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May Update; Need Cover Art
2 years ago
I got a little carried away with my solo RPG campaigns. One of them ran for about 50,000 words, and I'm now over 25K words into writing that up as a novel. I've begun posting that to Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5942610 ) and plan to begin posting it to Royal Road soon.
The title is "Shaper of Isles" and it's inspired by "Godbound" and the NES game "StarTropics" along with some historical things. The hero is an Earthman dropped into a world of tropical islands, caught between primitive tradition and a chief who wants "progress" at any cost. He gains great magical power and helps lead the islanders to fix their problems. Can he do that in a way that satisfies everyone and preserves what they value about their own culture? Features kemono-style otter people (human+ears/tail/webbing), some transformation, a little of the "tech expert invents stuff" idea from "Rising World", and a lot of stone-shaping magic.
What I'm thinking of for cover art is one of the following:
-Ottery lady (not full anthro) on a tropical beach, doing magical dance (swirly water magic?)
-Hovering stone cube with islands and ruins on the visible faces
-A flag stuck in a beach as if to claim it, displaying a triangular image of a swirly Wind/Water/Stone cycle
I drew a mockup of option 2 to say "I know this is ugly; I would show this to an artist as an idea of what I want", and got the reaction "wow that is ugly". I don't yet have an artist lined up to hire, so if you're interested, let me know! This is fantasy but not cartoony.
The title is "Shaper of Isles" and it's inspired by "Godbound" and the NES game "StarTropics" along with some historical things. The hero is an Earthman dropped into a world of tropical islands, caught between primitive tradition and a chief who wants "progress" at any cost. He gains great magical power and helps lead the islanders to fix their problems. Can he do that in a way that satisfies everyone and preserves what they value about their own culture? Features kemono-style otter people (human+ears/tail/webbing), some transformation, a little of the "tech expert invents stuff" idea from "Rising World", and a lot of stone-shaping magic.
What I'm thinking of for cover art is one of the following:
-Ottery lady (not full anthro) on a tropical beach, doing magical dance (swirly water magic?)
-Hovering stone cube with islands and ruins on the visible faces
-A flag stuck in a beach as if to claim it, displaying a triangular image of a swirly Wind/Water/Stone cycle
I drew a mockup of option 2 to say "I know this is ugly; I would show this to an artist as an idea of what I want", and got the reaction "wow that is ugly". I don't yet have an artist lined up to hire, so if you're interested, let me know! This is fantasy but not cartoony.
