Tales of Maharlika is an RPG webcomic written by animeApprentice. It can be read on the MSPA Forums
. It is currently ongoing, and tells the tale of six teenagers who find themselves in what appears to be an RPG adventure.
Contains examples of:
- Alternate History: The nation of Maharlika has several parallels to real-world Philippines, the author's native country.
- Audience Participation: The readers have an influence over what happens in the story, and can submit commands on the thread the adventure is on.
- Color-Coded Speech: Each of the kids have a unique text color.
- Meaningful Name: Specifically, with the kids' last names.
- Ignacio means "fire", a reference to Caloy's eventual fire powers. Fire is also associated with God and faith.
- Aguilar invokes "agila", Filipino for eagle; the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles are one of the top teams in the Philippines.
- Jacinto means "garden", where plants grow; Lucia is a dryad.
- Fontana means "fountain", which contains water; Xavier is a merfolk.
- Lazaro is derived from Lazarus, the man Jesus resurrected from the dead; Maria is a necromancer.
- Galina means "light"; Silena is an idol used to the spotlight.
- Mr. Fanservice: Justin has a muscular body and is fond of taking his shirt off.
- Ms. Fanservice: Selena has a large bust size and likes to wear revealing clothes.
- Teen Genius: Caloy knows a lot about the history of the Church, Maria is aware of many gender-related social issues, and Xavier's a talented mechanic. Silena, Lucia and Justin aren't slouches either.
