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    Quote Originally Posted by DaggerPen View Post
    Mostly pretty good, but since we're not overly concerned with spoilers in this thread, I would definitely mention the possible Snarl appearance.
    "Roy tempts fate and the Snarl responds appropriately."

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaggerPen View Post
    Mostly pretty good, but since we're not overly concerned with spoilers in this thread, I would definitely mention the possible Snarl appearance. Possibly something more like "A Snarl emerges in Laurin's dream: a City by the Ocean"
    "We're gonna need a bigger boat Gate"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Porthos View Post
    "We're gonna need a bigger boat Gate"?

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    Someday, I will beat one of you to the punch.

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    Right now, the existence of the Snarl is in doubt. There's something in the rifts that kills people coming nearby. Whether that's the Snarl (as described in Crayons of Time) is a question mark for me.

    That said, I welcome other opinions.
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    A bit more seriously, then:

    Laurin telepathically probes Girard's Rift and something horrible lashes out in response.

    It can always be edited later to The Snarl.
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    No, it should be referred to as the Snarl, because to call it anything else at this point would be highly speculative. We might as well say "someone that looks like Laurin peers into the rift". Even if the nature of the Snarl turned out to be something other than what we were told, that wouldn't change the fact that this is almost certainly the thing that kills people from the rifts that has up to now been referred to as the Snarl. Therefore, it's silly to refer to it as anything but the Snarl.
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    All right, on second thought:
    - This isn't worth pages of debate.
    - The goal of the summary is to make is as easy as possible to find the strip you're looking for. From that perspective, the word "Snarl" is the most suitable expression: It's short and everybody will recognize what it is. Its accuracy, story-wise, is moot as far as our purposes are concerned.

    Therefore, I withdraw my initial suggestion, and recommend we use DaggerPen's instead.

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    Wolfen Houndog - The World in Revolt (4e)
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    Ha! Very nicely done. I'll update the first post. I suppose I should probably tag it, too.

    EDIT: All right, first posts updated. Being as this is the first strip and it's not entirely clear where the arc is going, I've just put it under a generic Book 6 category for now; when we reach the end of a plot arc I'll make a new section for said arc. I am currently trying to figure out some good tags for the first post. I will probably also remove the specific strip summary credit breakdown in favor of a general "contributors" list, because keeping track of who suggested what has gotten to be a bit of a pain.
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    A wise choice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thereaper View Post
    Congrats on being first on the first one! Cool summary, too. Although, a suggestion, if I may: how about "saves the day, single-handedly" ?

    DaggerPen: Fully agree, we don't need to keep track of exactly who offered which summary.

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    Specific credits have been removed, which I think will simplify things. Especially situations like this one, where I really, really like a proposed partial change to a summary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalek Kommander View Post
    Heartless? Those flaming letters spelled ELAN! How many sons can honestly say their father has murdered dozens of human beings just to show how much they care?

    Tarquin's fatherly love is truly unique... or at least I hope it is!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gwynfrid View Post
    Congrats on being first on the first one! Cool summary, too. Although, a suggestion, if I may: how about "saves the day, single-handedly" ?
    Yep, that does sound better. Has my approval/vote/support/like.

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    DaggerPen, can I convince you to tag the thread with "spoilers"?

    EDIT: Also, there is an unnecessary "[ /quote]" tag inside the "(937+) To Dwarven lands." spoiler tag
    EDIT 2: and you might want to change the tag title to "(937-946)..." since you're there.

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    Yeah, absolutely. Anyone else have any suggested tags? It's already got the index label and that "strip summaries" tag the mods added for me, but I think something like "reference" would work well in there, at least?

    EDIT: Whoops, how'd that get in there? Fixed, and label changed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaggerPen View Post
    Yeah, absolutely. Anyone else have any suggested tags? It's already got the index label and that "strip summaries" tag the mods added for me, but I think something like "reference" would work well in there, at least?

    EDIT: Whoops, how'd that get in there? Fixed, and label changed.
    Let me know what you folks decide, and I'll add that to the Annotation project too.
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    I think "reference" and "compendium" would be good ones for the both of us, then, since we're here to provide some type of reference for the script, and they're both compendiums of knowledge.
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    Heartless? Those flaming letters spelled ELAN! How many sons can honestly say their father has murdered dozens of human beings just to show how much they care?

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    I think "reference" and "compendium" would be good ones for the both of us, then, since we're here to provide some type of reference for the script, and they're both compendiums of knowledge.
    perhaps, references, and oots compendium?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheWombatOfDoom View Post
    perhaps, references, and oots compendium?
    Yeah, I like those better.
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    I checked the summaries for books 1 and 2, and I'd like to propose a few minor fixes:

    "32. Story content is removed due for trademark reasons." - Proposing "due to trademark reasons."

    We need a CR between #100 and #101.

    "103: The MitD unsuccessfully to come up with a terrifying threat." - Proposing "The MitD tries, unsuccessfully, to come up"

    We need a CR between #150 and #151.

    #182 and #186: I suggest replacing the acronym "YBD" with the full "young black dragon".

    "220: Vaarsuvius' invoice is louder than her regular voice." - Proposing "his or her voice" because the summary should not take sides in that perennial debate




    Also, I'm suggesting a full rewording for 2 strips:

    "160. Samantha demonstrates why Rogues are lower tier than Sorcerors." - Spelling "Sorcerers" is a minimum change. But anyway, I dislike the mention of "tiers", so here is an alternate: "160. A jealous Haley challenges Samantha. Bad idea."

    "242: Chekhov's Shadow." - I think this is way too obscure, and fails to summarize the strip. Here is my proposal: "If you never got an inn blown up, you aren't a real adventurer."

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    I so heart DaggerPen right now. Truly an impressive individual even if I still quibble with the waste and inefficiency of writing with a 1d4 weapon.
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    *giggles* Thank you. I only did like 1/4 of the transcriptions myself and compiled them, though - the other contributors deserve a bunch of love. But I'm glad to see you found us, considering it was your excellent idea in the first place! Also, I lol'd at your 1d4 comment.
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    Should we mention something about the condition of the ship?


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    I don't really think so for two reasons. The first is that the summary only needs to remind people of which strip it is. The second is that the next strip or two will probably involve a damage report of some sort.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thereaper View Post
    I don't really think so for two reasons. The first is that the summary only needs to remind people of which strip it is. The second is that the next strip or two will probably involve a damage report of some sort.
    Alright, although I'm not entirely confidant that that is what everyone will remember the strip for. Your second point makes sense, though.


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    950: Vaarsuvius deals with the fire; Blackwing deals with airsickness.

    Also, Gwynfrid's proposed changes have now all been accepted.
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    Heartless? Those flaming letters spelled ELAN! How many sons can honestly say their father has murdered dozens of human beings just to show how much they care?

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