fabulous.

you are the greatest at drawing draconic buttocks.

>>55092
fffffffffffffffffdatass

Also I figured out Trout's plan for Dragons on IRC last night. Spoilered for spoilers.

<BritishHat> Let me try and summarize it: Gren and Beodox happened normally, but then he left her, and she became a shut-in. In her loneliness and self-hatred, she imagined the RapeKnight and that whole situation. Then "Boaga" came around and gave her the courage to find Beodox and confront her fears. At the end, she finds that Beodox was a wizard who shapeshifting into a dragon, and he erases her memories, leaving her aimless and alone, far away from home and without anyone to help her. GOOD END.
<Trout> ;~;

England Hat 2012/05/23(Wed)10:26 No. 55149 ID: 29ed72
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People cannot get enough of these dragons! RML decided to write a backstory for everyone's favourite knight in shining armour. With pictures!

ACT 1

Rescue's date with Jennifer goes wrong.

They really hit it off, chatting about school and giggling about how much they could not stand their lecturers. When things got cozy on the couch and the flirtation began, Rescue was dismayed to find Jennifer refusing his advances. When he pressed on with them despite her opposition, his shame and regret separated him from her company.

England Hat 2012/05/23(Wed)10:27 No. 55150 ID: 29ed72
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That was the last time that Rescue talked to Jennifer, but they did still share a class. He was glad when his these was complete, and he did not have to regularly see her anymore.

England Hat 2012/05/23(Wed)10:29 No. 55151 ID: 29ed72
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The Rescue Knight went to see the Therapist Knight

"Can you tell me a little about your home life, Mr. Knight?" asked the Therapist Knight

"You can call me Rescue."

"Ok, Rescue."

"My mother was a widowed seamstress who traveled the road with traders in order to sell her makes. She did it all alone, for the most part."

"Yes?"

"Her caravan line was held up by bandits, and the defense was crushed. She... well..."

"If you are uncomfortable..."

"No, no. It's just..."

The Rescue Knight took a deep breath to prepare himself, "She was raped by the bandits. I was conceived from that injustice. She could have left me when I was born, but instead she raised me as a son. When she told me that at a young age, I vowed to rescue those who were victim to heinous deeds. In her honor..."

"I see," said the Therapist Knight, scribbling something on his clipboard.

"Have you had any success in those efforts?"

The Rescue Knight replied, "Haha, well... I fancied myself to at first. I did some runs with my friends to help traders. It went well, especially considering how young we were. There was one time, we got a summon from a prince..."

"A prince? I bet that you felt very proud!"

"Yes... we hadn't done anything high profile yet. It really was going to be our big break, so we thought..."

"What do you mean?" asked the Therapist Knight.

"The prince told us that his beloved wife, Princess Dorcas, had been captured... by a dragon. Well, not a full sized one. Oh no, a young dragon called Stavian."

"How did that go?"

England Hat 2012/05/23(Wed)10:33 No. 55152 ID: 29ed72
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"We came upon Stavian's layer, which actually used to be a Kinko's, but it was on top of a great stone spire in the Acid Desert of Fankhar. I was with my fellow Rescuers, Togi the Swift and Hassan the Mamluk."

"Stavian was larger and more beastly than we ever could have known. The Prince told us that he was a fierce monster hated by both dragon and man. His regard for life was nihil, and his lusts were putrid and insatiable..."

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Can I have a drink of water?"

"Yes, certainly," said the Therapist Knight.

"'You skittering vermin of wet flesh and wriggling innards, why do you think to deliver yourself unto my bosom so readily?' Stavian's voice boomed. He was laughing in such a way that sounded like a crowd of ridiculing morons!"

England Hat 2012/05/23(Wed)10:35 No. 55153 ID: 29ed72
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"Such a terrible beast I had never in my nightmares seen! Nothing that the prince said could have prepared me for this confrontation. It was in merely a flash that - I would wretch to call this a fight - was over..."

