PLOT (Erfworld 16)

[The_Old_Fox]

Like many I found "PLOT" to be far to awesome for words.

Even though we could see this coming I particularly enjoyed this page.

However, am I the only one who wonders what Parson will look like in the traditional Erfworld art style?

[Carrion_Humanoid]

Question though, WIll his drawing change or what?

[MinusInnocence]

Question though, WIll his drawing change or what?

What do you mean?

Do you mean the artistic style of Erfworld? In other stories like this the visual style seems to match what the artist created precisely; this is always one of the first clues as to what has just happened. It would be interesting, though, to see the world change this way or that depending on how Lord Hamster (as he will likely be called from now on) is feeling. I doubt the authors will go that route, though, because it doesn't really match their style of humor.

Or do you mean that the masterpiece is altered by the artist's fusion with it in some metaphysical sense? I don't know how to answer that.

[Demented]

So... who's going to update Hamstard now?

[Epiphanis]

Zeruslord wrote:
"Tcotchkes and cloth golems all start makling brilliant sense-the units in the game are being labeled by what they're represented by, like playtest names."

Ugh. If that's true, I don't want to play in a game with one of Sizemore's Crap Golems on the table!

[Mr Teufel]

I just spent five minutes howling with laughter, tears rolling down my cheeks.

"PLOT"

Why is this so cool? Because not only is it a 4th wall breaking pun masquerading as onomatopoeia; it tells us the author doesn't think we're fools - he know's we're expecting this. It's a webcomic with a forum... we're gonna analyse it to death, and he knows it.

Erfworld had just become my favourite comic... well, equal with OotS.

[Xiander]

Nice comic! keep it comming :)

Am i the only one thinking Ashna still has some role to play?

[Duffren]

Im surprised the spell worked with all the corners Stanley cut.

[MinusInnocence]

Ashna is a hottie wit body. Her role to play should be to find new friends, these jokers are bringing her down.

And re: Stanley's utter lack of credibility as a ruler... maybe the spell didn't work. It seems like Lord Hamster SHOULD be the ideal warlord but maybe he's not all he's cracked up to be.

[Thunt]

But who will update his webcomic!?! WHO?!

Oh, won't someone PLEASE think of the webcomic!

[Dunx]

That was exquisite.

I've seen "PLOT" used as a sound effect exactly once before [1], but not so perfectly appropriately.

Wonderful.

(and yes I created an account just so I could post this)

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Dunx

[1] in the Thrud the Barbarian strip in White Dwarf in the late 80s. This particular page consisted solely of the eponymous barbarian laying about him in a bar brawl, SPLATs and KERPOWs aplenty as stunned combatants slammed into walls and windows. In the penultimate panel the author (for he was wont to draw himself into the strip occasionally) said "Well, that takes care of the violence. Now for the plot." In the last panel Thrud crushes one bar patron with another bar patron with the sound effect PLOT.

Like I say, this one was much better.

[dakiwiboid]

What do you mean?.

I'll bet that what's intended is exactly what I was wondering. Will Parson be drawn differently?

[Piedmon_Sama]

Man, Parson is like the "super-geek turned unsuspecting hero" character I've been wanting to write for ages now. Of course it's probably an idea as old as gaming fiction, but I'd still feel too cheap if I used it after this....

NOT gonna point at Thunt at do a fanboi scream, NOT gonna point...

[NEO|Phyte]

Is this the part where out hero is going to encounter an old bard named Iolo?

Parson doesn't strike me as a very Avataring fellow.

[Grey Watcher]

An excellent comic. The timing and understatement was just great.

[SteveMB]

Best strip yet. The last two really just died all the wierdness of the first set into sheer brilliance. Tcotchkes and cloth golems all start makling brilliant sense-the units in the game are being labeled by what they're represented by, like playtest names. and I called dibs first

The cutesy spellings also start to make sense -- as a touch of Parsonian sarcasm.

[ArmorArmadillo]

Ok, finally Erfworld hits.

Best, onomatopoeia, ever.

[Umael]

Some jokes, even if you see it coming, are worth the wait.

Frankly, I think this particular comic strip is the cornerstone of interest, the hook that will get readers. It comes in a bit late (#16), but there are a lot of webcomics and stories that have required more patience than that to get to the good stuff.

[Terran Medic]

That was definitely the best and funniest erfworld yet.

I play DnD alot so "Dibs on his Dice" killed me

Also, anyone notice that the white thing in panel 4 closely resembles a wii?

[Toric]

Woot! Character exposition, plot movement, and funny quips, all in one package! A very good combo, indeed, and I just can't wait for the next comic to see both what Lord Hamster looks like and how the Erfworld denizens react to him.

[Norsesmithy]

Delicious, I admit to not following the Erfworld forum, or overanalysing it, so I didn't see it coming, but it nicely reversed a situation I feared was going to start becoming downer and booring.

[Peregrine]

I never, ever laugh out loud. 'Cept for this.

I mean, PLOT? Win.

What he said. And 'Dibs on his dice.' 'Damn you.' also had me laughing.

We're just being spoilt with the awesome from this site. Both comics.

[Alex Star]

That was awesome... I mean.. truly awesome...

'DIBS ON HIS DICE'

[Jacklu]

This comic was awesome! I loved the *PLOT* sound affect and the dibs on his dice part was perfect. Of course, I wonder if what will become of his ps2 and what appears to be a wii. hmmm...

[tgva8889]

Best joke ever. Loved this comic. Keep up the good work, please!

PLOT!

"Dibs on his dice."

[TinSoldier]

But who will update his webcomic!?! WHO?!

Oh, won't someone PLEASE think of the webcomic!

Good thing that no one can post in his forum, otherwise they would be constantly complaining about his lateness, eh?

[Winged One]

Best, onomatopoeia, ever.

Change those commas to periods and you have exactly what I was going to post.

Also,

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Do you think that the spell caught him at that moment by design(of the spell, obviously it was by the design of the plot); at a time when he was saying that his fondest wish was to be the target of the spell?

[McBish]

This was my favorite one yet. I really enjoy this comic.

[Kalir]

Re-read the comic once after enjoying the whole "PLOT" sound effect.

The second time, my mind changed it to "NUMA".

How will our world-weary protagonist (I mean that in almost every sense of the phrase) react to this?

[erewhon]

I just spent five minutes howling with laughter, tears rolling down my cheeks.

"PLOT"

Why is this so cool? Because not only is it a 4th wall breaking pun masquerading as onomatopeia; it tells us the author doesn't think we're fools - he know's we're expecting this. It's a webcomic with a forum... we're gonna analyse it to death, and he knows it.

Erfworld had just become my favourite comic... well, equal with OotS.

What he said.

Folks, this isn't just good, this is AWESOME.

The Giant's Playground now has two top-notch comics. Excellent. :D