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It is highly suspected by many academics that the closely-guarded secrets of Baramor's ability to produce higher-grade steel are owed to the knowledge of some Antiquities that they refuse to share with the outside world.

Countless efforts have been made by other nations and non-sovereign forces to convince Baramor to either share their knowledge, or allow a tour of their workshops. But so far, they ain't budging.

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She needs to use conditioner, that dandruff isn't going away on its own

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The tavern "The Lesson of Alcohol" was named out of spite and contempt.

One of the several forces that was able to capture and hold the city of Val Salia for any length of time, belonged to a particularly powerful noble house from Akalos. The occupation lasted just long enough for the invading force to begin construction of its own buildings, which included a high-walled mustering yard, and a smaller attached wooden building.

The stonework structure was meant to be something of a gatehouse, once the city had been ringed with a similarly tall and solid stonework wall, but this was never constructed, as House Ivenmoth (aided by the vast majority of the city's permanent populace) was inevitably able to drive off the invading force soon thereafter.

The noble held to the Akalosian custom of giving structures poetic, flourishing names, and the meeting house that was built to accommodate the noble and his high-ranking companions during the early stages of the siege was given the name "The Lesson of Might," as it was intended to be the first of many new structures that would spring up around the city under his leadership. The name "lesson of might" was intended to be the first structure to be named as a lesson of some sort. The first one, by which they were conquered, was might. Future installments were intended to be things such as "The Lesson of Obedience," intended to be the headquarters for the city's new lawmaking force, and "The Lesson of Knowledge," a grand library and study hall.

When the revolt happened (sparked by a mass poisoning of the invading forces garrisoned within the city), the structure was claimed by the locals, and was repurposed into a bar, and given its new name to spite its original intention and the man who built it.

From its walls hangs a repository of the banners and armaments of all the forces that have tried and failed to take and hold the city over the years, a monument to the endurance of the city and its people in the face of those who would see them conquered.

The entryway used to feature the polished, grinning skeleton of the patriarch of the Akalosian noble house, with a beer mug attached to his skeletal hand, welcoming the customers inwards in a rather undignified pose, but his remains were eventually relinquished to his descendants in his homeland as part of a rather lucrative trade deal House Ivenmoth struck with Akalos many years later.

While far from the largest tavern in the city, it is cherished by the locals, and never lacks for patrons.

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...And a slightly alternate version and concept sketch! The original idea had her with a fully fuzzed-over torso, but it ended up making her look much less indrel-ey than I was hoping for.

Much like their bumblebee counterparts, these indrel would be larger, heavier, friendlier, and also quite a bit more clumsy than their "standard" indrel counterparts. If nature is kind, then the majority of their drones wouldn't just die off each winter the way actual bumblebees do.

• Maids are just gonna maid
  
  
  Due to Raptie, my colorist, getting knocked out of commission for a couple weeks due to the megafires going on, the posting schedule got delayed a bit this month, as you may have noticed!
  
  The next OOPs is a biiiit longer than the usual page, and I'd like to avoid posting a bunch of pages right at the end of the month- so, I'll be charging for this post here (so I can pay rent), and make that first big OOPs page of next month free to balance it out.
  

They're called rockhoppers because they have a tendency to hop on rocks

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Every employer: full-time, part-time, or contractual, has its quirks that you gotta pick up on.

Also, apologies for the late posting this month- Raptie, my colorist, lives close to the part of the US that's currently on fire, and while thankfully she hasn't had to evacuate, she's been in one of the most extreme Bad Air Quality zones throughout it all, and got rather sick.

With some time to recover and the application of some good air filtration though, she's better now. This has resulted in me building up a decent buffer of inked pages, however!

Oh god, turns out that at some point I confused "cleaning crew" with "construction crew" so it's a little different than the original concept

This is why I shouldn't start new pieces late at night

Kass isn't sure about the shape of the ear-moving muscles, that's just sorta how they feel

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One mustn't know what a wedgie is in order to know that it must be done

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When there's a flood

You gotta plug



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Getting back to these here vote-pics so's I can get back on schedule opening up new ones!

You work the Undergardens long enough and you just pick up on these things

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The last time we saw these two: https://www.valsalia.com/comic/out-of-placers/oops-41/



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Gotta grab 'em all

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The first of many, if Kass wants to keep those sweet company benefits to rolling in

Apologies for the slow posting this month, it's been a weeeeird month for both me and my colorist, Caedere/Raptie.

I was originally planning on finishing page 127 around Friday, and then posting this next OOPs page (Kass' journal entry) before the end of the month, but obviously page #127 took longer than expected.

Now, one of the downsides of using Patreon as my main source of income is that I need at least 3 posts a month to pay for rent/food/meds/birdfood. So, I could rush out this next page by the end of today, but I've also been looking forward to this page for a while, and would really prefer to give it the time I think it deserves.

So rather than rushing out a generally acceptable-but-could-definitely-be-better page today, I'm going to mark this post as a charged one, and not charge the page when it is posted.

So basically, I'm pushing the charge date for the upcoming page forward a few days; not double-charging or anything like that. Ugh, I hate talking in terms of "paid posts" and "charges" and "finances" and such, but also your financial support for me and these stories I'm telling is something I take very seriously, and therefore I want to treat it with respect.

Anyway! Expect Kass' journal entry soon, and after that, the next LAM page is currently in the inking phase, so it won't be far behind. Thank you all once again, so much, for allowing me to tell these stories because of your support. You are all my heroes, alla ya.

It took Kass about 4 drafts to make a version that wasn't illegible due to loopy handwriting.

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Something's goin' on here

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Also she is good at catching, and Kass knows this

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Just ying things

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Actually Delphine that's just a game feature

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tfw you're annoyed that you got kicked up a wall but relieved you didn't get skewered

ALSO! Just a heads-up that there is a Russian translation of the comic available, which Karissa, the translator and editor, is up to date with the comic itself!
https://acomics.ru/~OutOfPlacers Читать на русском.

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They don't bother removing your tattered clothes and/or giving you a non-rock-slab bed unless you survive the first few hours and/or have stopped bleeding profusely.

Can you imagine how wasteful it would be to ruin a perfectly good bed with every potential corpse that walks, limps, or is dragged into the infirmary?

House Ivenmoth is pretty generous to its staff, but who's got that kinda money, geez

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OKAY SO you've probably noticed that lately, posting has been a bit sparse until the last couple of weeks in a month. This new production method has been letting me get more done; but it also means that if I don't have a comic or two to use as a buffer, then when there's a weird month where unexpected stuff comes up (like the last two), it's led to me posting the month's work in a hurry in the last week so I can pay the bills.

However! I've been living sparsely and can afford to post one less page this month in order to build up a buffer for next month, and restore the usual posting schedule.

I'm having a bit of trouble deciding which option to take though, so I want to know the thoughts of you wonderful people who are allowing me to do this in the first place!

I've got three pages almost ready for posting, two of which will definitely be posted this coming week. And with the remaining time, I'll get most of a fourth page done before the beginning of May. So either way, I'll have a buffer that'll allow for more regular throughout-the-month posting... but if posting 3 comics in a week is annoying to you, the readers and generous funders of these stories, then I could post just two this month instead, and add that 3rd comic to the buffer as well.

Either way, I'll have a buffer and posting will return to normal next month- but I've seen a couple complaints about posting 3 pages in a week, so I want to know if that's just a minor opinion, or what most people are thinking.

The enclave girls are very close, even if their priorities are very different.

Finally getting back around to these vote pics!

New Friend is funny

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EVERYBODY LIKES POAK

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It's been scientifically proven that sitting on top of a hill or mountain makes you at least 37% more spiritual

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HARK

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There's probably been more happy Kasses on this page than in the last year or so of pages

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Imagine being put into an adrenaline-charged fight-state, and it lasted until enough of your buddies were making the "threat is gone" smell

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The Twins have been up all night, in Yannit's firm, "protective" grip

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All Pussywillow's saying is that there's been a cat in those panties

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You may have noticed that this page is coming in rather late in the month! This is because the experimental production-line method I tried last month was a fantastic success, and I've been using most of this month cranking out sketches and inks to establish a buffer (finally).

This will help ensure there are far fewer inconsistencies in the post schedule, and maybe even allow for a steady posting on a scheduled day of the week soon, so here's hoping!

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You might have noticed that there hasn't been much in terms of comic posting early in this month, like it was in December! That would be because of this new production schedule I've adopted that is allowing me to get in an extra page each month, but also resulting in the pages being finished in the second half of the month, leaving the first half pretty bare.

Last month I decided to put them all at the end of the year as a sort of late Xmas gift, but from this point on I'll be using this new production schedule to create a buffer, which will allow me to post some completed pages in the first half of the next month, which in turn should eliminate any page-posting dry spells like there have been in the last couple months.

Also, I haven't forgotten about the Patreon reward vote sketches and full pictures! You $3 and $7-tier supporters are gonna be getting some real votework up in here pretty soon, so get to thinking up some good ideas!

Yinglets are there also.

Yuziv is an active member of the community.

That guy on panel one is fine, he was just picking mudweed bulbs but then he felt the sea calling him so he just laid back and let the current take him

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She got a couple sloots by the foots

Heyyyy you all, this seems like a to remind you all just how much I appreciate your support. I know that's not at all uncommon for people with Patreons to say, but my god do I ever mean it. It's not just the ability to focus full-time on comics that you give me, but tons of motivation and mental support as well, knowing that there are people out there feel the work I do is worth a bit of their hard-earned money. It's the kind of thing that I think about often, which gives me a little extra boost of motivation to do a bit more work in any given day.

...On that note! I began trying a different sort of comic production line method this month, noticing that I seemed to lose a lot of time from switching focus between sketches/inks and the other aspects of comic production. Instead, I tried crunching out the sketches and inks of multiple pages at once, handing them off to my colorist, Raptie, then getting right back into the sketches and inks for the next page.

You may have noticed that there's only been one comic post this month so far! Well as it so happens, the sketches and inks for *three more pages* are finished, and Raptie is working diligently to get the last two colored and shaded.

Doing the math, you'll notice that this puts the number of comics done this month to FOUR, as opposed to the usual three! So it looks like this method will result in an extra page being done each month, at the very least.

It ALSO means that, since it's a front-heavy process, and I just started this month, it resulted in a bit of a delay at the beginning of the month. I think that in the future I'll use this method to establish a buffer, and/or a predictable release schedule...

But this month? I'm going to get them all finished and posted over the next week. So that means, my Christmas gift to you is going to come in the form of three comic pages in under a week! : D

Beizel has yanked that particular tail once or twice.




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In which Elim was holding That Thing when it popped.

Edit: Whoops, looks like this was a charged post; guess the first comic page of this month is gonna be free then!

Raptie put in most of the colorshading work on this one

A buncha people were saying they wanted to see a bigger and/or wallpaper-sized version of this panel, so heeeeere ya go!

