High Rollers Part Two: Fan Art

I bet you weren't expecting Part Two so soon... Anyway, to continue on from the last post, another thing that I love about the High Rollers (and Yogscast in general) is that they encourage people to do fan art and fanfic of their characters. It not only shows support for the series but builds a community, as well. Already, only three episodes in, there is quite an abundance of work on Tumblr and Reddit. I did a little ink sketch I tweeted for Episode 3 during which Trott (aka Cam Buckland) was away at PAX South:

This little sketch started a landslide and I just kept doodling more and more High Rollers related goodies. I'm not the best artist, but I just had so much fun doing these, that I decided to share them!

Step of the Wind
Jiutou's special Ki Point that allows her to disengage with an enemy

The Power of Duracell
Cam Buckland's dagger Duracell which can cast Light

Arms of Hadar
Dark tendrils that lash out around Trellimar to push away foes

Shillelagh
Elora can focus the power of Nature through her quarterstaff

 

A vine zombie, the angry spirit of Queen Ayandris, & a will-o-wisp 

 

The Evil Tree of Golthian

I hope that you enjoy my fan art, but even more I hope you check out High Rollers. I'm hoping that this series continues on for a long, long time to come. Until next time!

High Rollers Part One: Characters

I'm a big fan of the Yogscast crew on YouTube - if you're not familiar, I suggest you give them a look. Recently, on Yogscast Live, which airs livestreams from Twitch, a new series started called High Rollers. Rather than streaming the team playing video games, it's a switch up to them doing a live D&D session. The nice thing is that, especially for a novice like myself that knows very little, they are starting from scratch with players who are relatively new to the game. I wasn't sure what to expect, but after the first episode I was hooked. The characters are just so much fun to watch and the storyline created by GM Mark Hulmes is just enchanting.

Above are the characters, as created by the Yogscast official artist, Nina Serena. Staring at left we have:

Elora Gelanodel, a High Elf Druid played by Katie. She's friendly and often the most judicious of the bunch, but she's not afraid to get in on the action, either.

Cam Arune Buckland, a human trickster Cleric played by Trott. An entertainer, he is the clown of the bunch and often plays things off as a joke. But there is a tragic side that he is trying to hide from the others.

Jiutou Zhiji Jing, a Teifling monk played by Kim. She's extremely driven in her quest to free other enslaved Teiflings - so much so that she cares little for anything else. Though she tries to keep an emotional distance, she's come to aid of her fellow travelers several times.

Trellimar Aleath, a Drow Warlock played by Matt. Quiet and mysterious, we know little of this character and his background. He seems a bit accident prone (due to poor rolling) and is often rescued from near-death by Elora.

I feel like I'm not doing them justice with these little blurbs, but you can see for yourself how much fun they are by watching them live on Twitch on Sundays at noon (EST) or the episode "rerun" on Yogscast Live any time once its been uploaded. As I had so much I wanted to post, I decided to break this into two sections, so stay tuned for Part Two, coming soon!