Sprite Jam: Modern Monster Manual [Winners Announced!]

CaesarCub · Sun 31/07/2016 17:25:43

Sprite Jam: Modern Monster Manual

It's time to update the entries in the Monster Manual*.
Chainmail and plate armour are fine but, to make a good first impression, nothing beats an Armani suit.
How do the fantastic creatures of yore fare in today's society?

You must depict a fantastic creature and how it would look living in modern times.
The creature sprite should be AGS ready.
The creature doesn't need to be humanoid but it must be clearly integrated with today's culture for better or worse.

The winners will receive the following trophies:

The Accountant - The Hairdresser - The Burger Flipper

The rest will receive a participation trophy as well!

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]
The Gelatinous Cube Janitor!

Winners:

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/PWlcptL.png[/imgzoom]			[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/3dwMPZD.png[/imgzoom]
1st Place Centaur Jockey Trample Pie [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/JOFNiaV.png[/imgzoom]	2nd Place Pan Faunus, Male Model Misj' [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/wwEIKqo.png[/imgzoom]	3rd Place - shared Pollution Victim Mermaid Blondbraid [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/dBmG0gK.png[/imgzoom]	3rd Place - shared Siren Rock Band Member Gameboy [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/dBmG0gK.png[/imgzoom]

The Runner Ups:

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/fpDIqff.png[/imgzoom]		[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/5IaKkYk.gif[/imgzoom]
Fix Xarfax, Hydra Accountant Avirosb [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]	Domesticated Cerberus Selmiak [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]	Selfie Medusa Riaise [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/Wb8WqNd.gif[/imgzoom]		[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/6IvgbOj.png[/imgzoom]
Succubus Rockette DBoyWheeler [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]	The Commuter Feeder Grok [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]	Thiefling Cheerleader VampireWombat [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]

*Despite the selection of words, any creature is fine.
There's no need to restrain yourself to the ones listed in D&D's Monster Manual.

selmiak · Sun 31/07/2016 22:09:42

These trophies are pretty rad, I must shovel some time to enter here

Mandle · Mon 01/08/2016 00:47:56

Quote from: selmiak on Sun 31/07/2016 22:09:42
These trophies are pretty rad

Yeah! The AGS community has a new tour de force for pixel art in our new friend CaeserCub! Quick, someone slip him some decaf coffee and tie him up to the Sludge-O-Matic before some major games company finds out about him!

CaesarCub · Tue 02/08/2016 23:05:14

I'm glad you like the trophies, but Mandle please stop it, you are embarrassing me

DBoyWheeler · Tue 02/08/2016 23:33:02

"Fantastic creature from modern times."

Could that also include a classic monster (example: A goblin or a minotaur) dressed in modern day attire (like a hip-hop get up or modern day business attire)? Or does it have to be entirely new altogether?

CaesarCub · Tue 02/08/2016 23:41:50

Quote from: DBoyWheeler on Tue 02/08/2016 23:33:02
Could that also include a classic monster (example: A goblin or a minotaur) dressed in modern day attire (like a hip-hop get up or modern day business attire)? Or does it have to be entirely new altogether?

The idea is about modernising old creatures like goblins or minotaurs. Business and hip hop attires are valid. I'll see to reword it so it is more clear

DBoyWheeler · Wed 03/08/2016 00:03:40

Quote from: CaesarCub on Tue 02/08/2016 23:41:50
The idea is about modernising old creatures like goblins or minotaurs. Business and hip hop attires are valid. I'll see to reword it so it is more clear

Hmmm... well, I guess I can take time off my current game project to take part in a few small contests... it'll be great practice, after all.

For my idea... I've been kinda thinking about a high-kicking succubus (kind of a "succubus Rockette").

[Update] Finally prepared my entry.

This is the Succubus Rockette (also known as the Can-Can Succubus).

Description: Even in modern times, the succubi (plural of succubus) are known for using their sex appeal to ensnare their victims. So they always keep their eyes open for the latest trends to make themselves alluring. Some of them are known to wear sling bikinis, string bikinis, tankinis, or otherwise modern-times revealing attire (in their minds, the more revealing and sexier, the better). They've also studied the Rockettes in the USA and the can-can dancers of the Moulin Rouge in France. Combining these two, their high kicking (and jiggling... er, "assets") make them very tempting indeed. But to any (assumed straight) male who reads this, whatever you do, if they invite you to come see them in their private rooms, turn down the invitation, or it'll be the last "one night stand" you'll ever have.

