Sorry folks.

While I hate to post with nothing really new to offer up, I felt I should at least let everyone know that I'm not dead, that Arena is still a live project, and that all my myriad other projects have not yet been abandoned, either.

Sadly, I've been in a very long creative slump lately, and I don't know why.  I've been tired, bored, restless, and irritable for months now, and it's gotten to the point that I haven't even been wanting to join in the TFGamesSite chat.  My patients for some of the folks there has just been at an all time low.  I only bother to join the chat at all for the pleasure of interacting with some 4 or 5 people there.  Most of the rest are just...depressing.  I'll spare you the rant about all that, though.

In any case, I have not made much progress on Arena 2.0 lately.  Currently, I'm stalled while working on the magic system.  What I have runs, and everything works, of course, but it's far from a playable game.  No AI, for one thing.  The cheats are in, and a magic system is in place, and a map has been set up, and a number of NPCs have been entered.  A debug mode has been implimented, as well as stats and descriptions for various levels of TG.  I'm not satisfied with the quality or variety, but that can be filled in much better later on.  I also have a basic idea how I'm going to handle clothing.

The trouble, at this point...or at least the point I'm stalled on, is fleshing out the magic system.  I have a sneaking hunch I'm just going to say to hell with it all, and build the game the way I feel like building it, and just paint over it with a plot after the fact.  It's totally bass-ackwards...but I can at least ensure that way that the game itself works and looks the way I want it to.  A way I am happy with.  And honestly?  Plots are over-rated anyhow.  ^^

Sexy Secretary

The result of me sitting in a chat room, being bored.  I gave a guy a magic pen, and this is what it turned him into:

From: (Name Withheld) is a tall 39 year old male, about 6' (183cm), 200lbs, blue eyes, short dark brown hair, circle beard (goatee+moustache), average build. He is wearing a button shirt, trousers, and dress shoes.

To: (Name Withheld) is a sexy young woman in her mid twenties, about 5’8” with her shoes on.  Her build is slim yet sexy, nicely padded with some eye-catching curves.  Her skin is fair but lightly tanned, not quite pale enough to be called creamy but close to it.  Her face is perfectly smooth and soft, forming a slightly oval, almost heart shape with just the cutest little nose and soft, bow-shaped pink lips almost begging for a kiss.  The bangs of her long, golden-blonde hair occasionally obscure her wide, innocent crystal-blue eyes in a sort coy, shy look.  Her fingers are long and elegant, tipped with fingernails about two inches long, slightly curled and perfectly manicured.  Styled in French tips and coated with clear polish to the point they nearly sparkle, she really does have [i]gorgeous[/i] hands!  She is wearing an almost sheer white silk blouse missing most of the upper buttons, showcasing the stunning cleavage of her creamy double D orbs.  The lacy little barely-there red underwire bra that helps to form such a valley is clearly visible, though her nipples like grapes still poke impudent little dents in the material.  Her blouse is tucked into a tight, hip-hugging black skirt that reaches to about mid-thigh on her long, shapely legs.  A pair of sheer silk stocking hug those legs wonderfully.  A pair of sleek red open-toe pumps with three inch heels perch on her delicate little feet, a single strap around her ankles with a polished silver buckle holding them in place.

Red/Aro

My most frequent roleplaying persona's original human form...mostly.  His name was Aro, and he was blinded by the god's about 20 years before he died.  Subsequently, he became a demon and managed to get himself free when one of his summoners got careless.  He recently adopted his original form again involuntarily due to someone 'fixing' him...and accidentally reverting him to being just a plain old Artificer and mortal once again.  This is how the demonic 'Red' looks when he slips into a form inspired by his original self.

P.S. This image, as well as Rosa, were both done by SpiralingStaircase from Deviant Art.  A link to his blog can be found beneath the image of Doctor Bimbeau.

Rosa

Another of my OC's, Rosa.  originally designed by Seraph, and illustrate by the same gent responsible for Dr. Bimbeau.

Doctor Bimbeau

My OC, Dr. Bimbeau from the TFGS chat.  Done on Commission by http://spiralingstaircase.deviantart.com/

Her description as originally written:  Doctor Bimbeau looks like a woman of Japanese decent, standing about 5'2" and amazingly curvy for such a petite Asian.  Her long, silky smooth blonde hair is tied back into twin pigtails with bright pink scrunchies, bouncing a bit with every step, framing her pretty face.  Her fingernails are long, permanently covered in bright pink polish, and around her neck hangs a thin gold chain with a pink heart shaped charm hanging from it.  She is wearing a pink pleated mini-skirt showing off a pair of feminine legs that just seem to go on and on.  Just barely covering her impressive DD-cup breasts is a bright pink tank top, with 'SCIENCE!' spelled out in stick-on sequins, the garment so tiny that it fails to cover the tops or the bottoms of her heavy bosom...though large as they are, her most prominent feature is still likely her wide hips and obscenely round rump.  Finally, bright pink sneakers cover her feet.  Her voice is high pitched, bubbly, and overall nearly impossible to take seriously.  Over it all is a white lab coat, unbuttoned, the numerous pockets filled and heavy with gizmos, gadgets, bottles of root beer, and who knows what else?