Although I’m still waiting a bit for Healbot to turn 3, some of my other characters had a yearly rollover. I didn’t get any rare pets, but at least there were no duplicates. I’ve always liked the Jade Armor, which was one of the new gifts. Considering how old our “character lists” are now, I think the Xunlai Agents owe us a mini-pet tab for storage.

Once again, Healbot offers up the obtuse clue for this month’s hidden comic:

Hey! When I discuss tactics, I like to use a visual aid. Someone else does the same thing, and you’ll find the link in that other comic!

Remember, no “reveals” in the comments as to the location please. This isn’t any fun unless there are a few hours of rolling on the ground in fretful agony.

Time to celebrate by heading back to the Ring of Fire. Healbot would prefer a coupon for her new Deldrimor weapon, though…

If you’re old-skool like me, you know I’m talking about MACROSS! This month, a new television series entitled Macross: Frontier began airing in Japan, and I’m totally giddy.

The premier episode is on the usual streaming video sites, and it is chock-full of tributes to the 25+ year old original. I remember vividly how overwhelmed I was by the US incarnation (Robotech); it was like a show from the future had been beamed to my tv. Particularly, I loved the well-designed mecha and serious character development. Who knew green and blue hair could be cool? Anyway, for more about the series follow this link.

The upcoming Healbot gallery revision will feature this illustration of T-Chan. As usual, she is trying a creative solution for dealing with the monsters that stand between her and loot. Mini-Shiro appears to be guarding the Salvage Kit…

Do you find yourself not being healed by your party Monk? Consult your radar and compare to the graph below. You may be located in dumbass range. If you return to healing range and are still dying: A) you may not be aware that your monk has pinged zero energy 8 times already, or, B) your monk was killed by massive aggro, dumbass.

In addition to going online for the Gaile & Frog party this past weekend, I’ve begun my involvement in a number of new gaming titles. Friends of mine have started their PnP rpg campaigns, one in Savage Worlds: Deadlands, and the other in the latest d20 Star Wars. I play a vengeful Indian and a Verpine Force Adept respectively. Furthermore, we tried out another elaborate Fantasy Flight board game, Descent. This game benefits from having someone “Game Master” the baddies, so events can be suspenseful without necessarily resulting in a party wipe. It may become our miniatures game of choice for a long time.

In other news, I’ve also re-enlisted my webmaster guy to start upgrading the Healbot gallery page. Soon, there will be no more of my lame “untitled document” pages!

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