19/11/12 [DMFA #1354] - Calculated Boredom

[Wurgel]

So the Undead know how to torture Kria for her brother's deeds.

[VAE]

Nice job there by the Trik'na island local government, probably making sure diplomatic visits take as little of their time as possible.
Or maybe.. Hmm, now I wonder if there are any canon cubi that feed on boredom.
And I see Powerpoint is apparently universe-class in preparing awful presentations.

[Starcat5]

Alphe wipes the whole place out before Kria even gets there. Calling it now.

...because ol` DP was declared on the war path some time ago, and this looks to be an excellent segue into bringing that back up.

[joshofspam]

Hmmmmmmm, so Trik'na is filled with undead trolls?

Though in all seriousness, this sounds like a way to keep some of the problems the living have off of their lands.

After all, if they made their island into a utopia, how long would it be until one of the other Creatures or Beings try to take it over if it was really nice place?

[Grey Wolf]

Is the last panel actually happening, or is that a snapshot into Kria's imagination?
'Cause either way, it's hilarious.

[TacticalError]

So what units do the undead measure boredom in? And how do you calculate it?

[Lying Foo]

These have got to be the healthiest-looking undead we've seen thus far...

[AmigaDragon]

And I see Powerpoint is apparently universe-class in preparing awful presentations.

It's not Powerpoint that makes awful presentation, it's the presentation preparers that do that. PP is just a tool.

Nothing to rant about? I thought that was a good thing, no sickness, no additional financial burdens, etc.

[Merlin]

Wanna pat that dead sheep, wanna pat that dead sheep. Oh so fluffy

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

...because ol` DP was declared on the war path some time ago, and this looks to be an excellent segway (sp?) into bringing that back up.

Segue. Because Segway(tm) is the device you ride on.

Speaking of devices, I do like how Amber has managed this. And the undead taur and griffin? Interesting. How would undead catch a flying creature, to start with? (I'm presuming undead, but hey, it might be otherwise.)

[VAE]

And I see Powerpoint is apparently universe-class in preparing awful presentations.

It's not Powerpoint that makes awful presentation, it's the presentation preparers that do that. PP is just a tool.

Nothing to rant about? I thought that was a good thing, no sickness, no additional financial burdens, etc.

While it's the presenters that do it, powerpoint makes creating awful presentations easy.

[LionHeart]

They must have studied this video...

[Starcat5]

...because ol` DP was declared on the war path some time ago, and this looks to be an excellent segway (sp?) into bringing that back up.

Segue. Because Segway(tm) is the device you ride on.

Thanks, llearch. Firefox's spellcheck wasn't being helpful.

Speaking of devices, I do like how Amber has managed this. And the undead taur and griffin? Interesting. How would undead catch a flying creature, to start with? (I'm presuming undead, but hey, it might be otherwise.)

Revived by the original spell? Ex-Adventurer who was hedging his/her (I want to say her) bets by having an Undead bite him/her before every major engagement, and it worked? And a variant on that, was already dying from something or other when selfsame Undead bit him/her. As my understanding goes, one does not have to be killed by an Undead so much as one needs to die shortly after being "Infected".

[joshofspam]

Speaking of devices, I do like how Amber has managed this. And the undead taur and griffin? Interesting. How would undead catch a flying creature, to start with? (I'm presuming undead, but hey, it might be otherwise.)

Would the Gryphon have to be undead?

I could see if the cities where big enough and distant from one another on the island, that they might need the services of the Gryphons there. Undead or alive, they might have been hired by them.

Though wasn't there something mentioned about a tourist trade for that place in the forum?

I think there was even something said about their fine cuisine or a lack there of.

[MUDPUNISHER]

The look on the sheep (I'm guessing, Idunno) is a little creepy, as is the look on the griffins face, it's hard to tell if its undead or not since its eyes are closed and there is no real signs showing that it is undead.

[TacticalError]

As my understanding goes, one does not have to be killed by an Undead so much as one needs to die shortly after being "Infected".

IIRC, it's basically that. Get bitten or whatever, then there's a cooldown period. I think it was also mentioned that the cooldown is shorter for creatures than beings, so they're harder to infect.

