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2012-02-22, 01:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
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2012-02-22, 02:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
I thought it was clear that it was his low Wisdom score? The one time V cast Owl's Wisdom his personality instantly turned around.
Of course, that could all be Rule of Funny, but it is the only insight we do have for why he is what he is.
Belkar's backstory could be awesome. Interesting to see what he'll be like (albeit a lower-level version of him) without Roy to keep him in check. The Deva already showed that he was projected to be a one-man Army of Darkness if Roy hadn't intervened, so he would have had to do some pretty dark deeds to be on Heaven's scope like that.
I'm really looking forward to the Cliffport PD one. Would never have suggested them, but it could be a fun little comic relief. It was funny watching the CPPD play every TV/Movie police cliche to the hilt in a fantasy setting, I'm sure a few more pages of good gags can be had.
I was kinda hoping Tsukiko would be one of the three, but I didn't have the big bucks to lay down, so it wasn't my call. Just figured she might have an interesting backstory as to how she got so mentally/emotionally messed up.
Also really looking forward to the printout minis. OotS-style tabletop sounds fun, especially for a lighthearted game of D&D, like a constant reminder on the game table to chill out and it's just a casual game.
Well, I participated, put in my $10 and am patiently but anxiously awaiting my .pdf's of new OotS goodness (and Roy magnet). Would have laid down a lot more, if I had it. Hopefully I can afford to get the books another time.
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2012-02-22, 02:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
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2012-02-22, 02:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
The Ookoodook package wasn't a problem (if I recall correctly, it had a sticker on the outside declaring it contained books D, -1 and 0).
The two Cafepress orders I placed so far weren't a problem either, although both of them had one t-shirt, and both of them had stickers with the contents on them.
I don't know why, but it was never the OotS stuff that made the customs office curious. Maybe it's because the content was declared on the outside of the package, maybe it's because both Cafepress orders were envelopes about the size of half an OotS book, maybe it's because the Cafepress orders had only one t-shirt each, maybe it's because the value wasn't over € XX on any of the orders, maybe it's a combination of all of the above.
The big order with the obscene import taxes and fees wasn't anything OotS-related and had about five t-shirts among a bunch of other things, and the list of ordered items was inside the big carton the order came in.
I had no idea that the customs office had looked into it until the package got here near the end of the estimated time of arrival (which spanned more than two weeks, so yeah, not that much of a delay, although I wonder how much sooner it might have gotten here otherwise). The list of contents right on top of everything else had a check mark next to each item and the carton was resealed. An envelope with the taxes and fees was taped to the outside of the carton. It's been a while, so I don't recall if the delivery guy collected the extra money or if it was charged directly to the credit card with the money for the order itself, and I don't feel like searching for the paperwork right now
(Sorry for the long response, und servus zurück )Last edited by honigmuffin; 2012-02-22 at 02:43 PM.
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2012-02-22, 02:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
That was very early on and a joke. I wouldn't take it as proof of anything regarding "why". Especially since "Because he has a low wisdom score, that's why!" is a very, very lazy answer. That's like answering "Why is the sky blue?" with "Because it's blue!". His ability scores reflect who he is, but the idea that these are set at birth and can never be changed causes quite a few problems with the setting and free will in general.
My point being, while the wisdom score is a reflection of his personality, it is not the reason for his personality. It's simply a correlation, not a causation.
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2012-02-22, 02:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Congratulations, Rich, and Yay! Us! for being a community that supports independent art!
There's a comment on the Kickstarter site saying that you might be needing some volunteer help with the package logistics. The hubster & I live in the land of Not-Terribly-Far-Away and could volunteer a weekend or two of mindless dronery, if it would help. How do we sign up?
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2012-02-22, 02:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 02:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Good, because I need to re-read the entire book series before deciding on characters. I have a dozen favorite characters and there are so many to choose from!
Oooh... I didn't know we had the option for that kind of character interaction! Now I really need to go back to the drawing board!
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2012-02-22, 02:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
imho it would be wonderful to see a Therkla post-death story, dealing with her finally finding peace (and perhaps love) in the afterlife
she'd deserve itrandom hum :)
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2012-02-22, 02:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Guy With a Halberd.
Don't ask.
