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    Default Re: OOTS Kickstarter Bonus PDFs: The Discussion Thread *Unmarked spoilers*

    Also chiming in a bit late; I'd been a bit busy to keep up with the forum and dropped out for a while.

    One angle that occurs to me is how nicely the "escaped from slavery" backstory averts the risk (mentioned by Rich in the notes of one of the books, IIRC) of making Belkar seem tragic rather than comically evil -- between the "execution" of the slavers and the suspicion (based on what we know of Belkar) that he got himself into that predicament by choosing to tangle with the wrong people rather than as an utterly innocent victim.
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    Also, he sees nothing wrong with slavery provided he's not the one being enslaved.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveMB View Post
    Also chiming in a bit late; I'd been a bit busy to keep up with the forum and dropped out for a while.

    One angle that occurs to me is how nicely the "escaped from slavery" backstory averts the risk (mentioned by Rich in the notes of one of the books, IIRC) of making Belkar seem tragic rather than comically evil -- between the "execution" of the slavers and the suspicion (based on what we know of Belkar) that he got himself into that predicament by choosing to tangle with the wrong people rather than as an utterly innocent victim.
    As I see it, the Giant sidestepped the problem by writing a story of Belkar as we know him (minus the clothes) rather than an origin story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reddish Mage View Post
    As I see it, the Giant sidestepped the problem by writing a story of Belkar as we know him (minus the clothes) rather than an origin story.
    In a way, it kind of is an origin story. The origin of Belkar's decision to become an adventurer.

    Also the origin of his clothes.

    Two origin stories.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SaintRidley View Post
    In a way, it kind of is an origin story. The origin of Belkar's decision to become an adventurer.

    Also the origin of his clothes.

    Two origin stories.
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    Belkar decides at the end that adventuring is stupid. We learn the all important fact that his clothes are made of 49 shades of grey. But the apparel isn't terribly important to Belkar's identity
    I think an origin story is meant to explain how a character got into the circumstances we find them in, where they got their abilities, problems, background, peculiarities, etc. This event provides us with no explanation as to how Belkar became a psychopathic sadist, or a ranger w/o key abilities. It merely shows an earlier and unconnected experiment in "being an adventurer."

    We will never get an origin story of the mentally disturbed side of the equation because Rich explained in OTOoPCs it would make Belkar's behavior seem more tragic than funny.

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    It doesn't have to, Belkar could be born that way, or start by comical misunderstandings of the sort we see here. Say he heard the zen Buddhist koan "When you see Buddha on the road kill him" and started seeking the Buddha out. I think Rich isn't taking this way because Belkar is turning out to be more three dimensional.

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    Heh. 49th shade of grey is tied up. I c wat u did thar.
    Oh wow... I totally missed the gag there...

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    Oh wow... I totally missed the gag there...
    Fixed it for you!

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    Is this where we can come to ask about the 'Monster for Every Season' PDF's?

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    Is this where we can come to ask about the 'Monster for Every Season' PDF's?
    Ask what, exactly? If it's anything along the lines of "Why hasn't the next one been released yet?" then I imagine that would be frowned upon, in the same way that questions about the schedule of the main strip are.

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    Is this where we can come to ask about the 'Monster for Every Season' PDF's?
    From reading the first post of this thread, that is not on topic. This thread is about the Kickstarter pdf stories:

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    So the right thread for you is probably The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow, but without knowing your questions, that is hard to answer.

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    I get to work, sit down at my desk ready to be drearily productive for eight hours, and the first thing I see is an e-mail that there's a 25-page(!!!) OOTS story for me to read!

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    Alas, the password provided for the Haleo & Julelan zip archive is not working for me.

    EDIT: he has posted a correct password on the kickstarter site.
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    Awesome. Have only read through once so far, though.

    On page 19, "since your marrying" should be "since you're marrying".

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    Hey, this is dumb, but how do you open the zip file with the password? Can you do it on iPhone?

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    I kinda saw Haley's tatoo on her back during their "love making" scene. Wow, D&D rules do make a difference in Shakespeare universe. I kinda wonder how it would work in Othello (Pillow for Celia).
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    You probably can't do it on an iPhone with the basic system, but I'm sure there are unarchiving apps that can be acquired.

