Chapter 16 – Page 11
Phil here. Got Photoshop back (running the CS6 beta, so far so good), and got the page finalized. Thanks for filling in, T.
And thanks for your patience, Guildies. I had a power outage during my last trial session from CS5, so I got cut off completely. As I said before, I’m running CS6 Beta and I like how it’s working out. Now, to hold out until Creative Cloud kicks in. I have a feeling that shit will be both dope and fly.
“Pull my finger!”
“but, uh, not too hard, ‘kay?”
“I just grew it back after it got sliced off yesterday”
I’d go with “Huge fan of your work.” personally.
What, no alt-text?
What? “Chapter 16 — Page 11” not funny enough for you?
They listen, they really do :D
“Slip me some skin!” would have been creepy.
What are the odds they’re going to ‘zerkerfy him?
Well, if you mean ‘zerkerfy him like Byron was, then I say not likely. Recalling how Harky re-acted to Byron having “The Madness”
Does mean they’ve seen it before though.
Yeah. If it scared them that much then it might very well be that they feel the madness is the only proportionate response to the madness.
Thinking of it as comparable to other frightful war weaponry, if say biowarfare were brought into play the Savage Races would want to be sure to have bioweapons of their own as well as protection against the same from their enemies. Byron may have inadvertently added a new dynamic to the war that both sides would’ve been glad to leave well enough alone.
Still wondering on the abilities of those chest gems, or if they are simple adornments.
As for Old Gods Magick, it is still unclear as to what ties Harki has to them. he clearly recognized something about Byron’s ability, but also his name came up in the massacre in Leafport, the only word they could get past Magick that blocked Gravedust’s communication with the dead.
-frowns- At this point I am actually wondering if part of the Cult of Unendless Limbs’ plan is indeed to entice and escalate this war by playing both sides in a shadowy game. Certainly helps get the job done when you get the ignorant masses to do it for you.
In other words, first panel is a sobering look. Reminds one of the Trail of Tears.
that depends on if we are getting the truth about what happened. the kid probably wasn’t even born when that “Happened”. and what he thinks of it was propaganda told to him.
for as far as we know, the trolls could have attacked humanity first and were just driven out to keep them from doing that again.
That would depend on how old Penk is. I’m going to guess early 20’s to late teens, since we don’t know for sure when their culture. If that’s between 18-25 years, that’d be a pretty long time to gather allies for war without our heroes being more directly involved. Of course that also depends on how old they are but… *shrugs*
Also, there’s the bird people to consider. Not going over the whole “whole truthful” is she being stuff but let’s consider the same propaganda happened on her side. Then we’ll go on to the dwarves, who were forced into the desert, if I remember correctly. I’m not suggesting Gastonia is fully to blame but this sounds like it’s not the first time something like this happened regarding Gastonia, so even if it’s propaganda it’s got some truth to it, muddied as that truth may be.
Er meant to say “when their culture views them as adults.” The entry box is cut off on one side while replying which makes it hard to tell if I left something out where it’s scrolling off the page (and I can’t see a way to fix it so… eh.)
Not necessarily a long time. Regeneration can lead to very long life expectancies, dwarves traditionally have long lives, and goblins tend to hold grudges.
@centuriancode:
Regeneration isn’t necessarily tied to longevity. In fact, it’s probably the opposite, considering that it requires a bunch of new generations of cells that brings you closer to the Hayflick limit. Also, regeneration is more metabolically costly than scarring, which is why it’s rare (but not unheard of) in warm-blooded animals.
I’m pretty sure he’s going to be the thief to pilfer Graia’s (sp?) Bough.
he does not seem to be thief like to me.
That’s what the Rogue ALWAYS wants you to think. “Oh me? No, I’m just some humble wanderer with terrific luck.” We had one in our D&D game who pulled off being a Cleric. Had one of every locally-known Holy Symbol to pull it off and actually did some studying. He earned a ‘level zero’ for it.
