Show us your Rings

[Charmin]

My blog entry for reference: http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...entry?e=430170

But here's the skinny on my ringy!

Concept and Mockup Art
http://static2.finalfantasyxiv.com/a...UcJfFKJZfc.jpg
This was the "flat" image of the ring as well as a 3-D mockup I made to see if the design could be viable as an actual ring (I wanted to be reasonable and considerate of the programmers if they picked my design).

3-D Mockup Closeup

This was the undetailed model for the Echoing Gyre...Roegadyn finger-sized.

Lunar Theme Concept Art

The moon(s) played a big part in the lore of Eorza and so, too, would it be on my submission.

Final Design - Inked

After all the planning and layout I made a clean redrawing (by hand) of the ring and inked it for coloring. It also gave an even better look at how the ring was to appear.

Final Design - Hand Painted

After an hour or two, here is the final product, The Echoing Gyre, in full-color glory with a little symbolic and explanatory window dressing for good measure.

Official Entry:
Entry title (max. 50 characters): The Echoing Gyre-Pasts Relived for a Realm Reborn!
Personal comment or caption for your entry (max. 100 characters): Honor those who came before, learn from them, and appear not as you are but perhaps who you were...
Ring stats (max. 50 characters): 1 anima: Appear as a past Eorzan, +5% EXP, 60 min.
Ring name (max. 25 characters): Echoing Gyre

Ring Explanation
Echoes have played a part of Final Fantasy lore for a long time, and this game was no exception. As the actions we accomplish now will ripple into the future in A Realm Reborn, I wanted to capture that feeling and concept with my ring submission. As water plays a big role in FFXIV (especially being a Limsan and despite no actual "water" spell haha) I wanted a name, too, that would reflect my intentions. So...

gyre [jahyuhr]
noun
1. a ring or circle.
2. a circular course or motion.
3. Oceanography . a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

With my concept in-mind, I began the design. The circles would take care of themselves since this is a ring, but what of the echoes? What would be the ultimate visual and in-game mechanical effect?

To represent echoes I had each circle bounce from one to the other (this also made a balanced yin-yang design which was crucial for later). Along the outside of the band was also a series of large ( going one way and smaller ) going the other to represent echoes, but if looked at as a whole could be seen as a complete circle.

The moon, Dalamud especially, needed to be represented as it was crucial to the game and what was to occur so it was represented in various phases going from white to red (as it occurred and a nod to our wonderful Japanese game manufacturers) but with a "constant" in the middle. A strong, square diamond. You, me, the adventurer that despite all that goes on around him remains a fixed, gleaming point in time.

The blue-silver metal of mythril was chosen to frame the moons for color balance (red and blue) and to represent the sky through which the moon passes. The interior band is gold. Precious, valueable, much like the one who wears the ring, and also represents the sun as it performs its celestial dance with the moon. The interior of the band is engraved with a line down the middle, a constant cycle. Spaced out on and between the moons are point that much like a timeline show the Seven Umbral Eras. The hash marks both indicate a time when things begin to darken and there is one hash for each of the five races in height order: Lalafell, Miqo'te, Hyur, Elezen, and Roegadyn.

7 Eras and 4 moons = 11. But what of The Twelve? Ah, it is you, the wearer of the Echoing Gyre that is the most important to reach this number as 7+4+1 (you) = 12. Within, without. Exterior, interior. Past, future. All in balance (yin-yang reference).

What of the in-game effects? Simple! As you learn from experience the ring would provide you with an EXP boost. As well it was to have a cosmetic effect to temporarily change your character model into someone else. Perhaps an NPC from the past? Perhaps a PC friend from the present? But for a short while you could "be" someone else (much how disguise items in XI allowed you to be a Rarab, etc.).

[Keisuna]

This is the one I submitted. Kind of realized later that I missed some stuff on the shading, but it still looks good if you don't really scrutinize it xD

By the way Gramul, yours is my favorite so far. I wish you could have finished it.

[Rahsch]

This is the one I submitted. Kind of realized later that I missed some stuff on the shading, but it still looks good if you don't really scrutinize it xD

By the way Gramul, yours is my favorite so far. I wish you could have finished it.

I really like yours. lol I wish I had better tools to really bring mine out. XD

[JasonMarkle]

Ring name:
Ring of Remembrance

Personal comment or caption:
A ring mourning all who fell in the tragedy marking the VIIth Umbral Era. It is imbued with fragments of Dalamud.

Ring stats:
Store TP: 10
Regen: 1
Refresh: 1
HP: -50
MP: -30

[MrKupo]

Entry title (max. 50 characters): Rough Aether Ring

Personal comment or caption for your entry (max. 100 characters):
Upon wearing the ring, aether grows and wraps the finger. When the ring's spirit bond is 100%, the wearer is granted a free teleport to an Aetheryte Crystal. Upon use, the spirit bond will reset. (1%-100% bond=crystal glows blue, 0% bond=crystal glows red)

Ring stats (max. 50 characters):
Attack Power: +10
M. Attack Power: +10
Gathering: +10
(stats meant to offer some kind of positive to wearing it and be beneficial to all classes that travel)

Ring name (max. 25 characters): Kupo Ring


It's not the greatest but I was going more for concept than refined illustration. I also screwed around with the ring name for the unlikely chance that I win, I'll have my first name in the ring. XD

[Rahsch]

Yours is pretty cool too MrKupo.

[PSxpert2011]

Entry title (max. 50 characters): Rough Aether Ring

Personal comment or caption for your entry (max. 100 characters):
Upon wearing the ring, aether grows and wraps the finger. When the ring's spirit bond is 100%, the wearer is granted a free teleport to an Aetheryte Crystal. Upon use, the spirit bond will reset. (1%-100% bond=crystal glows blue, 0% bond=crystal glows red)

Ring stats (max. 50 characters):
Attack Power: +10
M. Attack Power: +10
Gathering: +10
(stats meant to offer some kind of positive to wearing it and be beneficial to all classes that travel)

Ring name (max. 25 characters): Kupo Ring


It's not the greatest but I was going more for concept than refined illustration. I also screwed around with the ring name for the unlikely chance that I win, I'll have my first name in the ring. XD

I really want this ring! Though I can care less for the stats. More crits and more magic eva+ lol!

[AsterBarnivere]

The original sketch I should've cleaned up and submitted...

BEHOLD THE GREAT GOSPEL!! (FFX Yuna Ref yay)

Stats:
60 minute reset
SOS Raise: (casts Raise upon death)
SOS Regen: (Casts Regen after Raise)

lolmyringsucks

[Rahsch]

BEHOLD THE GREAT GOSPEL!! (FFX Yuna Ref yay)

Stats:
60 minute reset
SOS Raise: (casts Raise upon death)
SOS Regen: (Casts Regen after Raise)

A ring like that seems kinda overpowered, like maybe possible if they make it break upon you dying and after your raise and regen effect takes place.

[Takomunch]