Brother’s Keeper; Page 8
So, originally when I drew this page, I drew a cloud of dirt heading towards the Order of the Owl bearded dude. When my husband saw it, he thought it was a cloud monster attacking Bearded Dude’s face. Like so:
It amused me so I named it Fluffy, the Attack Cloud.
Also, this page demonstrates why you probably shouldn’t have two different swords in the same fight. Most of the people have cutlasses, which are used for slashing, while Jared has a rapier, which is used for jabbing. Not the best combo, but since that’s the sword Jared has, he has to live with it. Fight, Jared! Fight!
This week’s worldbuilding is about the Ballast crystal! There have been members from the SpiderForest group doing Q&A for characters in our worlds and I got some questions. Now you can see why seasickness isn’t a problem in the world of the Thirteen Seas. If you have a question for any character, ask it in the comments and I’ll do a comic about it. 😀
OMG Fluffy the Attack Cloud is adorable.
Question: What kind of training is involved in becoming a Crystal Worker? Do you have to have some innate ability, or can anyone learn it with enough practice?
A rapier can still cut, especially the earlier versions. Even towards the end of the era, a rapier could inflict cuts and slashes. A quick stop cut to the wrist with the tip of the blade by running the forte of the blade around the opponent’s bell guard could be a fight winner. Disarm them, or at least injure the sword arm, and set them up for a riposte thrust to the chest.
Your Dirt-Fu is quite impressive, Jared.
An interesting fight. Jared’s opponent will obviously take his time in killing him by letting him bleed slowly before he delivers the coup de grace. Be very careful Jared.
Huh, I didn’t know all that. Thanks for the info! I’ll keep it in mind for the next one. 😀
Fluffy’s attack power is Adorable+100. XD
And thanks for the question! I’ll try to have an answer within a month… I work slow. XD
Jared is the Dirt-fu master. XD
Owl-Dude is all about the long game. He hasn’t been chased by bees after all. 😉