It's especially impressive considering that Lippie has a near-constant low-level anxious tremble going on.

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These two.




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Dragonborn-As-Lifts-Her-Tail is standing outside the Frazetta aura

You'd think that having a nonverbal code for things like that might be excessive, but you'd be underestimating how many times a day Vizlet has to yell the same things at the staff.

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SO I've been working on pages this month knowing that Raptie will be in vacation the final week, during which I'll be crunching out these past-due vote sketches/pics that I've been falling behind on due to lifestuff. I haven't forgotten any though! So this week, I'll be streaming those vote sketches and pics back to back until I'm all caught up.

Lil' Fluff Fluff is shamed by this attention

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A good friend shares.

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She wanted to be a protagonist


She did not specify what kind

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Lady Talleraine runs all the bruisegrass containment in the region. It also runs a solid monopoly on the region's production and sales of the stuff you can make with it, such as her house's specialty, the spread of medical and recreational opiate-like substances that can be made with it. Blood Tea is one such product.

She enjoys cross-breeding plants as a hobby.

More on bruisegrass here if you're into that sorta thing: https://www.deviantart.com/valsalia/art/Bruisegrass-farming-for-fun-and-profit-586784076

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And Kass is the worst student but those grades are sure to turn right around after this super informative private tutoring!

The threat of rejection becomes a little more severe when your potential partner can just pick you up and toss you.


Sorry for the delay on this one, I got sick and my brain stopped working for a week but I'm pretty much all better now!

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The lesson here is that it's probably a good idea to stab yourself a lot in order to build up areas of protective scar tissue in case of actual eventual stab-related issues.

There were actually some old-timey showmen who pierced themselves repeatedly through a safe(-ish) area to build up a tunnel of internal scar tissue, which they would then use as a means to "safely" run themselves through with a blade on stage for money because humans are weird like that sometimes

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So! While obviously 2D comic art is what I spend pretty much all my time making these days, I'm also a capable animator, and have been wanting to make some animation loops and short scenes involving yinglets for a few years now, in order to show off exactly how they look in motion (which can be heavily implied in sequential 2D art, but not shown frame by frame).

The thing is though, my modeling skills have gotten pretty rusty from disuse, and while I could take the time to relearn the important stuff necessary for making a model intended for professional-quality animation rigging, it would take time away from comic production that I just don't have, so this idea has remained as just a "maybe someday" sort of thing.

...Until recently, when a modeler called ZealotDKD ( https://www.furaffinity.net/user/drakosacerdos/ ) offered to create a fully on-spec model intended for the exact sort of rigging and animation I had in mind! So, I'll be providing him a set of very specific and detailed production sketches to create the model from, so that it's as close to the core canon concept as possible.

Naturally, he also has bills to pay, so I wanted to let everyone know about this project, and that it's in the process of getting money raised for it. Normally I'd be pretty hesitant to say "HEY EVERYONE GET SOME MONEY UP IN HERE," but the goal of this project isn't just to create and animation-capable model for me, but also to create a base yinglet model, complete with rigging and poseable anatomy, which will be free for public use; whether it's to mess around with model, customizing it, creating your own animations, or just having a handy poseable canon yinglet model for art reference!

The minimum goal to cover the modeler's expenses is $400, which we've just passed; so now, the more funding it gets, the more time he can spend on details and extras, adding more quality and implementing the model's usage for things like VRChat and Facerig! Which would be pretty darn cool.

He's offering a free custom skin/body texture for anyone putting in $50, and custom accessories/hairstyles/etc for anyone putting in $100.

So if you're interested in pitching in, check out the Google Document we got going for this project below, which includes more details, and ZealotDKD's PayPal ID.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fbYcfDilKDGFfwS6oS9QcfOEaz8rZC3ktV-0iZzPkrU/

Aside from all the usage this thing will have as a free public asset, I'm really excited to finally show off exactly how these critters look in motion, as I've had a lot of time to mentally work out every little detail.

Thanks for sparing a minute of your attention! You are once again free to go about your plans for the day.

If you feel that six panels of high-dynamic boob motion is too much, you have clearly never tried installing a boob-physics mod for Skyrim

Also starring: https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrimmods/comments/2rd6gz/uh_any_ideas/

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Head Surgeon Merrs, while an extremely capable surgeon, is not the most skilled conversationalist.

Most people just let it slide, given his prestige and position.

Most

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Whoops! Or rather, OOPs. I forgot to mark page 101 as a paid post last month, so I'm marking this as one to make up for it, so that I can pay for things like rent and food this month. : P

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Many have underestimated him.

More have been the subject of his witticisms.

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Supposing Elim's surgery involved becoming a yinglet in order to avoid death!

"Sketch" in quotes because I keep just starting as sketches but end up inking and coloring them too because I have no self control

Nudie version in the post attachments!

It's technically #138 but it's still a nice number to look at isn't it!

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Seriously though, if cannibals were invariably weak, petite blonde elf girls, there'd probably be a lot less stigma against cannibalism

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99 is a pretty significant number but since I restarted the number after the prologue section, the comic's actually up to 120-something or something like that, something!

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Baldness can strike fear in any man's heart, and lead a man to seek out desperate solutions. Such as believing an insect-seller's claim that letting a certain type of mite lay their eggs in your scalp will stimulate hair growth.

Now he's just got a bald streak down the center of his head and thus he potentially has a claim for untruthful selling practices, but that insect guy's already moved on and is probably hundreds of miles away by now so whadda ya gonna do.

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Pictured: the single individual for whom the day's events have gone pretty well

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For what mortal man can compare to the height and sturdiness of a mighty oak, or bear their lover fruit, or make a nice chair if you run 'em through a sawmill

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Historical documentary for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz4JSTXuP9E

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aaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Kids.

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Vizlet as a younglet! Her hair's been growing out through her baby fuzz for a couple weeks in the back, and it's starting to poke through in the front now.

She'll look like a middle-aged balding man attempting a futile combover for a bit longer before she has a full head of hair.

ALSO! This is the last of the paid non-comic posts, to count as the first of the next two pages (which I'm posting together as a single page because it just works SO MUCH BETTER BELIEVE YOU ME)

So basically, everything's back to normal now posting-wise.

Seriously, what kinda adventurer doesn't bring a kobold mine detector on a dungeon run, geez

Gonna be yappin' about that for a while

(This one's posted as a paid post in place of the LAM this month I forgot to charge, as per the last info post)

So! Couple quick things I wanna share with you fine folks.

First, the next page of OOPs is a pretty important one, a scene that's been planned since the beginning; and while I've had a few years to work out the composition, I just haven't been able to find a good way to break it up into two standard pages, so I've decided against splitting the sequence up into two, and post the page as the full two-page-length post that it was originally intended to be.

I'm preeeetty sure that once you've read it, you'll probably agree that it's definitely the way to go with this page. : D

Next! Apparently there was some weirdness with billing last month; OOPs #93 (the second page released in March) wasn't charged, and yet I read the Patreon graphs the wrong way and thought I'd OVER-charged you good people, so I posted this last LAM page as a non-paid post to even things out... before realizing the error was elsewhere, which means that I posted *two* comic pages as unpaid posts D :

And I was *wondering* why a single grocery run was enough to nearly put my bank account in the red!

ANYWAY, tl;dr is that due to billing weirdness, I under-charged by two posts, so I need to make a couple paid text posts like this one to even things out.

Don't worry, you're not paying anything extra! I'm posting this so that there's full transparency, and you're not left wondering if I've gone insane and started charging for news updates or something.

Seriously, a big part of the Elder Scrolls games is figuring out how to exploit obscure parts of the game mechanics in your favor

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Every day is an adventure for that guy

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The Ivenmoth Redcloak is purposely designed to be stiff and worn somewhat loose, for various reasons. Perhaps the biggest reason is because this allows its wearers to conceal their weapons and armor underneath.

Not every recruit is given a full set of protective plate or chainmail, especially since low-level recruits sometimes join up for a few days' worth of food and shelter before taking off in the night with whatever equipment they've been given.

It also allows the higher-ranked and otherwise important members to wear full sets of armor and still blend in with the rest, making it hard for would-be thieves or assassins to tell who's got the Good Stuff.

On the flipside, it means that any random drunkard or malcontent wanting to take out their frustrations on the local enforcers cannot be sure if their intended target is wearing something underneath that could stop a blade or blunt a club strike, or where the armored vs. exposed points might be.

This also gives the entire force an advantage, in that House Ivenmoth can spread out its equipment thinly, and still (mostly) force a would-be attacker to deal with an extra element of uncertainty, in that they cannot be certain exactly what they'll be getting into.

Redcloaks: a versatile solution for a budget-conscious guard force!

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Ergo, public streets are the height of sensuality

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Malcolm and Balgair pop open some bottles of liquor that were probably glamour'd up by some bored fae or something because this clearly isn't what a regular bottle of scotch will do to ya.

Malcolm is the protagonist of the super amazing Changeling Tale, a high-quality transformation-themed visual novel spearheaded by Little Napoleon and Watsup, among others! It really goes into great depth regarding the characters' changes, how it changes their daily lives, and the way they interact with others, and the writing's descriptive, genuine and heartfelt, something I don't always find in a visual novel, let alone a TF-themed one.

Check it out if you haven't already; I've been supporting this project for months, and the team's been making rapid progress on all fronts.

Also, this is the first Patreon pic that Raptie has handled the colors and shades for; she'll probably be doing more of it in the future (I claim credit for manly-man Balgair's color & shade & chest-mountain though)!

It's like a magic trick!

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When you go into a dungeon full of goblins to get a princess out

But it turns out Goblin Guard #284 was the princess' best friend 4 ever

(That's the one you got a critical hit on with your 2-handed warhammer and is now covering most of floor 7's walls)

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DELPHINE SPRINGS INTO ACTION

DELPHINE FALLS INTO ACTION

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Lopin isn't good for them.

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It's a kid with a stick

What else is it gonna do

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The exiles from an enclave don't necessarily put much distance between themselves and their old homes; they are just marked as unwelcome, and undeserving of any protection or assistance from the rest of the population.

These ones tend to be those that cause problems for the human population, so the previous Matriarch let the human population know that there wouldn't be any hurt feelings if they decided to do something about these troublemakers.

There are believed to be at least several dozen exiles in hiding throughout the city.

One of them likes feet

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! !! : D

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I've been looking around my apartment lately, standing and silently contemplating that I'm able to live here, keep my fridge stocked and not worry (overly much) about how I'm going to pay the bills, entirely because a portion of the people who read my comics felt it was worth supporting with a few dollars of their hard-earned cash.

I think about that a lot, and find myself appreciating all of you more and more each time. You've all given me the chance to do this full-time, and I feel it's about time for me to start taking advantage of that more fully.

