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Japakazol
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States102 Posts
February 22 2012 23:29 GMT
#1
Hey everyone.

So I'm at a "therapeutic working community" which is a ranch in Vermont that serves a semi-rehab, semi-mental health placement type place, but it's not really geared towards either. It's mostly just a place where recovering users (like myself) and people with mental health issues come to work and live and get clean for a while.

It's pretty boring here but there are a lot of tools and opportunities to take up side projects, and one of the counselors here whittled a chess set, so I figured I'd try to make a starcraft-themed chess set. I don't have any experience whittling or much artistic ability, so this is probably an overly ambitious project, but we'll see.

I'm a protoss player and I like PvZ, so I'm going to make protoss white and zerg black. I'm trying to assign the units such that they roughly correspond to strategic roles in the game. I'm interested in getting some feedback on deciding what to make the pieces. I'm pretty settled on some of the choices, like making special units the royalty, but I'll indicate below where I'm having trouble deciding.

If it goes well and I start making progress I'll definitely post pictures.

WHITE - PROTOSS:

King - Tassadar (big high templar, basically; HT as the king is a pretty appropriate PvZ dynamic)
"Queen" - Zeratul
Rook - Archon? Reaver?
Bishop - Corsair
Knight - Dragoon
Pawn - Zealot


BLACK - ZERG

King - Overmind? a cerebrate? overmind is kind of a mess of a unit, but a cerebrate would just look like...a tongue, or something.
Queen - Kerrigan obvi
Rook - Lurker or ultralisk?
Bishop - Mutalisk (nicely corresponds with corsair)
Knight - Hydralisk
Pawn - Zergling


Let me know what you guys think about the unit choices and your suggestions. Thanks.

****
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Bagration
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States18282 Posts
February 22 2012 23:31 GMT
#2
For the Protoss queen, I might suggest the Dark Templar Matriarch Raszagal. But again, totally up to you
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dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-22 23:42:08
February 22 2012 23:39 GMT
#3
On February 23 2012 08:31 Bagration wrote:
For the Protoss queen, I might suggest the Dark Templar Matriarch Raszagal. But again, totally up to you



Exactly, The idea of zeratul being a queen..is a bit weird. The only female protoss unit in game is the shuttle right? or was that robotic(the portrait looks like a frog)?

Hmm..if the queen is raszagal, and the opposing queen is kerrigan, is it possible for kerrigan to mind control raszagal if they are close enough :p
Piejonk
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada53 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-22 23:42:45
February 22 2012 23:40 GMT
#4
I would go with

King - Tassadar
Queen - Raszagal
Rook - Archon
Bishop - Corsair
Knight - Dragoon
Pawn - Zealot

King - Duran although he doesn't really fit in with the other zerg units (if you want to do a cerebrate try doing the Zasz portrait)
Queen - Kerrigan
Rook - Ultralisk
Bishop - Mutalisk
Knight - Hydralisk
Pawn - Zergling
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vOdToasT
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Sweden2870 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-22 23:46:55
February 22 2012 23:46 GMT
#5
Make it the lurker rather than the ultralisk. Also, the Zerg king can be a defiler or an overlord. Or, ironically, a queen.
If it's stupid but it works, then it's not stupid* (*Or: You are stupid for losing to it, and gotta git gud)
SlowBullets
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States839 Posts
February 22 2012 23:51 GMT
#6
No Terran? Racist!
1:1 go sc2 LAN? Oh wait...
Japakazol
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States102 Posts
February 22 2012 23:55 GMT
#7
I havent played SC2 yet, so no plot spoilers please, but does raszagal really kick ass? The queen is the unit that kicks the most ass. I have to think zeratul fits that role for Protoss. Who cares if it isnt female.
We feel your presence. u gotta skate
dartoo
Profile Joined May 2010
India2889 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 00:01:43
February 22 2012 23:59 GMT
#8
^^ That bit I posted was from brood war, not sc2 :D, she's an npc in bw, so we dont really know if she could kick ass.
Murlox
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
France1699 Posts
February 23 2012 00:02 GMT
#9
On February 23 2012 08:55 Japakazol wrote:
I havent played SC2 yet, so no plot spoilers please, but does raszagal really kick ass? The queen is the unit that kicks the most ass. I have to think zeratul fits that role for Protoss. Who cares if it isnt female.


Err no spoiler, Raszagal is not in SC2 yet, she was in SC:BW, though.
Resistance ain't futile
cmen15
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States1519 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 00:11:11
February 23 2012 00:09 GMT
#10
On February 23 2012 08:51 GasMaskSociety wrote:
No Terran? Racist!

the marines are too good for chess, come on bro.
Greed leads to just about all losses.
Hulavuta
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1252 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 00:14:51
February 23 2012 00:11 GMT
#11
I think the King should be Aldaris or something. He's still an important figure but he doesn't even fight, perfect for the king. Whereas Tassadar was an ass-kicking superhero. Tassadar for Queen perhaps.

Rook, I'm feeling Lurker because they both have a long-ranged linear attack, (although Rook has to stop after one kill) And the rook can control tight space well (1 square wide but a whole column), similar to the lurker.

EDIT: For Protoss, I feel Bishops should be high templar, both are religious figures. Similarly, bishops can only attack diagonally on one color, which is similar to the High Templar's specific role in fights. (since it is a spellcaster)

Knights definitely have to be Dragoons just because they both have herp derp pathing. Not to mention a real Dragoon is a horse mounted fighter anyways.
Done with Team Liquid for a while. Don't expect to find me here.
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
February 23 2012 00:12 GMT
#12
Brood War? Tassadar is dead in Brood War
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Hulavuta
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1252 Posts
February 23 2012 00:16 GMT
#13
On February 23 2012 09:12 Kenpachi wrote:
Brood War? Tassadar is dead in Brood War


Yeah but in Wings of Liberty, you find out he's actually still alive :O

Which would technically make him alive in Brood War.
Done with Team Liquid for a while. Don't expect to find me here.
Japakazol
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States102 Posts
February 23 2012 00:18 GMT
#14

Yeah but in Wings of Liberty, you find out he's actually still alive :O

Which would technically make him alive in Brood War.


hey bro

remember when I said



I havent played SC2 yet, so no plot spoilers please,


I appreciate that
We feel your presence. u gotta skate
Kenpachi
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States9908 Posts
February 23 2012 00:19 GMT
#15
Hes lying yo.
Nada's body is South Korea's greatest weapon.
Hulavuta
Profile Blog Joined December 2011
United States1252 Posts
February 23 2012 00:20 GMT
#16
Yeah I'm lying.
Done with Team Liquid for a while. Don't expect to find me here.
The_Templar
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
your Country52797 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-23 00:33:11
February 23 2012 00:32 GMT
#17
He's telling the truth!
But am I lying about his lying about him lying?!
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Erasme
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Bahamas15899 Posts
February 23 2012 00:39 GMT
#18
Well, in french rook are called 'fou' which could be translated by 'crazy'. And for me, the craziest unit in protoss are templars! :D
Zerg's rook would be an unborrowed lurker.
All pawns shall be workers!
Stop lying all of you ! Btw, Kerrigan is a dude. (sorry)
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Sinensis
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States2513 Posts
February 23 2012 00:48 GMT
#19
Uh how long are you in rehab that you're whittling an entire chess set? Also are you using wood, clay, marble, what? Some materials can't be formed into intricate shapes like SC units. Also this might take a very, very, very long time.

How about trying to do one figurine first of your favorite unit. That seems like a more reasonable starting point for this project especially if you've never tried it before.
FraCuS
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1072 Posts
February 23 2012 00:49 GMT
#20
marines as pawns
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