ABR Discussion Thread XXXI - The Gift of Fish

[The Gremlin]

It makes perfect sense, Fayte is an elite high-ranking member of the ALF, so it's logical that they would send elite troops after him.

I know, but my complaint was that the elite troops weren't acting very elite and were acting more like mooks themselves. It just wasn't very realistic. Fortunately, BRC already offered an explanation which made sense.

[Fay Graydon]

I know, but my complaint was that the elite troops weren't acting very elite and were acting more like mooks themselves. It just wasn't very realistic. Fortunately, BRC already offered an explanation which made sense.

*shrugs* I don't know, maybe they were newer recruits?
Maybe they were overconfident?
Maybe they were hot, tired and worn out from walking around a desert? :P

[Threeshades]

Got a new FI up.

[Fay Graydon]

Got a new FI up.

It made me smile ^^
But I haddn't had time to comment on it Sorry
So TS now has like Guerrilla war fighting Furries? :P AWESOME!

[The Gremlin]

*shrugs* I don't know, maybe they were newer recruits?
Maybe they were overconfident?
Maybe they were hot, tired and worn out from walking around a desert? :P

The first seems unlikely. The whole idea of 'elite troops' implies heavy training and 'not selecting anyone' stuff.

I don't see why you're still arguing this.

[Nameless]

I know, but my complaint was that the elite troops weren't acting very elite and were acting more like mooks themselves. It just wasn't very realistic. Fortunately, BRC already offered an explanation which made sense.

Since when has ABR ever made sense?

[Fay Graydon]

I don't see why you're still arguing this.

Because I have the /RIGHT/ to show that Fayte has had at least 10 times the amount of training they have had!
My whole backstory is about Guerrilla warfare and fighting overwhelming odds!

But I digest...(Yes its dinner time)
I don't really want to make the next comic till (at least) the day after tomorrow.

[The Gremlin]

No, I mean, it's already been resolved.

Since when has ABR ever made sense?

Ugh. Nameless, that statement is so overused, and so inaccurate in this case, that I choose not to reply to it.

[Nameless]

No, I mean, it's already been resolved.


Ugh. Nameless, that statement is so overused, and so inaccurate in this case, that I choose not to reply to it.

I’m sorry, what? ABR has had far more obscured circumstances that have made far less sense then “well, they wouldn’t of have behaved quite that way” and no one complained.

[T-O-E]

Maybe I was being too kind when I compared them to toddlers...

[The Gremlin]

Maybe I was being too kind when I compared them to toddlers...

Apparently so. Though TS very helpfully contributed to the banishment of that illusion (even though they were beaten, the advantage of surprise was necessary).
Nice comic there. My guess? Werewolves. Or Lupins, but I hate those things.

[Mina Kobold]

I’m sorry, what? ABR has had far more obscured circumstances that have made far less sense then “well, they wouldn’t of have behaved quite that way” and no one complained.

I find it odd that they question about the mannerism of a random squad of soldiers but not about stuff like the flying Willy Wonka train?

[The Gremlin]

I find it odd that they question about the mannerism of a random squad of soldiers but not about stuff like the flying Willy Wonka train?

I don't recall.

[Mina Kobold]

I don't recall.

Second panel of this comic:

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Featuring the annoyed narrator

If it's too dark then I apologize and will change it, but nobody commented when it was posted so I assumed it was okay

[The Gremlin]

Second panel of this comic:



If it's too dark then I apologize and will change it, but nobody commented when it was posted so I assumed it was okay

I didn't realize it was the Willy Wonka train. But there's a definite difference. While silly things might happen, things that defy the laws of physics shouldn't in FI.

[Fay Graydon]

I didn't realize it was the Willy Wonka train. But there's a definite difference. While silly things might happen, things that defy the laws of physics shouldn't in FI.

A wizard did it

[The Gremlin]

A wizard did it

Funny you mention TVTropes, I was just reading one of their articles yesterday (yes, it is possible to just read one! Okay, I lied, it still isn't). They have an oddly in-depth description of WW 1. Why would a mostly humorous website have such a detailed history lesson?
Oh, right, topicness. My 'stake.