Grok · Wed 03/08/2016 05:41:58

Beware of the COMMUTER FEEDER

CaesarCub · Wed 03/08/2016 12:34:45

Yay, two great entries!

DBoyWheeler · Wed 03/08/2016 12:38:49

Quote from: CaesarCub on Wed 03/08/2016 12:34:45
Yay, two great entries!

Yep. Grok had a good entry too (like a twisted version of the catbus from My Neighbor Totoro).

As for mine, I know I didn't animate her... assets, but I wasn't sure how to do that without ruining the sprite.

Blondbraid · Thu 04/08/2016 17:05:58

At first I thought about drawing a zombie playing Pokemon Go,
but it felt like kind of a cheap shot so I decided to go with a mermaid instead.

Things have really changed in the ocean the last hundred years, most of all the levels of pollution.
This mermaid's hair isn't naturally green. She swam too close to an oil leak, and unable to clean her
hair she has now given up and decided to cut it off instead.

And forget about snappy seashell or starfish bras, due to the abrupt changes in their natural habitat most of them are unable to develop properly.
Luckily for her she found lots of discarded T-shirts in a huge mass of trash roughly the size of Europe which happened to float around in the Pacific ocean.

CaesarCub · Fri 05/08/2016 12:26:09

Sweet, another great entry!

Trample Pie · Wed 10/08/2016 03:06:12

A centaur wants to race professionally, but was told he needs a jockey.

CaesarCub · Wed 10/08/2016 03:53:16

I'm loving all these amazing entries

DBoyWheeler · Wed 10/08/2016 11:13:26

To Trample Pie:
Pfft! (falls over laughing) Man, the centaur has a face as if to say "Is this 'jockey' enough?"

Mandle · Thu 11/08/2016 01:27:51

OMG!!! That centaur, though...That is awesome!

Trample Pie · Thu 11/08/2016 11:22:42

Thanks guys! He was a lot of fun to make

selmiak · Sun 14/08/2016 01:37:59

This cerberus got domesticated and adapted his lifestyle to the human needs soon. He now earns his cash by delivering newspapers to your front door without the the slimy spit his competitors deliver it with.

Spoiler

NSFW

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And after work he just relaxes

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CaesarCub · Sun 14/08/2016 01:43:10

That's a good dog!

Danvzare · Sun 14/08/2016 11:41:43

If he's a cerberus, where are his other two heads?
Or were they amputated when he was domesticated.

VampireWombat · Sun 14/08/2016 14:10:52

Behold, a Tiefling Cheerleader.
I just realized she'd fit in well with one of the Blood Bowl video games or miniatures.

[imgzoom]http://i64.tinypic.com/2dtadkl.jpg[/imgzoom]

CaesarCub · Sun 14/08/2016 14:32:48

Sweet! the great entries keep coming

selmiak · Sun 14/08/2016 16:56:37

Quote from: Danvzare on Sun 14/08/2016 11:41:43
If he's a cerberus, where are his other two heads?
Or were they amputated when he was domesticated.

It's been a long line of breeding and selection and he is rather at the end and not at the beginnig if this long and tedious process in which the other heads were successfully removed.

Riaise · Sun 14/08/2016 19:09:09

Medusa is having trouble taking the perfect selfie:

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/tCBoBTE.gif[/imgzoom]

gameboy · Sun 14/08/2016 23:51:42

The Sirens formed an indie rock band. They were quite successful. Until the incident, that is.

Mandle · Mon 15/08/2016 02:37:49

We so need a game set in a bar where this bunch all hang out...

Bar name: "The Liver Styx"

CaesarCub · Mon 15/08/2016 03:45:29

I'm so happy there are so many entries and all so amazing

DBoyWheeler · Mon 15/08/2016 21:55:03

Quote from: gameboy on Sun 14/08/2016 23:51:42
The Sirens formed an indie rock band. They were quite successful. Until the incident, that is.

