Disclaimer:Well, it all began when my internet went wonky. I had just got .401 working, so I was pretty disapointed. But I only wept for a few moments before I got a great idea. "Let's start a webcomic!" I've read a few before, so I had a basic idea of what I was doing. Of course, a few things got in the way. I found time, and even a medium to do it on! MS Paint! But then, what subject to do it on?
I mean, I could have done great, brilliant roleplays, and epic storylines that capture the essence and spirit of PlaneShift. But there were a few things wrong with that. First, I had no idea how to do epic. Second, there was no way I could capture the spirit of PS, the optimism, the hope, without feeling let down by my work. I'm heavily biased, which you will understand soon enough. So, I decided to drop epic, and pick up my other option. Not all roleplay goes to plan. In fact, most of it can really suck if not done correctly. So I decided to draw rps gone wrong, storylines in ruins, players at their worst. In a light tone, of course.
Now, let's get this straight too. These people will never be glorified. We are simply observing, and maybe even learning a few lessons on how not to play. I pulled many lines directly from rps I've heard in game, and a few quotes from things I've heard about. Some lines will even come from my experiences watching my 10 year old brother playing RuneScape. In reality, repeating these 'rps' depicted here, you will probably be pretty unpopular in game. I would not recomend repeating them.
This comic is in the same spirit as XilliX's nooby song. It's not an attack on PLers. it's not an attack on bad RP'ers. Because it notes everyone. PLers will be shown as they are in game. And RPers will be shown as they are in game. Sometimes for the good. And sometimes not... The names are those of my ALTs, if they aren't made up.People take these things too seriously. I've notived that silly topics get a lot of hits. Maybe you'll like a silly story with pictures...
I will edit this disclaimer as I need to. Because I've seen much of the good on this forum, and many bad sides. In reality, I expect several, if not many, flaming posts and PMs. I know that this will need to be dynamic. And I know that this may not make a load of sense, but I am poor at orginising long posts. I made a new account for the comic, simply so that, if it tanks, the reputation of my real account will be untarnished.
Yes, I know, the strips may look bad, but Paint can take a hell of a lot of time to work. In fact, the first story arc, the one here, I did in the wrong file. As a result, the pictures are pixelated and bad. Oops. I fixed it later. A story arc will contain around 30 strips, by the way. I'll try to post them whole, but It takes around 4 hours to do an arc. So sometimes you'll see just a bit of an arc at a time. Today I'll post the first arc, and in a few hours the second one will be posted, no matter what opinions I hear. After that, I will pay attention to what is said, and continue from there. I have about 20 arcs in my head, so the only matter is finding the time. The first 2 arcs will be the worst. I promise. These two will introduce the 6 main characters, their emotions and plans, and their quirks. After the silly and forced introductions, the real thing will start.
Well, good luck, and hopefully enjoy my efforts.
Arc 1
