To compare appearance with the grayscale comics, I have a small drawing of Fairebuckle & Miette in color to show you. I’m considering having the new Healbot page feature the main characters with a full palette of tones. Honestly, I don’t think color improves the comics, however, it could make the homepage more contemporary. If you think the change would be a significant improvement, leave a comment…

Remember my friend who has the T-shirt biz, and could print some for Healbot if I had the money? Well, I can earn more “divine favor” if you go to the latest shirt-woot and vote for his Spring-theme contest entry. His tee is entitled “ZOMBIE GARDEN”, under the name of “SKAGHT”.

I believe you must have purchased a woot-item in order to vote.

The following is Healbot’s hint:

In the new adventure, I change my outfit to avoid being hunted down! I want YOU to find the previous comic where my outfit CAUSED a chase scene! Click on my awesome pose when you locate it…

No hinting in the replies or I’ll rub a digested boot on your chocolate bunny

Healbot wants to show everyone what happened when she met another Boss in EotN, so I’m finishing up a new super secret comic! Again, there will be a test of GW & comic knowledge to find it.

Not much else going on; I’ve made some additional “hot rod creature” drawings but I’m too lazy to update the FOM section. I tend to spend these gray days surfing for hobby stuff online, and foraging for chocolate.

Now I will unwind the mystery clue for the secret comic:

Healbot defeated the Glacial Griffon in Sifhalla. Of the locations with other nearby Griffon bosses, she has only been “drawn” at Augury Rock. Clicking on the 1st panel of Healbot’s 12th episode will take you to the hidden art!

Give yourself a chocolatey swiss cake roll if you found it before now. Everyone else, go vanquish Dunes with a banana scythe!

The recent passing of RPG icon Gary Gygax started me thinking about milestones, in what we nerds consider our kinds of heroic Fantasy. I can roughly sort things into four generational blocks. A century ago, there were pioneers that penned and painted many dream-scapes that became the foundation for numerous fantasy genres. I place giants like R.E. Howard and Lovecraft in this first echelon. The second generation was much larger, and those “Sci-Fi Boys” pushed fantasy stories into Hollywood and around the world. Their movies, comics, and novels are best-sellers even today.

Going back 30 years, the third generation conquered every type of market. Gygax and his associates produced D&D, which revolutionized “hobby gaming”. Lucas and his Trilogy surmounted all box office records, while “nerdy” TV shows became ingrained in our culture.  I feel bad for anyone who was born in the 1980’s…heh. Now, my generation “X” is carrying the ever-burning torch forward. I don’t think it is too soon to say our greatest contributions will be digital in nature, and just around the bend.

So what did I learn from pondering this slice of history? I learned that I can have one small hex on this giant fantasy map we’ve all made, and share my creations like Healbot Blues there. Thanks to my fellow “4th Gen” nerds, my contributions can be enjoyed anywhere there is a computer hooked to the internet. Now, I just have to conquer more hexes and build some castles!