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September Poll #1
Shoulder Angel Nanase and Shoulder Devil Nanase!Can vote for more than one
Who Is Ellen - 40 - HD
Classicalness continues.- At egscomicsCommentaryAs previously mentioned, I am cheating the heck of character positioning to show everyone's faces. The first panel of this comic is defying all known laws of our universe to show both of their faces with Ellen on the right AND keeping Nanase out of the way.It's possible I shouldn't have bothered showing where everyone was seated given that I will bend reality however I see fit to show any given two characters talking in the order I want with their faces visible.Bard!I'm not sure wh...
Possible Future Q&A
There MIGHT be a Q&A two weeks after Balance is over, and it is ending quite soon! Friday, in fact!I need to know what questions I'd be answering by a week from Friday, however, and whether I have enough that people want answered that I can work with, so...If you have a Q&A appropriate question, please, ask away. It MIGHT get an answer.
Who Is Ellen - 39 - HD
Classy!- At egscomicsCommentaryI'm not assuming everyone reading this is an expert of RolePlaying Game tropes, so there will be brief summaries of what these classes are, and why YOU should care.This is especially the case because this is more about the players than what they're playing, and this isn't turning into a full-on RPG parody storyline.I might also deviate from what someone might expect based on their favorite games, so this should put all of us on the same page. This is same-page-making action, right here.PaladinsI should...
End of month poll candidates
Can vote for more than oneOrder got a little odd because I was originally plotting fewer options and there’s no easy order change option ^^;
Who Is Ellen - 38 - HD
Seriously close to beginning.- At egscomicsCommentaryYOU'RE WELCOME, readers who would've gotten confused by four new names.Also, you're welcome, ME, who didn't want to keep track of those, either.SeatsI felt it made sense for George and Nanase to be closest to Ellen. Since George is assisting with rules, he wound up on Ellen's right side to be Ellen’s right-hand man.And since Rich is was too nervous to sit next to Nanase, and I didn’t want him overly distracted due to Nanase proximity, he’s in the chair furthest from ...
Who Is Ellen - 37 - HD
Soon-to-be Game Time!- At egscomicsCommentaryRich: "Ah yes, I see. Nanase, the true expert, is concerned about Ellen's improvisational skills. Mm-hm. Yes. I have correctly assessed her skill level."Canceled bird approachMy original plan was for Ellen to just totally wing it, but I like this building block approach more. I find it more believable, and it explains where she's quickly getting stats for enemies and items with this being the only explanation necessary.Granted, I don't know how many readers would care about this, ...
Who Is Ellen - 36 - HD
Experience.- At egscomicsCommentaryThat's quite the assumption, Rich. You're literally in a story written by someone who mostly knows about these types of players second-hand.I didn't think of Nanase acting too familiar with RPG player types before I started work on the previous comic, but I did think of that while working on it. Nanase was showing an odd familiarity with Table Top RPG players without being a player, or an observer of others players.This took less than a second to resolve, because obvious Justin-based solution is ob...
Who Is Ellen - 35 - HD
The Ultimate Consequence- At egscomicsCommentaryThis was quite the gamble on Nanase's part. Some guys are into that.I wanted Nanase to stand up for Ellen, but I was concerned about it coming off as physically threatening Rich. Were Nanase to do that in this situation (and, well, most situations), I would consider her firmly in the wrong regardless of any opinions one might have about Rich.This is more just "this is how I will feel if you do a bad thing, and this is the face I will make", which I am okay with Nanase doing.But that WO...
Who Is Ellen - 34 - HD
A friendly chat.- At egscomicsCommentaryThis is what I originally planned for the previous comic, but Nanase would have said Rich's name in a (now cut) first panel.It turns out I barely fit what I wanted in three, so huzzah for this alternate timeline we all now live in.And no, Nanase isn't going to ask someone to go easy on her girlfriend in a challenge. That's not how Nanase rolls.
