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Anthrology: One-Stop Fox Shop
A cross section of furry talent with 40 up-and-coming artists…
Indiegogo ending 5/18/14
I’m a’gonna keep this short and sweet, because A) it’s amazing and I can’t do justice to it, B) I have misgivings about the project that make it challenging to be coherent about it, C) it’s pretty straightforward as an idea, or D) my mate wants to grab lunch and is whimpering at me, Pick one. Pick all four.
“Anthrology” is ambitious: a 150+ page color bound collection of art from 40 contributors. More than anything else, it looks like a cross-section of young and talented artists, the sort of thing that, 10 years later, you might look back and say “I knew her when…”
I hope I’m being condescending, it’s not intentional. On the surface, I don’t actually recognize any of these artists, but I’m not super “with it” on furry artists from the last five years or so, more my shortcoming than anything else. But as a way to give all these artists print exposure? Amazing! I’m strongly reminded of the old “American Journal of Anthropomorphics“–second callout to that title this week–where new artists, professional artists, the old guard and the young kits, brushed elbows in what was ostensibly a snapshot of the fandom in 1993, 1994, 1995. Neat stuff, if you can find a copy.
That being said, there’s some things about this IGG campaign that kind of bother me. I love that it’s “all-or-nothing” Kickstarter type funding, that’s awesome, and that it’s such a broad swath or art and styles. Excellent!
On the other paw, and I’d love to know more about this–who’s the publisher? Really, who are they? I can’t find anything about them on Google. What were the criteria for submission? What’s their ambition, their mission? Is there a goal beyond binding 150 or so pictures in a nice product?
The thing that most troubles me is the “now or never” nature of the IGG campaign. This is the only chance you’ll have to get this anthology, and I’m personally very tempted. But as a historical artifact, it’s only going out to the artists themselves and their personal fan bases, which makes it less of a “moment in the fandom, treasure it forever” and more like the old International Anthology of Modern Poetry contests, where the bound anthology of the book was offered for purchase to the 300 or so poets whose ONE print credit, EVER, was in the book.
Cynical, I know. I don’t actually think that, I’m really optimistic about the campaign and the IGG page is very sharp–so sharp that it should have been on Kickstarter–but it’s a spice in this dish that I can’t quite ignore.
Anyway! I can’t possibly do justice to this one, like I said. The video shows art from the 40 excellent artists involved, the IGG campaign is rich with commission oppos and “your character HERE” (where “here” is in the anthology itself) purchase points. Check the video, it says more than I ever could, and the math of “a picture is worth a thousand words” says this would be a 40,000-word post if I went too much further.
What do you know about rabbit and horse masks?
To start, let me say that this is my first time in this subreddit. Also, I have a very limited knowledge about "furries" - point is, I stumbled across this term while I was doing some research, and apparently this is highly related to the info I'm looking for.
Alright, lets do this.
Yesterday I heard some interesting hoaxish stuff: Apparently, there are some groups of people that are associated with animals (according to their personalities/ kinda of what you guys do over here, isn't?). Two special groups are Horses and Rabbits. These two are like enemy factions and fight against each other - during what's called "the games". With roots on Eastern European Folk, it looks like these games are played between important families or just ordinary groups of people. Apparently, they happen all over the world during recluse events
It REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A HOAX. AND PROBABLY IS ONE. But if it is one, at least it's VERY well-crafted. You can find references of this "war between horses and rabbits" EVERYWHERE on the internet. Sophia Ryder, Korn's "See you on the other side" album cover, tons of pics portraying Horses vs Rabbits, The WB's Horse Hare stuff, this kind of literature: http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/williams/rabbit/rabbit.html and some other thing. But when you decide to try to understand this conflict, there are no informations on the surface (aka google) - all the knowledge I (and most of people that look into it) have comes from reddit (or 4chan) threads.
Do you guys know anything about? +If you do, you probably won't share them infos. But could you as least point me to a direction? Like where and how to look? Or give me a name for this factions/games?
+There's are lot of info here: https://boards.4chan.org/x/res/14353576
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Best Furry animation I have seen for awhile! Love Betsy Lee! Watch all of her stuff ^w^
This is kind of old, but it is what got me into the fandom. Still just as beautiful as I remembered.
