It have been through many battles and has defended the honor of the family that owned it. I would have to say that this golem is held together solely by the magic that allows it to move. 

This is the Metal Colossus. Just another really big robot that is in the Tech faction. This robot towers over the forest of Suelie. It is the tallest of all the forests on Titan. There is no way you don't see this robot coming.

Nemril's Spell Book. this is a very powerful card. This card allows you to play any card of any faction as long as you have the correct skill level in at least one of the factions. This is the book that I talked about in the last post. It is the spell book of the most powerful sorcerer in Titan.

This is the Tech Warrior. He is known for his bravery and even with the loss of his arm he is a force to be reckoned with. His armor is remanence of a time where the world was more unified and factions would cross pollinate. It was a better time back then. The Tech Warrior hopes that one day the world of Titan can go back to that time.

This is my spiked gun. I had the idea for this gun when I was in college. It didn't look as good but the idea was there. If you run out of bullets you should still be able to do some damage with it. Not much but still some.

Week 3

I know, I know you were expecting to get this post yesterday. Well I went to the movies instead. I needed a bit of R&R. But, I wanted to go ahead and post the cards that I did last week. I was able to get eight of them done. I should have got more done but I wasn't feeling up to too much at the end of the week. Hopefully this week will be different, even though I have to finish a whole lot of Marvel Beginnings sketch cards. There is never a dull moment in my artistic life.

On to the cards

This one is called the Crescent Blade. It is a decorative blade that most officers of the Holy Order would have. I would have to say that it is more for show, but is still very deadly in the right hands. I have to say that I really do enjoy making up new weapons and armor and stuff like that. The mix of trying to make it both functional and awesome looking is always a challenge. I like this one though.

This is my crossbow. It is an energy crossbow. So there are no strings to recoil. I took the idea from the old 80s cartoon Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. The leader had an energy bow and well I thought it would be cool to have that in a cross bow. So the bow and the propulsion for the arrows would all be powered by the energy canister in the back of the crossbow.

This card is know as Extra Play. I like this card because it gives the caster the ability to roll two d20 for the next couple of turns. It could really change the outcome of the entire match. I have created a lot of these kind of cards. Dark Legacy is all about strategy. You have to try and anticipate what your opponent is going to do so that you can counter and then attack with something powerful of your own. This card could  make that happen.

This is a flare. This card is a low level fire spell. It only does one or two damage. It has a low casting cost as well as a low skill level. This is a good card to have in  your deck when you are just starting out.

Nemril's Opticals. This is the legendary sorcerer Nemril. He is the most feared and respected sorcerer on Titan. It is believe that he is of 2000 years old and that he knows all. His spell book is one of the most sought after objects in existance. This card is about his opticals that allow the player to look at the next five cards from your deck and put into your hand. Choose five cards to keep and put the rest into the Bone Yard.

This is one of my favorite cards. This is the Puppet Master. He has the ability to activate or deactivate any card, which can come into handy for any player. The ability to either stop a creature from attacking or blocking or even the ability to turn off an enhancement or ability makes for a very powerful card.

This is the first card that I did with Elvin Hernandez. He is a fantastic artist and he had allowed me to use some of the drawing that he did for Dark Legacy. So he does the drawings and then I do the colors. I am very happy with the way this came out. I was worried at first because I don't always trust myself to have the image look right when I am working over someone else's work. I just don't want to screw that up. But, as I mentioned I am very happy with the way this turned out. Hope you like it.

The last one here is the War Hammer. It as a weapon that was designed for pure destruction. A one handed weapon that could both shatter and then puncture as well. This weapon is great to have in battle and would be a great addition to anyone arsenal.

There you have it eight cards for this week. I am going to try for ten again this week. Wish me luck I am going to need it. Thanks for stopping by and viewing my work.

Kaiser

Week two of the challenge

Hello Everyone,

This marks the end of week two of this challenge. So 14 of the 90 days are over. I have to say that this week was a bit more challenging than the first. I don't know what it was. Maybe it is the pain in my foot or the fact that the weather has been very nice in the last couple of days. I have no idea what it is but for some reason this week was very hard to get some work done.

With that said I was able to make the minimum of 7 cards. Not as impressive as the 10 I did last week, but non the less I was able to make the mark. I guess I am just going to have to be happy with that. I still have a long way to go but I do believe that I am going to be able to kick it into high gear and really crank out some of these cards. The coming weeks should be very interesting for me to say the least.

Well I think that is enough blabber. On to the cards.

This is my version of a Battle Ax. I really like the was this came out. There is something about the curve of the handle that makes me really like it. There isn't really much that makes this interesting is just has a nice appeal to me.

The Casting Box allows a player to store up to five casting points. It is a very useful card and it will be available to everyone because it is one of the common cards. I think that it is a pretty simple box design that is repeated and this is what makes it cool. Something that would look very simple has the ability to hold so much power.

This card is the Casting Vault. This is a rare card and has the ability to hold 20 casting points. In a game where the player is bound by a d20, having and extra 20 casting points won't hurt anyone. I created this card with the thought in mind that the vault might just be a living creature and that is why is it is rare cards. In the planet of Titan there are only so many of these creatures running around and to be able to find one let alone tame one is close to impossible.

Cyber hammer is an enhancement to the Hero. This card would allow you to deal greater amounts of damage even if you did't have a weapon on hand. Nothing like a little cybernetic modification to make you a better fighter.

This is Cyber Knuckles. It does the same thing as the Cyber Hammer, but it is a bit weaker. It is also more common, so it would be easier to obtain. I like this one because I made it to look like a futuristic knight. Or at least that is what I thought it looked like. I guess I should show this to my son, he loves knights.  He could be the deciding factor on weather or not it looks like a futuristic knight.

This is my version of an EMP. I know that his is not what most people think of when they think of an EMP, but as I mentioned this is my version. This is a global enhancement card. It gives all tech creatures a -1/-1. It could be very useful if fighting an all tech deck. Just something to keep in mind.

Ah the Reaper. I really like this gun. I would really like to see this as an actually toy or something like that. This gun would be know as an unloader. It has a longer clip so that it could unload a crap ton of bullets in a matter of seconds. If memory serves me right this card has the most bullet tokens out of all the guns. It is pretty fun weapon to have.

Well that is all from me. Thanks for coming and looking at what  I was able to get done this week. Like I mentioned earlier, I hope to have more cards too look at next week. I don't really like only being able to do the bare minimum. So onward to working faster so that I can get more cards done.

If you have any thoughts or comments please don't hesitate to drop me an email or add a comment on the blog. I really do want to know what you think.

Thanks again

Kaiser