Back when Lynn stopped Douchimus from raping Acantha, she stopped Lynn from attacking him again because of the contingencies. Think it was on page The Lioness or the next page.
Edit: My bad, it was Knight of Swords from 19 October 2012, a couple pages in FRONT of the The Lioness.
Lynn is going to have to pull herself together. This is getting truly dangerous now and the worst thing she can do is withdraw and become dead weight to be dragged around.
I was originally thinking of this one: "Oh, I see a wo(man) at the back as a matter of fact Her (His) eyes are as red as the sun And the girl in the corner let no one ignore her Cause she thinks she's the passionate one..."
for the end of the dinner scene & the start of this one. I think Tim's captures this one perfectly though.
So I know I was late to this party, but holy smokes did I get here just in time for the tension to amp. up. all. the. way.
You have got a stupefyingly jaw-dropping talent for evoking emotion with facial expressions, Cent, and that can be downright heinous to pull off with modeling tools. Color me jealous.
I had not thought seeing a character die off in a webcomic like this would have this much impact (on me or others). I'm still reeling.
Granted, he was rather important to the story - he had an important role to fulfill and was the romantic interest and VIP of the main protagonist. It was a pretty big shock because everyone thought they knew the direction the story was going and because, it seemed, nobody thought it would end this way (until we saw Kyle in the same room as Douchebag). We assumed the story needed Kyle to fix the AIS and to, eventually, contribute to Lynn's happy ending.
I can see literary reasons why this was a good move. For one, surprise - to keep things interesting instead of predictable. Though, I don't see that either Lynn or Acantha needed any more reason to hate on Dick, er... Deck and move against him. Brutal assault, attempted rape/incest and enslaving your one friend, among other heinous acts, should be enough - esp. if they find out what Deck ordered the Cassians to carry out as we speak.
Only the first of the deaths, xpacetrue. I fear there is a LOT more blood to flow. They aren't going to kill off everyone, but way more than I'm happy with, I think. Possibly as many as half. I don't think there are too many that are totally 'safe'. So get ready for a VERY rough ride.
If Kyle's death has taught us anything is that the authors consider anyone fair game. But I hope you're wrong. I can see how killing off -some- of the cast could have useful literary purpose. But half?! Personally, I look to entertainment for a momentary escape from reality. National and local news is depressing enough that many don't watch. It's one reason why I don't like the horror genre - almost everyone gets killed by the end.
It may seem cliche, sappy, cheesy or even predictable to -some- people, but I like happy endings. Though, I'll agree that -sometimes- the journey is more important than the destination.
If it ends badly for the protagonists you risk alienating the viewers/readers along the way. In such a case, even being the most brilliant work of fiction ever written may not be enough. Many viewers/readers invest themselves in the characters - putting themselves in their shoes. So why have them go through a lot more hardship, anguish and grief than is really necessary to tell the story? I've quit more than a few webcomics simply because I didn't like the direction a plot twist led.
Blood for the blood god, skulls for the skull throne!
It's a WH40k Khorne thing.
I would play if I were willing to throw a couple thousand dollars down the loo to get a solid imperial guard division (shadowsword pattern baneblades are expensive)
Three dimensional-printing even with just polymers-only printers may be able to help you with that problem. Just look up appropriate, open-conent, models and get someone to print them for you. Should be cheaper than buying Gutting Wallets figures.
If you think the Shadowsword and Baneblade (and the Stormlord) are expensive (they are...I have 6), try getting a troop-heavy / mechanized infantry IG force set up under the current rules. You can *easily* have 200+ figures on the table, plus artillery support.
Not just 40K actually. Warhammer Fantasy as well (and that one is actually older).
I still fondly remember my truegor warrior from our WHF rpg chaos campaign. When we stopped the campaign for lack of ideas by the gm, he was a four-armed khornegor chieftain with a fellowship of several thousand. Good times...
I don't have any WH40K army of more than a few thousand points actually. But I own Eldar, Birds of Prey (my own Space Marines order), a few Space Wolves, Imperial Guard and Tau.
