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Fantasy Wasteland - 23 - HD

Carol explained the complexities of why this didn't count as raiding while they were raiding.

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I've only encountered this exact nonsense in Fallout 4, but it's nonsense worth addressing.

In that game, you can tell your companions to equip nearly anything you can equip, and any bits of armor they equip will take up an armor slot (such as left leg, right arm, torso, etc).

Their default outfits tend to take up their arm, leg, and torso ...

Fantasy Wasteland - 22 - HD

"It's like stealing from a thief and then not returning anything to whoever they stole it from. See? 100% morally good."

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I forgot to draw Carol's bag, by which I mean she got tired and set it down for a bit. Obviously. EDIT - I forgot Carol's eyelashes, too! Oh noooooo

Green

"I'm green?! Wait, I'm not? Phew! I thought maybe I was hulking out!"

Whether it's a last name, a nickname, or ...

Fantasy Wasteland - 21 - HD

You can't prove there isn't a medieval fantasy equivalent of the Fonz.

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That moment when everyone on your team is a support class.

As far as the games inspiring these comics, however, I've rarely found it an issue, because I generally don't exclusively treat my character as a support class.

It is possible to do that in some games, however, so there could be times when one's companion needs to be able to take a lot of hits and such while...

Fantasy Wasteland - 20 - HD

"You fool! You should have claimed I had a ton of supply to sell! Given how I play, it likely would have been true!"

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The logic behind my choice of Carol to be a bell-wielding Town Crier in this storyline were as follows:

• Oh hey, there's a reporter companion in Fallout 4. I have a reporter! She should be a companion in my open world parody storyline!
  
• Huh. I'm not sure what the fantasy equivalent of a reporter is. I'm not...
  2019-05-21 03:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Fantasy Wasteland -

Fear not, Town Crier Carol fans. She's still there. I just wanted to show some different camera angles before we all forgot where she even was.

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"We all have arrows in our knees."

It's a fair question, really. It's a fantasy world. There could be intelligent talking skunks even without post-apocalyptic mutation.

Granted, most post-apocalyptic mutations  of non-sentient beings I've seen in games haven't been chatty, but some in cartoons h...

Fantasy Wasteland - 18 - HD

 "Not... Great...?"

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After the previous comic, multiple people suggested golden bottle caps as the currency.

I'm not doing that, as the time to make that joke has past, but this was my immediate response when that was first suggested:

"That's it. That's the joke I should have done."

I might have a golden bottle cap show up later in honor of it, however.

I never really thought about it much before now, but from what little I've seen of (func...

Fantasy Wasteland - 17 - HD

Oh hey, a day early! Woo! 

Anyway, Grace might have zero points in barter.

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It's entirely possible Grace might go through a canon last name change in the future, because seriously, even I can't remember how to pronounce Sciuridae half the time.

Not that I'm super good at pronouncing thing. It's just I'm the one who chose that name.

I had considered poking fun at post-apocalyptic currency in the Falloutgames. In those game, pre-apocalypti...

Fantasy Wasteland - 16 - HD

Did they have reporters in Medieval times?  I guess most people couldn't read, so there wouldn't be much point. That, and I'm not sure kings were big on ye olde first amendment rights.

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Anyone who guessed Carol would be showing up on account of there being a reporter companion in Fallout 4, give yourself a big cookie. You've earned it.

NOW! My understanding of actual town criers is that they worked for the people in charge and made announcements and...

Fantasy Wasteland - 15 - HD

Physically, Sarah was transformed to the limit of that particular spell. Playfulness could still be elevated, however, and with Sarah's habit of absently tapping the side of her head with the wand and Grace sitting that closely, it wasn't long before both of them were very curvy and silly.

One might expect "and then Tedd walked in and was shocked" to follow this, but no. Tedd's used to this sort of nonsense by now.

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When you're friends with Grace, cuddling is the...

Fantasy Wasteland - 14 - HD

Sarah, nonchalantly tapping her head with the wand, has failed to realize that each tap has a small cumulative effect that can add up quickly...

