Twilight Sparkle: Hey, sorry I'm late. Got caught up in traffic.
DM: No problem. Everyone else just got here, too.
Pinkie Pie: Ooh! Ooh! Guess what? Guess what? New players!
Twilight Sparkle: Really? Oh! Hello! It's nice to meet you.
Luke: Hello!
Cory: Sup.
Natalie: It's nice to meet you, too.
Applejack: This here's my cousin, Cory 'n his friends Luke and Natalie. When I told 'em bout this campaign, they asked if it'd be ah'right tah sit in on a session.
DM: I thought it'd be better if they made characters and joined in.
Applejack: They've been workin' on their character sheets for a while, now. They should be just bout done. If Ah know my cousin, though, he's probably cookin' up some sorta ungodly abomination.
Twilight Sparkle: What do you mean by that?
DM: Just ask Luke and Cory to show you their first character sheets. Oh, but first, it looks like Nat's finally finished her character.
Natalie: Hey. Sorry for the wait. Just finished the backstory. I hope it's not too short.
DM: Only nine pages? Eh, I guess it'll do.
DragonTrainer first contacted me with the general idea all the way back in October. We eventually agreed that it would be a lot of fun. Crossovers between webcomics aren't unusual themselves, but we've never seen two RPG comics make their groups bounce off each other. It was something we had to try.
No, we'll be following the adventures of Granny Smith, Big Mac, and Winona. The latter will tire of that character and opt to be Mister Smartypants afterward.
Well, I'm guessing that Nat will be Trixie, partly because the character is such an actor, and partly because the group is looking at Trixie's cart. Still not sure who Cory and Luke will play.
Nat is probably the G&PT,
I'm expecting cory to come up with Gilda, because OP works best with different races. Luke may just surprise everyone with his great diplomatic skill and bring Zecora into this game.
Actually, that's how my DM introduces new players. A few weeks in advance, he'll give us someone stranded in the dungeon. Then, a new player arrives, and the DM gives them the NPC he just "happened to have around."
Actually I created a character somewhat inspired by Trixie on one of those play by posts sites. What I created was an illusionist stage magician who goes town to town performing for the crowd. Planning on having him chew up the scenery in every town and every battle, well as soon as he's accepted into a group.
Wait, first the GM complains that the player is taking too long to submit a character, then complains that a nine page backstory is too short?
One page should be more than enough. You can elaborate on relevant locations and associations later, once it's clear that you plan to stick around for more than a session or two.
what if zoro and luffy and nami and everyone previously introduced in the grand line 3 point 5 comic appear in this.
ponies meet abnormal humans(?).
how /awesome/ is that?
Step 1) Find screenshots of Katakyo Hitman Reborn or find episodes on Youtube and use the "print screen" key on the top right corner of your keyboard. Some video-viewing programs may also come with a "save screenshot" feature, which you may use with video files such as from legally obtained DVDs (preferred method).
Step 2) Find a program to use, like photoshop, comic life, or Paint.Net. If all else fails, there's always MsPaint to fall back on. Optional: Write the script separately on notepad or a similar program. Copy and paste the dialogue when you're ready.
Step 3) Start an account on Deviant Art, Comic Fury, Drunk Duck, or a similar web comic creation site. You may also start up your own site, if you or someone you know and trust can do so.
Best photo-editing software out there is actually GIMP, the Gnu Image Manipulation Program. As powerful as Photoshop, (well, maybe not quite, but most if not all the functionality is there) and absolutely free.
I'm toying with the idea of doing one of these myself.
The thought of doing a Naruto screencap webcomic occured, with the thought that it would be a MUSH, and someone decided to draw pictures of what was going on. Thing is, it'd likely end up just being an alternate take on the same story. And that doesn't seem all that interesting.
A Gintama one however is another story. It makes entirely too much sense if those people were veteren roleplayers. Think that one has some definite potential.
For those looked for the One Piece Grand Line 3.5 comic it's right here! http://www.drunkduck.com/One_Piece_Grand_Line_3_point_5/5384229/
And it is wonderful! :D
Actually, I have seen this type of crossover before.
Years ago, there was a crossover book written between the casts of the Knights of the Dinner Table (a print comic book about RPGs) and T. Campbell's Faans series (which started out by trying to do a print comic series before settling on the webcomic format. And T. later dropped the second 'a' from the name.). Fans in those days was less about an elite paramilitary team protecting reality and more "Geeks who had weird stuff happen to them."
IIRC, both casts were at a con and the gaming groups got intermixed. Things went poorly after that and the whole thing ended up with both casts in jail. I'm guessing things will go better in this crossover.
But since this whole thing happened in 1999, it's pretty understandable how you missed it.
Not broken enough. He's obviously 1/4 bovine, 1/4 goat, and 1/2 hyper-gorilla. It's like a regular gorilla, but better. Oh, and his obvious strength makes him the automatic alpha of any herd or bovines or goats in the area.
Well, Natalie is the Great and Powerful Trixie of course.
Sticking strictly with one-shot characters, Cory would be Gilda (race from a 3rd-party supplement who took a weakness to Detect Motive and pranking, because seriously, when's that gonna come up?)
