And remember:
Preorders for Swords: Cut the Deck close at the end of this month
If you'd like to appear as a background character in the stands, post your OC in the Paladins-Keep room of the Swords Discord Server
If you'd like to advertise something on a banner insi...
Introducing the fighters from the Gladiator tier (finally)
2023-08-15 07:20:54 +0000 UTC View PostHi gang, let me get you up to speed with what's going on in the Swords Universe.
Gladiator Tier Tournament
There's been some confusion surrounding the latest batch of comics - this is an OC tournament for supporters on a special tier from a few years ago, that I am finally making good on. You may have seen some angry comments on the Discord here and there over the last year or two. Other patrons may appear in the background, so be sure to post your OC in the Discord ...
Grab your Rapier Tapir plushie now!!
https://www.makeship.com/products/rapier-tapir-plush
We achieved 2 out of 4 last month! I let the team down!
2023-08-02 00:42:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
As you may know, I am home alone for a few weeks. I've decided to take this time to clean the house and subsequently, make the difficult decision to downsize my pile of old sketches for my previous and extremely short lived webcomic, Jack Of All Shades.
Jack Of All Shades is the story of a painter in the 32nd century, using a mask that affords him extra visual senses to better understand the art world from various alien cultures; all while he aspires to create his Magnum ...
2023-07-27 06:49:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Protect your plushie kingdom with a Rapier Tapir plushie today:
https://www.makeship.com/products/rapier-tapir-plush
2023-07-24 22:17:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Heyo, we had a lot of fun doing Side-Qwests for the Kickstarter, so I'm reintroducing them as a general concept. There will be a new set at the start of each month, with a small reward, and I'll try to aim to always have a goal that is just for me so I can be accountable for the things I want to achieve.
I'm going to try to keep a good mix of Financial, Health, Creative and Community goals, and they're open to anyone regardless of Patron status, including the end reward - maybe you've g...
2023-07-23 09:17:50 +0000 UTC View PostGrab your Rapier Tapir plushie now:
Rapier Tapir Plush | Makeship
Visualizing success is the first step... urr... slither.
(I'm making this one available at all tiers because I advertised it on social media. You can see updates like this every time a new episode comes out if you pick a higher tier. Thanks!)
2023-07-09 11:57:36 +0000 UTC View PostHello, this is a mid-month update post to keep you abreast with my current plans.
Cut the Deck
My prototype copy arrived! If anyone in Wellington, New Zealand would like to play, I'd be happy to arrange a time. The game is largely done, but there are plenty of edge cases we need to iron out by doing more playtesting.
Now that I physically have the game, it's going to be easier for me to decide what artwork needs a bit of extra polish too.
We've heard back from ...
Hi,
Thanks to all the new people who signed up in the last 24 hours! Welcome to the tavern!
Anyone who hasn't filled in this form and wants to receive 2 Patreon-exclusive Cut the Deck cards, please do so here:
https://forms.gle/xQ5vdKiZC8BbuLVT7
If you'd like to preorder the whole game, you can do that here:
2023-05-26 02:48:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello,
There have been 168 responses to the Patreon Demographic Survey (thanks!) and something that came up multiple times is that people would like the latest episodes to be posted here, so they get an email update.
I will be doing this for the Scholar Tier and up moving forward, because I believe that most people are already happy to catch the latest episodes on social media, or get a ...
Hello,
I want to learn more about what kind of person supports me so I can make better rewards that solve your problems. Please fill in this short, anonymous survey if you have the time:
https://forms.gle/ewUmtFGpUfNnvaEv7
Thanks!
2023-05-22 13:00:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Just my display shelf.
I'm trying to make sure that anything nerdy I want to own a) deserves to be visible and b) fits on this shelf.
That trophy on the top shelf is my Sir Julius Vogel award for Swords winning Best Professional Publication 2020.
If anyone can source me more of the Kotobukiya Escaflowne One Coin Grande figures or more Lord of the Rings letter openers, they are a bit hard to find now and I'll happily trade Swords merch for them.
There's also a few bits ...
2023-05-14 07:02:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
Not many comic updates this week - I've been a bit more focused on cleaning up my space, savagely throwing away things I don't need and getting ready to spend the second half of May catching up on things I owe people. Importantly, there's no longer any piles of drawings on the floor.
Cleaning up is definitely having a positive effect on my mental health - who knew throwing away a bunch of art I drew 10 years ago for people who didn't pay for it would be so therapeut...
2023-05-14 05:58:56 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys,
Just clarifying that I won't be working on Swords: Pens & Papercuts for a while. Ultimately what it comes down to is that I have a finite amount of time to get our Kickstarter game, Swords: Cut the Deck out the door, and because we ended up incorporating tabletop roleplaying elements into it with several campaign PDFs, it no longer makes sense for me to work on the two in tandem.
The way I intend for things to shape up now goes as follows:
- Once the ga...
2023-05-10 10:09:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Different ways to shade the same image
2023-05-07 00:32:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Just some basic field notes about how to arrange text on screen
2023-05-06 10:26:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I'll just be showing you guys how some things are done. Got any requests? Let me know in the comments below.
2023-05-06 10:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
I'm currently rebuilding the Patreon reward Google Drive, so old links will stop working shortly.
Paladins of Patreon will be able to view their rewards here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d2_oqZjrdRKhWGXUyg0jqKfVyfda6R_c?usp=sharing
Scholars and Royals will have fresh links shortly (with lots of new stuff in them)
2023-05-05 00:22:41 +0000 UTC
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Hey,
Now that the chaos of a Kickstarter and a Makeship campaign have eased off a little bit, I'm just doing a bit of May cleaning (but that always seems to happen??).
My birthday is in two weeks so my gift to myself is some peace of mind!
I've also decided to buy myself a 1:1 replica of Frodo's sword Sting, because I've been working hard and I've always wanted one (anyone is welcome to pitch in $3 over on my Ko-Fi page, wink!).
I've also just reduced my email inbox from ...
2023-05-01 06:43:37 +0000 UTC View PostHi,
I made a one page RPG last night to shake out the cobwebs and do something a little different for the sake of my creative sanity. You can download the attached .pdfs for free.
Please feel free to give feedback *after* you've tried it.
You can also listen to me read the rules aloud here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbGYuIu78M
Thanks!
2023-05-01 03:42:24 +0000 UTC View PostHi,
Just for funsies, I thought I would show you what the initial mock-up of our Kickstarter trailer looked like. It came a long way in a few short days!
(And just in case anyone asks, you can put in a late order for the game here : Preorder Swords: Cut the Deck on BackerKit)
Thanks!
Hi,
If you were on the Gladiator Tier and didn't respond to my recent DM, please get in touch. I need 2 more participants to get started.
If you don't know what this tier is... ignore this message.
Thanks!
2023-04-24 23:17:22 +0000 UTC View PostHi,
Unfortunately I won't be doing comic polls for a little while - there are too many other loose threads to tie up. So instead I will be expanding the swordscomic.com archive at least once a week with some lore. Please vote below on which article you would like to see expanded upon first.
2023-04-22 02:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe CUT THE DECK campaign ends in 3 hours! Now's your last chance to grab your cards (and dice)!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordscomic/swords-cut-the-deck
Grab yours!
https://www.makeship.com/products/quest-sprout-2-0-plush
The team have been very busy with the Kickstarter launch but we will be sending out promo cards to more people this week.
Please fill in the form if you haven't already:
https://forms.gle/xQ5vdKiZC8BbuLVT7
Thanks again for your support and patience.
2023-03-27 23:11:40 +0000 UTC View Post