Bounty- a 24-Hour Interactive Comic

Matthew Blake · 09-30-2009, 05:26 PM

This Saturday is 24-Hour Comic Day. For those who've never heard of it, the goal is to create a 24-page comic, from start to finish, within 24 consecutive hours. I'll be participating, and i'm hoping that you will too. Instead of a normal comic, I'll be working on an interactive comic, like this forum's Office Quest. So, what's so special about this one?

It's multiplayer.

Your forum will be playing against another. You will each control one character (red for Destructoid, blue for TIGSource), and compete against each other to win the game within the alloted time limit. I'll explain the rules later (don't worry, there aren't many), but I will be running this game for exactly 24 hours this Saturday. Yes, this will be crazy. Yes, this could totally suck. But dammit, I'm going for it, and I'm gonna do my damn best to have fun with it.

Scion of Mogo · 09-30-2009, 05:51 PM

I love poeple who do this. this is a brilliant 24 hour comic idea

Serge.EXE · 09-30-2009, 10:05 PM

That's a really sick idea. I hope it goes great, and I'll definitely be watching.

Matthew Blake · 10-01-2009, 11:08 AM

Thank you all! I hope it goes well, too.

OFFICIAL RULES (To keep things fair):

1. There are two players in this game, the Bandit and the Sheriff. The Bandit (Red Team) must make it onto the train with his Bag O'Loot within the allotted time limit. The Sheriff (Blue Team), meanwhile, must capture the Bandit, preferably alive, before he can escape.

2. Each page will count as one unit of in-game time. Pages for each team will be posted as close to simultaneous as possible, on the hour for every hour the game is played.

3. Commands will be chosen by the Game Master (or GM, for short) before each page is drawn. If there is an issue with determining which of two actions comes first, the order will be determined by the post time. (Read: Post first, shoot first.)

4. Metagaming will be heavily frowned upon. Metagaming will be defined as suggesting commands using knowledge that the player character doesn't/shouldn't know. For example, If you read that the other team is hiding in a particular box on the opposite side of the map, you may not immediately run over to check that box. You're allowed to read the other team's comic during the game, but only for entertainment. Any obvious attempts at metagaming will be ignored; if they persist, then there will karmic penalties for the team.

That's about all I can think of for now. In the meantime, I'll need names for each of the characters. Any suggestions?

Serge.EXE · 10-01-2009, 11:47 AM

Names....I'm feelin' Clyde for the bandit, and Barney for the cop.

Matthew Blake · 10-01-2009, 07:51 PM

Oh, and this will be the Livestream channel. I'll turn this on when I start Saturday morning. Probably around 9 or 10 AM, 13:00 GMT.

Scary Womanizing Pig Mask · 10-01-2009, 07:54 PM

Sounds awesome!

Matthew Blake · 10-03-2009, 08:03 AM

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Matthew Blake · 10-03-2009, 11:06 AM

Matthew Blake · 10-03-2009, 11:56 AM

Matthew Blake · 10-03-2009, 01:21 PM

Matthew Blake · 10-03-2009, 01:49 PM

Dead Movie Star · 10-03-2009, 02:06 PM

Wake up!

Oh, wait. Roll to the left.

Dead Movie Star · 10-03-2009, 02:19 PM

After rolling: find a bush, equip lazer gun, shoot wildly in air while hiding behind bush. If no bush is present, hide behind a crate or trough.

Matthew Blake · 10-03-2009, 02:49 PM

Ckarasu · 10-03-2009, 03:02 PM

Go hide behind cover and throw a pebble at the sheriff's eye. A sharp pebble.

Matthew Blake · 10-03-2009, 03:48 PM

Dead Movie Star · 10-03-2009, 03:56 PM

Throw hat onto Blue's head and run as he ponders the situation.

