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Books by Peter Tarkulich

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Bad Word

on December 13, 2012
Chapter: Adventure in Aleria
Characters: Kellen, Kris
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Discussion (21) ¬

  1. Dan
    Dan
    December 13, 2012, 06:35 | # | Reply

    Looks like we’re about to get some background on previous trimagus’ actions. Great storytelling, by the way!

  2. LongshotLink
    LongshotLink
    December 13, 2012, 08:52 | # | Reply

    I’m guessing any previous Trimages were extremely dangerous. Probably unbalanced, not really thinking from a stable base. But if Kris thinks Mike is one, things could get interesting real fast.

  3. Septirath
    Septirath
    December 13, 2012, 17:32 | # | Reply

    Ohcrap. Sucks to be you, Kristof! You’re gonna get arrested.
    By the way, how do you pronounce those symbols?
    (How to stump a cartoonist, lesson one….)

    • Pete
      Pete
      December 13, 2012, 17:41 | # | Reply

      I don’t know if this actually answers the question, but I thought you might find it interesting. From my notes:

      “The rune language itself is composed not only of vocal tones, but of mental images. Thus, when one hears the language, the images will form in the listeners mind rather than be received audibly. The runes are extremely difficult to “pronounce” and do require frequent practice. The “pronunciation” calls for the correct vocalization (perfect pitch, tempo, and duration), pristine mental visualization, and uninterrupted willpower to control the magic energies.”

      • Dan
        Dan
        December 13, 2012, 20:22 | # | Reply

        So if I wanted to put a picture in someone’s head completely involuntarily, all I have to do is find the right pronunciation? Also, what happens if a tape recorder is used and then played back?

        • Pete
          Pete
          December 13, 2012, 22:20 | # | Reply

          Well, you’d be messing with powerful magic energy, so you probably wouldn’t want to do it willy-nilly.

          As for the tape recorder, since the “pronunciation” of the runes is actually the appearance of the image in the mind, a tape recorder wouldn’t pick up anything at all. It would just be silence when played back.

          • svnhddbst
            svnhddbst
            December 16, 2012, 02:25 | #

            the one thing to say is that I read through every singe thing up to this one and didn’t stop smiling once. bookmarked

      • Septirath
        Septirath
        December 13, 2012, 20:56 | # | Reply

        Ha-guuhhh… did you….
        AURGH! YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION!

        • Pete
          Pete
          December 13, 2012, 22:20 | # | Reply

          I love being able to prove that I’ve actually thought about things in my comic. 😉

          (Although not EVERYTHING…)

          • Septirath
            Septirath
            December 13, 2012, 22:29 | #

            That’s… awesome. So… I could technically learn that language? *Hopeful face.*

          • Coyote
            Coyote
            December 14, 2012, 07:10 | #

            @Septirath: Theoretically, yes, but it sounds like you’d pretty much have to be taught by someone already fluent in it so they could give you the right image in your head to focus on. Telepaths were almost certainly involved with the origin of the language, and pretty darn useful for the propagation.

  4. Passing Chaos
    Passing Chaos
    December 15, 2012, 02:39 | # | Reply

    it’s been about 15-16 months since I last read this… It’s more amusing then I remember ^_^

  5. Mikey Z
    Mikey Z
    December 16, 2012, 04:39 | # | Reply

    I would LOVE to learn that language!

    And looks like somebody named Mike is in trouble, and it ain’t me…

  6. keith
    keith
    December 16, 2012, 18:26 | # | Reply

    so…..wizard’s spells are wingdings?

    • Septirath
      Septirath
      December 17, 2012, 04:04 | # | Reply

      You figured that out too?

      • Septirath
        Septirath
        December 17, 2012, 04:06 | # | Reply

        Well, not actually Wingdings, but symbols similar to them.

  7. LongshotLink
    LongshotLink
    December 17, 2012, 08:15 | # | Reply

    So, I wonder if in the future he’ll try to tell Mike his suspicions, but he’ll try to write the word down, rather than say it aloud. Hopefully he’ll tell Mike not to say it out loud as well.

    • Mikey Z
      Mikey Z
      December 19, 2012, 01:04 | # | Reply

      That would be a good idea, but I wonder if writing it is just as bad…

  8. Halosty
    Halosty
    December 19, 2012, 01:40 | # | Reply

    I love this comic, just reread it again today 🙂

    • Pete
      Pete
      December 19, 2012, 02:39 | # | Reply

      I love when people say that! 🙂

      • Ninkybug
        Ninkybug
        February 11, 2014, 17:47 | # | Reply

        I’m re-reading it too! 😀

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