Well actually that's how I've been feeling since November, and had actually laid out a 9-5 sorta work schedule to start following, but the whole "hosting out-of-country guests/road trip/family Thanksgiving meetup/develop a weird head cold but don't go to the doc for it hoping it'll run its course/oh so it turns out it was actually a sinus infection and now it's an everything infection" rollercoaster has kinda kept me from stretching my allegorical lately wings and all that. : /

Glad it's finally clearing up, as I've been getting really excited about gearing things up and getting to some parts of the story that I've been eager to tell right from the start, and simultaneously frustrated by how slow the releases have been lately. I've got so, so much stuff I'm eager to share with you all, and I want it to happen faster!

Well, I'm not feeling dizzy and drunk 24/7 anymore so time for me to get going! I'll probably have a big "Get Caught Up On All The Patreon Reward Pics" votestravaganza event soonish, on that note.

So! All in all, sorry for not drawing and engaging as much as I would've liked recently, but everything's just about back to normal. Thank you all once again for enabling my terrible habits such as drawing and responding to comments people leave on the things I draw.

I love each and every one of you people

Pictured above: a massive, nearly-brainless cargo behemoth, known to various local peoples as kargurhevd, hauler-crabs, osseous rex, and most often "those big slow things that drop a million stinking eggs every couple months."

Their forward crawl is only slightly faster than a human's brisk walking pace, but they continue moving forward as they sleep, require relatively little daily nutrition for their size, and contain a great many (mostly) sterile water-bladders, which expert handlers can funnel a tap into, making them essentially a giant walking fresh water container.

They drink salt water and filter it through their systems, so while they are very useful along coastal regions with little to no fresh water, their specializations make them far too expensive to raise and employ in most other types of environments. Some are kept as curiosities by nobles.

Reposted because I forgot a couple o' things!

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So! When I started by doodling a couple idea-sketch pages of this weird little concept, I had a good number of ideas about where it could go (if I ever did become more than just a page or two of little sketchy things but of course that'll never happen, come on), but I didn't exactly have a highly detailed roadmap for where it might go before the end.

Well, in the time that Lusty Argonian Maid'd went from a couple sketches to an occasional comic page to a Patreon-funded monthly thing, I've had no lack of time to think up a bunch of ideas that could be incorporated into the story; things that could happen, places it could go, and different flavors of ridiculous transformational shenanigans that could befall the cast, and/or potential additions to the cast.

No, my problem isn't at all related to any sort of lack of ideas! Rather, there's only so many things I could potentially jam into the story without excluding other ideas, and/or become overwhelmingly jumbled and slow-moving.

So, since I'm left with a variety of equally enticing ways the story could go after this thrilling arc concludes, I've made the brave and compelling decision to lay a set of options before all you awesome supporters to choose from as the story moves forward!

As soon as this part of the story is finished, I'll start putting up voteypolls for my Patrons to make their preferences known, and decide the direction that the comic takes.

Not a weekly "Okay so do they go through the door, check the treasure chest, or take a rest?" sort of deal, requiring the voters to decide on every little thing. That style can work for many types of stories! But I really feel like the story would be much better overall if I instead presented sets of options that I've thought through, and feel I could write a lotta good content for.

Things like, "If another member was added to the Wabbajack'ed party, what sort of forced-character role is the most people interested in:
-A prancy bootylicious elven femboi
-A female character turned into a sultry/romantic/sleazy skirt-chaser of a man
-A supergirly bosomy princess-type who can't help constantly breaking into song and speak in rhyme

And I'd probably describe how each option would play into the existing story and characters. For example, the overly-romantic rogueish woman-turned-man would end up playing the role of a typical overbearing male lead, whose boisterous and shameless flirtations would cause the "girls" to respond by playing up their roles as secondary female characters, swooning over him and falling for his "charms" in over-acted, in-character ways.

I'm still working out the specifics, but I've had this planned for some time now; and since I just posted a new Lustypage, it just seemed like a good time to share!

So with your help, I'm sure that we can make 2019 even worse.

It's a mystery why there's a bard's college at all when all the bards in the land only know enough songs that could be taught in an afternoon

Where's the tuition even coming from

And of course thanks to Raptie for the colors/shades once again!

BECAUSE I GOT A HEAD FULLA SICK

It's not even anything serious like the flu, but whatever it is, it's lingering way too long and is juuuust annoying enough to make it hard to focus during the day, and keeping me from sleeping more than 3-5 hours a night, which in turn makes me feel kinda floaty and drunk when I'm awake.

...Which apparently leads to a lot of "I've been chipping away at this one figure for like two hours, why doesn't it look right, geez" situations. Despite that, the next page is coming along! Just figured that at this point it's probably worth sending a little update.

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

Well that didn't take long, did it? Honest, it was 90% done two weeks ago but then I decided what the page really needed was some photorealistic detail in the back of the tunnel on panel two, so I spend around 85 hours doing that. It's immaculate but it's in the shadowed area so you can't see it.

Seriously though, turns out almost 3 weeks of guest-hosting, driving around south central USA and meeting relatives for the Thanksgiving season doesn't leave a lotta time for work : /

Sorry about that! Back to work with me now.

And thanks to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

She is so edgy and rebellious. Look at how hard she's loitering.

She hates the taste of the smoke but she smokes all the time because it pisses off her parents.

Put on a black shirt and hang out with her for an afternoon and complain about society and mention darkness a lot and you'll basically have a moody goth scav girlfriend by the end of the day

Ey yo wut up alla yas special members of the Helps-Val-Pay-For-Food-$7-High-Rollers Club!

Time for me to show my appreciation via the monthly full pic and/or TF sequence vote, so come on in and tell me what you want me to draw for ya!

lol I'm still a month behind on vote things so TIME TO GET CAUGHT BACK UP YET AGAIN

This one's a free suggestion vote, though I'll put in one of my own because I noticed it continually brought up in the Discord chat so I wanna see if any others wanna see it too. But as usual, absolutely no pressure to vote for it just because I put it up!

As always, -like- an existing idea to vote for it, or leave your own as a reply to this post!

Puberty is even worse on yinglets than humans, as they display a higher degree of unfortunate hair/fur growths, emotional instabilities, and awkward new feelings. Worse yet, their peers are other yinglets.

From across the hills: "A MYSSSSSSTERY!?"

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

She seems to be experiencing a feeling

Thanks as ever to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

Kids never really fully appreciate all the stuff you do for them, ya know

Thanks as ever to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

Altered Fates: That Thing causes Isher and Kass to swap species, as well as Kass' sex.

"How'd ya do it, Ish?"

Isher stopped scrubbing. She thought for a moment, a hint of confusion working its way into her cheerful expression. "How did I do... what?" she asked, running out of breath by the time she voiced the last word. She was still getting used to not having to push so much with her lungs to get the words out.

Kass shrugged and inhaled deeply, a task that now took him a good four seconds ever since his lungs had nearly doubled in size.

"Deal with all the damn chatter. The stuff people say after you pass by, y'know? I'm catching stuff I never would've before with these things," he explained, swatting at his left ear, which now jutted out over a foot off the side of his head.

"Oh!" Isher said, putting on a kind smile, but couldn't help pressing her lips together in sudden tenseness. "I just... acted like I couldn't hear! It's just so awkward for everyone if they know you can hear."

Kass rolled his eyes and made a guttural sound indicating something between annoyance and disgust. "You could just flash one o' these," he said, waving a thick, long thumb-claw in a cutting motion, "and they'd at least wait 'till you leave the room before saying anything else."

The idea had never really occurred to Isher, and she thought on this as she continued washing the giant in front of her in silence.

It was far from the first conversation they'd had like this since the incident a few weeks ago. Kass had been quick to answer any unwanted comments or attention with an icy glare, a challenging step towards the speaker in question, or some other form of intimidation. It had been startlingly effective. While Isher always felt uncomfortable at the mere idea of doing such things herself, she couldn't help but envy the cowed respect that Kass had won among the rank and file of the tradehouse over the previous weeks.

While Kass was clearly upset and annoyed at the whole situation, Isher couldn't stop thinking that both of them made a better what-they-now-were than what they were born as. Isher had explained to Kass that she just felt right in the body of a petite human which she now inhabited, but she hadn't yet worked up the courage to tell him just how much. It was an absolute dream come true to her; she hated being a huge, lumbering creature of claws and muscle living among a people much smaller and weaker than her. She wanted to work the Undergardens, not guard high-risk personnel and move piles of lumber around.

And Kass, well he made a far better monster than she ever could have been. Though he complained endlessly about it, she could tell he was greatly satisfied by the impression he left on people, and he was quick to use his newfound strength and imposing frame to get what he wanted.

He got what he wanted a lot these days.

She was just glad that he still felt the same powerful sense of loyalty to his friends, demanding that Elim and her remain with him in a sort of "attendant" role, and share in the higher pay that was afforded to the House's new, highly effective brute.

She didn't yet have the heart to explain to him the absolute joy she felt when others looked down at her with an expression of consideration and protectiveness that so often resulted from looking upon a small, frail, but cheerful girl.

Lost in the thought, her small hand slipped as she wrung the suds out of Kass' hair, causing a splatter of the foamy water to land upon one of the enormous orbs of flesh jutting out of Kass' chest. She saw the annoyed expression he made; not at her, but at this particular aspect of his new situation.

Kass had become a female of Isher's old halfbreed race, and unlike her, he wasn't born small among his kind. And it seemed that carried over into his new proportions.

"I could ask you how you dealt with these things too," the now heavily female Kassen replied in his/her new deep, rumbling voice, which was certainly much lower than before, but still retained the sound of a woman.

Isher knew what he was talking about. Not since puberty had she been able to reach across the table for something and not leave a trail of destruction between her and her target as her chest plowed through all resistance it met. It was something she had watched the new Kass experience twice this week already. Whoever was assigned to wash the food off of his new uniforms' chest area certainly had their work cut out for them. She hoped they were being paid well.

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught her now-monstrous friend grimacing down at his massive chest as he pressed in with his muscular forearm, as if to better contain them, but at their sheer size, they mostly just wrapped around it, mocking his efforts.

"Damn... things," he thought as the massive fleshy orbs fought him yet again. It was one of the easier things to notice after the change, both for their size and weight, and for how frustratingly active they were in terms of movement. They gave a deep bounce, pulling on the skin under his clavicles, with each step; and that was surely in part because every step was a heavy, cumbersome thing that must have looked like he was trying to stop something on the ground to death every time.

The memory was still fresh, the sudden feeling of crushing, enormous weight wrapped around every inch of his bones. It felt like he had woken up under a wagon's worth of sandbags, feeling the kind of weight that he could struggle against with every ounce of his strength, without moving an inch.

In the sudden panic, he had pressed his arms against the ground and desperately pushed upwards. He felt the familiar amount of tenseness in his muscles, and it was predictably not nearly enough to lift the immense weight upon him. But he kept pulling his muscles tighter, and instead of reaching their limit, they simply tightened more in response. He kept asking for more from them, and they kept giving.

