El Goonish Shive

Layers 016

Quick recap of events from 4-5 years ago in-comic, almost 20 years ago in real time.

"suspiciously flimsy reasons that are definitely true"

... were we supposed to question the veracity of the object-oriented programming claim? Cause I never thought about it.

I think they doubt the reason, not that we readers were supposed to.

Layers 17: Recap part 2

"Also, I've modded TF guns into several video games," got a big laugh out of me. I didn't expect that. Good use of a seemingly innocuous earlier statement to secretly set up a punchline.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Jun 26th 2023 at 1:05:55 AM

WIE 146 and 147

That chicken got some good rolls.

Comic Layers 18

Who remembers George's rant from the beginning of Hammerchlorians?

(Raises Hand) I don’t but I think I haven’t gotten there yet.

Courtesy link to said rant, since I looked it up in response to Daremo's post.

Oh, no, we're about to turn a funny recurring joke into serious lore.

STOP! ABORT! GO BACK!

Edited by TobiasDrake on Jun 28th 2023 at 6:05:40 AM

.*reading a bit ahead of the linked comic*

I miss the demonic duck.

Edited by Will29 on Jun 28th 2023 at 12:23:42 PM

Backstory of the demonic duck incoming...

WIE 148

Just don’t hold it over your head and do an Item Get! jingle. Or try to use it as a parachute.

Layers 19 (beginning of part 2)

Huh. Tedd's work is kinda of a big deal.

I know that the intent is probably for Tedd's father to be giving her the practical advice that the best way which she can avoid seeming like she's fawning over him, is to not fawn over him. But I can't help but read it as either that he's disparaging Tedd's efforts as more of his weirdness, or implying that the results from it weren't actually all that favorable for the Uryuom in the end, for some reason.

My impression is that Tedd doesn't know; Edward never told him there was anything more to it than doing a favour for a lovely and friendly couple, perhaps fearing what effect the pressure of helping an entire species might have.

And now all this time later, he doesn't know how to tell him the truth. So he doesn't.

Comic Layers 020

Well, I was wrong, though my earlier speculation about Jay was more right than I knew.

Comic Layers 021

Entering the Neutral Zone.

NP Who Is Ellen 151

Well? Now what?

Behind the wall there's more tunnels/caves/dungeon. But you won't get to explore this now because the session has ran long enough already.

Behind the wall there's a portal to Nanase's world. But if you don't destroy it, Venger will use it to conquer both worlds.

Edited by Will29 on Jul 6th 2023 at 3:27:48 PM

Behind the wall is a mummified chicken, the ancestor to Maribel.

Layers 22

Yes. She is, Grace.

NP WIE 152

Think, think, think Senora...

Tbh, if this were a campaign this would be the point where I go "the villains are defeated, the heroes are successful, and all that is left is the mysterious mural, ooooh!", then say we'll find out what secrets it holds next session, same dungeon time, same dungeon channel, then spend a week or two figuring out the next stage of the mystery (and pretending I knew all along, natch) rather than try to force an answer right away.

But since this is supposed to be a oneshot, Ellen's kind of stuck here.

Comic Layers 23

And Elliot.