well yes!
had to explain the difference between these two to my friends who asked why i drew the "guy with the red mouth" in two different styles all the time. and didn't realize they weren't the same guy bc they didn't read dune (they only knew them from my art) 💀
sorry i didn’t answer your message im consumed by a grief that never leaves me and everything feels pointless and agonizing, i have nothing funny or uplifting to say and have spent my days sitting in a dark room grappling with a deep seated emptiness i cannot explain or fill, i hope you’re doing well though talk soon
I have four additional (lower effort) doodles for the concept done cuz god DAMN did yall go nuts over the last post and while im slightly overwhelmed by the attention i am VERY appreciative of it
ANYWAY, TO THE DOODLES & CONCEPT RAMBLES
Firstly, i've decided that the Cosmo player will be able to move, but with a VERY limited range - a similar model to Razzle & Dazzle's vines but with thorns and maybe single thick vines rather than several smaller ones? That would act as how far Cosmo can go, and the place for other players to avoid or else they'll be damaged by Sprout
I also had the thought of maybe, Sprout could heal the Cosmo he takes? But only when he attacks one of the other players - so like a reverse of Cosmo's usual mechanic! One heart healed per player hit, maxing out at 2 hearts since the Cosmo can't get damaged while in Sprout's circle
Speaking of his heals - He wouldn't be able to do so! Even if he's able to reach a player without leaving the circle nor the other person getting damaged, he'll be stopped from using it since healing people damages him
And finally - The cosmo can try to leave, technically. But will be stopped each time up to a point. Eventually, though.. Sprout will become agitated. Why is his friend trying to leave? Why is he abandoning him like this? So, after enough attempts, he'll let him go... but he'll go on a rampage trying to kill everyone in sight. It is INCREDIBLY difficult to outrun him, and he has a very high attention span too. He's P I S S E D.
It is not advised for the Cosmo to try to leave Sprout
There might be a part 3 to this at some point, i dunno yet but we'll see! do you like my ideas and storytelling based on this? you may be interested in the dandy's world ask/story blog i started!
me: do you guys like my evil thorned plate armour and bloodred cloak? is the ominous glow of my visor slit too much?
my manserpent minion: it'ssss sssslaying absssolute penisssss, ssssire
my shambling zombie: uuuu 👍
captured gnome i keep in a birdcage: golly gee willikers it's sure some scary!!!
my straight manserpent minion: looks pretty good boss
i hc that richie lives with paul, but their house is too far from hatchetfield high, so paul needs to drive richie at school every morning. but paul starts his work earlier, so richie spends an extra hour there doing nothing before his first period
when max joined the group, he offered richie to drive him at school instead of paul because they live close. sometimes while paul is about to leave home max arrives and just hang outs with richie before school. or sometimes he sleeps