Re: spoiler.
That is so funny! I’m known for that exact same phenomenon; it’s why I can never, ever commit a serious crime. The good news is I get an awful lot of little free perks, and honestly, it is flattering, even if I’m not interested (I mean, if they weren’t attracted, wouldn’t you be a little put out, like, “Hey, what’s wrong with me?”).
Just a (somewhat belated) heads up; I'm not going to be able to post regularly until Saturday. I might be able to make a quick post a few times but for the most part I'll be AFK. Sorry for the late warning and the inconvienence.
No problem, Arctaris.
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I don’t think I really appeal to any of the major gay stereotypes.
I’m not big or hairy enough for the bears, too scruffy for the neat, professional types, not buff enough for the musclemen, not small enough for the dominant types, not effeminate enough for the queens, not blokey enough for the private school, rugby playing set…
Hey James, just picked up Daigle’s adventure. Love the art – did you do the map as well?
Second the kudos on the adventure. Just perused it and it looks awesome James!
Thanks, guys. A few more things will be along the way in the coming months (assuming I get them finished in time!! GAH!). I'm excited, even if it means coldly shunning friends and family members for the duration.
I'm excited, even if it means coldly shunning friends and family members for the duration.
That pretty much describes my modus operandi.
Thanks, guys. A few more things will be along the way in the coming months (assuming I get them finished in time!! GAH!). I'm excited, even if it means coldly shunning friends and family members for the duration.
Sometimes you need to sacrifice in the short term to reap benefits for the long term. I'm sure your friends and family will understand.
Yeah, it's rough with deadlines, especially when three pieces abruptly become seven (and for all the right reasons: because I am awesome) but I should have a bit more time for you soon, assuming I survive the week. I have some crazy, zany ideas that will be unlike any D&D game you have ever played, though. It'll be great.
It'll be great.
Now I'm scared. ;)
I'm thinking of you guys, I swear! It's just that people are popping out babies all over at work. I keep telling them,"Listen, you can have your 'Circle of Life' on your own time but this is starting to become a work problem." But they don't listen. So my shoulders are hurtin' from carrying the team. And I still have to catch up on some (now late) illustrations. So you guys have gotten shafted and I'm very sorry for that. I swear I'll make it up to you by killing your characters.
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What is it with the whole communal pregnancy thing? At my last workplace, just before I left three women announced they were pregnant within three weeks. In the last month one of my colleagues here and two of my friends have told me they’re having babies.
I don’t think its got anything to do with those various “drunken mistakes” and me being extremely virile…
"If all of your friends jumped on the maternity bandwagon, would you?"
Nothing against parents, but there are few things in the world that make my eyes glaze over than hearing parents or future parents talking about how it feels or what they're doing with the kid. I'll listen attentively for the first twenty minutes and sympathize, but after that point, I wish I could make the "wrap it up" gesture in polite conversation. It's just not something I've experienced (or have an interest in experiencing at the moment), so it almost seems like a recruitment drive. Around hour six of baby talk, I'm about ready to orphan someone.
I'm thinking of you guys, I swear! It's just that people are popping out babies all over at work
Thank goodness. My eyes first read “pooping out babies,” and I’m here thinking, well, yeah, that is typically what happens, but still, there’s some mental imagery I don’t need to relive…
What is it with the whole communal pregnancy thing?
Ever see Village of the Damned?
"If all of your friends jumped on the maternity bandwagon, would you?"
It’s called “momnesia.” The easiest way to determine if a woman if suffering from momnesia is the following sentence: “I loved being pregnant.” If a woman undergoes a caesarian section, the chances of hearing this phrase triple. Ask any woman immediately after giving birth about having a second child, and see what they say, then ask again a year later. If not for momnesia, there would be very few children in the world today, and almost no brothers and sisters.
Around hour six of baby talk, I'm about ready to orphan someone.
The easy out for the kid conversation? Start talking about your dog.
"Saturday was so great! We took little yim-yam to the park and I cooked her ham slices on the barbeque. Then we played in the leaves until she got the urge to roll in a dead fish. Another all the other dogs tried to rub up to her after that so I had to wrap her in my coat until we could get home and use the special wipes. I only use the Johnson’s shampoo because her skin is so sensitive, but it makes her coat really shiny. Want to see some pictures? I bought her a new doggie sweater because I don’t like when she sheds in the bed. We’re going to Vermont next weekend so she can pee on all the lighthouses…"
I'm thinking of you guys, I swear! It's just that people are popping out babies all over at work.
