Ptolus Art Sneak Peek I
Okay, we know that we normally
don't do art previews until a book is almost ready to go on sale, and Ptolus
doesn't hit store shelves for a long time. Still, when you take a look at the
work of the six artists represented in this deluxe project, we think you'll
be glad we didn't wait.
In Ptolus, we're
pleased to present the color work of Jason Engle, The Forge Studios (Maciej
Zagórski and Pawel Dobosz), Michael Komarck, Eric Lofgren, Howard Lyon,
and Michael Phillippi. Sue divided up the more than 350 pieces of artwork for
the project into three waves, and the artists have been working on it since
spring—some for even longer! They have completed waves 1 and 2 at this
point, so roughly two-thirds of the artwork is complete right now. I would not
be surprised to learn that the Ptolus art order was the largest one ever
compiled by a single designer for a single roleplaying book.
Click on each image to see
a larger version except where noted.
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Araki
Chipestiro is a psychotic wizard who covered his body with runes to give
himself even more power. A likely villain in many Ptolus Campaigns. Illus.
Jason Engle.
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Another
powerful wizard, Arkhall Vaughn is an advisor to the Balacazar crime family.
Illus. Howard Lyon.
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The
Dread One, Eslathagos Malkith, has been dead for millennia. He couldn't
possibly return to plague Ptolus again. Don't worry about him. Really.
Illus. Michael Komarck. (No larger version available)
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The
Ageless Titan is a Huge undead creature who abides in Goth Gulgamel, a
vestige of a nobler people and a long-ago time. Illus. Jason Engle. (No
larger version available)
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In
times of old, dark elves warred with the dwarves of Dwarvenhearth, but
today their main enemies are the surface elves. Their mere existence is
illegal in the city, but they are all too prevalent beneath beneath the
streets of Ptolus. Illus. Michael Komarck.
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You
never know what you'll see when you're walking down the streets of Ptolus—even
a rampaging fire giant. Luckily for Ptolus, there are many adventurers
ready to defend the city from the things that dwell beneath it. Illus.
Michael Phillippi.
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Within
the Necropolis of Ptolus lies a structure of mysterious origin. Rumors
speak of hellish inhabitants in this Dark Reliquary, who walk among the
living dead. Illus. The Forge.
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Even
the sewers of Ptolus hold danger. Here we see a ratling wielding a dragon
pistol—a relic from an earlier time. Illus. Michael Phillippi.
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The
Galchutt are an insidious, primordial evil whose mere existence ultimately
explains so much of the evil in and beneath Ptolus. Illus. Eric Lofgren.
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The
group called the Forsaken consists of humans who revere the dead and the
undead in strange and unsettling rites in their Necropolis home. Illus.
Eric Lofgren.
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A
mysterious—perhaps even semi-divine—being, the Wandering Smith
is famous in Ptolus for having crafted extraordinarily powerful artifacts.
Illus. Howard Lyon.
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A
wizard whose name is already known to those who have used the Complete
Book of Eldritch Might or The
Banewarrens, Jevicca Nor has a red crystal arm animated by magic.
Illus. Jason Engle.
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Some of the maps
in Ptolus are more illustration than cartography. The Street of Million
Gods, for example, will be shown in the book as the centerpiece of a
number of pull-out illos of important Temple District locations. This
is another travel-book inspired concept that has found its way into
Ptolus. Illus. The Forge.
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The
city of Ptolus is a major port on the Whitewind Sea in the world of Praemal.
Illus. The Forge.
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