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SickleYield In reply to Buntcone [2014-03-31 17:40:09 +0000 UTC]

It's not part of a larger canon, but what I was thinking at the time was more or less:

The pale elves of the village at the base of the mountain are a superstitious folk.  Each year they offer a sacrifice to the Beast of the Mountain, who to them represents the power of Nature and ensures that the spring rains will return and the crops will grow. 

Two sacrifices are selected by lottery, always one male and one female, then taken to the peak by an honor guard and tied to the posts that have been there for hundreds of years (occasionally replaced when the Beast bites one in half).  They must be adults, and they must have already engendered or given birth to children, who will be cared for with the greatest honor by their extended families.

Since the villagers began carrying out the sacrifice, the Beast forbears to attack their livestock and children.  The wiser among them believe the creature is often asleep, like the Earth itself in winter.  The sacrifices go willingly, and though their last moments are filled with terror, they know that they have ensured the safety and prosperity of their children and families for another season.

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Buntcone In reply to SickleYield [2014-04-01 10:38:36 +0000 UTC]

Ah yes. This story seems familiar to me Isn't it something similar in Beowulf? They also work it into the Alien vs. Predator movies

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SickleYield In reply to Buntcone [2014-04-01 16:24:55 +0000 UTC]

It's an idea that is going to recur.  Human sacrifice was a regular feature of cultures all over the world for centuries.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sa…

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Buntcone In reply to SickleYield [2014-04-02 09:54:03 +0000 UTC]

Yes yes of course. The Aztecs loved a bit of it if I remember correctly. But I was talking about in fiction too

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Evendo In reply to Evendo [2014-03-04 17:29:58 +0000 UTC]

Ah, so sorry for the... impolite comment (I think so) that I've made.
Maybe I'm newbie, still not buy "Tied Up" so I didn't understand your product...
But can you give a short-video or photo to guide me how to use this product?
I'm thinking about buying one (for some 'silly' scenes)!
If this is so silly or impolite request, please forgive me...

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SickleYield In reply to Evendo [2014-03-04 17:20:26 +0000 UTC]

It's a stylized render.  It's not trying to look like a photograph.

As for it being "just a prop" - Every rope piece has morphs that can change the shape and fit.  There is no angle and no character it can't work on if they are still humanoid (on some big monsters, like Hyde, the muscle shapes won't work well).

In fact, that's why in this render it is on a male and a female.  Her limbs are smaller and her torso is differently shaped, but it fits them both because of the morph dials.

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SickleYield In reply to E-Bru-Bilder [2014-03-03 19:28:59 +0000 UTC]

It isn't a "genesis 1 product," but if you're willing to autofit the separate wrist/ankle and gag bits and adjust the props to your individual characters, you bet.

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E-Bru-Bilder In reply to SickleYield [2014-03-04 10:28:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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SickleYield In reply to K-raven [2014-03-03 21:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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SickleYield In reply to Mavrosh [2014-03-03 02:20:47 +0000 UTC]

Why, thank you!   I had fun making all of these, and that one too.  Although I'm kind of surprised no one has complained about how abandoned the pirate ship is.  LOL

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