"The remains of Princess Dorcas were a caked, indistinguishable splatter on the cave wall, dripping with the beast's fowl saliva, and I rarely dare to think what else. I could only identify the remains in the dark by the bent tiara and tattered gown plastered among the mess."

The Rescue Knight stopped speaking for quite some time. Nearly five minutes passed of The Therapist Knight awaiting any speech. Finally, he broke the silence, "Rescue...?"

"...I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I just..."

"Again, if you are uncomfortable..."

"No, I think... I think I should. I have screamed in the face of a demonic terror in a cave of rotting flesh, but yet it makes me shudder to face my own emotions."

"We all have our demons, Rescue," said the Therapist Knight, crossing his legs the other way.

England Hat 2012/05/23(Wed)10:36 No. 55154 ID: 29ed72
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"I can not fathom the reason for the wretch to have spared me, but here I lie before you."

"I remember something after that... but it was almost as though I was asleep. Something terrible, painful... humiliating. The beast Stavian's voice still echoes in my mind, along with my own. I was commanded to praise him and hail to his name. Oh, the echo... it was haunting. I wish you could have heard it."

"What happened, Rescue?"

"I can't... I can't repeat it. I don't remember. It's... I don't remember."

"I think you do remember, Rescue."

"No, I don't. I really don't."

"Coming to terms with this will be your first step to recovery."

"NO. Would you just shut up and quit? What business is this of yours?"

"I am The Therapist Knight."

"Well I am leaving."

END ACT 1

I vote this thread for president of space 2012.

i'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite thread on the citadel.

>>55154
That dragon has 5 legs!

England Hat 2012/05/23(Wed)12:56 No. 55161 ID: 29ed72
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Trout was once granted the title of "Also President". He has kept this title hidden until now, but I feel now is as good a time as any.

>>55161

by the way, if that's your art, I suggest you consider authoring a quest.

>>55161
Long story behind that.

>>55161
Good. Good. Now make R34 of it.

>>55161

He has a nifty shirt, though.

>>55161

Suddenly, Zelda!

So last night the cursor on my tablet pen started having trouble gliding, only showing movement when actually making contact with the tablet. This made drawing cumbersome at best and impossible at worst. And now today it barely registers the pen at all and the cursor isn't even aligned with the pen tip. Reinstalling the drivers has not solved the problem. In short, this has made it completely and utterly impossible for me to draw.

Of course, this means that I'm not going to be able to update. I have gotten people to drawn an update in my stead in the past, but I would not like to rely completely on their kindness. So Dragons won't get updated once a day anymore, even if not by myself. I'm currently trying to get in touch with the company that made my tablet and get them to explain exactly what the fuck is going on here, and possibly either fix or replace the unit. I'm not sure how long that will take or how successful it will be. Worst case scenario, it's going to be weeks or months until I will be able to update again. Hopefully it won't come to that.

Thank you for reading, and thank you for following my quests.

It's cool man. Good luck with fixing your thing.

>>55330
>>55330
What model tablet?
Have you left it out in over-heat conditions?
Have you tried manipulating it with anything else besides the stylus?
Also, I have money, you have problems.
Money fixes problems.

>>55339
It's a "VisTablet"; some cheap thing. Got it nearly 50% off over Amazon just after Christmas. And I assure you, every effort was taken to ensure the well-being of the tablet. It was stored flat, in a low-moisture room-temperature area, with nothing on top of it. And yes, the stylus is the only thing that it registers. Er, used to register.

If you're implying what I think you are implying, then I am afraid that I must decline. That is very generous of you to offer, but I am sure I will be able to handle the financial burden, if it comes to such a thing.

Okay so, update.

