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Howard Tayler / Re: PSA: What is a caixao?
« on: February 26, 2011, 10:49:20 AM »
I found it in references to "Coffin Joe" which apparently is Brazilian, so Portuguese?
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"Magic is what makes fantasy fantastic," someone says, "you can't apply rules to them or else it loses wonder!" I respond, "Sure, but if you want to write them you will certainly want to know how they work." Writing is all about execution, and I find applying some basic laws of physics to magic systems make them more understandable and realistic. Here, I'm going to outline my basic method for developing a magic system.
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Howard Tayler / PSA: What is a caixao?
« on: February 25, 2011, 08:49:47 AM »
Poking around a little on the web, this apparently means coffin.
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Howard Tayler / Re: Well, that's a crew...
« on: February 15, 2011, 05:35:10 AM »
Oh, Kathryn! You didn't hire a butterbar... Go. Fix. You have ten minutes....
I think I'm falling in love. What a woman!
I think I'm falling in love. What a woman!
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Howard Tayler / Re: Well, that's a crew...
« on: February 08, 2011, 05:10:54 AM »I dunno what to make of her. She started out as such a minor character, but all of the sudden she's getting both back-story and character development.And... a deeply discounted asset? Sounds as if Ennesby is considering how to get her into the Toughs, at least...
I'm very interested to see where it's going though. And I'm pretty sure Ennesby isn't unduly distracted by her hair.
In my opinion, the toughs do need some fresh blood, though. One thing that Howard has been good about is having a moderately changeable cast with real decisions, while keeping the core (Tagon, Schlock, Kevyn) intact.
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Howard Tayler / Re: Well, that's a crew...
« on: February 07, 2011, 05:34:49 AM »I'm starting to wonder if Kathryn is going to wind up hiring onto the Toughs. It's been foreshadowed. They'd have to overcome their mutual bad blood, but, well, the Toughs have overcome worse.Clearly Ennesby is wondering about Kathryn, too. Although the long, blonde hair makes it harder to pay attention
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Howard Tayler / Re: What's a medicavi?
« on: January 22, 2011, 07:37:51 AM »It'll probably be explained more in the upcoming story, given that the whole episode looks like being about futuristic medical issues. Howard has learned about "show, don't tell," and so uses the footnotes a lot less in recent story arcs.
Sure, but we can always try to guess ahead of time. I'm thinking something along the lines of an autodoc (medical diagnosis and treatment in a box), but... I'm not sure why that would run the doctors out of town, unless it is simply easier/cheaper.
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Howard Tayler / Re: What's a medicavi?
« on: January 21, 2011, 02:09:27 PM »
I did find it used as a Latin verb somewhere around medicine. But I don't think you need to be licensed to use Latin, although it might not be a bad idea.
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Howard Tayler / What's a medicavi?
« on: January 19, 2011, 04:13:12 AM »
I wonder if we'll ever find out? Or did I miss that somewhere along the way?
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Howard Tayler / Re: Oh, they would pick Celeschul, wouldn't they?
« on: January 06, 2011, 08:41:57 AM »Oh yes. Personally, it seems to me that tangling with Tagon's hazy past would be fun. But I'm sure plenty of other things could go wrong.
Man, I love this strip.
Do you think the guy from the mall (or his friends) will bump into Kathryn and company? Old friends and all that...
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Howard Tayler / Re: Talent? Who needs talent?
« on: January 05, 2011, 09:16:09 AM »
And, I just started Schlock from the beginning. Wonder how long it is going to take to catch up on 10 or so years of comics
You might find http://www.archivebinge.net/ useful. At least you can schedule your addiction...
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Howard Tayler / Re: Well, that's a crew...
« on: December 27, 2010, 05:55:55 AM »
Aaaand here's Kathryn to drive! It just keeps getting better.
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Howard Tayler / Well, that's a crew...
« on: December 26, 2010, 06:33:16 AM »
So, over here http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-12-26, we have Doc Bunnigus, Lt. Ventura, Tailor (and part-time Surgeon), Ennesby, Legs, and our own ever-loving Schlock being sent off with the admonition "Just don't let me hear about this on the news?"
Oh, this should be good! Great holiday present!
Edited to change Wings to Legs... all part of the greater chicken, I guess.
Oh, this should be good! Great holiday present!
Edited to change Wings to Legs... all part of the greater chicken, I guess.
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Howard Tayler / ET Phone Home?
« on: December 20, 2010, 04:01:30 AM »
Is that a homage or...
Bottom left corner, middle of talking about making calls, there's ET?
http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-12-19
Isn't that ET?
Bottom left corner, middle of talking about making calls, there's ET?
http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-12-19
Isn't that ET?
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Howard Tayler / Why don't they know what happened?
« on: September 08, 2010, 04:05:00 AM »
Shouldn't our favorite flying maracca be able to tell them what's happened to the mines? Online cameras, where is your eye in the sky?
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Howard Tayler / Re: Non-bostoned?
« on: August 26, 2010, 10:37:22 AM »Was there supposed to be a footnote or something beneath it? I'm seeing a broken image link under the strip...
Good catch. In the source, it looks as if there's
<img src="/comics/schlock20100826b.txt">
which doesn't seem to work?