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General Questions:What the heck is going on here?! Ah, you're new. See "Boardieverse Questions", below. I understand what all this refers to. Still, what IS it? It's one big site collecting all the concepts, backstory, and general ideas behind the Boardieverse, ably written by #fleet's crack teams of writers, physicists, and engineers, and then drawn by any artists we could get our hands on. Oh, and it's a 24-page comic about the Boardies therin, too, drawn and coloured by the expert hands of Maritza Campos. That's the reason we've been foreboding about this for so long... Why? Why not? Seriously, we've written about the universe for over two years now. This time, we wanted people to actually see it. Is any of this stuff canon? Well, it's certainly Boardieverse canon...but CRFH? My my, that would upset a few speculators, wouldn't it? Maritza did indeed pitch in on some areas, contributed suggestions in others, and on occasion even politely asked we edit some things to remove material Not Yet Ready For The Sight Of Man, but I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for the Funky Horror to suddenly turn up in "real" CRFH, no. And no, we're not saying which bits. You're all lamers diluting and demeaning the CRFH fandom with your pathetic drivel! Go away. We have hats, and we're not afraid to use them on your sort. Boardieverse Questions:Okay. Now what the heck is going on here? The Boardieverse is a fanmade CRFH spinoff, taking the form you see here. It originated in a series of fanfics posted to the CRFH forums, which postulated a version of the CRFH world where all the various running gags in the forum are true. The various traits and quirks of the Board are all based on the long-running conventions and atmosphere of the Keenspot forum, and the characters are based on the avatars of many regular (or formerly regular) posters. In this version, we have tried to edit them to keep the injokes down and make the story more understandable to a casual reader. What's with the space station? The Funky Horror is the most enduring (and popular) Boardieverse icon, being the orbital base where the Boardies make their home. It has appeared in RPGs, starred in war threads, had game levels set aboard it, and has even managed to sneak into canon CRFH in a few places, which is quite a feat of stealth for something that big. And Speculation? The original CRFH webcomic updates at 11pm PST every weekday. The more ardent fans then immediately start topics on the forum discussing it. The B/verse simply imagines what their information-hungry obsession would look like if they had lots of equipment to play with and a massive budget... And the guys in black uniforms? Black uniforms on a character signify membership of FLEET. Despite actually being created in one of the original fanfics, FLEET are a group of real-world CRFH fans who decided the put-upon characters of the original webcomic needed some heavy backup and heavier firepower. Of course, the Boardieverse took this to the logical extreme and actually gave their avatars a battlefleet, but that's a matter for Board history... And this Goddess thingy? The avatar of CRFH's writer/artist, Maritza Campos. Calling her a Goddess is a very, very old fandom tradition. And we know what happens to those in this universe, don't we? Can I join this? Can I? CanICanICanICanI? I've got this peachy-keen hyperwonderdreadnought, I call it Mittens, and a sword of pure unobtanium that can... No. Please may I seek you out with the hope of proving myself, through good deeds and creative works, sufficiently to be considered for inclusion? That's a bit more like it. Please, universe first, then any new ideas. We're on the Nightstar IRC network, and our minions hang out in the official #crfh channel. We also have eyes everywhere! If you interest us sufficiently, you will be...contacted. Last, but not least, what does PDS/ABC stand for? Point-Defence System/Anti-BattleCraft - lasers, countermissiles, and other ultratech equivalents of the modern anti-aircraft gun. I know all your secrets! I cracked your passwords, broke into your servers, and stole all your top-secret plans! I know everything! You cannot hide from meeeee! Go away, Fletch. Comic Strip Questions:Firstly, the one we've gotta deal with, because it always gets asked... Why wasn't I in it? There are a dozen reasons, most of which can be summed up as either "wasn't online that week" or "all the slots were full by the time we got round to your name". Not appearing does not necessarily mean we hate you. But that doesn't mean we had a duty to put anybody in, either, no matter how iconic they thought they were. And by way of a hint, everyone who did get included contributed something, ranging from money to artwork, to either this project or ones before it. What goes around, comes around. On to nicer, less fraught questions... What's with Page 26? Page 26 is a "bonus page", akin to the ones at the back of the CRFH print comics. This project was originally conceived as a print comic, and this page (intended to help shed some light on the Boardies in this warped version of CRFH) stuck around. Who is X/Y/guy in funny hat on page Z? Go read the "Notable Persons" section. With a single exception (see below), they're all detailed there. Who's the guy in the robe on page 6? Jappus, noted orator/speculator on the CRFH forums. At the time, his avatar was of a robed and hooded figure, showing only a protruding nose. What's that "BBBR" business on page 7? NSD sees everything in terms of Magic: The Gathering cards. In other words, it's a minor in-joke. Suffice it to say, he has analysed the incident and deemed it Bad News. Page 22. A giant...organ? Of course FLEET play a giant organ as they perform dramatic deeds. They're exhibitionists to a man. Much as the image of a massive starship firing teenybopper music at people might amuse, the Protocol is actually the music to be played AS the massive guns fire. Like the poignant piano music that plays whenever war films pan across slow-motion scenes of devastation, but sillier. How Freu... **BLAM!** --- End Transmission --- |