I realized this morning that the cursor still moves if it's in contact with the tablet itself. This means, that by gently touching the pen to the tablet lightly enough as to not register it as drawing anything, then I can still get the cursor to track the pen. This is a very unwieldy situation, however, and hardly suited for any drawing. So I guess that I will still be able to update, but the quality is going to take a hit and it's going to take me a while to get used to this. Oh, yeah, and the pressure sensitivity, which has been not functioning for a long time, has miraculously returned. Go figure.

...Man all I wanna do is quest. How hard must that be.

>>55367

maybe your nib's worn out? I know my Intuos4 destroys one or two nibs every busy week.

>>55376
No, I replaced it right after these problems started.


Anyway I guess I've shown that I can update even with this gimped-ass tablet so uh crisis mostly averted. Like 80% averted. It's still gonna take me forever to make a single panel, though and I'm going to try to replace it anyway.

Trout 2012/06/17(Sun)01:12 No. 56169 ID: d1e9bf
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Seven wanted to know how Gren would have responded during the most recent update.
______________

R... rape Bo? What-- No-- I... I don't know, he... No, I shouldn't. He trusts me, and I don't want to just... to just break that. He'd leave, and I just... I need someone close to me.

Though... him squirming under me, completely helpless... Mmmmm...

...N-no!-- I'm not going to do that. D-damn it, I need to get my mind out of the gutter! I-I'm not even attracted to Bo, why would I do that!

>>56169
Yep, she's a Red dragon alright. Eeeeeeevil.

>>56169
Not far enough man
We need full branches for this shit
What if she raped Bo
What if she didn't
Choose your own Canon!

>>56177
Well, if she HAD raped him for whatever reason, then any chance of them actually being together would be right out the window. Bo would have left and never came back, which wouldn't fare too well with Gren.

So essentially everything I have planned for his character would be moot. And I have a lot planned, so I wouldn't be a very happy author.

>>56178
it's only rape if you say no.

>>56178
Then it's Bo's own quest of revenge or forgiveness! Including understanding his identity and what is a man.
Another split is Gren's redemption on top of her current arc.
Just a joke, but a slightly cool concept.
Imagine, a branching quest with two completely different, not-sure-which-is-canon storylines! Maybe even with some mindfuckery by blending the two different timelines, ala Evil Gren with a pasted-on goatee akin to the Community's own Imaginary Evil Abed arc/allusions!
Clearly, everyone but Bo doesn't know anything about defeating trolls.

>>56181
But FlynnMerk already did that!

What, really?
There's so many quests to keep up on.
And he's got a lot.
Is it that Minecraft quest? I'm confused what the hell is happening when I see it update and theirs a clothed version of the protagonist in one post and one where she just hangs free directly proceeding that update.
Okay, maybe that idea is a little too confusing.

>>56191
Naw, it was "BlakeQuest", or rather the reboot of it. He did it... jeez, quite a long time ago. Several months, before his KSP quest.

>>55093
I checked theaters, and it isn't out yet.

I hope it's not one of those things where they do it on the last day.

Hey, everyone. I love each and every one of you that follow my quest, even if you don't suggest in it. But on the topic of suggestions, I have noticed something disturbing. There seems to be a surplus of inane and pointless "suggestions" in my quest as of late, that range from misguided assessments to mere comments to outright trolling. As an author, this is appalling to watch and really gives the impression that no one is taking what I do seriously. This would be fine if it were in, say, Soviet Hero because that is a completely not-serious quest. Dragons is not that. So when someone posts "kill your self..." (Which was an actual suggestion in the last thread, and has since been deleted) or "Grennie should slap her fat dong against the wall" (thanks dragoneyes, you 'wacky' underage shithead), what the fuck does that tell me? It screams in my face that the suggester doesn't consider my quest worth the time it takes to formulate an actual reply.

This can get infuriating, fast. And the way that some of you joked and made troll posts in my thread after I brought this issue up in IRC did NOT help. It's getting to such a point that, to be perfectly fucking honest, I am kind of sick of running quests just to see this kind of shit happen.

