Actually, that one's possible in Paranoia , IIRC.
Another entertaining possibility would be Jyrras dragging out Tomb of Horrors.
Also, I imagine , despite the concentration issues, RPGs would be quite popular among Cubi - mimicking an NPC is easy if you can shapeshift, and with a good enough storyteller, snacks take care of themselves.
To be fair its possible in DnD 3.5 IIRC. If you roll poorly enough on stats you 'crib death' and try again.
And I'm honestly really liking the partially completed page approach. We get to see some of your progress, and we still get to read the comic but come back for the polish later. I just don't see a downside here.
And oh goodness Deebs... so cute. >_<
I approve of partially done comics!
Quote from: VAE on January 30, 2012, 03:25:06 AM
Actually, that one's possible in Paranoia , IIRC.
Another entertaining possibility would be Jyrras dragging out Tomb of Horrors.
Also, I imagine , despite the concentration issues, RPGs would be quite popular among Cubi - mimicking an NPC is easy if you can shapeshift, and with a good enough storyteller, snacks take care of themselves.
Or maybe Arkham Horror.
Deebs: "Yay! I wanna summon Azatoth!"
Abel: "But if you do, everybody is going to..."
Deebs: *SNIFFLING PUPPY EYES* "But I wanna summon Azatoth."
Abel: "Oh for crying out loud..."
*10 minutes later*
Deebs: "Yaaaaaay! Everybody goes insane!"
Jyrras: "Sometimes I worry she knows more than she lets on."
I want to impress upon you guys just how much Mab has been giggling about this comic since she first started hammering out the details of it. I was starting to worry that I'd have to make a caricature of her as a hyena. Probably like Ed from the Lion King.
Quote from: Mao Laoren on January 30, 2012, 06:00:26 AM
I want to impress upon you guys just how much Mab has been giggling about this comic since she first started hammering out the details of it. I was starting to worry that I'd have to make a caricature of her as a hyena. Probably like Ed from the Lion King.
... I can only imagine how hard it is not to giggle when drawing deebs
Good grief, I think that pout could've prevented World War 2!
~K. *: )
Quote from: KV1NN4 on January 30, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
Good grief, I think that pout could've prevented World War 2!
~K. *: )
a pout like that would've made hitler weep.
(that's right, i went there)
Quote from: Ignuus66 on January 30, 2012, 04:56:13 AM
I approve of partially done comics!
So do I! It gives us a reason to check and enjoy the strip twice: first to see how the story develops, then to see what the final product looks like. :)
Hmmmmm...Yes, sir. I like it.
Makes sense really. In a funny way.
What other board game would a wad of talking bubblegum really enjoy. Do you think that Jyrras will eventually create the first RPG game of Candyland?
Abel's expression in the eighth panel.
I can't stop giggling.
pfpfpffffffff
Great to see Jyrras still has his nerd background :D And planning to pass it on, too! Rearing nerdling from a young age! :mowwink
Quote from: Turnsky on January 30, 2012, 10:58:07 AM
a pout like that would've made hitler weep.
"So, first we gonna go occupy Stalingrad!" ...
Just popping to say I like seeing the stages of the comic, Deebs has an entirely different cuteness when flat :3
THAC0 no longer exists, dammit! Hated it! HATED. Probably because mine was always so high, and my characters never lived long enough to get any better. And I didn't understand how any of the rules worked, either.
Quotea pout like that would've made hitler weep.
Well, I guess this discussion is over.
"You have died of Dysentaffy."
Quote from: Raffe on January 30, 2012, 05:30:56 PM
Just popping to say I like seeing the stages of the comic, Deebs has an entirely different cuteness when flat :3
It's an unhealthy amount of cute, no matter how you shade it!
I love how Able is trying to use logic when dealing with a little kid :3
I used to play Candyland with my brother and father.
Ahhh, the memories~~
Gamma nut? Is that some sort of radioactive peanut? Knowing Jyrras it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't a few in his lab.
Quote from: aserath on January 30, 2012, 10:53:07 PM
Gamma nut? Is that some sort of radioactive peanut? Knowing Jyrras it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't a few in his lab.
Nah, Gamma nut is a type of linking nut whose cross-section looked at from side looks like a greek capital gamma. (or L). Essentially there are two threaded holes perpendicular to each other. Tends to be rather big.
The reason they aren't used too often is that one of the two nuts can't have a lot of clearance due to interference.
You mount it by screwing it on one of the parts, then you cut the excess of the bolt to size, and then you screw on the second part of the linking.
I bet Jyrras used quite a few of these when joining sheet metal on the gryphon - good to reinforce welds and such.
