Moving on with NO CONSEQUENCES!
Don't introduce a Non-Player Character unless you have their name, physical description, stats, full backstory, and favorite color ready to go.
I'm mostly joking, but based on s...
2022-11-29 04:01:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Rolling.
And that's how the adventure ended.
(Just kidding, but imagine if I was serious.)
The next EGSNP will be next Tuesday due to Thanksgiving in the US.
Roll To Do Nothing
... 2022-11-24 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Dangerously silly.
For the record, yes, she totally would have made it down the stairs without any problems if she hadn't suggested rolling for it as a joke.
Turkeys
This week is T...
2022-11-22 04:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The stakes have never been higher.
This is basically how I would feel in this situation. Nothing would stop me from saving that chicken, and it would get awkward as heck if for some reason we failed.
This is t...
2022-11-17 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
But why, though?
That escalated quickly.
That said, it's a fantasy setting with magic in which gods and demons are confirmed as real. Some form of this being a possible motive is always on the table.
I g...
2022-11-15 04:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Magic investigation!
True story: My first dance with a girl that I can remember was to The Chicken Dance in Junior High.
There's nothing more to that story. I just think it's funny.
The "spell l...
2022-11-12 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
ACTING!
(Sorry this was late. I set the date wrong)
THERE we go. Nanase in-character was only delayed by one comic of detective Nanase.
Still Convinced
Not that long ago, ...
2022-11-10 05:04:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Failing to keep it twenty words or less.
That moment when the players have questions you SO do not have answers for.
Oh hey, I think this counts as yet another way of showing everyone in this limited space. Ne...
2022-11-08 04:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI'm thinking a minimum three-stage sequence in which someone with a masculine form unexpectedly winds up with a feminine form. This would either be a "Dan's Choice" or a poll at the end of the month (or both, doesn't have to be just one).
With that in mind, who would you propose? The exact context would change depending on...
2022-11-07 21:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Theories!
HOW DARE.
This is why you don't invite private investigators to play Clue.
I'm not sure how many different methods I'm going to have to resort to in order to show everyone reacting and...
2022-11-05 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Blushing angel and devil Nanase!
Most likely, they are blushing because they've only just now realized what they're wearing!
That, or the conundrum Nanase is facing is an embarrassing one?
It's a mysterious mystery.
I'm often not sure what to put in backgrounds, so imagine my joy when I realized the background could actua...
2022-11-04 21:06:26 +0000 UTC View Post
So. Much. EVIDENCE!
Imagination Elliot was originally silent, but I wound up with enough negative sp...
2022-11-03 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A fowl crime!
I can already tell that this part of the storyline is going to involve a LOT of streamlining of what I initially write for Ellen.
I didn't want Ellen to have full-on stage fright (or the RPG equi...
2022-11-01 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostAshley in the tall curvy form from the flashback at the start of “Brother” (possibly with different clothes)!
Assisting with frame of reference for scale will be Ashley’s friend, Liz!
2022-10-31 00:16:56 +0000 UTC
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Precise planning.
ADVENTURE!
I don't think of this as a mark against Ellen's game master skills. She's on the spot, focused on the characters, and basically had no time to come up with her own story.
Gra...
2022-10-29 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostFirstly, I'm plotting to bring back Saturday Milestone Images November 5th starting with something devilishly angelic (devil and angel Nanase).
Secondly, based on present Milestones, it looks like there's going to be one poll this month.
I'm not going to complain about that for a second as any amount of support...
2022-10-28 15:46:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Adventure hooks!
The idea in the first panel is that the players go along with the adventure hook to a point, effectively starting an adventure, then they can do whatever.
The "herding cats" version of this wo...
2022-10-27 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The paladin's reason.
EDIT - Accidentally had "been" in panel three twice. It's not weird that I missed a typo, but missing this one in particular was weird because I was making an effort to get that dialogue balloon ...
2022-10-25 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Up to you!
That heavenly aura soothingly emanating from Ellen in panel three, as though she herself were a goddess from the game giving Rich the paladin his mission, symbolizes how time consuming the comic shop back...
2022-10-22 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Really?
It felt natural to me for Rich's initial reaction to this revelation to be poor.
Part of the inspiration for this was simply that I've listened to a lot of people's experiences playing roleplaying game...
2022-10-20 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Why He Is Even There
When Rich first presented his question, several readers guessed he would be their parole officer.
Which was a good guess, but I only think that would work at a game table if the parole off...
2022-10-18 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Party Formation
George effectively did Ellen a favor by not only pointing out that his character wouldn't found a party, but what their motivation for joining a party would be.
Between Nanase being a baffled h...
2022-10-15 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
CHALLENGE!
"How dare you call my sorceress lazy."
"YOU said she was lazy!"
My understanding is that, in most game sessions like this one, the party would just be tossed together in the middle of an adven...
2022-10-13 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A mysterious backstory
Ellen feels pretty good about what she came up with.
In retrospect, I could've waited until this comic to comment on the whole "isekai" thing, and probably should have given that I think...
2022-10-11 03:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Wait a minute
All consistent with traditional rogues.
They HATE stairs.
Wait a minute
For anyone who is unfamiliar with ninety-five percent of modern anime, the implication h...
2022-10-08 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
All good!
I decided it made sense for Ellen to revisit the name situation, and wrote what was essentially the third panel stretched out over three panels.
It felt a little light on actual content, however, and...
2022-10-06 03:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT - OOPS! I marked this as $5 tier only for some reason?! I'm sorry about that! DEFINITELY not intended!
Influential!
I imagine there are many things people want to do, but are hes...
2022-10-04 03:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Classy George.
"She collects monsters and makes them fight."
"In a game?"
"...Sure."
2022-10-01 03:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostAshley is with Ashley! Sort of.
It's Ashley and Elliot, but Elliot is in a form identical to Ashley, except Elliot's dressed...
Can vote for more than one
2022-09-29 23:30:37 +0000 UTC View Post