>>56452
Ouch. I'm sorry to hear that. I don't go on IRC, and I am legitimately interested in what would happen if Bo raped Gren and her mind presumably broke and Bo was eaten alive by his own guilt/Gren raped Bo and had a Heel Realization, etc.

If it really bothers you that much, I'll stop.

>>56453

Don't be creepy, man.

>>56453
I've said it before and I'll say it again.

I hate people like you.

>>56453
Man, I never thought a "That Guy" would make himself so damn obvious.

IdiomAlpha!a1..dIzWW2 2012/06/27(Wed)15:06 No. 56492 ID: 067a04
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On a slightly more cheery note, after Trout forgot the all-important, gender-revealing eyelash in >>426598 , Dylan, being the nicest, sexiest, and most helpful dude, kindly edited it in.

This is the canon image that was produced.

>>56452

eh, quests are about having fun. if a guy has fun making inane and inappropriate comments, I find that he should go for it.

>>56496

..This explains so much.

>>56496
Don't forget the golden rule! While having fun is important, if you're making other people feel bad in the process then this is not good!

quest: big mob of angry racists at your doorstep, wat do
suggesters: "Yell at them!" "Breath FIRE!" "Give a big speech!"

why.jpg

You actually listen to suggesters? BAHAHAHAHA There's your problem, Trout!

>>56549
Oh okay, nobody can suggest anymore then. Only authors can post.

>>56556
Quality suddenly increases dramatically.

Why are you doing this to yourselves? It makes no sense. Fortunately or unfortunately, there is no way to control the content of the suggestions. This is part of what constitutes this medium. However, there is no need to follow the majority. In stories where the characters have distinct personalities and the scenario have specific rules, give preference to those that are more consistent. If all the suggestions are stupid the character will end too confused to act, maybe even collapse. If you guys aren't having fun, it might be a good time to take a break and discuss your differences. Like proper gentlemen, please.

>>56584
Maybe you and all the other newfags that have been fucking things up lately should go read the quest advice thread stickied up top.

Whatever strange ideas you have about how quests work should be dispelled by that.

>>56588
Sir, that's not how one makes an argument.

>>56590
I don't need to argue with you when I can point at a thread that addresses like, everything you said.

>>56605
I was referring to your statements without any basis, not on the discussion about how a quest "should or should not be". In fact, this isn't even the point of discussion here.

>>56606
Ohhh, so you're trolling. Okay.

Oh, so you're banned. Okay.

Trout can run his quest however he wants.

Follow his requests, or don't participate. Bannings will happen otherwise.

>>56556

do i count

Trout 2012/07/09(Mon)17:44 No. 56998 ID: 99090a
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"Uh... I don't really know how to play this game... I guess you win, I'm s-sorry that was short. I-- I don't wear clothes."

Trout 2012/07/09(Mon)17:45 No. 56999 ID: 99090a
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"U-um-- you won, w-why are YOU taking YOUR clothes off? P-please put your c-clothes back on!"

>>56999
When you're out of clothes and still playing, you bet favors.
Obviously, for some favors the person that won might have to take off obstructing clothes. I mean, yeah, it defeats the purpose, if you're going to win you're supposed to keep the clothes on but how you gonna use them favors with 'em on?

The rule about strip poker is that everyone gets naked in the end.

Anonymous 2012/07/14(Sat)21:49 No. 57166 ID: 4a328b
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Trout; you rock. Now dance for us~

So Trout

How is babby formed

how dragun get pragnent

Babby is formed via bureacracy. It's very dull. Nothing to see, really.

Trout 2012/07/15(Sun)13:00 No. 57196 ID: 99090a
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>>57189
Well when a mommy dragon and a daddy dragon love each other very much...

>>57196
What about when a daddy rapeknight loves hurting defenseless mommy dragons very much?


Also that picture is awesome

>>57196
Best end.

