Determination!
(Reminder: This storyline IS canon. It's exact place in time, however, is presently unknown.)
My basic motivation for Rich's development was that I wanted to keep him around without him being completely insufferable. I think it would have been an acceptable story for Rich and Larry to grow apart, but it's also not a story I had any interest i...
2023-01-21 04:11:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Schemas 3
I originally wrote "rules lawyering" instead of demanding, which I don't think really represented Rich's old group well.
For one thing, I couldn't really count on most readers knowing what was meant by that.
For another, what is meant by ...
2023-01-19 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostNext EGSNP is going to be Thursday for writing reasons.
I'm not sure I'm happy with what I was planning, and I don't feel like I'm in the right headspace to figure it out today.
I am sorry for the delay.
2023-01-16 21:20:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Schemas Part Two
Progress!
Sort of?
2023-01-14 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's fine.
There's not a lot I have to say about this one except that I'm looking forward to what comes next.
2023-01-12 04:06:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Pick The Pickaxe
For the record, dual-wielding pickaxes in Skyrim is a TERRIBLE idea.
I know, because I really did try it after commenting on it in a previous commentary.
I originally didn't have dialogue in the first two panels, which looked empty, and was sort of weird. Had everyone gone silent so Rich and Ellen could think stuff? No! They'...
2023-01-10 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostIf I did a follow up to “whoops” with Ashley and Sarah, would you want Ashley to get transformed, or a third person walking in on them?
This would be a “Dan’s choice”, so I might not stick to the results here, but I will take the results into consideration.
2023-01-08 20:56:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Schemas.
My apologies! When I was told this wasn't up yet, I had assumed I'd scheduled it incorrectly, but I somehow completely forgot to do it at all!
Also, I originally gave Rich George's nose by accident.
A glimpse of some of the rules in Rich's head.
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Unbeknownst to Ashley and Sarah, and contrary to previous wands made by Tedd, the spells in this wand had a range to them.
Not only was it not touch-based, the wand would effectively ignore anyone the tip of it touched, and target whoever else was closest.
This was intended to make it so people didn't have to bonk themselves on the head with the wand to use it, but as demonstrated here, it might not have been entirely thought out.
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EDIT - LOL this is earlier acces...
2023-01-05 18:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post
The aftermath!
George is willing to admit that his sorceress, who actually resembles George, does not fit with common societal expectations of hotness in Moperville, but he will not go so far as to say that his sorceress is not hot.
Because she is hot.
She will literally throw fire at you.
But also figuratively.
Larry, meanwhile, imagines ...
2023-01-05 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
FINALLY! A dungeon! Which is sort of odd to say!
It was like four-dimensional chess setting things up so Rich could say something like this.
I don't know how many games actually use pickaxes and have mines. Obviously, there's Minecraft, but while it's possible to be without a pickaxe and regret it in that game, it's more the norm to have one than n...
2023-01-03 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostApparently, it’s the year of the rabbit.
Who do you want to see with wabbit ears?
2023-01-02 14:26:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Where to find chickens.
"Look. I have the one dungeon designed, and the one thing for you to save.
I don't care where you decide to go, or what you decide to do.
You're going to find a dungeon that matches the layout of an abandoned mine, and there's going to be a chicken in there.
My descriptions might change, and it might be a bit weird if you...
2022-12-31 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostDiane, Lucy, Rhoda, and Catalina have all had their heights, figures, and outfits jumbled! Everyone has someone else's height, another someone else's figure, and another someone else's outfit!
The only question is, why and how has this happened?
Can vote for more than one
Side note: Next milestone images next week (there's a "before" and "after" to it). Early access on Friday, public on Saturday.
2022-12-30 23:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Persuade the mayor!
Larry has no problem with this.
It's POSSIBLE their placement in those last two panels could be taken literally, but either Larry rolled the dice really far from where he's sitting and they both moved to look at it, or Ellen moved Nanase out of the way to stand there.
In any case, I just like that visual of them staring down at the...
2022-12-29 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostCurvy nonsense: When a character is made more curvy than normal for an image.
This poll is to get a general idea of how desired it is in milestone images (so in non-canon bonus images, not in canon. In canon might get a poll later.)
A vote for “yes” is not a vote for CONSTANT curvy nonsense. It’s just for liking it, not for “it should be that all the time”.
