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The First Patron Swor'nament ~ Round One

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 2023-08-15 07:25:03 +0000 UTC View Post

The First Patron Swor'nament ~ Prologue

Introducing the fighters from the Gladiator tier (finally)

August Update Blog

Hi 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 hav...

XXIV HOURS LEFT

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Monthly Side-Qwests ~ August

We achieved 2 out of 4 last month! I let the team down!

Flash Sale - Concept Art Drawings

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 ...

10 days left!

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Monthly Side-Qwests - July

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 tr...

The King is Here!

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DCCXL ~ Snake It Till You Make It

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!)

Mid-June Update Post

Hello, 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 ...

Ask Me Anything

(Except "Anything?")

Cut the Deck promo card offer

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/xQ5vdKiZC8Bb...

A Small Update Based On Your Feedback

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 ...

Demographic Survey

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

My Display Shelf (Because You Asked)

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 ...

My Studio Is Almost Tidy

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 ...

Swords: Pens & Papercuts going on hiatus

Hi 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 s...

Swords Style Guide 03

Different ways to shade the same image

Swords Style Guide 02

Just some basic field notes about how to arrange text on screen

Swords Style Guide 01

I'll just be showing you guys how some things are done. Got any requests? Let me know in the comments below.

Rebuilding Patreon archive

Hi 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://dr...

My Office Is A Mess (But I'm working on it)

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, be...

One Page RPG | Trials of a Goblin Prince

Hi,

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:
2023-05-01 03:42:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Behind the Scenes of Cut the Deck - First mockup trailer

Hi,

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 : 2023-04-25 02:34:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Gladiator Tier Call To Arms

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!

Worldbuilding Poll

Hi,

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.

Final call! Let's hit 3000 backers!

The 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

QUEST SPROUT plushie v2.0 is launching now

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Swords Vth Anniversary Gift (Final reminder - Next batch shipping this week)

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:

2023-03-27 23:11:40 +0000 UTC View Post