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2016-05-10, 05:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-05-10, 05:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-05-10, 05:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-05-10, 06:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-05-10, 06:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-05-10, 07:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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What're your thoughts on Episode VII?
Worth a shot.Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
Number of times Roland St. Jude has sworn revenge upon me: 2
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2016-05-16, 01:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-05-16, 04:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-05-17, 09:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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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!Last edited by Laurana; 2016-05-17 at 10:36 AM.
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2016-05-17, 10:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-05-17, 02:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-05-17, 02:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-05-18, 05:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Is Vaarsuvius' name inspired by Vesuvius, the volcano?
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2016-05-18, 06:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-05-18, 08:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-05-18, 04:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Whats your favorite thing to do? I looooove your comic!
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2016-05-20, 05:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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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?
I am: Neutral Good: -2 chaos, -21 evil and 15 balance!
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2016-05-21, 05:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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... 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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2016-05-21, 09:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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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...
The laws of physics are not crying in a corner, they are bawling in the forums.
Thanks to half-halfling for the avatar
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2016-05-21, 10:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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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.
Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
Number of times Roland St. Jude has sworn revenge upon me: 2
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2016-05-21, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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FeytouchedBanana eldritch disciple avatar by...me!
The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
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2016-05-21, 12:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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I am: Neutral Good: -2 chaos, -21 evil and 15 balance!
Can't find the strip you're looking for? Head on over to OOTS Strip Summaries!
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2016-06-06, 09:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, at least now we know he is reading the forum after all.
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2016-06-06, 12:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-06-06, 04:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Boytoy of the -Fan-Club
What? It's not my fault we don't get a good-aligned female paragon of promiscuity!
I heard Blue is the color of irony on the internet.
I once fought against a dozen people defending a lady - until the mods took me down in the end.
Want to see my prison tatoo?
*Branded for double posting*
Sometimes, being bad feels so good.
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2016-06-06, 04:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yes, I am slightly egomaniac. Why didn't you ask?
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2016-06-06, 06:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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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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2016-06-06, 06:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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"We have sent many to Hell, to smooth our way," said I, "and we are standing yet and holding blades. What more?"- Roger Zelazny, This Immortal
Avatar Image: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai; bitmap version by me.
Spoiler: PbP Games
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2016-06-07, 07:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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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.
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.The laws of physics are not crying in a corner, they are bawling in the forums.
Thanks to half-halfling for the avatar
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2016-06-07, 08:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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FeytouchedBanana eldritch disciple avatar by...me!
The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas