Yet another fantasy gamer comic: discuss

[Renrik]

Wait, don't they feel any moral or ethical obligation to rescue the person?

[Gez]

Idries, probably, since Sidonie is his friend and was under his protection.

Astrid has no reason to care and a good reason to let the thugs get away with it: it'll get them out of her hair for as long as they need to realize their mistake. Though since she seems the adventurer type, she may want to go after the XPs of a good old "damsel-in-distress" quest.

[Welf]

I'm confused, too. And how can someone confuse a noble woman who have spent her life with kitting and dancing with a trained warrior? Shouldn't they have a different build? This somehow feels forced.

[Coidzor]

Also, her outfit. Far, far too different not to notice upon sighting Astrid and well before actually laying hands on the woman, especially from behind, especially since he'd been with Sidonie for some time prior to the switcheroo.

And why the hell is he staring at the fake when it's immediately obvious he needs to go bounding off to go commit some assault on some old guys and vikings.

Or is he hard of hearing and only Astrid heard them?

[Kurald Galain]

I'm confused, too. And how can someone confuse a noble woman who have spent her life with kitting and dancing with a trained warrior? Shouldn't they have a different build? This somehow feels forced.

In the words of Sluggy Freelance, "She had hair?"

[Coidzor]

Wow. Intelligence really was his dump stat.

And then he's making fun of the readers for noticing all of the obvious discrepancies he left.

[Welf]

In the words of Sluggy Freelance, "She had hair?"

Well, I wouldn't nitpick if she had another hairstyle, different clothing, different hair colour, a strange accent or a completely different face; these are subtle things hard to recognize on a woman. But a life as warrior, particularly as an archer, leads to a different built of the chest, and thus to slightly different boobs. And that's impossible to overlook.

[Eldan]

And, unless I'm mistaken, she also had a different hairstyle. And clothing.

[Kajhera]

Well, I wouldn't nitpick if she had another hairstyle, different clothing, different hair colour, a strange accent or a completely different face; these are subtle things hard to recognize on a woman. But a life as warrior, particularly as an archer, leads to a different built of the chest, and thus to slightly different boobs. And that's impossible to overlook.

Sidonie is an archer.

Kinda has to be obvious to us as readers they're different, otherwise we're the ones who'll be getting confused.

[Coidzor]

some other way of revealing it to us would have been far, far better.

As in, I dunno, reveal they look alike before having someone who knows Sidonie mistake Astrid for her when he had just been in Sidonie's company and she had been wearing something completely different.

maybe set up some kind of comic where they're doing things in parallel that culminated in them both taking something off of them that would highlight that astrid is a doppelganger while also showing sidonie in the same page.

[Poil]

So Sid's grandfather disappeared 60 years ago. If he went across the sea it's possible he had more kids and that Astrid and Sid are related too.

[Welf]

Sidonie is an archer.

Kinda has to be obvious to us as readers they're different, otherwise we're the ones who'll be getting confused.

Sidone was a hobby archer, Astrid could cut trough a dragon's throat. And she was a warrior, she should be tanned and sinewy, while Sidone should be fair skinned and have a little higher body fat. For a stranger that's maybe not enough, but for somebody that knew her and loves her that should be enough. Also she should have quite an accent, if she's from another continent.
I'm not minding the whole scenario, but it just felt too fast and too forced. I think what Coidzor suggested would have worked better. The problems would remain, but the willing suspense of disbelieve would be higher.

So Sid's grandfather disappeared 60 years ago. If he went across the sea it's possible he had more kids and that Astrid and Sid are related too.

Good catch, sounds plausible.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Outside the YAFGC story line, I'm following the "Rich got ripped off by an art thief" story. Apparantly, someone lifted the caracature of the 11th Doctor, and put it on a t-shirt and is now selling them on eBay.

The "Thief" claims he has the picture on his wall... Somehow, I don't believe him.

[Gez]

Who would buy a shirt with a then/than confusion on it?

