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Corann Daevear lay in bed, alternating between staring at the ceiling and observing his now-much-shorter-arm. The missive was yet unknown to him but often his thoughts turned to those who took his hand. They grew darker with each passing day.

Bula'Ugluk reads over the missive several times before returning it to the notice board. "He nub flat den. Hozh!" With that incredibly insightful comment, she makes her way to the pile of Throqal skins in the square and tugs one free from the rest.

Well snap. That was a lotta drama crammed into one paragraph. (And 60+ peeps at 3 am???? THAT is magic) And of course you can hop in! I’m thinking of getting a quick discord server setup for the project. How does that sound?

Well, hello. I bet you're looking at your computer (or phone, I guess) and thinking "Man, where's the comic?" The answer to your question is that it doesn't exist. Not yet. I'm one of the many artists of this community and I decided I wanted to have a bit of fun. I'm sure there's plenty of fun stories y'all have had on the server. From heart-pounding combat to political intrigue and even some heart-warming slice of life rp. I want to read it all. And draw it. I am about to be pretty busy, so if a lot of people start giving me stories, I won't be able to do all of them. I'd also like to point out that I'm looking for short stories that I can compile into a zine. An online one that I'll post in this forum when it's done. If that sounds like fun, then read on! How to Participate You can either respond to this post with your story (following the requirements listed) or dm me it on discord. (Imbadatusernames #7443) Try to keep it short, but if it's still too long, then I'll decide which part to cut and keep. I'm aiming for 2-3 pages per story. I'm also not expecting a lot of people to give me their stories, but on the chance that I'm given too many (over 5) to put into the zine--then keep in mind that it's first come first serve. (And none of that "reserving a position" stuff) There's a chance I might take the 'overflow' and do a second zine, but don't hold me to it. I have commitment issues. If you're an artist and think you might wanna get in on this project (or create a zine of your own), hit me up! (Even if you don't want to work with me 'cause I want to see all of y'all's projects when they're done.) I know there's concerns of metagaming and what-not. If there's subtle details you don't want to disclose in "public" then go ahead and dm me. However, keep in mind that you're giving me the stories with the idea that I'll be drawing them and posting for the LOTC community to read. So if you're really hung up on someone doing what they shouldn't, then it's probably best you don't give me the story. On to the Requirements: What To Expect It will not be in color. If someone else wants to come along and do the flats, then maybe. But right now it's just me and I don't always have the time that I think I have. THIS IS NOT A COMMISSION. You will NOT be getting detailed character drawings to use in-game. If you want that, there's a ton of talented artists on this forum who'd love to do it. But this ain't the post for that. You will be credited for the story and character. If I have questions or want your opinion on something, I'll ask, but do not expect to have a say on every minute detail. Again, this is NOT a commission. When I post the comic, I'll tag everyone involved. If you also want to be tagged when it's released, lemme know. Fun. 'Cause that's the whole point of this little project. Please keep in mind that there is a possibility of bad puns and dad jokes. I try to repress it but sometimes the urge is too strong.

Corann bustles about with the invitation carefully folded in a pocket. The excitement builds as the date draws nearer.

First, I would like to thank the staff of LOTC for taking into consideration the communities’ thoughts and for being willing to try new things and change them if they do not work. There are many well thought out responses already so I will not go over all of my opinions on the issue of banditry. As fantastic and great as LOTC is, it cannot mimic exactly how a medieval fantasy situation would play out in real life. So of course there’s the problem of other players not being realistic with fighting. Of course you have situations where the fight takes so long other people stumble upon it and join in. I really can’t see how the staff can resolve that issue without constricting the rp environment and limiting the creativity of “good” bandits. In the end, we’re just going to have to admit these faults and use our own creativity to get around them. Of course, the main problem is people who don’t understand that a good role-play will require their character losing from time to time. Your character is going to get injured. Your character is going to get surprised. That’s just how it is. My opinion? Just finish it quick and move on to the next player. Cause my experience from banditry (though I do it differently than most) is that there are a lot of good and understanding rpers on this server. That’s why it’s so popular. So don’t give the jerks the time of day. However. Those jerks can easily kill you immediately no matter what you say. My suggestion is this: allow players to turn their pvp on and off. That way if they want to pvp default they can turn it on and will be able to. If they don’t, they can leave it off, forcing others to actually rp the encounter. If the player ignores legitimate rp encounters, then don’t worry about that player. It wouldn’t have been fun to rp with them anyways.