The Campaign Builder's Guild

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Ever wanted someone to bounce ideas off? A fresh perspective? Someone familiar with your work that can look at it in greater detail?

Now you can. By submitting your project into the Consultant queue, you can become a consultant on another project while gaining a consultant for your own project. You have to give to receive; by helping someone out, you can now have reasonably certainty of getting the favor returned.

[ic=Submitting a Project]Simply write a paragraph about your project. We suggest including information about its scope and duration, tone, and what a potential consultant might be able to do for you. Also, any background that would help a consultant (for example d20 Crunch knowledge) may be worth mentioning.

Post in this thread and I will add it to the queue. It's that easy.[/ic]

[ic=Finding a Consultant]We recommend only consulting on one project at a time. However, as long as you can handle both, there is no rule against taking on a second.

When you submit your project, you PM Ishmayl with a list of projects you'd be willing to work on. He'll help match us up.

If you've already worked out a private arrangement with another member, just post to let us know that and I'll remove your project from the queue and add you to the consultant list.

Once you are a consultant, feel free to add the consultant logo to your sig.
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[ic=Once you have a consultant]We recommend establishing a compact in advance. This is a rough agreement about what is expected from each consultant, how frequent communication can be expected, and how and when the partnership can end amicably. Obviously either partner can decide to withdraw at any time, and if one project has not been updated in over a month, this might be expected.[/ic]

In the Queue

The Ark (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?68777.last) - Wensleydale
The Ark: A setting based on a vast colony ship, several thousand years in the future. The only remaining aliens - and a sizable group of humans - are escaping beyond the fringe of the galaxy. A few problems: The Ark's captain has disappeared, the engines are slowing, various subsystems are damaged or destroyed and the human military fleet are on their tail. The species, waking up from stasis, have no idea what's happened. Fantasy mixed with sci-fi - now with SCIFIESQUE MAGIC!

Arunaul (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?67695.last) - Survivorman
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Arunaul is an ancient world, populated by new races and cultures that have thrived after a apocalyptic event befell a mysterious super civilization. From the brink of destruction this world thrives like never before, many new peoples and cultures trapped in a peaceful (and sometimes violent) race to the top. This has put science, magic, and technology advances booming like never before. Some will do anything to restore the natural balance as nature intended. Some will make great sacrifices in the name of science. Some will slowly piece together the mystery of the ancients that once walked Arunaul, and why they died. Some will be caught inbetween an elaborate web of things, trying to find a place in a confusing and quickly growing world.

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Magical Girl Game System // Three Worlds
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[ic=Other random badges I felt like making]
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Remember, every time a CBGer becomes a consultant, a turtle gets its wings.






 :ninja:

Okay, at this point, I'd like to ask everyone still interested to PM Ishmayl with a list of every project they'd be willing to consult on. He's going to try to pair them as best as possible.

If you have not yet signed up, please still feel free to do so.

We've had a slow start, but I'd really like to see this take off.

Ishy has said you can just post your choices to this thread, or PM if you prefer to keep it more private. Remember the more projects everyone is willing to help with, the easier it is to match them up.

Something people might consider is making a special consultant badge for their setting to follow the standard consultant one.

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It's only a thought, though. Badges of this style are pretty easy to make, so I can do some for those that want them.

Well, can you make one for Arga and Broken Verge?

Quote from: Cataclysmic CrowWell, can you make one for Arga and Broken Verge?

Yup. If you have a special background graphic you want, PM it to me.

Well, any kind of border or crack should work for Broken Verge. Arga is Leetz's domain.

This feels suspiciously like Internet dating! *laugh*

Anyway, I'm pretty open about who I could consult for (read: no preference, though potential partners should be warned my fantasy is stronger than my sci-fi).  

I would love a consultant for Ansolon.  Do I need a blurb?

Quote from: EladrisThis feels suspiciously like Internet dating! *laugh*

Anyway, I'm pretty open about who I could consult for (read: no preference, though potential partners should be warned my fantasy is stronger than my sci-fi).  

I would love a consultant for Ansolon.  Do I need a blurb?

Yeah, give us short write up I can add to the first post.

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That's my first attempt. I had to use smaller font because the name was too long.

I'd be happy to consult on Ansolon, Eschaton, or The Ark. They seem up my alley.

Yeah, I already gave Ishy my list, but I'll add Ansolon to it if he's reading this.