Ironclaw Adventures: *BE* The Weasel
A set of adventures and story hooks for the Ironclaw Pen and Paper anthropomorphic RPG…
Kickstarter ending 4/17/14 
Ironclaw, by Sanguine Games, is arguably the best-known Pen & Paper RPG (shared fantasy role-playing around a tabletop, like Dungeons & Dragons). It’s not the only furry P&P RPG one that’s had some sticking power–Albedo Anthropomorphics,a sci-fi RPG based on furry founding father Steve Gallaci‘s work, also spun off supplements and multiple editions (and is also, at this point, one of Sanguine’s games). It may not be the first, or the most successful (both of those honors–at least the former–likely go to Palladium’s 1985 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness,” probably a success because of profound “right place right time” syndrome.) But so far as well-realized, well-supported, still-expanding, still-produced furry RPGs go, look no further.
Ironclaw is many furries’ introduction to P&P RPG. It’s a renaissance fantasy; the island/continent of Calabria is a toy four great noble houses struggle over (the game book says Calabria is the “crossroad of the known world.” I figure it’s like Australia in “RISK,” whoever gets it wins the game.) Some small number of the inhabitants of this world can throw magic around, but with the growth of new technologies, the power of the church and the four noble houses, the fantasy RPG staples of magic and monsters could almost fade into the background–Renaissance Europe is complicated and deadly enough without fireballs!
Oh, hey, there’s an online version too, I did not know that.
So far as expansions go, Sanguine recently launched a Kickstarter to bring their Asian “Jadeclaw” game up to date with their new rule edition, a version with a streamlined combat system, cleaner magic system, much-abbreviated skill list (overall, the game seems to have taken several big steps away from an unnecessarily rules-crunchy “spells & simulationism” game to a cleaner, combat-light storytelling game, which is probably a better place to be and more inline with the mainstream P&P RPG hobbistry. Overall, the new revision has been expanding at a modest pace, with the Asia-themed Book of Jade and the virtually contractually-required magical supplement expanding campaign options.
Sanguine Games’ newest Kickstarter, the Book of Adventures, expands the universe with classic and new Ironclaw mini-modules and story hooks. 
With the indie RPG industry moving to online/print-on-demand and crowdfunded launches as publishing models, Sanguine Games is well-placed–furries are, by and large, young and tech-savvy, and Ironclaw’s status as the preeminent furry RPG is a powerful asset for bootstrapping a small-press product. Indie RPGs seem to be trending toward a post-print economy, which might hurt a large company that makes its money from brick-and-mortar stores, but the Fandom has the resources and enthusiasm to sustain a primarily digital model. Anyway, the product! Six “Ironclaw” adventures, fleshed out with side-quests, characters, and storylines. Not sure of the page count (ahem, Sanguine?), but given the size of their original adventure modules (pocket-sized trade paperbacks with 60 or so pages), I think we could imagine a solid 180-page book.
Right now, “Adventures” features: a bleak game of war with “The Wolves of Winter”; luxury and pomp at the opera with “Wages of Envy”; noble intrigue with “Lost Heir of the Rinaldi”; uncovering the grim past with “Martyr of the Catacombs”; a journey into the untamed, savage (?) land of Phelan; A story of loyalty and the church in “Crisis of Faith”—and that’s the product as currently planned. Scanning over the stretch goals, another two adventures are in easy reach at the $3000 and $7000 goal, and if the Kickstarter reaches $18,000—possible with its loyal fan base, the book will be more than half again bigger, with at least four new adventures, and expanded art and content besides. Besides being, well, a solid collection of modules that might be helpful for an established Ironclaw campaign, pre-published adventures help realize the game world; they show how Ironclaw plays out in the minds of its creator, filling in the world, suggesting ways to play and expand your game, and generally taking the game master’s paw and saying “Someday, cub, all this will be yours.” Helpful stuff. 
As to the Kickstarter itself…hmm. It doesn’t really put on its best Sunday suit. The video is about a minute long, loaded with art, and nothing else, and the text description is, well, text, and nothing else. Given that most potential investors are going to glance over the campaign page for highlights and move on, this isn’t the best sales approach. And while the campaign is at double their original, probably somewhat understated, goal, there hasn’t been an update posted, and very few comments–and none at all from Sanguine itself. This is not a good way to build interest or community within the Kickstarter toolset, and the world hasn’t been exactly buzzing about it outside of the standard P&P RPG internal boards. So…we’ll see, but without some push from Sanguine, that $18K goal seems pretty distant on the horizon.
Note: Images used above are included to promote the work of crowdfunding artists, and are owned by the original creator.
Commission, please?
Hiya! So, my friend has been dying to get his hands on a commission, but he can't exactly pay for it. I would draw it, but I can't even draw a stick figure.
