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No one in particular: /* Rob */ Couple of quotes about the cameos.

2012-12-24T22:43:09Z

Rob: Couple of quotes about the cameos.

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	==Rob==		==Rob==
		+	===12/10/2012===
		+	'''Battle Cameo'''
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		+	The gentleman in Panels 9, 10, and 12 of Page 098 is Kickstarter supporter Chris Miller, aka Firewheels. Chris donated the Mac Mini I am using on my end for the motion comic project, and it's a great machine. Thank you, Chris!
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	===11/15/2012===		===11/15/2012===
	'''Dorothy is now Judy Gale'''		'''Dorothy is now Judy Gale'''
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	There will likely be a number of retconjurations before taking Book 0 to print, some of them fairly significant. I did warn that this thing's a first draft when I started it. Sometimes you have to go back and change the weave a little. This change was worth doing right now.<sup>[http://www.erfworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6402&sid=8874522e7988c1c731cd919b4f6098c8]</sup>		There will likely be a number of retconjurations before taking Book 0 to print, some of them fairly significant. I did warn that this thing's a first draft when I started it. Sometimes you have to go back and change the weave a little. This change was worth doing right now.<sup>[http://www.erfworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6402&sid=8874522e7988c1c731cd919b4f6098c8]</sup>
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		+	===7/25/2012===
		+	'''First Kickstarter Cameo'''
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		+	The Carnymancer in the brown suit and tie in Book 2 page 082 is Erfworld Kickstarter supporter Sean Mattox, whose generous pledge earned him the cameo as a caster in the Magic Kingdom. So I wanted to point that out, and send my thanks to Sean and to all others who pledged. A few of you have received your pledge rewards, but for the vast majority, we are still getting things like the Hamstard beanies and hardcover books made. Watch for news pretty soon.

	===8/19/2009===		===8/19/2009===

No one in particular: /* Rob */ Dorothy has always been Judy, what are you talking about?

2012-11-15T09:01:14Z

Rob: Dorothy has always been Judy, what are you talking about?

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		+	'''Dorothy is now Judy Gale'''
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		+	Dorothy was a placeholder name, but the character is more complex than just an homage to the Oz character. So I am retconjuring Dorothy's name to Judy (Gale). It's changed in the archives but not yet in the wiki. Could someone jump in there and fix that, including noting the retconjuration and a redirect from "Dorothy"?
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		+	There will likely be a number of retconjurations before taking Book 0 to print, some of them fairly significant. I did warn that this thing's a first draft when I started it. Sometimes you have to go back and change the weave a little. This change was worth doing right now.<sup>[http://www.erfworld.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=6402&sid=8874522e7988c1c731cd919b4f6098c8]</sup>
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	===8/19/2009===		===8/19/2009===
	The Ultimate [[Naughtymancy]]		The Ultimate [[Naughtymancy]]
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	Heh, I borrowed only your names. I could never hope to capture the quintessence of Durt Sizemore and Riff Rockwell in the same character. The character comes from another source entirely.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1646581#post1646581]</sup>		Heh, I borrowed only your names. I could never hope to capture the quintessence of Durt Sizemore and Riff Rockwell in the same character. The character comes from another source entirely.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1646581#post1646581]</sup>
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	==Jamie==		==Jamie==

24.7.106.220 at 00:21, 3 September 2012

2012-09-03T00:21:56Z

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		+	{{needsimprovement\|It would be helpful if someone who contributed to Erfworld's 2012 Kickstarter (or in other words, can see the meta-comic here[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1554093685/erfworld-motion-comic-project/posts/183910]) would quote the text (not the image itself!) from that comic into this section.}}
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	This is a collection of posts made by [[Rob Balder]] and [[Jamie Noguchi]] relating to Erfworld on the [http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=47 Giant in the Playground Forums]. It is copied here for easier reference and to save the valuable information. It is... well, the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of the Titans]. Word of the Titans is considered [[canon]], while not in comic it comes from those who shaped that world.		This is a collection of posts made by [[Rob Balder]] and [[Jamie Noguchi]] relating to Erfworld on the [http://www.giantitp.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=47 Giant in the Playground Forums]. It is copied here for easier reference and to save the valuable information. It is... well, the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of the Titans]. Word of the Titans is considered [[canon]], while not in comic it comes from those who shaped that world.

