We all know that a deers' appearance influences how we expect them to act towards us, and even think about us in The Forest. The question is, how do you respond to certain pelts, antlers, masks, or sets? Do certain pelts constantly remind you of something? Or perhaps you associate certain spells with certain personality types.

Here are a few images of spells (gathered from Moss's amazing Selector blogs).
Take a moment to look at each and comment with what your first impressions are of each spell. Don't stress about it, or think too long, simply the first emotion or personalty you think of!

EDIT: MAY 10, 2011: Four New Spells for You All to Review! Have Fun!


Here's how I respond to each spell listed above:

1: I love this pelt, in-fact it is rather awesome. One of the more subtle pelts, it is also one of the darkest pelts (I would love some darker pelts, maybe a dark crimson one, similar to this). This pelt is very versatile in terms of characters, but since it was going to be the pelt for my villain Sinker, my bias associates it with malicious plotting (the black around the eyes, makes an almost sinister glare).

2: Much more downplayed in both shape and color than the vibrant peacock antlers, I am glad these are in The Forest. I'm sad though, that the iridescent shimmer doesn't really appear outside of screenshots, in actual game-play it is hard to see. I associate these with female characters, unless the behavior of the character proves otherwise.

3: These make me think of a studious thinker, these antlers are not designed for conflict and the key symbolism draws to mind the unlocking of secrets. Of the antlers in The Forest I consider these one of the few that can be worn by both male or female characters without bias.

4: I love and hate this mask so much. I love it because of the simple, morbid design but I regret that the rest of the mask will only blend seamlessly with the default pelt. It would be amazing if this mask could tint to match the wearers pelt, but I do not believe this will ever happen, sadly. As for who wears this, I A) always assume they are blind...though characters are rarely played as such I have found and B) that they are sensitive and reclusive.

I'm amazed by how judgmental I am in regards to how deer look! Perhaps because we have no verbal reference to draw from in regards to first impressions. Of course I know that a set doesn't make a character, but how a deer looks, as well as how they carry themselves is far more important than a fancy CSS biography page. At least to me.

What about you? What do you think of these spells, or others! Share and discuss (politely, of course ).