[KiloFoxx]

As my understanding goes, one does not have to be killed by an Undead so much as one needs to die shortly after being "Infected".

IIRC, it's basically that. Get bitten or whatever, then there's a cooldown period. I think it was also mentioned that the cooldown is shorter for creatures than beings, so they're harder to infect.

according to Demo101, the cooldown is 24 hours. i don't remember where i read it, but i remember it being said that Creatures simply are a lot less likely to die after being scratched/bitten than Beings

[Starcat5]

As my understanding goes, one does not have to be killed by an Undead so much as one needs to die shortly after being "Infected".

IIRC, it's basically that. Get bitten or whatever, then there's a cooldown period. I think it was also mentioned that the cooldown is shorter for creatures than beings, so they're harder to infect.

according to Demo101, the cooldown is 24 hours. i don't remember where i read it, but i remember it being said that Creatures simply are a lot less likely to die after being scratched/bitten than Beings

That is because they are a lot less "Squishy" than Beings. The Cooldown should be the same across the board, but the chances of actually turning a Creature is dependent on actually being able to kill said Creature.

Infection don't mean Jack if they live through the attack.{/rap}

[icarus]

just gotta pop in to reaffirm that undead are easily my favourite DMFA race
and if i lived in the DMFA universe i'd totally want to be one. the idea of trolling the living by being intentionally dull around them is just so splendid.

[justacritic]

Since DMFA is a web comic and only experienced through one sense,what do undead smell like? It would be hard to co-exist if the forces that animate them don't prevent accumulation of decay.

[TacticalError]

Since DMFA is a web comic and only experienced through one sense,what do undead smell like? It would be hard to co-exist if the forces that animate them don't prevent accumulation of decay.

The Demo. 101 page for the undead http://www.missmab.com/Demo/undead.php says the process of decay stops in 98% of cases. Then again, that doesn't help with any decay that already occurred. Use of bleach maybe?

As a side note, does anyone know how to change the link text so it displays different to the URL?

[Tapewolf]

Since DMFA is a web comic and only experienced through one sense,what do undead smell like?

Dan had no idea Hannah was dead, so I imagine that the spell prevents that particular issue.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Since DMFA is a web comic and only experienced through one sense,what do undead smell like?

Dan had no idea Hannah was dead, so I imagine that the spell prevents that particular issue.

On the other hand, Dan didn't notice he was living on ale alone for three years, so perhaps he mgiht not be the most observant person around. ;-]

[Naldru]

The Demo. 101 page for the undead http://www.missmab.com/Demo/undead.php says the process of decay stops in 98% of cases. Then again, that doesn't help with any decay that already occurred. Use of bleach maybe?

As a side note, does anyone know how to change the link text so it displays different to the URL?

In this case the link text is different from the URL
Edit it so that the material between the open and close tags is the text you want to appear and the item after the = sign in the open task is the URL.  Hit the quote button to see the source for this message.

[TacticalError]

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As a side note, does anyone know how to change the link text so it displays different to the URL?

In this case the link text is different from the URL
Edit it so that the material between the open and close tags is the text you want to appear and the item after the = sign in the open task is the URL.  Hit the quote button to see the source for this message.

Thanks!

[KiloFoxx]

it would seem our beloved artist is yet another victim of the Post-Thanksgiving-Friday-Morning-Food-Coma

[Naldru]

it would seem our beloved artist is yet another victim of the Post-Thanksgiving-Friday-Morning-Food-Coma

Since she lives in Canada, does it mean that she suffers from this syndrome twice a year?

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

it would seem our beloved artist is yet another victim of the Post-Thanksgiving-Friday-Morning-Food-Coma

She is in-de-fat-igable. Honest.

[KiloFoxx]

it would seem our beloved artist is yet another victim of the Post-Thanksgiving-Friday-Morning-Food-Coma

Since she lives in Canada, does it mean that she suffers from this syndrome twice a year?

i don't know... i live in the US and know next to nothing about our better-behaved northern neighbour... sad seeing as i hope to live there someday

[Rainbow_Spike]

Please, please, remake first strips!