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2011-03-19T01:29:09Z

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-	We'll get this and other details codified and canon-ized in the wiki. Short answer: Cities have a limited menu of unit types they can produce. Gobwin Knob can pop most dwagon types, but couldn't produce, say, a gwiffon.	+	We'll get this and other details codified and [[canon]]-ized in the wiki. Short answer: Cities have a limited menu of unit types they can produce. [[Gobwin Knob]] can pop most [[dwagon]] types, but couldn't produce, say, a [[gwiffon]].

-	Many types of ~~units~~ also pop randomly in the wild as ~~barbarians~~, and that's complicated. We did not see it happen in Book 1 at all, and it is fairly rare (can you imagine the cries of "deus ex machina" if we had seen it happen?)	+	Many types of [[unit]]s also pop randomly in the wild as [[barbarian]]s, and that's complicated. We did not see it happen in Book 1 at all, and it is fairly rare (can you imagine the cries of "deus ex machina" if we had seen it happen?)

-	~~Warlords~~ can pop randomly in the wild, even more rarely. This is why Ansom would not necessarily think Jillian was a Royal, as randomly-popped barbarians are way more common than ~~heirs~~ and ~~rulers~~ who lost their ~~capitals~~.	+	[[Warlord]]s can pop randomly in the wild, even more rarely. This is why [[Ansom]] would not necessarily think [[Jillian]] was a [[Royal]], as randomly-popped barbarians are way more common than [[heir]]s and [[ruler]]s who lost their [[capital]]s.

-	Natural allies pop more of their kind via moneymancy, converting Schmuckers directly to units. This is why they typically ally with a strong side that can pay them for their alliance, and/or they mine and farm and hunt and do various other money-making things in the wild.	+	[[Natural allies]] [[pop]] more of their kind via [[moneymancy]], converting [[Schmuckers]] directly to units. This is why they typically ally with a strong side that can pay them for their alliance, and/or they mine and farm and hunt and do various other money-making things in the wild.

-	Part of the fun in Book 1 has been revealing many of the facts of the world as Parson learned them, or as they served the story. But for Book 2, we'll have a more comprehensive world knowledgebase for readers to draw on. So it's time we can definitively answer some of these questions.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6051503#post6051503]</sup>	+	Part of the fun in Book 1 has been revealing many of the facts of the world as [[Parson]] learned them, or as they served the story. But for Book 2, we'll have a more comprehensive world knowledgebase for readers to draw on. So it's time we can definitively answer some of these questions.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6051503#post6051503]</sup>

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Bcent1234: /* 8/19/2009 */

2011-03-19T01:25:29Z

8/19/2009

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-	The Ultimate Naughtymancy	+	The Ultimate [[Naughtymancy]]

	There are a lot of difficult things about writing a story webcomic. But maybe the hardest one is this: the first draft is the final draft.		There are a lot of difficult things about writing a story webcomic. But maybe the hardest one is this: the first draft is the final draft.
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	The graphic in Parson's Klog 4, where he puts on the 3-D glasses and looks at Bogroll's stats and sees that his special is "Regeneration" was something I suspected might come back to haunt me. But when I wrote that page, I needed to put something in that script to show for Bogroll's stats. So I guessed, before I had fleshed out stat systems and specials. "Regeneration" is a really common trait for trolls to have, so I put that.		The graphic in Parson's Klog 4, where he puts on the 3-D glasses and looks at Bogroll's stats and sees that his special is "Regeneration" was something I suspected might come back to haunt me. But when I wrote that page, I needed to put something in that script to show for Bogroll's stats. So I guessed, before I had fleshed out stat systems and specials. "Regeneration" is a really common trait for trolls to have, so I put that.