>>57196
Oh god the babies are purple. ;___;

SO NOW WE HAVE A GOAL TO SHOOT FOR I GUESS

... like we weren't already. >___>

>>57198
Isn't that something that's better left a surprise?

>>57212
Also that image is from a story-within-the-story, not an actual representation of Bo/Gren durrgon babbies jeez :V

chirps 2012/07/15(Sun)23:37 No. 57214 ID: 34cbef
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>>57196

Really though, there is no compelling reason to believe that she is pregnant. Mood swings and irrational anger are not uncommon behaviours for people who have gone through traumatic experiences to exhibit.

We don't know what dragon fertility cycles are like, and how they interact with laying eggs and stuff, which is a factor for Grentonis. And wouldn't there be hormones and stuff going on? Do dragons smell that shit? No clue. Guess we'll find out in the next three weeks though. Apparently how long it takes before egg laying, based on thread 1 info.

put here so as not to clutter the main thread too much

>>/quest/442627
With those claws? Sounds iffy. Plus, he can hardly make out with himself, now can he? And how can we be sure he'll have time tomorrow? It could leave evidence if he did that, too. It's clearly not as good an option.

>>/quest/442638
1)It might not be with another dragon, but it makes sense that it would still make him more confident in that field. After this, the normal thing should be less frightening by comparison! What makes you think the Splanchnologist would have no emotion for it, though?
2)Aside from the tentacles, it seems pretty conventional. Though that is kind of a major thing.
3)ITQ is all about breaking the fourth wall and such shenanigans. Does it bother you when other characters do it? And I suppose you'd disagree, but this situation looks pretty goofy.

>>58612
Yeah, I noticed the claws too, but I figured that was more of an abstraction for ease of drawing. Surely he has palms? Then again it hasn't really been distracting him much in the quest, despite what Dessen says.

Dessen has been shown to go for these sorts of things for entirely pragmatic purposes. It feeds off of bodily fluids, like it says. My impression is that any emotion Dessen would have in this context would be awkwardness or amusement, maybe even a faint sense of disgust, up until the end when the 'meal' arrives.

The tentacles are entirely what is weird about it. It wouldn't be like being intimate with a dragon at all, and not a girl either! Dessen is genderless, and Boaga is a straight male without any xenophilic tendencies as far as we can tell.

It does bother me a little when characters ask other characters questions via ITQ. At one point it got a bit out of control, but I think it's been like, over a year since I've had any serious objections to it. That PARTICULAR type of question that Dessen has asked bothers me far more. Like I said, power fantasy character, self-insert fanfic, etc.

>>58615
Still, it seems awkward and wouldn't give him the same sort of experience.
In his time awake it's come up a few times (between Gren and Dil) and given him pause each time. The fact that he might have actually considered it seems like an indication of potential trouble. It's still definitely no time to be doing it with Gren, who may have more strange mood swings.

I don't think that's been shown to be the case, or if it has, it might not always be. It does seem to like Bo in some way, at least. That's something he could ask about if it seems like a concern, too.

As far as xenophilic tendencies go, what's the harm in finding out?

Interactions with Maolla are the only ones I can remember that involved anything other than stuff like... hugs. And that was Maolla.

He could learn endurance, which is pretty important.
It might be awkward for Boaga simply because it's a sensation he's never felt before, but I think that's all. He probably won't get any more sense of awkwardness from sex with Dessen then sex with Gren simply because both sensations will be completely alien to him. I don't think Bo will also be able to determine what Dessen is feeling from the experience because the guy will be so wrapped up in his own sensations he won't be able to tell what the big cosmic confusing thing is thinking, nor will he care to. Instinct will probably take over by then.

Besides having awkward sex now will probably make his next encounter, with whoever it may be, less awkward simpley because he knows what the fuck he's getting into sensation wise. He ain't gonna go big-eyed and get his o-face immediately after that because he'd be slightly prepared for the instense nerve feedback.

>>58617
Ehhhhh... I still don't think it's important enough to require anything more than masturbation.

