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Post by Osric on May 5, 2010 5:24:00 GMT -5
that looks great at least the one i can see don't understand why it will not let me see photobucket stuff. What if any would be the symbolism of the Dragon and Wolf?
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Post by Boaz/robert on May 5, 2010 8:17:58 GMT -5
I'm guessing Dragoons and BWC?
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Post by Magnus on May 5, 2010 10:26:56 GMT -5
Yeah, I decided to go with a logo that represents not only the northern steppes as a whole, but the two units we have in the northern steppes. A dragon for the dragoons and a wolf for BWC. Attachments:
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Post by Boaz/robert on May 5, 2010 10:37:54 GMT -5
Magnus I'd like to try and incorporate your Dragon and Wolf into my Shield and Axe logo for a third option. Let me know if your cool with that.
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Post by Magnus on May 5, 2010 11:56:52 GMT -5
Go for it, if you want the exact ai files I'll get them to you. It's all about getting the best design(s) for the steppes.
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Post by Osric on May 5, 2010 12:27:18 GMT -5
I like it alot, would we just add more blades to it for more future units or just have to start from scratch. That would be my only thought with put units on it is how do we add more later. But i love it would be a awsome cross guard for a sword say for a warlord tourney
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Post by Boaz/robert on May 5, 2010 13:00:24 GMT -5
Email them to me at Boazbarton@yahoo.com. I'd like to play around with them some. What you have is real solid not sure I could add much if anything to them but I would like to have these on file at the very least. Thanks
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Post by Duke Fontayne on May 5, 2010 13:32:59 GMT -5
We're not trying to change the realm emblem, are we? We just wanted something neat to push the abilities of the Dragon's Fire production facilities. We are just embellishing it. The standard is still the double bitted axe with the NS in it. Right? Otherwise, new people won't join our realm simply because the symbol is too friggen hard to draw on their gear.
I see it more like, for instance, a cross and a Celtic cross. Both have the same basic shape and can represent the same thing, one just has a lot more detail.
Osric, If more units form in the Steppes, I would think that they could do their own thing to tie their symbols into the realm symbol. It is true that it would be hard to jamb a bunch of units inside the current one. I don't see a problem if someone from the Legion wanted a dragon head on each bit of the axe for their gear, or even making the blades of the axe dragon wings and the neck and head pointing down and blowing fire to make the handle of the axe. A Bad Wolf may want one that looks like two cresent moons with a wolf howling in the middle. No problem, just a little flair on the simple standard.
As of now, the Dragoons (who hate dragons) and the Bad Wolves can share the two heads of the axe and make a pretty sweet insignia (good work Magnus), just like they can share the field of battle.
Warning: Side rant... I don't doubt a shield wall and flanking force of Dragoons supported by a handful of Bad Wolf archers and extra spearmen wouldn't lay the smack down on any other realm in the lands of Dagorhir (Hint: Ragnarok). I can just picture it now... Thanix, Militis, and a squad of LOD on the line against a platoon of the Gestiguiste and an army of Romans just staring each other down, waiting to see who will make the first move. Then like a bolt of lighting, a black tipped arrow flies between their heads and strikes a G2G guy right in the skull. Thanix would let out a slightly insulting laugh and Mili would smile and say, "You just got Duked." At which point a flurry of arrows, javelins and spear thrusts would start opening up gaps, and we would advance on the enemy and shred the opposing line.
So yeah......RAGNAROK 25, Northern Steppes FTW.
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Post by maas on May 5, 2010 17:25:29 GMT -5
nicely said duke, i like that
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Post by Magnus on May 5, 2010 23:29:38 GMT -5
The logo will always be the double bladed axe. This just for fancy schmancy laser etching decorative kind of thing. Feast gear logo lol
As for as we get more units, well we'll figure that out when the time comes. But when that happens the idea floating around in my head is just a more ornate looking axe head, instead of BWC and Goon etching on the blades maybe more celtic looking swirls so it looks more decorative.
We could even do for units a axe-head with the unit logo on each axe head. Or in the dragoons case like a dragon on one end and the goon cross on the other. Or two wolf heads for bwc.
Thats the beauty of the original NS design, it's so open for customization.
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Post by Ska'ar Wulfsiger on May 11, 2010 21:58:44 GMT -5
I like the current version of the dragon, it matches the shape and style of the wolf head now, even though it isn't the same tribal art. The other dragon head matched the art, but really wasn't balanced in terms of the shape of the overall logo. I liked the Futhurk font better though for the NS text. Not sure how anyone else feels.
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Post by Osric on May 7, 2011 8:17:52 GMT -5
Bump
We need something for the new sashes leave off units just a new N S symbol. Just more detail. Not a major change.
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