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    Default Interview Rich, Part 2

    So a year ago I started a thread about interviewing Rich and, to many people's surprise, he responded.

    I thought I'd try again. This time I did want to suggest a few guidelines, based off of last year. Aside from the usual rules, the only new one is that please do not ask about plot or other in-comic character specific stuff. From what I can tell, he isn't going to answer them so don't bother.

    Otherwise, please feel free to leave your questions and he might answer the better ones! I will add mine as a comment too.

    Cheers!

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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    So, Rich, it certainly seems like the Sapphire Guard are some variation of Asian. What was your inspiration for this? Does this decision impact your view on them in any greater way or is mostly incidental?

    Specifically, are you a kimchi fan... or was it more of a "check wikipedia to get some details" but you're not especially a fan of the stuff yourself?

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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    What's your visual design process (if any) for minor background characters? People like the bodyguards at the Godsmoot often have interesting character designs that help give them more of a presence in the minds of readers despite their lack of screen time or story relevance, and I'm wondering what goes into coming up with them.
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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    It seems like he's been hella busy lately, so I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't have time to answer questions right now, but I'll be optimistic and ask anyway:

    How long did you spend researching Norse mythology to come up with all the gods and demigods at the moot? Must have taken forever.

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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    What're your thoughts on Episode VII?

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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    I really enjoy the dialogue of the IFCC, are there some characters you enjoy writing the dialogue of more than others?

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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    With the potential 'end' coming, might there be a followup series going into some of the other interesting aspects of your world?

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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    EDIT: I just read the previous Interview thread, so now I know my question was even more pointless than I thought.

    I'll just take the opportunity to say I really, really love OOTS, so thanks for that!
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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    I just popped in to say; You're awesome, Rich. I don't think that's said enough in the forum. You've done things with a stick-figure comic that they tried and failed to do with big-budget Hollywood movies.

    Mentioning Hollywood does bring a question to my mind, though: is there a possibility of an OOTS animated adaptation sometime in the future?
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    And where did he say this... on the forum. Still, he isn't responding :)

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    And where did he say this... on the forum. Still, he isn't responding :)
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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    Is Vaarsuvius' name inspired by Vesuvius, the volcano?

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    Is Vaarsuvius' name inspired by Vesuvius, the volcano?
    As opposed to the band?
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    Is Vaarsuvius' name inspired by Vesuvius, the volcano?
    Considering his second evil mirror from Nale's team is named Pompeii, I'd say that chances are high.


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    Whats your favorite thing to do? I looooove your comic!

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    Well, worth a shot - which character has changed most from your original conception of them? Have any of them veered wildly off course from your original ideas, or do they mostly stay fairly close to how you'd originally thought of them?
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    Considering his second evil mirror from Nale's team is named Pompeii, I'd say that chances are high.
    ... I've been reading Pompey's name with the wrong word stress all this time, haven't I? That pretty much confirms my suspicion, then. It's rather fitting though, isn't it? Most of the time V lies dormant and doesn't really wreak havoc, but once in a while they erupt (like a volcano), eliminating your whole living family line.

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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    You can't expect an author to pop in here on more than a random basis. However, what we can do is compile the list of questions the community votes and decides we MOST WANT TO ASK. Keep the list...it would be very tempting...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reddish Mage View Post
    You can't expect an author to pop in here on more than a random basis. However, what we can do is compile the list of questions the community votes and decides we MOST WANT TO ASK. Keep the list...it would be very tempting...
    I think keeping a list of the questions that the community most wants to ask would be a terrible idea, because on the very low chance the Giant reads this thread, much less decides to respond, the questions he'll answer won't be the ones we want to ask most, but the ones he wants to reply to most.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaggerPen View Post
    Well, worth a shot - which character has changed most from your original conception of them? Have any of them veered wildly off course from your original ideas, or do they mostly stay fairly close to how you'd originally thought of them?
    According to a post last year....
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    ...And as far as whether or not characters accomplished their job in the narrative or not, well, I usually have a pretty good idea of where things are going with a new character before they step on the page.

    I guess the closest thing I can think of to the situation you're talking about is Miko. When I first introduced her, the interaction between her and Roy was supposed to be light and flirty. But within just a few strips of writing her dialogue, it became clear that she was a far more serious and determined character (and also that she wouldn't know how to flirt if her life depended on it). So I simply dropped that aspect from the story; it didn't change the plot really, just some of the surface interactions. But I would never say that I disliked Miko, just that she ended up being a slightly different person than I first imagined—and I think what ended up on the page is better than it would have been the other way. So it all works out.

    The only other example I can think of other than that is Kilkil, who was introduced with the hope that he would have some spotlight moments further on in the book. But as the action moved to Girard's pyramid, it became clear that there was too much story left for the amount of book remaining. Given that I didn't really have anything specific blocked out—just something like, "And then Kilkil does something interesting"—I just dropped it and let him stay a less-developed character.
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    Well, at least now we know he is reading the forum after all.
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    Well, at least now we know he is reading the forum after all.
    Well, he was reading it last year. Sometimes.

    But he doesn't anymore.

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    Well, he was reading it last year. Sometimes.

    But he doesn't anymore.
    He does! Otherwise how would he have locked a thread today?
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    He does! Otherwise how would he have locked a thread today?
    I'm quite sure moderator tools include some links so they don't have to dig deep in a pile of 25 pages long threads. The action of locking the thread implies that moderation happened. Need I say more?
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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    Since he said that he doesnt read the forum anymore other than the first few posts of the new comic thread... Lets ask our questions there!

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    Since he said that he doesnt read the forum anymore other than the first few posts of the new comic thread... Lets ask our questions there!
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    Default Re: Interview Rich, Part 2

    Might I point out the post immediately shows that Rich is not only reading, but he also has taken enough of an interest to promote people to read. If you doubt Rich is reading and posting though...you just have to look at his profile, or read the Index.


    Quote Originally Posted by Peelee View Post
    I think keeping a list of the questions that the community most wants to ask would be a terrible idea, because on the very low chance the Giant reads this thread, much less decides to respond, the questions he'll answer won't be the ones we want to ask most, but the ones he wants to reply to most.
    So? It puts a convenient list up of questions people want asked, and you can't expect an author to do more than answer the questions he chooses to answer...especially as people tend to ask questions that invite spoilers or that he has decided to be purposefully obscure about such as these:

    "What is Vaarsuvius' Gender?"
    "Is Belkar really going to die and will it be permanent?"
    "What creature-type is the Monster in the Darkness"

    Those are probably the top three questions. The Giant occasionally decides to tease something about it and sometimes contradicts himself. For example, I think at one point he responded to the question "Does V have a gender" with "yes" which implied V did have an explicit gender (and also implied such on numerous occasions), but also listed in a tweet that V was genderqueer (which suggests that V actually rejects the concept of gender). However, he has said on occasion that he doesn't play for keeps on the forums (at least not all the time), but as fans of the comic, I like to read his posts from time to time just to see it as an extension of the entertainment and occasional enlightenment I get from the webcomic.

    Plenty of questions we have (even recently) received definite answers to.

    I would like to ask Could V might transgender, intersex or have some other non-binary gender identity?

    I think it was asked but I can't seem to find V gender quotes up on the Index.
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    I think it was asked but I can't seem to find V gender quotes up on the Index.
    V is identified as genderqueer in the commentary to Blood Runs in the Family. The Index specifically does not include quotes from "Rich's commentary in books or in any medium that cannot be legally accessed for free", which is why there's no entry for it there.
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