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Who Is Ellen - 65 - HD
Moving on with NO CONSEQUENCES!- At egscomicsCommentaryDon'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 several games I've listened to, it might actually be a goo...
Who Is Ellen - 64 - HD
Rolling.- At egscomicsCommentaryAnd 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 NothingI don't think I need an excuse for the third panel beyond "it's a silly comic."If I ...
Who Is Ellen - 63 - HD
Dangerously silly.- At egscomicsCommentaryFor 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.TurkeysThis week is Thanksgiving week in the US, and I will be taking Friday and Saturday off from posting anything....
Who Is Ellen - 62 - HD
The first real danger.- At egscomicsCommentary- Excessively careful around stairs- "...after falling down some stairs" (next comic, George reaching "from our world" conclusion)The obvious nitpick here is "but they already went up the stairs!"Firstly, I suspect there's mor...
Who Is Ellen - 61 - HD
The stakes have never been higher.- At egscomicsCommentaryThis 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 true in pretty much any roleplaying game, up to and including video ga...
Who Is Ellen - 60 - HD
But why, though?- At egscomicsCommentaryThat 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 guess it would also be on the table without those things, but let's n...
Who Is Ellen - 59 - HD
Magic investigation!- At egscomicsCommentaryTrue 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 level" of four wasn't chosen for any specific reason. I just wante...
Who Is Ellen - 58 - HD
ACTING!- At egscomics(Sorry this was late. I set the date wrong)CommentaryTHERE we go. Nanase in-character was only delayed by one comic of detective Nanase.Still ConvincedNot that long ago, I would have found Rich and Larry sticking to their perception of Nanase as comically unrealistic.Nowadays, h...
Who Is Ellen - 57 - HD
Failing to keep it twenty words or less.- At egscomicsCommentaryThat 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. Neat.I was originally thinking we'd get to see Nanase's attempt...
Unexpected Masculine to Feminine Survey
I'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? ...
Who Is Ellen - 56 - HD
Theories!- At egscomicsCommentaryHOW 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/or talking in a single comic before this is over. So far, we've had ...
Angel Devil Nanase
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 ...
Who Is Ellen - 55 - HD
So. Much. EVIDENCE!- At egscomicsCommentary- Oh yeah, that whole theoryImagination Elliot was originally silent, but I wound up with enough negative space that I wanted SOMETHING there, so..."Movies!"Speaking of earlier plans, the whole eyes-closed aspect of Ellen's performance was a rel...
Who Is Ellen - 54 - HD
A fowl crime!- At egscomicsCommentaryI 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 equivalent), as that's not really what her story here is about, a...
End of Month Poll
Ashley 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!What exactly is the situation, however?(Can vote for more than one, and if I may be totally honest, I’m sort o...
Who Is Ellen - 53 - HD
Precise planning.- At egscomicsCommentaryADVENTURE!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.Granted, I highly doubt that was a chicken in the original adventur...
Pre-Poll Poll
Firstly, 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...
Who Is Ellen - 52 - HD
Adventure hooks!- At egscomicsCommentaryThe 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 would be putting the hook out there, and the players potentiall...
Who Is Ellen - 51 - HD
The paladin's reason.- At egscomicsEDIT - 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 to look as good as possible, and somehow never noticed...
Who Is Ellen - 50 - HD
Up to you!- At egscomicsCommentaryThat 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 background in that panel would have been on a deadline.In all seri...
Who Is Ellen - 49 - HD
Really?- At egscomicsCommentaryIt 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 games, and one thing that has come up several times has been ...
Who Is Ellen - 48 - HD
Why He Is Even There- At egscomicsCommentaryWhen 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 officer player was good natured about it, and playing it for fun, and no...
Who Is Ellen - 47 - HD
Party Formation- At egscomicsCommentaryGeorge 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 human in a strange world and Larry presumably being a bard in sear...
Who Is Ellen - 46 - HD
CHALLENGE!- At egscomicsCommentary"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 adventure.Now, when I say "game sessions like this", I...
Who Is Ellen - 45 - HD
A mysterious backstory- At egscomicsCommentaryEllen 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 I was wrong about how many people would both immediately...
Who Is Ellen - 044 - HD
Wait a minute- At egscomicsCommentaryAll consistent with traditional rogues.They HATE stairs.Wait a minuteFor anyone who is unfamiliar with ninety-five percent of modern anime, the implication here is that Nanase's character isn't from the same world as the others, and wound up "reincarn...
Who Is Ellen - 43 - HD
All good!- At egscomicsCommentaryI 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 we wound up with this instead. I also like showing more of Ellen'...
Who Is Ellen - 42 - HD
EDIT - OOPS! I marked this as $5 tier only for some reason?! I'm sorry about that! DEFINITELY not intended!Influential!- At egscomicsCommentaryI imagine there are many things people want to do, but are hesitant to do if someone else doesn't do it first.Charisma"Charisma doesn't HAVE ...
Who Is Ellen - 41 - HD
Classy George.- At egscomicsCommentary"She collects monsters and makes them fight.""In a game?""...Sure."
September Poll #2
Ashley 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
