Comic for November 7th, 2008
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Comic for November 7th, 2008
Awwww, poor Trace, getting all sunked down!
I wonder what would happen if trace started using some dark magic... Would it not alter the big badass mana-battery crystal thingie?
I wonder what would happen if trace started using some dark magic... Would it not alter the big badass mana-battery crystal thingie?
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Seems our questions about Alaric are answered... He's not planning [censored]. Just sitting back and going along for the ride, or so it seems.
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Oh he's planning something or other...
Yay, now we know for sure how the towers work.
Yay, now we know for sure how the towers work.
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Re: Comic for November 7th, 2008
We'll probably find out a little more next week. Now we got to know a little on how the tower works, and that Trace might end up as a normal human.
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Do they really think that will work? That platform has epic fail all over it! Well great comic anyways, Tom keep it up.
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Heh...considering Trace's history of blowing up towers simply while powering up, yeah...they may have underestimated him here...
Which is odd - one would think the Master Architect would know Trace better than that...
Hmmmmm...maybe he does...Trace powers up...the platform draws mana from him...the tower gets a massive jump-start...
Uh-oh...
Which is odd - one would think the Master Architect would know Trace better than that...
Hmmmmm...maybe he does...Trace powers up...the platform draws mana from him...the tower gets a massive jump-start...
Uh-oh...
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Basically the towers are really huge manastones.
Does that mean that Natani could use the tower, too?
Does that mean that Natani could use the tower, too?
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Now we got an expository update: Like it!
So, we also got additional (if Tom doesn't stated it already here) info about the workings of mana-handling:
Much blue-green light => blue-green rhomb crystals (?). Yeah... MAGIC!
This mana-draining platform is IMO relatively unsecure: Trace probably can't escape her (and, according to Tuna's suggestion, just powers the Tower with a mana-burst up to do... something or other), but a second person (hint: fawn fur, girlfriend got D cups) could smash his chains (or the hole platform) freeing him.
And Nick: He just stands around, but his true plans (if he got some) likely unfolds in future comics.
So, we also got additional (if Tom doesn't stated it already here) info about the workings of mana-handling:
Much blue-green light => blue-green rhomb crystals (?). Yeah... MAGIC!
This mana-draining platform is IMO relatively unsecure: Trace probably can't escape her (and, according to Tuna's suggestion, just powers the Tower with a mana-burst up to do... something or other), but a second person (hint: fawn fur, girlfriend got D cups) could smash his chains (or the hole platform) freeing him.
And Nick: He just stands around, but his true plans (if he got some) likely unfolds in future comics.
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This is indeed a bold move to put him here. You don't put him in contact with a tower and expect no reaction. Trace was the strongest human magic user wven before he start to construct the towers. Did the architect tested how strong thwe draining power was? He blew up just by draining them so I fear the result of what could happen if he whill try to free himself. Also, the architect won't like it when Keith will free him, Trace won't be nice.
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Re: Comic for November 7th, 2008
Because Master Architect was a member of Old Trace's Inner Circle, he knows Trace's abilities just too good and probably planned they in. So he want to use him as a blue-haired battery, or something like that...Catherine_Puce wrote:This is indeed a bold move to put him here. You don't put him in contact with a tower and expect no reaction. Trace was the strongest human magic user wven before he start to construct the towers. Did the architect tested how strong thwe draining power was? He blew up just by draining them so I fear the result of what could happen if he whill try to free himself. Also, the architect won't like it when Keith will free him, Trace won't be nice.
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When Trace wakes up he will probably use the fact that the Tower is close to him, and reverse the draining prosess, giving him a ton of Mana, which he in turn can use on the Architect and the people with him.
And, considering that they try to drain the one who originally made the towers, is kinda frightening.. We'll see next week.
EB: Probably, but he doesn't know that Trace might be unpredictable, and that he have friends. For all we know, knowing too much about an enemy will eventually do more harm then good.
And, considering that they try to drain the one who originally made the towers, is kinda frightening.. We'll see next week.
EB: Probably, but he doesn't know that Trace might be unpredictable, and that he have friends. For all we know, knowing too much about an enemy will eventually do more harm then good.
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I'm still iffy Randal, Sir. Stuff always seem to end in explosions with our heroes, maybe things will be different this time?
I wonder if Trace is just still knocked out from the bop on the head. Or if this mana siphoning thing is actually weakening him in a physical way? (There would definitely be a psychological effect in how spellcasters have a tendency to get bummed out when they can't do their magic anymore.) I doubt Randal has had very many opportunities to test his toy, unless I'm underestimating him and he might have tested it in the past on unruly mages as disciplinary action.
I wonder if Trace is just still knocked out from the bop on the head. Or if this mana siphoning thing is actually weakening him in a physical way? (There would definitely be a psychological effect in how spellcasters have a tendency to get bummed out when they can't do their magic anymore.) I doubt Randal has had very many opportunities to test his toy, unless I'm underestimating him and he might have tested it in the past on unruly mages as disciplinary action.
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All I know is this isn't good...for anyone involved. The conclusion to the situation should be very interesting.
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Re: Comic for November 7th, 2008
Given the fact Randal is called Master Architect, he's likely the man who came up with the hole Tower plan and his implementation upon Old Trace's request.Yakamaru wrote:When Trace wakes up he will probably use the fact that the Tower is close to him, and reverse the draining prosess, giving him a ton of Mana, which he in turn can use on the Architect and the people with him.
And, considering that they try to drain the one who originally made the towers, is kinda frightening...
The conversation was as follows:
OT: Ideas for the obliteration of the Keidrans and Basitins? Anybody?
MA: Well, we could install everywhere Towers which make blue crystalls...
OT: Terrific!
MA: Sir, one question: Why do you want that in the first place?
OT: I'm plain evil! See, I've got red spikes in my hair...
Or Tom uses the location skippingâ„¢ to show us next week Mike and Evals (please!).Yakamaru wrote: We'll see next week.
If he would know to much about the rest of company they couldn't free him.Yakamaru wrote: EB: Probably, but he doesn't know that Trace might be unpredictable, and that he have friends. For all we know, knowing too much about an enemy will eventually do more harm then good.
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where did I put my RPG?
Though this question comes in... How will our hero's get out of this prediciment.
Though this question comes in... How will our hero's get out of this prediciment.