Arklite: bah! misdirection from the author i say!
Al-X: I think it's safe to say Arklite's guess is waaaay off without spoiling anything
Arklite: I'm going to go for the "abducted by deamon spawn" excuse. came down in thier flying doom fortress and whisked him away to battle the evil emperor bhrematot!
Ashley: Or is it a case of "I couldn't come back because I asked your master how much it would take to free you, and I was saving every cp of my wages to earn that amount."
Tangent: Aww. :( I bet that boy either wasn't allowed to... or realized that she'd be worse off with him in a mercenary band. Not that she'll listen. Damn. At least not every time was horrid for her....
AmphimirTheBard: (only kidding, of course)
AmphimirTheBard: I meant it more like "more strips, more! Work, you lazy artist!" LOL
Al-X: What do you mean? We ARE with the girls...
AmphimirTheBard: Yay, character development! Now, back to the girls! Quick, back to the girls!! ;)
Tangent: Glad to hear you're on schedule though. ^^ That's always a good thing. =^-^=
Tangent: WTF? Why's it repeating that line on me? oO
Al-X: Fortunately, next update is right on schedule; and I'll prolly pull a double update next week to compensate for the unannounced hiatus.
Tangent: Harriers for the Cup!
Arklite: BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! wait... wrong fantasy world. :P
S San: Yay for update! Defiantly worth the wait. I can't wait to see how Berhari reacts.
Uhl: Worth. THE. Wait.
Al-X: Spam-gnat thwapped! And comic updated! Yay!
Gimbal: Oh look, it's a spam-gnat. *THWAP*
Al-X: *sigh* Work keeps creeping up and invading my free time. There won't be Nahast this week. If work leaves my weekend a lone for a change, I'll try to compensate next week.
MtHermit: I'll take bets against the heroic sacrifice! I see more of a life threatening wound that he recovers from after turning against his own teammates.
Ashley: That might explain the spoilers, but just because I'm a hopeless romantic I'll hope he survives. (maybe taking over that mercenary group and leading it to do good)
Ark the Legend: Taking bets on the heroic sacrifice now, two to one odds he bites it.
Al-X: (or, you could just tweet stuff at me
)
Al-X: Instead check the update status bar! I'm keeping it current for a change
Al-X: Do not be dismayed by my Nahast-unrelated twittering... that's what I do to keep myself sane during dayjob duties.
Uhl: Oooh! Now that IS good. He's certainly not a coward NOW. He'd better be sincere for his sake.
Al-X: Two weeks was my original timeline, but Behari's subplot and upcoming developments demanded a shorter wait ^^
Al-X: Duly corrected!
TeaMan: Continuity error: In comic #297 it's one week until the war game, in #306 it's two weeks.
Uhl: Oh, this HAD better be good Mr. "The very first."
MtHermit: Spider Senses Tingling! I sense a possible heart felt apology and maybe a traitor as well. Also psychological warfare can back fire as I think it will in Behari's case.
Wanderer: Those leg-pieces are still lacking protection from behind. Not safe.
Tangent: Cue inadvertent psychological warfare. ^^
Al-X: Corrected! My linguistic centers were sleepy at 4am ^^, and thanks! I'm kinda against the current these days, but Nahast will keep going
Moon: Great story, want more! Also. it is devise a plan, not device.
Al-X: It's also his desire to be amusing. Later in this chapter there will be a briefing scene; he's completely coherent then
Wanderer: Perhaps, but it's a recurring problem with him. He has almost never been able to report a situation clearly.
Uhl: @Ganurath, she had Finster make her a new one every time? @Wanderer, I don't think ANYONE would be coherent after what Yanti just went through.
Wanderer: Yanti is probably the worst spy ever, shapeshifting or no. If he can't coherently report what he saw, the information is useless.
Ganurath: ...She threw her /wand/ at the planet. Her /magic/ wand. I have a theory as to how she got it back, and aimed so well.
Uhl: She didn't NEED good aim, every time the wand hit, there would be an earthquake and the ground split with fire and magma!
BlackMonday: But she had a REALLY good aim from that distance.
Uhl: You know, I always wondered how Rita managed to get her wand back every time she grew a monster, I mean she threw it from the Moon and only rarely visited Earth.
Dvandom: They were always cheesy, that was kinda the point.
Wanderer: Ugh. Those references seem so cheesy these days.
Uhl: And then chromatic colored spandex warriors stick their hands in the air and shout "we need Megazord power NOW!"
Ark the Legend: No, it's to make the monster GROOOOOOOOOW!
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RGE: Is his true power to slither away without a trace? :-)
Ganx: I really like the lights
Wodan46: Isn't this a bit early to be fighting with the Big Bad? In broad daylight no less?
Wanderer: NIghthawk? Now there's some mixed up terminology. :p Moonshade is the term you're looking for.
Uhl: Ok, seems the Nighthawk magic shadows REALLY don't obey the rules of regular shadows.
Ganx: bork, bork, bork?
Al-X: News section is borked :P
Al-X: Hotfixed now thanks to SF's amazing sysops.
Al-X: OK; Dreamhost turned off php4 on SpiderForest's servers... add just ONE more thing I have to fix... (can't work on the comic pages until I can scan them too :P)
Al-X: Good question... Seems it's tech problems week (see my twitter...)
guess: hey, how come the archives don't work?