Who is Ellen - 33 - HD
Who is Nanase?- At egscomicsCommentaryI'd originally planned for Nanase to simply walk over to Rich, and start talking without any narration.After the previous comic, however, I realized that I only had an idea in my head about what made Nanase exceptional in Rich's mind, and separate from Ellen, and I hadn't shared it with the rest of the class.Basically, Nanase gives off the impression of being "cool and in charge" to a lot of people, and not much else.People who don't know her that well, they, ah...They fill in some b...
Who Is Ellen - 32 - HD
Plotting and scheming... Probably.- At egscomicsEdit - "Your" to "You're"CommentaryRich is awkward around women.You probably deduced that already.What you might not have known is that he's EXTRA awkward around Nanase.
Milestone Image Schedule
I've decided I don't intend to have a milestone image / sketchbook this week, and I'm not sure what I'm going to do next week.I want to focus on getting Balance back to three pages per week, and then taking a proper break once it's over, which will be relatively soon.I'm playing things a bit by ear at the moment, as I keep encountering complications, but I really hope to find stability after this arc is over, and hope all of you will be here to enjoy things being perfectly balanced.Mostly balanced.Okay, I'm hoping to...
Who Is Ellen - 31 - HD
Angry Devil- At egscomics CommentaryI don't think anyone's guessed what Ellen has in mind, which, for once, I was actually concerned about someone doing.This was mostly due to the lack of foreshadowing (GASP!), so someone might've assumed I was taking someone's guess and running with it, and I'd have nothing to point at to say "behold, t'was the plan all along! FORSOOTH!"(That's another reason I like to foreshadow. It's a bit like showing your work in math class.)Anyway, depending on how well people know ...
Accidental FV5
While it was rare, the accidental casting of spells by Ellen as the result of a sudden sneeze could still occur.Weirdly, this was more common when Diane was around, and that's not meant sarcastically. Ellen had no intention of accidentally zapping Diane, and there was no outside reason why Ellen would be more prone to accidentally zapping Diane.It was simply a statistical anomaly that Diane had gotten somewhat used to, along with requesting funds should any attire require replacing.
Who Is Ellen - 031 - HD
Not Nervous Nanase!- At egscomicsCommentaryI used to avoid putting nervous sweat drops in characters hair, as I felt people would interpret it as trying too hard to "be anime".The thing is, the nervous sweat drop over hair happens for at least one reason: One some faces, if you don't put them over hair, it looks like crying.With Nanase's current style, it's either slap that sweat on hair, or risk it being mistaken for tearful Nanase. I have chosen the former.And, frankly, I don't think many would actually care if I tried...
Who Is Ellen - 29 - HD
Friendly!- At egscomicsCommentaryHow dare she be friendly.But yes, it's important to keep in mind that, while George CAN be helpful, he's ALSO, well... George.
August End of Month Poll #2
Sarah has wound up in a curvy way, and unbeknownst to the unaware person in the foreground, they’re to blame.Can't vote for more than one because I made a mistakeUPDATE: At some point, Patreon changed "can vote for more than one" from the default to something you have to manually choose. I forgot to select it this time, and I can't change it mid-voting (only thing I can change is this description and the end date).I don't think it's fair to do a redo at this point, so I think this poll is just going to be "vote for...
August End of Month Poll #1
Uninhibited Susan practicing close physical contact with Elliot...Can vote for more than one
Schedule Delay (After Friday's Story Page)
Next Story comic (after Friday's) - Wednesday, August 31stNext EGSNP - Thursday, September 1stNext Milestone / Sketchbook - Saturday, September 3rdThere are two reasons for this.The first is that a personal matter that will affect my work schedule next week, and the second is that I'm not as ahead on pre-production as I need to be to have a steady work flow.The former can't be helped, and the latter is my mistake.Given the latter problem, I've decided to have the delay now instead of later so I can do my best to correct it.After...
Who Is Ellen? - 28 - HD
Conditions.- At egscomicsCommentaryWhat do you mean nerds don't have time to be experts on absolutely every nerdy interest available?Surely they all know how to play every Table Top RPG, board game, card game, and video game, live action roleplay, read ever every comic, watch every popular TV show and movie, read every book, know every quote, and have all the limited edition toys and figurines? That's how being a nerd works, right?It doesn't?Huh.