Ansolon (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?68749) - Eladris
During the greatest heights of magical and scientific achievement, bickering gods engulfed the mortal world in chaos by destroying the moon, Ulna. Most of the moon crumbled and formed a ring around Ansolon, though some pieces still tumble from the sky as meteorites.  Wherever the fragments impact Ansolon warps, land and life blighted; the corrupt regions fester and spread.

Fantasy; mid-high magic, low tech; darker themes that emphasize survival.  

I'd like to change the description of Intermittent Brainshowers:

"Attempting to create fantasy in a different direction than epic conflict.  It's character-scale fantasy, no larger-than-life heroes here."

@Phoenix: Looks nice. Of course, i reckon Leetz should be the one to wear that while i use the Arga badge.

ugh, what do I need to do?

Just tell phoenix what your consultant badge should look like

how about a rusty sword? with a color scheme that is somewhat saturated and dusty looking? with Arga written on the blade in some kind of Greek-ish block text?

I'm not picky though.

[edit] maybe a capital "A" in a font called Ironworks in a parchment-y color?

Everyone make sure you get me a few items you would like to work on, so far I only have actual lists from Phoenix and Biohorse.  Phoenix and Bio, should I assume the lists you gave me are in order of preference, or are they pretty equal?  If so Phoenix, where does Ansolon fall on the list?

All my votes are pretty equal.

Eladris has a semi vote in the thread: "no preference, though potential partners should be warned my fantasy is stronger than my sci-fi"

Which means you need Xeviat, SCMP, Tillumni, Wensleydale, and Survivorman.

And we could use a few more participants ;)

Quote from: Leetzhow about a rusty sword? with a color scheme that is somewhat saturated and dusty looking? with Arga written on the blade in some kind of Greek-ish block text?

I'm not picky though.

[edit] maybe a capital "A" in a font called Ironworks in a parchment-y color?

I'll see what I can do. No promises. Mostly I've just been creating the radioactive text on top of a googled image. On the color, the style I've designed the badge in means that the background will have the same color scheme as the text (notice how the gray mud became green for BV?). So a rusty sword will not have the glowing green text, or else it'll be a glowing green sword.

Unfortunately they're all out of my area.  I really can't contribute anything useful to dark or epic writing.

UPDATE: Maybe you'd better remove Intermittent Brainshowers from the list, I'm not producing much these days and am trying to transition over to actual setting.

Quote from: SilvercatMoonpawUnfortunately they're all out of my area.  I really can't contribute anything useful to dark or epic writing.

UPDATE: Maybe you'd better remove Intermittent Brainshowers from the list, I'm not producing much these days and am trying to transition over to actual setting.

If that's what you want. Perhaps in the future you will see something on the list you can get behind.

Edit: [spoiler=IB]Just in case it needs to go back up:
Intermitent Brainshowers. (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?67715) - Silvercat Moonpaw
Attempting to create fantasy in a different direction than epic conflict. It's character-scale fantasy, no larger-than-life heroes here.[/spoiler]

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That's my first attempt.

What about placing the setting badge below the consultant badge?
And split Broken Verge across two lines:
Broken
Verge

And maybe do the background in a gold/tan like the other backgrounds. : )

Quote from: Cataclysmic CrowWhat about placing the setting badge below the consultant badge?

And split Broken Verge across two lines:
Broken
Verge[/quote]
And maybe do the background in a gold/tan like the other backgrounds. : )
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? You mean the rust background I just made for Arga? I wouldn't suggest the radioactive text effect on that color, though.

I'm equal in order of preference on my list.

As for the badge, would a black, tattered flag with a royal purple moth symbol on it be possible? I've got other ideas if that's a lot of work. It wouldn't need any actual words on it.

Well, consultant on top of Broken Verge. So it becomes more of a square.
And i was thinking more of the same color the globes in the background of the consultant badge. so the two pictures mesh better.

if it's not too much, do you think you could try just the word ARGA in Ironworks font - http://www.searchfreefonts.com/free/ironworks.htm -, maybe a rusty color on a black background?

Quote from: FREAKIN' AWESOME HORSEAs for the badge, would a black, tattered flag with a royal purple moth symbol on it be possible? I've got other ideas if that's a lot of work. It wouldn't need any actual words on it.