Well Toastline would be the authority here, I'm just stating my impression from what I've seen of Dessen in NQ and its related quests, where it's had the most screen time.

No harm I suppose. I just think it's unlikely that he'll enjoy it much. I suppose that's no reason to avoid trying it at all though, since he can stop if it IS too weird for him.

Even the attempt bothers me.

Dessen 2012/08/14(Tue)09:27 No. 58635 ID: 9ca12a
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Perhaps you won't appreciate a response in this form, but that is unfortunate.
>>58619
It may not be. You're missing the idea what I'm offering is more than simply relief.

To be quite honest, I only make an offer like this to a small selection of those I consider my friends. I'd experience amusement and disgust well after the 'meal' arrived. These are familiar to me. It's more important that our dragon friend enjoys the experience, and gets something out of it. That I acquire some fluids is a welcome bonus, but it's hardly the purpose in this case.

I wouldn't make the offer if I didn't expect him to enjoy it. Similarly, I wouldn't want to force him into anything he disliked.

The attempt to have hugs bothers you?

Slinkoboy 2012/08/16(Thu)17:22 No. 58793 ID: d6ae01
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So britishhat asked trout to draw his ponchbo story, and trout seemed like he wasn't willing to do it. But little does anyone know, Trout actually did draw it! And he gave the images to me to keep in secret forever.

But then he made fun of me so that went out the window.

I WILL NOW PRESENT THE IMAGES TROUT AND NOT ME HAVE DRAWN.

Story reposted for convenience:

---

I'm not exactly sure how we ended up in this situation, but I was walking down this never ending road with Boaga on my back in an attempt to block the pouring rain. It was hard to tell whether I would have preferred being wet over being weighted down by the weight of a whole other dragon. At least Bo was pretty small.

We had been going along like this for about an hour with the only issue my tiring legs. Something was starting to bother me, though. The feeling of something poking me in the back. Figuring it was little more than idle daydreaming, I did my best to ignore it. What was harder to ignore was that his arms around my neck were beginning to tighten, making the whole uncomfortable situation even more so.

The rain had made the both of us somewhat slick, and he had been holding onto my neck with his forelegs to stay on my back. Perhaps that was causing some sort of... reaction, but I focused on the road ahead. The warmth of another dragon made the rain more bearable, but I would much rather be back in my cave. The grip around my neck get even tighter, and I could feel Bo sliding backwards off my back when-

Slinkoboy 2012/08/16(Thu)17:23 No. 58794 ID: d6ae01
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“Ahh!” I shouted involuntarily, feeling a very sudden and uncalled for intrusion. My knees shook at the shock, and Bo began to shake, digging in his claws, nearly drawing blood. I turned to look back at him, doing my best to keep my pace, and his eyes were shut tight, a blush upon his face. He seemed to be extremely embarrassed, as was I with this unintentional act underway. I did my best to do the same, and I kept walking regardless of the dragon stuck inside me.

Slinkoboy 2012/08/16(Thu)17:23 No. 58795 ID: d6ae01
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It wasn't an altogether unpleasant feeling, possibly... arousing, and I could tell Bo felt the same, his attempts to pull himself back up replaced with those to keep him in place. The motions of my walking stimulating the both of us, I could feel a blush heavy on my face as well, my breath was getting hotter, and so was Bo's, warm on my neck.

We continued like this for a minute or two, my pace slowed to a drunken saunter as the feelings continued to build. The pressure on my neck returned once again, but in a repetitive pattern, and I could immediately tell why. As he had begun slipping out, he pulled on my neck to push himself back in, and he loosened and tightened his grip to create a sort of rhythm.

Slinkoboy 2012/08/16(Thu)17:23 No. 58796 ID: d6ae01
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At this point it was all I could do to stay standing, and he continued increasing in quickness. As I could feel him reaching climax, I wrapped my tail around him and pulled him in, my insides filling up as I too lost control of myself, collapsing to the ground. We added to the puddle we had fallen into, and I slumped my head to the ground, Bo resting his on my neck.