So I'm soon going to introduce two new characters, who will probably be short-lived. They're supposed to be members of the Scenvian church. Any ideas for what they should be like?

[Mina Kobold]

I didn't realize it was the Willy Wonka train. But there's a definite difference. While silly things might happen, things that defy the laws of physics shouldn't in FI.

It does in no way defy the laws of anything, except those of the UNA, it breaks a good few of those

I originally intended to show them driving it incredibly fast* and then reach the point where the tracks ended. It being a cliff or uphill they would simply continue on for a a while before landing in the zombie town.

I just went with this because I thought it was funnier.

*That's about the only non-standard thing about it so far.

[The Gremlin]

It does in no way defy the laws of anything, except those of the UNA, it breaks a good few of those

I originally intended to show them driving it incredibly fast* and then reach the point where the tracks ended. It being a cliff or uphill they would simply continue on for a a while before landing in the zombie town.

I just went with this because I thought it was funnier.

*That's about the only non-standard thing about it so far.

No, I'm saying that the Willy Wonka train is okay.

[Mina Kobold]

No, I'm saying that the Willy Wonka train is okay.

...

Then what is it that defyes the laws of physics?

Is it the Peacekeepers?! Dang, I knew they were planning something

[Threeshades]

I just realized that the first four panels of my latest comic look like a TV news setup with peacekeeper anchormen.

[Kumo]

I didn't realize it was the Willy Wonka train. But there's a definite difference. While silly things might happen, things that defy the laws of physics shouldn't in FI.

...

You're kidding, right?

So I'm soon going to introduce two new characters, who will probably be short-lived. They're supposed to be members of the Scenvian church. Any ideas for what they should be like?

Give them adorned robes. Everybody knows that robes = clergy.

[CrimsonAngel]

I just realized that the first four panels of my latest comic look like a TV news setup with peacekeeper anchormen.

You just realized that? I thought that that's what it was until around panel 2 or 3.

[Mina Kobold]

...

You're kidding, right?



Give them adorned robes. Everybody knows that robes = clergy.

Magic is a law of physics too, in Avbaroy.

No, robes equals mages, baldness and holy sybols equals clergy and bowlers equal robots and/or politicians

[Fin]

Just read Threeshades' latest comic, which does not involve holding a lost primate at sword-point and is indeed significantly more badass. So consider my most recent comic non-canon.

[Kumo]

Magic is a law of physics too, in Avbaroy.

No, robes equals mages, baldness and holy sybols equals clergy and bowlers equal robots and/or politicians

I thought he was using physics as a reason elite soldiers are more competent than the average soldier.

No, robes with adornments and a necklace equal clergy. Doesn't need to be a holy necklace. Just doesn't need to look unholy.

Also: who's makin the new thread?

[Threeshades]

Just read Threeshades' latest comic, which does not involve holding a lost primate at sword-point and is indeed significantly more badass. So consider my most recent comic non-canon.

Why? Was that blade supposed to be Threeshades's?

[Darklord Bright]

Why is it so hard to portray elite soldiers as elite soldiers again? I mean, even Threeshades probably would have been taken out by them if the wolf-things hadn't arrived just in time - and Threeshades isn't exactly a low-power character...

[Kumo]

Why is it so hard to portray elite soldiers as elite soldiers again? I mean, even Threeshades probably would have been taken out by them if the wolf-things hadn't arrived just in time - and Threeshades isn't exactly a low-power character...

A fair point. Counterpoint: why is it wrong to win against elite soldiers, or in faytes case, barely portray them at all.

[Darklord Bright]

A fair point. Counterpoint: why is it wrong to win against elite soldiers, or in faytes case, barely portray them at all.

It's not wrong to win against them if you show it in a way that makes sense - it's the difference between having the Navy SEALS show up and having one man outsmart them and take them out one by one using their environment and barely getting out alive, and having the Navy SEALS show up and get mowed down by a man standing there with a machine gun when they could very easily have just gone around him.