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Who Is Ellen - 141 - HD
Complication- At egscomicsCommentaryThis was intentionally something the minions would do to try and stop Nanase from getting away, which is all the minions assume Nanase is trying to do.It is not a case of Ellen the Game Master blessing them with knowledge they should not have to create a greater obstacle for Nanase.Granted, given what Nanase has planned, it actually IS something the minions should be able to guess, but they're pumped with adrenaline and a desperate desire to not fail which is impeding their judgement also it's a game ...
Half-Awake Daydream: Susan and Catalina
Susan was experimenting with twenty minute power naps.Her expectation was not to actually sleep, but to enter a state of near sleep in which she could rest her mind and body for a bit. Her understanding was it would give her more energy for the rest of the day.It didn't take long for her mind to wander. It leapt from one thought to another, and she went in and out of dream-like states. She wasn't quite dreaming, but she was vividly imagining things without much conscious direction.About ten minutes in, she was imagining herself being cl...
Who Is Ellen - 140 - HD
Chance of Failure- At egscomicsCommentaryNaturally, how someone would feel about being "given a win", using cheat codes, etc, is going to vary depending on individual, exact context, what day of the week of it is, their general mood, whether it's been a long day at work and/or school (especially if "and," there), etc.At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the comic shop, and localized entirely in the preferences of Ellen and Nanase, there is at least some level of challenge desired.So Ellen is going to ma...
Who Is Ellen - 139 - HD
Accomplishment.- At egscomicsCommentaryI could have skipped this comic, and it would have been okay. We'll get to see Ellen's feelings in the next comic, and it could be argued that this comic will be made redundant.HOWEVER! I didn't want to just have Ellen's feelings in text. I wanted to show a relevant example of why she feels the way she does using her own memories for context.I also wanted to show Ellen having memories of being Elliot, because Ellen has those, and that's relevant to this entire storyline.So if Editor Dan...
Who Is Ellen - 138 - HD
Sturdy opponents!- At egscomicsCommentaryCan't be helped! Sometimes the player is more aware of what's happening than their character.
Who Is Ellen - 137 - HD
COVER MOVE!- At egscomicsCommentaryI'm not basing this on anything I'm aware of from any Table Top Role Playing Games, though I would be surprised if it wasn't possible to try and defend another player through various means.I'm PRETTY sure there are games in which you'd have the option to say "I ready myself to defend those near me" or something, and then that character would attempt to do that if a nearby ally were attacked.In any case, I wanted Rich to defend George, so there's a mechanic that let Rich defend G...
Who Is Ellen - 136 - HD
All according to plan!- At egscomicsCommentary"B-but I'm a sorceress! We don't wear armor! We exclusively wear cool outfits!"
May End of Month Poll
Curvy catgirls Ashley and Tedd! BUT FOR WHY?Can vote for more than one. Poll ends when the month ends, West Coast USA time.In this poll, ”catgirls” means cat ears and tails (and undoubtedly revealing outfits).
Who Is Ellen - 135 - HD
Split party?- At egscomicsCommentaryI did mention Marik's seven minions before, but some of the responses I've seen make me think people have been picturing Marik just standing there, alone, and making demands while holding a fancy chicken?Which is hilarious, but inaccurate.I think it's fair that Marik The Cleric and his minions got to act immediately. After Nanase surprised everyone, Marik and his minions would still have a clear objective, whereas Rich, George, and Larry would still have to figure out how to respond.THAT SAID, I&#...
Sorceress George
Sorceress George objecting to the kidnapping of a chicken!Or something.I wound up giving the tail a glow effect after noticing it looked like it was pointing at whoever George was expressing their objections to.
Who Is Ellen - 134 - HD
Monologue complete!- At egscomicsCommentary...Are we sure Ellen doesn't know how to be evil?Anyway, yes, Marik the Cleric started monologuing, but heck, I've wanted to ramble on to anyone and anyone about some cool thing I did in a video game before. Imagine if you had a whole evil scheme! You'd want to tell SOMEONE!I mean, you shouldn't.But you'd WANT to.(And it's convenient in stories because now your audience knows what's up, too.)
Next Sketchbook Saturday - Possibly Saturday Regularly
I'm shifting my work schedule around to compensate for non-comic obligations that have made proper productivity on Mondays difficult (which negatively affects the rest of the week, too).Story and EGSNP will be unaffected, but under my new work schedule, Saturday sketchbooks might make more sense. Or not, I'll find out.For THIS week, at least, Saturday means I won't be rushing the inking / coloring (it's already sketched).I might have this week's done for proper early access on Friday, but that will depend on how Friday's...
Who Is Ellen - 133 - HD
A group effort.- At egscomicsCommentary"It had to both high priority AND ridiculous!"In the end, it was the party as a whole that drove Marik the Cleric to kidnap a fancy chicken.GO TEAM!
But who? - Poll
Related to "The Answer Is C" poll, we need at least one character! BUT WHO?I have selected potential candidates based on who I think I can think of best scenarios for by thinking.Can vote for more than one.
The Answer is "C" - Pre-End Of Month Poll
You can vote for more than one, and I will use SCIENCE! to take that information to help me decide on the perfect end of month poll (according to science).To be clear, the poll could end up involving all three choices, be it due to SCIENCE!, or by accident.One might ask "how do you *accidentally* draw a catgirl," and to that, I say, it's easier than you'd think.HOWEVER! The voting results will be taken into account in the scenario of the poll itself. So if "cute" has a clear lead, you'd better believe the scenario wi...