Within seconds, he had pushed himself and all his newly-attached weight to a sitting position without any strain whatsoever. But then something kept pulling him forward after he had relaxed his arms, and he experienced a moment of vertigo and disassociation as he felt the insides of his thighs press against the skin on his chest, which was more than a full foot-and-a-half above his legs.

It made more sense when he realized he was now sporting a massive pair of woman's breasts, each individually weighing well over 30 pounds and larger than a human head. Many times since then he had raised his new head to the heavens and expressed thanks that his new form had the back muscles to match the task of carrying them.

Still, it had taken him some time to get use to living at that level of sheer mass; each movement took longer and required more muscle (which he now had), and the hardest part was getting a sense of just how much space he now took up.

Arms that stood out several inches more both on the outside and the inside, shoulders too thick to move through a standard doorway straight on, and of course the constant reminder that attached to him was now an obscene amount of woman-flesh on all the areas he had enjoyed letting his eyes linger on girls in previous times.

He hadn't expected the feeling of vulnerability and exposure that resulted from men staring at his. Not that he wouldn't have stared, if he was in their position, and there wasn't so damn much of it to look at, he constantly reminded himself. Especially with the new foot configuration and the hundred or two pounds of tail he now dragged along, it was all too difficult to move in a way that didn't make it look like he was strutting like a streetwalker, emphasizing the sway of their hips and bounce of the chest to advertise their goods.

"Look at me," it all screamed, despite his discomfort, "look at my femininity, how ripe my body is for a man's touch."

But unlike Isher, he felt no shame in expressing when he didn't want to be looked at. He had found the enormous knives sticking out of his thumbs and inner toes helped with that quite a bit.

He tapped one of his toe-swords against the ground absentmindedly as the tiny dark-skinned woman who recently towered over him dutifully washed his thick mess of hair, with that kind, happy smile that he had grown used to seeing.

It spoke of contentment, which was strange seeing it upon a girl who normally wore an expression of nervousness, often accompanied by hunched shoulders and pressed-in arms, as though silently apologizing for simply being there.

It was a smile she wore often, now that she only worked the Undergardens when she wasn't tending him and his monstrous new overly-female body. He knew there were probably more qualified caretakers in the House's employ, and he had been offered such. But it wasn't an experienced chambermaid that he needed; he needed someone who he could trust, someone he knew how to talk to, and someone he felt slightly less embarrassed asking about feminine issues, measuring and fitting the massive undergarments he now wore underneath his custom-made red uniform, as well as in situations like this.

He had made a couple attempts at washing himself at first, but after the fourth blood-gushing self-injury from the weapons built into his new thick, powerful hands, he decided to let someone else do it until he had a better handle on his new digits.

He looked down at them as Isher worked, and suddenly felt a wash of sentimentality. He slowly, carefully, maneuvered his hand around the small woman and gripped her shoulder lightly. He watched her stumble slightly and readjust her stance as the weight of his hand rested upon her. As always, she said nothing about it, just looking up and smiling at him kindly with a soft chuckle.

"You're important to me, ya know that, right," he said in a deep, deadpan voice. He decided it came out flatter than he wanted.

"You're really important to me, Isher," he said, quickly correcting himself. "I just want you to know that, okay?" That sounded almost... desperate, he decided. Can't just leave it at that.

"It's just... nice having you around all the time. I think... Maybe it's because I needed someone around who understands what it's like to be... this. Maybe? I dunno. It's just... nice," he continued.

Isher felt it again. She tried not to let the surprise reach her face, to break the kind smile that she wanted to offer him always.

She was heartbroken when she had looked over at him past her new, smaller body, and saw the figure of a woman in the place of the man she once longed for. It was all right, she soon decided; she could still be a part of his life, they could still have some manner of a relationship, perhaps even a closer one then they could have before, as she had already become more and more convinced with each passing day that the man of her dreams had no interest in her that way.

So maybe it was all the muscles, the sheer size of him, wrapped though it was in the form of a woman. Maybe it was the closeness they had shared since she had begun helping him adjust, or how Kass seemed a bit more emotional, more sentimental like this. Maybe it was the way he made her feel even more small, dainty and weightless the way he would sometimes pick her up with a single arm and carry her on his wide, muscular shoulder, or how being close to him made her feel safe and protected.

Or, obviously, maybe it was the way he was draping his huge, powerful hand around her small shoulders and telling her that she was important to him. While also naked and wet.

Whatever the cause, she was feeling it again. The same feeling she had felt when a man had expressed interest in her, had made her feel wanted, and made her want to grow closer to them. She wasn't sure how such a thing would work, though such things were apparently not unheard of in human society, but with each passing day, the how of it seemed to matter less and less.

She reached up and clasped her hand around two of the fingers atop her shoulder, as many as she could fit in her new hand.

She smiled her usual smile, the one filled with joy and unjudging acceptance that she wanted him to know was always there for him.

"I think so too," she said, the words coming out far more excited than she had meant to show.

From the look on Kass's face, he definitely noticed.

Thanks to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this one!

Annnnd an alternate ending involving transformation because come on you know who's drawing this.

Separated (and high-resolution) layers of both versions + a palette swap attached below for your viewing pleasure!

Matriarch Vizlet had to be given a heavy dose of sedatives and headache remedies after seeing the Diplomat from House Ivenmoth nervously stomping across the enclave in a body matching the great size and mass of the local giant/Patriarch of Foodstuffs, Poak.

Thankfully for Val Salian human/enclave relations, the now-massively-proportioned Kassen found herself feeling rather accepting of her new condition very quickly, so much in fact that within days she could be spotted around the enclave (ever accompanied by a now even more friendly and attentive Poak), chatting and mingling with the rst of the yinglet population with a noticeable aura of optimism, an ever-jolly mood, and what appeared to Vizlet to be an unexpectedly sudden interest in acting the part of the fairer sex.

When Patriarch Poak approached the Matriarch with Kass in tow, both sporting shiny bond-rings around their thick middle fingers and tears of joy in their eyes, she knew the game had just changed. Poak registered an official request for long-term partnership with Kass, who excitedly gushed to Vizlet about how excited she was to settle down with Poak and "fulfill her duties as a female.

Vizlet considered the turn of events. She might be losing a potentially useful contact with House Ivenmoth, but negotiations with the House would continue with or without a yinglet diplomat, and she couldn't deny she was intensely curious to see the younglets that would result from such a pairing.

Unsurprisingly, Val Salian residents soon began to take notice of the sudden appearance of remarkably large and strong yinglets. It was a good thing that the negotiations with the House were going well by that point, because the enclave would soon be in great need of extra food to feed the new generation of diminutive giants.

Oh gee is it another one of those "supposed to just be a sketch but I got inspired and now it's a multipanel full-color/shading story piece" WHY YES IT IS

Kass went to House Ivenmoth's tailors and requested a ballroom outfit that exuded authority, refinement, and "resembles the style of a nobleman, but without being overly-mannish as if to suggest the wearer just prefers the style and it's not like they are insecure about being female at all of course."

We's gonna have us another Altered Fates sketch (full pic, really), we is! This time, I'll be putting up a few ideas that I feel are ripe for the metaphorical picking.

That being said, if you have an Altered Fates idea you'd like to see sometime, leave a comment! I do read 'em all, ya know.

I tell ya, some men are just not meant to be mothers

Thanks as per le the usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

It is however only performed by the most talented of bards, due to its exceptional length, and the intricate detail of its verses.

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

Just about to post the next Lusty page, seemed like a good time to put up this month's full pic/TF sequence vote for the wonderful people who support my nonsense via the $7 tier.

As usual, this vote's for a fully colored/shaded/backgrounded-if-appropriate picture, and/or transformation sequence. As a side note, it doesn't have to be from the comics! One voter in particular put in a Koopa-Peach suggestion last time, for instance.

Not to discourage any comic-related ideas! This is where I give alla you beautiful people something you want, so that's what I wanna hear! : D

As always, leave your suggestion as a comment below, and -like- an existing one to vote for it. (Not limited to one!)

Right then, 'bout time for you wonderful supporters of my scav-makery to tell me what you want to see! I'm not sure if anyone told you, but you all are pretty great and it makes me want to draw stuff for you. So, WHATCHA WANT?

Leave your suggestions in the comments, and -like- an existing one to vote for it.

Been a while since the last Field Guide page! As usual, the info in these is supplemental to the story. They'll give a lot of info about the details of the setting that won't necessarily be discussed by the characters, to give readers a better idea of the world setting, to give more context and meaning to things that occur in the story, and possibly give some observant readers hints about what's really going on with this or that.

However, there won't be anything buried in them that will be necessary to know in order to follow the main story, partially so that readers can skip them on their first readthrough if they don't feel like slowing down their pace to read these, and still be able to follow the story just fine.

Here's the first of (probably) a few more entries in the Altered Fates series, which I did 3 of a while back, and is now returning in Patron-voted form!

These what-if scenarios are little explorations into what might have been, if there was just a little tweak to some person, place, or event, with everything else following the strictly canon details.

So to kick it off, the first Patron-suggested winner is a pretty unsurprising one!

Alteration: Kassen is born as a yinglet

Kassen Akoll, in whatever form he takes, is a spirit that thrives on hard work for, and recognition from, whatever organization he's aligned himself with. He is, at heart, a company man.

When Kas-Kas the yinglet hatched in an enclave far away, she was quick to realize that she was treated very differently than the other hatchlings. The nurses paid extra close attention to her, making sure she didn't get hurt or wander off, and was fed the best scraps of food before all the others.

When her litter was moved into the oldest age group in the nursery, she was taken aside and told she was different than the others. But not in a bad way, not at all! She was a female, which meant that she had a very very important role to play in the enclave.

She would be kept safe within the enclave's walls, fed the best food, kept safe by the numerous males, and be taught very special things by the Matriarch, and the other females. The very special duty of making more yinglets to fill the enclave would be entrusted to her, and she would be respected and adored by all for performing her sacred duties.

The praise and great expectations heaped upon her was almost too much to handle. The excitement kept her awake for days, as she fantasized about what her life would soon become.

She took to her Females' Studies with intense dedication, which was only strengthened every time the older females and the Matriarch praised her for her newfound passion. Though some of the subjects were a bit hard for her, she was quick to redouble her efforts any time an obstacle presented itself.

By the time she came of age, she had the poise, grace and confidence usually expected of far more experienced girls. And when it came time to receive her first seeding, she found it to be a heavenly experience, solidifying her conclusion that this was exactly what she wanted out of life.

By her fourth year, she was a paragon of the ideal traditional enclave female, basking in the respect and praise of the Matriarch and her many suitors, and delivering a great number of healthy younglets to her beloved enclave year after year.

