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The Correct Incantation (i.ibb.co)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by King@blackneon.net to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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A comic in four panels:

Panel 1: The gothic sorceress, dressed in dark, flowing robes, stands in the middle of a desolated land. She gazes at the colorful mechanical parrot flying near her shoulder: the Avian Intelligent Parrot. The sorceress asks with a hint of curiosity.

Gothic sorceress: "Hey, Avian Intelligence, what's the incantation for summoning a fireball?"
AI Parrot: ":sparkle emoji: The correct incantation for a fireball is "IgnisMe"."

Panel 2: The gothic sorceress cracks a wicked smile, her eyes shining with anticipation as she raises her hands in front of her, fingers spread and ready to cast.

Gothic sorceress: "Alright, let's give it a shot... IgnisMe!"

Panel(small insert in previous panel): Only the eyes of the gothic sorceress are visible in a large flame.

Gothic sorceress: "?!!"

Panel 3: The gothic sorceress is burnt, her face contorted in a mix of shock, anger, and pain. Flames and smoke dance around her, her dark robes burnt and tattered, revealing exposed parts of her anatomy.

Gothic sorceress: "You #*$%@& bird! You gave me a self-immolation spell instead of a fireball spell!"

Panel 4: As the sorceress facepalms, the Avian Intelligent parrot replies with stoicism.

AI Parrot: ":sparkle emoji: You're absolutely right! The correct incantation for a fireball is "PyroBolus"."

Source here

Open Source Web Comic by David Revoy.

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[+] Grimy@lemmy.world -18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Tbh, I don't even know how to use krita, I wouldn't know where to start to get the history.

Those eyes are really off though, especially in the third panel. I'm guessing it isn't AI if he gave the files though. It would be quite elaborate if he somehow spoofed the history, seems too intense of a job for a simple comic. You are probably right.

Edit: Man, the more I look at it, the worst it looks. The parrots face changes, its left eye changes position and color by the time it reaches the last panel. Actually looks precisely like the kind of perspective error an AI would make. The second panel, where her arm and necklace meet, has some weird stuff going on as well. The age of paranoia.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Tbh, I don't even know how to use krita

We can tell

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I grade papers. It really is the age of paranoia, lol.