We AT LEAST wanted yall to get to see the final product a LITTLE bit early.
I (Jay) busted my butt on this one and I'm EXTREMELY proud of it! (And also was violently reminded why I don't animate like this every episode HOLY CRAP that was hard)
Thanks for your patience on this one, yall! And another special thanks to Taylor of Taylor's Tavern Tales for giving her lovely voice to the Fighter and...
2025-04-03 06:02:30 +0000 UTC View PostHEYYYY YALL It is Jay, your table artist. Once again I'd like to thank you and apologize for delays.
This episode's going to take a lot longer than the others, so we're uploading the boards and voiced lines today! There are no sound effects or musical cues yet, and stuff will likely change as I animate. My plan is to have it done by next week and hopefully return to our weeklies sooner rather than later.
A quick thank you to the wonderful Taylor of 2025-03-30 03:05:59 +0000 UTC View Post
There is no milestone or anniversary. We just wanted to say thank you all so much. Recently, it's felt like we've grown a real community, and that means a world more to us than passing any specific number. We can't do enough to thank you all for all your kind words and support. I promise that in return, we will keep doing what we've been doing! (Hopefully, that can include liveplays again once we can afford a space to reccord in). ALSO, the new episode of DnD Abridged drops tomorrow, so get e...
2025-03-27 16:13:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Very informative episode, a bit of edu-tainment for yall. The lesson is don't listen to Gary OR your lovable bard when it comes to financial endeavors.
Oh, well, at least Elliot seems a lot happier than the last time we saw him! Besides, busking builds character. I'd say they were pulling themselves up by their bootstraps but they lost their boots along with all their money so that metaphor doesn't work. Hopefully Jackson isn't too pissed. Speaking of, I wonder what he's up to?
Th...
2025-03-21 18:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Well to my own personal dismay but also very much not to my surprise, it seems Apollo's become a bit of a fan favourite! Love this little horror. I would drop-kick him into the sun in an instant. The pinnacle of a problematic fave.
Godspeed, Apollo. It's on sight with you.
Is Apollo YOUR problematic fave? Why or why not?
-Jay
2025-03-17 17:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiya! Sorry for the delay - no new episode this week, we're a tad behind since Foster and Jay (hi) got sick and Jay's gonna be gone for a few days to deal with a family thing, so instead we figured we'd give you all first peek at the compilation we have of Part 1 of D&D Abridged! This includes Episodes 1 - 13, and a special bonus after the credits! And maybe some light edits to the, uh, rougher sound design of the first few episodes.... I went off my rocker with the clothing sounds, yall....
2025-03-16 02:03:39 +0000 UTC View Post
While some of our professors have shone a bit brighter than others thus far, we at Dracoda Academy value each and every professor equally! That being said, there are a LOT of profs and we'd really not make art for each one, so here's the ones we like the best and will be seeing more of in For the Gods whenever the heck we're able to return to it!
From left to right, we have:
Merrick Winchester, Vai's straight-laced and overtly strict Illusions professor
Que...
2025-03-07 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The final NPC team! Certainly a strange collection of characters, each more vibrant than the last!
From left to right, we have:
Skipper Soulshore, the shrewd business-minded Sea Elf Fathomless Warlock
Prot, the precocious and infinitely curious Mountain Dwarf Armourer Artificer
Cinder Chartus, the pragmatic and analytical Half Orc Knowledge Cleric
Regina Oakfell, the chronologically-challenged sweetheart Human Divination Wizard<...
2025-03-02 23:44:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Heyo we're back with For the Gods art! Thanks for your patience, y'all. We've been so busy with some upcoming stuff that I've been slacking on the patreon content...
I love Team 5 because they're the most understated group despite being made of absolute freaks.
The members of this group of weirdos from left to right are:
Antoine DuBois, the fast-talking theorizing High Elf Alchemist
Josh Silversmith, the default Mii-incarnate Human Devotion Paladin
... 2025-03-02 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all! Sorry this was a day late!!! Your patience is impeccable and greatly appreciated!
I had a blast with this one, especially since the fantastic zachthebold has reprised his role as the Druid - please go check him out on Instagram and the like if you haven't already!
Fun behind the scenes on this one - I was a bit pressed for time when constructing the background add-on and forgot to make it taller, so I had a lot of laughs at myself when placing them into the shot. You can ...
2025-02-28 18:19:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This one's a bit later in the day than I expected, sorry about that!
We had a lot of fun with the compositing on this one! It's a little simpler but we hope you like what revelations it has in store.... oh our poor little guy! Looks like our bard's got just what he needs, though. That's gonna go really well, I think.
2025-02-15 22:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Every adventuring party needs a rival group, don't you agree? I think this is our longest episode to date, actually...
Thank you all for your patience - episodes are going to be coming out every two or three weeks instead of every week for a while, but that's because we have some cool stuff happening behind the scenes! We hope to keep bringing you more DnD Abridged among other exciting projects~
Special thanks to our fabulous guest stars!
Taylor's Tavern Tales was the Elf F...
2025-01-31 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHere's next week's episode! I hope ya’ll enjoy and get ready for the next episode!
There might be a delay for upcoming episodes depending on some circumstances, but we'll keep you posted in that event.
As usual, if you have any questions about the series please feel free to ask!
CW: Blood and Violence, babyyy
Woo hoo I finished up a bit sooner than expected so here's your early peek at the completed version of Episode 14! I didn't expect this episode to be as bloody as I made it.... huh...
I got to flex a bit of cell animation again in this one (that's my favourite segment).