09-30-2009, 05:26 PM	#1
Matthew Blake is Offline [Level 5: Mech] Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 477	Bounty- Red Version This Saturday is 24-Hour Comic Day. For those who've never heard of it, the goal is to create a 24-page comic, from start to finish, within 24 consecutive hours. I'll be participating, and i'm hoping that you will too. Instead of a normal comic, I'll be working on an interactive comic, like this forum's Office Quest. So, what's so special about this one? It's multiplayer. Your forum will be playing against another. You will each control one character (red for Destructoid, blue for TIGSource), and compete against each other to win the game within the alloted time limit. I'll explain the rules later (don't worry, there aren't many), but I will be running this game for exactly 24 hours this Saturday. Yes, this will be crazy. Yes, this could totally suck. But dammit, I'm going for it, and I'm gonna do my damn best to have fun with it.

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09-30-2009, 05:51 PM	#2
Scion of Mogo is Offline [Level 4: Cyborg] Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 206	I love poeple who do this. this is a brilliant 24 hour comic idea

09-30-2009, 10:05 PM	#3
Serge.EXE is Offline [Level 2: Human] Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cancer State of the World Posts: 42	That's a really sick idea. I hope it goes great, and I'll definitely be watching.

10-01-2009, 11:08 AM	#4
Matthew Blake is Offline [Level 5: Mech] Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 477	Thank you all! I hope it goes well, too. OFFICIAL RULES (To keep things fair): 1. There are two players in this game, the Bandit and the Sheriff. The Bandit (Red Team) must make it onto the train with his Bag O'Loot within the allotted time limit. The Sheriff (Blue Team), meanwhile, must capture the Bandit, preferably alive, before he can escape. 2. Each page will count as one unit of in-game time. Pages for each team will be posted as close to simultaneous as possible, on the hour for every hour the game is played. 3. Commands will be chosen by the Game Master (or GM, for short) before each page is drawn. If there is an issue with determining which of two actions comes first, the order will be determined by the post time. (Read: Post first, shoot first.) 4. Metagaming will be heavily frowned upon. Metagaming will be defined as suggesting commands using knowledge that the player character doesn't/shouldn't know. For example, If you read that the other team is hiding in a particular box on the opposite side of the map, you may not immediately run over to check that box. You're allowed to read the other team's comic during the game, but only for entertainment. Any obvious attempts at metagaming will be ignored; if they persist, then there will karmic penalties for the team. That's about all I can think of for now. In the meantime, I'll need names for each of the characters. Any suggestions?

10-01-2009, 11:47 AM	#5
Serge.EXE is Offline [Level 2: Human] Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cancer State of the World Posts: 42	Names....I'm feelin' Clyde for the bandit, and Barney for the cop.

10-01-2009, 07:51 PM	#6
Matthew Blake is Offline [Level 5: Mech] Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 477	Oh, and this will be the Livestream channel. I'll turn this on when I start Saturday morning. Probably around 9 or 10 AM, 13:00 GMT.

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Scary Womanizing Pig Mask is Offline [Level 7: Sentinel] Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Location, Location Posts: 2,057	Sounds awesome!

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Dead Movie Star is Offline [Level 8: Skynet] Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OH JESUS WHERE'S MY WIFE!?!?! Posts: 2,891	Wake up! Oh, wait. Roll to the left.

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Dead Movie Star is Offline [Level 8: Skynet] Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OH JESUS WHERE'S MY WIFE!?!?! Posts: 2,891	After rolling: find a bush, equip lazer gun, shoot wildly in air while hiding behind bush. If no bush is present, hide behind a crate or trough.

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Ckarasu is Offline [Level 8: Skynet] Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fair Oaks, CA Posts: 3,850	Go hide behind cover and throw a pebble at the sheriff's eye. A sharp pebble.

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Dead Movie Star is Offline [Level 8: Skynet] Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: OH JESUS WHERE'S MY WIFE!?!?! Posts: 2,891	Throw hat onto Blue's head and run as he ponders the situation.