    Also, as noted, the original password was incorrect, the new password can be found in Update #62.

    Finally, we've been seeing people with Mac OSX 10.6.8 being unable to open it even with the right password. The following workaround works:
    1.) Open Terminal.
    2.) Type "unzip " without the quotes but WITH the space after.
    3.) Drag the zip file into the Terminal window.
    4.) Hit Return.
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    Just finished reading Haleo and Julelan.

    It. Was. HILARIOUS! I think the random M:tG reference got me laughing the loudest.

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    Hehehe. "Why are my tiny people fighting?? Do not fight, tiny people!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    You probably can't do it on an iPhone with the basic system, but I'm sure there are unarchiving apps that can be acquired.

    Also, as noted, the original password was incorrect, the new password can be found in Update #62.

    Finally, we've been seeing people with Mac OSX 10.6.8 being unable to open it even with the right password. The following workaround works:
    Damn it. Thanks anyway. Looks like I'll have to wait a few hours until I get home.

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    Android also seems to have issues with the zip - my tablet didn't even ask me for a password, it just showed me an empty archive and then spat out an error message when I hit "extract."
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    I depressed myself by getting all of Tarquin's "outdated" musical references. Also, the casting was excellent. I'm probably missing a few visual jokes from the dance panel too. I think that robot was the one from OotPCs that tried to join?

    I can't decide what was funniest; the pervy moon, the dead 4th edition reference, the Magic reference, or the issue of "Seventeenth Century" with extended metaphors as the hot new way of flirting.

    EDIT: Also, it was nice to bask in seeing Nale dead for a bit, even in an alternate continuity outside the main story. Wrapping up Act 2 in far less space than the original was great too. Oh, and the running joke about no one knowing Tarquin's family surname. (There must be a reason that we don't know it but I can't imagine what it is. I can't think they'd be related to any of the other major characters unless I missed something.)

    Basically, this was a big pile of awesome.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shale View Post
    Android also seems to have issues with the zip - my tablet didn't even ask me for a password, it just showed me an empty archive and then spat out an error message when I hit "extract."
    No one else has reported that one, and I don't have any Android gadgets, so I can't really be of much help. I would recommend trying a third party un-archiving app, if you can find one that's free. Alternately, you could move it to a full computer, unzip it, and then move it back.

    If anyone else reports a problem and then a fix to it, I'll let you know. If it goes a day or two and you just can't get it open no matter what you try, PM me your email and I'll use an alternate method.
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    Yeah, I ended up just unzipping it on my work PC. So if it was just a one-off error, no big deal.
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    I downloaded it on my work computer, unzipped it, emailed it to myself, and opened it on my iPad from the email. Might help others at work - but be careful if you're IT are more paranoid than mine!

    Fun story. A little surprised by the ending;
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    could have had them both die and done some kind of start of a new plot in the afterlife.
    Loved the thumb bite part; it's a great example of what is a horrible insult depends entirely on the time and place. Also loved the random cameos, especially in the market. And Tarquin's song dropping? Hilarious.

    (Though I have to admit I completely missed the Julelan part and was expecting Julio. )

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    As a big fan of Romeo and Juliet, who was slightly nervous about how this adaptation would go, I've got to say...Haleo and Julelan is just awesome. Really, really good. So many nice details, so many great jokes, so many wonderful lines. My favourite? V wearing a V mask at the ball. Love it. And the market scene was great too. Banjo as the nurse? Creepily effective. Can't wait to read it again and see more things that I missed first time round.

    Really good work, and well worth the wait. Thank you.

    Felt proud of getting all Tarquin's lyric quotes, right up until they were described as outdated. Burn.

    Also; does anyone else really want to see full StickTales versions of the stories referred to in the introduction?
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    I just read through Haleo and Julelan. It was great!!

    But for some reason I couldn't stop trying to read it in pentameter. It didn't fit all of the time.

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    So many nice details, so many great jokes, so many wonderful lines. My favourite? V wearing a V mask at the ball. Love it.
    No! I can't believe I missed that one! That's a great one!

    But I did spot that someone dared dress up as a glass shard on the party.

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    I think the best sight gag in the entire comic was
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    Anyone who claimed they saw this story coming from the title is a filthy liar.

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