He’s a bard, obviously. :p
Bards tend to be more important in videogame-things-that-are-also-real-life (honk) than in D&D boardgames though, for some strange reason. Like Best
That could have to do with the fact that these “other genres” involve telling a story, and what fits that purpose better than a bard?
In tabletop D&D the players aren’t telling a huge story, only interacting with it, so the Bard is sort of doomed to be a second fiddle.
Well, Having “The madness” and being on The Other Side, to be exact.
Do you remember what he did to [i]his[/i] side?
With friends with the madness, who needs enemies?
Best’s alt comfirmed for Bestness pre-prophecy
“Thank you, it is good to serve the hive.”
(Radio Free Zerg)
Classy.
I like this guy’s leadership style already.
I think that, once Syr’Nj gets the peace negotiated, Harky will make a good first President of the United States of World. :p
First action in office: to condemn House Ittawani to work the salt mines.
You would keep them alive? But then they’ll inevitably make a comeback and take over halfway through book two, so you have to spend the rest of the trilogy trying to get rid of them again.
I know, it’s a dilemma… but in the end I decided to go with the humane version, because I want to have a Guilded Age 2 :D
I approve of the ulterior-ness of your motives.
That is definitely the Best hair.
Few more pieces and a ring, and Harkey will be full on Sauron.
Yeah, when the old coot finally kicked it, a few pieces of his armor were missing. Still, it made quite a trophy.
You know how it goes – it’s always the humans and the gno-er-halflings who get the credit for the hard work of trolls.
“You have served your people well, Harky. As a sign of our gratitude, let me bestow this shiny gemstone upon your bellybutton.”
It’s only fair… his bellybutton did half the work, after all.
Stop….I’m trying to give you applause but all I can do is laugh!
*broken applause punctuated by stifled laughter*
“…can I lick your hand?”
Apparently yes.
Gold Star.
And here I thought this was going to be one huge buildup to him getting a spear in the chest just because Harkey got bored and wanted to kill someone lol.
“So. ‘Sup?”
Penk? I… Hope that’s an ‘average’ troll name…
His family name is Floid
…I think they’re breaking down walls.
On the moon?
i guess they are learning to fly then….
*applauds*
Combo bricker!
Izzat the ol’ “one, two?”
If so, then, um.. ew.
Is the gem in the first panel one of the gems that Harky wears? If it is, then their importance may be cultural, rather than mystical.
I’m beginning to like the “bad guys” more and more. So far Harky seems to be a bit more likable than the humans’ leaders.
Contrast is what makes things so interesting. Very few cardboard cutouts in this world.
Just remember, he did lure the heroes into an arena death-match with him, when, as far as he knew, they had no means to win. And Ardaic dies evil so well.
blech, *does
Yeah, he’s definitely ruthless and out to win… but then again, who can blame him? Anyone who is on a genocidal warpath is going to be a bad egg… but there are bad eggs, and then there are rotten eggs, you know?
And the humans definitely got the idea of genocide first, after all, they’re trying to wipe out EVERYBODY (including rival non-savages), whereas the others only want to solve “the human problem” – although that does have a nasty ring to it.
I wonder what their justification for going after the wood elves will be, though? If not ancient racial enmity or something like that.
I keep telling y’all, the savage races are the good guys
There are no real “good guys” in the story at the top level. As bad as Gastonia is, remember that Harky is driven by revenge and was willing both to murder diplomats and to wage genocide and war slavery. Also, he works with Iver and Don Gobligno, who are both just as bad as the worst politicians that Gastonia has to offer.
Harky’s just more honest than most and takes an active interest in cultivating the next generation. He’s a good leader, but that doesn’t make him a good man.
Harky kinda gives me a Thrall kinda vibe. All around a good thing. Good guy, trying to do what’s right by the people standing with him.
Of course being that he and the people who stand with him are the ‘savage’ races I’m gonna guess some of their wartime practices and outlooks may be pretty grim by audience standards.
(Yeah the Savage races do seem to be the ‘good guys’ here… they are being Repressed!)
Whoa, wait, isn’t that a different troll wearing the Fireseye? Maybe it wasn’t a “gift” from Tectonicus after all.