[Brother Oni]

Sidone was a hobby archer

Looking about on the YAFGC website, Lady Sidonie of Falconheim was a PC in a Pendragon game, so I doubt she's only a hobby archer.

I do agree that to someone who knows Sid well, they should be able to tell the difference easily (Astrid apparently wears full armour regularly for starters, which puts muscle on and callouses in odd places), unless it's one of the rare occasions of doppelgänger syndrome as Coidzor said.

The problem is, that in the D&D world, Doppelgängers are a separate race and usually regarded as not friendly.

Edit: Apparently it's more common than you think as the human brain remembers a person by certain facial details and if they're similar enough, the two people can be mistaken: ABC news article.

[Agi Hammerthief]

Edit: Apparently it's more common than you think as the human brain remembers a person by certain facial details and if they're similar enough, the two people can be mistaken: ABC news article.

(in New Zealand) I've started talking (in Germann) to a random person who swapped places with someone [I had previously had a conversation with] while I was distracted, they didn't even look familiar
I only gathered from the blank face that something wasn't quite right.

[Kurald Galain]

Looking about on the YAFGC website, Lady Sidonie of Falconheim was a PC in a Pendragon game, so I doubt she's only a hobby archer.

She can shoot the wings off a fly. Definitely more than a hobby archer.

[tiercel]

I know pretty much everyone speaks EnglishCommon in D&D/D&D-esque worlds, but yeah I really would have thought the *accent* would have given things away....

Speech patterns, muddled confusion about things she "should" know are one thing. Improbable physical similarity is another: barring the deliberate use of magic/shapeshifting, these two women would look at least somewhat different to close acquaintances unless they really are identical twins separated at birth.

But if my best friend, longtime crush, or sister came home suddenly and inexplicably speaking with, say, a Swedish accent I would think that alarm bells would be going off.

Unless Astrid has a magical ability/bauble or the highly developed secret-agent/actress extraordinary ability to affect the speech patterns, accents of those around her...

Eh, it's a plot device, whatever.

[Agi Hammerthief]

wow,
she realls iy NOT fond of the king!?

[Gez]

Is the "not bad" viking's cheek red because of Sid's punch, or because he's blushing at admitting the fiance looks cute?

[Coidzor]

TBH, the best answer is both, Gez.

...Did he really expect us to find the slapstick of the chimera fighting the shadow drake amusing?

[memnarch]

TBH, the best answer is both, Gez.

...Did he really expect us to find the slapstick of the chimera fighting the shadow drake amusing?

It was somewhat amusing. Not enough to be a laugh at kind though.

[Radar]

It was somewhat amusing. Not enough to be a laugh at kind though.

His Dr Who/Loony Toons mashup comics were IMO better (I kind of like, how he menaged all their weird accents): 1, 2, 3.

[Poil]

1621:
Sounds like a decent deal to me.

[Gez]

Will they ever realize there was a switcheroo? I wonder if Astrid's father will be more perceptive than Sidonie's brother.

[Coidzor]

That's who Idries was, eh? ...I'd forgotten.

Apparently despite being another continent the accent is the same, so... It's anyone's guess when the farce will end.

[Radar]

That's who Idries was, eh? ...I'd forgotten.

Apparently despite being another continent the accent is the same, so... It's anyone's guess when the farce will end.

Current Radar:I guess, we can stop guessing.

Future Radar: Umm... you're not quite right. They seem to be more oblivious, then it I thought possible.
CR: Hey! No spoilers! You're not even supposed to post here.
FR: I just try to lessen the blow, you'll experiance because of...
CR banned FR from this memo.
FFR: It's not like I can't unban myself. I'm closing this memo anyway.
FFR banned CR from this memo.
FFR banned himself from this memo.

[Poil]

Somehow I suspect that the dragon emperor isn't overly pleased with what the Chimera is up to.

[Agi Hammerthief]

Somehow I suspect that the dragon emperor isn't overly pleased with what the Chimera is up to.

Goldie failed his wisdom check when sending out the shadow without telling Chimera

[Coidzor]

I get the feeling he just really likes to paint humans as especially thick.