*sees people will want to know anyway*
OK, I'll explain it a little more. It's a long standing forum in-joke from the above thread and said poster's.... dedication to That Guy With A Halberd. As I understand it, the Cult of the GwaH has even escaped this board and been referenced elsewhere, including TV Tropes.
So if a bunch of forumitites had pooled money together, it might have actually happened.Last edited by Porthos; 2012-02-22 at 03:03 PM.
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2012-02-22, 02:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Glad you picked her. Just wondering if you requested pre-story or afterlife, or if you left it up to Rich entirely?
I didn't manage to snag a story, but I really wanted to know how her final choices affected her in the afterlife too. So for my crayon drawing I was planning to ask Rich if it would be possible to get a drawing of Therkla in the afterlife, wherever that may be and with whomever may be there.
However, if you are already getting the afterlife story, then I will probably choose something else entirely.Thanks to Castaras for the avatar!
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2012-02-22, 02:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
The Guy with a Halberd from comic 432. Running gag among some of the forumites here to get him a recurring role.
Take your best shot, everyone else does.
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SpoilerMy original avatar and much better ones by groundhog22 and a Winter Olympics one by Rae Artemi.
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2012-02-22, 03:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 03:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 03:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 03:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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@Kilrathi It's plainly there, in between the other 17.000 comments
Don't worry about missing it, I think I missed half of it, even by taking my eyes of the screen for a minute to check on dinner (which burned anyway). It was simply madness on that comment board system....
But this was not (at least, not the one I spotted) a suggestion by the giant, just one made for him
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2012-02-22, 03:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Let the Yaggle Gakkle-ing begin.
Beware! Beware!
All children of the 'ground
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2012-02-22, 03:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
So was Haley's Dad being held hostage being a very early on explanation for why she was so greedy, and that's become a major plot thread.
Yeah, there are probably character-related reasons and not "just" a low Wis, but whatever those choices/reasons are, they seem directly tied to his low Wisdom.
You can be evil and have a high wisdom (Evil Clerics for example), or you can just be impulsive, selfish and easily tempted (all signs of low Wisdom), that lead to an evil alignment.
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2012-02-22, 03:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
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2012-02-22, 03:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Let the Yaggle Gakkle-ing begin.
Beware! Beware!
All children of the 'ground
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2012-02-22, 03:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Now I am twice as glad that WampaX grabbed that prize before I could change my mind back on day 2. Since my first choice would probably have been rejected by Rich anyway and Therkla would have been my second. But now SweetBB has me wondering if an origin or afterlife story is better?
Oh well, I'll just have to find out with everyone else. I am one of the ones who does plan to post thier drawing when I get it but I also plan to let Rich know that there is no rush on mine. I won't see in person for months so my sister will need to scan it and email it to me."One useless man is called a disgrace, two are called a law firm and three or more become a congress."
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I participated!
Typical of a non-spellcaster to think so linearly............But it's a line.
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2012-02-22, 03:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Peshk I just read your sig. Love it! So many of us corrupted...
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2012-02-22, 03:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
It's under the comments for the 28th update. A sponsor named John Landrith calculates that Rich will need help packaging and mailing all of the pledge rewards, although now that I've read it I'm not sure how accurate it is.
I suspect Rich can afford to hire people to help with the mailing if need be. Still, I reckon a good number of the people who pledged (ie everyone in North America plus everybody who could scrape together enough for a plane ticket) would be willing to travel to Philly to help out. On the plus side it would save a lot in shipping costs (since I, and everybody else, could pick up our own package) on the down side there would be a big cost in Rich having to buy everybody a cheese steak for lunch. :)"That's not right, that's not even wrong."
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2012-02-22, 03:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Probably the first. In Germany, the post pays the import taxes for you and charges you in turn if the content is declared on the outside. Probably it's the same in Austria. I had to go to the customs office for my last two ookoodook packages because there wasn't anything on the outside.
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2012-02-22, 03:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 03:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 03:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thanks to Castaras for the avatar!
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2012-02-22, 03:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-22, 03:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
It's completely wrong. Rich is not doing the packaging and mailing, Ookoodook is. The only packages Rich is mailing personally are the ones he's signing. I count about 500 of those due by May, plus a bunch of Patience packages he can do at his leisure.
Also, I'm sure Rich would appreciate not getting unsolicited offers of help from people he doesn't know, even if they are fans. If he needs help, he'll ask for it himself.Assistant Treasurer of the Haley fan club
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