Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XLVI: A Tark of the Klones, Electric Boogaloo

[Glass Mouse]

I really wanted to get off the DD wagon, but these last weeks have been so brilliantly hilarious.

Also, I couldn't pass this one up.

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[T-O-E]

Some more:

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Szark is a trans* woman

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[MReav]

Should we be putting these comics on the Strip Slays?

Because DJ doesn't use Mind Control on Callanians. Didn't you hear?

All the exceptions don't count.

[SaintRidley]

Just got one that had to be shared - the first two panels came up instantly, so I locked and loaded for a third and after just a few clicks I got it.

It's a beauty.

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[slayerx]

Y'know thinking about it, mookie was very close to having a half-way decent way to hand wave the orc infernomancer seer. Demons are one of those things that can really ruin your weekend; for any would-be ruler of the world it would be a good idea to keep tabs on whats going on in Hell. A seer infernomancer would be good for the job except their is the issue of loyalty since they tend to be loyal to their demonic masters first; which is why DJ would get himself an orc because he would have no qualms with subjecting him to mind control and thus maintaing his loyalty...

But no, no explanation on the infernomancers that DJ kept around and it turns out the DJ didn't even know about the war in hell; unlike dominic and his little crew. Really considering how much trouble demons can cause and the fact that one went so far as to actually break through to their realm (before being put back by karnak), you would think that DJ would make sure to keep tabs on hell and demonic activity. no instead he kinda did the opposite by keep an infernomancer, a loyal minion of demons, in a position of influence.

[random11]

While there are other ways he could have set things up, putting himself in place as king makes some things easier. For example, he doesnt have to hide his actions from those in authority. As the archmage of the fifth circle AND king, noone outranks him or is able to legitimately question him. He still cant be blatant in his more dubious actions, but a lot of the pressure and fear of discovery is cleared away like that.

How can it be easier?
He can hide as a puppet master behind the enchanted king and queen, and let THEM explain his actions. And it's not like he really did anything extraordinary that needed heavy excuses.
And from Callan he only needed access to some knowledge, did he really need to stay king all these years, especially after finding out the job is not easy?

And yeah, I can see being a bit overwhelmed by running a country, how the hell would he have known what it was like? He wasnt ever royalty, until he was "elected" of course. So its a bit like grabbing some random stranger off the street and saying, "Hey you! Wanna be CEO of Microsoft? Get to work!"

First of all, he's not a random stranger, he's a mage who was ranked high enough to talk to royalty and advise them.

Also, it all depends on how you build the character.
In the comic "Fables" (avoiding spoilers on purpose), there was one character who also took a job to have an easy life, only to discover later it was not what he expected .
But that character was already build as a whimsical character who does what he wants without ever thinking. David on the other hand, is presented as a calculated magi, who is indeed fascinated about the power of the heart of magic, but other than that he appears to plan years in advance (stupid plans, but that's Mookie, not David)

As for not noticing, once again, I could see this happening to an extent. DJ has been on top for a long time, as he said, he got complacent. He spent all his time setting up his own plans, and paying no attention to whatever other people were doing unless it directly effected his plans in some way. The war in hell conclusion was so out of the bathtub that he wouldnt have even considered, "Hey, what if the storm of souls remains semi sentient when it goes to hell and sparks off a massive demon war to claim it, until karnak throws a spear into the mix that somehow blows up all of hell and makes him the demon king?"

With this, I agree. He was busy and became overconfident.
But he was only busy because of his stupid choices.
Also, isn't he a seer? Don't they get warnings when something of this magnitude is about to happen? Or is it something that only happens to lord Dominic?

As for reforging the connection to the beasts demiplane, meh, we dont know enough about how magic works to state how it could happen, or why it would be so difficult. It could be similar to rebuilding the highway system after a nuke was dropped into the middle of a huge nexus of roads. Noone can go anywhere until the roads are rebuilt, and that takes time and effort to pull off.

Magic not being explained is a problem, but anyway I don't remember mentioning that the elemental garbage plane is blocked. No one noticed?
Isn't a blocked plane, especially one that is connected to all the other planes, supposed to somehow change stuff in ways at least magic users instantly recognize and understand?

[Litazia]

Is this a private party, or can anyone join?

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[Traab]

Magic not being explained is a problem, but anyway I don't remember mentioning that the elemental garbage plane is blocked. No one noticed?
Isn't a blocked plane, especially one that is connected to all the other planes, supposed to somehow change stuff in ways at least magic users instantly recognize and understand?

True, but isnt the beast on some sort of self created demiplane of some sort? He has been dragging bits of everything to him to build it all these years, and dj altered all banishment spells to send stuff to snugglys plane instead of the elmecca or wherever its supposed to go.

If I can continue using my roads analogy, the "roads" to the elmecca and other primary planes are well built and large due to the sheer level of traffic. The demiplanes like where miranda kept celesto, and where snuggly was hanging out would be more like carefully hidden footpaths. Its possible to find them without knowing they are there, but its not easy. So some huge magical explosion that ruptures the planes or whatever the hell it did, would be far more devastating to that little deer trail of a path because less traces of it would be left behind than the 6 lane highway paths to the primary planes.

