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Thursday, 19 July, 2007 by Rosengarten
Hello, Rodney!      
Welcome to NetHack  
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Rodney the WizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods.  Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides.  He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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@ "I do always enjoy these games..." 
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@ "This chance to see things from the playerThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the
earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but
occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
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Something is engraved on the headstone. "Soon you'll join this fellow in hell! – the Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details." 
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@ "But at times I find it eerie."
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Freddy1 July 19, 2007 09:32
First comment: 19 July, 2007 2 comments written
Am I correct in thinking that that is meant to be Rodney?
I think it is a fair comic. (Oh and Frosty piss!)
jukka July 19, 2007 10:39
First comment: 22 November, 2006 57 comments written
Umm, it SAYS "Hello Rodney! Welcome to NetHack" at the top of the first screen..
Mordae July 19, 2007 14:42
First comment: 11 May, 2007 116 comments written
With clairvoyance, nonetheless.
Wonderer July 19, 2007 18:06
First comment: 22 March, 2007 106 comments written
Hrrmh...wouldn't it be more disturbing to repeatedly kill yourself (as in 'bashing the wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.', not committing suicide)? Not that we all hadn't fought our own ghosts several times, though. It's kinda eerie too.

BTW, what do people think about the factual correctness when it comes to visible areas and objects in D'sD strips? Is it acceptable that the readers can see more than Dudley? Do you care about 'breaking the rules' in this area? After all, plenty of the events shown in these strips are unlikely to happen in NH itself. Should it be a major concern to the authors or readers?
Grognor July 19, 2007 19:57
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
This strip was nice. I liked it.

Wonderer: calm down. It's just the new authors. In the early days, Dion pretty much made the comic look 100% like NetHack would. Now... well, at least the comic's still up!
  July 19, 2007 20:22
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
Hrrmh...wouldn't it be more disturbing to repeatedly kill yourself (as in 'bashing the wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.', not committing suicide)? Not that we all hadn't fought our own ghosts several times, though. It's kinda eerie too.

Are you slipping in some reference to la petite mort, by any chance? :)
Wonderer July 19, 2007 22:04
First comment: 22 March, 2007 106 comments written
I am quite calm. It was a honest question, without any exclamation marks. I really want to hear your opinions. I think in many cases it makes following easier if we can clearly see where the characters have been. On the other hand, sometimes it makes the frames look busy if there's random junk, movement, dark areas and appearing walls. In those cases some "magic mapping" might make reading easier. I honestly don't know what would be the optimal solution. Depends on the strip, probably.

In this particular strip I'd have preferred realistic view. The magically mapped extra rooms don't contribute that much but make you...erm...wonder.

(I made the clairvoyance remark in the June 6th strip so I do spot these things. It's another question when I care and where it's appropriate to give some extra view to the readers.)

' ': Sorry, no. It's just you.
Fathead July 20, 2007 00:32
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Feeling suicidal, are we?
Freddy1 July 20, 2007 10:05
First comment: 19 July, 2007 2 comments written
Well, so much for my reading skills... (I didn't notice the "Hello, Rodney!" bit at the start.)
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