Murphy's Law 4 (4 Times The Mayhem!)

[Silverraptor]

I use Inkscape!
But nobody asked me...

Inkscape is the way to go.

[Allan Surgite]

I do believe that Coffee has stated that she uses Inkscape on several occasions.

[Marnath]

Every time I get on here we've derailed to something new. O.o

I have an on topic question!! What happened to the salblaze's remains?

[Maxios]

Well, what I do is that on the page where I make the comic I have standard templates. I have templates of each character and of small things that are difficult for me to make standard every time, like the question mark eyebrows, Matt's neutral expression, some types of weaponry, colors for backgrounds, and so forth. When i make the comic, I copy and paste the character templates and then edit them: Make them move by adjusting the legs and arms, rotate them, change their expressions, etcetera.

Alright. Thanks or telling me. I'll try to make my own webcomic. I'll let you guys know how it works out.

[Anitar]

Every time I get on here we've derailed to something new. O.o

I have an on topic question!! What happened to the salblaze's remains?

Giant volcano?

[Marnath]

Giant volcano?

seems like a decent idea, except didn't they say there's a temple right there where she ascended? That would be hard to keep usable if there was lava.

[Jjeinn-tae]

seems like a decent idea, except didn't they say there's a temple right there where she ascended? That would be hard to keep usable if there was lava.

Maybe the temple is made of force?

[HalfTangible]

seems like a decent idea, except didn't they say there's a temple right there where she ascended? That would be hard to keep usable if there was lava.

If you look at the panel where Astrid ascended, she took the corpse with her.

[Maxios]

Alright. Thanks or telling me. I'll try to make my own webcomic. I'll let you guys know how it works out.

Update: I just finished the first strip. I'll start my thread for it either tonight or tomorrow.

[CoffeeIncluded]

If you look at the panel where Astrid ascended, she took the corpse with her.

You got it.

Also, if there is a homebrew and a PbP of Aequar in the future, I'm joining up. And I'm playing as a future character in the series.

[Lix Lorn]

I call Serrin.

[Illven]

I'll post a big 16 if/when Coffee posts a setting, assuming no one has any problems with me dm'ing

[RdMarquis]

I haven't seen the rest of the setting yet (well, none of us has), but I'd prefer to play an original character. Or maybe DM if there's a lot of interest.

[Mystic Muse]

I'd like to do an original character if the PBP starts.

[Darklord Xavez]

I'd like to do an original character if the PBP starts.

As would I, but we're probably not going to be able to use the 3.0 psionic rules. I like them better.
-Xavez

[Mystic Muse]

As would I, but we're probably not going to be able to use the 3.0 psionic rules. I like them better.
-Xavez

what about them is better?

and lets keep the psionics discussion to PMs so that we don't derail Coffee's thread further.

[Darklord Xavez]

what about them is better?

and lets keep the psionics discussion to PMs so that we don't derail Coffee's thread further.

Read my thread in the roleplaying games forum.
-Xavez

[CoffeeIncluded]

As would I, but we're probably not going to be able to use the 3.0 psionic rules. I like them better.
-Xavez

what about them is better?

and lets keep the psionics discussion to PMs so that we don't derail Coffee's thread further.

There are no psionics in Aequar.

And I'd really prefer it if people made OC's. The only reason I'd use this future character as my PC is that I'm using him for roleplaying purposes, to get his character down better. He has no idea what he wants to be; he started out as a cheery redhead with a bad leg and now he's a deadpan snarking, chain-smoking albino.

[Symmys]

He has no idea what he wants to be; he started out as a cheery redhead with a bad leg and now he's a deadpan snarking, chain-smoking albino.

All I ask is that he's awesome.

[Lix Lorn]

All I ask is that he's awesome.

Don't be silly, this is Coffee.
That goes without saying. :P

[Mina Kobold]

Can I have an OC in the setting too?


I'm split between playing the guy who think he's the big hero but is, in fact, the butt monkey and completely useless or the cloudcuckoolander who keeps getting in trouble...

But back on topic, it does indeed go without saying tat any of Coffee's characters are awesome

[Symmys]

Don't be silly, this is Coffee.
That goes without saying. :P

Yes, I know.

[CoffeeIncluded]

Don't be silly, this is Coffee.
That goes without saying. :P

Thank you!

And I've been drawing some concept art of him (Sorry, the scanner's still broken). As much as I hate hate hate smoking, it really is appropriate for his character.

