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TrollSorcerer

A few days ago i said somewhere that i've got another model upcoming. Well, this was the model i was talking about: the Troll Sorcerer! Unlike the Troll Witches, the Sorceres have mainly destructive tasks, especially when the tribe where they're currently serving is being attacked or threatened. Their main task is to spread shadow, flames and destruction for setting a sign to enemy aggressors of what awaits them, should they continue their attack. Sorceres are masters in fire magic and causing earthquakes, but they're also good in some demonic tactics, like setting enemy encampments on fire with fel flames that can't be extinguished. They also do the majority of sacrifices in the tribal temples. The only exceptions are on big celebrations or ceremonies, where the High Priests do the sacrifices. On the usual attack, the Troll Sorcerers try to hit their enemy with the sacrificial dagger while they enhance their strike with a blood enchantment spell, which causes sepsis in the unfortunate victim. The sepsis slows and damages the target additionally over time. The strike itself isn't that strong. When casting, they usually utilize demonic powers for their dark purposes.


Feel free to use this model in any way you want! Have fun with it! :wink:

EDIT 1: due to the demmand of changing a bit staff, i scaled its size a bit down and also moved it a bit backwards, so that fits better into the hand. :wink:


EDIT 2: my thanks to WhiteDeath's good review of the first version of this model. He pointed out some minor thingies that had to be corrected. His judgement and help assisted me a lot in improving this model! Just covered now the back abs as said in the comments. :wink:

EDIT 3: fixed the issue with his butt. There was a little, actually barely-noticable-ingames-flaw. This is also changed now. :wink:

Keywords:
Troll caster, Troll sorcerer, Troll wizard, Troll mage, caster, sorcerer, wizard, sacrificer, mage
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TrollSorcerer (Model)

TrollSorcerer (Model)

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17:41, 21st Apr 2013 Misha: jaffar approves :wink:
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Cool, before is witch, now you made a sorcerer.
Well, the trolls never have a snake wand, replace it. Somehow he is boring :(. And, he is a sorcerer, don't have dagger.
That is all about you need to fix it.

4/5
 
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hey look, it's jaffar xD

it looks exotic, but i'm not really sure how troll and arabic match :xxd:

EDIT: oh and, that snake could use being smaller in overall
Lol. :grin: Jaffar? :vw_wtf:

That staff is kind of big don't you think? If you were to execute it a little more, so it didn't stand out so much. Then this model wouldn't look so ridiculous.
Yeah, after so many guys requested that i guess it has to be made smaller.

Hehehe, I like the arabian look It looks cool I like the hat thingy, anyway maybe you should make the staff a bit smaller
You like the turban, don't you? :wink: Yeah, will do that on the next update.

Cool, before is witch, now you made a sorcerer.
Well, the trolls never have a snake wand, replace it. Somehow he is boring :(. And, he is a sorcerer, don't have dagger.
That is all about you need to fix it.

4/5
Why replace it? :vw_wtf: There's no rule that says trolls can't have snake staffs. :wink: Why boring? :vw_wtf: The dagger was inspirated from the Warlock's (the characters) from WoW (World of Warcraft). They also carry sometimes daggers in combination with a book or such. That aside, he's supposed to do sacrifices, which means the dagger is necessary for that. :wink:
 

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jafar_and_iago_by_funkykitsune-d33ei8s.png



wow-troll.jpg

I own this so I know it's real


Come now. Snakes are a solid part of Jungle Troll lore. Just wait and see. :p

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Not... bad. I'd have to see in-game. I'm not so sure about the posing (just seems sorta awkward), and while the Turban is fantastic, I don't know how I feel about it on a Troll. Still, creative.
 
Awsome!!!!!
Coming from the far east!!!!
5/5:goblin_good_job:
thx a lot :ogre_hurrhurr: he's supposed to come from the southern jungle, not from the far east. Just added him a turban to make him look more mystical. :wink:

