Thema: [PROJEKT] Questing Knights Spielkarten

[carthinius]

wow. very good work. maybe the look is too technical for in-game-use, but nevertheless: i like it! 

[Enkidi Li Halan (N.A.)]

I'll try another one with a more traditional-parchment-whatever-look tonight, then the choice is up to you. ;-)
Does anyone else like to make a layout sketch? We'd have more options then...

[azentar]

I would, if I had more time...
where should the high resolution pics be sent in?
Any special e-mail account?

[Azzu]

I cannot send 40 mb by email - a CD will have to do  .

[THEonlytrueSHADOW]

There would be the possibility to use YouSendIt.com. When you upload the file there, you'll receive an e-mail with a link, where you can find the file for the next days. It's a free service.

Or one of you sets up a FTP-Server and gives the others access.

[Azzu]

Thanks for the info  .

However, my problem is not only my email account, but also my 58k modem. I think sending a CD by mail would actually be much faster than uploading 40 mb to the internet  .

[Azzu]

Well, seems we won't finish the project in time for the Spiel 2004 game fair.

Since that leaves us with no imminent deadline to meet, should we ask some more FS fan artists to join the project? Some more than 25 cards wouldn't be bad, really.

[Rraurgrimm]

Only to have mentioned it (and no, I ain't no artist and I daresay I hope You will never have to see my futile attempts):

How about some symbols of fame that are known throughout the FS-Universe - like a Jumpgate, Byzantium Secundus - like the Incarna in a Tarot - or like Jokers in a 'common' quartet? Even Alexius could be part of the game - at least as a cover illustration (for he claims to have no affiliation except towards the Empire itself).

Other "missing" things could be Minor Houses and Guilds - and the missing Aliens (Kurgans, Vuldrock, Etyri, Hironem and Oro'ym if memory serves correctly).

[Enkidi Li Halan (N.A.)]

I've just let Photoshop create a quick Webgallery (so don't mind the bad HTML...) with previews for the cards
Do you think the background colors fit? I can still change them.

http://www.sathranet.com/fs_kartenspiel/FrameSet.htm

[carthinius]

looks really nice! 

the background colors are ok, but please don't use yellow for one of the other sets; i can't imagine that it will look good...

oh, yet another thing. i would prefer english to be used for the "inscriptions" - sounds cooler and more international - and some of our helpers are really bad in reading german, i think... 

[Enkidi Li Halan (N.A.)]

Don't worry, Carthinius, no yellow for the backgrounds ;-)

Hmm... you mention a point that I thought about, too. Since the German translations are a bit strange, I wonder why not leave everthing in English...

[Azzu]

English would be fine with me! Most active FS-Players in Germany use the English books anyway.

[Azzu]

The preview cards Kathy made for the Essen game fair were absolutely great  . I can't wait to see the finished set of cards!

[Gast]

Yes, they are.
For those, who didn't have the luck to see them on the SPIEL, you can watch this foto of some of the cards (640 x 480).
The hand holding them belongs to Kathy ;-)

[Azzu]

Cool... did you put some more of your fotos (especially of the HDi booth  ) online?

[Gast]

Not yet.
I am currently writing on my parts the fair-report for our newsletter, which we want to finish till wednesday (so much cool stuff to tell...).
The other fotos will be online as soon as the report ist done, but if you can't wait that long I can send them to you ;-)

[carthinius]

hey, great. someone should post it at the HDi forums to show the people out there what fandome can do for its favourite game!

The hand holding them belongs to Kathy ;-)

hmm... the jeans and the belly too, i suppose?   

[Azzu]

The other fotos will be online as soon as the report ist done, but if you can't wait that long I can send them to you ;-)

That'd be great .

[Gast]

hey, great. someone should post it at the HDi forums to show the people out there what fandome can do for its favourite game!

You are pleased to do so if you like.

The hand holding them belongs to Kathy ;-)

hmm... the jeans and the belly too, i suppose?

Right.
How can you know? ;-)

[carthinius]

hey, great. someone should post it at the HDi forums to show the people out there what fandome can do for its favourite game!

You are pleased to do so if you like.

imho this should be done by someone who is involved in the QUESTING KNIGHTS PLAYING CARDS PROJECT!

The hand holding them belongs to Kathy ;-)

hmm... the jeans and the belly too, i suppose?

Right.
How can you know? ;-)

hmm, maybe i'm psychic...?  (heresy, heresy!!! burn the heretic!)

[Enkidi Li Halan (N.A.)]

hmm, maybe i'm psychic...?  (heresy, heresy!!! burn the heretic!)

*g* Don't worry my friend, you're not guilty of the heresy of psi... for it's not my jeans and belly, but Megan's ;-)

Megan took some photos as well, we'll post them to the Grofafo gallery tonight.

[Gast]

A little question:
Can you give me the realnames oft the artists and which set of cards who of them did?
I want to mention the realnames in my report not the nicks...

[Azzu]

@Marcel: Here's as much as I know  :

Kathy Schad - Card Layout and Li Halan Artwork
Markus Schönlau - Idea and Hazat Artwork
Azentar (I don't know his real name) - Decados Artwork

Kris Widell - Hawkwood Artwork (unfinished)
Kaiser Maximilian (I don't know his real name) - al-Malik Artwork (unfinished)

[Gast]

thanks so far. :-)
I hope I will get the last names as soon as possible.

[Enkidi Li Halan (N.A.)]

Hi folks,

Wie sagt man so schön: nach der Messe ist vor der Messe ;-)

Markus and I talked about how to proceed with the project on Monday, so here's what came out:
We still lack 5 cards to complete the game, and we thought of a mixed deck describing a Minor House-Knight's entourage. We didn't yet decide which House that should be, that's open to discussion.
The entourage is also open to discussion (;-)), but here's our proposal:
- Minor House's Knight
- Hironem (another alien would be nice)
- a member of the Carnivaler's Guild
- Muster/Grimson
- Bodyguard/Householder

I suggest that we either find another artist to do the whole set (perhaps Dailor?) or each of us draws one of the characters.

I pretty much like the idea to publish the game in English, for this would enable us to spread it to the US and other countries, too.