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2021-02-14, 08:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I'm not convinced that the Hetrodyning bit is well enough known outside of Mechanicsburg for anyone beside maybe Klaus to know about it. The Seneschal recognized it, but he's expected to be unusually well informed. As Krosp remarked, 'what the music? She does that all the time', and no one else commented about it previously.
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2021-02-15, 03:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-15, 04:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
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2021-02-15, 08:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
So Kjarl is "None of my guesses". I am not surprised to be wrong, merely publicly humiliated.
By the looks of him, he's a Spark, but maybe not a human spark. Are we about to get an alien race? Or is he purple because of the same thing that changed the color of his gloves?
Also, he looks to be 9 or 10 feet tall. Is that just an art perspective? If not, he's (again) maybe not human. Or maybe another side effect of dimensional / temporal travel.
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The facial expressions in 8, 9, & 10 show some real personality differences. Agatha's ecstatically hopeful, Violetta's concerned as is Gil, Tarvek looks nervous, and Higgs (surprisingly) looks like he's ready to kill someone. And what's-his-name the Brit is frightened.Last edited by Shining Wrath; 2021-02-15 at 08:44 AM.
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2021-02-15, 11:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
It is very strange, but i KNOW I have seen that character design before (or something VERY similar). Even the white hair. But for the life of me I can't remember where. A western cartoon or something. ARGH!
Member of the Giants in the Playground Forum Chapter for the Movement to Reunite Gondwana!
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2021-02-15, 12:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
You gotta admit, "Oh, interesting, my gloves have changed color..." is the perfect first response for a Spark after having been dimensionally dislocated, trapped and left dying in an in-between neverworld, and then forcibly re-anchored to the wrong dimension.
I imagine Kjarl is now a whole lot easier to draw quickly, at least by GG standards. Curious what he'll bring to the table.Spoiler: My inventory:
1 Sentient Sword
1 Jammy Dodger (I was promised tea)
1 Godwin Point.
Originally Posted by Kairos Theodosian
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2021-02-15, 12:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-15, 01:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
He also kind of reminds me of some of the character designs from a space-western cartoon in the 90s whose name escapes me. A pseudo-Native American sheriff and his robot horse.
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2021-02-15, 02:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Its wreck it ralph wearing mickey mouse gloves and a different color. /serious nod
"Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum"
Translation: "Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe."
"If you don't get those cameras out of my face, I'm gonna go 8.6 on the Richter scale with gastric emissions that'll clear this room."
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2021-02-15, 09:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Huh. Yeah, that's not entirely what I expected, although he should fit in just fine with all the wackiness that Sparks inflict on themselves. Going to be interesting to see what the character design looks like from a few other angles.
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2021-02-16, 12:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-16, 03:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-16, 04:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-16, 08:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2021-02-16, 09:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Pretty accurate, given Zeetha even spells it out.
Spoiler
DM: At the end of the meal, the innkeeper is bringing you the cheese plate. Roll for initiative.
PC: Excuse me, what?
DM: I said, roll for initiative. They like their cheese really ripe in these parts. They have the ooze type.
"Excuse me, but... is it a GOOD or a BAD thing when the DM can't help bursting into laughter every time he hears the phrase 'level-appropriate encounter'? No, just curious..."
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2021-02-16, 05:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
I just noticed that he has six fingers on his left hand.
He had best watch out for any Spanish sparks with vendettas.
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2021-02-16, 11:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
There is a difference between 'domineering looming' and 'I abruptly double my height for no explicable reason', though. There are seriously panels where Agatha doesn't even come up to his waist. Admittedly, it was in mid-loom, but... wow.
I sincerely doubt that Kjarl has killed anyone's father, so he's probably fine, Spanish spark or otherwise
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2021-02-17, 02:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-17, 08:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Kjarl Thotep, smeerp-friend, lacks our dimension's cultural concepts of personal space.
Why does he think Tarvek, of all the party, is insane?
Setting aside the magnificent coiffure, I'd put his height at about 7 feet. Gil comes about to his chin.
Also, anyone who can hold Tarvek casually in one hand does not lack for physical strength. I'd say Tarvek's a little fellow, but still probably weighs 130 pounds.
EDIT: unless I'm missing something with my aging eyes, he always has 4 fingers and a thumb on each hand. Thumbs are not always visible but I believe in object permanence.
Also, I wonder what the Sparky powers of his monocle will turn out to be.Last edited by Shining Wrath; 2021-02-17 at 08:37 AM.
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2021-02-17, 08:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Callback. It's Tarvek's initial reaction to being so massive.
May you get EXACTLY what you wish for.
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2021-02-17, 09:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Tarvek's about the same size as Gil, and since they're both in very good shape (what Spark isn't?), it's probably more like 180-190 pounds. Before you get to all the interesting bits tucked away to be used on whatever fools dare oppose you.
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2021-02-17, 09:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-17, 11:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Ah, I'd forgotten that. Temporal massiveness.
I think Gil is an inch or two taller than Tarvek. Both are short compared to the Baron, who's 6' something.
Tarvek is not currently in the Madness Place, so yes.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2021-02-17, 12:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Kjarl Thotep, heh? I bet he has a sibling/cousin/uncle named Nyarl.
Hark! An avatar drawn by Kate Beaton!
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2021-02-17, 01:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-17, 05:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Given the fact he was resurrected using bits of his own dead siblings it does seem plausible his parents built him as big and sturdy as they could to try and prevent another incident like that. That and I think Gil mentioned some experimentation that the Baron did on himself and Gil.
Out of universe it's probably a combination of a reference to the way that Frankenstein's Monster is usually depicted, the result of inconsistent art, dramatic framing changing his apparent scale in some scenes and a fondness on the Foglio's part for having the occasional huge character.Sanity is nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
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2021-02-17, 05:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-18, 01:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
The previous Baron claimed to have built a construct from his three sons, but he actually just made them all sit on each others' shoulders. That's why "Klaus" always wears a big coat.
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2021-02-18, 06:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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2021-02-18, 11:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Girl Genius XXVIII: Dancink! Ve is here for de dancink!
Not "fire at". I never used the word "at"