-	But I realized within a few pages that it should have been "Fabrication." And I realized when Bogroll was going to have his apotheosis, that a whole lot of people were going to think he was coming back. Because of that one stupid word.	+	But I realized within a few pages that it should have been "Fabrication." And I realized when [[Bogroll]] was going to have his apotheosis, that a whole lot of people were going to think he was coming back. Because of that one stupid word.

-	I talked to Rich Burlew about it many months ago, when we were getting close to the page that features Bogroll and Ansom. We talked about several possible solutions, and I took one of his suggestions: to show the Jetstone troops burning/destroying Bogroll's corpse. It did keep the speculation down. But it wasn't perfect, because it left me with this concept of ~~Twolls~~ in Erfworld as makers of things that wasn't supported by the text. It also left me eventually having to explain what Regeneration meant in Erfworld.	+	I talked to Rich Burlew about it many months ago, when we were getting close to the page that features Bogroll and Ansom. We talked about several possible solutions, and I took one of his suggestions: to show the Jetstone troops burning/destroying Bogroll's corpse. It did keep the speculation down. But it wasn't perfect, because it left me with this concept of [[Twoll]]s in Erfworld as makers of things that wasn't supported by the text. It also left me eventually having to explain what Regeneration meant in Erfworld.

	Well, I'm not gonna.		Well, I'm not gonna.

-	I am going to make a more drastic change. A change to the magic table. If you now look at Klog 2, you will see that the branch of magic I called "Deletionism" is no longer there. It has been deleted.	+	I am going to make a more drastic change. A change to the magic table. If you now look at Klog 2, you will see that the branch of magic I called "[[Deletionism]]" is no longer there. It has been deleted.

-	In its place is a new branch of magic: "Retconjuration." (The name was also Rich's idea.) This is a theoretical branch of magic, like an undiscovered element on the periodical table. No ordinary caster can practice it; there are no Retconjurers in Erfworld. It is reserved for the Titans. And I can tell you, they don't like it much and use it as seldom as possible. I apologize for invoking it now, especially to the wiki editors.	+	In its place is a new branch of magic: "[[Retconjuration]]." (The name was also Rich's idea.) This is a theoretical branch of magic, like an undiscovered element on the periodical table. No ordinary caster can practice it; there are no Retconjurers in Erfworld. It is reserved for the Titans. And I can tell you, they don't like it much and use it as seldom as possible. I apologize for invoking it now, especially to the wiki editors.

	So, any differences you notice between the printed book and the old archives you can chalk up to Retconjuration, the ultimate form of Naughtymancy.		So, any differences you notice between the printed book and the old archives you can chalk up to Retconjuration, the ultimate form of Naughtymancy.

Dan Hoey: Undo my revision--perhaps this should be footnoted or marked sic

2009-12-12T21:48:43Z

Undo my revision--perhaps this should be footnoted or marked sic

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	Warlords can pop randomly in the wild, even more rarely. This is why Ansom would not necessarily think Jillian was a Royal, as randomly-popped barbarians are way more common than heirs and rulers who lost their capitals.		Warlords can pop randomly in the wild, even more rarely. This is why Ansom would not necessarily think Jillian was a Royal, as randomly-popped barbarians are way more common than heirs and rulers who lost their capitals.

-	Natural allies pop more of their kind via moneymancy, converting ~~Shmuckers~~ directly to units. This is why they typically ally with a strong side that can pay them for their alliance, and/or they mine and farm and hunt and do various other money-making things in the wild.	+	Natural allies pop more of their kind via moneymancy, converting Schmuckers directly to units. This is why they typically ally with a strong side that can pay them for their alliance, and/or they mine and farm and hunt and do various other money-making things in the wild.

	Part of the fun in Book 1 has been revealing many of the facts of the world as Parson learned them, or as they served the story. But for Book 2, we'll have a more comprehensive world knowledgebase for readers to draw on. So it's time we can definitively answer some of these questions.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6051503#post6051503]</sup>		Part of the fun in Book 1 has been revealing many of the facts of the world as Parson learned them, or as they served the story. But for Book 2, we'll have a more comprehensive world knowledgebase for readers to draw on. So it's time we can definitively answer some of these questions.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6051503#post6051503]</sup>

Dan Hoey: /* 6051503 */ Spell Shmuckers

2009-12-12T21:46:10Z

6051503: Spell Shmuckers

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	Warlords can pop randomly in the wild, even more rarely. This is why Ansom would not necessarily think Jillian was a Royal, as randomly-popped barbarians are way more common than heirs and rulers who lost their capitals.		Warlords can pop randomly in the wild, even more rarely. This is why Ansom would not necessarily think Jillian was a Royal, as randomly-popped barbarians are way more common than heirs and rulers who lost their capitals.

