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PhoenixAsper
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:38 am Posts: 579
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 One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
<squints> "Write Like A Writer". Oh for....  . Also, I didn't QUITE get it, not being an English major.
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Sinder
Joined: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:48 pm Posts: 1734 Location: The Internet
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ChewyChewy
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:23 pm Posts: 5460
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Peter Von Brown deliberately doesn't use a certain word, but it isn't an adverb, and he wouldn't even say what it was on his blog. I had to figure it out on my own.
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:33 am |
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Kitela
Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 1:18 am Posts: 978 Location: OH
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Adverbs are pretty much words that describe a verb, and apparently Peanut is reading some tips on writing. In the last panel he noticed how "lets go for a walk on the day after this one" didn't quite fit as well as "lets go for a walk tomorrow"
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:08 am |
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Sleet
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Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 17074 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
The Ryan North Law of Webcomics: Strips that require the least effort to draw tend to have the funniest words. 
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:09 am |
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Kyderra
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:31 am Posts: 2725 Images: 6 Location: The Netherlands
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Perhaps my spelling on the forums will finally be improved!
or not
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:28 am |
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Foxstar
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU
Joined: Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:00 am Posts: 1689
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Wait till he gets to the section about fonts and Comic Sans.
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:59 am |
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IceKitsune
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:35 pm Posts: 4806 Location: Ohio
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
 his look on the last panel is great, and yay more things from your twitter!
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:12 am |
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Indagare
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 10:35 am Posts: 136
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xhunterko
Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:16 am Posts: 4597 Location: Fairfield, Illinois
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
An english major? Are you sure? (no, I'm knot one but I no that that doesn't look write)
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:41 pm |
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Sleet
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Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am Posts: 17074 Location: Nephelokokkygia
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
The homophone abuse... it burns me! *catches fire*
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:47 pm |
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xhunterko
Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:16 am Posts: 4597 Location: Fairfield, Illinois
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Sleet! You should no bedder then two play with phyre, er, fire!
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:12 pm |
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copper
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Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:18 pm Posts: 6362 Location: Florida
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Both educational, cute, and funny. I like! Mr. Griffin, teaching us what we already know and most of us have forgotten since 2011! 
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Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:06 pm |
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IceKitsune
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:35 pm Posts: 4806 Location: Ohio
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Yep his freinds are nuts as usual. I could never stand playing with them if there like that all the time when they play D&D
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:02 am |
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Sleet
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Poor Joey. When Joey is the straight man you know these friends are creepy and weird. Jeez.
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:04 am |
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ChewyChewy
Joined: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:23 pm Posts: 5460
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Reference to "One Tin Soldier", there?
(Also, is one of Joey's friends a Trekker?)
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RandomGeekNamedBrent
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Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm Posts: 20842 Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia
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I see the other creepy friend is a trekkie. why don’t you just name him and get rid of they “Joey’s creepy friends” tag? may I suggest Tiberius?
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:08 am |
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copper
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Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:18 pm Posts: 6362 Location: Florida
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
Still no name? That's it! I hereby dub him scotty. Just because, okay!?
Those are some ruthless friends...
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:10 am |
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GameCobra
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Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:27 am Posts: 6606 Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
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They expect to find powerful artifacts at a peaceful elf village? They really should try a church. maybe they'll pick up a holy beam spell!
Would be funny if his name was based off of a Federation ship like the Enterprise or the Valiant.
But yes, i too suggest naming Joey's creepy friends too. He only has two creepy friends afterall!
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:59 am |
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Karl
Joined: Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:27 pm Posts: 1664 Location: Singing Fortepiano
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Ah, my favorite dalmatian finally appeared =D Maybe even his name is too creepy to be tagged Or after one of the Imperial-class Star Destroyers: Chimaera, Inexorable, Exactor, Nemesis, Relentless...
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GameCobra
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:53 am |
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Indagare
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 10:35 am Posts: 136
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He's probably named Noonian. Or Noonian Tiberius. Or maybe he's named Warf since he goes woof.
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:27 am |
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Alex
Joined: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:41 pm Posts: 3792 Location: End of Time
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Wow, Joey's friends are cute, despite being ultimate nerds. But I really wonder what the dalmatian's name is. My guess is something like Gandalf or something.
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Sleet
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:25 am |
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Macsen
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Joined: Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:53 am Posts: 1722 Location: Orlando, FL USA
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
That assumes the dog's a boy. Baby pink collar. It's already established that Lester is a bit of a jerk. Mod Edit-Watch what you say, Jerk covers it just as nice.
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:57 am |
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loomCAT
Joined: Mon Mar 07, 2011 4:21 pm Posts: 91
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
"Creepy friend" or not, I'm taking that dalmatian home with me.
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Sleet
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Pfft, what kind of creepy D&D geek would be a girl?
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:49 pm |
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Foxstar
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
I like "Joey's Creepy Friends" as a name tag for the other two. Remember, we have 20+ named characters in this comic, not every background character needs a name.
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:33 pm |
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PhoenixAsper
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:38 am Posts: 579
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I like that tag! Sci fi emblems always rock! 
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RandomGeekNamedBrent
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Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm Posts: 20842 Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia
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the thing is, Lester is already named. having "Joey's creepy friends" is redundant, because there's only one unnamed creepy friend. maybe if Rick makes it singular.
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GameCobra
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making it singular/grouped at times would make it alot more easier. whether he wants his webcomic characters to be identified like that is up to him, but that could definitely work.
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rickgriffin
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there could be easily more than those two sitting at the table?
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xhunterko
Joined: Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:16 am Posts: 4597 Location: Fairfield, Illinois
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That's right. Isn't the smallest DnD game need at least 6 players? Wait a minute. That doesn't count the cosmic DnD game.
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Sleet
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D&D can be played with 2 or even 1 if you're resourceful.
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CaptainPea
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I'm adding Trekkiedots to my list of personal favorite one-off/background characters
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Buckdida
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Joined: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:59 am Posts: 2350 Location: Richardson Valley
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 Re: One-Offs Set #25: Writer's Cramping My Style
I think it's pretty bad that I once had a D&D group like this. My DM would have to usually force them into nice conversation, aka, have quick extraordinarily overpowered backup that makes them think twice about stabbing the guy in front of them. Like, say, that epic level guard standing right over there.
Playing GM myself, I've found it's best to plan for everything you want your players to do- then to ALSO plan for everything you DON'T want your players to do. Then plan for the things you don't expect them to do. The one thing you can expect is that your players will do their best to break the game. XP
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Sleet
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I just design each campaign to have something that fits naturally into each player's preferred solutions; if someone loves burning down villages, give them a situation where burning down a village is actually a good thing. And then if they try to break it further I just ad-lib punishments. 
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:37 pm |
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Buckdida
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In one situation where I wanted my players to attack someone, they didn't- and they had good reason to attack him, too, since he had his forces attack them. Normally, they randomly attacked people even if another, easier solution was available. I had to quickly think on my feet to make sure the story advanced correctly. I pulled it off, but the session ended early, because I expected them to battle the guy, which would have taken a ton of time. XD So I can understand Joey needing to make a loot table like that. XD
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Sleet
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I think a lot of it comes from an unwavering faith in the DM: they know that no matter what stupid crap they pull, they'll level up and progress.
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 5:18 pm |
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Buckdida
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Maybe the best DM kills off their players for an added feature, when they really screw up. ... No, no, that's a horrible idea. XD
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