Of course, all of this is pure speculation based off of no evidence because mookie doesnt like to waste time on silly little things like, "creating a coherent magic system that makes sense" or "explaining the details in ways that doesnt contradict what he explained last time"

[Trazoi]

Of course, all of this is pure speculation based off of no evidence because mookie doesnt like to waste time on silly little things like, "creating a coherent magic system that makes sense" or "explaining the details in ways that doesnt contradict what he explained last time"

After the last couple of weeks I don't think there's any point arguing about how DD doesn't make sense. It's gone beyond arguing water is wet to that arguing water is a thing that exists.

[Friv]

So I found this old thing again

How does it know?!

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Seriously, though, is there an easy way to add more comics to it? Because some of the newer stuff would be even wondrouser.

[Nerd-o-rama]

First one I got. No rerolling. Dead serious.

[SaintRidley]

Seriously, though, is there an easy way to add more comics to it? Because some of the newer stuff would be even wondrouser.

They at least go as far as Maltak. There are a ridiculously large number of panels. It's not inconceivable that ones since Maltak would be tougher to find, since Mookie reduced his schedule after that and it's the shorter length of time.

Going to see if it can generate more recent things.

Looks like Maltak is the cutoff. I think.

[Gez]

Dominic is a **** to his cat:

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[Zaq]

Stupid question time: what's the easiest way to share these after we make 'em?

[SaintRidley]

Stupid question time: what's the easiest way to share these after we make 'em?

Printscreen, paste into Paint, crop, and upload to hosting site of your choice - photobucket, imageshack, etc.

[T-O-E]

Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire, Mk. XLVII: ...Dom and Sub

@Zaq: Upload your document to an image site (I prefer imgur) and copy the BBcode on the sidebar.

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Wherein Siegfried enforces the law.

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[Gez]

A completely random one, that still makes a consistent story:

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(Just assume that Stunt, Barnet, and Luna are all the same person. It's very easy.)

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This is the first anything in a while to make me just bust out laughing, good job.

[Gez]

This one is good too:

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Hugs for everyone! Except Dex's hug partner has been replaced without warning and he's not happy about it.

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Maybe I should lock the outer two panels and reroll until I get that Hippie TIM panel in the middle? Nah, too much work.

Somehow, that still makes more sense than Mookie's latest storyline.

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[Zaq]

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I had some fun with that last panel.

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This one just might be my favorite.

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Did Rapechel turn into Siggy? Is Siggy just standing there? I don't know, but his come-hither eyes are COMEDY GOLD, I tells ya.

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Another semi-consistent story.

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Notice the lack of locks. This just fell right out of the sky.

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It took me a while to find a panel 3 to go with those first two. This is OK, but it could be better.

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That's more like it.

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Panel 2 isn't even needed here, but I think it fits.

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Again, consistent story. Remember that "Stunt" can refer to anyone.

I had some fun for a while doing this as a linked verse sort of thing. The idea was that exactly one panel between any two comics had to stay consistent, but you had to change the panel after that. I stuck with that for a while. It kind of worked.

[Johnny Blade]

Completely random one:

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[SaintRidley]

A number of fun ones here.

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Wherein Dominic learns about Murphy's Law.

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Still learning about Murphy's Law.

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The Secret Life of Greg

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Miranda's academy should not have cut costs by cutting sexual harassment training for new teachers.

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Wherein Dominic is given responsibilities.

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Wherein Dominic's library support initiative goes off the rails.

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Wherein Luna unlocks new powers.

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No further explanation needed, really.

[T-O-E]

I just love that there's an elven wine called Elfelo. Elfelo!

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Those two first panels work with pretty much anything so

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[Cen]

I couldn't NOT share this precious thing:

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[Zaq]

I did all of these in linked verse style. I would have done more, but I had to end when I did. You'll see.

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Dominic is a monster. Literally, now.

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This implies something about Szark. Soon, the whole class shall know it.

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Are 1 and 3 from the same comic? I think they might be. This does kind of fit with the last one, too.

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"A Good Start" might be said to be poetry.

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It didn't work.

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I mean, DUH.

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And the finale.

[Domochevsky]

And then this page suddenly took 10 times longer to load.

[Coidzor]

Aye, there's the rub of it. Still, pretty amusing.

[Mewtarthio]

The solution is to keep on posting until we're on the next page, obviously!

The thing is, I don't disagree with the whole "show DJ losing already" concept in theory. Done properly, Mookie could actually make the king scarier--In the past, he's been content to sit on his throne and bide his time, but now that he feels threatened, he's going to clamp down hard on anything he sees as a threat. Trouble is, Mookie is the fanatical high priest of an evil cult dedicated to wiping out dramatic tension. I just know that the best case scenario is that Mookie just uses this flashback to (try to) plug plot holes, leaving us with no sense of urgency.

Worst case scenario? The end of the flashback reveals DJ Callan died of pneumonia last Thursday; everyone congratulates Dominic, Celesto blows up a bunch of racists before apologizing and becoming the Deegan's live-in maid, and the rest of 2012 is devoted to Dom & Sub converting all of Callan to Orcism.

[Coidzor]

Hmm, that'd almost be narmy enough to be amusing? Somehow I doubt we'll see the worst case scenario you envision. Err. Well, actually hope.

[SaintRidley]

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