Well Google Translate is really terrible when dealing with Nahuatl and idioms. Anyhow In this context the expression means: "Some great evil has befallen upon our heroes"Neutral Smith wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:49 am Not lacking, just a case of https://theculturetrip.com/north-americ ... n-english/What it actually means: It can either mean ‘caught red handed’ or that someone has put a stop to your plans. ‘Ya nos cayó el chahuistle’ is one of those phrases so intricately linked to Mexican culture that it’s unlikely to be understood by other Spanish speakers – ‘chahuistle’ is a type of fungus that attacks the corn plant and the word has its roots in Nahuatl.
Personally i had hoped from some problem from the inside of the manor fro example Dark Trace. But it seems like this will be a siege from the outside. But perhaps Dark Trace might still have an appearance.
I have to agree Tom writing is all over the place at best. His real talent lies at drawing and of course characterization, paraphrasing someone else on the forum:BadJoke wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 5:13 pm I just hope Tom worked up something a bit better than last times. Because he clearly has two big flaws when it comes to writing his story: planning in the long run and making functional villains. And here we're heading towards a mix of the two... ouch.
Tom is a "panster" as they say. He writes the plot as he goes (it's pretty visible if you consider how much change has been made by comparison to where the story started from, and how the patreon commissions seem to affect the main story through plot and background details), which is not a bad thing in itself, it makes for very good characterization and development, which is why the more "social" part of the comic is so captivating. But when it comes to planning an actual plot... it's bad.
And so we end up with nebulous antagonists, heroes getting away of the main conflict (they're literally running away from the war), a lack of clarity about Natani's case (which may be partially responsible for the "forum wars" that unfold every time his/her identity is brought upon), an integration of Zen in group B who was very clumsy, a travel on boat far too long (when some of the character development on it could have been used for later times, on land), a hard to follow and lengthy zigzagging between characters in the manor (not dissimilar on what happened with the boat precisely)...
The villains... can any of us name a villain that, in 16 years, did anything interesting or plot relevant? The only ones worth mentioning are the basitin generals and Carver (and while interesting the later can't be called "exceptional" by any means), and none of them are Templars themselves. All we have as the great antagonistic force is a bunch of guys in shadows that put in action convoluted plans conveniently out of sigh so we can't see the holes in it... We just had the master Seer execute that whole false flag affair, of questionable interest (were the tigers so predisposed to say no that you needed to take such a risk as pulling out such plan? Because being discovered would been having them definitely turning against you...) and big risk taking (politically, but also personally, you don't put yourself close to a massive clawed person who will consider you a menace to take down the moment your plan is in motion; what if she hadn't believed him after she grabbed him and killed or wounded him?).
Frankly, last time we saw our antagonists enact any plan, it was to send two dummies ring at the door of the magically protected mansion of Trace Legacy (aka "Sauron Adolf the First")... two guys far too weak to do anything against group A alone if they ever managed to get in, but still Templars, powerful troops hardly replaceable (when you have mercenary wolves you could send in), when the master seer is supposed to know Old!Trace pretty well (no need to test the defenses). [Unless of course said guys were wolves in disguise...]
PS: Red is probably uneasy because Sythe is hugging him while naked. He can't be outdrinked by Natani, keidrans have a very weak alcohol resistance (unless he really can't handle it).
Sorry again, I always seem to lose the source to that quote. But in any case even if he were a storytelling genius over the course of 16 years a lot can happen and changes to the story are bound to happen.Someone wrote: Some of Tom characters feel more real than, well real people, with dreams, fears and hopes thing you hardly notice in real persons
On the other hand I think for Natani the lack is clarity is by design rather than by accident since setting the record in any direction is bound to cause a lot of fallout and maybe lose a bit of his fans. So i doubt we will get anything "concrete" on that matter until a few years after the comic is finished. For now let anyone believe what they want.
Regarding the villains i think the key issue here is that there is not a big bad guy that we can kill a make everything good again. All parties have their own intentions and methods, Brahn wants to take over the world, Carver wants to break his curse, Euchre and Master Spy do thier own stuff, Mary wanted revenge and for the masks this is just a game. They might collaborate from time to time but they are not a single cohesive unit. Personally i like this type of conflict as I find it more interesting but we are more used to the single and monolithic objective and or bad guy in most stories.
But yet again most of the villains plans do make little sense. Ephemural wanted to make Trace and Flora fall in love and then break them because that would, for some reason, prevent his race from being wiped out. It might had made sense to him but not to me.
I wonder why Tom decided to have flora punch others instead of clawing at them. She is a cat after all.AmigaDragon wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:00 pm Socializing with all these "fleabags" should help reduce Red's racism to tolerable levels (and Raine's second form (and between) is a big help in working at it). Sythe has pretty much forgotten it for now and Maren just has to admit that they aren't so bad (perhaps that she even likes Sythe). Karen is perhaps one of the most accepting of them.
I see Flora is retracting her claws now, just slapping Eric (can we get her a squirt bottle? ).
After spiking Mike in the face/chest/whatever like that, did Karen run over to apologize and help him up? While competitive (obvious from the big spike), she's not mean. Maren is a bit amused, though I don't think necessarily mean either.
From the yellow in the water, was thinking maybe Eric's blond hair but it is too far away from the tube, unless it's a foot or more long before a 90 degree bend up. I have no other ideas what/who it is (wouldn't Raine notice if her bikini bottom were missing? ...I'll just meet you over there in the box).
Other than a suggestion from Brahn, I can't think of much reason for Clovis to be attacking or sneaking into the mansion, unless there's a strong enough attachment to Brutus to want him back. From what we've heard, I doubt it's for his brains, he doesn't strike me as that bright.
Anyhow I think this is part of Clovis side of the deal. He got the amulet and he still has not paid fully for it. Or perhaps he is still female and is looking for a way to reverse Nora's curse, if anyone knows that is Trace. Or even if the curse is lifted but Trace probably has more magic items and amulet in his manor than in the whole region combined. Or all of the above.