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[Kier]

Great stuff.

[Bogie]

Nice work, coins are always useful!

[Hermit]

Thanks Tiana, Kier, and Bogie! I think the jewelry can be used to augment treasure hordes as well, so its not just coins

As mentioned in my last post, I'm working on some display cases for my pompous aristocrat 1800s house. I think I've figured out a decent way to achieve the look that a display case would have and I'm happy with the glass layer I made (although if anybody has suggestions for improvement, my ears are open). I used some Bogie tables as the base and then made an alternative base with a "velvet" layer. I'm posting the pieces separately so if you use a program that can layer images you can fill your own display cases, but if you don't I've also made a handful of preset display cases for plug-n-play.

*Items in Preset Display Cases Attributions*
Bogie - sextant in a box, open books (2 illustrated and 1 spellbook), copper tray, skulls, ceremonial urn/container, crystal/glass bottle, aztec calendar disc, hand statuette, staff
Neyjour - trinket boxes, flintlock pistol, powder container, vase
PB/Probono - scrolls
Tiana - pocket knife
ALes - spyglass, pocketwatch, key, decorative plates, handfan

[Bogie]

Really nice work with those. The red velvet top version could be turned into a pool table.

Map of Maine,,, Hmmm Cascadia Park, Saco?

[Kier]

(apparently stalking bogies post this afternoon.)

Well done. The glass came out wonderful.
Snagged for future projects I will never get to, lol.

[Hermit]

Thanks Bogie and Kier

I was a little apprehensive about posting these but figured I could use some feedback on them. Glad you like them! A pool table would be pretty awesome. I'll see if I can swing it.

Unfortunately no, Bogie. I have however camped there before lol. The map of Maine was really just a nod to you. I am located in the fictitious country of Cascadia (see here for what weirdos get up to in my neck of the woods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascad...ce_movement%29).

Thanks for the compliment on the glass, Kier. I futzed with it unsuccessfully for quite a while, but it turned out to be simpler than I was making it. I made a rectangle selection on a blank layer and filled it with a blue I deemed appropriate for a "glass" color, then made it a 25% opacity normal layer. On top of that I made the same rectangle selection and rendered "Fog" out of the GIMP "Nature" render section in a lighter and slightly more green color (I played with the options on the render for a bit before I thought it looked alright). Then I also made the "fog" layer a 25% opacity normal layer. This made the slightly grainy, dirty, or leaded glass look that I ended up with.

Here's a snapshot of what it looks like in a room ->

[Bogie]

Unfortunately no, Bogie. I have however camped there before lol. The map of Maine was really just a nod to you. I am located in the fictitious country of Cascadia

I had wondered if that might have been the reason for the map, Thanks. What part of Maine have you camped in?

[Tiana]

The assets look great. very useful. I too see the pool table potential.

I am located in the fictitious country of Cascadia (see here for what weirdos get up to in my neck of the woods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascad...ce_movement%29).

So, not EXACTLY fictitious... I'm dying to know (though hesitant to open a potential can 'o worms), is your choice to identify yourself from that country due to a desire for privacy, or an indication of a political leaning? I'd be interested in knowing more about your feelings that led to the matter if it's the latter, though perhaps more a conversation for PMs. I originate from Alberta, which also has its Canadian secessionist movements. But this is a movement without Alberta involved, so its ideology and motivations on the ground level probably differ. I find it interesting from a worldbuilding perspective and not a "Ti's gonna judge you". In Alberta rural, it was not really a "weirdo" belief to have a burning hatred of Ontario's distance and yet enormous sway.

My guess, from your spelling, is that you're on the American side of the border, but that isn't unanimously true... I usually use American spelling and I am a Canadian citizen and resident.

Personally, I always figured Alaska and North Dakota should just give up and join us. North Dakota probably disagrees fervently, but their weather is EXACTLY the same as Manitoba's, they're almost indistinguishable in that regard.

Okay, enough provocative chatter, I think it's cool that you identify with being from a fictitious alternative secessionist state. Here's a pool table, unset, made from that red velvet display case.

[Hermit]

I went on a canoeing/river trip on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail heading north. We ended up stopping at Flagstaff Lake and camped in the Bigelow Preserve for a few days, it was stunning. I've always wanted to go back.

Awesome pool table Tiana! I see an old west casino possibility here. And, no, not *exactly* fictitious, but still mostly an idea or a movement. I identify as being from Cascadia for both reasons that you suggest. I lean towards that direction politically/socially/culturally/etc., but I also tend to be vague about where I am precisely located

[Hermit]

On to the library for me on the house map. I wanted to vary what I put on the shelves as much as possible to prevent a "copy/paste" look, although I have way too many shelves. Here are the books that I've edited from Pixabay to assist in that process. Again, free use, commercial/non-commercial, and the name of the original creator is in the file name. Once I'm done making the library I may end up posting the shelves and books on their own like Bogie did with their preset library.