Just go in and tell them "Hey, its great that your all parents now, but this is starting to seriously slow down my online PbP games. Just stop reproducing for a while.";)
Thank goodness. My eyes first read “pooping out babies,” and I’m here thinking, well, yeah, that is typically what happens, but still, there’s some mental imagery I don’t need to relive…
James, you gotta stop eating all the babies! Who's going to buy your artwork in a few years if you eat them all now?
Nothing against parents, but there are few things in the world that make my eyes glaze over than hearing parents or future parents talking about how it feels or what they're doing with the kid. I'll listen attentively for the first twenty minutes and sympathize, but after that point, I wish I could make the "wrap it up" gesture in polite conversation. It's just not something I've experienced (or have an interest in experiencing at the moment), so it almost seems like a recruitment drive. Around hour six of baby talk, I'm about ready to orphan someone.
I hear you man. Small children are bad enough, but their proud parents can be worse. Especially the ones with newborns.
The easy out for the kid conversation? Start talking about your dog.
"Saturday was so great! We took little yim-yam to the park and I cooked her ham slices on the barbeque. Then we played in the leaves until he got the urge to roll in a dead fish. Another all the other dogs tried to rub up to him after that so I had to wrap him in my coat until we could get home and use the special wipes. I only use the Johnson’s shampoo because his skin is so sensitive, but it makes his coat really shiny. Want to see some pictures? I bought him a new doggie sweater because I don’t like when he sheds in the bed. We’re going to Vermont next weekend so he can pee on all the lighthouses…"
Heh, I'll have to try that sometime (but with my cat: "Oh yes, he caught a mouse yesterday. He ate it, though he's very picky so he lef the liver and its head on my pillow. He has very sensitive stomach you know, so I found the rest of it later...")
We call that a "mouse kit." Some assembly required.
We call that a "mouse kit." Some assembly required.
Its something that you really don't want to step on in the middle of the night.
Its something that you really don't want to step on in the middle of the night.
Got to love that...."Good...kitty...thank you for the lovely...gak...gift."
We have a large gas furnace in the main area of the house that I enjoy sleeping in front of in the winter. I lay down next to what I assumed was one of the cat’s toys one evening, only to discover that no, it was a flash-cooked mouse. Ew.
Take your time, relax and enjoy the new job (if that's possible); no pressure from me on this end (and Happy Belated birthday!), though most of the PbP stress is internalized, I’ve discovered.
"If all of your friends jumped on the maternity bandwagon, would you?"
Nothing against parents, but there are few things in the world that make my eyes glaze over than hearing parents or future parents talking about how it feels or what they're doing with the kid. I'll listen attentively for the first twenty minutes and sympathize, but after that point, I wish I could make the "wrap it up" gesture in polite conversation. It's just not something I've experienced (or have an interest in experiencing at the moment), so it almost seems like a recruitment drive. Around hour six of baby talk, I'm about ready to orphan someone.
Yeah, I hear yah. I AM a parent, and I still get upset when people begin to extol their kids virtues in four-part harmony. I love my kids and all, but I don't want to bore everyone in a 5-mile radius with their doings. It gets even worse as time goes by, then it becomes, "Oh little Sally is taking Conversational Japanese, Soccer, and Tai Fu Kwok. She is so smart!" When what they're really saying (IMO) is, "I feel inadequate, so I am going to push my kid to be a genius/sports star/famous entertainer even if it causes them to have a mental breakdown by age 13." At least when you get to the teenage land the stuff starts dropping off. I guess teens are mostly rebellious no matter what. I am dreading the upcoming, "Little Sally got her acceptance into Harvard. It only costs 300,000 a year for tuition, were cashing our IRAs in and taking a third mortgage out." SIGH.
Hey James, know you must be buried at work, just bumping the thread to say hi and hope the illo biz aint killing you too much.
Hey, man. Thanks. After tomorrow, my day job should have a much better pace. A fine, capable young lady was hired to help out with my absent coworker's workload and the guy that left is back now. So everything is going well. I should have two more illustrations to do, plus a few adjustments, and I'll have that big job wrapped up. I think eight pieces in as many (or fewer) weeks is a pretty ambitious pace for someone with a 9-5. I don't know if I can even say who they're for yet, since I like the surprise, but I'm excited for when everything is published.
