Line #10 Webcomic/AetheriaEpics


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6	[[caption-width-right:232:"Welcome to Aetheria, Traveller; a world with many tales to tell."]]''[[http://aetheria-epics.schala.net Aetheria Epics]]'' was a webcomic in the style of a {{JRPG}}. It took place in a vast world called Aetheria which is divided up into various "realms", each having its own unique culture and level of technological or magical development. Aetheria is populated by several variations of fantasy race mainstays such as humans, mystics, ferals and mekanics.
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8	The twist of ''[[http://aetheria-epics.schala.net Aetheria Epics]]'' was that it relied on its community of readers to make important character and story decisions by way of a daily vote. Theoretically, these factor into the character's overall personality, gradually solidifying it until their story is complete and another one begins.
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10	The site launched in April of 2009, but daily updates were quickly cultivating an engrossing narrative as well as a decent-sized archive.
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12	Like all webcomics that reference {{RPG}}s, this one's rather trope-heavy.
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14	Some time before November 2013, it vanished from the Internet (having stopped updating for months before): For some time the website only contained the Dreamhost default page, and now it's is no longer reachable at all. However, a fan has [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AetheriaEpics/ reposted some of the pages on Reddit]].
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16	This webcomic provides examples of:
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18	* AbandonedInfoPage: Averted. The cast page was kept quite current with all party members.
19	* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: After Allete finishes her business in Himmelburg, the viewpoint switches to Frey.
20	* BlackAndWhiteMagic: The first party consists of a summoner, a black mage, and a white mage.
21	* BlackMage: Allete's friend Iris uses elemental attack spells.
22	* CharacterCustomization: Every once in a while, a new outfit vote will crop up.
23	* CharacterPortrait: On the character page, obviously (Status).
24	* CoolTrain: Flying trains are used to travel between different realms.
25	* DialogueTree: A rare webcomic example, as various updates asked the reader to vote on what to say.
26	* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:Downplayed. Lariat sets fire to [=NorthVeil=], but there are relatively few casualties.]]
27	%%* EasingIntoTheAdventure
28	* {{Expy}}: Max, the leader of the Dark Mage Gang, seems to be one of [[Anime/GurrenLagann Kamina]], pointy shades included.
29	%%* FetchQuest: The Mana Ore.
30	%%* GetOnTheBoat: To get out of Veil.
31	* GoodMorningCrono: The story begins with Allete being woken up by her friends.
32	* HeroesPreferSwords: Averted by vote, main character for the first arc is a caster.
33	* HitPoints: Possibly averted. The characters aren't aware of them if they do have them, and we haven't seen any floating damage numbers.
34	* InformedAbility: Mute of the Dark Mage Gang is stated to be a time mage, though we never see him use time magic.
35	%%* InnSecurity
36	* InteractiveComic: Readers voted on what would happen in the next page.
37	* IsometricProjection: The first couple of comics make homage to this method.
38	%%* {{Jerkass}}: Frey has shades of this.
39	%%* LateToTheTragedy
40	* LeftHanging: The comic stopped updating without a resolution to the story.
41	* LimitedWardrobe: Averted. Characters in this comic change their outfits frequently and for when the situation calls for it.
42	* LoveBubbles: When the leader of the Dark Mage Gang meets Allete, she gets a flowery pink background.
43	%%* RandomEncounters: We all know where that snake really came from.
44	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Mei the feral slime is a large-eyed BlobMonster.
45	* RPGMechanicsVerse: Things like stats are occasionally mentioned.
46	%%* ScienceRelatedMemeticDisorder: Pello. Possibly.
47	* SoftReset: You can always hit the New Game button at any time in the archives. The run won't change, though.
48	%%* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: Can result from a sour vote.
49	* SummonMagic: Allete and Lariat are summoners - they can call on magical creatures to fight for them.
50	%%* VisibleSilence: !

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