i arranged these specifically bc i felt like i could trust The Star and Tsukiko with children #webcomicday
The Star Tarot Tournament ( @mintandvanilla https://tarottournament.com) she's the star!!! she's gotta be bright and beautiful! i wanted her to look like a pretty princess. when she dances her dress and the little cape thing is floaty and flowy and she looks great.
Preeny - Preeny has to Repeat 6th Grade (@/MomoDriller on twitter https://tapas.io/series/PHTR6G) preeny seems like the kind of kid to wear loud bright colors completely unapologetically. the bottom is floofy so she can like twirl around and the skirt will floof around, these things are important
Teekko Chirault (@varethane https://chirault.sevensmith.net) again. very important to have a dress that when you twirl around it will fly all around. really i just wanted to dress her up nice cause she deserves it. all the gold details n frills. and a cute cape.
Tsukiko 2 Slices (@firehouselight https://2slicescomic.com) tsukiko seemed like she'd go more for relaxed bohemian than really dressed up, so i went with that. a lot of orange imagery cause.. you know.. and i wanted bright colors bc she is a bright n lovely girl
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Screen Tones, a Webcomic Podcast
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Magitek
Release Date: June 22, 2022
Featuring
Christina Major (Delphina) - She/Her, www.sombulus.com
Rae Baade(Rae) - they/them, https://www.empyreancomic.com
Ally Rom Colthoff (Varethane) - She/They, http://chirault.sevensmith.net/ http://wychwoodcomic.com/
Renie Jesanis - She/They , www.kateblast.com
In This Episode:
If you’ve ever played a JRPG, you’re probably already familiar with the concept of magitech, even if this is your first time hearing the term. Magitech refers to the interesection between magic and technology. Does a fictional world have airships powered by mystic crystals linked to the deities that founded all of reality a millennia ago? Or do the people wear steampunk-looking bracelets that let them throw fire or move things with their mind? That’s magitech, baby, and we're gonna talk about it!
2:30 What kind of inspirations have you drawn from for this facet of your worldbuilding?
Rae: JRPGs...heavily. Escaflowne. Magic Knight Rayearth.
Renie: Sci-Fi. Dune. Star Trek. Civil engineering work and tinkering with things. Magical Girls.
Thane: Final Fantasy. Jak and Daxter. The Edge Chronicles and its magic system.
Delphie: Final Fantasy 6. Super NES square games. JRPGs
17:09 Does your comic incorporate magitek, or play with the intersection between magic and technology and society? Tell us about how you're using it in your own work, what it brings to your theme!
Rae: On Empyrean High has airships that uses something harvested from dragons to power it. It takes the approach of "humans can't use magic but these creatures can. Let's harvest that power."
Renie: All magic is affected by the star power and the physics that it modifies. The way ships run, the transformation power, etc. Very rooted in actual science.
Thane: Chirault treats magic as an energy force that everyone can access (with training). From this, people have developed long distance communication methods, vehicles, etc. Wychwood's "magic" is actually technology. It's deliberately built and it's use and rules were rules designed by people.
Delphie: There's a god in charge of lucidity and decided technology was safer than uncontrolled magic. They implement a very strict rule system for using the tech and what happens when people break these rules to use the magic for whatever they want.
30:55 What advice would you give to creators who are just starting out and want to make use of these world building tools, or who are struggling with implementing it?
Have fun with it. Consider the source of the powers and the limitations and consequences of the magic and/or technology.
Rule of cool when needed. Find something familiar that you can base your magitech around. It allows people to relate more to the story and grounds your work. Like Crystals. Everyone seems to know that if a crystal shows up in a fantasy/sci-fi setting..it's magical.
Know the journey that your magitech based culture grew with/around the systems. You don't need to write it all down, but knowing how culture was affected by the magitech can help you understand where it is at in the world.
Think of how people would use it to make the world feel more lived in. Consider how mundane tasks and challenges would be affected by use of magitech.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, start small by fleshing out a couple things and then you can build from there. There should be some internal logic to your story, but you don't need to have everything figured out.
And don't forget: Keep it Crystal Stupid.
Thanks for Listening!
Have a comment? Question? Concern?
Screen Tones Cast:
Ally Rom Colthoff (Varethane) - She/They http://chirault.sevensmith.net/ http://wychwoodcomic.com/
Christina Major (Delphina) - She/Her, www.sombulus.com
Claire Niebergall (Clam) - She/Her, www.phantomarine.com
Kristen Lee (Krispy) She/They https://www.ghostjunksickness.com/
Megan Davison - She/Her, https://www.webtoons.com/en/search?keyword=megasketch
Miranda Reoch - She/Her, mirandacakes.art
Phineas Klier - They/Them, http://heirsoftheveil.fervorcraft.de
Rae Baade(Rae) - they/them, https://www.empyreancomic.com
Renie Jesanis - She/They , www.kateblast.com
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After being shrunk by a wayward magic spell, Teeko enlists the help of a demon-hunter who is a demon himself to get back to her normal size. Things don't go as smoothly as they hoped. COMPLETE. Don't miss today's update of #Chirault! #webcomic #WEBTOON
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Chirault - Chapter 1 - sentence starters
1. “Just what the hell was someone like you doing out here, eh?”
2. “I’ve shrunk!”
3. “Wow, you really are tiny!”
4. “Can you fix it? Can you change me back?”
5. “Errr... no. I can’t actually use any sort of magic. Sorry.”
6. “Thank you for stopping that _______.”
7. “W-wait! Can... can you help me?”
8. “I told you already. I can’t magic you back to normal.”
9. “Alone, like this, out here, I’m just prey. Could I go with you?”
10. “I won’t make any trouble! And I won’t eat much! Only until I’m my proper size again; then I’ll go away, I swear!”
11. “You’re a ______ hunter?”
12. “Would you ever hunt anyone like me?”
13. “I... I’m sorry. I was really hungry.”
14. “It’s fine. Not like you could eat it all or anything.”
15. “That must have cost a lot. Are you rich?”
16. “This bag is spelled to hold a lot more than its size should.”
17. “I don’t like... insects.”
18. “You mean you’re afraid of bugs?”
19. “You got it! Kill it!”
20. “I can’t imagine having to arrange for the transport of that thing. Getting it out of the room was hard enough.”
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