What I meant was that the text effect was pretty easy, and I can try others. Any graphic has to be something I can google and import. I can't draw something from scratch.

Quoteif it's not too much, do you think you could try just the word ARGA in Ironworks font - URL -, maybe a rusty color on a black background?

Well, consultant on top of Broken Verge. So it becomes more of a square.
And i was thinking more of the same color the globes in the background of the consultant badge. so the two pictures mesh better.[/quote]
So you do mean one big gif instead of two gifs side by side. Yeah, I can do that tomorrow.
(The globes are the CBG rank globes. They're not affected by the color shift because they're actually the highest layer, but the layer mode makes it look like they're behind the text. Not that you probably care about that.) I can extract the globe color and try to shift the colors towards it, though I don't know if I can match it 100% because I don't think the shift mode allows me to enter a hex code the way normal drawing does.

I could also just make a badge that says "Broken Verge Consultant" (in two lines) without making it bigger, to keep it unobtrusive.

I've got the pieces that can be used for mine. I'll upload 'em later.

Because uploading multiple versions of the same image causes problems here, I'm hosting everything at Photobucket for now. Here's all the works in progress:

(some need to be resized back to the proper size)

This is the basic consultant badge.
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This is the Eschaton consultant badge. I used the same atomic text effect as the basic badge, with the cracked hourglass logo behind. Somehow the atomic wind effect got smudged.
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This is Ironworks on a plain black background. I think it's a "rusty" color. Though texture might enhance the effect.
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This is the original sword image for Arga. I beveled the text on the sword.
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This is the attempt to create a single Broken Verge badge. I thought the BV text might look better beveled than the atomic effect I had been using. Needs to be shrunk once it's acceptable. Actually, I don't like the way the atomic meshes with this.
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A bit hard to read "Consultant" but otherwise a perfectly awesome badge :O
too bad Leetz gets to wear it and not me...
If you have time for it i could probably use the lower part of the badge for the wiki if enlarged ^^

Okay, we'll do PMs after all.  I have Phoenix and Awesome Hazard, PM me with your list of preferred projects to consult on, and I'll get you set up.

you can just stack the original consultant badge on top to keep the original look, too:

consultant badge (200px)
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badge size (200px)
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Banner size (720px)
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Hmm, a bit difficult reading Broken Verge on the small badge?

badge size (200px)
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One more try ;)

Looking good :)

Leetz, this is the same plain badge, resized to 200px, with a little styling added. Let me know what you think.
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Edit: If it's too dark, I can add inner lighting like with the BV badge.

I'd like to add Panisadore to the list - after a long dry spell I'm starting to look toward further development. Changing to GURPS (from D&D) necessitates more krunch than I'd been doing in the past (GURPS krunch explicitly requires customization to campaign/setting) but flavor will still drive development. Setting is fantasy reflecting a sort of "High Middle Ages" to Renaissance feel with some distinctly Asian influences and a definite global awareness and thought among its major movers and shakers. Magic and religion have been strong influences on cultural and technological development and manifest in a variety of (frequently intertwined) forms. Races and their cultures attempt to take "standard" fantasy tropes and give them a distinctly new twist - to be both easy to recognize and get a handle on while at the same time presenting unique expressions of the basic ideas. As for other settings, I'm open to consult on any outside of system krunch.

maybe larger text, a bit lighter color text (almost like the color of the Broken Verge dust). Maybe storm cloud background? But other than that, it looks sweet dude.

Quote from: Leetzmaybe larger text, a bit lighter color text (almost like the color of the Broken Verge dust). Maybe storm cloud background? But other than that, it looks sweet dude.

Okay, I'll put up a new one tomorrow. I should be able to google a storm cloud background.

actually, now that I look at it again, maybe just a simple black background with a larger, brighter, more prominent ARGA?

I added Panisadore. If you have a link you want added, let me know.

Ishy's mainly working with PMs, so you might want to send him a list, SM.

@Leetz: okay. The base color is actually almost the same as the one in BV. But I added noise to make it "rusty," beveled it for contrast, and added shadows. Larger text with an outer glow may achieve the effect you want.

Thanks. I suppose we might as well include the  wiki link (http://www.thecbg.org/wiki/index.php?title=Introduction_to_Panisadore). Um, send Ishy a list of what?

Quote from: Snargash MoonclawThanks. I suppose we might as well include the  wiki link (http://www.thecbg.org/wiki/index.php?title=Introduction_to_Panisadore). Um, send Ishy a list of what?

