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Monday Diary

Hi everyone,

Monday reports are a thing now, until I forget to keep doing them.

Swords: Cut the Deck is 1276% funded, with 17 days to go
Thank you for everyone who has been supporting the campaign. Things to do this week:
- Keep promoting every way I can come up with
- Keep making new episodes (they help the campaign a lot)
- Finaliz...

Quest Sprout returns to Makeship in 9 days

You asked.

We made it happen.

Quest Sprout will be returning to Makeship in 9 days. Please sign up on the page for further updates.

SWORDS: CUT THE DECK, now LIVE on KICKSTARTER

Hi again,

JUST in case you missed it, SWORDS: CUT THE DECK is now live on Kickstarter! Thank you again to everyone in the Swords Discord who provided some early feedback to make it a better campaign! We are still reading and responding to every comment that comes in.

Please check out the campaign here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordscomic/swords-cut-the-deck 2023-03-16 22:09:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Swords: Cut the Deck ~ 24 Hours Until Launch

Remember to sign up!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordscomic/swords-cut-the-deck?ref=2eaio9

If you are on the Discord, there is an invite link to provide feedback before the page goes live. Don't leave it too late!

https://discord.gg/G2RrykhRkD

Kickstarter launches in 40 hours - Invitation for feedback

Hi everyone,
Our Kickstarter launches in 40 hours and we'd like to invite you to check out the page early and help address any lingering concerns! Let's make it a great campaign!
The link is here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordscomic/swords-cut-the-deck?ref=5xqrn2&token=5e27dfcb

Thank you for your support!

Pre-register for the Swords: Cut the Deck Kickstarter!

Hi,

If you haven't already, please check out the Swords Kickstarter page:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/swordscomic/swords-cut-the-deck?ref=9ziw6r 

And if you didn't register for the Vth Anniversary gift of two exclusive cards, you can do it here:
https://forms.gle/nxAisBp8T...

Should I post Axes to Webtoon and Tapas?

Hi everyone,

You have had the ability to enjoy the Axes miniseries for about two years now - please vote below if you would like me to release it publicly.

You can read them here if you haven't had a chance yet. 

If I do release it, I will probably make Maces or something later in the year when things are a little more flexible, to replace Axes as a rewar...

SWORDS : CUT THE DECK prelaunch page

Hi everyone!

Please check out the Kickstarter launch page for SWORDS : CUT THE DECK, the collectible card game coming soon!

Thanks for supporting the series! Stay sharp!

Swords Vth Anniversary Gift (Reminder)

Hi, if you're a new sign-up, or you missed the last post, please remember to sign up for your free gift!

https://forms.gle/xQ5vdKiZC8BbuLVT7 

Thanks!

Swords ~ Cut the Deck

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Wow, Even More Rejected Episodes from Season 5

Some jokes need more time in the kiln.

Even More Rejected Episodes from Season 5

Some more episodes that weren't sharp enough to finish.

Some More Rejected Episodes from Season 5

More moments that didn't make the cut.

Some Rejected Episodes from Season 5

Hi, I thought you'd enjoy seeing some episodes that didn't quite make the cut!

You should be able to figure out why in most cases.

Swords Vth Anniversary Gift

Hi!

Swords Vth Anniversary is approaching fast and the team have a small gift for you!

Please complete the form in a timely manner so we can get it out to you! This gift is for every patron, regardless of your tier.

Thanks!

Polls are back!

Now that we are clear of a lore-heavy Time-sword Continuum anomaly and a few dumb episodes to cool off, what plot thread do you most want to see wrapped up in February?

Removal of Dungeons & Dragons Type Content

Hi,

Just letting everyone know that I've removed a few DnD themed items from my Patreon and Ko-Fi, including some maps, homebrew weapons and D100 lists.

I think for the moment it's just easier not to have them, until the current controversy around changes to the Dungeons & Dragons open licensing agreement calms down.

I'm back from my holiday now, so I will try my best to make it up to you in other cool ways! Only 6 or 7 weeks until the 5th anniversary of the series! AHH!...

Please update your postal address

Hi,

Swords turns 5 years old in a little under 2 months! Please make sure your address is up to date, if you have one listed, so I can send out some things - especially if you've been here since the early days!

Thanks for supporting the series!

No poll this week

Hi fam,

There will be no poll this week because, as tradition dictates, it is time for another update on the Time Knife saga.

You can read up on that saga here : https://swordscomic.com/archive/Swords/Time%20Knife/

I was hoping to spend the first week of the year catching up on the things I owe people, tightening up my Patreon reward structure and turbo-charging the Absolute Chad t...

2022 Retrospective and 2023 Roadmap

Whew! What a year. Some highlights include:

- Growing Swords from 20k to 91k followers on Webtoon!

- Growing STARS from 0 to 10k followers on Webtoon!

- Had three successful Makeship campaigns! Quest Sprout, Travel Goblin and Pest Sprout!

- Had my most popular comic post on Reddit ever! Swordle!

- Left my day job and started working on Swords : Edge of Chaos full time!

- I've been in contact with reps from Makeship, Instagram, Webtoon, Tapas, Tumblr and Red...

Poll : Next Week's Theme

I will be preparing for my Christmas trip, so scheduling may be a little unusual. Regardless, what will episodes 674-676 be about?

677 looks like it will be another visit from Kringle and then 678 will be our regularly scheduled check-in on The Time Knife.

Poll : Next Week's Theme

Yes indeed, it is time for a poll.

I've been a little off schedule the last two weeks, a lot of life happening all the time, but I will start this mini arc from Saturday as usual and maybe do another one-off ep or two in between.

My face is recovering well after dental surgery. Thank you for asking.

Also we reached 700 patrons! WOOO! I'll have to do something special for you guys soon.

Dungeons and Dragons 25mm Character Tokens II

Another collection of printable player tokens for A4 sized paper, based on artwork from Swords season 1

Dungeons and Dragons 25mm Character Tokens

A collection of printable player tokens for A4 sized paper, based on artwork from Swords season 1

Video Diary Nov 2022

Because you needed closure.

Hand Modelling

Hi, I thought I'd try something a little weird and different, so here are 110 poses of my right hand which you can use for drawing reference. Let me know if that is useful or not! Thanks!

Download link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QrjXKAN5IAkty0e9jnmCtZdMOle4jxwS/view?usp=share_link

Pest Sprout Plushie - One day left!

Just a reminder! There's one day left to grab yourself a Pest Sprout plushie on Makeship.com!

Thanks!

Opening the Vault

Hi guys,

I'm currently trying to sort out 20 years worth of artwork, so that I can make a gallery of it available for Patreon supporters to enjoy. I just thought I would show you some of these gamedev concepts that didn't make it into the real world, in case you haven't seen them before. Enjoy!

Poll : Next Week's Theme

Poll time!

Don't forget that you can submit ideas for future polls here : Patreon Guest Comic Submissions 

Additionally, you can decide what one of the four poll options is every week by signing up to the new ABSOLUTE CHAD TIER, which supercharges the series with an extra 4 comics per month, per chad...

Video Diary Oct 2022

Don't mind me, just being a huge dork.