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2021-05-16, 06:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
I vote exclude.
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2021-05-16, 07:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
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2021-05-17, 12:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Voting include.
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2021-05-17, 02:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Voting Exclude.
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2021-05-17, 03:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Voting Exclude.
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2021-05-17, 04:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Voting Exclude.
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2021-05-17, 04:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
No, exclude.
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2021-05-17, 08:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Okay.
- The Giant's Position on Social Media failed to pass; 7 for, 14 against.
Spoiler: Voting ResultsEntry Yes Votes No Votes Voters 🍌The Giant's Position on Social Media(#12)
"I write a comic, and the comic is the product, not me."7 14 Yes Votes: Kish, Reboot, Schroeswald, Arin, hamishspence, snowblizz, Sniffnoy
No Votes: Metastachydium, Joerg, Jaxzan Proditor, Gwynfrid, arimareiji, Argis13, Fyraltari, Shadowknight12, WanderingMist, 137ben, Lord Torath, Doug Lampert, Precure, Ionathus
The Index has been updated with the remaining entries.Last edited by Jasdoif; 2021-05-17 at 08:25 PM.
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The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
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2022-06-22, 08:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
There's a new answers post up on the Patreon.
Don't have time to write out my full thoughts, but after a cursory glance-through, I think everything except for #8 is a candidate for inclusion.The Everyman's Guide to Taking Up Arms - A Guide to Fighters
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2022-06-22, 10:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2022-06-23, 05:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Marvelous! Let's see:
a. Must absolutely be INCLUDED: 1 (it's about Serini, her role and capabilities; not as important as the others, but of some relevance), 7 (the second paragraph of this one was outright revelative for me, as it gives a partial explanation for something about the portrayal of fathers that's been bugging me for ages), 8 (a couple of key worldbuilding details), 9 and 11 (providing canonical facts so many of us were so looking for; probably the two most important answers in quite a while);
b. should likewise be INCLUDED: 6, 12 (interesting facts for sure, but that's the extent of it);
c. might as well be included, but I have NO STRONG OPINION on these: 3, 5, 13 (stuff like this made its way into the Index before, and I can see why, but beyond that, I don't really care either way);
d. [shrugs] NO STRONG OPINION: 4, 10;
e. should be EXCLUDED: 2 (come on, folks, most of this (and some more) is literally available on the Giant's freaking Wikipedia page).Last edited by Metastachydium; 2022-06-23 at 05:39 AM.
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2022-06-23, 11:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Unrelated to the Patreon Q&A: I was rereading the index entries, there's an entry in the Drawing section for "Examples of the Giant's Non-Stick-Figure Art Talent"; problem is, the image links in the posts it links to are broken, the images don't display. Given that the point of the entry is linking to example art, should it be removed?
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2022-06-23, 11:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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1-Yes.
2-No (Not comic relevant).
3-No (Not comic relevant).
4-Yes (There has been forum discussion of possible meanings of duplicated titles).
5-Yes.
6-Yes.
7-Yes.
8-Yes (Negative information is still information).
9-Yes.
10-Yes.
11-Yes.
12-No (Doesn't actually provide any information beyond the fact that this is an easily solvable issue not worth time in the comic, it's not worth time in the index either).
13-Yes.
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2022-06-23, 02:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Okay, so looks like new Q&A is starting out at....
# Question In Favor Against Disposition Posters 1 "Did you always plan for Serini to return, or did that develop as you wrote the story?"
(Yes, she was always going to return.)3 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against:2 "I'm not sure if this crosses the threshold into personal information, but I was curious about what kind of training you received as it relates to art and writing. Are you self-taught and just enjoy drawing and consuming a breadth of media or have you specifically attended classes to develop the skills you exhibit? As a related follow-up, have you considered teaching a class?"
(Not a whole lot.)1 3 Exclude In Favor: mjp1050
Against: Peelee, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert3 "As an artist, what was The Moment when you realized, "Hey, I could do this professionally?""
(Kind of stumbled into it.)2 2 Vote-able In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium
Against: Peelee, Doug Lampert4 "Do you ever find yourself held up on putting up a comic because you're trying to find a good title?"
(Sort of.)2 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Doug Lampert
Against:5 "Was there anything that you've drawn that just made you laugh after you've finished drawing it?"
(The Coming of the Reapernana.)3 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against:6 "You’ve written a lot of death scenes in the comic. Which character’s death hit you hardest emotionally to write?"
(Sangwaan's.)3 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against:7 "I understand if you'd rather plead the 5th, but after years of reading our heroes go through personal struggles with their families while on their mission to save the world, I wonder if you might have seen or experienced similar ordeals. Would you be willing to talk about some of your inspirations, or am I a tactless ghoul for asking something so personal?"