Thanks again for your patience, patrons!
2025-01-11 19:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy, folks! Since yours truly is running a bit behind on the next cour for DnD Abridged, we figured we'd give you a TRUE Behind the Scenes AND a sneak-peek by showing you the next episode's animatic!
It's the incomplete piece, basically just my storyboards timed out to the voices and crucial sounds so I know when and how things are going to move when I animate them. They look goofy as all hell but they work. After I finish the animations, then I put them all together and add the final...
2025-01-08 00:13:12 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Year, backstage patrons! Announcement: We have a special bonus episode in the works. However, because of the timing lining up with some contract fulfillments we need to prioritize, we won't be able to post it here a week early like we have with the other DnD abridged shorts....
It's not quite the same, but we wanted to make up for it a bit by releasing this exclusive voice clip done by our good friend Brendan! He's already lent his voice to the Lich, the Shopkeep, the guard, a...
2025-01-02 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Holidays and a Merry new Year from us at TOTU! Thank you all for your continued patience and support this year. We're so excited for what the coming year will bring us, and we hope to increase our quality and bring you more of the projects you love to see!
The DnD Abridged gang is spending the holidays the best way: with the people they, uh, love? Like? Tolerate? Associate with. Regardless, there's snow-one else they'd rather be with!
Best of wishes from TOTU to TO-YOU!
... 2024-12-25 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostHere is the preview to the final episode of the first half of season 1. We wanted to try something different here, and we hope you like it. This will be the last episode for a few weeks, but you will be getting patreon exclusive artwork in the meantime.
2024-12-19 20:04:59 +0000 UTC View PostHere's next week's episode! I hope ya’ll enjoy and get ready for the next episode!
If you have any questions about the series please feel free to ask!
Hello everyone! We haven't been giving you all here enough love, so Jay worked VERY hard to get ahead so we can start posting the newest episodes one week EARLY!
I do know most of you are here from For the Gods, and we are working on how to get that back up and running, but for now, I hope you accept this as an alternative. Thank you all for your amazing support once again, and I'll be back next week with episode 12!
Happy Spooky Nights, y'all! It's ALL HALLOW'S EVE! (Unless we missed your timezone...)
The TOTU Animated crew is out and about trick-or-treating! Something tells me there're bound to be more mischief than anything...
-Jay
2024-11-01 01:20:14 +0000 UTC View Post
A little sneak-peek of the next episode of TOTU Animated (NAME STILL PENDING)!
This is a shot I just finished today. Now that the gang's all assembled, what the heck could they possibly be hiding from...?
And who's YOUR favourite TOTUA Party member so far?
-Jay
2024-10-28 02:00:33 +0000 UTC View Post
TOTU Animated, as I'm calling it until we figure out a series name, has begun! Two of our heroes have a job to do: escort a halfling from one side of the kingdom to another. Little did they know.... their client's an adorable little guy. Isn't he cuuuuute? I think they should keep him.
Since e won't be able to stream For the Gods for the time being, and most of you are likely here because of our shorts, I'm pivoting the art for a little bit to feature not only For the Gods characters, b...
2024-10-22 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
i dont like heights okay i just dont like em no sir
dez, foster and i (jay) visited some really cool spots in our city and i guess they decided to TORTURE ME by going to the top of a SKYSCRAPER
THANKS, GUYS
-Jay
2024-10-09 01:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Final Day of Patreon Week! The GRAND FINALE, and the perfect time to tell you about something I'm very excited about!
You've seen my animations before in the form of our stinger transition and waiting screen, but what if I put my skills to the test to make something a little more... visually interesting?
Featured here is simply a test shot to sus out what I'm capable of in the programs I have (that being Clip Studio Paint), so it's not a shot that will be used in the final project...
2024-10-03 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Day Four of Patreon Week, and the fifth and FINAL in the Throne background series!
Not content to simply have one of Team 7 on your phone screen? Why not decorate your Desktop background with all 4!
Check the attachment to this post for your very own downloadable PNG...
Which one's your favorite?
-Jay
2024-10-02 19:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Day Four of Patreon Week, and the fourth in the Throne phone background series!
Today's background for your mobile device: our Abyssal Bard, Willow Tavashire! For this piece, I went with a comfortable yet sensual sweater style.
Want this beautiful musician on your phone screen? Check the attachment to this post for your very own downloadable PNG...
Totally didn't accidentally post this early a few days ago and immediately delete it. Didn't happen.
-Jay
2024-10-01 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Day Four of Patreon Week, and the third in the Throne phone background series!
Today's background for your mobile device: our Celestial Automaton, Nix of the Rattleskorn Family! For this piece, I went with a cutesie, elegant Ouji Lolita style.
Want this adorable warlock on your phone screen? Check the attachment to this post for your very own downloadable PNG...
-Jay
2024-09-30 19:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Day Three of Patreon Week, and the second in the Throne phone background series!
Today's background for your mobile device: our Arcane Warrior Reeza Lyarmark! For this piece, I went with a fashionable Gucci-inspired sheer vibe for our fashionista princess.
Want this gorgeous queen on your phone screen? Check the attachment to this post for your very own downloadable PNG...
-Jay
2024-09-29 19:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Day Two of Patreon Week, and the first in the Throne phone background series!
Today's background for your mobile device: our Illusory Wizard Vai Elderwick! For this piece, I went with a stylish K-Pop idol style for our number one trickster.
Want this handsome shape-changing devil on your phone screen? Check the attachment to this post for your very own downloadable PNG...
-Jay
2024-09-28 19:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post