That's why I come to you guys! I personally can't pay with actual money, but I could pay with Lindens in Second Life. It doesnt even have to be colored in! I just want the guy to be happy, so if youre willing to do it, PM me!
Thanks again c:
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Gird your loins furries, March 25th is the air date of the much anticipated Dr. Phil furries episode. Heres the summary.
what are sergals?
what are sergals? i tried doing some research but i could not find much. other than the fact that the story is not done and most likly never will be. so can you explain what they are and a link to a completed version will be nice.
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FC-160 The Cone Of Straightness - A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe's hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often mar
A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe’s hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often marked with an S or the word “straight”, and given to furchildren to wear as punishment by public humiliation for misbehavior and, as the name implies, straightness.
Banter: News:- Straight Fur Feels He Has to Act Gay to Be Accepted by Fandom
- Furry University = FU
- Power Lines Look Terrifying to Animals
- Animals that are eaten alive around the world
- Anti-Gay ‘Revolution’ On The Way, Because People Are Fed Up With ‘Homosexual Agenda,’ Scott Lively Claims
- TED: Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?
- Blaze Nightwolf – “two questions”
- Clauzfox – “QUESTIONS FROM A REDFOX…and his grandmother”
- Somnomancer – “I’m afraid”
- SpikeDaHusky – “First time Email.”
- Pyros – “When jokes become offensive”
- Epsilon – “Thank You!!”
FC-160 The Cone Of Straightness - A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe's hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often mar
A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe’s hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often marked with an S or the word “straight”, and given to furchildren to wear as punishment by public humiliation for misbehavior and, as the name implies, straightness.
Banter: News:- Straight Fur Feels He Has to Act Gay to Be Accepted by Fandom
- Furry University = FU
- Power Lines Look Terrifying to Animals
- Animals that are eaten alive around the world
- Anti-Gay ‘Revolution’ On The Way, Because People Are Fed Up With ‘Homosexual Agenda,’ Scott Lively Claims
- TED: Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?
- Blaze Nightwolf – “two questions”
- Clauzfox – “QUESTIONS FROM A REDFOX…and his grandmother”
- Somnomancer – “I’m afraid”
- SpikeDaHusky – “First time Email.”
- Pyros – “When jokes become offensive”
- Epsilon – “Thank You!!”
FC-160 The Cone Of Straightness - A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe's hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often mar
A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe’s hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often marked with an S or the word “straight”, and given to furchildren to wear as punishment by public humiliation for misbehavior and, as the name implies, straightness.
Banter: News:- Straight Fur Feels He Has to Act Gay to Be Accepted by Fandom
- Furry University = FU
- Power Lines Look Terrifying to Animals
- Animals that are eaten alive around the world
- Anti-Gay ‘Revolution’ On The Way, Because People Are Fed Up With ‘Homosexual Agenda,’ Scott Lively Claims
- TED: Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?
- Blaze Nightwolf – “two questions”
- Clauzfox – “QUESTIONS FROM A REDFOX…and his grandmother”
- Somnomancer – “I’m afraid”
- SpikeDaHusky – “First time Email.”
- Pyros – “When jokes become offensive”
- Epsilon – “Thank You!!”
FC-160 The Cone Of Straightness - A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe's hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often mar
A straightness cone, also variously known as a straight hat, blue cap, or Fayroe’s hat, is a pointed hat, formerly used as an article of discipline in schools. In furry culture, it is typically made of paper and often marked with an S or the word “straight”, and given to furchildren to wear as punishment by public humiliation for misbehavior and, as the name implies, straightness.
Banter: News:- Straight Fur Feels He Has to Act Gay to Be Accepted by Fandom
- Furry University = FU
- Power Lines Look Terrifying to Animals
- Animals that are eaten alive around the world
- Anti-Gay ‘Revolution’ On The Way, Because People Are Fed Up With ‘Homosexual Agenda,’ Scott Lively Claims
- TED: Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?
- Blaze Nightwolf – “two questions”
- Clauzfox – “QUESTIONS FROM A REDFOX…and his grandmother”
- Somnomancer – “I’m afraid”
- SpikeDaHusky – “First time Email.”
- Pyros – “When jokes become offensive”
- Epsilon – “Thank You!!”
References
I'm trying to get my fursona drawn. I have one feral of him/her (I kinda flip flop) but want an anthro and think a reference would be a good place to start. Can anyone recommend a few inexpensive artists to look into? With a special needs son, daughter, and my wife, moneys a bit tight so I can't afford to much but am still hoping to find someone on the less expensive side
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Furry dreams?
I wanna know if anyone has furry themed dreams, so can y'all share any you've had?
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