The pic looks grand, absolutely grand. The guardsman looks excellent - it
has the combination of high-tech and "armour" spot on.
Remember, most armour in most societies has been a **fashion** item.
Nothing has been more strongly influenced by fashion. That is why the
simple task of stopping Thnigs Being Stuck Through You has been solved in a
different way in every society.
So I like the "stylised" elements here - the heavy over-piece on the Helm,
in particular. (Hint there are extra sensors in here, maybe)
The weapon/staff/axe he is holding is **exactly** the right thing.
If the Watchmen have any sort of personal weapon it should be something like
this - something that looks a bit like a wizard's staff, a bit like a
scientific instrument, a bit like a medaeval halbard, and only a very little
bit like a contemporary weapon of some type.
I think the power lead should go behind his feet though so he doesn't trip
on it!! But yes to the lead, and the semi-mobile power source: this is the
sort of thing (but MUCH bigger) they will be using at the end. Basically,
then, they are unleashing hundreds of megawatts of power, so all the power
must be transferred by cables, like this, but more massive. So at that
point the "mobile projectors" they are using would be like a giant version
of this hand weapon, with bits on it that look like the bits here, meant to
project electromagnetic vibration plasma whatsit that kill the Eaters.
The same "style".
The armour can be this bulky, but it should project a "I am complex" feel
rather than an "I am solid metal" feel, so, yes, yes, many twiddly bits (eg,
maybe, maybe cathode-tipped spikes designed to hold a field a few
centimeters outside the actual surface . . . or somethig like that ..
suggestion only, but that sort of ideas. It is electro-magnetic armour.
Electrode shapes in old vacuum tubes . . . )
Lovely concentration on her lonely figure, there: and the contrast between
the swathed/cloth/human shape and the metal everywhere else . . .
The perspective and the shaping of the "spaces" is totally up to you. So
long as it is reasonably clear that she is going or will be going upward, do
what you like. Obviously a large open space with many elements in it is far
more interesting than a confined tunnel, and here we are above the last
Cities, so feel free.
Watchmen in the Tower should carry the rune THURISAZ on their breast, large
and clear. It is a thunder-rune and appropriate for those who use the
Earth-current in war.
http://heidenhexerei.thunderhaven.net/images/Runes/thurisaz.gif
Within the context of the Redoubt, the Earth-current has the same source of
**mana** that the sunlight has today. It is not merely power, but also
virtue and life. So the Watchmen in this fight are also holy warriors, and
the Eaters are demons as well as aliens. The fight has a *religous* as
well as a science-fictional overtone. (and a bit of peasants with
pitchforks and torches)
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