Quote from: VAE on January 30, 2012, 11:23:31 PM
Quote from: aserath on January 30, 2012, 10:53:07 PM
Gamma nut? Is that some sort of radioactive peanut? Knowing Jyrras it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't a few in his lab.
Nah, Gamma nut is a type of linking nut whose cross-section looked at from side looks like a greek capital gamma. (or L). Essentially there are two threaded holes perpendicular to each other. Tends to be rather big.
The reason they aren't used too often is that one of the two nuts can't have a lot of clearance due to interference.
You mount it by screwing it on one of the parts, then you cut the excess of the bolt to size, and then you screw on the second part of the linking.
I bet Jyrras used quite a few of these when joining sheet metal on the gryphon - good to reinforce welds and such.
Actually Vae, I think it's a play on words on how Deeb's actually says words.
What she's actually referring to is Grandma Nut of Peanut brittle house in Candyland. But speaking like a child she tries for Gramma and it comes out Gamma.
Quote from: joshofspam on January 30, 2012, 11:33:06 PM
Quote from: VAE on January 30, 2012, 11:23:31 PM
Quote from: aserath on January 30, 2012, 10:53:07 PM
Gamma nut? Is that some sort of radioactive peanut? Knowing Jyrras it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't a few in his lab.
Nah, Gamma nut is a type of linking nut whose cross-section looked at from side looks like a greek capital gamma. (or L). Essentially there are two threaded holes perpendicular to each other. Tends to be rather big.
The reason they aren't used too often is that one of the two nuts can't have a lot of clearance due to interference.
You mount it by screwing it on one of the parts, then you cut the excess of the bolt to size, and then you screw on the second part of the linking.
I bet Jyrras used quite a few of these when joining sheet metal on the gryphon - good to reinforce welds and such.
Actually Vae, I think it's a play on words on how Deeb's actually says words.
What she's actually referring to is Grandma Nut of Peanut brittle house in Candyland. But speaking like a child she tries for Gramma and it comes out Gamma.
*sigh*
Way to ruin the joke.
Hey!
Never said I was perfect.
Didn't even notice it was a joke Vae.
Still...I wonder if that mysteries candy forest is still lurking in his basement or did Jyrras ever figure out what it's doing there. I personally blame Mab. But then I guess that's one mystery that might never be solved.
Quote from: joshofspam on January 30, 2012, 11:52:33 PM
Hey!
Never said I was perfect.
Didn't even notice it was a joke Vae.
Still...I wonder if that mysteries candy forest is still lurking in his basement or did Jyrras ever figure out what it's doing there. I personally blame Mab. But then I guess that's one mystery that might never be solved.
Well... not a really good joke mind you... just a mystification of sorts.
QuoteGamma nut? Is that some sort of radioactive peanut? Knowing Jyrras it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't a few in his lab.
I haven't played candy land since I was 4. :B I figured deebs meant grandma but since jyrras has lots of crazy stuff in his lab I would make a joke about radioactive peanuts.
Quote from: VAE on January 30, 2012, 11:42:00 PM
Way to ruin the joke.
I assumed the game was something Amber invented, so I found it rather helpful.
That is quite an epic facepalm Abel uses in the last panel. oddly enough I use that facepalm a lot in real life. Do you think abel will go board flipping again?
Quote from: Ignuus66 on January 31, 2012, 05:17:35 AM
That is quite an epic facepalm Abel uses in the last panel. oddly enough I use that facepalm a lot in real life. Do you think abel will go board flipping again?
I doubt it, as he might risk Deebs crying. I'm sure Abel (or anyone in general) wouldn't want to get himself into a predicament like that.
Also, is it me, or has exposure to Abel started mutating Jyrras into a troll?
By the end of the game, Abel will have diabetus.
/WilfordBrimley
Quote from: Ignuus66 on January 30, 2012, 04:56:13 AM
I approve of partially done comics!
Another +1 for this.
Refreshing from unfinished to finished comic is a fun way of seeing how much work in light and coloring go into this. Great job Amber!
I wonder if MACE is as keen on Candyland as Deebs is?
Quote from: Viking ZX on February 01, 2012, 07:35:52 PM
Refreshing from unfinished to finished comic is a fun way of seeing how much work in light and coloring go into this. Great job Amber!
I wonder if MACE is as keen on Candyland as Deebs is?
I doubt it, mace seems much more serious minded. on the other hand deebs might be able to convince her
Quote from: aserath on January 30, 2012, 10:53:07 PM
Gamma nut? Is that some sort of radioactive peanut? Knowing Jyrras it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't a few in his lab.
You wouldn't be surprised by the lack of them? :mowmeep