Everquest: Kingdom of Stone

[Tiggles]

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This was one of the biggest paintings I've done - in terms of size, complexity, and sheer pressure (living up to the standards set by Keith Parkinson, the originator of the EverQuest style!).

Shortly after I completed this, the project was cancelled and Kingdom of Stone was never released! Of course Sony honored their contract, so I was paid for my work (over 130 hours total). Still it was quite a disappointment that my first big freelance assignment was never printed.
© 2003 Sony Online Entertainment


I found this while searching for a signed print of the Kunark box art to continue to piss off my girlfriend. What is the Kingdom of Stone? It was an apparently a canceled EQ expak and the date was around 2003. Kinda looks Kunarkish for me.

Does anyone have any info about this?

[kenzar]

Well, it looks like Feerrott with that fear portal in the background. I dunno

[metax]

you are a geek

[Chrushev]

Likely just renamed to Lost Dungeons of Norrath (September 2003)

No reasons for them to scrap an xpack, focus testing probably showed that LDoN sounded/sold better than Kingdom of Stone.

so same thing, id guess.

[Tiggles]

Originally Posted by Chrushev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Likely just renamed to Lost Dungeons of Norrath (September 2003)

No reasons for them to scrap an xpack, focus testing probably showed that LDoN sounded/sold better than Kingdom of Stone.

so same thing, id guess.

I was thinking that but i disagree and this is why.

The name doesn't fit the theme what so ever. Also, Ldon was a small quickly tested small group content based expansion. They probably took zones and mobs etc and put them in other expansions down the line.

[Chrushev]

Originally Posted by Tiggles [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I was thinking that but i disagree and this is why.

The name doesn't fit the theme what so ever. Also, Ldon was a small quickly tested small group content based expansion. They probably took zones and mobs etc and put them in other expansions down the line.

I think it totally fits.. they are in a dungeon, there are stairwell in the background indicating different entrances, as it was in LDoN. Plus this painting is not Sony's vision.. its the painter's vision of what Sony relayed to him/her. And those two things rarely match up perfectly.

[Kika Maslyaka]

this is most likely an early attempt at Plane of Underfoot - aka set in stone underneath the surface.

Hole revamp with Guardian of Seal was introduced some time before this, and people were expecting the big gates to open any time soon.. which didn't happened until recently, but time frame is about right (hole revamp around 2003-08-26)

[Akim]

I like the EXP leaching bard in the background.

[bizzum]

Originally Posted by Akim [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I like the EXP leaching bard in the background.

No man, hes got his lute out casting Cantana of Replenishment! Enough in my book to keep my caster ass happy!

[Akim]

lol, looks like he just took a swim to me :P