(Nothing specific.)3 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against:8 "Who would be the most conventionally beautiful characters (male and female) if they were drawn non-sticky?"
(<insert curation comment about multifaceted sarcasm here/>)2 1 Include In Favor: Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against: mjp10509 "Hi, I really enjoy your comic. Thor agreed with Durkon's point that the goblins got a bad deal when the gods created the OOTS world. However, the hobgoblins that Red Cloak dragooned to attack Azure City had a robust city. You showed a picture of it. Maybe goblins weren't doing so well, but those hobgoblins right there were doing OK. They overcame the obstacles that had been set before them. Why does Red Cloak feel that it is worth throwing away what has been accomplished by him and others on the chance that the next world will be better?"
(He's the kind to overplay a hand that isn't as good as some have guessed.)3 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against:10 "What is one color palette choice you made early on that you wish you could change now?"
(Elan's initial appearance. Also Nale's initial appearance.)2 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Doug Lampert
Against:11 "What is the alignment of each of the twelve gods? I interpreted Rat to be evil, how about others? Since, according to your previous answer, most Azurites worship the pantheon as one, how do good aligned worshipers feel about revering evil gods this way and vice versa? Does this imply that many of the followers of the religion are neutral aligned? How about the paladins in Azure city, how can they worship evil gods by proxy of worshiping the whole pantheon and still be strictly good?"
(They kind of have to be True Neutral.)3 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against:12 "I know this is dumb but where do dwarves get the cloth for their clothes from?"
(<insert pithy summary of an Underdark textile industry here/>)2 1 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium
Against: Doug Lampert13 "How do you come up with the designs for the covers of the books?"
(A single dynamic image of the protagonists not spoiling the book's contents.)3 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against:
Well, seeing as the Giant has reuploaded images on multiple occasions, I don't think removing the posts is particularly pressing...what's everyone else think? (There's probably some comment to be made about how the image links break every time the website is redone, but that's in no way restricted to this particular website....)Last edited by Jasdoif; 2022-06-23 at 03:01 PM.
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The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
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2022-06-23, 04:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. No
9. Yes
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. Yes
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2022-06-23, 05:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Since it’s the only one that seems to be in contention, I lean against including #3, since it doesn’t seem particularly OOTS-focused. Other than the financials of running the comic full time, that is.
I’m glad that it seems the Patreon questions will be continuing a little more regularly, so that we all have something to discuss here.
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2022-06-23, 07:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Yes 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13
No 2, 3, 8
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2022-06-24, 09:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. No
9. Yes
10. No
11. Yes
12. No
13. No
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2022-06-24, 12:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Alright, that brings the current standings to....
Spoiler: Detailed Summary# Question In Favor Against Disposition Posters 1 "Did you always plan for Serini to return, or did that develop as you wrote the story?"
(Yes, she was always going to return.)6 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert, Precure
Against:2 "I'm not sure if this crosses the threshold into personal information, but I was curious about what kind of training you received as it relates to art and writing. Are you self-taught and just enjoy drawing and consuming a breadth of media or have you specifically attended classes to develop the skills you exhibit? As a related follow-up, have you considered teaching a class?"
(Not a whole lot.)1 6 Exclude In Favor: mjp1050
Against: Peelee, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert, Precure3 "As an artist, what was The Moment when you realized, "Hey, I could do this professionally?""
(Kind of stumbled into it.)2 6 Exclude In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium
Against: Peelee, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Jaxzan Proditor, Sir_Norbert, Precure4 "Do you ever find yourself held up on putting up a comic because you're trying to find a good title?"
(Sort of.)4 1 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert
Against: Precure5 "Was there anything that you've drawn that just made you laugh after you've finished drawing it?"
(The Coming of the Reapernana.)3 2 Vote-able In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against: Schroeswald, Precure6 "You’ve written a lot of death scenes in the comic. Which character’s death hit you hardest emotionally to write?"
(Sangwaan's.)5 1 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert
Against: Precure7 "I understand if you'd rather plead the 5th, but after years of reading our heroes go through personal struggles with their families while on their mission to save the world, I wonder if you might have seen or experienced similar ordeals. Would you be willing to talk about some of your inspirations, or am I a tactless ghoul for asking something so personal?"
(Nothing specific.)4 1 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald
Against: Precure8 "Who would be the most conventionally beautiful characters (male and female) if they were drawn non-sticky?"