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I feel personally attacked right now.

Games have a tendency to mark one's objectives, which can be good or bad depending on what you want out of a game. These days with my schedule, I tend to appreciate them, but with time set aside, I can definitely see the appeal of having to figure out where to go rather than having ...

Fantasy Wasteland - 13 - HD

A perfect execution of this joke / observation would have the super orc covered in arrows and surrounded by his fallen comrades before concluding he'd imagined Grace, but, y'know... Grace. 

A Grace who hasn't been angered by slavers or people threatening her waifus, I mean.

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Ninja Grace!

Not gonna lie: I mostly just wanted to actually show a super orc and Grace hiding.

Fantasy Wasteland - 12 - HD

And now to petition every game with enemy markers on compasses and mini-maps to give the enemy markets little horns.

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Fallout 3 was my first exposure to a Bethesda-style Role Playing Game, and the first RPG in general I'd played with so much depth and choice. As much as some criticize Fallout 3 for not being as open in choice as previous Fallout games, or its spin-off game created by Obsidian Entertainment, Fallout: New Vegas, it was...

Fantasy Wasteland - HD - 11

This squirrel was made for walkin'... And that's just what she'll do...

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I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU GO JUST GO SOMEWHERE SKELETONS ARE NOT.

Yes, I know this may be difficult, what with it being both fantasy AND a post-apocalypse.

In open world games, walking is one of the selling points, really. More precisely, exploration is a selling point, though with with some games, just the scenery can be relaxing up until a bear decides to check in on thin...

April Poll #2

Sam! But what’s happening with him?

Can vote for more than one.

April Poll #1

Tedd has taken for granted that no one will notice her transformed state, and...

Can vote for more than one.

Fantasy Wasteland - 10 - HD

Dem bones!

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Why did I write more than one comic with skeletons

Why did I write even one

They're skeletons they have so many bits

And no, we didn't actually see Grace attack a skeleton, but she knew how easy they were to beat SOMEHOW.

But don't worry them. Skeletons LOVE puzzles.

Dark Cloud 2 Date

Description - Elliot as Max and Ashley as Monica from Dark Cloud 2, Ashley with the 5-Star Armlet item.

Dating Advice From An Introvert With Little Interest in Dating

You guys, I'm not sure if exploring a dungeon and collecting items to build up houses and new weapons and such is a good idea for a date.

Genuinely, I'm not sure. I've never been. My idea of dating is finding a nice place to have a chat, get some food, and maybe cuddle. I'm as...

Fantasy Wasteland - 09 - HD

EDIT - Added attached version. Sorry, I apparently forgot to do that before.

I considered using the Papyrus font for the skeleton.

I gave it a go.

I did not use the Papyrus font for the skeleton.

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Spooky scary!

Sort of.

I mean, it's certainly spooky that the bones are moving when it shouldn't physically be possible, and maybe there's powerful magic reinforcing it, or... Something? It seems like the amount of magic n...

Fantasy Wasteland - 08 - HD

I just wanted to draw that face.

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Seriously, Grace, don't dwell on it. This is a game where you can find a legendary fire wand that does bonus frost damage. You're just going to have to accept some weirdness.

Fantasy Wasteland - 07 - HD

It's a scientific fact that nervous sweat transcends the confines of worn buckets.

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It was important enough to me to show that dude's eyebrows that I openly defied the inherent opaqueness of his bucket helmet. I apologize for nothing.

A lack of tires

That guy with the wheel on his back is inspired by post-apocalyptic armor that incorporate bits of tire. This fantasy post-apocalypse doesn't have tires, so this poor guy is stuc...

Fantasy Wasteland - 06 - HD

"Wish a bucket-head would show up," - Some Fallout super mutant.

EDIT - Minor correction

EDIT 2 - Fixed wording in panel one

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It's just a rule of the post-apocalypse that the outfits of various factions have to raise several questions.

