Cursed, of Course: A Fantasy Comic

[Shoreward]

Wait, the blue arm wasn't the right one? Did I missed or messed something?

...

Huh.

Well, there's something I must have somehow mixed up when making the art shift. Maybe at some point I flipped the template and forgot I'd flipped it? It's easy enough to fix going forward, but now it's time to decide if I go back and slowly edit the pages she appeared in since the update to fix it.

Edit: Oh no, and now my error is the top of the page!

Second Edit: I made the fixes through the last few comics, and fixed a couple other minor issues in earlier strips which I noticed a while ago. The world should be closer to balance again.

[Blue Dragon]

Most of them just stopped updating and eventually fell out of the forum.

I think they're still *here*, you just can't find them on the forum proper anymore.

Also you don't need to spam posts like you're currently doing. Please avoid double-posting.

A pity, actually! I am always looking for new ones to read.

Well, I was binge-reading the comic and commented the ones I liked more. Now that I reached the end, this is not happening again, anyway. Thanks for your time.

[Fyraltari]

On these parts, it is considered better form to edit a previous post (even repeatedly) than posting several times in a row. It's not a big deal, though.

[Shoreward]

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Page 202 - Hospitality.

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[danielxcutter]

Also if Cat can beat up some bandits then Melcara can probably vaporize Pellan.

Well, if Pellan wasn't a skeleton I guess. And maybe she still can. I dunno.

[Blue Dragon]

True etiquette! Finally someone to give Pellan some worthy treatment.
Also, I love your designs. I will show the comic to my ten years old daughter (an artist herself) I bet she will love them too!

[Fyraltari]

True etiquette! Finally someone to give Pellan some worthy treatment.

Nah, that's a pretty standard bad cop/good cop routine. She has him dragged in chains so she can order him released from them to make a good first impression at no cost.

[Kantaki]

Nah, that's a pretty standard bad cop/good cop routine. She has him dragged in chains so she can order him released from them to make a good first impression at no cost.

Considering she's the type to jump from half-hearted bribery straight to cruel mutilation?
Yeah, the moment P doesn't immediately give her what she wants things will get nasty for the party.

[danielxcutter]

Considering she's the type to jump from half-hearted bribery straight to cruel mutilation?
Yeah, the moment P doesn't immediately give her what she wants things will get nasty for the party.

I don't think Pellan has a tongue for her to cut out though.

But yeah, I kinda want to punch her in the face.

[Shoreward]

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Page 203 - Give and Take.

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[danielxcutter]

Vaid only really worked for them because putting Shades to rest was probably fine with him, not the other stuff, so I’m not worried about him.

[Kantaki]

Well, that sounds surprisingly fair.
Pellan gets to ask a one question if he answers some questions in turn.

Clever phrasing though.
Actually took me a moment to spot the (potential) catch.

[Splinterverse]

This comic is so fun. Thank you to those who are posting it here for us!

[Shoreward]

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Page 204 - Q&A?

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[danielxcutter]

I suspect Melcara is a bitch, but we honestly don't know her motives for now. I dislike wordtwisting and rules-lawyering characters(especially if they're not on the protagonist's side), but just because she obviously has an agenda doesn't automatically means it's going to be a problem for Pellan or something.

Of course, my dramatic senses are tingling in a way that suggests that it probably is, or it's going to be something else that's pretty scummy, but there's not exactly much in terms of solid proof.

[ti'esar]

I also there's a fair amount of preexisting evidence suggesting Craftsguild Marigo is fishy, IIRC.

[danielxcutter]

I also there's a fair amount of preexisting evidence suggesting Craftsguild Marigo is fishy, IIRC.

Oh yes, more than an entire fishing guild. I'm just saying that what she's planning now might not be directly going to harm Pellan.

[Kantaki]

Clever.
Technically neither of them has asked a question while asking their questions.
Well, Pellan kinda messed up with "Was that my question?", but until Ms. Melara counts it I will assume it doesn't.

[danielxcutter]

Clever.
Technically neither of them has asked a question while asking their questions.
Well, Pellan kinda messed up with "Was that my question?", but until Ms. Melara counts it I will assume it doesn't.

I assume jumping onto the first opportunity like that is a rookie move when it comes to rules-lawyering.

Also Pellan’s quite good at this I see.

[Shoreward]

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Page 205 - Second Round.

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[Kantaki]

Those are some amazing not answering skills.

So from this I conclude she knows exactly what it is but not how to harness it yet.
Or maybe the other way around.
Most likely she's mostly fuzzy on some of the details.
Like "is this energy field too big to eat?"

[Fyraltari]

Oh, it's definitely going to be one of those conversations.

[Shoreward]

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Page 206 - A Decisive Blow.

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[danielxcutter]

Ah crap Pellan.

[Kantaki]

And he just messed up.
Sorry, Pellan, but this fight goes to the smurf queen.

[TaiLiu]

I don't think Pellan could have ever really "won" this conversation. She's the one who wanted to play the question game, she's the one who decides what's a question and what isn't—she's the one with all the power. You can't outsmart that.

[danielxcutter]

I don't think Pellan could have ever really "won" this conversation. She's the one who wanted to play the question game, she's the one who decides what's a question and what isn't—she's the one with all the power. You can't outsmart that.

This... is a good point. And it’s not like she’s obligated to answer anyways.

Though if Pellan did intend this somehow I’d be much happier. Warhammer 40K this ain’t.

[Fyraltari]

I don't think Pellan could have ever really "won" this conversation. She's the one who wanted to play the question game, she's the one who decides what's a question and what isn't—she's the one with all the power. You can't outsmart that.

I mean, he's the one who decided to start ranting with little prodding and absent-mindedly put in a rhetorical question in it. She's the one with all the power, true, but playing this game is his best way to get information on what's going on and how he's going to get out of this one. And he just wasted his turn so-to-speak.

[TaiLiu]

This... is a good point. And it’s not like she’s obligated to answer anyways.

Yeah, even if Pellan came up with a sophisticated multi-tiered question that would maximize the information he could get from her, she decides how well he succeeds. If he doesn't like it, tough. He's the prisoner.

I mean, he's the one who decided to start ranting with little prodding and absent-mindedly put in a rhetorical question in it. She's the one with all the power, true, but playing this game is his best way to get information on what's going on and how he's going to get out of this one. And he just wasted his turn so-to-speak.

I actually think his question's a good one! (Maybe not the best possible question, but she decides that, not him.) "You expect me to act friendly when my group's still locked up?" can be answered in a lot of ways, and so it's true she can just go "Yuppers, now here's my question." But there's a lot of context there that she seems inclined to pick up and respond to.

[danielxcutter]

It does seem that she’s not going to completely screw him over. She’s going to tell him something at least.