She never rose to the rank of Matriarch herself, having no desire to give up the simpler, stress-free life afforded to the standard female population which she had become to accustomed to. Though she sometimes thought that she would gladly take up that role if it meant serving her beloved enclave in a higher capacity, she knew there were other, more clever and studious candidates who had focused their efforts on Matriarchal studies while she had been refining her appearance, grace and poise.

On nights like this, when she had no specific assignments for her breeding schedule, and was thus free to dance and strut in a showy mating dance to excite the more successful males allowed to partake in such exclusive gatherings, any doubts she had about her choice quickly melted away in the growing scent of excitement in the room emanating from both her and the male occupants.

After she had roused their essences, they would compete for breeding rights, and the winner would take her as his prize, and plant the seeds of another batch of strong, superior young within her. The thought, as always, was intoxicating. She raised her tail high in invitation, and began the next dance.

Having been born a natural yinglet from a male and female from her enclave, rather than re-formed from a human, Kas-Kas bears a few slight differences in appearance. Most notably her trademark ridge of fur running much further down her tail than most, a shorter, rounder snout, furless grey arms to match her legs, and a very slightly lighter shade of fur.

Also, there's a little animation in the main pic! If you can't see it, try dragging the PNG into a Firefox or Chrome window, or other program that supports animated PNGs.

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

It is important to introduce them to the concepts of hunting (smaller, injured) prey from an early age.

The species' main source of nourishment in the wild, i.e. picking up interesting things off the ground and putting them in their mouth, is a skill they are already born with.

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

The Dragonborn has been leveling up a lot, just in Ridiculous Lizard Maid skills, as opposed to combat skills.

The enemy scaling doesn't care about what you've been leveling up in though, as anyone who's spent several levels just maxing their Speech, Smithing, or Alchemy levels can attest when they step back into the wilderness and get stomped by everything that moves

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

She's trying her best, but her teatime companion may have had a different sort of evening in mind.

A very diplomatic exchange.

"Terrorize subject's mental stability" is an important step in any scientific endeavor that is often forgotten

So! In place of a regular old sketch vote, I'm gonna go and try a thing. You might've seen the 3 "Altered Fates" pictures/mini-stories I made a while back. If not, here they is:

https://www.deviantart.com/valsalia/art/Altered-Fates-Kassen-490661964

https://www.deviantart.com/valsalia/art/Altered-Fates-Elim-491073667

https://www.deviantart.com/valsalia/art/Altered-Fates-Binny-the-Ivenmoth-491776477

Now I dunno about you, but I have a lotta fun taking a character and changing some major detail about them, like species, sex, birth location, and other such things, then building a little what-if story around it, like I did in these 3 pics.

So just as a little experiment, in place of one of the standard sketch votes this month, I'll be making one of them a fully colored Altered Fates pic, along with a little story to accompany it.

It might be a one-time thing, it might catch on and become a regular thing, who knows! Let's just give it a try and see how it goes, eh?

So! What sorta character alteration/what-if scenario would you like to see?

All right residents let's vote a sketch and sketch a vote!

As always, leave your suggestion as a comment below, and -like- an existing one to vote for it.

Well how 'bout that, looks like Patreon users are experiencing a massive number of payment declines and related problems. It's still early, but the Patreon maintenance team seems to be on high alert figuring this out; it may be caused by them technically switching from a US-based company (in certain regards) to a UK-based one, confusing the banking system and making it think there's fraud attempts being made OR SOMETHING

So uh

Like most other Patreon people at the moment, I'm just dropping in to let you know that everyone involved is aware of what's going on, and in the process of figuring out exactly how to resolve it. So hold tight for a bit; hopefully they'll resolve this in a way that requires no effort on your part, because come on why should it

They don't all ack, that one's just special

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

Vizlet made an educated assumption that he probably had it coming.

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

Because it's that time of year! Post your suggestions as a comment below, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

Few things are as manly and honorable than two manly men sloppily making out in public in the forms and mindsets of ridiculous animal sluts

Clearly the Spartans had the right idea but didn't take the concept far enough

Boy is this gonna be awkward later

This is what passes for a serious and complex manhunt story among the yinglet population.

The legend of the Oracle of Bakersroof is shrouded in mystery, and the exact details have been lost to the sands of time.

Basically he hung out a lot on the roof of one of the local bakeries, keeping an eye out for stuff that happened below in between meetings with various paramours.

Then one day the baker got tired of all the scav-humping noises on his rooftop, so he chased him off and the scav fell off and broke his legs. But he got back up there and kept doing exactly the same thing and something something and so he's the local oracle now

Thanks as usual to Raptie for handling the character coloring and shading on this page!

We all love us a good wipoops around here don't we?

Final will be uploaded tomorrow; the text might be tweaked slightly but is otherwise an entirely accurate depiction of what the finished dialogue will be.

Activity for students: from the information provided, can you determine whether or not the flesh is the metaphysical herald of entropy, or of the inevitability of the formation of a universal Onebody?

Let's get another thing voted on! Whatcha wanna see?

As always, leave your suggestion as a comment below, and -like- an existing one to vote for it!

Seriously, it's not like he does it on purpose every time.

Just like... most of them.

Theoretically they could combat some sort of supernatural threat

It would just need to be extremely specific and unusually tailored to being combated by magical girls of their specific skills

My most dramatic transformation art so far: Yinglet Kass transforming into a Happier Yinglet Kass!

Boy have people been wanting to see this for a while

Major Kusanagi gets a little too familiar with the workings of a special black-ops Shell.

Patreon's built-in image viewer may not work well for this piece, so check the attachment links below for a better view!

Got a little too inspired by General-Irrelevant's piece here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/27300339/

And now for the monthly high-tier vote!

Don't take this is a "Val mentioned this so I'm a bad person if I don't vote for it because then I wouldn't be supporting him or something" thing, but I'll be throwing in an idea I had a while back this month.

Got the idea from General-Irrelevant's pic here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/27300339/

Anyway! As always, leave your idea as a comment below, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Okay! My stabby hand nerves are doing much better, there's no conventions or visits or unexpected family events to attend, so time to get caught up on these vote pics!

So this time, we're gonna have a single sketch vote (for the two missed past months' sketch votes), and the top two highest-voted ideas will get drawn.

As usual, leave your idea as a comment below, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it!

Dedicated to the glorious unexpectedly entertaining show, Canada's Worst Handyman, which I've taken to sharing with the world during my art streams.

It's on youtube and Netflix, and I highly recommend starting with season 3, which features the legendary Joe "The Bullet" Barbaro, who is told to not hammer screws at least a dozen times, and then does it again within an hour.

He has a stick

He's helping

Hey folks, sorry about crunching this 3rd page out right at the end of the month here! Thought I'd have time to start posting 4 per month, starting with this one; but in addition to recovering (very well, I might add!) from the nerve stuff, I got a call last week with some bad news. When I got back from the funeral/family gathering, I had just 3 and a half days before the end of the month, so CRUNCH TIME

Seriously though socks give the best quests

But really, who wouldn't turn species-traitor for a reasonably hot piece of ass (or non-buttocked species' ass equivalent)

Okay! I've been hearing a lot about a few ideas that keep getting passed up, so for this particular vote, I'm going to make them the available options, so that the most-wanted idea can get drawn before returning to the usual voting routine!

HAVE AT IT

Puberty is tough enough without it resulting in you (magically-retroactively) blossoming into a bright pink 4-foot tall gryphon girl. That's just the kinda thing that might result in you latching onto an outdated concept of noble superiority to mask your sudden avalanche of insecurities and the resulting identity crisis.

Or something.

Full view & large textless version attached below!

Annnd just barely got this posted before the new month! Many thanks to Raptie ( https://www.patreon.com/Raptie/posts ) for handling the color flats and shading on this one so I could both:
1) Get this done in April, and also
2) Not cause permanent damage to my hands/arms! Both of which are definitely recovering, thankfully.

Sorry about the wait! A BadArmThing happened and I've been rehabbing it so it wouldn't turn into a serious and lifelong BadArmThing. Details here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/so-ive-been-slow-18196671

Also, my good buddy Raptie did the colors and shading on this page to help me out! Check her stuff out at https://outissa.com/ and/or http://www.furaffinity.net/user/caedere/

Hey! Probably should've made an announcement about this before, but I was hoping to get something taken care of before it became an actual issue worth writing about. Well it's definitely an issue, so time to share what's up!

I've been dealing with some cubital tunnel syndrome for a couple months or so (numbness/tingling/etc in the pinky side of the hand and arm), which was annoying, but was still something I could work with, as long as I adopted better drawing posture and such.

WELL I DIDN'T DO IT RIGHT.

I'd been holding my arm at a 90 degree angle above the table/drawing tablet, which did take the pressure off the cubital tunnel nerve area, but apparently that shifted all the weight to the muscle I use most while drawing, which runs from around the base of the thumb to the inner, lower area of the inside of the elbow. So that muscle remained fully tensed for upwards of 8 hours a day, in addition to all the tight micromovements I make to draw.

So now I've got tendonitis (torn tendon where it connects the bone to the muscle), which is like a zillion times worse than the cubital tunnel stuff.

Ever had your blood drawn? There's a pinching sting at the insertion site, but the bigger sensation is that weird dull, aching throb deeper down past the skin layer where all the soft sensitive bits are. That's what it feels like. And if you've never tried to draw with an arm that has a blood-drawing needle stuck deep inside it, then good god why the hell are you doing that, take the needle out first you masochist

So I admit I was really, really worried about the present and future. Medical expenses from the arm exam, plus lack of comics posted, means I've been hemorrhaging money, and the one thing I can do to make more money is the exact thing that will make the problem worse, so it felt like an unsolvable problem, threatening to put a stop to my comicmaking right as it was really taking off. I gotta admit, I was really, really scared.

So I've been spending a huge amount of time getting it looked at professionally, searching the internet for info, and talking with other artists who've dealt with similar issues to help me figure something, anything out that might dig me outta this dangerous hole.

And I'm intensely glad to say that things are looking hopeful now. I've got a huge amount of good info gathered about how to sit/draw to put the absolute minimum amount of strain on my arm possible, I've downloaded a program that forces me to take frequent breaks, and a wall full of printed out doc-recommended stretches and light exercises for therapy and recovery. This shit's serious, with the possibility of crippling my arm for months or even years if not taken seriously, so seriously is exactly how I'm takin' it.

I'm still drawing, but taking many more breaks, and stopping for the day once the tendon starts getting that needle-ey feeling. And I'm super lucky to have some good artbuddies who've volunteered to handle parts of the comicmaking that won't make things look too different, like the flat coloring stage.

