[Q+A] Mortis Ramble Thread

[AceOfNothing]

What is Rival? Any background (where he's from, come from a big or small family, any close friends)

[skinstealer]

oh this is a fun set of questions that you're not going to get a lot of good answers for, let's see how much of this i can answer cryptically

-rival is a concept, but i'm not allowed to reveal his IRL design, just his dream form. in dreams he resembles a wolf-like zombie who's literally falling apart at the seams, which is symbolic in more ways than one.
-he is from the same town and school as wilson and the two of them grew up together, but they are not friends and as his current stand-in name would imply, see each other more as unwilling rivals pitted against each other.
-he has a small family with two parents and no siblings, and gets along with them just about as well as wilson does with his parents (which is to say, not at all). avoids contact at all costs and pretends he doesn't see messages from them.
-as much as he tries to boast and come off like a big deal, he doesn't really have friends and due to a bunch of life circumstances, hasn't really had the chance to make any. ever. wilson's probably the closest he's ever had in his life and considering that involves the two of them slapping each other and screaming, it's not much to speak of.

[skinstealer]

shauna notes while i'm writing anthology stuff

-shauna is one of the few maze trials TCPs with significant amounts of power that does not actually ally with anyone else- most TCPs who accrue enough strength also get some kind of either followers or allies, but shauna is 100% a lone wolf and doesn't trust fucking anybody.
-this is also pretty standout considering she doesn't go after people either, she just...operates on her own and carries a metaphorical big stick. any larger, outwardly scarier TCP who underestimates her by her size is going to really fucking get it, though as of right now i don't think she has any kill marks, just a lot of experiences close to it. she doesn't like the idea of taking another person's life.

[knux400]

what is shauna's reaction to this image (the lil red hedgehog build on the side)

[skinstealer]

burning rage and then kicking it over and then feeling bad after because she has repressed toy empathy

[knux400]

But Does She Have Enough Empathy To Stand It Back Up Again

[skinstealer]

yes and would also put it somewhere safe and hidden

[knux400]

secret friend.........

[MarxzVulpez]

I know there are a few characters already getting updated/reworked designs, but are there any earlier designs that you could give us insight into how you would do them differently now? (E.g. Rin once doodled/showed off how Primus and tent types in general would look more like a tent if designed now)
Also gonna extend this to the other system members cause it's nice to see each of y'all's different design philosophies

[skinstealer]

hmmm that's a good question. i haven't done a lot of designs directly myself compared to the Vast Library Of Rin Ones and for the most part, i'm satisfied with the design work i've done...i guess one thing i am kind of sad about (but is definitely too late to change now) is that we never really captured the texture of the plush that inspired tim.


it's distinctly nubbly and curly and i'm not sure how to portray that without greebling the shit out of him, which is probably why we didn't do it in the first place. still, it's a cute texture...kind of wish there was a better way of going about it.

aside from that...i guess i would probably have some differences between how rin designed spider and how i would have worked with the same concept, but i'll be honest i think she's one of the best designs rin has ever done and i want to do her justice as is. i consider her a very nice gift from rin and want to make sure she gets a cool story... but hmm.

it's a good question for other system members as well so i'll leave it floating around for them as well.