Tuesday 7 December 2010

Pink Floyd - The Gnome

Whilst researching Gnomes, I came across an interesting blog which happened to be all about...yup you guessed it, Gnomes. Whilst browsing this blog for longer than I'd like to admit, i came across a Pink Floyd song called The Gnome. I was surprised I hadn't already heard it, and if i had i was unaware of what the song was. Below is the song with a video someones made with lots of gnomes. 


The song and lyrics are quite interesting, and i decided to loosely base the character on the gnome they're singing about. His name is Grimble Gromble.

Initial Character Moodboard

For my character Archetype I decided to go for a living Garden Gnome. The reason I chose something so peculiar is exactly that, because its peculiar. There aren't many games where your running round as a garden gnome. Also, garden gnomes can be a lot of fun when rigged up, there tiny legs will make for some happy gaming.


To start with I did a google search, and found just how loved they really are. A lot of people say they're creepy, but theres a lot of people out there who adore them. I even came across a story about an old lady who had about $800 worth of garden gnomes and other ornaments, stolen from her. She was devastated.