Complication
This was intentionally something the minions would do to try and stop Nanase from getting away, which is all the minions assume Nanase is trying to do.
It is not a case of Ellen the Game Master blessing them with knowledge they should not have to create a greater obstacle for Nanase.
Granted, given what Nanase has planned, it actually IS ...
2023-06-13 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Susan was experimenting with twenty minute power naps.
Her expectation was not to actually sleep, but to enter a state of near sleep in which she could rest her mind and body for a bit. Her understanding was it would give her more energy for the rest of the day.
It didn't take long for her mind to wander. It leapt from one thought to another, and she went in and out of dream-like states. She wasn't quite dreaming, but she was vividly imagining things without much conscious d...
2023-06-10 03:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Chance of Failure
Naturally, how someone would feel about being "given a win", using cheat codes, etc, is going to vary depending on individual, exact context, what day of the week of it is, their general mood, whether it's been a long day at work and/or school (especially if "and," there), etc.
At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the...
2023-06-10 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Accomplishment.
I could have skipped this comic, and it would have been okay. We'll get to see Ellen's feelings in the next comic, and it could be argued that this comic will be made redundant.
HOWEVER! I didn't want to just have Ellen's feelings in text. I wanted to show a relevant example of why she feels the way she does using her own memories for contex...
2023-06-08 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Sturdy opponents!
Can't be helped! Sometimes the player is more aware of what's happening than their character.
2023-06-06 03:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
COVER MOVE!
I'm not basing this on anything I'm aware of from any Table Top Role Playing Games, though I would be surprised if it wasn't possible to try and defend another player through various means.
I'm PRETTY sure there are games in which you'd have the option to say "I ready myself to defend those near me" or something, and then that character would at...
2023-06-03 03:53:08 +0000 UTC View Post
All according to plan!
"B-but I'm a sorceress! We don't wear armor! We exclusively wear cool outfits!"
2023-06-01 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostCurvy catgirls Ashley and Tedd! BUT FOR WHY?
Can vote for more than one. Poll ends when the month ends, West Coast USA time.
In this poll, ”catgirls” means cat ears and tails (and undoubtedly revealing outfits).
2023-05-28 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Split party?
I did mention Marik's seven minions before, but some of the responses I've seen make me think people have been picturing Marik just standing there, alone, and making demands while holding a fancy chicken?
Which is hilarious, but inaccurate.
I think it's fair t...
2023-05-27 04:24:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorceress George objecting to the kidnapping of a chicken!
Or something.
I wound up giving the tail a glow effect after noticing it looked like it was pointing at whoever George was expressing their objections to.
2023-05-26 23:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Monologue complete!
...Are we sure Ellen doesn't know how to be evil?
Anyway, yes, Marik the Cleric started monologuing, but heck, I've wanted to ramble on to anyone and anyone about some cool thing I did in a video game before. Imagine if you had a whole evil scheme! You'd want to tell SOMEONE!
I mean, you shouldn't.
But you'd WANT to.
(A...
2023-05-25 03:31:14 +0000 UTC View PostI'm shifting my work schedule around to compensate for non-comic obligations that have made proper productivity on Mondays difficult (which negatively affects the rest of the week, too).
Story and EGSNP will be unaffected, but under my new work schedule, Saturday sketchbooks might make more sense. Or not, I'll find out.
For THIS week, at least, Saturday means I won't be rushing the inking / coloring (it's already sketched).
I might have this week's done for proper earl...
2023-05-24 21:21:16 +0000 UTC View Post
A group effort.
"It had to both high priority AND ridiculous!"
In the end, it was the party as a whole that drove Marik the Cleric to kidnap a fancy chicken.
GO TEAM!
2023-05-23 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostRelated to "The Answer Is C" poll, we need at least one character! BUT WHO?
I have selected potential candidates based on who I think I can think of best scenarios for by thinking.
Can vote for more than one.
2023-05-22 20:19:02 +0000 UTC View PostYou can vote for more than one, and I will use SCIENCE! to take that information to help me decide on the perfect end of month poll (according to science).
To be clear, the poll could end up involving all three choices, be it due to SCIENCE!, or by accident.
One might ask "how do you *accidentally* draw a catgirl," and to that, I say, it's easier than you'd think.