The next week or two is critical is making sure that this is a temporary issue, and not one that'll linger for months, so I'm taking every measure and precaution I can. I've typed this whole thing with my left hand only, could you tell? : D

(No because I corrected the many many typos as I made 'em)

So! Things might remain slow for a bit. I was gearing up to make this my first 4-comic minimum month, but upon further consideration, it's far more important to not destroy my damn arm. I've got some savings to dip into, so I should be fine this month- still aiming for 3 comics + Patreon stuff. I've also been kinda quiet online, because typing uses a lotta the same muscles, and left-handed peck-typing is exactly as fun and fast as it sounds!

All in all, I've been dealing with a potentially super-serious problem, and I'm now turning every ounce of my attention and efforts to rehabbing, so that I can ensure it's a very temporary problem, instead of a "well this is my life now" variety. And now, armed as I am with so much good info and practices, things are looking very hopeful, in place of the bleakness that there was in the past couple of weeks. The next OOPs page is almost done, so posting will resume shortly.

Thanks for your patience; it means so, so much to me right now. : )

Well now it's time to MARCH onward to the next full pic/3-4 stage TF sequence vote ha ha see what I did there

As always, leave your idea below, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it!

Geez, lady just can't take a compliment, no wonder she's still single

As a sort of addendum to the recent "Vizlet's Daydreams" piece, here she is as the same sort of human/???? halfbreed that Isher is.

She is just a little less shy about it than Isher.

And, attached is an even-less-clothed version because why the hell not, we're in imagination land already

Okay so one of the suggestions in the last vote really got me thinking, so I'm gonna put in my own suggestion for that one here.

So vote for it if you like the idea, but no pressure! These pic votes are rewards for you all because you support me, so I wanna be drawing what you wanna see.

And given Kass' luck he is probably also a female giant armor-worm-thing.

Meanwhile, baxxid-turned human lady over there is just overwhelmed by how fast she can say things now.

Seriously, if a bug gets on you, it's usually best to keep your calm and not freak out, that'll just scare it and that's how bites happen

Well I guess it's time for us to MARCH onward isn't it hahahahahahaHAHA

As always, leave your idea as a comment in this thread, and -like- an existing comment to vote for it!

Winner is Robert Carter, with "Vizlet starts out with a simple what-if daydream that turns into a power fantasy." Patreon resizes the featured images a bit, so click the attached files below for better legibility.

Lotsa dragons on the Patreon rewards lately!

Winner is Vodyanoi, with " A dragon, looking bewildered as the Dragonborn hits on it."

Seriously though, that argonian really should have learned not to run past the local statue of Sheogorath while carrying a bundle of yarn, a head of lettuce, and a lesser soul gem after the first time

Let's get this sketch vote opened for business as well!

As per usual, leave your suggestion as a reply to this thread, and -like- an existing one to vote for it.

Turns out it's a lot easier to "keep secrets" when you're the least believable person in the entire local refugee bunkhouse

Which is an experience we've all had at one time or another

Right then let's get on this thing! You special super elite club members, time to decide what I'm gonna draw for ya.

As always, leave your suggestion as a comment, and -like- an existing suggestion to vote for it.

The lesson here is that even in alternate-universe versions of characters, Ran and science cannot be separated.

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chekkit out yo!

All right people let's have it! Whatchoo wanna see this time?

Leave your suggestion as a comment below, and -like- an existing one to vote for it! Gonna throw one of my own in this one, because a conversation with one of the people at TFF put an idea in my head.

Some might call him a master debater

So that's what a full con experience is like! I'd driven to a couple local comic cons for a quick walk-around before, but never a full "fly somewhere, rent a room with buddies, stay for the whole con" thing before.

I spent most of the time at the drawing tables with friends/online art people, and that's pretty much exactly what I wanted to do! Got a ton of stuff drawn both by me and the others, which will hopefully start getting posted pretty soon.

The 2nd con was a local one so there was no flying involved, and damn there were so many people I knew there; a large part of the
OOPs Discord chat group, and one particularly awesome yinglet suit that got all the little details right.

It was incredibly uplifting and humbling to see so many people gathered there because of a shared interest in some part of what I've been doing; rather than bask in all the attention, all I wanted to do is let everyone know how much I appreciate them. To me, if felt like I was there for them, not the other way around.

I mean, take the Patreon thing just by itself. These are people, not the financial department of some corporate office, directly giving me their own hard-earned money, in order to support what I'm doing.

I'm still completely humbled by that. I've noticed I've been putting a lot more thought into how I spend my money, because I remember every time I spend that money, it came directly from someone who feels what I do is worth supporting.

Anyway! Cons. These last two in such a short period have definitely set me back a little in terms of productivity, so I'll be taking a break form others for a while, but they will clearly be far from my last.

I just know I'm gonna end up having a table at one of these things sooner or later, probably selling physical OOPs books and/or weird merchandise and stuff.

So on that note, I'm really glad I wasn't exhausted by all the conversation and meeting people; just the opposite, in fact! I talked more in the last 2 days than I ever have in a 24 hour period in my entire life. And yet, I would've had long, meaningful conversations with absolutely everyone if I wasn't limited by the constraints of time. I wanted to let every single person know how grateful and excited I was that they were enjoying something I'd put so much work into.

All in all, both cons were absolutely wonderful experiences for me, so it looks like I'll be attending them semi-regularly now. Thanks to everyone who showed up, and to everyone else who help support this stuff I'm doing.

You all are why I get up in the morning and draw ridiculous stiltrats and lizard maids, and also why I am able to do it fulltime.

Oh damn, looks like it's Valentine's Day, too. So I guess it's appropriate to say I totally love you all.

And Vizlet knows how much they don't know, honest to god

The last January sketch vote, presented to you in early February! Had to push the Patreon sketches back a little in order to hit 4 full pages last month, but I hit the deadline, woo! So time to get caught up on things like this.

So as usual! Post your suggestions below, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Isher was incredibly freaked out by her sudden change in gender, especially given the incredibly high amount of testosterone the males in her nonhuman parent species' DNA. The resulting flood of hard muscle, body hair, and masculine thoughts seemed to emphasize the imposing traits she had always tried to minimize in herself as a female, as if mocking her.

Lopin, however, was immediately smitten with the even-larger, bulkier male Isher. He orbited man-Isher like the moon around the planet afterwards, always attentive to Isher's needs and sensitive moods, encouraging Isher to try embracing her new masculinity.

With a trusted confidant to try it out with, Isher slowly became more attuned to her masculine side, and eventually began to enjoy expressing herself in more assertive and masculine ways.

By the time a year had passed, Isher had developed a rather extreme interest in flaunting her new appearance and manly swagger, catching the eyes of many local ladies. While he performed a great many sexual conquests, there was only room in his heart for the little guy who stayed by his side from the beginning.

She found that Lopin seemed to enjoy being treated with a bit of light domination by those larger than him; and since she found herself enjoying acting the part of the confident, in-control male, they both were happy to play out their favored roles in private with each other.

Also they could do this without splitting Lopin in half because magic

Winning vote: an update to the Birdthing I drew years ago that I've been kinda using as my self-insert on and off

Every bit as angry and offended at/screaming at everything around it as I drew it 6-ish years ago.

So basically, it is an average bird

Gonna try throwing a few of my own suggestions into the mix this time, but only as that; suggestions. No pressure to not post your own, they're just there for some extra variety!

So as usual, post your suggestion as a comment below, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Weyland-Yutani Corporation seeks full-time human companion for <classified experimental subject>, inquire within for details

This is a serious story with important contemporary messages

Okay! Gonna start doing these votes a bit differently soon.

I originally took the "audience votes" path because I was curious about the sorts of things the readers wanted to see.

I think I'm either going to throw in some suggestions of my own, using the usual "post ideas as comments" method, or take a look at using a "click your favorite option" poll type.

For now though, same voting style as usual! Just post your idea as a comment, and -like- an existing one to vote for it.

Kass is not ready to talk about that yet

So I've driven to a few local comic cons (and one fur con) in my time to wander around for a couple hours and take in the sights, but have never had a full "fly out of state, rent a room, and hang around the area for the full duration of a convention" experience; plus, I've never gone with anyone I know.

Well a bunch of artfriends finally convinced me to join them this year at Further Confusion in San Jose, so I guess that's finally happening!

I'll be there from the 11th to the morning of the 15th, hanging out with Raptie/Caedere, Toxoglossa, RML, and some others.

So if you're going to be there, send me a message on Deviantart or Furaffinity, and let me know!

Notes of the beautiful genius boy, Rannie the Wise:
-Of foremost importance is having a wide spread of the shade of light blue that the yinglets have come to perceive as a cultural mating indicator. Light blue conveys this in general (and looks oh so cute on me, yes yes!), but there appears to be a spread of psychological preferences (or difference in eyesight/color perception?) among the general population of big handsome ying-boys, so simultaneously displaying as many slight variations of the central color results in a much higher attraction rate than presenting oneself in a single shade.
Moreover, the effect is vastly heightened when presented in a wider variety of ways (cloth, feathers, jewelry, etc), so a combination of as many presentation styles as possible is paramount in achieving greater results. Already the boys follow my every word, and my influence grows. Soon, I may exert direct control over more of the local population than even the Patriarchs! All shall know my name!
Or failing that, perhaps I can woo the hunky Patriarch Kattajak into taking me as his official bedboy... either way, my great works continue.

No background on this one because it's supposed to be a sketch anyway but I can't stop inking and coloring these things as well!

This one's free for all to view because Xmas something something!

So then! Let's get this transformation sequence/full pic vote started as well! Leave your suggestion as a comment, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

And to clarify, these TF sequence ideas don't have to involve stuff from the OOPs/LAM settings!

All rrrrrrright let's get these vote pics done before the month's end, why don't we?

Leave your suggestions as comments, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it!

This is why yinglets are a problem

So that page didn't take long DID IT
Seriously, the moving process + holiday stuff took way longer than I'd planned for, but everything's finally settled down. Looks like the first full month o' comics will be January, which is thematically appropriate, what with the whole "new beginnings" theme of the new year and alla that.

Times like this is the main reason I use the charge-by-content-posted method on Patreon; on a month like this where I wasn't able to deliver much content, I don't wanna charge you fine folks a full amount! I've got enough in savings to take a hit to my budget, but I've gotta start doing that whole fulltime-comic-production thing starting next month in order to pay the bills, so you can bet that'll happen.

So! Apologies for the lack of content this month, but there's finally nothing between me and full comic production, yeehaw. Lookin' forward to getting a ton of pages drawn in 2018.

Having originally evolved in high-heat marshlands, it will take yinglets a fair amount of time to evolve the traits necessary to survive further North; currently, the Val Salian enclave is the furthest North major colony for their species.

Obviously, a thicker coat would be necessary, and long, thick eyelashes plus a squintier eye shape to keep the strong, cold winds from freezing their normally exposed and bulbous eyeballs. Temperature-resistant, webbed feet allow them to trod across snowed surfaces, instead of immediately sinking through it and freezing.

