This is the post that will show my first hesitant steps into actually making stuff. Be gentle.
I thought I'd create my own version of that staff, and add a few embellishments for flavor. I started with essentially the same staff, except that I only extruded the outer parts of where the wrappings would go, then started work on the wrappings themselves.
Rather like that. Stuck that on the prepared staff object and trimmed the ends so it would fit.
Did that a few times, and there we go!
Those wrappings use a lot of polys, but I'm just going to use them to set up a normal map for the actual in-game staff. After that was ready, I attached a leather material to the staff itself and added some metal caps on the ends.
Not too bad. The textures need work, but I'm kinda happy with the progress so far. I even made a spike to go onto the end caps.
Got a little bored, and made a few other items to go onto the ends too:
Well, I didn't make the monkey head, I just attached it. And I don't know why I made the mace head out of black glass, I just did.
I did a few variations. I initially had some wood between the wrappings and the metal end caps, but it may be more realistic to have the wrappings go all the way to the end. I've got screenshots of both up there. Any thoughts?
That's my update!