[Archive] Illustrated Spell Cards

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Swissdictator:

Something similar to this

Not necessarily using magic cards as templates mind you, but cards with the spells info on them. With some nice art fitting the lore and Chaos Dwarfs. Runes of Hashut, Arrows, looking like its part of forge, etc…

Though if we have enough art, we could have a little picture too.

I’d want this to be from a Chaos Dwarf perspective and style.

Now due to legal issues, I do not think we can put the spell info on there. However putting the name of the spell would be fine, the lore, # in lore, etc. maybe casting value.

This could be used to keep track of what spells you have, etc.

Who’d want to help out on this? As some nice artists would be useful.

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tjub:

Great idea, I miss the old magic cards… Thou cant draw so I wont be too much help! :frowning:

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Willmark:

Why can’t we? GW seems to have foresaken us it’s time to start making things on our own. As long as we don’t sell them they can’t stop us.

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Astranagant:

Why can't we? GW seems to have foresaken us it's time to start making things on our own. As long as we don't sell them they can't stop us.

Willmark
No reason we shouldn't be able to, with the right disclaimers... I know that Mordheimer.com has entire army lists and the like from various sources posted up on that site and there have not been any complaints that I'm aware of.

That and attractive spellcards are pretty cool.
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Willmark:

Might be an idea for WoH… hrmmmm! o_O

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Swissdictator:

I’ll start tinkering with this.

I would like some art for the fancy little pics though. I’ll browse our CD art…

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Swissdictator:

Again I think some sort of template (in the same vain as Magic cards) where they have a template (in this case for each lore) with appropriate Dawi Zharr symbols and such (perhaps X number of runes for the number the spell is in the lore?)

Then each spell has it’s own image…

Here’s what I’m thinking so far. Some may need to be cropped or reduced in size.

LORE OF FIRE

#1. Fireball

Option 1Option 2

#2. Flaming Sword

Option 1 (Flaming Hammer, granted.)

Artist: Baggronor

#3 The Burning Head

Option 1: Not quite launching a head…

Artist:Baggronor

#4: Firest Blast

Need CD style artworkd

#5: Conflagration of Doom

Option 1

#6: Wall of Fire

Need CD artwork

LORE OF METAL

#1: Rule of Burning Iron

Need CD artwork

#2 Commandment of Brass

Need CD artwork

#3 Transmutation of Lead

Need CD artwork

#4 Distillation of Molten Silver

Option 1

Artist: Baggronor

#5: Law of Gold

Need CD artwork

#6 The Spirit of the Forge

Option 1

Artist: Grupax

LORE OF SHADOW

#1 Steed of Shadows

Option 1

#2: Creeping Death

Need CD artwork

#3: Crown of Taidron

Need CD artwork

#4: Shades of Death

Option 1

#5: Unseen Lurker

Need CD artwork

#6 Pit of Shades

Need CD artwork

LORE OF DEATH

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BilboBaggins:

Personally I took the lores and made them fit 4X6 cards. I hated flipping through the Big Red Book when I was trying to cast spells (4 sorcerers, 4 different lores). It seems like it would be something GW could exploit with a set of 30 cards, one for each lore, invocation and prayer currently in use in Warhammer. They can sell update cards when they redo armies and lores.

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Swissdictator:



Here’s a sample of the template I’ll be using for Fire Lore spells. The actual image will change per spell (assuming I find enough images).

So this is more what I’m talking about.

What do people think?

I’m using GiMP (yay for open source!) to make these… so I’m using layers and such to make it easier to edit.

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BilboBaggins:

Maybe use that image (or one of a burning torch) on the backside of the Lore of Fire cards.

Too bad we couldn’t mass produce and sell them, GW’s lawyers would be after our buns within minutes.

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Swissdictator:

Sample of Death Lore

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Swissdictator:

Sample of Metal Lore



I got distracted… :stuck_out_tongue: Though this did take a bit more time for me to really be happy.

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BOGGO:

I think the templates look really good. I have a set that someone did for my vamp magic. I prefer the look of the Death and Metal lores: the fire one is cool, but too realistic looking for me (just a stylistic preference). I hope you complete the project.

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Swissdictator:

It’s a slow project, but I’ll go in spurts of making cards…

I’m working on shadow right now, then probably Dark magic for DE and I’ll probably do Vampire magic too.

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Tarrakk Blackhand:

These cards look great so far Swiss!

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Ronshank:

On the Warhammer Website they already have spell cards to download and print (I’ve done it myself), so I can see why it might be a little akward.

It’s in gaming - errata and faq articles - warhammer http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?categoryId=1000018&pIndex=1&aId=3000006&start=2

so maybe we could get away with printing one side of their stuff and the background being our own?

I’d much prefur your personalised ones though (I use mine because it’s heaps easier than thumbing through the rules for magic and having books everywhere)

If you make them I will come!

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Sousunou:

I like this a lot. I have used the ones they had for dark elves before the update. GiMP is a great program, but I have never managed to find a decent project. Keep us posted Swiss.

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Time of Madness:

Love the lore of metal Swiss.

Any update on this? Will you be entering the text for each spell, or is that something we will have to do?

Time of Madness

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Fequiil:

update, please!

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Ronshank:

I’m guessing the new GW spell cards are the reason for the stall here. It would still nice to have an option for having our own (as all the other armies seem to be getting their own limited edition battle magic cards)