I'm not sure why I wanted to draw this, but I wanted to draw this, and now it has been drawn.
And maybe it's to do with the skirt, or not being zoomed out more, but for whatever reason, her hips don't look THAT wide to me? I know for a fact they're quite wide, that was my intent, but I dunno. Maybe cartoon mom hips make have resulted in even hips this wide looking quite reasonable to me.
2023-03-16 02:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to an e-mail I received today, Patreon is getting rid of the "goals" system in May. I believe this refers to what I still call milestones, which are things that happen based on total pledges from all patrons.
Naturally, I can still say "if X amount is pledged, Y will happen", but what I currently intend is this:
- EGSNP is scheduled Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
If I need a break from EGSNP, I will take it, but no indefinite hiatuses should happen. I'm talking one-two weeks between storyl...
2023-03-14 16:39:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Reconstruction
As mentioned in the previous commentary, this was originally going to immediately follow Nanase thanking Rich.
I think this works much better, however, following Nanase not just thanking Rich, but showing embarrassment, inexperience, and vulnerability.
2023-03-14 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Confessions!
This comic wasn't originally planned, and I was just going to have the next comic.
The thing was, I didn't feel the next comic was truly earned yet, and it would have been weird for Larry to not have a reaction. Larry's is a lot more relaxed, as he didn't have Nanase on QUITE as high a pedestal, though he did have her on one.
Anyway, any disagreement with the decision to have this ...
2023-03-11 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Challenged Distortion
This does raise the question of what their actual plan should have been.
Listen from the tunnel a bit more, ambush with weapons drawn, and spells readied, and hopefully get them to surrender to to interrogation? Probably that, but I am not an experienced adventurer, so who knows what flaws with that plan I'm not considering.
The previous comic brought up the idea that the enemie...
2023-03-09 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Standard equipment
"Once you're over carry capacity, it becomes ridiculous that you cannot carry more, and you must make every argument for being able to that you can think of."
I don't know if the joke about every adventurer having rope as standard is still relevant, or if I'm even remembering that detail about default equipment in at least one RPG correctly.
If I'm not, then, um... This ISN'T a ref...
2023-03-07 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Counter Counter Attack!
I felt like any actual number I could give here might seem too low or too high (either for the attack damage, or for the goblin's implied health), so I went with "max damage."
This unfortunately contributes to the legend of "Dan makes most dice results extremes," but I'd rather do that here than give a number that potentially takes more experienced RPG players out of the moment.
... 2023-03-04 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Screaming Towards Victory!
Someone could fairly accuse me of overusing critical failures and successes for jokes in this story, but there's a particular reason this specific one happened.
I really enjoy shields in games, so the idea of a shield bash sending someone flying back into another enemy just makes me happy.
As such, in this moment, Rich is benefitting from my personal wish fulfillment while ...
2023-03-02 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
While at the gym, Diane attempted to pull off a smug look at anyone checking out her and Lucy.
It's possible her gleefulness interfered with this objective.
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Giant Lucy, as seen in Susan's imagination at the beginning of the "Our Future" storyline. They're at the gym in those outfits because I wanted to show off that giant Lucy is more muscular than normal Lucy (and not just due to being 26% taller).
Okay, they didn't have to be thos...
2023-03-02 02:14:14 +0000 UTC View PostSusan imagining herself with Catalina! Except…
Can vote for more than one
I’m sorry this is late! (Should’ve started Feb 28)
It 100% slipped my mind somehow. I‘m not sure how, I’ve had both sketchbooks and the end of the month on my mind, but I woke up March 1st with a “oh no” moment that felt out of nowhere.
I’m scheduling a reminder for myself so this doesn’t happen again at the end of March.
2023-03-01 13:50:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Parataxic Distortion
Parataxic distortion: A skewed perception of someone based on fantasy.
I believe there's a lot more nuance and complexity to it than that, it being a psychiatric term, but the above suits our present purposes.
Will Rich's distorted view of Nanase work to the party's advantage?
Will Nanase's impromptu plan to make the most of her blunder pay off?
Has George secretly defeated...
2023-02-28 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The minions (still not THOSE minions)
Past me was so confident that this storyline would end before triple digits.
Shows what past me knew! Arrogant fool.
I didn't want to go with a generic goblin design, and I also wanted to give the impression of a playable race in the game. I kept in mind the previously established lore 2023-02-25 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Nanase gone rogue!
"NANASEEEEE KITSUNE...!"
You know you've messed up when George makes a confused face.
2023-02-23 04:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Things escalated quickly after Sarah proposed the possibility that having cat ears and tails would somehow make belly rubs feel better.
She was, of course, correct.
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What follows is just boring schedule stuff, so for anyone who wants to stop reading the commentary here, I leave you with the note that they will also be testing ear scratching.
I'm aiming for Friday sketchbooks at the moment. One might fairly find this odd, because story comics are on Friday, so that could potentially result in very busy Thursdays if n...
2023-02-22 23:28:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Determination!
