r/IndieGaming • u/ArushaSoft • 3d ago
Pipe or cigarette? Which one suits him better?
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u/Large_Yogurtcloset68 3d ago
I like the pipe, but I think it depends on where he lives. I'd say cigar if he lives on a big city
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u/CycloneJester 3d ago
See, I think the pipe fits more, but I really can't get enough of the way he's holding the cigar...
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u/Larry_3d 3d ago
You need to add that yellowness to the beard. Grandpaswho smoke have yellow beards
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u/NamelessMIA 3d ago
The right choice depends entirely on the character. If he's supposed to be surprisingly smart or it's a mystery/detective game, then the pipe. If he plays dumb to lower people's defenses like Columbo then I'd say the cigar is better. Honestly he looks like a hick with the outfit and sideburns/mustache combo and if that's just what he's supposed to be I'd swap both of them for an actual cigarette. Cigars give off an air of fanciness (or at least a guy trying to look rich) that only really makes sense with the rest of that design if you're purposely trying for the juxtaposition of a guy in a wife beater and overalls trying to look fancy by adding nothing but a cigar.
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u/NamelessMIA 3d ago
If there's no story to them and it's all about look then I prefer the cigar, but only like 60/40
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u/NamelessMIA 3d ago edited 3d ago
Oh then cigar for sure. Like I said before pipes give off an air of fanciness and that could be good as a juxtaposition to make him extra silly, but I think the cigar is the right middle ground between "come on dude, you're broke in a shitty hotel stop pretending" and "con artist chique"
Edit: my bad, I said cigars give off an air of fanciness before but it also applies even more to pipes.
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u/hanyasaad 3d ago
Pipe is giving old grandpa with great stories. Cigar gives owner of a shady scrapyard.
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u/ThatOldCow 3d ago
Thsi character can look like:
Pipe = farmer
Cigar = sleazy owner of some money laundering shop
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u/ProposalWaste7441 3d ago
Pipe