"The incident"? Do tell.

gameboy · Mon 15/08/2016 22:21:11

Quote from: DBoyWheeler on Mon 15/08/2016 21:55:03
"The incident"? Do tell.

It involved one of the Sirens practicing vocals while on their way to play a show at a festival. For some reason their driver got distracted and crashed their Honda Odyssey into a light post. Their performance was delayed a few hours.

Also half of their audience died that night.

Misj' · Wed 17/08/2016 21:04:21

-- click for a larger version --

Pan Fuanus, male-model.
After a very successful career modelling for the world's biggest designers
he has been sharing his talent with a new generation as the host of
America's Next Male Model.

Season Eight will be premiering August 20th.

ps. If the tabloids are to be believed he has dated most - if not all - of
the other entries to this Jam. To this rumor his agent responded with No Comment!

Blondbraid · Thu 18/08/2016 11:13:44

I guess you can say people really fawn over him!

DBoyWheeler · Thu 18/08/2016 13:22:28

Quote from: Blondbraid on Thu 18/08/2016 11:13:44
I guess you can say people really fawn over him!

*rimshot*

kconan · Fri 19/08/2016 19:23:21

These entries are great, but part of me wants to vote for the trophies.

CaesarCub · Fri 19/08/2016 19:53:33

Quote from: kconan on Fri 19/08/2016 19:23:21
These entries are great, but part of me wants to vote for the trophies.

This is the right machiavellian attitude I expect from people to make sure they win

Avirosb · Fri 19/08/2016 23:03:31

Hope I'm not too late.
I could probably have done a lot more on this but here goes:

Fin Xarfax, Hydra Accountant.

CaesarCub · Sat 20/08/2016 13:23:17

And now it's time to vote which of these gorgeous monsters is the best representation of the fantastic creature of today!

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/Wb8WqNd.gif[/imgzoom]
1 Succubus Rockette DBoyWheeler	2 The Commuter Feeder Grok	3 Pollution Victim Mermaid Blondbraid
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/PWlcptL.png[/imgzoom]		[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/6IvgbOj.png[/imgzoom]
4 Centaur Jockey Trample Pie	5 Domesticated Cerberus Selmiak	6 Thiefling Cheerleader VampireWombat
[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/5IaKkYk.gif[/imgzoom]	[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/3dwMPZD.png[/imgzoom]
7 Selfie Medusa Riaise	8 Siren Rock Band Member Gameboy	9 Pan Faunus, Male Model Misj'
	[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/fpDIqff.png[/imgzoom]
	10 Fix Xarfax, Hydra Accountant Avirosb

Vote for your top three entries

1st
2nd
3rd

VampireWombat · Sat 20/08/2016 14:12:58

1st: 4
2nd: 10
3rd: 7

DBoyWheeler · Sat 20/08/2016 14:43:24

1st: 8
2nd: 4
3rd: 3

kconan · Sat 20/08/2016 17:37:10

1st: 4 - Trample Pie
2nd: 7 - Riaise
3rd: 9 - Misj'

Really great entries this round!

Danvzare · Sat 20/08/2016 19:26:40

1st: 9
2nd: 3
3rd: 4

gameboy · Sat 20/08/2016 20:21:13

1st: 9, Misj's Pan Faunus
2nd: 4, Trample Pie's Centaur Jockey
3rd: 3, Blondbraid's Pollution victim Mermaid

Blondbraid · Sat 20/08/2016 21:33:48

1st: 9, Pan Faunus
2nd: 4, Centaur jockey
3rd: 10, Fin Xarfax

It was hard choosing only three entries though!

Amayirot Akago · Sun 21/08/2016 07:34:43

1. 4
2. 10
3. 7

Riaise · Sun 21/08/2016 14:20:36

1st: 4
2nd: 9
3rd: 10

selmiak · Mon 22/08/2016 10:15:55

1st: 4
2nd: 8
3rd: 3

Stupot · Mon 22/08/2016 10:23:32

1st 9
2nd 5
3rd 4

selmiak · Mon 22/08/2016 11:35:42

yay, I gots a vote! Come on people! VOTE FOR DOC! (like DOmesticated Cerberus, y'know) It's number 5!

