Star Traders Teeshirts and Promo Work

Thank goodness for the NSSDC Photo Library for their space photographs. Always high rez, and public domain. Combining a few elements offers a detailed but just plain enough image to make the Officers from Star Traders stand out. Apologies to Andrew for taking a few liberties- particularly with the pilot, but I don't think it turned out too bad.

Turns on a Dime: 3

An ongoing story serially posted at the forum for Trese Brother's Games
Set in the world of Star Traders RPG
Written by Travail

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11.

We swung around P9 X245 in a smartly executed orbital insertion that had us lose almost none of our momentum, and allowed us to break around the star and reach orbit at Cadar Prime in mere minutes. Before we finished the slingshot maneuver, I met with my officers at the escape shuttle.

Turns on a Dime: 2

An ongoing story serially posted at the forum for Trese Brother's Games
Set in the world of Star Traders RPG
Written by Travail

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6.

Took a while, but I got back to Javat Prime, finally. And in a Tiberia Dark, too. Got back to the green, gave the crew leave, and put her in dry dock. I had more credits than some Princes by now. Hell, I had it all: credits, crew, officers, ships, respect. But I kept seeing all those pinched faces I'd left in pillaged ships in the dark of my cabin, and when I closed my eyes. I'd gotten so far from home, and even farther from that kid who'd inherited Da's Vark and couldn't wait to space in it... Felt like I'd lost him somewhere across the countless time between stars, leaving only me.

Turns on a Dime: 1

An ongoing story serially posted at the forum for Trese Brother's Games
Set in the world of Star Traders RPG
Written by Travail

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1.

I remember the day Da told me he'd never be spacing again. "Too many rads in the big empty, Trav. Not only does it eat away at ya, it don't stop. But you don't need no dying pap to tell you what to do and what not to, and you don't got enough smarts to stay on a dirtball and marry. What you need is a ship..."

Work Study: Sanda's Slay

The 'Manta done, I'm now working on the other main ship; a Danti Cautela class ship called Sanda's Slay. Being about twice the size of the 'Manta, the Slay has about 40 officers and crew, five gun turrets using quad gauss rifle arrays, three torpedo tubes, two decks, a hangar bay with a Goblin class shuttle, and a garage with four MAATVs (Multi-Axle All Terrain Vehicles). I will be designing the Shuttle and MAATVs the same way I have the ships. The flash on the dorsal section is a personal flair. Its the skull of a reindeer with the antlers forming a human skull.

Work Study: Verge Manta

I've decided to go ahead with pre-production for a Star Traders webcomic. This is pretty involved, with LOTS of drawings of different pieces of equipment, characters, etc to show me how things are supposed to look. So don't look for it anytime soon. Also writing an outline and script since its going to be done more or less like a real comic (hopefully). I won't be doing full model sheets for EVERY ship or vehicle but the main or "hero" elements have views from every angle it could be viewed from.

The first model sheet is for a noncanon ship I'm introducing to the Shalunverse. If Andrew would like to eventually include it to the ship compliment,by all  means. But It's not really necessary. The Verge Manta is a small ship outfitted to be one sneaky sumbitch. Its main drawback is that its unique. No one that encounters it will have seen anything like it before. There are reasons for this that will be revealed later on.

The 'Manta has two torpedo tubes and a pair of forward firing weapons. The leading edges of the wings fold upwards on landing, which it accomplishes via hovering with the nozzles of its sublight engines pivoted downward and opening a pair of ventral ducts in the forward port and starboard side. The class has a nominal compliment and berthing for ten.

Old Photoshop Work- Definitely Star Traders-esque

Was going through my old Photobucket and IMVU profile today and found some work I did for a roll playing game a few years back. If I go with Fallen's musings for a web comic I could definitely use some of this, especially the first two.

First is a Deck diagram for a starship. Its a bridge forward design. Actually its a tad small for a bridge, it has a cockpit. There are a number of Traders ships I can use this layout for. 

Acid

Acid, a short story inspired by the world of Star Traders, written by Jr8825. Spido will return soon!
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The starport bustled with activity, throngs of ships lifting up into the crimson sky, their sails drowning the scene in a flood of billowing white. Crates overflowing with spices, plants and vudka sat unattended as sailors in their immaculate uniforms chatted idly on the quayside. In the corner officials stood, inspecting the goods before waving the merchants on towards the crowded trading districts. And at the heart of the scene the Pride of Thulun sat proudly, perched at her berth – poised for lift-off; her massive quad-engines and menacing gun emplacements gleaming threateningly for all to see. Beneath that the…
Plop.