-	Natural allies pop more of their kind via moneymancy, converting ~~Schmuckers~~ directly to units. This is why they typically ally with a strong side that can pay them for their alliance, and/or they mine and farm and hunt and do various other money-making things in the wild.	+	Natural allies pop more of their kind via moneymancy, converting Shmuckers directly to units. This is why they typically ally with a strong side that can pay them for their alliance, and/or they mine and farm and hunt and do various other money-making things in the wild.

	Part of the fun in Book 1 has been revealing many of the facts of the world as Parson learned them, or as they served the story. But for Book 2, we'll have a more comprehensive world knowledgebase for readers to draw on. So it's time we can definitively answer some of these questions.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6051503#post6051503]</sup>		Part of the fun in Book 1 has been revealing many of the facts of the world as Parson learned them, or as they served the story. But for Book 2, we'll have a more comprehensive world knowledgebase for readers to draw on. So it's time we can definitively answer some of these questions.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6051503#post6051503]</sup>

71.72.195.95 at 23:02, 25 October 2009

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	Hey hey, friendly neighborhood art monkey here. Most of these will be answered by the end of the first chapter here, some will be left unanswered for future stories, and a few will be answered right now!		Hey hey, friendly neighborhood art monkey here. Most of these will be answered by the end of the first chapter here, some will be left unanswered for future stories, and a few will be answered right now!

Calebchiam: Undo revision 27371 by Calebchiam (Talk)

2009-10-15T11:06:43Z

Undo revision 27371 by Calebchiam (Talk)

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	The only drawback to the Mesh Warp tool is that it's got to be the worst memory hog in the toolbox. Close all other programs!<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2316704#post2316704]</sup>		The only drawback to the Mesh Warp tool is that it's got to be the worst memory hog in the toolbox. Close all other programs!<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2316704#post2316704]</sup>
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		+	Arghhhhh. I proofread it and someone else did, and the error still got through.
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		+	Clevermancy should have no Xs. It's raw magic dealing with raw magical forces. I will try and get an altered page up before everyone goes crazy with confusion. Sorry.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2315787#post2315787]</sup>

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	Heh, I borrowed only your names. I could never hope to capture the quintessence of Durt Sizemore and Riff Rockwell in the same character. The character comes from another source entirely.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1646581#post1646581]</sup>		Heh, I borrowed only your names. I could never hope to capture the quintessence of Durt Sizemore and Riff Rockwell in the same character. The character comes from another source entirely.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1646581#post1646581]</sup>
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	==Jami==		==Jami==

Calebchiam: Post that on the talkpage, not in the article

2009-10-15T11:06:08Z

Post that on the talkpage, not in the article

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	The only drawback to the Mesh Warp tool is that it's got to be the worst memory hog in the toolbox. Close all other programs!<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2316704#post2316704]</sup>		The only drawback to the Mesh Warp tool is that it's got to be the worst memory hog in the toolbox. Close all other programs!<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2316704#post2316704]</sup>
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-	Clevermancy should have no Xs. It's raw magic dealing with raw magical forces. I will try and get an altered page up before everyone goes crazy with confusion. Sorry.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2315787#post2315787]</sup>

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	Heh, I borrowed only your names. I could never hope to capture the quintessence of Durt Sizemore and Riff Rockwell in the same character. The character comes from another source entirely.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1646581#post1646581]</sup>		Heh, I borrowed only your names. I could never hope to capture the quintessence of Durt Sizemore and Riff Rockwell in the same character. The character comes from another source entirely.<sup>[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1646581#post1646581]</sup>
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	==Jami==		==Jami==