I had wanted to combine the words "raider" and "bandit" into one silly word, but everything I thought of resulted in thousands upon thousand of results when I checked for existi...

Fantasy Wasteland - 05 - HD

Starring Clint Roachwood.

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Panel two: Understatement of the storyline.

I would apologize to anyone not familiar to the theme for Rawhide, but now you get to look it up on the YouTubes, so, you know. YOU'RE WELCOME.

This comic was posted late. As one might guess, it wasn't because of the artwork. Next time: We move on from the fire breathing roach to minimize the danger of my having to actually draw more than its antennae.

Fantasy Wasteland - 04 - HD

Whoa, man, groovy...

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I really like this sort of magic in games. Enemies are rushing at you, and whoosh! Suddenly they're peaceful. Or running away. Or attacking each other.

Yes, manipulating the minds of your foes isn't exactly light and fluffy morally, but neither is rushing in and setting them on fire.

Also, it's a video game, so chill.

Besides, it's not just with enemies where there's no "hang on, let's talk this through button". I'...

Fantasy Wasteland - 03 - HD

Just step on it, Grace. Come on.

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Difficult to say how powerful that roach actually is. I mean, yes, with the fire and such, but if it's a first level flamethrower, then it probably doesn't do that much damage in spite of being a continuous onslaught of fire. No, you need a DIFFERENT onslaught of fire to do REAL damage. It's all... I dunno? Hotter?

Room temperature fire is a thing, right?

EDIT: I'm being told this makes more sense than I prev...

Fantasy Wasteland - 02 - HD

Their electric guitars are powered by demons from a realm of darkness and forged from the bones of monsters.

I'm not an expert, but that sounds pretty metal to me.

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My understanding is this is just shy of actual Fallout 1 canon.

Not that the, um... I'm not sure who's the boss in an underground dwarven shelter housed by squirrel people? And yes, there's a squirrel people race, because this is fantasy, and that's how fantasy rolls.

Actual...

Not Exactly Evening Out

Poll Description:

BEFORE - Diane and Susan, standing around, looking all similar but different and junk with their various similarities and differences.

AFTER - Suddenly, and without explanation, Diane and Susan wind up with heights and figures similar to Mall Elliot, AND......their hair styles and colors change* to match, and they're in new matching, somewhat more revealing outfits.

"And ...

Fantasy Wasteland - 01 - HD

Gosh darn it all, post-apocalypse! Go home! Nobody asked for you!

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I couldn't decide which open world RPG to make fun of, SO I HAVE CHOSEN ALL OF THEM.

I'm sort of writing this storyline by as I go, but not entirely. I've got a couple jokes I know I want to have, and I'm trying to write them at least three at a time.

SCIENCE!

A common issue I've had with EGSNP lately is I've felt the desire for a bit more vertical space...

Nanase Craft - 72 - HD

Lucy appears to have been less interesting evening out sizes with Diane and more leaving Diane with the more of it.

First attached version is smaller and 1080 pixels tall, second is larger and 1920 pixels wide.

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I suppose there was a reason the test with the scales put Nanase and Sarah in special outfits, but Rhoda, Diane, and Lucy don't seem to mind.

Also, I'm just assuming they skipped a step that could have put them in such outfit...

Nanase Craft - 71 - HD

And yes, it is 100% possible to trade one's own height for more of an hourglass figure.

Just, you know, as a hypothetical.

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As might be apparent at this point, I'm allowing myself a bit of flexibility when it comes to proportions for the sake of comedy. I'm not 100% it "works" here, but I am certain I like that last panel, so... Mileage will vary?

I found myself strangely determined to establish various particular things about the scales here...

Nanase Craft - 70 - HD

Oh, like I'm NOT supposed to fling around more shipping fuel.

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Nanase has so many artifacts she wants info about you guys.

This might seem really sudden (because it is), but this is setup for a potential Nanase Craft sequel in which Nanase Craft and Lovely Assistant Sarah would ride again. Will it involve ridding something of a curse?!

I mean, probably. Makes sense given what I said right before asking that.