Who Is Ellen - 27 - HD
Whose RPG is it anyway?- At egscomicsCommentaryFor the sake of pacing and simplicity, this story glosses over the option to simply not do anything resembling acting. A player could simply say things like "I ask about the goblin attacks".That might not fly in every gaming group. People might not think that's fun, the Game Master might insist players act some things out, etc. It's all going to depend on the dynamic of the group.When you're Nanase in a comic shop and dating the GM, however, you can PROBABLY get away with playin...
Who Is Ellen - 26 - HD
Perfectly Fine!- At egscomicsCommentaryI would argue that Nanase is TECHNICALLY lying by masking how she feels here.I mean, as in I would argue that here, in this commentary.I would not actually argue that with Nanase.Making characters in TableTop RPGs can take a long time if you're doing it from scratch, so it makes sense that they at least use templates for the nonsense they're getting up to here.Roleplaying is only as much like acting as you want it to be, and even then, it's improvisational acting. Nonetheless, discomfort with o...
Rumors of Nanase
Frequent rumors of Ellen and Grace being together made Nanase irrationally jealous.Not of people thinking Ellen and Grace were together, but that there weren't a bunch of rumors about her dating someone.The relatively rational response to dealing with this irrational desire would have been to be more obvious with her girlfriend, Ellen, or even to hug Grace more. Neither would have objected to either option.Nanase, however, opted to use her magic to change her hair, then use her "Fox" spell to make a magic copy of herself with differ...
Who Is Ellen - 25 - HD
Shocking revelation!- At egscomicsCommentaryBut she's fine at cooking, the ultimate "look, a flaw" option.I don't feel like I have to defend Nanase being really good at a lot of stuff, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to have a bit of fun with it.Writer of TwoI've recently decided Nanase is much better at speaking and understanding Japanese than writing it due to most of her exposure to the language being verbal, and it not being a part of her regular education.There is a serious commitment to learning enough writ...
Who Is Ellen - 24 - HD
George the expert.- At egscomicsCommentaryNanase is HYPED!George is enough of a loner that I wasn't big on the idea of him having a lot of firsthand experience actually playing the game.From my own firsthand experience, however, I know a lot of interest in these games can exist even if one doesn't play, and depending on who you listen to, a lot of the rules can be known secondhand. What's more, one might read the books and have familiarity with the rules without ever having played.So possible minor spoiler here, but he does know the...
Who Is Ellen - 23 - HD
How will you even?!- At egscomicsCommentary- And this is why it was important that George wasn't working todayI wonder if anyone wondered if I was just overly concerned with an unimportant detail when I made clear that George wasn't working?No. That's impossible. Nobody would ever jump to that conclusion.EVER.I can see arguments for this being far or not fair, particularly given that it was Ellen herself who said "I'll prove it to you right now".I don't actually care about those arguments, I want George in the game, ...
Squirrel Camelia
Since becoming friends with Grace, Camelia has started having recurring dreams about being... SOMETHING at school.She wasn't exactly sure what. The tail immediately made her think of a squirrel, but very little else did. She had pronounced canines instead of exaggerated incisors, and her ears were strangely large for this to belong to a weresquirrel.In any case, Camelia simply knew that the dreams were strange, and she wasn't actually aware of the correlation between her becoming friends with Grace, and her having the dreams.Which was j...
Who Is Ellen - 22 - HD
Challenger Remorse.- At egscomicsCommentaryI considered writing "oh, they just didn't hear any part of that exchange. In which voices got raised. In a relatively empty comic shop."Yeah, no, that was not a private conversation, BUT I felt it worked better if Nanase didn't hear it, so she there's the excuse for her missing it.MissingFun fact: Given where Ellen is, there should be a computer monitor behind her. I actually did draw have it in the comic at first, but it clashed with Ellen's hair, so I decided to not include i...
Who Is Ellen - 21 - HD
Dude.- At egscomicsCommentaryI knew it was important to show Larry's response to all this, and to get it exactly right.I don't know about you, but I think I nailed it.
