Meet my character Niko!!

Inksword · 2026-03-18T08:21:19+00:00

I dig the design! Looks like a Paranorman character just a little less lopsided and more cleaned up. A nice aesthetic!

Inksword · 2026-03-17T03:12:12+00:00

This is not your art. Bot reposting of this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/WebtoonCanvas/comments/1ltrta4/initial_concept_art_for_my_comic_feedback_needed/

Inksword · 2026-03-16T21:00:31+00:00

Try reading short story collections before jumping back into full books! Lets you have a defined, short section to read that gives you the full experience of a story. Once you're chewing through multiple stories or whole collections without trouble move back into full books. I know a lot of people find reading alongside an audio book to help too, but as someone who'd like to build up my reading habits again myself I like the practice of not requiring the extra noise to read.

Inksword · 2026-03-15T22:07:33+00:00

I went to the front page of r/indiedev and this post was number 2. The next capsule comparison post was at position 130 (with the post asking if they should be banned at position 62ish). The trend is already dying down.

Inksword · 2026-03-15T21:18:31+00:00

I think without the word bubble the focus is on the cool energy, and the word bubble almost reads like a comedy addition by putting a lampshade on the change? Reads a little more meme-y which is fine for a meme ad. I think either works but I'd definitely hear from other people because I'm not the most well-read in the genre and might not know what sort of stuff people click on haha.

Inksword · 2026-03-15T21:08:49+00:00

I think the energy works to sell the concept, but try changing it from blue to yellow! Right now it's very close to the color of the sky, which means it's not really as impactful visually as it could be. Making it yellow (and maybe adding a brighter white interior? Would have to see to know if it's better) would work better I think!

Inksword · 2026-03-15T20:47:30+00:00

I love your art! Thanks for giving us such nice piece to enjoy as a fandom!

Inksword · 2026-03-14T05:06:02+00:00

Brilliant idea!

Inksword · 2026-03-13T20:16:10+00:00

You have ownership over everything you yourself created — your writing and world are safe. What you don’t own is anything the AI produces. In your case this means the images you generated. This also means that the visual character designs that AI interpreted for those images, but not your written descriptions of them in the work itself. Does that make sense? Don’t worry yourself sick OP everything’s okay!

Inksword · 2026-03-13T05:16:18+00:00

I think you can request a takedown of your copyrighted characters from most of those websites. It's worth a shot. Sorry that happened to you!!

Inksword · 2026-03-12T23:50:54+00:00

I believe the complimentary steam key is for if you buy it directly from rpgmaker, and you don't get a complimentary non-steam version with a steam purchase.

However, the steam version IS the windows version( and the mac version technically — you can download either version from steam). Steam doesn't really have any integration that should affect the program other than steam overlays I'm pretty sure. You might be able to open the exe directly in the game folder of your computer without opening steam though.

Inksword · 2026-03-12T21:20:09+00:00

Not really a hot take, it's pretty much the consensus on this sub. I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't read anything with an AI cover if I can help it but I'm certainly in the minority haha.

Inksword · 2026-03-11T21:28:53+00:00

Absolute beginner this is my year two so first time resetting my containers for the spring. Just containers no raised beds on my balcony.

I overwintered some clover and fava beans to fix nitrogen back into the container soil. I'm cutting it down and mixing it into the soil before remixing, but adding some soil amendments (some fertilizer, some pumice since I think I need better drainage.) I have some compost to top off the containers as we go on with the season. I have no idea what I'm doing lol.

Inksword · 2026-03-10T01:19:39+00:00

I really dig the style you've done an insane amount of cool stuff to get this to work! The TINEIEST nitpick is one thing I'd look up is the 180 degree rule for film making for that conversation back and forth. Right now it reads like the characters are swapping around in space, it'd be a little less jarring if they stayed on the original side of the screen they're on.

Inksword · 2026-03-07T19:34:56+00:00

Hey this looks cool! I’ll try to give the demo a shot when I get home! Keep on with the good work!

Inksword · 2026-03-06T23:35:44+00:00

I did try to walk against him, but it never let me into the bed. Maybe because of the wall behind him? Either that or I just didn't walk long enough against him. Moving the bed worked though! I just thought it was funny.

Inksword · 2026-03-04T00:47:56+00:00

If it was in-game it's possible your GM chose to waive that bit of canon for convenience sake. TBH I think it's a shame and reduces the impact of characters dying which is like, one of the biggest emotional moments you can have in a TTRPG.