"As for other settings, I'm open to consult on any outside of system krunch. "

He might not have noticed that inside your paragraph.

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This is the same image with larger text, slightly brighter shade, and a moderate outer glow.

I want to demonstrate a few basic text options.

Easy ones
This is radioactive text I used to make the Consultant badge. It takes about a minute to do this text. (This is what I meant when I said badges in this style were easy; but I'm expanding to try to let people have more custom badges.)
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This is a basic bevel down style (gray on gray). Very easy.
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This is a stone effect, but basically the same as the bevel. Easy.
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Moderate
This is a gold text effect. More difficult, and I can't make it perfect.
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Hard
This is a light burst effect. It worked better when I used it to make the Eclipse logo. This time, it turned into a circle burst, which isn't what I wanted.
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/lightcopy.gif)

(http://www.thecbg.org/wiki/images/0/02/AnsolonConsultantWithBorder.png)

I can do a version with no border or inverted colors or both on preference.

[img]http://www.thecbg.org/wiki/images/0/02/AnsolonConsultantWithBorder.png[/img]

So far have only heard from Eladris, Phoenix, and Hazard Horse

Those are some really cool badges. Is it possible for one to be made for Arunaul?

Quote from: SurvivormanThose are some really cool badges. Is it possible for one to be made for Arunaul?

Sure. If you prefer any of the five styles I mentioned above (especially the easy ones ;)) just tell me which. Also, if you want a background graphic, let me know that. If you don't like the default font, you can pick the font, too, but if it's not standard with windows, I need you to link to a free download for me.

And PM Ishy with a list of what projects you'd consult on  :D


Edit: Ishy, Snargash also mentions his choices in the thread, if you haven't heard a PM from him.

Ah, must have missed that,  thanks!

A new one for me. I should have thought about how to resize the height better before making it, so it matches the others. But I think in general it works.
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Quote from: Phoenix

Quote from: SurvivormanThose are some really cool badges. Is it possible for one to be made for Arunaul?

Sure. If you prefer any of the five styles I mentioned above (especially the easy ones ;)) just tell me which. Also, if you want a background graphic, let me know that. If you don't like the default font, you can pick the font, too, but if it's not standard with windows, I need you to link to a free download for me.

And PM Ishy with a list of what projects you'd consult on  :D


Edit: Ishy, Snargash also mentions his choices in the thread, if you haven't heard a PM from him.

  Yeah, I'd take the radioactive one for sure. The fonts fine. Just use the words Arunaul.

Plain radioactive Arunaul badge.
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code:
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Dude, can I get the Light one for Vibrant? Would you be able to change the colors to a blue-purple thing?

Whoops... signed in on the wrong account... har har.

Quote from: JokerDude, can I get the Light one for Vibrant? Would you be able to change the colors to a blue-purple thing?

Yeah, I should be able to use any colors, though darker ones won't stand out quite as much. Maybe I can play with the hue somehow to bring out blues more.

And why do you have two accounts anyway?

Dunno. Going to fix that at some point. Maybe just move back to the old one and use the same handle.

Okay guys, I have four people ready to do consulting, and I have them tentatively matched up.  I think the best way to do it would be to have all 8 of you to work out the details at the same time, but I'll let you decide if you want me to go ahead and send "Work Orders" to the four who have sent me the information I need.  Yo!

Okay, I guess I'll PM everybody that's missing and give them two more days (that'll have been 10 days since the request for choices).

I have Phoenix, Biohorse of Awesome Freakiness (or is it Freakin' Awesomeness?), Eladris, and Snargash ready to go.  And if we want to just start with those four, I have those tentatively set up (like I mentioned before).  Xev may be out of commission for a week or so, but I don't know what's holding up the other folks.

Quote from: Phoenix(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/argabadge-1.gif)

This is the same image with larger text, slightly brighter shade, and a moderate outer glow.

i like it, but do you think you could make the the ARGA a really rich crimson color? dark red, but still light enough to see? and maybe less or little glow?

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/arga2.gif)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/vibrant.jpg)

[img]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/arga2.gif[/img]
[img]http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/vibrant.jpg[/img]


Note to Troll Hazard:
The nature of the light burst style necessitated that the text have as much vertical as horizontal width. That's why I had to shrink it more and add blackspace to make it fit the standard badge size. I know it makes the text look small. It's unavoidable with a non-square image.

