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Page 101 - Grand Line, Part 1
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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.
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.
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.
I've been in RPGs where background NPCs were 'adopted' and turned into player characters before.
dzamie damnit! ah scroll down see yer avatar and went:g-aaaawww.
Also yay for comic continuity! Now we know that Applejack is Cory's cousin. Looking forward to seeing her take on TGAPT.
why creator, why must you put up such an annoying font....
*cries*
*cries*
+1
I don't know what font it is that you're using now, but it does look bad.
I don't know what font it is that you're using now, but it does look bad.
No offense.
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.
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.
My impression was that the DM was being sarcastic about it, since the player had asked if it was too short.
I like to use italics when I make comics with Gosmick Sans. Makes it more aesthetic.
Ah. Yes, I can be somewhat oblivious to that sort of thing.
This is amazing! The art style looks exactly like the normal comic!
You might want to put a link to the other comic in the notes for these so it's easier to find.
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?
ponies meet abnormal humans(?).
how /awesome/ is that?
I am interested in starting a webcomic like this based on Katekyo Hitman Reborn. How would I go about doing this?
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.
But hell, you called it first. I'd be a righteous son of a bitch if I took it now.
Just tell me if you decide not to do it ^_^'
Go for it. To be honest, I would not have time to make the webcomic and update it regularly anyway.
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.
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.
I hate this program, it's mean to me >.<
I have never struggled this hard to get a program to work. I can't, for the life of me, figure out how to get the text boxes to work.
One of the sad facts about the Free Software/Open Source world is that the user interface usually isn't that great.
As far as the stuggling goes? In order to be a technology worker one kind of has to be a masochist with a unhealthy amount of patience.
As far as the stuggling goes? In order to be a technology worker one kind of has to be a masochist with a unhealthy amount of patience.
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
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.
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.
Who wants to bet one of the characters is Iron Will? ("He's half bovine, he totally fits into the setting!")
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.
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.
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.
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.
were you talking to darkwulf? because i think you were....
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 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.
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.
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 just went back and checked, Applejack's player is named Rika?
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 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.
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.
In any case, I'll try a few different things.
Actually... hold on... *Runs off to check zoom settings* Er... whoops. ("~_~)
I get it now! Nine pages of backstory...nine pages of guest comics..."It'll do" indeed! XD
Actually, that would be minus this one.
Still cool though.
Still cool though.
One Piece was never a big hit for me, so here's hoping I can enjoy the crossover without having to go read Grand Line.
I've never read/seen any One Piece, but I like DragonTrainer's comic enough to be pretty confident about the upcoming strips.
I might take a look at the manga next time I'm in a book store, though I have a bunch of other books I could finish collecting first.
I might take a look at the manga next time I'm in a book store, though I have a bunch of other books I could finish collecting first.
Bronymous? when i looked at your picture i thought "brain sledgehammer"
nope, I'm not kidding.
nope, I'm not kidding.
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 suppose that's what you get when you're about the third person to have a name starting with BR.
this font is getting slightly les annoying as time goes on.
but i also just read the one peice comic, so......
but i also just read the one peice comic, so......
These screenshots are from season 1, does the "long straight line neck" still happen in more recent animation?
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.
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.
Sorry.
Sorry. I had 2 pennies and didn't know what to do with them. So I threw them at the screen and a comment box popped up.
I could say I think it's Trixie, and then watch as you all despair because it isn't, because I'm always wrong.
I think I'll just wait and see, myself.
No, no, it's Trixie. I know it. I never forget an jerk.
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.
... Are you using portals?
No. *Hides Portal Gun behind back*
No. Not at all. Just *Takes out hands, wiggles fingers, sparks fly out* MAGIC!
No. Not at all. Just *Takes out hands, wiggles fingers, sparks fly out* MAGIC!
*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*
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 respond by scalping you. With a Brick.
She's clearly playing as the vastly superior Socksie.
Flames of Flegethos is where I open a portal to the Fifth Layer of the Nine Hells, and Infernal Lava spills out and onto you.
I take no damage because I have a +5 Helmet of Being Pun-pun!
I take no damage because I have a +5 Helmet of Being Pun-pun!
I use Cower! You are so overcome with pity/disgust for me, you immediately run away to be as far as possible from me! YAY!
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!
Newbie's asleep, post Factions.
*Steeples fingers, grins evilly*
All according to plan...
And by plan, I mean "I'll take credit for this unforseeable event. BECAUSE I'M IN SPACE, DAMMIT!"
All according to plan...
And by plan, I mean "I'll take credit for this unforseeable event. BECAUSE I'M IN SPACE, DAMMIT!"
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.