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A Quick and Bready Poll

I've talked a bit about how when the series reaches episode 1000 I want to circle back and redo all of Bread Knights rise to greatness as a 24 page book, but importantly, should it just be the art and chronology that improves, or should there be more panels per page as well?

The Newsblade ~ The Goose Is Loose

[2 new Swords episodes]

589 responses to the Annual Survey so far - keep 'em coming

Please welcome our newest God Tier supporter, Red! Thank you Red!

Swordtember begins tomorrow. The first prompt is WONDER.

Today's ep was my first high performing comic on Reddit...

Welcome, Imgurians!

Imgur fired all of their staff a month ago, after being purchased, and the front page is currently all people trolling the new owners. I don't need to doompost about how bad the social internet fracturing even more is for creators like me (whoops I just did), but since I'm trying to guide people over here I just thought I would say hi and set some expectations about what Swords is aiming for over the next little while.

The 2025-08-26 04:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post

The Newsblade ~ Quest Week

[2 new Swords episodes]

The Swords Annual Survey is still open if you would like to drop in some feedback.
When I reach 500 responses in the next day or two, I will make a "Comments to comment on" style Patreon post, addressing some of the things raised.

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I'll be doing Swordtember! Here is my personal prompt list if you'd like to fight alongside me! I would appreciate everyone getting in the m...

The Newsblade ~ Swords Annual Survey

[2 new Swords episodes, plus a handful of old drafts]

(There were early drafts where Dualwidow was going to be a swashbuckling crab, but I couldn't get the vibes quite right.)

The Annual Survey is here, a little earlier than I planned, but it will help with some decision making for the rest of this year and beyond:
SWORDS ANNUAL SURVEY 2025

I'd appreciate everyone taking t...

Setting Some Expectations Early (Also a fun poll)

Hi gang,

I've been invited to a coaching thing. I don't know all the details yet, but part of it will involve tightening all the loose screws on the my glorious digital empire, which for sure includes making my Patreon better by using all the features available to me.

I've always had a comics first, Patreon second approach to content, because I want everyone to benefit from Swords releasing at the same time so you can discuss things as they happen. I don't think...

The Newsblade ~ Let's Swordtember!

[2 new Swords episodes]

At my current pace I will be starting Swordtember at around episode 945, which will take us all the way to episode 975! And then at 1000, the Witch's Curse will be broken!

Who is keen to do Swordtember with me this year? You don't have to make whole comics; or even get cursed by a Witch.

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Choplet's Dungeon commissions are still coming in, so I'll post a new build once they're in the game.
2025-08-10 00:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post

The Newsblade ~ Your Choplet Here

[2 new Swords episodes]

"Gazebo Head" is a character I designed a really long time ago (2009? Earlier?) and I thought about how with AI slowly filling up the internet, the best thing to do is explore what makes Swords authentically weird all on its own. It sort of backfired because everyone thought I was ripping off a Gazebo Mimic that is a DnD meme, so I guess I'll try harder next time.

I have been working on the Choplet's Dungeon RPG Maker game, because I said I would.
2025-08-03 01:13:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Choplet's Dungeon RPG ~ V0.0.3

I opened up Choplet creation to the community over on BlueSky and they have been making $5 Ko-Fi Donations to get a Choplet added to the game. So this is the first build that features a few of them.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16308yPxTuEudkRvuBt3ebi1sxN6W46KN/view?usp=sharing

• A...

  2025-08-02 10:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post

Choplet's Dungeon RPG ~ V0.0.2

I found a bug that made Chadpole immortal!! Sorry.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wD2iDVIgjK6drzVV0fGNPbJzSjpeXp_O/view?usp=sharing

Changes since yesterday:

• Made Chadpole mortal, but gave him a bigger battle sprite

• Added two secret bosses

• Updated the UI, added a Game Over screen and a dozen other small fixes

  2025-07-30 08:10:18 +0000 UTC View Post

Choplet's Dungeon RPG ~ First Playable Build

https://drive.google.com/file/d/14_UMYiMZZT4e2F8ezoQ0oC3_NHgXqwgJ/view?usp=sharing

Some notes

• There's no storyline yet, it's just combat with all four characters already unlocked

• This is a .rar file for Windows - I haven't started putting version numbers on the game yet but this is very much Version 0.0.1

• I'm still using R...

  2025-07-29 22:10:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Choplet's Dungeon ~ A Very Small Teaser

Choplet's Dungeon in RPG Maker is kind of playable now, but I'll need to spend a bit of time balancing combat to make it fun before I release a playable build.

Sword Maths

It's been a while since I crunched the numbers, so I thought you might enjoy a Swords-eye View of the series and the journey it's been on.

I think it's easy to lose sight of some things when you're standing in the middle of them. I maybe didn't fully appreciate the magnitude of how the Patreon has almost doubled slowly over the last 18 months! Thank you!!

People get worried sometimes that the series is a bit slow or that I've disappeared for a bit too long, but there's usually a...

The Newsblade ~ Opportunity Knocks

[2 new Swords episodes]

I've been offered a big opportunity with Swords. I'll be thinking about it carefully for a while.

People are complaining that I complain too much, so you are now in agreement with me that that ends here and you are only allowed to complain about me complaining if I complain past this point. This is the point of no return. You deserve a safe space to have fun online and I've strained our relationship by trying to push Swords to the next level - I will wor...

The Newsblade ~ Out Of Order

No new comics this week - my Surface Pro 8 keyboard has stopped reliably connecting to the device and it's the only way to charge the pen. I'm typing this on the touch screen and it's painful.

If you're a cool dude you can throw $3 towards a new one, but don't feel obligated (especially if you're a patron already). Of course the road to Episode 1000 would have some more road-bumps. We should have known! Khaa...

The Newsblade ~ Clog State

[2 new Swords episodes]

I've included an episode draft that I got told is too similar to a Spongebob gag.

The episode "Happy Endings" was just a sort of little continuity reward for long-term, detail orientated readers. Most people were confused, annoyed, thought it was Loss or thought it was a sex joke. It's just an episode from Swords seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4 getting a bonus panel and there is no deeper meaning to any of it.

The Choplet burst is over and we've dropped from ...

The Newsblade ~ Sword Words

[3 new Swords episodes]

More work on Cut the Deck - we've passed 81% shipped and are chasing up all the loose ends. Shipping will be closed from July 19-August 10 while the USA team take a break; but we'd like to wrap up as much as possible before then. You can contact us if you want to pick up a copy from Thane at Gen Con Indianapolis.

I've been redesigning...

Post-Convention Clearance Sale (NZ gets first dibs edition)

I'm drowning in stuff and my next convention appearance isn't until October, so I'm offering some deals to people in Wellington, New Zealand first (available to pickup at Caffeinated Dragon, or in person):

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Swords: Cut the Deck Hero Edition bundle (game + dice) - $99

Swords: Cut the Deck God Edition (last one in the country) - $220
or God Edition + Kargob plushie bundle - $250

Random Mystery Sword (50% chance of being from the God Edi...