Edit: And I made the Eschaton badge back to scale too.

I got inspired to try a few new effects. So I've made several badges, and I'm going to put them all here for now (not counting the rejected ones). A few were not requested, but I wanted to try effects. I found some shrink better than others (the Panisadore one looked better large).

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/conbadge.gif)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/arga2.gif)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/arunaul.gif)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/bv2.gif)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/bronze.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/celtricia.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/cerulean.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/crystalstar.gif)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/ebad3.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/jadestage.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/knifes.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/panisadore.jpg)
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/vibrant.jpg)

I added a few more styles to the above list.

Cerulean Saga seemed the right name for trying out the liquid one, but the name was too long for the standard style. /sigh

Thanks, it looks awesome!

Glad to help. You can save the file and upload it to this site or just put the code from where it is in photobucket (I'll leave it there for a while anyway).

Jade Stage and Knife's Edge look very good. I cannot tell what the one below Knife's Edge is... is it Panisador? It is a little difficult to read.

I really like Knife's Edge. If I was to get a Bronze Setting banner it would definitely look like that. Keep up the cool work Phoenix.

Thanks, that is not at all what I had imagined it as but the finished project is actually much better. :D

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/panisadorecopy.jpg)
It is Panisadore. It didn't shrink well. That's what it looks like big.

Glad you like it Horse Troll.

I can make a Bronze Setting badge this afternoon Llum.

Updated the list with Bronze Setting.

The Third Thing (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?71080.last)
Genre: Post-post-apocalyptic sci-fantastic
Atmosphere/Tone: Wry, Playful
Themes: Mischevious trumps Straight, Eschew The Way Of The Overblown, Discover rather than Fear
Colors: sandy gold, concrete grey, sky/ocean blue
Summary: In a universe where interplanetary travel can be accomplished by a hiker with a map, the jin species has recovered from the war that nearly destroyed them and turned their planets into arid deserts.  Now their normal lives continue, worshiping contests of skill rather than contests of death.  But there is the rest of the universe out there, and it enjoys introducing itself in the most unusual way possible...........
(My attempted to create an interesting setting that strongly discourages the "epic things get done" mentality I get too often from games and instead focus on goals of a more personal level.  However I find the best way to dilute importance to a tolerable level is to inject humor, at least a wry reality check and WTF? moment.)

Okay, here are the four I have matched up thus far.  I decided to go ahead and run with what I already have done since I'm having trouble getting responses from some of you.  I am still awaiting lists from several of you, and a bit of an updated list from one of you (you have a PM).

CONSULTING PARTNERS

Consulting Team the First
Dystopian Universe by HorseHazard teamed with
Eschaton by Phoenix

Consulting Team the Second
Panisadore by Snargash teamed with
Ansalon by Eladris


Enjoy!
And the rest of you guys, get me the info I need so I can partner you up.

Thanks Ish!

Here's another one that didn't shrink nearly as well as I'd hoped.
[spoiler=Crystalstar Badge]
(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/crystalstarcopy.jpg)[/spoiler]

Biohazard, here's the badge you asked for. I don't think it worked as well as the vibrant one, maybe just cause of the nature of the badge.

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/econ.jpg)

I don't know if it is to late to join up for this, but I would like to take part.

Umm...just looked in here.
Not that you have to or anything, but Celtricia should look classical and worn, like an ancient epitath written on marble.
Not to be too much of a punk.

Quote from: Vreeg's CoachwhipUmm...just looked in here.
Not that you have to or anything, but Celtricia should look classical and worn, like an ancient epitath written on marble.
Not to be too much of a punk.

A marble engraving would be pretty easy. I can do one if you'd like one. Really I was just trying out different styles to see what I could do, and it seemed to make more sense to try to assign the big settings here.

Quote from: XXsiriusXXI don't know if it is to late to join up for this, but I would like to take part.

It's an ongoing project. You can post a blurb about your setting at any time, then send Ish a PM about other projects you are interested in.

However, he may not start pairings until he has enough votes in to make it practical.

Quote from: Phoenix

Quote from: Vreeg's CoachwhipUmm...just looked in here.
Not that you have to or anything, but Celtricia should look classical and worn, like an ancient epitath written on marble.
Not to be too much of a punk.