Who Is Ellen - 132 - HD
Actual answers!- At egscomicsCommentaryVillains don't always want their plans to be convoluted nonsense, okay?So many times, they'll start with something simple, like a one-step plan to do the thing that they want to do.But then something comes up, and that won't work anymore! Because people have a tendency to do things that interfere with evil!And then, before you know it? There's like, a dozen things they can't avoid having to work around, and now someone has to steal a chicken.It's just how it goes.
Dan's Choice - Fanciest Nanase
I can't in good conscience claim this is a fancy chicken Nanase, but this is DEFINITELY a fancy bird Nanase of some sort.Inspired, however, by fancy chickens in EGSNP.
Who Is Ellen - 131 - HD
What they want- At egscomicsCommentaryAt the point that someone is stealing chickens and taking up residence in abandoned mines while wearing spooky robes, one might be forgiven for not assuming their choices are rational.An argument for not buying a chicken could be made due to that creating a witness, but I'd argue the odds of that actually mattering are much lower than the odds of getting caught trying to steal a chicken.The only scenario in which I see buying the chicken MAYBE coming back to bite them would be if the heroes came in, gra...
Who Is Ellen - 130 - HD
Fancy chickens.- At egscomicsCommentaryGeorge's chicken wins because it's the only one with a ribbon.A while ago, I jokingly panicked over having to eventually draw a fancy chicken. Little did past me know, however, that I'd have to draw FOUR fancy chickens!And yes, George's chicken counts as fancy.His chicken has a ribbon.We've been over this.
Who Is Ellen - 129 - HD
Chicken details!- At egscomicsCommentary"The cleanest of ALL feathers!"Before we can get to the full explanation of what the villain was up to, we must first take a couple moments to address the matter of fancy chickens.I hope everyone understands.
Who Is Ellen - 128 - HD
Bluff attack!- At egscomicsCommentary- "...But is unable to read them."In a universe in which Ellen had Nanase roll for persuasion, she would have rolled a three, and the villain would have been completely not fooled.Fortunately, Ellen didn't feel it was necessary to make Nanase roll for "yell a thing the villain would reasonably NEED to act on in some way," so Nanase was saved from rolling a three.(Don't think too hard about the logic of me saying she definitely would have rolled a three, for there is none there)
Vladia - No Tie
After much (actually not that much) deliberation, Vladia decided against making a necktie part of her work ensemble.Would trying it with an actual dress shirt have made a difference? Probably not. Vladia didn't want to have to deal with that many buttons anyway.
Who Is Ellen - 127 - HD
Acting?!- At egscomicsCommentaryJust a reminder, Nanase's character cannot read Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs.Nanase herself? Probably not, but let's not make assumptions.
Who Is Ellen - 126 - HD
But why would they even?- At egscomicsCommentary- CheckersIt's been... I think actual decades since I've played Checkers? Not trusting my own memory, I looked up how to play Checkers before making this comic.I'm pretty sure the video was under five minutes, so well worth doing.Which is not to make fun of Checkers! A lot of things with simple rules can be engaging fun, and require smarty-pants-ness to excel at.
Who Is Ellen - 125 - HD
CHICKEN PERCEIVED- at egscomicsCommentaryThis chicken has done nothing to deserve such a harsh burn.I listened to a game once when the characters were whispering, and the players were whispering, too. This seemed to work fine for them at the table, but listening to the video of it, I had trouble hearing what they were saying.When one of them said, in a perfectly audible way, to take it as given that she was whispering, and the rest followed her example, I was VERY appreciative.I also imagine this could be troublesome just while playing without ...
Next Milestone Image - Sketchbook Next Week
This is mostly a result of my sleep schedule not being as fixed as I was hoping for (result of things unrelated to comic, but winds up affecting it anyway).The next milestone image / sketchbook will be from the most recent end of month poll, and feature Vladia. The week after that, I have a "Dan's Choice" in mind.My current scheme is to alternate between the results of polls and Dan's Choices week by week, the latter being more flexible. Granted, "more flexible" doesn't always mean "easier," but it's stil...
Who Is Ellen - 124 - HD
ROLEPLAYING!- At egscomicsCommentary- George (and only George) being well aware of Nanase's true backstoryIsekaiI've already talked about it, and many readers will know it either way, but in this context, "isekai" refers to a story in which someone from one world ending up in another. Isekai is a Japanese word that can be translated as "another world," and the fantasy isekai genre in Japan is pretty huge.It's to the point where the protagonist already knowing the tropes of finding themselves in a fantasy (world becau...
Who Is Ellen - 123 - HD
OF COURSE!- At egscomicsCommentaryNo one expects Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs!Whether Ellen should be announcing this to the party is debatable, but I think it would be awkward keeping something like this limited to Nanase the player. The rest of the party would be aware she knew something in any case just by virtue of Ellen having to pass a note or something.I think the implied mutual agreement of "my character isn't aware of everything I am, and I will roleplay as such" should fairly cover this.Though I'm sure I'll hear op...
End of Month Poll April 2023
VLADIA!Can vote for more than one, poll ends when the month ends (West coast USA time)
Who Is Ellen - 122 - HD
Spot the subtle differences!- At egscomicsCommentaryGeorge being familiar with the adventure was a late idea, but that's fine, because I wouldn't have wanted him realizing it too much earlier anyway.I am glad I finally thought of it, though, because it's through him that I can have someone other than Ellen compare Ellen's version to the original, and be utterly baffled by the differences.
