Thanks
to Trung
Ta Ha for the
art, who offers his work for free for non-commercial purposes.
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The Signpost had to
be abstract in some ways, and my placeholder art even showed
something like a two-headed creature as the Signpost itself. Both
pieces work, but I think this final one works better for the Location
being Emptiness' card: it's more soothing than scary.
Abyss of Emptiness
gets a nice reboot. It adds the dimension of futility to the beliefs
of the Blue faction. They believe that when all ends, there is
nothing you can do. But they look into the Abyss with content.
Path of the
Righteous keeps its old adage, but gets a new take on the art.
Although I liked the seaward spin of the old art, perhaps too much
water imagery might overwhelm the faction. This art is more of the
lonely stuff like Trail of Emptiness, so it works with other cards of
the sort on a more cohesive level.
Dripping was always
tough because it always was abstract in the first place, so finding
some solid art became a challenge. I considered 'dripping' to mean
drooling sometimes, or slimey, but none of those worked for an
Emptiness card. This art works far better, and goes along with the
blue 'Of The Sea' theme. With the stat loadout, I expect it to be
the kind of card that requires some skill to use well, with a quick
Frenzy attached. But that's alright; not every card should be
equally valuable in all situations.
