#140 Reposted 24oct17
We never hear about this ability before, and we never hear about it again. I guess I must have come across an old episode of he-man when I was drawing. I was living with a couple of real artists at the time; animators by training. We watched a lot of cartoons to see how they were put together. He-man was so badly made, it looks like I could have done it.
#139 Reposted 19oct17
Yes, they speak Klingon in Valhalla.
A proper adventuring group should be between 2 and 8. 4 is about the best to mechanically cover all your bases: Fighter, Wizard, Healer and Rogue/Thief. If you have a fifth, make it a Bard (Heart!) 4 ninja turtles, 5 planeteers, 6 power rangers if you include Tommy. Too many makes it hard to keep track.
Like 13 dwarves, a wizard and one hobbit is too many. You won’t be able to remember anyone’s name or character traits. Can you remember all of the dwarves from The Hobbit?
1.Dwalin 2. Balin, 3. Kili, 4. Fili, 5. Thorin Oakenshield6. Oin7. Gloin8. Bifur9. Bombur10. Doc11. Sleepy12. Grumpy13. Blitzen?
#138 Reposted 17oct17
Movie military is always incompetent, right? An entire battalion gets wiped out by the monster, but some plucky (teenagers/scientist/hero) can save the day. In a world where monster attacks become common, they just stop trying. It’s worse in video games. Every guard in Skyrim is like “Meh, the Dragonborn will deal with that.”
#137 Reposted 12oct17
As is traditional, the main character is completely unqualified to solve the problem. Remember when Luke Skywalker was sitting around on the farm making “woosh” noises with his toy airplanes? Obviously he was the one who should fight the empire.
Fantasy stories work so much better in a pseudo-medieval setting. The anarchy of no central government allows for the characters to reasonably take matters into their own hands. In a more modern world, the dragon would be dealt with by the military, or the dark wizard prosecuted. That might make a fun D&D setting.
#136 We skipped a few that were basically covered by the narrator there. The evil brain and robot muck around and cross the Atlantic. They sing the theme to Droids. (Anyone remember that tv show? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7XCe2XorcY ) Now they’re in Vindalf’s home town.
BONUS: #135 just as an establishing shot.
#131 Reposted 6oct17
I think we’ll skip the next couple of issues, nothing particularly fun happens that the narrator didn’t just cover. Maybe I’ll just post them together and we’ll get on with it. Maybe I’ll learn to make these decisions in some kind of editing process that doesn’t take 10 years? Nah…
#130 Reposted 5oct17
They got around quickly because they could travel by map.
#129 Reposted 4oct17
Turns out that fire is hard to draw.
#128 Reposted 3oct17
Robots instinctively want to destroy all humans. Ask Siri.
#127 Reposted 2oct17
Shakespeare has returned to life with telekinetic powers! Reanimated and enhanced by the mad doctor!
Posting every day this week, to thank all those people who suddenly followed me this weekend. If you didn’t read the archives to find out what you’re in for, I have no sympathy for you.
The Adventures of Vindalf 