jafar_and_iago_by_funkykitsune-d33ei8s.png



wow-troll.jpg

I own this so I know it's real


Come now. Snakes are a solid part of Jungle Troll lore. Just wait and see. :p

~~~

Not... bad. I'd have to see in-game. I'm not so sure about the posing (just seems sorta awkward), and while the Turban is fantastic, I don't know how I feel about it on a Troll. Still, creative.
thx for supporting me in this. :wink: thx a lot :ogre_hurrhurr:
 
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He has back abs hence forth known as babs. You should hide them with some skulls and voodoo masks placed on his back.
How I think you could improve it:
- it will look a lot better if you remove the dagger and the red particles and add a greenish glow to his R.Hand, that drips little green particles it will look like some poison thingy.
- add a similar poisonish glow to the mouth of the staff
- make his teeth a bit shorter
- make his legs longer - trolls have elongated bodies including their legs, it may seem hard but it is not actually that difficult -(in MDLVIS) just make them longer so that they go underground, move the knee and foot bones to fit properly, than select the entire mesh move it up so that the feet are at ground level and remember how much you moved it up, than in the sequence editor select the root bone, tick on multiselect, use select child vertices, select the root bone again and do a move that is the same amount that you remembered earlier. If there are some bones that are not attached to the root bone move them too, dont forget to move the overhead attachment up and make the staff longer to compensate for the elongation.
 
I disagree with Misha as I think the models is perfect as it is.
ty :ogre_haosis:

He has back abs hence forth known as babs. You should hide them with some skulls and voodoo masks placed on his back.
How I think you could improve it:
- it will look a lot better if you remove the dagger and the red particles and add a greenish glow to his R.Hand, that drips little green particles it will look like some poison thingy.
- add a similar poisonish glow to the mouth of the staff
- make his teeth a bit shorter
- make his legs longer - trolls have elongated bodies including their legs, it may seem hard but it is not actually that difficult -(in MDLVIS) just make them longer so that they go underground, move the knee and foot bones to fit properly, than select the entire mesh move it up so that the feet are at ground level and remember how much you moved it up, than in the sequence editor select the root bone, tick on multiselect, use select child vertices, select the root bone again and do a move that is the same amount that you remembered earlier. If there are some bones that are not attached to the root bone move them too, dont forget to move the overhead attachment up and make the staff longer to compensate for the elongation.
i made the model for fitting into sacrifices, that's why he has a dagger and the red emitters. :wink: I don't rly get the point of this back abs somehow. :vw_sad:
- you mean a constant glow in the snake's mouth or just during a few anims?
- hm his teeth shorter? That's an option for the next edit.
- his legs aren't that short IMO. Besides, he's an old one and the upper body is leaning forward anyways.
Thx for the advise, though i know how rescale and reposition bones and vertices in MDLVIS. I mainly work with MDLVIS, Magos and Milkshape. :wink:

see.. whitedeath pointed it for you :)
:vw_unimpressed:

Yeah but don't you think that its that bad, I mean sure its got those miner problems but nothing he can't fix, although I think white death pointed out quite a few issues but I'm sure he can fix them.

I mean no disrespect, sorry if it seems I do.
Thx for believing so much in me. :wink: Jokes asside, why disrespect? There isn't anything respectless or rude in your post(s). :wink:
 
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Lol. :grin: Jaffar? :vw_wtf:
Why replace it? :vw_wtf: There's no rule that says trolls can't have snake staffs. :wink: Why boring? :vw_wtf: The dagger was inspirated from the Warlock's (the characters) from WoW (World of Warcraft). They also carry sometimes daggers in combination with a book or such. That aside, he's supposed to do sacrifices, which means the dagger is necessary for that. :wink:
:). It's my understanding. Really I never sense Troll have snake wand. And his mouth not really... good, you can use Shadow Hunter's mouth, it's very good.
You are really a modeller. :))) :ahug:
 
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I like that your "troll Sorcerer" is very original.
However in my opinion you should place him another staff, that seems to be of the race "Naga" and not at all of the "trolls" also is a little outdated cave mentioned. :xxd:

PD: my punctuation is 4/5 of the staff.
 
I like that your "troll Sorcerer" is very original.
However in my opinion you should place him another staff, that seems to be of the race "Naga" and not at all of the "trolls" also is a little outdated cave mentioned. :xxd:

PD: my punctuation is 4/5 of the staff.
ty, i'm glad you like it. :ogre_hurrhurr: Outdated cave? :eekani: whatever....:vw_unimpressed:
 
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His legs are definitely too short, the shadow priest himself is rather old looking, doesn't mean his legs shrink, his legs should easily be twice that length.

Good model otherwise though, everything fine for me save the legs.
 
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