Need input on Fantasy Characters

To my knowledge, an ogre and a troll are 2 different "species". Yet often the same type of demi giant. Trolls are often a bit more intelligent than ogre's.

Same goes for the ghoul and zombie.
Zombies seek out the living and attack the living.
Ghouls seek out corpses instead. Yet still attack the living. Ghouls are also a bit more intelligent then zombies. Zombies are mindless and move forward towards their goal all the time. Ghouls might go sideways or a step back if needed. A ghoul might even try to escape if the enemy is certainly to strong.

There you have 11 and 12.

Then in addition of opponents:
13 Cyclops
14 Demon or Devil (or both)
15 Naga or Lamia
16 Giant Spider
17 Mermaids (the nasty ones)
18 Harpy
19 Centaur (again the nasty one)
20 Pig men
21 Skeleton
22 Slime

I don't know for sure what you mean with your very last question. The set of hero's or the set of enemies? I don't think you can change much about your set of hero's. But there are plenty of enemies. Just choose the ones that fit in best with your game mechanics.

I hope this helped.

Hoorah! :)

Good list to start off with for sure.

Some other ideas that could possibly be added;

Bearmen/WereBear
Demon/Lesser Demon
Ratlings/Ratmen
Elementals (Fire, Earth, Wind, Water)
Titans
Gnomes
Centaurs
Cyclops
Giant Spider
Chimera
Griffin
Minotaur

Giant can be subdivided;
- Frost Giant
- Fire Giant
- Hill Giant
- Mountain Giant

Absolutely commercially viable! I love the look myself, and there are many games out there already (with more coming) that take a more lighthearted "comic" style of art.

Of course, as with all styles you will find detractors, but they are the minority in most cases (even if vocal about it).

This art style is probably the most effective in today's market due to it's vast appeal. As a father and gamer, I can tell you that it is hard to find a game that actually appeals to almost all age groups. This certainly fits.

As for more creatures, you have some undead, why not throw in some ethereal:

Wisp
Ghost/Spirit
Phantom/Specter (which I've always considered a sort of 'super ghost')
Shadow
Banshee
Angel/Angelic

Everyone else has pitched in quite a few ideas for different "races". But if you want to cut costs, particularly for a rough draft or possibly even to keep mechanical complexity low (for example, having twenty different effects based on two levels of ten mechanics for your core races), try the old Final Fantasy trick: Reskin the same art with new colors, so for example, your skeleton (ex, level 5) has white bones, but your Undead (ex, level 15) has red bones.

If you need any more explanation, please feel free to reach out.

I think it depends on your career goals. Are you an aspiring artist building a portfolio or an aspiring commercial illustrator selling a game? Artists like Frazetta, Brom, or DiTerlizzi have done tons of commercial work, but their signature style is what earned them a following in the long term. On the other hand, Dan Dussault and Charlène Le Scanff did illustration work for two games that I quite enjoyed, but I only know their names after looking them up just now, and I doubt that I'd recognize their work in a different context. Their illustrations helped drive sales though, and I'm sure illustrating a title that sold 10k+ units looks great on a résumé and cements some good professional contacts. The sweet spot is walking the line between fine art and commercial illustration. Mike Mignola, for example, has an identifiable style that just so happens to be commercially viable. Your work looks solid enough that I expect you have a choice in what style you choose and what direction you take with it. I wish you the best.

Here are monsters that would be funny if they were not going to kill you. They might fit in your theme.

Omni - Japanese spirit that steals the souls of children. It can only be seen by children and those who are drunk. Since the only people to see them are drunk, well you can imagine how wild the descriptions can be.

Ichneumon - a creature that kill dragons from the inside by getting eaten by them. These are a distant relative of the mongoose. But are vicious. Since they look so unimposing they could be fun, little dragon slayers. Apparent they can control minds including people and adventures.

Chimera - I think you could have some fun with this. Artistically.

I like all you current drawling's. As a non-artist I think they are fantastic.

So, as much as I get it, all of them are "Characters", a.k.a. "the good ones"?
I thought, Trolls and Orcs were supposed to be antagonists?
Also: There is an Orc Warrior and an Orc Archer - then what is that Troll's proffession? Cook?
Also: There is a Warrior, a Barbarian and a Knight amd also a "Hero"? Hu? Does the Knight not qualify as a Hero? Or the Thief? Or the Wizard?

*confusion arises*

Kind regards,
Kai