Neither of us said a word to each other, simply resting on the side of the road as a pile of content dragons. With the rain more intense than it was before, pounding all around me, it was then that I was the most glad I had him for a poncho.

Anonymous 2012/08/17(Fri)20:21 No. 58868 ID: 6a1ec2
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>she doesn't stop walking

Dragons Postmortem Trout 2013/04/21(Sun)14:01 No. 70129 ID: 4e4163
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Dragons is now in the graveyard. It's gone, along with my desire to continue it in any fashion. I had great plans for this quest, and I felt good about them once upon a time, but that's gone now, and in its place is regret and sorrow.

Dragons was my third quest here in TGChan, after the abortive Clockwork Bird and Soviet Hero. And there is a chance that it be my last. It was also the one closest to completion. Since its inception, Dragons was plagued by a great number of people who loathed the one off-screen rape I had included, and seemed to absolutely hate me and everything I ever did as a result. I'm not blaming them, however. I should have taken this as a sign to stop. But while it was running, I enjoyed it at times, and a few friends also seemed to like it, so everything was fine for a while. For a long time I was even updating daily. And Boaga is probably my most popular character overall, if fanart is anything to go by. However, after really realizing how many awful mistakes I've made with it and how it affects people's views of me, it hit me how badly I've fucked up, and subsequently have lost the urge to quest at all. I rarely even visit TGchan anymore, and I've stopped reading quests entirely. So I'm ending it. Slinkoboy once told me to never use this word, but: I REGRET ever starting this quest. I REGRET continuing it. And I REGRET how, because of some of the materal, it has become the basis on which people judge me.

So I apologize for anyone that I've offended over the course of the quest's life. It was a terrible thing and I shouldn't have done it. I can't say that alone excuses the harrassment I have recieved from some because of it, but that's in the past now. You guys won. I don't want to quest anymore, and I hope you feel accomplished in that.

As of right now, I am not sure how this will affect Soviet Hero (even though no one seems to be interested in that quest anymore), or any of the future quests I have had kicking around in my head. As I have said, I am not too keen on questing again, but who knows how that will change?

As the quest dragged on, I updated less and less, and I KNOW I lost readers. But if any of you out there are still interested, I can tell you what I had planned for the ending, which was close. Or, maybe, I could save it in the (likely vain) hope that I feel good enough about everything to either start it up again or write a conclusion.

And lastly, I apologize if my writing isn't coherent. I love questing and this is a very difficult decision for me, and it's hard to keep my thoughts straight. Thank you for reading Dragons, and I deeply apologize to those few of you who enjoyed it.

>>70129
Wait seriously? People harassed you over that? I know people teased you about it, but I didn't know people were actually offended by it.

>>70129
Keep on keeping on, Trout. Know that I really liked your quests and their simplicity, making them easy to follow even from the front page and entertaining all the while.

I always liked your quests trout, well okay dragons was the only one I knew you did.
the only problem I had with you is that for some reason in my head I confuse you with Slinkoboy, which isn't that much of a problem unless I'm trying to classify and organize information.

You should not regret anything. Your quest was entertaining and well thought out. There are plenty of odd quests on this board and I say to you what I would say to anyone here.

"Do not let internet assholes get you down."

Every story is different and if someone does not like reading something they can just hide the thread. Do not let idiots censor you by tricking you into censoring yourself.

I thought that Dragons was generally excellent. In fact, the only mark against it that I can note was that it was frequented by shitheads who didn't take it seriously who lessened the enjoyment for everyone and kept away new readers. That's not on you, you shut them down just like you should have. If anything you should have done it sooner but it's a tricky issue and I think you handled it admirably.