Update Friday. Saturday is Yom Kippur and I have school on Monday, so updates then are out of the question.

[Marnath]

Update Friday. Saturday is Yom Kippur and I have school on Monday, so updates then are out of the question.

Aww, I'll probably be out of town friday! I guess i'll have to wait.

[CoffeeIncluded]

I woke up at 5:30 AM with this story prompt in my head. This takes place in the sequel. It's all a character's thoughts.

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Alistair walks up the slope, the wind whipping around him. Even in Tunit Island, the only place where the sea breeze does not blow is in the belly of the volcano.

He walks up to a slab of white marble, pulls out a large container of noodles, puts about half of it into a bowl, sits on the slab, and begins to eat. He takes his time, savoring the taste. When he finishes, he smirks at the marble.

"Well?" he asks. "Have you been watching?"

The slab does not answer. The body underneath silently decomposes. Ghosts never respond, not even for him. Especially not this one.

Alistair clasps his hands and smiles.

Ah, it had been a long battle of wits, one in which she had perished but a few years ago (He was there, at arm's length), but now his plan was in the final stages of completion. And two of them too, though the altar only called for the blood of one!

The boy then. He was more daring, more...Reckless. The girl was too cautious. Alistair saw how that chain-smoking albino (He had only seen the white-haired, violet-eyed young man for a few minutes, yet he could not conceive of him without a cigarette dangling from his fingers or clenched between his teeth) had looked at him with suspicion. The girl may not believe him, but she would listen. It would be too much trouble.

The albino was a sorcerer though, he could really mess things up...But then again, unlikely. He spent his fire spells lighting cigarettes rather than smiting foes. And if worst came to worst...Alistair knew of the intimate link between caster and familiar. It wouldn't be too hard to snap a rat's neck.

Then there was Loki...But he was of no concern. They had been allies once, but now he was the guardian of a deserted island, a half-drowned city, a fool, inexorably stuck in the past. And his one true foe was dead for years.

Ah, that battle between the minds, between the powers. Alistair smiles almost fondly at the memories. A worthy opponent for his intellect! It had been centuries since he had found an equal, and then there was her. And she had nearly won, too. But when The Messenger had betrayed her (A completely unexpected and absolutely marvelous stroke of luck), she inadvertently let her guard down for the first--And last--Time in her life. It was almost funny. Once he had pierced her magical defenses, she was surprisingly frail, her trachea as crushable as any other mortals'. He remembers how light she was as he held her up in the air by her throat, how weak she was as she struggled against him, and then, how her eyes rolled up and her body went slack as the bowl of unfinished noodles cooled on the table behind them.

He was almost disappointed at how easily she died.

And then he buried her here. He wanted her to see his great victory, wanted her to see the new world he would create, wanted her to see her hopes and dreams and life she once knew crumble. Alistair grins, bends over the grave, and whispers almost as he would to a lover.

"Well, my dear? It looks like I've finally won."

He turns to leave, to finish his preparations. And then looks back. She was a mere obstacle, albeit a great obstacle, to his plans, nothing more. He shouldn't put any emotional stock into it.

And yet...And yet...

He looks at the letters, crudely engraved in the marble. He carved them himself.

Melata Enimaynes
The Last Worthy Opponent

He leaves a bowl of noodles for the ghosts.

[Lix Lorn]

...
CREEPY.
Also awesome, obviously.

[CoffeeIncluded]

...
CREEPY.
Also awesome, obviously.

Thank you! Anything specific? And yes, there WILL be a comic later tonight.
Alistair has his own plan, Loki has his own plan, Melata had her own plan but now she's dead, all of them are in various stages of completion, Demetri, Lucille, and Cyrus are in the center of it but they want to do their own thing...Why yes, there will be a Thirty Xanatos Pileup in the sequel to Murphy's Law.

[Lix Lorn]

Well... do we know any of those characters, or are they all To-be-Introduced?

Hooray for thirty xanatos pileups!

[CoffeeIncluded]

Well... do we know any of those characters, or are they all To-be-Introduced?

Hooray for thirty xanatos pileups!

No. The sequel has, except for about 5 characters (Most of them in the background), an entirely new cast. Too bad it'll be years...

And yeah, they're great. Think I can pull it off?

[Lix Lorn]

(nods) Thought so. I'll wait. XD

I bet you can, you're a great storyteller. :)
(Goes back to writing naruto fanfic)