It might take a while for them to reach this point, but few environments are unlivable to an enclave that spends generations breeding selectively for a specific environment!

Woo! Finally all moved in and eager to get drawing, if only because that's nowwhat pays for the place I am now inhabiting

So! Leave your idea as a comment, and -like- an existing one to vote for it, as usual.

Turns out a fisher's personal mass is a somewhat relevant in the celebrated pasttime of fishing.

Good god, I never imagined I'd find myself in the position I'm in now.

On December 10th, I'll be moving into a new place, starting up a new work/life schedule, and making comics my fulltime job.

A brief recap: earlier this year, watsup convinced me to try opening a Patreon. I figured "Oh why not, I might get an extra 50 bux a month or something!" But it quickly turned into much more, and has been a bigger source of income than even my freelance/part-time "real" work for a few months now.

Even so, my comic work has remained something of a "hobby-level" thing, i.e. something I do whenever I'm finished with other, "real" work. Which means that I don't often produce the 4+ comics a month (plus Patreon rewards) that I'd like to aim for, and the work I do is sometimes a bit rushed.

With this move, I'm making comic work my fulltime profession. I want to put out more comics a month. I want to spend some time practicing and tightening up things like character designs, more background detail and other little things, and post pages that are just a bit less rushed in production. This is my thing now, and I want it to represent the best of my abilities, instead of the current "I'll give it some work whenever I find the time, boy I wish I had more time."

I actually planned to get this move done in the beginning of November, but at the last minute I found an apartment that is not only basically my dream location and has everything I'm looking for in a modest place to live, but is also over $100 less in rent each month than my other options! The only downside is that it wasn't available until Dec. 10th, so the price I've had to pay for this ideal apartment is patience.

And believe me, I've been super anxious to make this transition all month. I cannot tell you just how eager I am to pour all my energy into my comic work, without it being a secondary priority behind other work. There is so, so much story that I desperately want to draw and share with all of you. And that is now indeed possible, because enough people feel what I'm doing is worth throwing a few bux at via Patreon.

God, I love you people. Your support, whether it's been via Patreon, or comments, +watches and faves, is something I actively think about and appreciate daily. You've turned this from a little project I started to keep myself drawing regularly, to something I can actually support myself on, full-time. I never imagined my comics would result in me getting any sort of money, so naturally it never entered into my head that it's something I could do as a living.

Yet, here we are. Because of you, entirely because of you, this is now the reality of my life. You, readers and supporters out there, have unexpectedly changed my life in a way so tremendous that I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it. I appreciate you so, so much. Seriously, I get this warm little glow when I think about all of you out there who feel it's worth their time and effort to read, comment, and even lend me their hard-earned money in support.

And I think I know just the way to show my appreciation; more/better comics, of course! And it's because of you all that I'll soon be able to offer more, so it's a nice circular thing we got goin' on.

From the bottom of my strange little heart, thank you.

More curse co-amplification.

Totally accurate Elder Scrolls canon: Nord minstrels sometimes slather their faces in green paint and act out the part of foolish Argonians and Orcs, an awkward practice which Imperial scholars have come refer to as "greenface"

I mean technically there's like, multiple realities going on in the Elder Scrolls so it's gotta be a thing in one of 'em right

Let's get it on! Leave your suggestion as a comment below, and -like- any existing idea to vote for it.

That banner was knitted by Lippie. It's kinda uneven and there's some bad stitch-work, but Vizlet is still very proud of Lippie's work.

Don't try and tell me you've never wished you had the prettiest horns in class.

Also! I've noticed that Patreon does downsize the quality of the images I post, so if you want to see things at full quality/size, download the attached file that I include in every post!

Okay let's get this one up a bit longer before it gets drawn! Oh my god how is it the 2nd half of the month already

Leave your suggestions for the monthly fully colored/shaded pic and/or TF sequence with a little story as comments, and -like- an existing one to vote for it!

Well I probably should've waited longer before starting this Patreon sketch since Watsup's idea got more votes while I was drawing this one, but here's Za Muscle Lopins!

Muscle Lopin is the worst

Time to get some ideas for the next sketch!

Whatcha wanna see? Leave your idea as a suggestion, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it!

More than a few recruits showed up to their assigned regiments with massive hangovers. Nothing like a lil’ “We’re all gonna march to our deaths” to encourage substance experimentation!

It is well known that you can't give argonian maids any airs of authority, they let it get to their heads. It is known.

Time for the last sketch vote for the month, which may or may not be spook-related depending on what you all want!

As always, leave your idea as a comment, and *like* an existing idea to vote for it.

...Another to put in the category of "I'd be kinda surprised if this particular specific thing has been drawn before."

The subject was simply a "dragon TF," but I decided to throw in another theme during the stream; threw out a few ideas, and this is the one that the most people wanted to see.

C'mon girl, brush that hair; your boy ain't gonna be impressed enough with just your official Harry Carpenter scarf alone! (Though what boy wouldn't go a little weak in the knees seeing a girl wearing one o' those)

Time for this month's super exclusive fully colored/shaded pic, or 4-stage transformation sequence!

Leave your idea as a comment, and *like* an existing idea to vote for it!

Time for lizard butts

Streaming the next Lusty Argonian Maid'd page today starting at 1:30pm CST!

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The first couple of drafts of the Out-of-Placers involved Kass experiencing a change in sex, but not species. Kass and Elim would totally have become a couple, their appreciation for each other growing into something greater because of the experience.

Also I'm gonna say Lopin is a tailor in this universe.

The sight of a meth addict is sad thing to behold, but you give your cat a bunch of catnip and it spazzes out you're all "Aw lookit how cute it is!"

Double standards, man

Heya folks! Things are going well, looks like I'll be able to start going fulltime on comic creation around the end of this month, as planned! Man, I can't wait to see how that feels.

So let's get started on these pic votes before the end-of-month job transition/moving/etc crunch begins, eh?

Also, I've been thinking of leaving a suggestion or two for sketch/pic ideas if I have any good ones whenever I post these vote threads.
This time, I got an idea for a picture of human Lopin and human (female) Kass interacting.

As always, leave your idea as a comment, and *like* an existing idea to vote for it!

What does Isher do to relax in her time off? Lots and lots of gardening!

Okay, let's get the last September pic voted on while I'm crunching these out!

As always, leave your idea as a comment, and -like- an existing one to vote for it!

Lopin showing off in his fancy new Ivenmoth-approved uniform!

He is the ambassador of love.

Vizlet letting loose and having some rare Me-time!

Holy crap how is it October already? Gotta get these September pics drawn ASAP!

Come on over and hang out with me as I stream them at

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It's been brought to my attention that some people have been hoping for a chat server on Discord to blab about OOPs and LAM stuff, so here you go!

https://discord.gg/bQX6zat

There are some things that even war buddies don't want want each other exposed to.

Holy crap it's getting late in the month and I haven't done the 3 vote pics yet! Let's get goin' on those.

The transition to full-time art is going well, but it has kept me pretty busy this month wrapping things up and doing extra "real" work to refill my bank account after paying off all those student loans, among other things. It's going well, though!

Anyway; as usual, leave your idea for a fully colored pic or 3-4 step transformation sequence in the comments below, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it!

Throw in your votes, it's time to decide what gets sketched next!

As always, leave your idea as a comment, and -like- an existing one to vote for it!

Seriously, if you don't wear the flesh of the prey you killed with your own teeth and claws, how do you expect a guy to notice you

Wow. $600 a page and still going up a little every time something gets posted.

A few months ago when I opened up this Patreon to see if, just maybe, some readers would be willing to throw a few extra bucks my way, I never imagined that it would be anything more than a tiny, pleasant supplement to my monthly income.

Now, it's the majority of my income. As the support-per-page rate has climbed, I've been able to work less hours at my "real" job and spend that time drawing comics instead, and not go bankrupt! It's more than I ever expected, or planned for.

But by now, it's very clear that not only is it possible to make a living doing this, but also that I'd love nothing more than to do so. I just paid off the last of my student loans, and am now in the process of cutting my "real" job's work hours and replacing them with hours of drawing comics.

Over the next couple months, I'll be finishing up a few time-consuming things going on in real life, and begin settling into a schedule of full comic production; putting behind the idea of this being a hobby, and turning it into my main focus.

And all of this was made possible by you all. You gave me the confidence and support to turn this from a far-off dream into reality, and words alone cannot possibly convey all the Good Stuff I feel towards all of you.

So to suffice, I'm gonna pour my heart into this work that you've felt worthy to give your own money to support. There's so much story left to tell, and I'm gonna make it as entertaining and satisfying as I possibly can for you all.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, because apparently the bottom is where all the happy feelings are located. Time to step this game up.

Kass, in some later time and place, having a happy and relaxing moment reading a book with Lopin and snacking on some mollusk meats.

Isher got a frecklebutt. Which she is super self-conscious of, in addition to all the other things along the unceasing embarrassment parade that is her life lately

One more sketch vote before the end of the month!

As usual, write your ideas below as posts, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Click the download links below for full view.

This travelling dancer was successful enough in her line of work, but a sudden and inexpiable change into an Indrel drone put a sudden halt to her career. She struggled with control of her new and complex anatomy, and could only speak in harsh clicks and buzzes.

At first, anyway. After several months of living in the mountains in her new form, she grew used to her new limbs and managed to reproduce basic human language-sounds, and cautiously approached human settlements once again.

It didn't take long for her to realize that people were much more willing to throw their gold and attentions towards an exotic dancing bug than "just another human girl," and thus her new, highly successful career began.

Time for the $7 Patrons to put in the monthly vote!

Note: I did sketch out an idea for a human dancer-to-Indrel TF sequence last month because it shot up in the ranks early on and I expected it to win, before Isher+Poak gained the lead : D

So I've got a pretty good idea for a human to Indrel TF with a little story, if anyone's interested! Otherwise, suggest/vote for anything your hearts desire, and it shall be done.

One of these days I'm gonna resist the urge to ink, color and shade one of these "sketches"

Until then, you're just going to have to put up with all the unnecessary colors and stuff, sorry

The Greater Yinglets, however, have the stomach for just about anything. Yet despite this, mollusk-flesh seems to still contain a balance of nutrients that can nourish a yinglet almost perfectly as a foodstuff possibly can; or so we must surmise, from the comparatively intense reward the brain sends a yinglet who tosses any down its gullet...

Page 46 of "Notes on Local Wildlife of the Val Salian Passage"

Let's get sketchin'!

Leave your idea as a comment in this thread, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Delphine just wants to run a nice friendly inn as a front for her secret Blades activities but these clowns just keep mucking it all up

Ying-Isher's beginning to think more in terms of yinglets' ideas of what's important in a mate.

Lopin's been making a lot of friends among the Ivenmoth service staff.

