Jacob Nion Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) "Damn ol' man! This was the last time!" Cedryc the Innkeeper came running out of the Leaking Barrel. "Where me coin? I've got enough dopey boozers here, I don't need a bilking wizard!" The old man mumbled an unintelligible song and tottered along the path. "I swear it to you, Perry, Coin now, or that door will remain closed for ya." The wizard stopped his waving walk immediately, pricked up ears and eventually turned around:" Cedryc? Is that you? Ah...my old ears. I thought I heard someone. What can I do for you?" "Don't take me for a fool- You heard me. Just foot the bill." Peregryn Ratchett, the purple wizard straightened up, trying to pose with great dignity, and said:" You are in luck today, Mister Barliman. For I am a wizard, and not one of those smirking charlatans, who try to confuse the more simple men with their conjuring tricks. Nor I be one of those who speak with somber voice, moaning and talking of dark things to come, only to frighten the good rural men. I am a real wizard, and real wizardry is my craft. So speak, how can I serve you?" "Oh no! Not again! I know your wizardry. What's with that 'enchanted frying pan` you gave me last time? You transfigured my daughters cat. Every time I put it on the fire it starts screaming miserably. And I cannot lay a fish in it without it vanishing." "Meeeoow", the frying pan made a purring sound in Cedry's hand. "It takes great knowledge to cast such a spell. You should be aware of my skills. Once kings asked for my advice and many a noble lord beseeched me to grant him a glimpse into his fortune." "Ha! Fortune! say you what: If you really can let me have a look into future, then I forget about the bill." Perry made a meaningful expression:"So be it. But you shall be warned! Even a small glance into a man's future could drive him mad. Neither do I have the possibility to destine the time and place of the vision, nor can I influence what you will see. Now we need something...a looking glass, ah, the kitten will do. Hold up the pan." The purple wizard held his hand upon the frying pan, mumbling spells in a obscure deep voice, his eyes closed. Suddenly the bottom of the pan seemed to dissolve, and a sallow green light shimmered through. Then the vision came: "Meeow!" The frying pan flew away and hit on the ground, now being the kitten again. "What? Where? Why??..What?" Cedryc, the poor Innkeeper cowered on the ground, still starring into the pictures, which now were burned into his mind. "Hm...That was not right. The effect was by far too strong. My poor Cedryc, I am afraight these things were not destined for your eyes. I warned you that I have now influence on it." Perry felt very sober now. He sank into deep thoughts about what he had seen:" Great things are about to come. War is coming to these lands again. The Black Spire's forces are on the rise. And the fate of the East, and maybe of all of Historica now depend on very few who are still bolt enough to challenge Lord Raavage. I must hurry. It seems that I have a part to play again in the greater story." "What are you talking about?? What did you do to my eyes? Just get out of my head!" "I feel somewhat guilty for your current condition, though I did warn you. Maybe I can effect some other magic to help you out? But hurry, I' am busy now. I have to care about greater things than an Innkeepers daily worries." "Leave, just leave for king's sake! Forget about the bill- just go! What insanity to open a tavern in the bloody Darklands! I'll go back to Albion!" Cedryc ripped of the door and stumbled inside. "You are right, my dear friend. There is no time to waste. I must go now. Hopefully it is't too late." So this is my first contributin for our collaboration about the Nocturnus resistance. I hope you will like Perry Ratchett, the purple wizard. He will have a lot of screen time in future stories. I'm not so happy with the pictures of the vision. Originally I had something more nebulous in mind, but I wanted to finally post the story. Enjoy! Edited November 13, 2015 by Jacob Nion Quote
dzidek1983 Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Great idea with the wizard hat from the witch figure. I love it. Good tavern structure too. Good work with the story and the pictures. You sure did put a lot of effort into it. And all this on a small baseplate. Quote
MiloNelsiano Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Nice build all around, and I really like the story. The wizard also looks great, the witch's hat works great there. Looking forward to seeing perry again! Quote
Tezclatipoca Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Great build and good story ! This wizard is a great character I think. Looking forward to see more of his story. Quote
Gideon Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Excellent build, I especially like the wizard fig and the groundwork! Great story also, looking forward to future parts While the shape of the house is very nice, I can't help thinking that the uniform colors are a little bit too distinct compared to the rest of the build (especially the all black roof). Quote
Jakorin Swiftsword Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Excellent build! And I also, as its been said, love the use of the witches parts for a wizard. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Yes, I like Perry Ratchett. What a great creation of yours, both MOC and storyline. It's been some time since we fought together in the civil war. And you've put out some fantastic MOCs in the meantime. And this is one of them. Quote
Graham Gidman Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Terrific work! Like I said on Flickr, I really like that curved doorway and tree. Quote
Adair Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 That's pretty awesome! The landscape is very Nocturnian; very spiky. :P Love the inn, and that last vision pic, the dark version of the white tree, was pretty epic. Great work, Jacob! Quote
soccerkid6 Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Sweet build! The taller house looks superb, and that tree... Great landscape and use of perspective in the 'vision' pictures too Quote