HOWEVER! The voting results will be taken into account in the scenario of the poll itself. So if "cute" has a cl...
2023-05-20 19:04:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Actual answers!
Villains don't always want their plans to be convoluted nonsense, okay?
So many times, they'll start with something simple, like a one-step plan to do the thing that they want to do.
But then something comes up, and that won't work anymore! Because people have a tendency to do things that interfere with evil!
And then, before you...
2023-05-20 03:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post
I can't in good conscience claim this is a fancy chicken Nanase, but this is DEFINITELY a fancy bird Nanase of some sort.
Inspired, however, by fancy chickens in EGSNP.
2023-05-18 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
What they want
At the point that someone is stealing chickens and taking up residence in abandoned mines while wearing spooky robes, one might be forgiven for not assuming their choices are rational.
An argument for not buying a chicken could be made due to that creating a witness, but I'd argue the odds of that actually mattering are much lower than the od...
2023-05-18 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Fancy chickens.
George's chicken wins because it's the only one with a ribbon.
A while ago, I jokingly panicked over having to eventually draw a fancy chicken. Little did past me know, however, that I'd have to draw FOUR fancy chickens!
And yes, George's chicken counts as fancy.
His chicken has a ribbon.
We've been over this.
2023-05-16 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Chicken details!
"The cleanest of ALL feathers!"
Before we can get to the full explanation of what the villain was up to, we must first take a couple moments to address the matter of fancy chickens.
I hope everyone understands.
2023-05-13 03:07:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Bluff attack!
- "...But is unable to read them."
In a universe in which Ellen had Nanase roll for persuasion, she would have rolled a three, and the villain would have been completely not fooled.
Fortunately, Ellen didn't feel it was necessary to make Nanase roll for "yell...
2023-05-11 05:25:48 +0000 UTC View Post
After much (actually not that much) deliberation, Vladia decided against making a necktie part of her work ensemble.
Would trying it with an actual dress shirt have made a difference? Probably not. Vladia didn't want to have to deal with that many buttons anyway.
2023-05-11 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Acting?!
Just a reminder, Nanase's character cannot read Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs.
Nanase herself? Probably not, but let's not make assumptions.
2023-05-09 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
But why would they even?
It's been... I think actual decades since I've played Checkers? Not trusting my own memory, I looked up how to play Checkers before making this comic.
I'm pretty sure the video was under five minutes, so well worth doing.
Which is not to...
2023-05-06 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
CHICKEN PERCEIVED
This chicken has done nothing to deserve such a harsh burn.
I listened to a game once when the characters were whispering, and the players were whispering, too. This seemed to work fine for them at the table, but listening to the video of it, I had trouble hearing what they were saying.
When one of them said, in a perfectly audible w...
2023-05-04 03:01:44 +0000 UTC View PostThis is mostly a result of my sleep schedule not being as fixed as I was hoping for (result of things unrelated to comic, but winds up affecting it anyway).
The next milestone image / sketchbook will be from the most recent end of month poll, and feature Vladia. The week after that, I have a "Dan's Choice" in mind.
My current scheme is to alternate between the results of polls and Dan's Choices week by week, the latter being more flexible. Granted, "more flexible" doesn't always m...
2023-05-03 22:09:44 +0000 UTC View Post
ROLEPLAYING!
- George (and only George) being well aware of Nanase's true backstory
Isekai
I've already talked about it, and many readers will know it either way, but in this c...
2023-05-02 04:25:37 +0000 UTC View Post
OF COURSE!
No one expects Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs!
Whether Ellen should be announcing this to the party is debatable, but I think it would be awkward keeping something like this limited to Nanase the player. The rest of the party would be aware she knew something in any case just by virtue of Ellen having to pass a note or something.
I think the ...
2023-04-29 03:07:03 +0000 UTC View PostVLADIA!
Can vote for more than one, poll ends when the month ends (West coast USA time)
2023-04-27 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Spot the subtle differences!
George being familiar with the adventure was a late idea, but that's fine, because I wouldn't have wanted him realizing it too much earlier anyway.
I am glad I finally thought of it, though, because it's through him that I can have someone other than Ellen compare Ellen's version to the original, and be utterly baffled by the di...
2023-04-27 03:56:44 +0000 UTC View Post