Finally, Luke would be Zecora. Because speaking exclusively in rhyme is just something he would do.
If anyone has to guess, your guess might be closer if you take three characters that appear in an episode at the same time. Not saying that's what will happen, just that it's more likely to happen
This will not end well. I've been through the whole Grandline comic and while Luke and Cory's munchkin stats works well for an anime story, it'll probably throw off everything in an MLP roleplay. So they'll probably be playing antagonistic characters. Well, maybe not Luke, since he seems to be able to roleplay.
Anyway, the groups will be splitting up due to a disagreement or personality clash.
^Alternatively, the Grand Line trio just won't have the same interest in the campaign setting that the Mane 6 do.
Either way, I stand by my theory that the two groups won't get along at first. It's practically an unwritten rule that whenever two series crossover the heroes all have to fight each other at some point.
I hope Luke asks to burrow somebody's dice during the campaign. Everytime he does that, something awesome inevitably follows. Or maybe if they're doing the Show Stoppers, Twilight will burrow everyone's dice to beat the Ursa Minor.
I feel like the CMC is the most likely choice, but none of them seem min-maxed like Cory or Luke would make them.
I could see Nat being Sweetie Belle, and constantly trying to hang out with someone else who enjoys RP'ing as well but accidentally bugging them into not running the sister hooves social with her.
8^|
I think that they will be, of course, Trixie, Snips, and Snails.
First off, there is the theory that there would be overpowered characters for the episode retelling. The trio fit the role. Second, there is the matter of the cart being in the shot. Third, the genders match, and Nat's background story could be about the Ursa Major.
Actually, let me revise that.
The theory, as I recall, was that some new players would claim to be powerful, not be overpowered.
Next time I'll choose my words better.
I doubt it. I haven't seen Rika in the other comic, but I don't think the players would be indirectly named in a guest comic like this. My guess? If they aren't the same person, they're sisters.
Ech, I don't know what's up, but this page looks horrible on my computer. No anti-aliasing at all. I'm fine with a font change, but why did the quality drop that much? Doesn't the guest do this sort of thing as well?
I got a bit curious as well. I didn't notice at first, but after hearing you say "no anti-aliasing", I decided to compare what's posted and what I sent Spud. I then considered that maybe Comic Fury did something to the image automatically.
I right-clicked the comic and saved it to my computer. I then compared the saved image with what's actually posted. The saved image was of a slightly higher quality than the posted image.
I did the same thing with Spud's own earlier comics. Saved images are of a slightly higher quality (and supposedly closer to the original) than what's actually posted.
Hmm, I see no appreciable differences between what's on my hard drive, what's on the site, and what I get when I Save Image As. I see the exact same image, right down to the pixel - for both my earlier comics and this page.
If the original page is less anti-aliased than what you sent me, DragonTrainer, then something might have been lost in the sending, not the uploading.
Nah, I tried using Internet Explorer (64 bit) to read the comic, instead. It's of the same quality as what I sent you. I usually use firefox, so it could be that.
Actually... hold on... *Runs off to check zoom settings* Er... whoops. ("~_~)
Great, now my incredibly unimaginative name is confusing people.
I suppose that's what you get when you're about the third person to have a name starting with BR.
I always thought the necks seemed too long proportionally, more like a llama then a horse. That shot of Twilight really emphasizes it; the neck from shoulder to the base of the skull is as longer than her body from neck to tail.
More like they don't care about. Between the background ponies showing up in different places, or duplicates, Bon-Bon's multiple voices, details like these, etc. It seems they don't really take the time to look at or actively fix them, which in itself isn't a bad thing.
Its a kind of "This is just a cartoon, lets have fun with it and not obsess over small things" attitude. And bu ignoring those small things, the then have time to throw in easter eggs and such for us.
Hey everyone, guess what? IT'S GONNA BE TRIXIE. >8(
How do I know? Look at the last panel. That's TGAPT's wagon right there. I tend to have a mind for useless details.
People have an odd habit of throwing money into computer screens these days; as if it were some kind of magical purchasing portal... Crazy kids these days.
Oh, but MY computer is. And I'm not a kid. I'll have you know I'm forty years older than Luna. But anyway, MY computer screen is an LPD. It's like an LCD, but it's a Liquid Purchasing Display.
*Inspects items*
These aren't antiques! These were all made in China, by the same little girl working in an American sweatshop! *Heavy French accent* JOU LIE! NOU, I KEEL JOU!
*Uses Flames Of Flegethos on Bronymous*
I am not impressed with your weak-ass references. I don my Gloves of Nat20, Cape of Vorpalisation, and the helm of Anti-DM. I then remember I am a grown ass man and proceed to unload six different beatings on you, old fashioned style.
Because I am Insantiy, which always was and always shall be. TREMBLE, EQUESTRIA, FOR WHEN YOUR PETTY SQUABBLE IS OVER ONLY I SHALL REMAIN! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Guest author: DragonTrainer
DragonTrainer first contacted me with the general idea all the way back in October. We eventually agreed that it would be a lot of fun. Crossovers between webcomics aren't unusual themselves, but we've never seen two RPG comics make their groups bounce off each other. It was something we had to try.