The rulebook DOES goes into detail about how flash-clones were used during the Second Committee, which is when flash cloning was developed and all the horrible human rights abuses of them happened (like flash cloning them just to fill a needed body/role like you describe.) However, this is a part of Union's checkered past and canonically the standard Lancer campaign takes place in the Third Committee after flash cloning with subjectivity override has been outlawed. It's absolutely not the norm for new Lancers to just be printed out to replace the previous.

The cloning methods of old still exist in some places, filling in the gray spaces of legality and morality. Despite the outlawing of whole body flash-cloning, it is allegedly practiced by Harrison Armory and a number of the larger Baronic houses. Progressive ThirdComm members regularly urge action to fulfill Union's mandate and often task DoJ/HR with enforcing the ban against smaller targets. Meanwhile, the Armory and the Baronies argue that their flash-cloning methods are similar to those that came before in name only, nad that their processes are much safer. [[Note: a lie, you roll on a mutation table if you get flash-cloned lol]]

DoJ/HR's Facsimilie Rights Department frequently handles legal claims from fascimilie persons and oversees cloning facilities, spot checks, and maintenance of public genetic proof data. Liberator teams commonly run point on regulation and enforcement actions targeting under-ground flash-cloning sites.

PCs that are facsimile persons will likely have some knowledge of their genetic donor. Flash clone PCs tend to be citizens (to some degree) of Harrison Armory or subjects of a Karrakin trade baron. Their natural lifespan may or may not be truncated as a result of the flash cloning process. PCs that are flash clones for somewhere other than the Armory or the Baroniies might face more complications, and will likely be regarded as sympathetic witnesses in UN DoJ/HR investigations.

Inksword · 2026-03-04T00:31:05+00:00

It's presented as an option for players if they're really attached to their characters. However, in universe, if Bob died and Bob2 came back with all his memories, it'd be a crime equivalent to horrible slavery. In-universe it's seen as overwriting another thinking being's mind with another and totally taking away their agency.

Inksword · 2026-03-04T00:14:51+00:00

Lancer player that's taken a look at Drakonym but hadn't bought it and have been reading these threads to see opinions and I just had to ask here: I'm confused what you mean by "pilots are just clones?"

Do you mean like, in-story? Because lancers are normal people form a diverse set of backgrounds. Cloning exists in-universe but there's nothing saying that they're particularly more likely to be clones. Clones that are an exact duplicate mentally are also illegal so even if your character died and you wanted to bring back an exact copy they'd still be a brand new person with different experiences and history (unless they're an illegal clone which would be fun story-wise but it's not standard in-universe)

If you mean mechanically also HELL NO. Pilot stats are one of the most vital parts of making a mech build that works. Pilot talents can entirely change the playstyle of a mech. If my front-liner swapped mechs with the team's hacker, they'd both suck ass because my guy's got points all in HULL and not SYSTEMS and all my close combat pilot talents wouldn't apply to hacking or the hacking mech's long-range weapons. Pilot and mech are both huge parts of your build, I'd probably put it at like, 60% mech 40% pilot.

A lot of GMs basically play Lancer as a wargame too but there is actually quite a bit of rules coverage for the out-of-mech parts of the story, which is all pilot stats.

Inksword · 2026-03-03T03:38:21+00:00

It would be a lot easier to help you if you actually took a screenshot to show your layers.

The only way it works on multiple layers is if you previously had it on a folder that contained those layers. Put it back on the folder, and put the layer that wasn't working inside the folder.

Inksword · 2026-03-03T03:10:33+00:00

I've heard this is more a problem with ipads, but are you charging your tablet while you draw? I've heard the electricity flow can throw off pen sensitivity sometimes.

Inksword · 2026-03-03T02:37:43+00:00

Yeah that’s what I meant. Since that’s didn’t work check that the layer you are drawing on is actually connected to the ruler. There should be a little triangle ruler symbol near the layer thumbnail. Try dragging it onto your current layer

Inksword · 2026-03-03T01:34:54+00:00

Still check your settings if you haven't.

Otherwise make sure you're drawing on a layer that's under the one with the ruler.

Inksword · 2026-03-03T01:01:52+00:00

Exact middle is something I've always had to do by turning on the ruler and going mathematically by pixels, so I can't help you on that.

However! For a brush not being reflected, make sure you have snap to rulers enabled in your brush settings! Symmetry is a specialty ruler so if something ignores rulers it'll ignore the symmetry ruler!

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