A marble engraving would be pretty easy. I can do one if you'd like one. Really I was just trying out different styles to see what I could do, and it seemed to make more sense to try to assign the big settings here.

That would be wicked cool, honestly.

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/celtricia3.jpg)
That's a basic Times New Roman font. I don't know what a more classical font would be, but if you want another, this style's easy.

You rock the house.  I think this may go up on the real site, if it expands well.

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/celtricia2.jpg)
That was the original larger one before I shrank it. You can try expanding that one, or I can just increase the font size in the original photoshop image.

Not that i want it for my own, but the Knife's Edge badge is really sweet. Sort of eerie feel to it, reminds me a bit of the "alone in the dark"-font. Very sweet.
Have you made a combined Arga/consultant badge?

Quote from: Cataclysmic CrowNot that i want it for my own, but the Knife's Edge badge is really sweet. Sort of eerie feel to it, reminds me a bit of the "alone in the dark"-font. Very sweet.
Have you made a combined Arga/consultant badge?

I have not. I made a Vibrant one for myself, and Horse asked for an Eschaton one.

I can probably add it pretty easy to the Arga one, though I don't necessarily want to make two badges for every project.

Quote from: Cataclysmic CrowNot that i want it for my own, but the Knife's Edge badge is really sweet. Sort of eerie feel to it, reminds me a bit of the "alone in the dark"-font. Very sweet.
Have you made a combined Arga/consultant badge?

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/argacon-1.jpg)

Thank you, great flaming bird

The Saga of the Seven Swords  (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?71382.last)- XXsiriusXX
Genre: Science/High Fantasy
The Saga of the Seven Swords tells the story of the search for the legendary key blades. While powerful magical items in their own right, the blades are also the keys to an ancient vault that contains the fabled Heart of Cyrannus. An Item so powerful that it can permanently strip away a persons free will. While the setting is being designed with the aforementioned concept I would like to expanded it to a point where it isn't just a platform for the story.

Is the front page up to date on this?  I have some more people to pair up.

Quote from: IshmaylIs the front page up to date on this?  I have some more people to pair up.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I've gotten every request as it came up.

okie dokie, you guys should expect to hear from me tomorrow on some more pairings.

I would like to add myself to this project.

Mare Eternus (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?67936)
Genre: Magitech/Fantasy Adventure
Mare Eternus is a setting of endless water. It is a universe filled with an ocean with no surface, no bottom, no end. Within it float countless worlds, cultures, and other stranger things. And everywhere there is the sign of questions unanswered. Most prominently so in the massive clockwork that adorns many of the solid surfaces within the realm.

I added Nomadic's Mare Eternus.

I removed SCMP's Third Thing since he said in CC's thread he wasn't working on it. [spoiler=In Case he still wants it]The Third Thing (http://www.thecbg.org/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?71080.last) - Silvercat Moonpaw
Genre: Post-post-apocalyptic sci-fantastic
Atmosphere/Tone: Wry, Playful
Themes: Mischevious trumps Straight, Eschew The Way Of The Overblown, Discover rather than Fear
Colors: sandy gold, concrete grey, sky/ocean blue
Summary: In a universe where interplanetary travel can be accomplished by a hiker with a map, the jin species has recovered from the war that nearly destroyed them and turned their planets into arid deserts.  Now their normal lives continue, worshiping contests of skill rather than contests of death.  But there is the rest of the universe out there, and it enjoys introducing itself in the most unusual way possible...........
(My attempted to create an interesting setting that strongly discourages the "epic things get done" mentality I get too often from games and instead focus on goals of a more personal level.  However I find the best way to dilute importance to a tolerable level is to inject humor, at least a wry reality check and WTF? moment.)[/spoiler]

Here's a badge for my setting:

(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7864/badge.jpg)

Also, if you have not be paired up with anyone yet, you may want to update your list out of those now available since several new people have come along.  Please do.

Okay, Survivorman, I need a list of who you're interested in and I can get this next little part going.

Nomadic, your badge has vanished for me.

It still shows up for me, do you have imageshack blocked?

Here's one hosted somewhere else: (http://a.imagehost.org/0569/badge.jpg)

And now it's back in both places. Weird.

CONSULTING PARTNERS

Consulting Team the Third
Three Worlds by Xeviat teamed with
Magic Girl System by Tillumni

Consulting Team the Fourth
The Saga of the Seven Swords by XXsiriusXX teamed with
Mare Eternus by Nomadic

Enjoy, and good luck!

