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Sticker Club reminder

I'll be putting in my order for Christmas Sticker Club goodies on Monday, so if you were thinking about upgrading, please do it soon, so I can get the right quantity!

SPOILERS! I'll be sending everyone I can one signed prototype card from Cut the Deck's pre-production with outdate...

FABLES, a new webcomic platform

Hi gang,

I would really appreciate if you would check out FABLES, a new webcomic platform by the team at TopWebcomics; where you can read SWORDS, STARS and also STEEL TRIBE

They're looking to give crea...

Stars Character Chart

We passed 4000 patreon members! Woohoo!

Here's a little something to celebrate, since I know many of you became free members this week from Stars episodes. This is still only 28 of the crew of 914, and by my quick count there are about 30 more crew members that have been seen wandering th...

Sunday Digest ~ Vol IX

[Today's uploads include : 2 Swor'nament Episodes and a Stars episode]

• I've been working my butt off all week to get Swords: Cut the Deck ready to go. I did 16 straight hours of proof-reading earlier in the week and the gears are turning quickly. I'll start confirming dates and suc...

  2024-10-13 07:23:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Cut the Deck ~ Patreon Exclusive Content Poll

I'm currently working on modules for Cut the Deck as we prepare for release. Think of them like one-shot adventure PDFs you can play solo or with friends, using your cards and some dice.

I'll be doing a few Patreon exclusive adventures, so here's a poll to see what so...

Sunday Digest ~ Vol VIII

CRUNCH WEEK!

[Today's uploads include : 6 Swor'nament Episodes; a Stars episode; product photos for Cut the Deck and a little Salt and Pepper Knight comic. because why not?]

Our prototype for Swords: Cut the Deck arrived from the new manufacturer, and we've found a few small art and s...

Swordtember complete

The full set

Sunday Digest ~ Vol VII

[Today's uploads include : A Swords Swor'nament episode, A Stars episode, 7 Swordtember swords]

Everyone is ready! The Second Half of the Swor'nament with 8 new fighters will be rolling out all week. This swor'nament will probably take 2 or 3 weeks to release in full and will include the ...

50 More Mobile Wallpapers

Some simple wallpapers to sharpen up your phone

See file attached

Sunday Digest ~ Vol VI

What is this, a crossover episode?

No "real" Swords episodes this week, but a collab with Litterbox Comics! I almost made my Littersona a Skunk, but the chance to be a kiwi was a bit hard to pass up.

Check out the final days of the Litterbox animated pilot Kickstarter here : 2024-09-22 09:22:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Sunday Digest ~ Vol V

One episode this week, and some Swordtember swords!

• I did a little playing around in RPG Maker and made some random sprites

• Hasbro have been talking about adding more AI to Dungeons and Dragons, so I revisited Swords: Pens & Papercuts for some more b...

  2024-09-15 08:47:31 +0000 UTC View Post

2024 Survey Results

Hi, here's some stats that came out of the survey, from over 1000 responses:

Have you read the entire series (Swords: The Webcomic)?
Yes (67.4%)
No (20.1%)
Not sure (12.5%)

Which aspects of Swords do you care about the most?
Funny one-offs andpuns (eg....

Sunday Digest ~ Vol IV

I tried something different this week, exploring the world of Swords through a slightly different lens. I hope you found it refreshing.

• The Swords Annual Survey continues with 921 responses so far - I'...

  2024-09-08 07:57:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Side-Quest Tier

Hi, I've created a new Side-Quest Tier where I'll be dedicating the earnings to commissioning other artists, fleshing out the Swords Universe more in short arcs. That will let me focus on making the main story the best it can be.

Please vote on which character should ...

Swords Annual Survey 2024

The Swords Annual Survey 2024 is now live - fill in the form and have your voice heard!

LINK

Thanks!

Sunday Digest ~ Vol III

Only 2 new episodes this week - where does the time go?

We passed some other great milestones though, like 900 patrons and $2000/month on Patreon! Let's keep growing!

Other things that happened this week:

• The Swordtember promp...

  2024-09-01 08:24:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Swordtember 2024 Prompt List

The Patreon community pitched in with prompts so if you're feeling like a creative challenge, draw one of these swords every day this September!

Personally, I don't think I'll be attempting a whole comic for each prompt next month. Money is still a little tight until the card game fi...

Support Swords & Stars

An updated pinned post now that we've hit some new milestones!

Contribute to ad revenue by reading and sharing:
 Swords on Webtoon or 2024-08-30 21:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post

900 Patron Lore Drop

WOOHOO! Thank you to all 900 of you for being here!

Please enjoy some more info about panDEMONium!

The Adventures Of West Sprout ~ Episode 1

A short series in the Guns Universe

Sunday Digest ~ Vol II

3 new episodes! Enjoy!

I'm trying to lean into weird a little more this week.

It's now Crunch Week, so I'm going to make an effort to get lots done!
I did, in fact, give myself the weekend to decompress a bit first, so you don't have to worry about me...

50% of Sticker Club sent!

Hi all,

If you're in the old Warrior tier, or the Scholar tier/Royal tier, please check out the Sticker Club survey so I can send you your swag:

2024-08-24 03:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Sunday Digest ~ Vol I

Hi all,

I've been quite bad at regular monthly updates, and updating you when there's a new episode, so I'm going to fold them together and try committing to a regular Sunday update. I'll post all the episodes you might have missed, their textless counterparts, any highlights from the past ...

Crunch Week Poll

The end of August is CRUNCH WEEK, where I have some me time to finish more side projects

Which of the following would you prefer, if I have some bonus free time?

Patreon is migrating away from monthly billing

Hi all,

I'm sure you've heard that Patreon is changing up its billing!

Here's what you need to know:

I will be switching over early, in the last week of August, to start taking advantage of some other features. If you're already a patron, not...

4k Cut The Deck Wallpapers

We're dotting the i's and crossing the t's on Cut the Deck right now, so here are a few wallpapers that showcase some of our guest art. Enjoy!

Lake Monster by Litterbox Comics
Wraith of the Forge by 2024-08-11 10:37:17 +0000 UTC View Post

93 Sticker Club Members

Woohoo! We're getting closer to the mini-quest of 100 Sticker Club members!

If we reach 100 before the second week of August (which is when I'll start posting the next wave out), I'll be ordering an extra shiny thing to add to everyone's orders.

In other news, I'v...

7 more Pest Sprouts

Hi gang, just a reminder that we are 7 Pest Sprouts away from a successfully funded campaign! Woohoo!

https://www.makeship.com/products/pest-sprout-2-0-plushie

I'll be starting production...

The Crystal Pommel ~ Chapter One

Just for fun, I wrote the opening chapter of The Crystal Pommel (attached below), which you might have spotted in the latest episode and also being read by The Good Knight in a previous one.

I'm marking this as Di...

Dungeons & Dragons D100 List of Books

I've attached a D100 list of Swords-themed books below. It's one I've released before, but I reformatted it to use the Swords font. I thought it would pair well with the Biblioblade rules released this week!

Even if you're not going to use it for DnD, there's some fun Swords-world lore in ...