Tomorrow or Thursday I will update the PS campaign and start being more, erhm, "regular". Your patience is much appreciated, especially with a combat round suspended in the air, your characters' fates uncertain. But then again, when aren't they?
Sorry. I still have some more Blood of the Gorgon illustrations to do, but I'm going to update this weekend since I should have time. Stay tuned!
Was that a slip or are you allowed to talk about it now? Congrats either way.
I was never really under contract to not talk about it, but I thought it would be fun to wait for the surprise. But nuts to that, I'm struttin'. I just can't put any of them anywhere until the 90 day exclusive period ends. So keep an eye out in Kobold Quarterly for at least two of my recent pieces.
Yeah, for the Nicolas Logue project. Some of the things this guy comes up with....
I feel like a worse person for drawing some of these things. Like, seriously. ME.
Yeah, for the Nicolas Logue project. Some of the things this guy comes up with....
I feel like a worse person for drawing some of these things. Like, seriously. ME.
I can't wait to see what you come up with, both of you.
Arg, I was afraid it was that project, now I have a dilemma.
What kind of dilemma? The only thing I've read of the adventure is the art briefs that they've sent me, if that's what you're concerned with.
sweet dude. I got a patronage for Gorgon Blood, can't wait to see what you do with Logue's twisted imagination!
What kind of dilemma?
The desire to support you and see more of your art vs. my personal moratorium.
Well, in the autumn, I should be (legally) allowed to put the pictures I made for this project into my online portfolio. So you'll see it eventually.
And I swear to Mak Thuum Ngatha, the Nine-Tongued Worm, that I WILL update the campaign this weekend.
Updated! Finally! Our long national nightmare is finally over!
Updated! Finally! Our long national nightmare is finally over!
Shiny!
Woot! O.L.L.I rides again! PS: BTW James did you do the gargoyle illustration that is on the Blood Gorgon design blog? It kinda looks like your work.
Yeah, I did the gargoyle. I haven't checked out the blog (I get everything from email), but I think I'm doing all the art for the adventure, as far as I know.
Yeah, I did the gargoyle. I haven't checked out the blog (I get everything from email), but I think I'm doing all the art for the adventure, as far as I know.
Nice. That job is going to lead to good things for you, kudos man.
James, what's your take on Thorn dealing with this enchantment he's under? Is it reasonable for him to prioritise - or at least give equal weight to - his original mission, or is the compulsion such that he must see that through first?
Sorry it took so long to check in here. I think it's reasonable to prioritize. Suggestion doesn't act like dominate person/monster where you're just a drooling slave. It plants the idea in your head as a smart thing to do so that you want to do it, but if it's clear that things aren't urgent, it comes up to personal discretion. So in our example, as long as Rennet isn't hacking people apart with farming implements or acting in any other way like a psycho, you can decide that he isn't as dangerous as you had thought at first.
Well, Yeuxandi hasn't posted yet; I guess we'll go on without her for now since I know something's come up. Monkey time!
Sorry for my posting (or rather, lack thereof) over the last few days. I just started a new job (a new restaurant) and it’s been extraordinarily busy; when I get a break I’m not in a place to do any actual writing. For a while, I’ll only be able to post once a day, if that. Sorry for the inconvenience, hopefully things will quite down a little and my schedule will become a little more predictable within the next few weeks. Please NPC me as necessary.
Thanks for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience.
Arctaris
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James, I’m still into the game and willing to keep going as long as everyone else wants to. Yeah, you’ve had a crazy schedule, and various others of us have had our own business too; happens. I know Yeux has some things to deal with, and maybe she just needs a break from here for a while. It’s a pity, I was really looking forward to playing with her, and I hope she’ll come back soon, and still want to be in the game. Having said that, letting one missing player kill a game would be a pity, and as long as everyone else is for it, I say we continue. I think Yeux will understand. And it’s not like she can’t join back in later; her character is pretty much a mystery to all of us right now, there may well be a good reason why she (apparently) disappears for a while, then shows up again later.
Hey all, my work schedule is settling down, so hopefully my posting schedule will return to some semblance of normalcy within a week. Thanks for your patience.