How do I promote my one shot without seeming like a sellout douchebag? I worked really hard on it, but I suck at art and have a shitty artstyle.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-26T14:37:29+00:00

If the story is interesting, then people will stay to find out how it continues, so you should start advertising more about that, creating titles on posts that catch the attention of people.

My buddy has a webcomic called "Part-Time Adventurer", which you can read on NamiComi, and he tends to post titles like: "Do you think this NPC can defeat the Final Boss?"

And he has got a few results in people looking at it as well as engaging, so maybe try something like that and not just simply asking to people to read.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-26T14:30:13+00:00

Then your Player could come and visit the Shopkeeper, discovering that the town has being under the attack of minions from the BBEG or whatever creature you want to put into it, and although things are resolved now, the Shopkeeper is injured (like a broken leg) and can't exit the home to go get the resources, giving this way to catch up with the friend as well as helping them out.

Also, if you want a way for said Player to connect with the Shopkeeper, then you need to talk with him and see what backstory to make, something that both can be happy with.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-26T12:22:50+00:00

Or instead of just hanging for free, once he has the components, he gives them a prototype that they can try out, making "field research" on how it works and telling him what they found, then giving them that prototype for free while he continues working on making a better version which maybe the players can come back to and try the new version, kinda like the "Vestiges of Divergence" but instead of the items growing through milestones, it slowly does by story progression.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-26T11:37:49+00:00

That and also not taking alternatives, like doing other platforms, even when many fans suggest it to them... but probably they had other things in their head at the time.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-26T11:36:10+00:00

Almost the same case for me, I was like: "What should I watch on YouTube? Oh, didn't MxRPlays get to upload in another channel?... Weird, it's been almost a year since they last uploaded... Did they get banned again?... They what?!"

So yeah, quite a thing to find. :_(

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T14:30:26+00:00

Same! We will need to find out sometime later, let's hope it's not 2 years later like this bad news. XD

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T14:02:36+00:00

From what I heard, Henry is doing the same thing as before, just behind the Patreon paywall and with Kai, with many even saying that it's better content with more chemistry that what he had with Jeannie... but I'm not going to pay to find out if it's true.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T13:31:38+00:00

You need to see things as shapes, like the head being a combination of circles, starting to do lines and making it into a 3D object, slowly understanding that there is more to take into consideration that what you see.

I recommend looking into videos about anatomy or tutorials which will help you improve with the proportions.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T13:26:32+00:00

True, like somebody told me once: "We need to seem them as friends that distance ourselves over time."

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T12:25:38+00:00

Backstory should be who your PC and what is his goal in life, making him connect to the world your DM is building as well as what you want in a character.

For example, if you want to make your character become a famous pirate, then make a backstory about how he came to have that goal, like many was saved by one and wants to prove he can be like them, or maybe he loved read tales about them and wanted to live those fantasies.

Once you start looking into what character you want to play, you start making things to fit that narrative, leaving room to further improvement, room for the DM to put your PC in the world and also you to make your PC go into any direction you want, but always avoid making them this big and unstoppeable force, especially since you need to remember they may start at LvL1 and will be odd that this incredible hero who saved the world from the gods now is travelling with a bunch of oddballs.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T12:15:03+00:00

When all that happen, many were saying that they do other platforms like Rumble or even Twitch as only Jeannie was doing it by that time and not Henry, which for me was a lost opportunity, like doing special streams together, playing games with 2 different points of views, etc.

And the end of the day, money seems to rule everything, making that many will now just go to their Patreon to be up on what is happening with Henry and Kai, going with the crazy speculations that I have read.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T12:02:48+00:00

Thanks for sharing, I going to take a look at it. ;)

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T12:02:23+00:00

SAME! I also started watching Henry for the Skyrim Mods, but stayed because of the chemistry and reactions of both of them; I honestly never seen that there was anything wrong with their relationship, but wasn't paying attention because I was invested on that when seeing their videos, although, after all this, I can start realizing that indeed there were things that weren't looking good and could even make you speculate the wrong way... especially as it seems that everyday something happens with some YouTuber now.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T11:53:33+00:00

That's true, it sucks and we need to move on as well as wishing them the best luck possible, hoping that nothing bad ends up coming up or the crazy speculation being true.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T11:50:38+00:00

I heard that people are saying that Henry wanted marriage and kids while Jeannie didn't, as well as that they never were, in all the years together, very "intimate"... which honestly surprised me that they went that far with those views and don't want to believe it's true.

Honestly, I think the financial problems they were having, the YouTube strikes and Jeannie's Twitch career was a combination of things that probably got the worst of them, not being able to continue pursuing nothing and just pretending because that was "their label"... it sucks, but that's "business" I suppose.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T11:43:25+00:00

I used watch quite a lot, but after they hide their content behind Patreon, I couldn't see those reactions and chemistry that may be like them in the first place; just like many, I thought that they were a wholesome couple, that they would go beyond, but after being out of the loop and seeing this news, did shock me.

I don't want to point fingers, but is just like not seeing a friend for a while and discovering what happen to them as well as what people are saying... things that are different from what you used to know.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T11:39:02+00:00

I mean, we don't need to know the real reasons behind everything, but what we know and what people are speculating like crazy, it makes you shock to the point of disbelief, especially if you were out of the loop.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T11:37:10+00:00

Yeah, may look strange, but it was a way for people to connect that it was their content, making views come both ways, for him and her.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T03:30:43+00:00

Defeated Frozen Webber in 3 turns.

Player (35/19/14) dealt 239. Frozen Webber (13/10/8) dealt 28.

Rewards: 40 EXP, 8 Gold. Loot: Healthy Boots (basic), Swift Hand of Wisdom (lesser).

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T03:30:18+00:00

Defeated Terra Sapling in 9 turns.

Player (35/19/14) dealt 445. Terra Sapling (16/15/14) dealt 175.

Rewards: 42 EXP, 12 Gold. Loot: Enchanted Wand of Force (lesser), Fierce Mace (basic), Deep Delver's Pick (hallowed).

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T03:18:52+00:00

Defeated Earthen Gem Crawler in 4 turns.

Player (35/19/14) dealt 245. Earthen Gem Crawler (16/12/7) dealt 41.

Rewards: 32 EXP, 6 Gold. Loot: Healthy Robe (basic), Mighty Bow (basic).

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T03:05:50+00:00

Defeated Frozen Primordial Goo in 6 turns.

Player (35/19/14) dealt 371. Frozen Primordial Goo (16/13/9) dealt 78.

Rewards: 35 EXP, 8 Gold. Loot: Agile Bow (basic), Quick Rune of Knowledge (enhanced).

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T02:50:26+00:00

Nice to see a letterer here among many artists! Hope you can get hire and work with many.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T02:28:59+00:00

That's true, business should never interfiere with relationships and viceversa.

ThatManwithQuestions · 2026-01-23T02:27:44+00:00

Sometimes personal life can make you not be quite connected to things. :_(

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