Misj' · Mon 22/08/2016 20:48:06

Eight, Five, and Four. In whichever order seems appropriate...because if I have to think about that as well, all numbers might very well change. I'm actually pretty sure they'll change when I rethink my votes. There are some very nice entries this Jam.

Avirosb · Thu 25/08/2016 07:46:09

2, 3 and 4. Tough choices though.

A Commuter Feeder wouldn't be too out of place in an Earthbound/Mother game

Hobo · Thu 25/08/2016 21:58:46

1st: 4
2nd: 9
3rd: 8

Crimson Wizard · Tue 30/08/2016 20:41:01

Oh noes, how could I miss this comp....

I had an orcish punk bar picture drawn many years ago, I could probably recreate it, but now it's too late. Oh well, other time maybe.

E: Since I posted here anyway, I will vote

.

1. (3) Pollution Victim Mermaid
2. (8) Siren Rock Band Member
3. (10) Fix Xarfax, Hydra Accountant

CaesarCub · Wed 31/08/2016 02:26:28

And the winners are announced!

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/PWlcptL.png[/imgzoom]			[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/3dwMPZD.png[/imgzoom]
1st Place Centaur Jockey Trample Pie [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/JOFNiaV.png[/imgzoom]	2nd Place Pan Faunus, Male Model Misj' [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/wwEIKqo.png[/imgzoom]	3rd Place - shared Pollution Victim Mermaid Blondbraid [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/dBmG0gK.png[/imgzoom]	3rd Place - shared Siren Rock Band Member Gameboy [imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/dBmG0gK.png[/imgzoom]

But fear not! All other participants do get a prize!

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/MvDoQsc.png[/imgzoom]
The Gelatinous Cube Janitor!

Leaves school hallways clean and sparkling, and you only have to pay him in students!

Avirosb · Wed 31/08/2016 08:56:34

Congrats to the winners! Well deserved.

And luckily, green is my favorite color

Danvzare · Wed 31/08/2016 10:15:24

Congratulations Trample Pie, Misj', Blondbraid, and Gameboy.
You all made such wonderful pictures.

And congratz (and thanks) to all who participated. The artwork in this thread is all gorgeous!

Trample Pie · Wed 31/08/2016 10:17:19

Wow thanks everyone! There were so many great entries

I'll get started on the next comp trophies now. Though there's a heck of a high bar to reach CeasarCubs!

Awesome!

DBoyWheeler · Wed 31/08/2016 12:54:08

Woo! Congrats to the winners!

And hey, at least I get something for trying. Um, how does a trophy appear in a signature?

[Edit] Nevermind, I think I got it.

Riaise · Wed 31/08/2016 14:40:42

Congratulations to the winners! And thank you to CaesarCub for the participation trophy!

Blondbraid · Thu 01/09/2016 21:39:20

Quote from: Riaise on Wed 31/08/2016 14:40:42
Congratulations to the winners! And thank you to CaesarCub for the participation trophy!

Second that! Also:

Yeah! Shared third place!!!

Danvzare · Fri 02/09/2016 12:11:46

Cool, a bonus picture!

CaesarCub · Fri 02/09/2016 13:11:37

Yeah, great bonus picture Blondbraid!

Blondbraid · Fri 02/09/2016 16:25:47

Quote from: CaesarCub on Fri 02/09/2016 13:11:37
Yeah, great bonus picture Blondbraid!

Quote from: Danvzare on Fri 02/09/2016 12:11:46
Cool, a bonus picture!

Thanks! I thought it would be funny to show her reaction to reaching third place.

I do have a bit of trouble adding that lovely trophy to my profile though...

CaesarCub · Fri 02/09/2016 16:43:01

Oh? the image is not opening or something? what I did is just the trophies I wont to my imgur account and use that version, but the thingie should work fine...

Here is the url just in case:
http://i.imgur.com/dBmG0gK.png

Pesky goblin!

Mandle · Fri 02/09/2016 16:50:03

Loving it that Blondbraid's mermaid got rid of all those pesky pollutants out of her hair, and the hair itself:

Please tell her that she looks much cooler with the new style as well...

(Just wondering: do you happen to know her Shell-Phone number?)