Wallpaper Discussion Thread

[Skull the Troll]

In the Kickstarter summer wallpaper, it sure looks like V is wearing a female style swim suit with a skirt. Any thoughts?

[Xianthe]

Love the new wallpaper. Had to open up a big file just to make sure I caught all the details.

[DaggerPen]

They look more like shorts to me? I'm just surprised to see V wearing something so fitting in the chest area. I think the costume was intended to give mixed messages, as per usual.

[TinyMushroom]

Actually, if you check out a larger version, you can see V's wearing some kind of skirty thingy over a striped wetsuity thingy, so nope

[Porthos]

Checking out Old Timey Bathing Suits, V is wearing a swimsuit that seems to be popular with men, but is wearing a skirt over it.

Thus, saying nothing.

Especially since there were women wearing striped suimsuits back in the day.

Sorry folks, nothing to see here*.

* But a gorgeous wallpaper, of course.

[Bird]

I adore everything about it...

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The fact that Belkar is such a dude / bro, Hinjo as the goateed surfer, Mr. Scruffy making use of the giant litter box, Kazumi with her shoes in her hands, the Mechane advertising for Goblin Dan's...

Can anyone make out the logo on Thor's beer? Is it a Mjolnir?

[NerdyKris]

Checking out Old Timey Bathing Suits, V is wearing a swimsuit that seems to be popular with men, but is wearing a skirt over it.

Thus, saying nothing.

Especially since there were women wearing striped suimsuits back in the day.

Sorry folks, nothing to see here*.

* But a gorgeous wallpaper, of course.

Bingo. It's a portmanteau of the two old timey styles. So no revelation.

[Yendor]

I adore everything about it...

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The fact that Belkar is such a dude / bro, Hinjo as the goateed surfer, Mr. Scruffy making use of the giant litter box, Kazumi with her shoes in her hands, the Mechane advertising for Goblin Dan's...

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Scruffy's kicking sand in nerdy Blackwing's face. Roy's building a model of Dorukan's castle.

[Porthos]

Can anyone make out the logo on Thor's beer? Is it a Mjolnir?

Blowing up the 3360x2100 version it looks to be a circle with a lightning bolt bisecting it. Little legs sticking out and the circle filled with blue. And a orange diagonal stripe going across from top of the can to the bottom, along with two very tiny orange rings.

Sadly I don't know much about beers to tell if it's a shoutout to anything or not.

ETA::: Actually could it be a riff on Pabst Blue Ribbon? If so that's... an interesting choice for Thor.

[AdmiralCheez]

Can anyone make out the logo on Thor's beer? Is it a Mjolnir?

Looks like it could be one of these:

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[Porthos]

Looks like it could be one of these:

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That's exactly what I was thinking (see my edit).

[AdmiralCheez]

That's exactly what I was thinking (see my edit).

Ah, I see that now. Well, good to know we're on the same page. And I agree, that is an odd choice for Thor, seen as this particular beer has a reputation for being not very good.

[Porthos]

And I agree, that is an odd choice for Thor, seen as this particular beer has a reputation for being not very good.

Thor is apparently a hipster. Who knew?

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Well, there's also the Wisconsin/Nordic connection, but that's not nearly as fun.

[Jay R]

Until I saw Roy building the sand castle, I never connected his Knowledge (Architecture and Engineering) with the elaborate castles he built with his brother.

[ti'esar]

So no revelation.

Except that V likes old-timey swimsuits.

(Knew there'd be a thread like this the moment I saw the poster, although I wasn't sure which side would feel itself the one "proven" true).

[CoffeeIncluded]

And V's swimsuit still leaves hir sex ambiguous.

[oppyu]

Silly Daigo, O-Chul and Hinjo, everyone knows you don't wear shoes on the beach. Especially if you're surfing

[Porthos]

I see no one has mentioned the... ahem... horseshoe crab.

ETA:::: I just noticed what the style of print Durkon's Hawaiian Shirt is.

[ti'esar]

I see no one has mentioned the... ahem... horseshoe crab.

Mainly because it's impossible to see unless you zoom in closely. I love the detail on these wallpapers.

[NerdyKris]

Mainly because it's impossible to see unless you zoom in closely. I love the detail on these wallpapers.

You know there's larger versions, right? It's pretty large and clear on those.

[Gray Mage]

Is it just me or does V look like a pirate in this one? It's probably the bandana and the striped swimsuit.

Edit: I also really like that Elan is sunburnt.

[Mammal]

I don't know about any sex reveals, but it's nice to see Julia and unvamped Durkon again.

[mattie_p]

... and the horseshoe crab. And the flumphs in the background.

Celia is wearing a more revealing outfit than most females.

But the most important part of this wallpaper is Mr. Scruffy kicking some sand. Because we all know what happens just before a cat kicks sand.

[SarahV]

ETA:::: I just noticed what the style of print Durkon's Hawaiian Shirt is.

Oh, I didn't catch that... that's great! I love how many little details get into these. And it's nice to see the flumphs not getting sat on, for once.

[thatSeniorGuy]

Love the new wallpaper. Had to open up a big file just to make sure I caught all the details.

I adore everything about it...

Ditto.

I see no one has mentioned the... ahem... horseshoe crab.

I grabbed a large version, and that was one of the first things I noticed
Also love the Flumphs.

And V's swimsuit still leaves hir sex ambiguous.

Is it just me or does V look like a pirate in this one? It's probably the bandana and the striped swimsuit.

For a minute I was thinking who in the Nine Hells is that pirate-looking guy; then I cottoned on.

[Anatares]

I like how Elan is very obviously sunburnt, and Hinjo surfing, and O-Chul as the lifeguard, and Lien playing with her shark. Actually I like pretty much everything about the new wallpaper

[Tiiba]

I think Vaarsuvius is ?ale. That is, it's not that ?e doesn't have a sex, or that it is unknown, it's that you should just not be asking. It is not a matter of fact. It is determined by Rich, except that he does not intend to determine it. You could ask, for instance: what was the name of the roaring goblin from strip #1? He certainly had a name. It was ?.

[kxm]

Is it just me or does V look like a pirate in this one? It's probably the bandana and the striped swimsuit.

Yeah, when I first saw it I was wondering who the pirate guy was. Thought it was some obscure character from SoD I didn't know about or something.

[Tock Zipporah]

May I just say, Celia in a bikini... ROWR! *drools*

[Cavenskull]

I think Vaarsuvius is ?ale. That is, it's not that ?e doesn't have a sex, or that it is unknown, it's that you should just not be asking. It is not a matter of fact. It is determined by Rich, except that he does not intend to determine it. You could ask, for instance: what was the name of the roaring goblin from strip #1? He certainly had a name. It was ?.

Normally I hate non-standard replacements for he/she, but I have to admit I find "?e" rather amusing.