Spader Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Wow! That is one impressive MOC! Good work, Jacob! Quote
TitusV Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 The MOC is good, but the idea of seeing the future in a pan is just amazing, and that future itself even a bit terrifying! Quote
Blufiji Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I like the build, but more impressed with the photo editing and story. Hope you come back in a few months and we see this inn burned to the ground or the inn keeper captured. Quote
Robin Creations Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 That ground is awesome. I like how you use all those slopes but it still looks natural Quote
peedeejay Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 Great job on this one. It has a small footprint but there is so much going on. Nice! Quote
Lord Vladivus Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 Awesome build! I love the wizard, and some great (if troubling) vision scenes! Quote
Jacob Nion Posted November 20, 2015 Author Posted November 20, 2015 On 11/13/2015 at 10:34 AM, dzidek1983 said: Great idea with the wizard hat from the witch figure. I love it. Good tavern structure too. Good work with the story and the pictures. You sure did put a lot of effort into it. And all this on a small baseplate. On 11/13/2015 at 11:25 AM, MiloNelsiano said: Nice build all around, and I really like the story. The wizard also looks great, the witch's hat works great there. Looking forward to seeing perry again! On 11/13/2015 at 12:04 PM, Faladrin said: Great build and good story ! This wizard is a great character I think. Looking forward to see more of his story. On 11/13/2015 at 2:56 PM, Jakorin Swiftsword said: Excellent build! And I also, as its been said, love the use of the witches parts for a wizard. On 11/14/2015 at 3:25 AM, Andrew Spader said: Wow! That is one impressive MOC! Good work, Jacob! On 11/15/2015 at 2:44 PM, Robin Creations said: That ground is awesome. I like how you use all those slopes but it still looks natural On 11/15/2015 at 8:57 PM, Windusky said: I absolutely love that wizard! On 11/15/2015 at 9:42 PM, peedeejay said: Great job on this one. It has a small footprint but there is so much going on. Nice! Thanks, glad you like it. I wonder why nobody came up with that head piece for wizard earlier. On 11/13/2015 at 1:06 PM, Gideon said: Excellent build, I especially like the wizard fig and the groundwork! Great story also, looking forward to future parts While the shape of the house is very nice, I can't help thinking that the uniform colors are a little bit too distinct compared to the rest of the build (especially the all black roof). Yes, I would have liked to use some other colours too, but my collection is not yet ready for this kind of landscapes. On 11/13/2015 at 5:11 PM, Captain Braunsfeld said: Yes, I like Perry Ratchett. What a great creation of yours, both MOC and storyline. It's been some time since we fought together in the civil war. And you've put out some fantastic MOCs in the meantime. And this is one of them. Thank you. So I assume you got the joke with the name. Then you will know what kind of wizard Perry will be ;) On 11/13/2015 at 5:33 PM, Graham Gidman said: Terrific work! Like I said on Flickr, I really like that curved doorway and tree. On 11/13/2015 at 9:26 PM, Puvel said: Lovely colour scheme! thank you! On 11/14/2015 at 12:37 AM, soccerkid6 said: Sweet build! The taller house looks superb, and that tree... Great landscape and use of perspective in the 'vision' pictures too On 11/14/2015 at 8:26 AM, TitusV said: The MOC is good, but the idea of seeing the future in a pan is just amazing, and that future itself even a bit terrifying! On 11/16/2015 at 8:33 AM, Lord Vladivus said: Awesome build! I love the wizard, and some great (if troubling) vision scenes! Thanks. Originally I planned to make the vision more complex, e.g. giving the pics a round shape so that it would fit into a pan. But When all builds are finished, you just want to post it.. On 11/14/2015 at 3:21 PM, Blufiji said: I like the build, but more impressed with the photo editing and story. Hope you come back in a few months and we see this inn burned to the ground or the inn keeper captured. We shall see. But I'm sure the Innkeeper will pop up in some builds in the background. Quote
Exetrius Posted November 22, 2015 Posted November 22, 2015 "Great things are about to come. War is coming to these lands again. The Black Spire's forces are on the rise. And the fate of the East, and maybe of all of Historica now depend on very few who are still bolt enough to challenge Lord Raavage. I must hurry. It seems that I have a part to play again in the greater story." I will mark these words, maybe it's time to make my own preparations... So, as the others have already said: there is a whole lot to like about this build! The inn itself (I do like the all black roof!) looks great, has many interesting angles and that barrel detail. Lovely tree with the lilac leaves and thorns around the trunk. I love Perry (in fact I also planned on getting that CMF witch to make a purple wizard, but you were ahead of me )! But the thing that really sets this apart from other builds is the great story, with many in-brick scenes (matching expressions!) and even visions! I am not that fond of the terrain with the bigger slope pieces, personally I think plates and cheese slopes look just fine, but this is obviously of minor importance! Amazing work, Jacob, keep it up! Quote
LittleJohn Posted December 1, 2015 Posted December 1, 2015 Gorgeous build, Jacob! The irregular base is superb and I love the angled doorway Fantastic tree as well! Quote
Bregir Posted December 2, 2015 Posted December 2, 2015 Another gorgeous build, Jacob - and what a forebooding story! While I prefer the less "fantasy" style of your Skavenport builds, this is great too. Groundwork, tree, and inn all have some great techniques, especially the tudoring! Quote
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