While developing Genesis and later Commlink I noticed that a lot of playable options miss illustrations where the metatype is shown in its full glory and in a way that you can recognize physical traits. I decided to commission and artist to change that. Later on our Patreon added required money to continue the task, so the continuation is totally a community effort - thanks to our supporters.
Most illustrations have been done by Andreas "RabenAAS" Schroth, with some additions by Benjamin Giletti, which both are really great to work with.
There is already a poster with metatypes and metavariants available as print. Another one is planned for the end of 2024.
Opening the images below in a new tab/window gets you a slightly larger view.
This illustrations may not be used to train artificial intelligence
Metatype illustrations by Stefan Prelle is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Metahumans
Humans
Human, Nartaki, Valkyrie, Tandoran
Elves
Elf, Dalakiton, Dryad, Nocturna, Wakyambi, Xapiri Thepe
Dwarves
Dwarf, Duende/Dour, Gnome, Hanuman, Koborokuru, Menehune
Orks
Ork, Hobgoblin, Ogre, Oni, Satyr
Trolls
Troll, Cyclops, Fomorian, Giant, Minotaur
Metasapients
Centaur, Merrow, Naga, Pixie, Sasquatch
SURGE and collectives
General SURGE example, followed by collectives: Anubis, Bastet, Ganesh, Humboldt, Kali-Ani, Merfolk, Monolith, Rakshasa, Raptor, Sobek
Infected
Already done - will be delivered to our Patreon supports first
Banshee, Bandersnatch
AIs
Trying to show something that doesn't have a body: An AI piloting a Samurai drone
More to come