Ark the Legend: She's obviously just casting an ice spell.
Uhl: Dvandom, you do NOT want to go there.
Dvandom: Well, you know what they say about the size of a male's mind....
azalea: * grumbles about the male mind*
Dvandom: Maybe she's heard what they say about the size of a Tlacorax's tail....
Uhl: Maybe it's just that the clothing is rubbing her the "right" way?
Al-X: Sels!
You mean the lizardfolk's, right? :3
Selserene: Those are some perky... eyes. Definitely perky eyes!
Al-X: ...it's the tingle of magic about to be unleashed. Ask any graduate from the Unseen University ^^
Malaclypse: OTOH, if it had been cold, that would have explained the nipples...
Ashley: Still doesn't justify it in most fantasy artwork, since most of that is set in significantly colder areas, often even with snow on the ground in the image, but it does justify it for Nahast.
Al-X: The peoples around the equatorial line have been exposing their belly buttons for millenia
Ashley: Tho at least, unlike similar pics in other settings where there's _snow_ on the ground, this one is in a setting where the weather makes such clothing actually somewhat reasonable.
Osk: tsk, unashamed eye candy
Kurt Sasso: Or email me and we can reschedule: kurt at tgtwebcomics dot com
Kurt Sasso: Hey Alejandro, Are we still set for tomorrow at 9PM ET for your podcast interview on TGT Webcomics? I sent you an email from kurt@tgtwebcomics.com
Gus: Reminds me of the adventures of "the stick"
Uhl: Now we know what the "focus" does. Or at least a darn good clue.
Dvandom: Wrong kinda tail....
Al-X: Dunno when I'll be able to upload the update; I've had no power for 3 days at home.
Dvandom: Az: Indeed, Mutants & Masterminds has the DC license.
azalea: and I like the use of expressions. From serious and detailed face to humorous shock and simpler lines. ^_^
azalea: DC comics and RPG? - Awesome!
Wanderer: Not quite what I was expecting. And foxboy is losing his shape.
Gimbal: Ruh-roh
Al-X: And you can blame the unscheduled hiatus on me doing the official RPG stats of many DC Comics characters
Al-X: Not only that... he has appeared before in Nahast-related stuff too
Arklite: huh... well it isn't a deamon spawn this time round XD
Al-X: I'm still in the grip of the tight deadline. I WILL be done this week and Nahast will be back on track. Maybe I'll be able to talk about what I've been working on too; it's teh exciting
Arklite: ah don't worry. quality stories are worth a wee wait if we end up with the stuff at the end of the day
Al-X: Urgh... there may be no comic this week; I'm swamped with rush work.
Uhl: I hope it's not another "Demon Spawn" incident. Like what happened last time in the arena.
S San: This should be interesting, can't wait to see how it turns out for Derrexi and the girls as well as Behari's subplot
MtHermit: I sense a well played game, with probably some of the men trying to cheat alittle (Damn us men!) and possibly Jakitza having her skills as a tactician truly beginning to emerge . . But thats just me
Tangent: I must admit some surprise that Yanti is using his girl-form again. Guess it wasn't a one-shot joke then! ^^
Uhl: I DO remember Behari asking Keiko if she had a man "pushed" on her at the first "Moon Blood." So maybe it wasn't his choice either. And Celidah, "HO crap" indeed. ;)
azalea: if you gave Behari a spin-off you'd be even busier >_>; I'd love to see a spin-off but don't spread yourself too thin ^_^
Celidah: Yep, Al, I can see the "ho crap" written all over his face.
Al-X: ...and I should give Behari her own spinoff title...
(don't think I haven't considered it!)
Al-X: It gives me a warm/fuzzy feeling that I can now do expressions well enough for people to read into them... and read into them -correctly- ;)
Bamawing: Don't worry about the "balance," Alex. We all love Behari!! ^_^
Gimbal: Well I'll be damned. and I wonder if "butts" could've been a censored version of the original statement
Ashley: I'm also now wondering if he's related to someone else plot-important, giving _reason_ for such a case to occur... (like maybe the Noonshade leader?)
Ashley: I'd agree with Dvandom _because_ of the recognition/fear. If it was a case like that, he'd likely consider it to be what he deserves, which would be the cause of the fear.
Arklite: *Recognition Gah! type when awake damnit >_<
Arklite: i dunno, the look of recognision and fear rather than shame kind of makes me expect to see him spitted on a spear/left broken and bleeding on the astro-granite
Dvandom: Uhl, he might not exactly have been an eager participant either. "Son, time to make a man out of you, so stop whining!" sort of thing.
Ganx: looks like some poor dude is gonna get his nuts handed in a silver plate
Uhl: Oh, boy. And we all know she wasn't a willing participant in THAT! Apparently, he hasn't forgotten either.
Dvandom: Most awkward second date ever.
Arklite: pilots? good lord i'm not awake... the seven habits of highly effective PIRATES. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlock_Mercenary#The_Seven_Habits_of_Highly_Effective_Pirates
Arklite: perhaps we should slip the girls a copy of the seven habits of highly effective pilots. i've always been partial to number 36. When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support. ;)