ART DUMP: Big Stuff

Before I get into the weekly or bi-weekly updates on the works of the Great Shalun, I'm going to fill in some related work in themes until I feel I have enough complete work for the Trese games to start doing weekly submissions or taking requests for illustrations by the writers. If by some miracle we hit it off and become really popular or  find the time, I may try my luck at single panel comics. What humor I have I'm probably not articulate enough to mesh with artwork so it will most likely be serious drama or focused on marketing. like the Atari Force back in the early 80s. (By Grabthar's Hammer did I just date myself)

That out of the way, This week I'm being an attention whore gathering interest to the site so I'm dropping big splash page type work for different things:

Here is a sub-orbital shot of a pair of gryhon strike fighters in full burn. Gryphons are a multi-role heavy fighter that can pound surface targets, haul anti-ship missiles (space or otherwise), perform combat aerospace patrols, and other roles.

 

Data Kill: 4. Hearts in the Darkness

An ongoing story serially posted at the forum for Trese Brother's Games
Set in the world of Cyber Knights RPG 
Written by Paxdad

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Data Kill: 4. Hearts in the Darkness
The Matrix
02:48:42.42, 03/02/2217

Dat’s bloodhound program returned a hit in just under one minute. He smiled and thought, “You may have some moves, but your stealth is for shit!”

His mind slipped across the current to the IP address at the speed of thought and caught sight of the whisp of smoke that was Sl1p’s avatar. Dat was uneasy about how simple it had been to locate the offending deck. No cyberknight should have been picked up that fast. He was wary, he had no intention of getting caught unawares again. He was fully cloaked, his sys scan was running a constant battery of system checks, and his most lethal programs were primed. Amature night was over and DAT was ready to burn this chummer down.

Data Kill: 3. Blood Sweat and Tears

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Set in the world of Cyber Knights RPG 
Written by Paxdad

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Data Kill: 3. Blood Sweat and Tears
Bay Street Mission
Roxbury Crossing
03:03:13.05, 03/02/2217

Dixon maneuvered through darkness, smoke, and screams. Static discharges over his command net implant echoed the staccato bursts from Blazer’s auto pistol, his primary weapon long since exhausted. He was pinned down at a T junction in the halls on the 120th floor of the Oetker-Deutschland building with what was left of his team. “Say again Whiskey Base, over!”

Data Kill: 2. By a Thread

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Set in the world of Cyber Knights RPG 
Written by Paxdad

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Data Kill: 2. By a Thread
Commonwealth Projects
09:12:42.98, 03/01/2217
The previous day...

“I thought I told you to never show your face in this part of town again you fracking maricón!” Every other word that Trituradora spoke was punctuated with his fist. “You’re lucky I left my chrome knuckles at home cabron!” Trituradora, was typical of the Los Val wanna be’s that this neighborhood bred by the dozen. Khaki shorts worn low, wife beater tank, and a big 85 tatted on his neck. Ever since the Los Valentinos gang took over, the Commonwealth Zone had become one of it’s gladiator academies. The weaker local gangs swore allegiance to LV, but still kicked eachothers asses whenever the opportunity presented itself. Sl1p’s head rocked back, he was vaguely aware of a ringing sound, then heard some muffled voices speaking spanish in the lowrider on the street. 

Data Kill: 1. D@ily Gr1nd

An ongoing story serially posted at the forum for Trese Brother's Games Set in the world of Cyber Knights RPG 
Written by Paxdad Trese Brothers Forum Discussion Thread Data Kill: 1. D@ily Gr1nd Liberty Square D@ily Gr1nd Espresso Bar Public Data Hub 12.2.423.5 02:46:34.10, 03/02/2217 The smell of espresso, the hiss of steam and the bustle of the cafe surrounded DAT. This was his idea of hiding in plain sight. Blend in with the Domers, constantly on the move, prowling the streets for action, what was one more sack of meat in the crowd, right? This same philosophy dominated his hacking as well. Blend in with the countless harmless terabytes of data, ghost off of public hubs and portals, run down the encrypted pathways of Darknet, out of sight out of mind his parents used to tell him. It may not have been scientific but it tended to keep the heat off, and had kept him alive this long. Tonight he had been busy, he’d ripped several B class Corps, with C class security before they’d even known he was there, then turned around and sold the paydata to the highest bidder almost as fast. Now he was just monitoring traffic killing time on a Friday night.

The Braeys Warder

This is one of the short stories that I wrote for the Heroes of Steel KickStarter.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tresebrothers/heroes-of-steel-fantasy-rpg

Andrew

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The Braeys Warder

Graith woke again to the screaming. For the third night in a row, he lay still in the warmth of his bed and strained to listen. It was just the wind howling off the glacier. Was it not? No, that was a human voice. He sat up right and the icy air swept around his old body. It was only the wind in the rocks. “Just the wind,” he grumbled, but he dragged himself out of bed and into the cold expanse of stone that was his room. Stiffly, he pulled on clothes, a jacket, and a heavy cloak. By the time he had finished dressing in the dark, the wind had calmed and the screaming had stopped.

Fan Fiction Coming Soon

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