This poll is about in general. There will always be specifics to consid...
2022-12-27 17:40:12 +0000 UTC View PostCurvy nonsense: When a character is made more curvy than normal for an image.
This poll is to get a general idea of how desired it is in end of month polls for those voting in those polls (might do another poll open to all patrons later).
A vote for “yes” is not a vote for CONSTANT curvy nonsense. It’s just for liking it, not for “it should be that all the time”.
This poll is about in general. There will always be specifics to consider, which c...
2022-12-23 15:12:44 +0000 UTC View Post
For the record, Ashley and Sarah aren't small because they're in the background. They are Christmas elves, after all.
I wasn't sure what sort of forms a feminine Santa and her elves should have, so I carefully researched it, and these forms were largely supported by the results.
Don't ask where I looked.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Jolly Bah Humbug to all!
2022-12-23 02:19:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The inevitable objection.
I wanted a moment with Larry using feminine charms to persuade someone, and I wanted Rich to be too focused on an objective to remember to be weirded out.
I was having trouble sorting out how to go about this until I decided to make *my* problem *their* problem. Instead of "I need to figure out how Larry should go about this", it b...
2022-12-22 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dilemma
Once again, whether talking it through out of character like this would be acceptable would depend on the group.
I can see arguments for and against. For me, though, the big one would be slowing down the game if it happened a lot. Infrequent is probably fine unless going for a certain tone.
I imagine one thing a GM might do, which I vaguely re...
2022-12-20 04:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Communication methods.
True story: I didn't intend for Nanase to do anything in this moment. I was sorting out what was going to happen with Larry talking to the mayor, and whether Larry was going to act this out, or describe it.
Thing is, Nanase's nervous about acting. There's no way she wouldn't react to Ellen pointing out that not acting was an option. 2022-12-17 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
PERSUASION!
There are potential arguments to be had when it comes to characters persuading Non-Player Characters, and I think they come down to Player Skill Vs Character Skill.
Larry the player doesn't necessarily have the skills to make an ultra-persuasive argument, but Larry the bard definitely does.
Does Larry the player need to be able to present ...
2022-12-15 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Evidence gathering.
"There's a 95% chance you've disarmed the trap."
"100%?"
"Um, no. 95%."
"Yeah! 100%! I run ahead!"
"The trap goes off."
"WHAT"
As one might assume, the 12 in panel three would be out of 20.
2022-12-13 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
An NPC by any other name...
I think a more realistic depiction of this would have much fewer names going through Ellen's mind, and several being repeated, but I felt it would be more fun for there to be a whole mess of names.
And so, for the first time ever in this comic, I abandoned realism in favor of fun.
2022-12-10 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Decisions, decisions...
In a shocking twist, the one who was kidnapped in the original sample adventure was NOT a chicken.
I imagine this would have been a more difficult decision for Ellen if she'd entirely come up with the adventure herself, but they're just playing the example adventure from the manual that she wasn't terribly fond of anyway, so... Yeah....
2022-12-08 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Of course!
Whether George is being an agent of chaos, staying in-character, or both, is a matter of interpretation.
If I'd had the room and inclination, Nanase could have elaborated further.
One reason such a random opportunity would require so much luck is that the bad guys would have had to stumble upon the knowledge that a guard was sick, and take ...
2022-12-06 04:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
OF COURSE!
Also, Unnamed NPC Guard is still considerate with implied social distancing.
2022-12-03 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Having some understanding of change blindness, and knowing that Grace could get away with sometimes play around with it, Ashley thought she could transform herself at the mall without Liz, or anyone else, noticing.
She was mistaken, but also determined to not acknowledge that she had changed in any way.
2022-12-03 03:33:51 +0000 UTC View Post
The first suspect.
It's entirely possible George is just suggesting Larry the Bard handle questioning because Larry's high charisma might be good for that, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Considerate Guard
I hadn't originally written the bit about the mask, but writing this in 2022, this character being out and about with a cold just made m...
2022-12-01 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostSusan, Sarah, Ashley. One of these three gets to play Santa! The other two, um, "get" to play as elves.
Who gets to be Santa? Please note that any fine print involved with these roles are too small to read.
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Can vote for more than one assuming I remember to set the option, wait, I'll do that right... NOW! Okay, you can vote for more than one.
2022-11-30 02:48:32 +0000 UTC View Post