(<insert curation comment about multifaceted sarcasm here/>)2 4 Vote-able In Favor: Metastachydium, Doug Lampert
Against: mjp1050, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert, Precure9 "Hi, I really enjoy your comic. Thor agreed with Durkon's point that the goblins got a bad deal when the gods created the OOTS world. However, the hobgoblins that Red Cloak dragooned to attack Azure City had a robust city. You showed a picture of it. Maybe goblins weren't doing so well, but those hobgoblins right there were doing OK. They overcame the obstacles that had been set before them. Why does Red Cloak feel that it is worth throwing away what has been accomplished by him and others on the chance that the next world will be better?"
(He's the kind to overplay a hand that isn't as good as some have guessed.)6 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert, Precure
Against:10 "What is one color palette choice you made early on that you wish you could change now?"
(Elan's initial appearance. Also Nale's initial appearance.)4 1 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert
Against: Precure11 "What is the alignment of each of the twelve gods? I interpreted Rat to be evil, how about others? Since, according to your previous answer, most Azurites worship the pantheon as one, how do good aligned worshipers feel about revering evil gods this way and vice versa? Does this imply that many of the followers of the religion are neutral aligned? How about the paladins in Azure city, how can they worship evil gods by proxy of worshiping the whole pantheon and still be strictly good?"
(They kind of have to be True Neutral.)6 0 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert, Precure
Against:12 "I know this is dumb but where do dwarves get the cloth for their clothes from?"
(<insert pithy summary of an Underdark textile industry here/>)3 2 Vote-able In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Schroeswald
Against: Doug Lampert, Precure13 "How do you come up with the designs for the covers of the books?"
(A single dynamic image of the protagonists not spoiling the book's contents.)5 1 Include In Favor: mjp1050, Metastachydium, Doug Lampert, Schroeswald, Sir_Norbert
Against: Precure
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The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
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2022-06-24, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Yes to all the green and #5, no to all the red and other yellows.
I personally think allowing #8 will take away any credibility this thread has lolLast edited by littlebum2002; 2022-06-24 at 02:47 PM.
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2022-06-24, 03:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
I would say to include 8.
It may speak to something of Azure City culture that they have both of the most attractive individuals.
For Mr. Scruffy if further speaks to Belkar's good treatment of his animal companion.
For Azurite archer to beat out Sabine/Samantha/<insert other individuals known to be attractive here> may imply a number of items about the culture of Azure City in relation to the value it places on beauty - this soldier was not being kept in a noble retinue, they were not being protected by the commanders of the army, etc solely because someone powerful liked the look of them.
If you imagine that same soldier in Tarquin's forces it would be more surprising to me - so I think it says something (albeith something minor) about cultural differences between Azure City and the Empire of Blood.
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2022-06-24, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
(Apparently, this doesn't make women of great beauty in the Empire any worse at, khm, dealing with their competitors in some manner that sounds pretty definitive. Speaking of Fahruzi and the Bloody military, have we ever seen a member of said armed forces who we know to be female (it's hard to tell with reptilian folks) other than those three members of the Bleedingham Amateur Snorkeling Club?)
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2022-06-24, 03:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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2022-06-24, 03:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
I know about that one. By "the Bloody military", however, I meant the Bloody military, i.e. the armed forces for the Empire of Blood, the personnel of which are anything but interchangeable: they come from three different species (kobolds are less common, but there) and their skin/scale colours vary a lot.
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2022-06-24, 05:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Hmm. I don't think so...at the very least, with the general tenor of threads about Tarquin and sexism at the time I'd think it'd be easy to find posts pointing out a woman in his army, if such a circumstance was portrayed. Looking through the comics where Tarquin's army attacked the Order of the Stick didn't I didn't find anything (other than my impression that the troop distribution rendered on-panel became more and more human as the battle went on).
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2022-06-24, 05:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Include: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
Exclude: 2, 3 and 8.Last edited by Fyraltari; 2022-06-24 at 05:35 PM.
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2022-06-25, 05:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
I would include everything except #8, which is just a throwaway joke. I understand that discussions like #2 and #3 aren't strictly about the comic, but I find them relevant, indirectly, to the writing process, so I would still include them.
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2022-06-26, 05:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
Exclude 8, what a weird question to ask.
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2022-06-26, 05:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
If I don't vote on the other questions, can I vote 13 times against #8?
Anyway, exclude 8 (x13)ungelic is us
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2022-06-26, 10:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Index of the Giant's Comments VI―Making Dogma from Zapped Bananas
As usual, I am generally for total inclusion, but I get the arguments against 2 and 3, and they are very unpopular anyway, so I will abstain from voting on them (everything else is an include). I kind of like 8 because, while I agree that the question is kind of foolish, I think that the answer provides an interesting bit of technically canon trivia and the existence of it in our database might be enough to stop someone from asking it again.
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