Drowtales: The Info Dump

[blackjack217]

Sigh, Mel in some ways you are hilariously perceptive, in others totally clueless.

[Hamilkar]

What is so shocking? That Ariel and Mel are not on the best terms or that Quaintana is using Mel as a breeding machine? Well at least Ariel and Mel talk to each other.

But yes I think this food problem will turn out to be the spark which will ignite the big war which was looming over Drowtales for so long.

[Fion MacCumhail]

uhmmm, that big war is already going on.

[Hamilkar]

No it's not BIG enough yet! All so far which was mentioned from the Sarghress side were some skirmish battles or quick assaults to get more territory. Also a big part of the Sharen's forces aren't even in Chel.

Actually I'm a but confused now. On one hand in the comic the current state is described as war on the other hand peace activities like the advertisement for colonizing the old world are still happening. Full war should produce much more desperation. It only makes sense if the state these last years is like an constant skirmish war were both sides avoid a decisive battle and everything is still relatively civilized.

[blackjack217]

No it's not BIG enough yet! All so far which was mentioned from the Sarghress side were some skirmish battles or quick assaults to get more territory. Also a big part of the Sharen's forces aren't even in Chel.

Actually I'm a but confused now. On one hand in the comic the current state is described as war on the other hand peace activities like the advertisement for colonizing the old world are still happening. Full war should produce much more desperation. It only makes sense if the state these last years is like an constant skirmish war were both sides avoid a decisive battle and everything is still relatively civilized.

Quian said her strategy was to slowly and methodically grind the Sharen down to nothing. Step by step block by block the Sharen lose territory and resources and the Sarg gain what the Sharen lost.

[HandofShadows]

What is so shocking? That Ariel and Mel are not on the best terms or that Quaintana is using Mel as a breeding machine? Well at least Ariel and Mel talk to each other.

Shocked she showed up so quickly. Not shocked by her attitude though in any way.

[blackjack217]

Snad is still a conniving ... mean woman

[HandofShadows]

Snad is still a conniving ... mean woman

LOL. The words that accuratly describe Snads are the words that will get you banned on this forum. I always find it funny that Drowtales is supposed to be about "there are no villians in this story". And then you look at Snad who is a mass murdering power hungry monster. Some of the demons come off better than Snad does. That's really bad.

[Gez]

I don't know, the people she's mass-murdering are mostly drows, so I guess that makes her not that bad.

[blackjack217]

LOL. The words that accuratly describe Snads are the words that will get you banned on this forum. I always find it funny that Drowtales is supposed to be about "there are no villians in this story". And then you look at Snad who is a mass murdering power hungry monster. Some of the demons come off better than Snad does. That's really bad.

Yeah, she's a real

[Miklus]

Ah, It's been a while since someone was killed in mid-sentence. I was begining to think the comic was going soft.

[HandofShadows]

I wonder if it was because someone was about to say to much. That does have to hurt though.

[blackjack217]

Doubt it. Also, sites down

[HandofShadows]

Doubt it. Also, sites down

Poor Ariel is sick again. :( (Ariel is the name of the server for the Main Drowtales page) The latest page is up on thread in the forums though.

[blackjack217]

Yeah the forum seems incredibly robust and never goes down. Maybe Giant should contract them to build his forum while he helps out with the main site
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[HandofShadows]

Wow, Dorwtales is ELEVEN years old. Congrates to everyone that has worked on it over the years. They are makeing some upgrades and additions ot the site as well. (Updated wiki for one).

[Miklus]

Finally the song-and-dance number is over. If Dominic Deegan has taught us anything, it is that song-and-dance numbers don't really work in a silent, static-picture comic. Nice try, though.

And now back to our regular scheduled torture and killing.

[HandofShadows]

Well, you can actually listen to the song if you want to.

[Glass Mouse]

Well, you can actually listen to the song if you want to.

The weird thing is, the song doesn't fit at all with the "grand" imagery of the concert. They seem pretty disconnected.

I'm with Miklus. The only way to make a song-and-dance number work in a visual medium is if the song part is secondary, at most. Focus should be on character emotions and reactions, little details, or background events.

[Miklus]

Well, you can actually listen to the song if you want to.

How do I do that?

[Glass Mouse]

How do I do that?

Here.

[Miklus]

Here.

Ah, thanks. Yes, it does not match the comic very well, but it was still pretty. Respect for making the soundtrack, though.

If it was me, I think I would just have made one splash page with the concert scene and all the lyrics. Then let the user press a button to play the music.

[blackjack217]

I'm pretty sure that Drowtales has never made a splash page, which I consider a pity.

[blackjack217]

In other news we apparently are getting blackmail material if the subscriber count gets high enough. Which I find hilarious.

[HandofShadows]

They are getting really tricky over there. Don't blame them a bit though. Keeping DT running and profitable is a very difficult task.

[blackjack217]

Agreed, particularly without selling any addspace on the site.

[HandofShadows]

Someone has been taking flying leasons!

[HandofShadows]

Big BOOM! Are we going to loose our main character? Doubt it. Seems that Maki forgot something. She is undeground in a sewer. All that waste produces methan. Opps.

[HandofShadows]

Well, Ariel is off the the front and we are visiting back with Chrys who has gone to the surface. Is it me or does the way she said "Yes...A shame" strike anyone else as a bit odd? (A hint that maybe "Queen Blueberry" let her know who she really was?)

[blackjack217]

Well, Ariel is off the the front and we are visiting back with Chrys who has gone to the surface. Is it me or does the way she said "Yes...A shame" strike anyone else as a bit odd? (A hint that maybe "Queen Blueberry" let her know who she really was?)

That or just the knowledge that her mom helped kill the queen.