Updated with new pairings.

New pairings, if you want consultant badges and can't make them yourselves, let me know what style you'd like.

Wensleydale and Survivorman remain in the queue. To all others, please feel free to add your settings to the queue.

This is a bump for anyone that didn't notice the new pairings. The site has been nicely busy, but that means this thread doesn't always stay high up for even a day.

This project is still open for anyone else that wants to join, too.

Current Pairings:

Broken Verge // Arga
Eschaton // Vibrant
Panisadore // Ansolon
Mare Eternus // Saga of the Seven Swords
Magical Girl Game System // Three Worlds

This should probably be stickied, huh? :)

It wouldn't hurt. I think most of us tend to look at the "recent posts" on the main page more than anything else. But stickies help newer members looking at individual forums for the first time.

Ish, I trust you more then myself to match me up with someone, so go ahead.

All right, Nomadic, I added that Mare Eternus badge to the first page.

xxSiriusxx if you want a saga badge, let me know about general font preferences/style, or if you want a background graphic or anything.

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/seven.jpg)

So how's that? If you want something else, I need a little more direction.

This is rather asinine of me.  I want to join this quite a bit, but I can't quite figure out how to bring Tephra over to the CBG.  (Hence I've only taken part in general discussion threads rather than world-building.)  Nonetheless, I put together the two badges for my world -

(http://crackedmonocle.com/images/tephrabadge.png)

(http://crackedmonocle.com/images/tephraconsultantbadge.png)

Edit:  Which, of course, don't pull through.  I've been having this issue a lot recently.  Hmmm.... well, sorry for the wasted post - I'm trying to fix it!

I haven't really paid much attention to this thread because I'm not sure if I'd be that great of a consultant, but I do like the idea. I also never noticed you made a Crystalstar badge until now.  The "Terminator"-ish font and lighting are totally different from how I would've made it, but I do really like it. I just wonder if that was somewhat arbitrary in what you were playing with or if the setting somehow has those connotations for you? :D

Quote from: The CrakmonoThis is rather asinine of me.  I want to join this quite a bit, but I can't quite figure out how to bring Tephra over to the CBG.  (Hence I've only taken part in general discussion threads rather than world-building.)  Nonetheless, I put together the two badges for my world -

(http://crackedmonocle.com/images/tephrabadge.png)

(http://crackedmonocle.com/images/tephraconsultantbadge.png)

Edit:  Which, of course, don't pull through.  I've been having this issue a lot recently.  Hmmm.... well, sorry for the wasted post - I'm trying to fix it!

Weird, since the url seems good. If I plug it into my browser I can see the badge. But not here. Wyrd.

Quote from: sparkletwistI haven't really paid much attention to this thread because I'm not sure if I'd be that great of a consultant, but I do like the idea. I also never noticed you made a Crystalstar badge until now.  The "Terminator"-ish font and lighting are totally different from how I would've made it, but I do really like it. I just wonder if that was somewhat arbitrary in what you were playing with or if the setting somehow has those connotations for you? :D

I spoilered the full image somewhere in the thread. But I'll throw it in again here in case you didn't see it. It was an example of a badge that didn't shrink as well as others.

I was mostly trying out different styles with whatever settings came to mind. Crystalstar seemed suited for a more sci-fi style. I wanted to try to outspace weird lighting style.

Besides, I thought you had Terminators in Crystalstar? Just crystal-powered ones? No?

[spoiler](http://s150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/crystalstarcopy.jpg)[/spoiler]

Oh, I like the full-sized one even more. You're right, it didn't shrink so well. It looks even better full-sized.

And as for crystal-powered terminators, well... if I didn't have them before, I certainly have them now. :D  :rambo:

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/seven2.jpg)


I don't know if that counts as a peacock feather, but it's the best I could do.

I went with a blue to silver gradient for the color, but it wasn't legible, so I gave it an inner glow, which made it all seem kind of whitish.

it's cool, i rather like it, thanks.

Quote from: Phoenix(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s98/mattlarkin_01/badges/seven2.jpg)


I don't know if that counts as a peacock feather, but it's the best I could do.

I went with a blue to silver gradient for the color, but it wasn't legible, so I gave it an inner glow, which made it all seem kind of whitish.