Okay, so i HAVE to get back to work and this almost qualifies as emergency commission time!
If i recall correctly (which i may not) all the outstanding FA commissions were completed. If i am wrong, PLEASE speak up because my last file was severely damaged.
Some of you have been waiting for me to come back, well here i am itching to repair the house.
A few changes or reinforcements of existing policies. Some will recognize these.

I still plan on multi-streaming as much as i can. Most anyone is welcome! Voice chat in Skype is still preferred and will be given priority but is not a deal breaker.
If you're not in the stream, you're not coming onto the mic. We've done enough of this to know how much it throws things off.
Unless there is a special arrangement, I'm not going to start work before receiving payment anymore. I have to stop that.
If you have a commission it's going to be done in the stream. If your piece is being worked on BE in the stream otherwise it's not going to progress. If we need you to check before the next step and you're not there or don't respond in a timely fashion, it's getting put aside. I understand life goes on around us and some things get in the way but i'm not wasting any more time waiting on people or trying to track them down. It's a waste of mine and other peoples' time and money.

I'm going to hold back on the stream announcements bit unless there's a specially planned one. I was happiest when i was streaming and working on a set schedule so i'd like to get back to that. If you're watching me through Picarto, you're getting e-mail alerts and i pretty much always stream for a LONG time. The posts and banners and journals just get ignored so i'm not going to waste any more time with them unless there's something special i want folks to know.

I'm still going to be that nice, non-threatening, broad minded guy some of you have gotten to know and i LIKE being flexible. But i'm going to have to put my foot down in a few more places.
I gotta rebuild my working rhythm now too, so just try to bear with me. Be proactive and it'll all work out.
It is my INTENTION to reconnect with with all my dark elf studio work from which i have been woefully distanced!
Also, I am STILL working on MonBuilder and i will be damned if i don't see it get done! It may mean making a Patreon or something or taking donations, whatever. It's going to get done and i still need help to do it.
Oh, also i'm planning on going back and gutting some of my galleries. Time i left some of the junk behind.

Prices and policies should look familiar:
Commission Price List
Sketch (one character) 25$
Inks +15$
Rough Colors +15$
Full polished colors +40$
Additional Characters +15$ each
Backgrounds +10$
Alternate versions +10$ each

All payments up front, in full, via paypal, USD.

FAQ
Can i just get the lines now and have you come back and color it later? YES
Can you reserve a spot for me until i get more money? I can put you on my working list but where you fall on it can change and i still won't start work until i hear back from you.
Can you message me when you are available again? No. I don't have a mailing list or call list and i'm not tracking people down. If you want the work it's your responsibility to pursue it.
Will you do X subject? I have got to be more particular about this. I will entertain the idea of almost anything but you're going to see me turn down more concepts. The ones that i feel iffy about continue to cause trouble so i'm going to amend my policies and listen more closely to my gut.

Stream
https://picarto.tv/MOAsPica

https://picarto.tv/MOAsPica

I've included my prospective work list and an updated price list

All the pieces are up and marked and priced folks!
I had to be reminded not to make the same goofs on this one.

This is not an auction! The prices are fixed. You must comment to claim the piece you want!
It is not first come first served, so comment if you want it. I had good results doing alternate shots of the same theme in my last YCH set so it's not just one shot per image.
Talk to me, and we will see what we can do.

I will be tallying bids for a couple weeks (sept 4) and assembling a work list to start on Labor Day (sept7)

All pieces have a starting price based on sketch quality. Follow the chart to calculate your final price for any inks and colors.

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Future YCHs: Alien tentacle Tubes, Manaworld Cast

I gotta refill the coffers after being burned out.
So for anyone who has been waiting for my slots to open, i'm building up the advance list for August so I can work out a list.
Note me or comment here and I will collect everyone's information. I'll decide who and what order by Aug 1st.

I would also like to go back to doing the stream sketches as well. Those were a lot of fun.
For those who don't know or forgot. the idea was that i would take periodic breaks from the main project and work on strictly sketch pieces during my streams. These were cheap and quick and tended to be fun and a good way to break things up. Held off the burn out rather well all things considered!

My prices are in my previous journal, so just scroll down.
It hasn't done me any good to specify a number of slots. And this is all in advance so don't worry about other people beating you to the punch.

Ok so i posted a selection of YCH pieces in my scraps. Some clarification is apparently needed, so here we go

The posted price is the minimum price and just covers a finished sketch. For inks, colors, alts and backgrounds, it costs more (see price list below)
SO we can do this a couple ways, first come first serve or highest bidder. Personally i'd prefer highest bidder, to get the most out of the piece.
BUT i'm not sure if this should be auction work, and there's no incentive to pay over the full commission price.
And they tell me my prices are pretty reasonable, so tell me what you all think

Commission Price List
Prices are getting bumped up a little
Sketch (one character) 25$
Inks +15$
Rough Colors +15$
Full polished colors +40$
Additional Characters +15$
Backgrounds +10$
Alternate versions +10$ each

All payments up front, in full, via paypal, USD.

I'll gather up comments for now. I just started streaming. When the stream is over i'll make some decisions
https://www.picarto.tv/live/channel.....watch=MOAsPica

LIST
MOA cat = Cait -> MOA cat x Sponty caught in the act
MOA horse = Cait -> Sponty goes for a ride
MonMOA = Cait -> Sponty suckered
Tentacles = Cait -> Sponty does her stretches
MonBeach = netsuko
MonBuilder =

Modjo = Tentacles -> 3 part Lenno cumflated

I'm thinking about it, but i'm not rightly sure how well it'd work out for me.
I see more folks selling and auctioning off YCH pieces, which I still don't fully understand the appeal of, over making a piece to order.
But if an auction can help me get on top of some things then I should at least consider it.