And with Imperial Guard, I actually found an infantry based army with a good amount of mechanised troops and Hellhounds to be rather effective in many a fight. And usually a surprise to your opponent, who usually expected either Basiliscs with a bit of a screen and/or a Leman Russ rush.
Turns out most opponents do have a problem bringing enough firepower to destroy big infantry armies. And enough "flashlights" can actually become quite effective in killing off even tougher enemies.
I'm fond of happy endings myself *glares at CW's "Arrow"*...but the sad truth is that most happy endings come at a price, and it's usually not paid in gold, gems or other low-value currency.
Trust me, I've read the classics.
"There is an old song which asserts that "the best things in life are free". Not true! Utterly false! This was the tragic fallacy which brought on the decadence and collapse of the democracies of the twentieth century; those noble experiments failed because the people had been led to believe that they could simply vote for whatever they wanted… and get it, without toil, without sweat, without tears. … I fancy that the poet who wrote that song meant to imply that the best things in life must be purchased other than with money — which is true — just as the literal meaning of his words is false. The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion . . . and the price demanded for the most precious of all things in life is life itself — ultimate cost for perfect value."
@xpacetrue
And that's why I stopped reading George R. R. Martin, who seems to take active delight in building up the reader's attachment to a character only to murder said character horribly. Like a nasty older brother who intentionally breaks your favorite toys. >(
Heh, I once read s story about a pair of twin brothers and a girl (the love interest), where after they went through all sorts of stuff, the girl suddenly gets up in the middle of the night, and stabs them to death with a kitchenknife, while they sleep.
And I was all like :
I wanan see the DEci backed ina corner people about to do massive bodily harm to him and he orders Kali do your duty protect me. And she asks "Are any of you going to damage or otherwise destroy the thone "they all say Nope just this Dumba$$* And Kali grins ansd says to deci Sorry your highness my prime duty is to protect the throne and as theyare not threatening it I cannot intervene.
Whatever happens, facts need to come out so Douchbag completely looses face and public support. Granted, it sounds like there aren't many who like him now and most of his support seems to have been bought. But anyone who ends Douche at this point - even Acantha or Maxus - would not be immune.
Though, I wonder now if the story finds an interesting way to resolve that. Perhaps, fleeing for his life, he takes risks and ends up in an honest accident? Or maybe he takes the coward's way out?
Edit: Heh. I wonder if Dari, the Gutter who kidnapped Lynn on Deck's orders and later had a price put on her head by Deck and brought before him... I wonder what she would do to him now if given the chance?
I suspect 99% of drekhead's "support" is really more along the lines of "we have to make sure the contingencies don't kill us all" than anything else. Aside from the sadistic torturous psychopaths, anyway. he probably has their loyalty. ("As long as he's in power, I can indulge myself. If he goes away, that might change")
Something happens to make people think that Decimus has died, Max is appointed regent to make sure the legal niceties are observed. Before Decimus is found alive, Kali and the Cassians are reprogrammed to be loyal to the city (not the person who runs it).
Decimus is then found alive and he doesn't realise that a change in Kali's loyalty has been made.
Edit: My bad, it was Knight of Swords from 19 October 2012, a couple pages in FRONT of the The Lioness.
I can't imagine the atmosphere in the room is great right now, ya know?
I hope they can get the contingencies taken care of soon...
*hugs Lynn*
Everybody look what's going down..."
Very well done, Tim! Fits the situation quite well.
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody look what's goin' down o/'
Keep it going, let's get the whole song in! :D
Tough times for both the girls. Douchimus made a bad decision pissing them off.
Yay! Lynn let's her sister know that she didn't mean her harsh words. I'm pretty sure Acantha already knew it though.
trouble behind...
for the end of the dinner scene & the start of this one. I think Tim's captures this one perfectly though.
CeCe & Dolly in the corner said "Everyone's a Goner!", and it turned into a Palace Blitz. Palace Blitz! Palace Blitz!