I really don't know how to say this so I'm just going to say it, Don't quit questing because of other assholes. If you want to quit questing because YOU want to then go ahead as it is your choice but you shouldn't quit just because some asshats said they didn't like your work. As for the whole rape seen in the beginning you really didn't come up with that, the questers suggested it so they hold just as much blame as you. Also you really shouldn't care to much what people on the internet think of you as most, if not all of them you will never even meat in real life and there are a group of people on the internet that only exist to piss other people off (coughtrollscough). As for the looking back and hating your older work... well that's actually kind of natural as you tend to learn things the more you do them so after questing for a while you start to learn the ins and outs and then can see the mistakes you might have missed when you started and people do change with time so there is that to. What I am saying is if you want to quit questing then you have every right to quit, but just do it because you want to quit not because of some pricks that don't like your work.

>>70144
>they hold just as much blame as you

Hey hang on, don't imply that was our fault. Grennie was supposed to get raped by the knight, that was the entire driving force behind the quest. The event was the launching point for the story. We only had influence over the details.

I would just like to say that Soviet Hero was one of my favorite quests, and I am sad to see it go. I'm more neutral to dragons, but I did follow it as well.

Thanks for all your kind words. After a number of people came to me in IRC and said they did enjoy Dragons and they were sad to see it go, and now I feel quite a bit better about it. So instead of killing it outright, I'm just going to say it's on indefinite hiatus-- Meaning there's a chance that I'll come back to it, but probably not anytime soon. I'm sure that more than a few people would prefer this.

It was not so much the criticisms I received that lead to this, but just my own feelings of how I've conducted the quest so far. I feel like I haven't really done anything right with it at any point. I can't even bring myself to read it, because all I see is mistake after mistake after mistake. I know this isn't exactly the case, given that a lot of people have told me that they enjoy the quest, but it's something that I have been completely unable to shake.

I don't plan to quit questing entirely, especially not Soviet Hero. SH is the best quest I've done in my opinion, and after finally putting Dragons away and doing some reflection, I've regained a good amount of my drive to quest. You can expect me to start updating SH at least again, probably sometime this week. I'm even continuing with planning for my next quest. So, don't sweat it, it's just Dragons that's being quit. I'll still be around.

I concur that Soviet Hero is awesome.

You can always reboot it if you want.

>>70192
That's not a very appealing choice. Like I said, the quest was very near the end.

>>70194
Then finish it bruv
power through & yll feel 10 times better

>>70190
For what it's worth, I don't see the mistakes in Dragons that you referred to. I can see the characters *in* it making some mistakes, big ones, in-character; that's normal for interesting characters, and actually unusual among quests. But I don't see the serious mistakes you're talking about at the quest meta-level.

You picked a very serious topic, and introduced it right at the start. Then you turned it into the premise for a very interesting quest. That'll definitely polarize your audience, sure, but I have a hard time seeing it as a mistake, just a challenge to live up to. And I think the ensuing quest delivered on that challenge.

Taking a sizable break from it seems like a good idea. Right now, you're burned out on it, and you got a lot of negativity out of it, and as a result when you look back on it you see more of the bad than the good. The folks sending praise your way are the ones who look at your quest and see the good.

Hey, Trout, I have a real knack for being oblivious to things, if you happen to start up a new thread after the Lynd one where we saw Boaga, too, please post a link here. :)

>>79821
Drgons runs Lyndquest, I was just brought along for the ride. I'm not sure if there's a disthread for their stuff, but that's where you'd be better off asking. Drgons does what a Drgons pleases, I have no bearing on when or where.

>>/quest/562193 is a thing that's happening, but I haven't been told anything about it, so a link is all I can give.

Yeah, see, oblivious. Thanks for the link though, I'll keep an eye on that.

>>82099
Speaking as the guy who came up with Cloud Yeti, I want to say that I love The Job so far, and how you've developed all the characters.

This is the quest with the most hype for me right now, and I eagerly await how it plays out.

>>82110
I'm glad you're liking it so far!