Twice Blessed (Total Ripoff of OOTS?)

[Icedaemon]

Nerd-o-Rama is correct on the last account. I did study a tiny little bit of Russian at a point. I actually somewhat dislike the language personally and think the cryllic alphabet is unattractive, but this does not mean that I would not see such fonts as daft.

Then again, I do also believe that most Europeans with a reasonable education would know some Greek letters well enough to at least spot often-used ones such as gamma, sigma, phi and lambda.

[gadren]

Does it do Snowspeeder references from Empire Strikes Back?

Mayyyyybee.

[Morph Bark]

Then again, I do also believe that most Europeans with a reasonable education would know some Greek letters well enough to at least spot often-used ones such as gamma, sigma, phi and lambda.

When I entered university, I was actually really surprised at how few people knew the names of Greek letters, having had Greek for five years.

[gadren]

When I entered university, I was actually really surprised at how few people knew the names of Greek letters, having had Greek for five years.

I seem to be missing the cause-effect there. You studied Greek for five years, so you are surprised how few other people knew the Greek alphabet?

[Icedaemon]

It's not exactly unreasonable. University, often even secondary-school-level math and physics have a lot of greek letters used as symbols for this and that.

[Morph Bark]

I seem to be missing the cause-effect there. You studied Greek for five years, so you are surprised how few other people knew the Greek alphabet?

In my country it is required to have 2 years of Greek and 3 years of Latin in the type of school that prepares you for university. High school is split into varying levels, same with university. After those years, you pick either Greek or Latin for the next three years, so most people at university have had Greek for years, unless they finished a lower-leveled college-like education first and then went to university.

If you're not from Europe, it may be hard to understand, but even harder to explain it so you will.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Who's that Pokemon?

[factotum]

Did someone mention something about Empire Strikes Back references earlier?

And yes, she may have dealt with that little problem, but it looks like Daddy is looming up in the background...

[gadren]

Who's that Pokemon?

[Gez]

http://www.twiceblessedcomic.com/who..._construct.jpg

It's Batman!

[gadren]

It's Batman!

So, you're saying it can breathe in space?

[Gez]

So, you're saying it can breathe in space?

I don't doubt that an instant! However, it might still overheat from lack of air-cooling.

[Nerd-o-rama]

http://www.twiceblessedcomic.com/who..._construct.jpg

IT'S PIKACHU!!

[Gez]

IT'S PIKACHU!!

[gadren]

BWAHAHAHAHAH!

[MlleRouge]

...Requesting permission to use that picture as an avatar on an RP forum I'm playing at.

Also, nifty comic. I think I'm going to sit back a while and let some updates accumulate before following, though I rather like the art.

[Gez]

...Requesting permission to use that picture as an avatar on an RP forum I'm playing at.

If you're asking me, go ahead. I didn't make it, it's just one of these random pictures that float around the Internet.

[MlleRouge]

If you're asking me, go ahead. I didn't make it, it's just one of these random pictures that float around the Internet.

I sort of assumed, but I figured I should ask to be safe :D I'm a boyscout like that

[gadren]

This makes me so happy.

ANYWAY about Twice Blessed itself.

Enjoying it so far. I still hope to see more of those two Drow twins with the eye patches. Brevis and Loquais, was it? They must be total badasses. Just 'cos...eyepatches.

Aye.

Yes, I do plan to have more of Brevis and Loquais. I suppose they are badasses, but in a more sneaky fashion, one being a rogue and one being an assassin.

[factotum]

Weird that Pella keeps her healing potions in her arrow quiver, but then, I guess she doesn't have much else to carry them in...

[gadren]

Weird that Pella keeps her healing potions in her arrow quiver, but then, I guess she doesn't have much else to carry them in...

Yes, unfortunately pockets was not something we thought about character-design-wise until this came up. I'll have to make sure she picks up an Elhonna's quiver/handy haversack hybrid magic item or something. She needs to be light to fly around.

[gadren]

So, Geni and I were having the conversation last night about who we would choose as the voice actors if Twice Blessed ever became an animated series (and money wasn't a concern).

This is who we came up with for the characters you've seen so far, (though I'm curious who you guys would pick?):

Cade Masters - Nathan Fillion
Melchior - Mark Hamill
Vadim Valntipur - We disagreed on this. Gen wants John Rhys Davies doing a Russian accent, I want Michael Fairman.
Pella Brightwing - Jewel Staite
Mig the kobold - Frank Oz

Thoughts?

[factotum]

Isn't Claudia Black required to play at least one character by law? Or is that just for video games? She'd make a good Pella regardless.

I have no idea who Michael Fairman is, but I'm sure Rhys-Davies would do a good job. As for Cade, I'm not seeing Nathan Fillion there for some reason. Maybe Neil Patrick Harris?

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Funny you should mention Nathan Fillion and Jewel Staite... When I read today's strip, I thought of Ron Glass (Rev. Book) saying that while the Bible opposes killing, it's a little fuzzier in the area of kneecapping someone...

[Occasional Sage]

Funny you should mention Nathan Fillion and Jewel Staite... When I read today's strip, I thought of Ron Glass (Rev. Book) saying that while the Bible opposes killing, it's a little fuzzier in the area of kneecapping someone...

Second layer of reference, this was Captain Tightpant's line right before the bar fight in the pilot episode.

[gadren]

Second layer of reference, this was Captain Tightpant's line right before the bar fight in the pilot episode.

Not word for word, but close, yeah.

[gadren]

Isn't Claudia Black required to play at least one character by law? Or is that just for video games? She'd make a good Pella regardless.

Claudia Black has too deep of a voice for Pella. There is a character named Rua who hasn't been introduced yet that Claudia would actually make a good voice for, though. (I had originally wanted Tara Strong, but Geni thinks everyone would just think that Rua is a Raven-clone if we went that route.)

I have no idea who Michael Fairman is, but I'm sure Rhys-Davies would do a good job. As for Cade, I'm not seeing Nathan Fillion there for some reason. Maybe Neil Patrick Harris?

Watch this clip and picture Cade in Castle's place when he talks about how ruggedly handsome he is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7lM24CkSH8

[factotum]

Watch this clip and picture Cade in Castle's place when he talks about how ruggedly handsome he is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7lM24CkSH8

Still not seeing it, and I think it's actually for the same reason you just shot down Claudia Black as Pella--I think Fillion's voice is too deep for Cade. Don't know why I think Cade should have a higher-pitched voice than that, I just do! (I think it's mainly the "Not the face!" line from earlier in the strip--I just can't help but imagine that in a falsetto screech).

[Occasional Sage]

I just noticed that the ad banner doesn't have the dotted line showing us that Cade is, indeed, staring at the woman's cleavage.

I much prefer the "without" version; drawing an arrow feels like demeaning our intelligence.

[gadren]

I just noticed that the ad banner doesn't have the dotted line showing us that Cade is, indeed, staring at the woman's cleavage.

I much prefer the "without" version; drawing an arrow feels like demeaning our intelligence.

Yeah, I actually had another big webcomics producer point that out to me and say "dude, we get. Don't be so heavy-handed." So I will go back and edit that out when I have a little spare time.