Fallout Comic

VirtualAlex

Still Mildly Glowing
I have begun a project to make a fallout comic book. Just 1 issue, although possible two (The water chip and the Super Mutants). Here is the premise. I will play through the game on hard mode with the character I made. I will take screen shots along the way and add dialogue and cool stylistic effects throughout. I am at work now, but I already have 3 pages done and I will post a link to them when I get home. I would love to get some input and especially help from you guys since we are all fallout fans.

Here is the character and his story, as will be revealed throughout the comic. S:8 P:3 E:7 C:7 I:10 A:10 L:2, Gifted, Jinxed, Melee, Speech, Lockpick. His name is Caesar, but everyone calls him Jinx. He doesn't use gun because they tend to not work right in his hands ect...

What I need help with in particular (and once again after work I will post pictures) is the pathing. What quests to do in what order. Also each quest needs to make sense in a comic like story, rather than just a RPG story if that makes sense. For example does Ian really agree to give you all of his time, and threaten his life for you for the rest of the game for only 100 caps and no further explanation? Kinda stupid, of course some added dialogue will fix that. Anyway here is how I am planning to go so far.

Out of the cave Jinx travels to V-15, he finds Shady Sands and steps in because he is obviously curious about surface life. He learns about the scorpions and sees the dying man in razlo's hut. He decides to help the sick person my killing the scorpions and gets Ian's help. After the scorpion caves Jinx saves Ian's life and Ian decides to stick with me.

After he gets the antidote and helps the dying guy he gets back on his quest. Goes to V-15 and discovers that it's destroyed and deserted. At this point I figure Jinx would want to go back to V-13 to tell the people that life on the upside isn't so bad. People do it and it's nice. he stop back at the sands again and learns about tandi, goes to save her, and then goes to V-13.

After this I don't really know how to proceed. I will go to junktown obviously but I could use some help getting the rest of the pathing down. When exactly do you get definitive evidence that Necropolis has a chip?

Also I am having a hard time symbolizing my bad luck in the comic. Of course 40% of all my attacks are critical misses, but that would get boring quick in the comic. I need to come up with some times in the game where Jinx is Jinxed I could use some help one that too.
 
Oh oops um... I thought this WAS general FALLOUT discussion. It looks like I missed. Could a mod be kind enough to move this for me?
 
A mod will move it and since you were nice they wont mind at all.

Let me be the first to say I really like your idea. I've seen people do stuff like this in the past where they've taken their personal story and fleshed it out and if done well they turn out very good.

You present the characters quests in a very good manner of cause-and-effect. Looks like you've got a handle on things.

Very Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
 
Twelve Motion said:
I need to come up with some times in the game where Jinx is Jinxed I could use some help one that too.
Use your imagination. Recall all the situations in the game and think of ways of turning them into disasters. For example, when Jinx at last finds the water chip, a rat might snatch it from his hand, scurry off and get disintegrated by a damaged forcefield.
 
Well I want him to succeed though. I guess I could get him miss setting some dynomite or something of that nature.

Is there a place where all the game dialagoue is written down? I have the overseer giving a paraphrased version of his speech, but I want to get it more right on. I am sure one I post the first couple panels you guys can help me flesh out the speech.
 
Ratty said:
For example, when Jinx at last finds the water chip, a rat might snatch it from his hand, scurry off and get disintegrated by a damaged forcefield.

So tragic... So... Heroic...

My thoughts go with this stalwart rodent swashbuckler, who had paid the ultimate price to push the plot forward...
 
Heh. "Jinx" was the name for a character I once drew. The vault janitor. I think it's still on this very forum somewhere.
 
Ha awesome picture man, I love it. My Jinx is a little more handsome though ;). here is the early stages of my comic as promised. Please tell me what you think. Also I would love some help making the overseers speech more like the original.

The Water Chip
 
Hmmm now that would be a true honor. However just a "few" more would hardly be featuring. Let me get the whole thing done and then we will have something.
 
Ok I added three more panels. There is a lot of speech though, I better get a battle in there quick to keep it flowing. Please tell me if any of the dialague seems to abrupt or unsensical.

The Water Chip

In the next installment Jinx will trade his gun and ammo for 100 caps and some rope, and take Ian to go take some scorpions out. STAY TUNED.
 
... :shock:

I...wow. You'r choice of pictures and the layout is great! More importantly you'r choice of diaolog is excellent. Gets the point across without being over or under dramatic. I am seriously impressed.

Very Sincerely,
The Vault Dweller
 
Wow thats great, I am glad everyone likes it. I saw how you guy totally tore the heart out of that guy who made the Flash toon, so I am pretty confident you aren't just humoring me :D

I was afraid there was to much talking in the last two frames, but after re-reading it, it doesn't seem so bad. My plan now is to have 1 more panel of Shady Sands stuff, mostly trading some stuff and getting Ian.

Where do you find the dynomite to set close the cave enterence of the rad scorpion lair? That would be a good spot for Jinx to get "unlucky." I am pretty sure it's all the way at V-15 though, maybe I should go there first after all. Than I could come back and deal with Tandi and the Scorpions in one go...

Oh yeah another question, in the third panel, the knife sounds. Do you guys buy it? Sheek Shook Sheek good knife slash sounds?
 
OK I only added 1 more panel today, but I made a bunch of style changes like the backdrop to all Shady Sands conversation is now the external map of Shady Sands. The flare now makes a sound effect. Typo fixes ect...

The Water Chip
 
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