You have got a stupefyingly jaw-dropping talent for evoking emotion with facial expressions, Cent, and that can be downright heinous to pull off with modeling tools. Color me jealous.
Granted, he was rather important to the story - he had an important role to fulfill and was the romantic interest and VIP of the main protagonist. It was a pretty big shock because everyone thought they knew the direction the story was going and because, it seemed, nobody thought it would end this way (until we saw Kyle in the same room as Douchebag). We assumed the story needed Kyle to fix the AIS and to, eventually, contribute to Lynn's happy ending.
I can see literary reasons why this was a good move. For one, surprise - to keep things interesting instead of predictable. Though, I don't see that either Lynn or Acantha needed any more reason to hate on Dick, er... Deck and move against him. Brutal assault, attempted rape/incest and enslaving your one friend, among other heinous acts, should be enough - esp. if they find out what Deck ordered the Cassians to carry out as we speak.
It may seem cliche, sappy, cheesy or even predictable to -some- people, but I like happy endings. Though, I'll agree that -sometimes- the journey is more important than the destination.
If it ends badly for the protagonists you risk alienating the viewers/readers along the way. In such a case, even being the most brilliant work of fiction ever written may not be enough. Many viewers/readers invest themselves in the characters - putting themselves in their shoes. So why have them go through a lot more hardship, anguish and grief than is really necessary to tell the story? I've quit more than a few webcomics simply because I didn't like the direction a plot twist led.
It's a WH40k Khorne thing.
I would play if I were willing to throw a couple thousand dollars down the loo to get a solid imperial guard division (shadowsword pattern baneblades are expensive)
I still fondly remember my truegor warrior from our WHF rpg chaos campaign. When we stopped the campaign for lack of ideas by the gm, he was a four-armed khornegor chieftain with a fellowship of several thousand. Good times...
I don't have any WH40K army of more than a few thousand points actually. But I own Eldar, Birds of Prey (my own Space Marines order), a few Space Wolves, Imperial Guard and Tau.
And with Imperial Guard, I actually found an infantry based army with a good amount of mechanised troops and Hellhounds to be rather effective in many a fight. And usually a surprise to your opponent, who usually expected either Basiliscs with a bit of a screen and/or a Leman Russ rush.
Turns out most opponents do have a problem bringing enough firepower to destroy big infantry armies. And enough "flashlights" can actually become quite effective in killing off even tougher enemies.
"There is an old song which asserts that "the best things in life are free". Not true! Utterly false! This was the tragic fallacy which brought on the decadence and collapse of the democracies of the twentieth century; those noble experiments failed because the people had been led to believe that they could simply vote for whatever they wanted… and get it, without toil, without sweat, without tears. … I fancy that the poet who wrote that song meant to imply that the best things in life must be purchased other than with money — which is true — just as the literal meaning of his words is false. The best things in life are beyond money; their price is agony and sweat and devotion . . . and the price demanded for the most precious of all things in life is life itself — ultimate cost for perfect value."
Lt. Col. Jean V. Dubois (Ret.),
And that's why I stopped reading George R. R. Martin, who seems to take active delight in building up the reader's attachment to a character only to murder said character horribly. Like a nasty older brother who intentionally breaks your favorite toys. >(
And I was all like :
... "WTF, mate?"
Whatever happens, facts need to come out so Douchbag completely looses face and public support. Granted, it sounds like there aren't many who like him now and most of his support seems to have been bought. But anyone who ends Douche at this point - even Acantha or Maxus - would not be immune.
Though, I wonder now if the story finds an interesting way to resolve that. Perhaps, fleeing for his life, he takes risks and ends up in an honest accident? Or maybe he takes the coward's way out?
Edit: Heh. I wonder if Dari, the Gutter who kidnapped Lynn on Deck's orders and later had a price put on her head by Deck and brought before him... I wonder what she would do to him now if given the chance?
Decimus is then found alive and he doesn't realise that a change in Kali's loyalty has been made.