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jimjulius

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DF vanilla character scene
« on: May 02, 2009, 07:53:14 pm »
I've been a DF player for about a year now, and I have to say that after learning to translate the characters I have found the surreal quality of the scenes depicted to be very encouraging for the imagination of the interpreter. I was messing around with the curses fonts, and ended up depicting a scene from one of my forts in a very evil temperate forest. The forest happened to be up to the gills in werewolves, which led to a very interesting embark year, and subsequent tantrums. Let me know what you think.

p.s, new to this posting images business, so bear with me if it doesn't work.

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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2009, 09:42:10 pm »
Made me grin. This style would be well suited for a DF webcomic/epic tale of destruction and catastophe. MOAR!
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2009, 11:20:37 pm »
Quote from: kinseti on May 02, 2009, 09:42:10 pm
MOAR!

Seconded.

i toyed with the idea of a DF webcomic a while back, never actually made anything tho...
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2009, 11:35:05 pm »
Quote from: kinseti on May 02, 2009, 09:42:10 pm
MOAR!
Thirded, we need a good writer though. At least one of the characters has to be named Urist.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2009, 01:14:41 am »
It's great. I like the surreal look.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2009, 03:45:56 am »
needs to be made into a webcomic
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2009, 12:18:21 pm »
Thanks for the positive comments guys. I hadn't really thought of doing it as a continuous web comic, but since it's been mentioned... mayhaps there could be more to this. At the moment I'm neck-deep in engineering exams though, and will be for the next few weeks. I'd have to sit down and have a think about how this would work on the long-term. Some interesting ideas though... If anyone has thoughts about whether this hypothetical comic should be one long story, a series of "comedy" sketches, or a mixture of the two, I'd be glad to listen to suggestions.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2009, 11:00:19 pm »
A series of comedy sketches would be nice. With the occasional longer stories, for diversion.
Or vice-versa.  :)
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2009, 12:14:42 am »
I vote for an epic story involving a group of dwarves struggling to survive. And not one of them shall be named Urist.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2009, 12:16:52 am »
Quote from: Tahin on May 04, 2009, 12:14:42 am
I vote for an epic story involving a group of dwarves struggling to survive. And not one of them shall be named Urist.
Traders: Erm, Urist, was it?
 Kogan: Nope, nobody 'ere named Urist.
 Traders: Oh. Are you sure? This is Guildedbars, right?
 Kogan: Yup. Nobody 'ere named Urist.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2009, 02:18:00 am »
Quote from: Mulch Diggums on May 02, 2009, 11:35:05 pm
Quote from: kinseti on May 02, 2009, 09:42:10 pm
MOAR!
Thirded, we need a good writer though. At least one of the characters has to be named Urist.
Quote from: Duke 2.0 on May 04, 2009, 12:16:52 am
Traders: Erm, Urist, was it?
 Kogan: Nope, nobody 'ere named Urist.
 Traders: Oh. Are you sure? This is Guildedbars, right?
 Kogan: Yup. Nobody 'ere named Urist.

See? We have punchlines already.  ;D I imagine a thread for strip ideas could solve any writer problem, should it arise (don't think jim ever said he wouldn't write it).
That said, an ongoing story following a fortress would be my vote. But joke-centric, obviously.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2009, 07:05:25 am »
Holy crap, I whole heartily agree with what everyone else says but please no story about another fortress that's in {terrifying/hunted/sinister} with {elves/wolfs/skeletons/carp} in a {desert/glacier/etc}. Unless of course you somehow happen to make it interesting.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2009, 08:39:44 am »
Quote from: Tahin on May 04, 2009, 12:14:42 am
I vote for an epic story involving a group of dwarves struggling to survive. And not one of them shall be named Urist.

I agree Tahin, the "Everybody in DF is called Urist" joke died a death a long time ago. I would probably have called the dwarf in the test pic something else, if I had been bothered to boot up DF and have a scroll through my units page  ::).

As for writing, yes, I think I will have a bash at it myself. I already have an idea for a plot; a seven part tale of woe and miss-adventure. With a definite beginning and end in mind, all that needs done is to determine those tricky "middle" parts.

What I think I will do is to write up some rough storyboards for the whole thing, then see how the first instalment looks when drawn up. If I decide I'm not up to the challenge, or everyone hates it, I'd be happy to pass the mantle on to someone with a bit more experience.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2009, 05:01:21 pm »
Quote from: Creamcorn on May 04, 2009, 07:05:25 am
Holy crap, I whole heartily agree with what everyone else says but please no story about another fortress that's in {terrifying/hunted/sinister} with {elves/wolfs/skeletons/carp} in a {desert/glacier/etc}. Unless of course you somehow happen to make it interesting.

This is treason.

You mentioned nothing about elephants.
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Re: DF vanilla character scene
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2009, 08:38:38 pm »
Quote from: Zaithemaster on May 04, 2009, 05:01:21 pm
Quote from: Creamcorn on May 04, 2009, 07:05:25 am
Holy crap, I whole heartily agree with what everyone else says but please no story about another fortress that's in {terrifying/hunted/sinister} with {elves/wolfs/skeletons/carp} in a {desert/glacier/etc}. Unless of course you somehow happen to make it interesting.

This is treason.

You mentioned nothing about elephants.

Unfortunatly elephants are not as dangerous as before.
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Quote from: NW_Kohaku on July 26, 2010, 12:20:43 pm
"OH NO! That carp is gulping at me menacingly, even though it cannot really threaten me from here on land!  I KNOW! I'll dodge into the water, where I'll be safe!"
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