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2012-09-29, 01:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-09-29, 01:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Murphy's Law 8: College? What About It?
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2012-09-29, 01:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-09-29, 01:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-09-29, 02:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Which is also silly.
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2012-09-29, 08:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-09-29, 09:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Different kind of silly. xD
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2012-09-30, 05:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Murphy's Law 8: College? What About It?
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2012-09-30, 08:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Murphy's Law 8: College? What About It?
Though, in response to the whole, "characters talking back" thing, I will say this - if you character doesn't want to take the course of action you need them to take to continue the story, then it's not their fault. It's sort of yours, because you designed them that way. Having arguments with your characters is pointless, mainly because you could easily add a new scene to their backstory or a new facet to their personality that will convince them to take the appropriate actions.
For instance, a typical exchange might work out as such:
Character: But I don't want to leave my nice, safe hometown!
Author: *gives character a backstory where he has always been thirsting for adventure*
Character: ...Okay, I think I might actually want to leave now.
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2012-09-30, 01:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-09-30, 01:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Murphy's Law 8: College? What About It?
Yeah, though sometimes things about them subtly change, and you only notice it when you look back at earlier works with them.
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2012-09-30, 03:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-09-30, 05:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-09-30, 07:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Eh, my characters tend not to converse with me too much anyways. It's not that they aren't developed enough to be able to carry on a conversation, but as characters, they aren't exactly aware of the author's existence. Most of my character-manipulation only comes into play when my characters throw an emotional tantrum at the wrong time, or when they feel apathetic about something I need them to care deeply about.
What I was trying to get at in the first place was that your characters got their original personality and demeanor from how you wrote them. You are in control of everything they feel and experience, everything that makes up who they are. If what you've built them into doesn't agree with what you need them to accomplish, it isn't exactly their fault.
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2012-10-01, 01:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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I learned from my cosplaying days that you can make something look better and more cohesive as a product than the individual parts really are. There's that old saying about something being worth more than the sum of its parts, and with stories I think that can apply. :) Sometimes, plot holes and inconsistencies happen, sometimes you can park a semi truck in them!
Sometimes they don't need to be addressed when you discover them, and a more appropriate time comes up later. :)Thanks asdf for the 90% Link 10% Alex avatar!
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2012-10-02, 11:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Update tomorrow morning, guys.
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2012-10-03, 12:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-10-06, 08:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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FINALLY.
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2012-10-06, 08:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Wolf is confused.
So Miles is about to become dust, amirite?Despite everything, its still me.
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2012-10-06, 09:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-10-06, 11:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Hmm... Will there be a tear-eyed re-union? Will Janine finally learn she has no chance? Stay tuned for more news.
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2012-10-06, 02:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'm interested in the return of the Peakane family soon.
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2012-10-06, 09:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Murphy's Law 8: College? What About It?
Hmmm...The Peakane family's pretty big. I mean, they first rose to prominence at least 1800 years ago. Pretty much anyone on the continent with enough ranks in Knowledge: (Arcana) has heard of them. Though finding one with a high enough level to cast Mind Blank with little notice is going to be a bit trickier, especially since Lexi landed in the middle of Tobeem.
(DC 20 Knowledge: (Arcana): The Peakane family is a large, extended, prominent elven family known for its skilled abjurists. There are six other similar extended families, one for each school of arcane magic.)Last edited by CoffeeIncluded; 2012-10-06 at 10:42 PM.
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2012-10-06, 10:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-10-06, 10:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-10-06, 11:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Murphy's Law 8: College? What About It?
I'd guess he would under those circumstances... poor Miles and he was becoming one of my favourite characters.
I am not sure on the strip itself, it was ok; but I feel like it is missing something, thought I have to congratulate you on panel 6 it looks very dynamic and it does capture the movement when Miles suddenly lunges at Lexi (and the confused wolf at the end looks cute) .
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2012-10-06, 11:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Suddenly I recall Lexi being afraid of the idea of Miles teleporting while tired - obviously that also applies in a panic. I hope he didn't land in territory where mentioning the Peakane family gets you killed. :O
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2012-10-07, 07:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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I can see multiple ways of this arc ending. I can imagine it following Lexi's point of view over the next few strips as he wanders his way to the nearest town and tries to follow the directions Miles gave him. At this point, the POV would likely never switch back to Miles for the rest of the arc, suggesting that he is still alive (we would get to watch him die if he doesn't survive), but not in a very good position.
Or, we could cut away from Lexi for now and focus on Miles's situation, watching as Rust no doubt tries to capture him again. At this point, Miles would either make his escape, fail to make his escape, or make no attempts to escape, instead choosing a course of action that would buy Lexi time at the expense of sealing his own fate.
However, I still find myself believing that Miles is definitely going to die. Coffee has recently given him a couple nice Moments of Awesome, Crowning or otherwise: avoiding detection in a clever and dramatic manner, setting off an explosion in Rust's face, and escaping Rust's grip right under his nose, just to name the big ones. To me, those seem like giving Miles the opportunity to go out with a bang. It's a pity, actually - there seems to be quite a lot we could have learned about his character. That's what prequels are for, am I right?
Yes, the strip is nice, Coffee, but I think a lot of us are in anticipation of what is going to happen next. It's great to finally understand what Miles's actual plan is, but trying to teleport Lexi to Almir is probably not the last step of that plan. After all, Miles did say he had two tasks left to perform, and we've only really seen him do one so far.
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2012-10-08, 05:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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I can see him being captured by local forces to be executed along with its enemies but its prevented and stuff happens.
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2012-10-08, 08:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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I can see it turn into a chase on ostrichback, but I haven't had enough sleep lately.
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