The NP member comic discussion thread!

[Flarecobra]

Sprites have their own thread in the Arts and Crafts area, It's not hard to find.

[Raiden]

Flare: Flare Lamia! KYUUUUUTE! */end kawaii moment*

Mauve: Kickass, as always.

POS: Cooking babies? Hmmm...I'm sure we can make something with that. KFB: Home of the Original Recipe. Honestly, if I need to spell out what KFB stands for, then it's probably for the best you don't know.

Rick: ....He..did he...I think he just....oh no he did NOT use a lightning bolt in a summon without express written consent by the one resident thunder god, i.e. myself. Lightning is copyrighted by one Raiden, seeing as how I'm the go-to man for electric outbursts. I'm fine with it, though. I just expect, at some point in the comics, I appear to sic the Electric Law Ninjas on him. They're like normal Law Ninjas...only electric. With electric swords. And lots of other electric shit. But their scariest weapon...is their knowledge of the loopholes in the law system. Don't be surprised if they're done with him, and your comic never existed. Broadscale memory wipes are expensive, but it's a cost I'm willing to pay.

[Flarecobra]

That was his brother Raiden.

[Dragonsbane]

Skyshot, an embodiment of the purest evils? Wouldn't that be me? After all, I am most fond of a well-fried baby cooked with the proper herbs and served with a side of mashed potatoes.

They really ARE quite tender, you know!

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Originally Posted by Raiden

Rick: ....He..did he...I think he just....oh no he did NOT use a lightning bolt in a summon without express written consent by the one resident thunder god, i.e. myself. Lightning is copyrighted by one Raiden, seeing as how I'm the go-to man for electric outbursts. I'm fine with it, though. I just expect, at some point in the comics, I appear to sic the Electric Law Ninjas on him. They're like normal Law Ninjas...only electric. With electric swords. And lots of other electric shit. But their scariest weapon...is their knowledge of the loopholes in the law system. Don't be surprised if they're done with him, and your comic never existed. Broadscale memory wipes are expensive, but it's a cost I'm willing to pay.

Ahem. As a creature of Lawful Evil alignment, I am obligated to remind you that the veracity of your statement is dubious and may in fact be entirely lacking. While it IS true that you, Raiden, are the God of Thunder in a specific pantheon, that does not give you copyright upon all uses of storm-related phenomena. Cases "Thor v. Zeus" and "Shamash v. Apollo" cited for precedent. Moreover the Free Magic Act of 1227 DR in response to the "Church of Auril v. Elminster & Cone of Cold" case earlier in that year specifically prohibits deities from prosecuting spellcasters for drawing on elements in their portfolio to perform acts of magic. While you DO possess the ability to prevent the use of those elements by a specific individual, it is considered an act of Divine Anger and cannot be declared after the spell has been cast...and even if that were to happen, it is possible for him to simply request another deity with a similar portfolio for those spells back. A divine conflict would likely spark if you stood your ground then, and support would flow to the other deity because you initiated the situation.

*summons a pair of glasses solely to take them off and polish the lenses*

Secondly, your specified title, as stated explicitly by you, is "God of Thunder". Technically speaking, the accused has done absolutely nothing involving thunder, a sonic shock wave caused by the rapid heating and expansion of the air produced around and inside a bolt of lightning, turning it to plasma and causing it to explode with an extremely loud sound, or "thunderclap". One was produced as a result of his lightning, but only as a natural byproduct, not the aim of the spell.

Furthermore, the conjuration effects of mass displacement of electrons as lightning was simply the thematic effect of his summoning spell. He is even more innocent of wrongdoing (in this case) than if he had simply been casting a Lightning Bolt spell.

You, sir, don't have a leg to stand on nor any reasonable grounds for taking legal action against my client. However, the threat of Electric Law Ninja has caused him undue stress and worry, causing him emotional trauma and potentially scarring him for life. As for the aforementioned memory wipes, they cause even more trauma. We may be "forced" to press charges against you.

[Khael!]

Wow, and I used to hate LE aligned people. Yet the perfection!
That was... I... Chaotic neutral... can't - say it... you... I respect you man. Electric Ninjas and everything.

*OOC experience point penalty*

[mammothtank]

I just wanted to thank everyone for taking this so well. I mean, I haven't made a comic in months, and have recived not a single threat or angry PM. You guys are a real patient and understanding bunch, and I appreciate that.

...yeah.

Though I can't make any promises, I hope to be able to contribute to the comic thread at least infrequently, when I can get past my homework and my addiction to KKRO. Don't expect a series though; I've never been able to keep up with one.

To all those who posted comics, know that I at least looked at and was amused by your work, regardless of whether or not I said anything. Keep 'em coming, people!

[RickZarber]

Khael: Pishaw. You don't need Photoshop. Paint works fine as long as you don't fall into those occasional Noob-ish pitfalls (ex. light green grass, light blue sky--aka "Burns Teh Eyes!"--or resizing sprites by something other than 25, 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, or 500% incriments). Or if you must use something more sophisticated than that, there's always the GIMP.

Mauve: >> << Check your PM box...

Raiden and Dragonsbane: DB's got everything pretty much covered, except for one other thing: the lightning summons was not cast by my brother. Rather, he simply clapped ("summoning" his steed) and the buffalo appeared in the manner that seemed most sensible to it at that moment. Recall if you will that it vanished in a cloud the first time. Seeing that it's a magical beast, I'm not at all sure of the mechanics, but it's entirely probable that it will never come or go in the same way more than once...

MB: Too right. I know why I haven't been posting (and now MT too) but why's everyone else so very busy all of a sudden?

[phil_]

Originally Posted by Rick

why's everyone else so very busy all of a sudden?

RaiRO. Shiney doesn't know what he's done.

I'll probably re-continue Aquamancy no Mike in a week or so, when I achieve Monk-dom. I don't like to leave stuff unfinished (I once had a speech that I spent two years without doing. Quite the drain on my sanity).

[Flarecobra]

Though RaiRO has given me a good comic idea. See, in this pyrimid there are lamia-like beings known as Isis, and he thought he could take one for himself, and started getting chased by some, yelling my name.

[Loyal]

As for me... Well, to be honest, I have no excuse whatsoever.

On the plus side, I am writing a novel that directly ties into the comic series that I said months ago I'd do... So it may just lead into it when I'm done... Hopefully.