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[PA Comic] Monday, May 12, 2014 - Shroudsourcing

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    ScudMuffinScudMuffin MarylandRegistered User regular
    Love love love the art of panel one. Keep evolving, Gabe! I love watching your art grow to different styles. I hope this one is a 4th panel.

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    Jam WarriorJam Warrior Registered User regular
    Oh my.

    Brilliance.

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    Soul SanctumSoul Sanctum Registered User regular
    Brilliant comic thanks to Jerry's great writing.

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    roflstomproflstomp Registered User regular
    That pretty much sums up reviews from Yelp etc. It was either flawless and sublime (to the point where you wonder if it was an employee/marketer submission), or it is the worst place ever and is probably in the same zipcode as Satan. lol

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    Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    When I saw the preview image on the main page, I thought it was going to be a new story arc; that first panel is Lookouts quality.

    I guess Gabe had more time to work on it as the other panels are "just" text.

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    LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    Is the first panel based on any known setting or universe? Or is it just a random representation of a fantasy RPG?

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    JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    this is superb...

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    faintpremonitionfaintpremonition Registered User regular
    I can hear the last 5 words in Jerry's voice.

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    AegeriAegeri Tiny wee bacteriums Plateau of LengRegistered User regular
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    Is the first panel based on any known setting or universe? Or is it just a random representation of a fantasy RPG?

    Negative Material Plane being mentioned would suggest DnD.

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    DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    I cuckled at "Our rogue lost a hand, but would still give this place two thumbs up."

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    DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    I was also wondering if this was based on a particular game or something.

    My best guess is maybe the new Everquest with player created content or else Neverwinter? Both games, I think, have reviews of player-created content which could be fun to imagine in-character.

    What is this I don't even.
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    YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    I was also wondering if this was based on a particular game or something.

    My best guess is maybe the new Everquest with player created content or else Neverwinter? Both games, I think, have reviews of player-created content which could be fun to imagine in-character.

    Maybe D&D Next. That is currently in Beta and likely has all kinds of "rate the content you just played paperwork"

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    PinesmokePinesmoke Registered User regular
    edited May 2014
    That first panel is some of the most beautiful art I've ever seen. Was Gabe not good enough already? Stop getting better!

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    Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    I only just realised that the month abbreviations aren't of regular months.

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    YoungFreyYoungFrey Registered User regular
    Rhesus Positive wrote: »
    I only just realised that the month abbreviations aren't of regular months.
    Oh, I had not seen that. I am now very interested in what they are.
    Harb. - Harbinger?
    Abr. - Abrogation?
    Coe. - ??
    Far. - ??

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    WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    5 stars, would laugh again.

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    Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    the only thing missing is the random negative review from somebody whose bad experience has nothing whatsoever to do with the business

    'this restaurant seemed pretty nice and the service was prompt, but then my mother had a heart attack and we had to run to the hospital. One star.'

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    it was the smallest on the list but
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    GgrecoGgreco Maker of Arts Seattle, WARegistered User, Administrator, Penny Arcade Staff staff
    "Ensorcelled Locally" is my new favourite locavore term.

    The unwritten joke of this comic is the fact that you don't even need to come up with a fake name for the review service. "Yelp" is already a play on words perfect for this scenario.

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    CandymancerCandymancer Registered User regular
    The minotaur attacked me and seemed pretty mad when I went there. But it was more, like, disdain for being bothered on his break than proper hatred for humanity y'know?

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    DexOZDexOZ Registered User regular
    "Our rogue lost a hand, but he would still give this place two thumbs up"

    that one got me good, one of Jerry's gems, please for a fourth panel on this one

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    TAFKAPTAFKAP Warrior-Jumper Registered User regular
    These reviews seem suspiciously fake. All the numbers, except 14 are contain elements near 23 or 32. Obviously, the 23 Enigma is evidence of this.

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    FireflyarcFireflyarc Registered User regular
    Never Expected to see a Neverwinter Module 3 comic :D Awesome!

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    Caulk Bite 6Caulk Bite 6 One of the multitude of Dans infesting this place Registered User regular
    until the "Negative Material Plane" reference, I honestly thight this was something to do with Elder Scrolls Online.

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    carboxymoroncarboxymoron Registered User regular
    I keep wondering how Yelp works in this world - is the scroll a regular non-magic scroll? Adventurers send their reviews to Yelp guild scribes who compile it? And you'd have to buy new scrolls next year if you wanted the latest reviews?

    Or is it basically a magic iPad? In which case I would've gone with a stone tablet instead of scroll.

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    GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    carboxymoron wrote: »
    I keep wondering how Yelp works in this world - is the scroll a regular non-magic scroll? Adventurers send their reviews to Yelp guild scribes who compile it? And you'd have to buy new scrolls next year if you wanted the latest reviews?

    Scrolls from hell to breakfast.

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    WinkyWinky rRegistered User regular
    carboxymoron wrote: »
    I keep wondering how Yelp works in this world - is the scroll a regular non-magic scroll? Adventurers send their reviews to Yelp guild scribes who compile it? And you'd have to buy new scrolls next year if you wanted the latest reviews?

    Or is it basically a magic iPad? In which case I would've gone with a stone tablet instead of scroll.

    Magical ink is much cheaper compared to a magical chisel, thank you very much. Not everyone has 500 gold to spare on top-of-the-line stone tablets.

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