7DS - an excerpt from My First History Book (Patreon)

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Hello to new patrons, there have been quite a few of you recently! Thank you so much for the support <3

This was meant to be a Q&A but... it isn't. It turns out that I'm not ready to answer most of your questions just yet, because I think they might be touched on in the comic at some point. So please hold your questions for a future Q&A instead, sorry!

Instead, I've put together an excerpt from a child's history book which answers some of your questions. (I've always liked how webcomics such as Gunnerkrigg Court and Sleepless Domain have "found objects" from the world of the comic in between chapters. It's neat!)

Also there are two questions I will answer now, in text, because I don't have anything interesting to draw in response to them.

Q) When there was lots of magic, could gorgons turn their petrification powers on and off?

A) Yes, it wasn't auto-on all the time, it wasn't a tragic power. Gorgon magic was not inherently more dangerous or uncontrollable than any other type of magic. I need to find a way to clarify this in-comic at some point!

Q) What special features do humans get in C&C?

A) In the mythology/folklore/speculative fiction of this world, humans are an imaginary species that answers the question of "What might intelligent alien life look like if, by some incredible cosmic coincidence, it inexplicably evolved naturally, without the guidance of gods, and without any magic. What would happen then?

Humans are imagined to be adaptable, determined and very technologically minded.

So what special features do humans get in C&C? I'm afraid that listening to D&D podcasts occasionally has not equipped me to properly answer this question, sorry Ryan :P