"Does the mayor always keep his eyes closed, or...?"
This can only go well.
2023-02-21 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Minions! No, not those minions.
ACTING!
Pointy teeth not literal.
Unless you choose to think they're literal.
Because I'm not the boss of you.
2023-02-18 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
As it turns out, Elliot is good at repeating forms he's been in before even if it was a magic door that was responsible.
It did take a while to get Ashley's actual hair color right, but given that it was Ashley herself who was pushing for Elliot to practice, Ashley was happy to help.
2023-02-17 03:59:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Fork in the Mine
I found myself wanting to show more of Fairy Ellen, so... I did.
Also, I wanted to show Lady Elf Larry with regular Rich, so... I did.
I would say this EGSNP is self-indulgent, but that feels like an indulgent statement with EGSNP.
(Also, that last panel is totally cheating visually, because Larry referencing meta-gaming would definitely be out of character.)
(I don...
2023-02-16 04:42:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Nanase on an ADVENTURE!
But if Nanase is staying in that chair, that presents a problem.
How do I show her examining a tripwire without her being upside down?
Wait a minute. That's not a problem.
THAT'S A SOLUTION!
2023-02-14 04:32:52 +0000 UTC View Post
GM Fairy!
Ellen was originally... Okay, Ellen was ORIGINALLY going to be sitting in her chair, but then I thought it would be cool to show her as a goddess?
But I also really wanted to show Larry the Elf Bard finding a treasure chest, which didn't leave much room for Ellen the Goddess, so she became Ellen the Fairy? (Still possibly a goddess).
And THEN I wanted to show Larry with a big bag that's pre...
2023-02-11 05:19:04 +0000 UTC View Post
But why though?
I'm not pretending I'm being super original by having Ellen take this position, but it's what I want to do, and it's what she wants to do, so we're doing it.
Besides, if I wanted to be super original, they wouldn't be goblins. Also, they wouldn't be playing a Table Top RPG. Also, they wouldn't be playing a game at all.
Probably shouldn't be human, either. Lots of comics about humans. ...
2023-02-09 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Meta
Yes, it absolutely HAD to be Larry who was meta-gaming, and need to get in-character again.
For reasons.
2023-02-07 04:01:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Suddenly lore
For the record, Sorceress George is just as tall as player George, so Nanase's chair is definitely floating (hence why her hair is like that).
Goblins!
I enjoy a lot of things that make use of fantasy and video game RPG tropes. This inevitably means I watch things with their own takes on goblins.
Sometimes, who the goblins are, and why they're an enemy (or NOT an ...
2023-02-04 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
PERCEIVE!
The wise sorceress? She, um... She's tired from the walk there? Yeah, that's it.
The highly trained, noble paladin? Why, of course, the reason he doesn't notice these things, is obviously he saw a cloud that looks like his god, and thought maybe it was a sign.
The excessively observant rogue was thinking about gold or something.
The bard... Bards NEED attention to detail, okay? It's j...
2023-02-02 06:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Rich wasn't entirely sure what was happening, or how Larry had become his elf bard RPG character, or why that elf bard was wearing a bunny suit, or why that Tedd person didn't seem confused at all while taking their picture.
Nor would Rich figure it out any time soon, for his brain was effectively frozen, and Elf Larry was far from done making him blush.
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This was originally intended for Saturday, and was almost entirely finished on Monday!
Due to unexpected circumstances on Tuesday, however, the heal...
2023-01-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Not in-character
There's a bit more to the differences than that, Nanase.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to animate the chair in any way. I can see an argument for the chair being totally stationary, and Nanase seemingly teleporting around during in-character moments. In some ways, it makes more sense metaphorically for the chair to remain totally stationary.
The counter-argument, however, is being able t...
2023-01-31 04:14:09 +0000 UTC View PostGeorge the sorceress…
Can vote for more than one. Next milestone image Saturday with early access Friday
2023-01-30 23:32:26 +0000 UTC View Post
In-Character.
In both this and the previous comic, I had infinite freedom to write Rich, George, and Larry saying whatever I wanted SO LONG AS it was in-character for the their characters.
This infinite freedom was terrifying and I was thrilled that I could build on one of the few things established earlier in their game, which was Rich knowing a tiny bit about why they'd want the chicken.
What I'd o...
2023-01-28 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In-character nonsense
"Well, yes, of course you should be on the lookout for metaphorical red flags."
"I thought you meant literal red flags."
"No, I don't... Why would there be ACTUAL red flags?"
"I don't know, but wouldn't it be really suspicious if there were?"
"...Okay, yes, be on the lookout for actual red flags."
2023-01-26 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Necessary equipment
I felt it obvious enough that panel two's visuals shouldn't be taken literally that I didn't give it a rounded border, which is something I want to do more sparingly so I can feel looser with the style without constantly throwing rounded borders all over the place.
That said, I can't stop any of you from choosing to interpret it as literal canon that those three had hard hats and pickax...
2023-01-24 04:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
