SKETCH: Tickling RPG Enemy Concept Art

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So about a year and a few months ago I had hit a creative block and didn't have it in me to draw much original stuff. This is when I began chatting with a friend about possibly working on a group project with two other peeps; a tickling themed fantasy RPG video game based in my Mytheroptera canon. I saw this mostly as inspiration to do some conceptual art and god damn if it didn't yield results. The original concept was to do command battles with a unique game mechanic involving tickling that would cause unique status conditions based on who it was used on and in what way.

The project has since been put on an indefinite hold but I thought it could be fun to post what I did for enemy designs. Most of the designs here are based around the canon involving the fallen "Dark Lord Varagoss" who was planning a new world order before his fall and created a number of tickling themed species and monsters who were meant to populate his ideal world. After his death, they scattered and thrived; quite a few like the Haablins, Grinbrutes and Brushls thrived independently from his control. So here we go....

ROW 1:

Page 1: The first one...nothing crazy here; just the first attempt at enemy designs in a far more simplistic manner. Also the first appearance of what would end up becoming a new canon species in Mytheroptera known as the "Haablins" (top left) which are unnatural goblin/imp hybrids utterly obsessed with tickling.

Page 2: Things are getting wierder now. Getting a bit more creative...that freaky laughing face with the water/tears concept is somewhat unnerving to me XD

Page 3: More of the same; first page containing a consistent "species" with variants; the "Brushl's" made up of various subspecies with unique properties and attributes.

Page 4: I love "Cat-O-Ninetails" (upper left)...plus the first appearance of what will be another new canon species, the "Grinbrutes" (lower right).

Page 5: I like this page. A lot of creepy shit. That first one in the upper left is sort of a tickling themed homage to Slenderman/Sadako from Ringu. I also love the sexy mummy and the "fetish dolls" in the lower right.

ROW 2:

Page 6: First page containing two potential "boss" characters; "The Great Guffaw" of the Grinbrutes (upper left) and "Cootchycoatl" (lower right) along with her minions, various incarnations of a "feather boa" (HURR HURR HURR).

Page 7: A good page. This has more expanded examples of the Grinbrute race (the little one is called a "Smirkling" XD) along with a few Haablins (that "tickle chariot" I love) and you might recognize a few of my "tickle monster adoptables" that weren't purchased being re-purposed here. And for the record, the one with the ginormous breasts was based on the pun "Titter" meaning a type of laughter. IT WAS ALL FOR THE PUN DAMMIT!!Also in the upper left is a good example of a monster intended to seduce a player character into tickling THEM and draining their life not unlike a succubus; no name for that one. 

Page 8: Aside from "Slobberus" in the upper left, this one is mostly examples of established core races in the canon such as Araknei, Bastet, Troll, Wood Elf and so on.

Page 9: The first one was meant to be a potential party member in the team. The rest are a few Haablins and a random tentacled beastie. The one in the upper right ended up becoming a more important NPC later, taking the name "Titter" from the throw away enemy on page 7.

Page 10: I love this page. Got yourself a Queen Slime, a surprisingly appealing Stone Golem, a "Demohaablin" with extra arms and a "Lank", a type of giant-kin known for elongated and gangly features. Also have a few BDSM themed creepy enemies like "Dark Masque" and "Tendril Jacket" (LOL @ Sock Puppet...was contemplating making this one like my own version of Tonberry King from FF7...INSANELY aggravating hidden boss)

ROW 3:

Page 11: More core races as enemies. The upper left one however also became a more story focused NPC character; Elspeth the Hill Giant Captain of the Knights Guard.

Page 12: Lots of Haablins; various types of unique variants including Berzerker, Healer, Gimp, Grappler, Harlot, Sprinter, Ravager and Guard.

Page 13: A few more Haablins and some random weirdness. I'm personally fond of the freaky multi legged "Sadist Demon" and the feathery duck themed "Plumer".

Page 14: Some great stuff here; the Brushl Queen, a Stone Giant, a cute goo girl meant to be another possible party member but my favorite is the "Cage Maiden" in the lower left. (LOL at "god we suck")

Page 15: Last one I did for the project. A few core race enemies like Nocker, Halfling, Kobold and Chiropteran, a Lust Spirit, a "Walker" and some things I really can't rightly describe honestly. The eldritch nightmare in the lower middle makes me feel weird XD

SO THATS IT! More than anything else this was just a very much needed creative exercise to do conceptual art for the fuck of it. The game may never happen but who knows right?