Also, I've found out that Patreon's inbuilt image system does downsize and fuzzy-ize the comic images a bit, so I'd recommend clicking the attached comic page file, or view comic pages on valsalia.com, Deviantart, or Furaffinity.

Time for the 2nd monthly sketch vote! As usual, leave your idea as a comment, or -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Yinglets don't have the sort of complicated systems of law that most human nations have, choosing instead to handle troublesome individuals by shunning, exile, or just plain killing them before they can cause more damage to the local enclave's reputation.

For mid-level offenses though, most enclaves tend to employ a system based on their observation of the human practice of placing troublesome individuals in public stocks.

Time for the monthly full pic vote for the $7 tier supporters!

Remember, in addition to a single full pic with multiple characters, you can also vote for a 3-stage transformation sequence now, so get creative with those ideas!

Leave your ideas as comments, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Turns out Orgnar's shameful hidden desire is for tired, weak girls asking him to be all strong for them, while wearing a "sexy innkeepress" costume.

But isn't that like, every innkeeper

Also, the chaos gods have delivered a coder so it looks like there is in fact a Lusty Argonian Maid'd mod in the works, with the player becoming Wabbajack'd and experiencing life as a role-cursed lustymaid.

Basically every episode involves Lopin getting in over his head and getting captured in the first 5 minutes, after which his friends have to rescue him.

Time for another one o' these!

Leave your idea as a comment, and 'like' an existing one to vote for it.

There are already rumors spreading throughout the Ivenmoth ranks about the new wierdos inhabiting Ran's research floor.

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I'll be playing one of my all-time favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes, "Squirm!"

Hey guys! I've been thinking that the $7 tier should get a bit more of a reward for their money. So starting this month, I'll take votes for either regular (inked, colored) pics, or a 3-step transformation sequence of the voters' choosing.

Thank you all for continuing to support me as I continue to settle into this whole Patreon business!

Ying brains are troublesome.

Votin' time!

Write your idea in the comments, and -like- an existing comment to vote for it.

Yinglet shellteeth are actually grown from two neighboring tooth-pits, which fuse together into a single tooth after they grow past the gum line.

He fluffed his tail up extra puffy just for you!

Time for the super-special fancy top-row seat-filling patrons to vote their vote!

As usual, leave your ideas as comments, and -like- an existing idea to vote for it.

Lopin is having a good time!

And so you fall desperately in love with a handsome gentleman

For the fifth time that day

And suddenly Orgnar feels a great disturbance in the fabric of reality.

Time to vote again!

Max 2 characters- write your idea below, and -like- another's idea to vote for it.

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Elim speaks the words of an angel.

And of COURSE I inked and colored it too because I have on sense of restraint

if u wanna

Indrel arms typically don't have much more striking power than a human's, but their shoulder-claws can squeeze with enormous pressure. They dig this way, latching onto a handful of rock, and slowly squeezing their claws into it until it's able to be pulled out.

Also, most of Yannit's understanding of humanity comes from the various stories she would ask traveling humans to tell.

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Let's get it on!

As usual, post your idea, and -like- an existing suggestion to vote for it.

It only took 1/5th of that mug of cheap ale to get Kass sloshed.

On the upside, Kass' hyperactive yinglet liver will get him sobered up within a half hour.

At which point he will realize his pants are gone. Not that anyone would care, as that's the yinglets' default state.

All right, time to get votin' on the monthly fully inked/colored pic!

As usual, leave your idea in the comments section, and "like" an existing idea to vote for it.

Whodunnit (noun): A complex, plot-driven variety of the detective story in which the audience is given the opportunity to engage in the same process of deduction as the protagonist throughout the investigation of a crime.

Gettin' some lustymaids drawn today.

A strategic choice of words can make all the difference.

Baxxid "traditionally" are without clothes, but upon settling into the city, their main form of clothing has taken the form of long, loose-fitting robes.

Some of them prefer to decorate themselves in modern human styles.

Time to get going on the next round of sketches!

As usual, post your idea as a comment, and "Like" existing ideas to vote for them.

It is common for well-off Baxxid to employ small teams of humans to be their "hands," and generally assist them with things involved with fine manipulation.

As such, even one human servant, and/or friend, is immensely valuable to a baxxid.

I think that I'll only have every 2nd or 3rd Field Guide page paid for, since they're a bit light on the art.

Just your average nobility problems, nothing the commoners would understand.

Well the original point was to show him support but they quickly forgot about that part due to the ying-brains.

Isher has the mightiest shelltooth any yinglet has had in generations.

And once again I couldn't stop myself from inking and coloring it. These are supposed to be sketches, dammit! Quit suggesting things I end up wanting to color!

While I get started on the sketch vote, let's get the voting going for the fully inked/shaded pic!

Same as ever, write your idea as a post, and "like" existing ideas to vote for them, you special and select $7-groupers.

All right, let's get these sketch votes made before the end of the month!

As usual, post your ideas for what you'd like to see sketches of, (try to keep it a max of 2 characters), and "like" an existing post/idea to vote for it.

This might've actually been my fastest drawing yet of something this level of quality and number of panels! Nice to be able to work on other things occasionally and still pay the bills. And it's leaving me all refreshed and ready for another OOPs page, so good stuff all around!

Also, Patreon's still downsizing the main images, so download this page from the links below if you want full quality.

Well damn! I figured there'd be some support for adding the occasional Lusty Argonian Maid'd page in between every few OOPs updates, but I wasn't expecting support for it to be nearly 90%!

The people have spoken, so it looks like we'll be continuing to see Dragonborn-Turned-Lifts-Her-Tail regularly again.

A few artists whose opinion I value have suggested something to me, and I figured it would be a good idea to ask all you Patreon folks about it.

I've been occasionally drawing pages of another transformation-based mini-comic for a while; which started as a concept I just planned on drawing a few unconnected scene illustrations for, but people enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting, so I kept it going.

Chances are that if you read the Out-of-Placers, you might've checked out one of my art accounts at some point and come across it- Lusty Argonian Maid'd . Which is exactly what it sounds like.

Where The OOPs is more grounded, this one's a light sexy comedy, and until I opened this Patreon, I'd been drawing a page for every 2 or 3 OOPs pages. They tended to be simpler, and not take quite as long.

Anyway! With OOPs pages being Patreon-funded, they've taken a much higher priority than Lusty Argonian Maid'd and I've kinda let it fall to the side for now. It's been suggested by more than a few artists I respect that I consider adding it to the Patreon, and drawing a page of it once a month or so (or more, if enough people want that).

So, what would you all think of me adding it to the Patreon roster, so that a Lusty Argonian Maid'd page will resume popping up between every few OOPs pages? The frequency could be determined later, likely by Patreon voting, but for now I'd just like to see what the general opinion is around here.

By all means comment if you've got anything in particular to say or ask on the matter!

Elim has a rapidly-growing number of yinglets who appreciate him.

Hey, sorry about the wait! Spent a couple weeks in South Carolina, and then got a massive sinus infection from all the South Carolina in my sinuses. But all's well now, so back to work!

Also,it's come to my attention that Patreon is downsizing the page sizes and giving it some jpeg artifacting, so I'm going to start attaching both the normal sized and huge versions of each page under each Patreon post.

Two of the highest-voted entries caught my attention, and I had to do more than one:

Lopin finds an artifact that makes him human, & Kass has to be physically restrained from trying to strangle him.

And

Two yinglets tossing their best insults at each other like Secret of Monkey Island.

Heya! I'm out of state, spending a week with a bunch of friends and geeking out, as we try to do once a year, but I should at least be able to get a sketch vote done in between activities, so let's get voting!

As usual, leave your vote idea as a comment, and "like" any existing ideas to vote for it.

It's less "hair" and more "wiry head bristles!"

All right, let's squeeze in the 2nd sketch vote while I draw up the full pic vote!

Same deal as usual; post your idea, and/or "like" existing ideas to upvote them.

Some of the recent generations of yinglets have mouths full of teeth that can do that "chewing" thing though, and it is all the rage for any Matriarch to propagate into their enclaves' genetic footprints.

Time to try out one of these fully inked, colored and shaded monthly pic votes! Yes, both of the previous "sketch" pics have turned into inked/colored/shaded pics because I got carried away, but this category is like that by default.

And, with the votes being limited to the generous $7 patrons, the votes are a bit more exclusive.

Anyway! The voting will be just like the sketch votes; leave a comment with your suggestion, and/or "like" a comment to vote for it.

"Isher doing literally anything to get kass to notice her (he doesn't)."

Okay, so at SOME point I'll actually draw a bi-monthly sketch that I can resist turning into a fully inked, colored, shaded piece with text. Probably.

I couldn't stop at the sketch stage on this one, though.

Attached is a version of the upper panel without the text bubbles.

Ran likes to watch the rats fight.

And though yinglets themselves know they're lower in the social order of the world, being a female is regarded as being nobility, thus Lopin's misunderstanding of Kass' feelings on the matter.

Also, starting on this page, I'll be including HD versions of the pages on release, with the text bubbles turned off.

All right, let's get going on the next sketch vote!

Anyone can post what they'd like to see as a sketch (involving up to 2 characters). To vote, click the "like" option for whoever's idea you want to vote for.

Be sure to read through the existing options before posting a new one, in case someone's already posted it!

And to make the vote options easier for me to parse through, please hold off on regular chatting (unless it's as a reply to a vote idea, feel free to comment/brainstorm with those).

Results from the first sketch vote say that people want to see Lopin in a new outfit! Well he's already got a sort of Little Sailor theme going on, so why not try on another "sailor" type variation?

Notice him, sempai~

This was just going to be a sketch, but hey, why not start this voting thing off with a fully inked/colored/shaded one instead? Also, as the first Patreon-only content I've created, I'm gonna leave this one viewable to everyone, so that even non-Patreons can get a taste of the horrible depravity they could get into with just a small bit of support.

Priorities.

All right, let's see how this goes!

You should be getting this if you're in the $3 or $7 tiers. The way we'll do this is that anyone can post what they'd like to see as a sketch (involving up to 2 characters). To vote, click the "like" option for whoever's idea you want to vote for.

Be sure to read through the existing options before posting a new one, in case someone's already posted it!

And to make the vote options easier for me to parse through, please hold off on regular chatting (unless it's as a reply to a vote idea, feel free to comment/brainstorm with those).

Damn! I was expecting it to be a few weeks at least before hitting the $180 mark; thought I'd have plenty of time to figure out what the next goal should be!

Thank you all so much for jumping on this thing; it means a lot to me to see how many of there you are that feel the stuff I do is worth supporting! Super motivating, man.

...On that note, I better start crunching out the next OOPs page so one gets published before the end of the month, shouldn't I?

All right, let's see how this goes! I'll be starting by offering 3 fairly low-priced tiers at first, so that I can judge how well they're recieved, and how much time I spend on the rewards.

If all goes well I might open up higher tiers, but I want to make sure I can deliver on all the rewards first!