How do you make a clever character stupid?
You give them an infatuation. A fixation. Something that completely overrides their critical thinking and better judgment. Something that drives them nuts like a switch is thrown.
And when that happens, they're dumber than a bag of rocks. (And they're ...
Infatuation
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 30, 2024Character Deep Dive: Robin Sinclair
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, Nov. 2, 2024
Today’s character deep dive is on Robin Sinclair, the main catalyst of everything taking place in the supernatural comedy drama that is Blessed Days by Inky Moondrop!
Blessed Days is the story of a young woman that unexpectedly becomes a mom and must handle raising a child- that’s ...
The Many Faces of Fear
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, Oct. 5, 2024
Hello there my fellow Quackernauts! As it’s the spooky season, what better time is there to explore one of my favourite genres, horror. Horror is many things, but at its core it’s intention is to challenge the human mind; to remind us that, despite all our attempts to ...
Quackcast 706 - wrong
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 24, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Being right on the internet is Sooo important…
Being right in life and at all times is essential too! At least that's how a lot of us tend to think. Being told we're wrong, especially ...
More than just an NPC
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, July 13, 2024
I recently got married and for our honeymoon, my newly anointed husband convinced me that it would be more than well spent playing Baldur's Gate 3. For a whole week, we sequestered ourselves in the study, turned off our phones, rigged out our monitors and couch co-oped our way ...
Art, Communication, and Comics
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, July 12, 2024
Comics are one of the most effective forms of art.
The most important part of all art is communication. It's often overlooked in favour of “meaning” but without the ability to effectively communicate that meaning, the meaning becomes meaningless. Concepts and manifestos are utterly inadequate because they usually become ...
the Week to Week or the Serial Binge
Banes at 12:00AM, July 4, 2024
I'm still rewatching Star Trek the Next Generation, slowly, and Better Call Saul as well. Both are a treat, and they use pretty much opposite types of continuity. Or close to it -
Next Gen was made in the 80's and early 90's. At the time, the decree ...
Creator Interview: Paul Eberhardt
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, June 29, 2024
Finally! It's time for yet another Creator Interview, and as usual, I have the pleasure of interviewing one more fantastic DDer! This time it's Paul Eberhadt, a wonderful artist and comic creator with a unique style I could discern among many!
Paul already has a bio on his ...
Quackcast 692 - Benevolent racism and other isms!
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, June 18, 2024 LISTEN on our player!
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Benevolent racism, sexism, ableism, and whatever other “isim” is an interesting aspect of those otherwise negative things. It's not as obvious in its negativity, it's well-meaning and yet quite misguided. So what is it? The ...
Color coding
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, May 18, 2024
Colour is amazingly powerful to humans, despite the fact we see so little of its spectrum. The impact of colour on our daily lives is tremendous but unfortunately not very well researched. What we do know from research is that it can affect one's mental, emotional and even physical ...