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Steam Sovereign - Scythe by ~Crow-of-the-Abyss:iconCrow-of-the-Abyss:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Fantasy

©2009 ~Crow-of-the-Abyss
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My first attempt at drawing something in a steam-punkey way. I'm not sure if it even looks right or captures the spirit of steam punk BUT the friend I drew it for likes it so nuts to that.

I'm rather proud of it, actually.
I drew it for my friend Tenshinchigi's character in D&D which is a scythe wielding elf cleric and her character and mine will be going to a plane filled with constructs and machinery so I felt that we oughtta upgrade our appearances to fit the plane.

It's a pretty big and heavy scythe and to aid the user in swinging it, it's got boiler built into the head and a few switches to release the steam through the valves to give it a quick boost in speed and power when swinging. it can slowly release the steam to make a temporary screen for escape or combat purposes (Ie. Confusing the fuck out of whatever it is you're fighting)


(special credit goes to my good buddy Carty for helping me come up with just how it operates and Megan for givin' me some art critique)
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~l-Reflet-Palissant-l Mar 1, 2009, 6:49:30 PM
Is bootiful Johnald. Having seen the in-between stages, I like what you chose to keep and chose to throw out. = 3

And also I want one. :XD:

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If I stay in one place I lose my mind-- I'm a pretty impossible lady...
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~Crow-of-the-Abyss Mar 3, 2009, 5:24:28 PM
Hey, thanks! Do'ya think it's steam punkey or is it missing something that's totally breaking the illusion?

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"What lies ahead of us and behind us are small matters compared to what lies right to our faces"
"Man has labored long to build a heaven, only to find it populated with horrors"
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~elyeli Mar 4, 2009, 4:43:11 PM
the steam punk design is a refreshingly new twist to the scythe design the only problem is that the blade doesn't look very sharp (unless your using the top of the blade instead of the underside?)

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"Any fool can criticize, and many of them do." Archbishop C. Garbett

It takes 49 muscles to frown but only 17 to smile...LAZY optimists!!
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~Crow-of-the-Abyss Mar 4, 2009, 7:04:40 PM
THe underside is not sharp. :/ Farming scythes are sharp on the inside edge. If anything on a scythe in real combat would cut.. it'd be the outside edge and the tip since I figure you're not really going to be trying to hook your blade around someone because that'd just draw them closer and you don't want that.

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"What lies ahead of us and behind us are small matters compared to what lies right to our faces"
"Man has labored long to build a heaven, only to find it populated with horrors"
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~DullEdge Mar 8, 2009, 1:02:38 PM
Late responce sry
Well i didnt really notice anything wrong, it was very machine like, i like the steam valves, but one thing i love in a steam punk weapon, is a kink of chainsaw part, and the scythe blade looks a bit like chainsaw blade teeth. =)
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~elyeli Mar 9, 2009, 3:42:03 PM
good point, I've seen both styles (in anime though not for real) and each has its advantages. farming scythes are difficult to wield but are unpredictable in combat, this kind would be much easier to use.

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"Any fool can criticize, and many of them do." Archbishop C. Garbett

It takes 49 muscles to frown but only 17 to smile...LAZY optimists!!
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~DarkTailss Jul 9, 2009, 6:33:57 PM
I'm still laughing at the concept of a steam-powered axe...

"Hurry up! The orcs are closing in on us!"

*pulling on cord*
"Just hang on a sec! I think my axe won't start up! It must be out of coal!"

:rofl:

Anyway, I like the design! The little tubes at the head make it pop!
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