As for the One SHot comics, as donation driven or YCH, i dunno. That seems to be what Patreon is for.
Now i'm still doing stuff for Manaworld and Drowtales, but i'm going to need to expand and improve my comicing skills.

What do you folks think?

Here's some samples:
http://masterokiakai.tumblr.com/pos.....oahorse-monmoa
http://masterokiakai.tumblr.com/pos.....-a-stud-farm-b

Time to reconnect with everybody.
Ask me stuff about work, play, future projects or current projects.
i’ll answer to the best of my ability.

Are you taking commissions?
Yes, though the flow has been a trick to adjust to. I haven’t publicly opened lists in a while and most new folks that try to commission me, do so in the middle of big projects.
So here’s me, getting ready to try again, and hopefully, find a better balance.

Do you have posted prices?
Yes i do, on Tumblr, DA and FA.

What are you working on now?

Alrighty time for a fresh start! Had a nice holiday, had some damage control, made some new connections and have some big shifts in priorities.

Some things have changed for me and it’s going to make the coming year a bit more difficult, but i’m confident it will all work out. So on to business!

I have to believe that one of the best things for me working was doing the daily streams. So I would like to keep that up, with a few needed adjustments. I also need to take regular commissions again. It is too easy to get caught up in large projects and lose time. SO buckling down another notch!

Stream Channel
http://www.livestream.com/moastudio?t=102236
I have a Picarto, but I’m not comfortable with it yet so i’ll stay right where i am until further notice.

Stream Schedule
- Starting Monday Jan 5 -
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9am - 5pm EST (Stream commissions at 12PM)

I will still be offering stream sketch commissions, though the frequency will be more or less depending on the day.
Priority time will always be given to Drowtales and Manaworld projects when they arrive.

Wednesday is Game day. I’m going to try to make more progress with my model painting try for some sales. These are going to be side projects, but for anyone interested, keep your eyes peeled.

Commission Price List
Prices are getting bumped up a little
Sketch (one character) 25$
Inks +15$
Rough Colors +15$
Full polished colors +40$
Additional Characters +15$
Backgrounds +10$
Alternate versions +10$ each

All payments up front, in full, via paypal, USD.

It's time to put together a complete demo game. This will include complete rules for a pick-up scenario. It will include pre-made characters and play tester commentary.

What I need from you folks is a vote on the scenario you would like to see most. It only takes a second to pick one, I'll collect votes only of rthe next couple days and i'd like to have more than half a dozen this time so please VOTE.

Fantasy: Manaworld
Play as Syx looting the ruin of Rickard's Tower. Explore the dungeons in search of treasure and artifacts but watch out, this is still the lair of a dark wizard.

Modern: Z.E.D.
It's a Zom-pocalypse and the players have to survive hordes of undead and mutant monstrosities. Collect your weapons, ammo, food and supplies and defend your refuge until rescue arrives.

Sci-Fi: XENO
Cosmic beasties lurk in the shadows as you try to make it to the escape pod. You have no weapons except what you can makeshift and you never know which of your cremates may be a monster in disguise.

Other: The Black Knight (Dragon's, Dungeons, Damsels and flesh wounds), Battle Nuns (It's Hell on Earth), Wasteland Warriors (WWIII is over, but the battle for survival continues), MonBeach (Fun in the sun)

Which would you like to play?

https://www.picarto.tv/live/channel.....watch=MOAsPica

Not sure if i like it though. Was a pain in the ass to get set up and i'm still not sure if it's right.
At this point i'll try to hang on to it for Multistreaming's sake

For those who don't know, my health has recently taken a sharp down turn, I don't know what it is, and neither do the doctors. I'm not dying as far as we know, but i'm definitely not back to 100% yet.
But it's going to be up to me to figure out my own recovery. Relaxing didn't work so back to actual work!

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Streaming schedule

Last month I did 9-5 M-F and it seemed to work very well, at least for my confidence and work load. So i'm going to try to continue to do so, just with slight modifications from week to week until i find an ideal condition.
This week is going to be Noon-8PM M-F.
And since i get the same handful of viewers, i'm not going to make a daily post. A journal update will be sufficient.

http://www.livestream.com/moastudio?t=102236

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Last month the main project was a new chapter for Manaworld which i streamed live with slots for sketch only commissions during breaks.
This month I'm going to try taking full commissions instead, with various projects during the breaks.
Expect a lot of work and talk about MonBuilder.

SO for those that have been waiting for commissions, here you go.
I reserve the right to yea/nay projects as I deem for time and suitability. These commissions will be streamed, so take that into account. Also i will be picking and choosing over the coarse of the whole month, so don't worry about getting into a race.
This may end up going overboard with applicants, and we all know how that goes, so please don't take it personally if I decline or bump your commission.

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PRICE GUIDE

Sketch 25$
Inks 35$
Colors 50$

Additional Character +20$ each
Backdrop +10$ (simple elements don't count, this is for moderate elements and props)
Alternate Version +5$ each
Comic Pages +15 per panel

All payments in full via PayPal upon request after sketch is developed.

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Commission List
ATung - Threesome 2 - Sketching

Back to regular daily streaming this week but with a couple changes. Going to switch times from 9-5 to noon-8. Also going to try to take full commissions instead of just sketches.

And since people are equal parts:
"post an alert every day so i don't have to remember when your streaming"
"post every day to increase chance of bringing in new people for a couple minutes until they bail without saying anything"
"Don't post an alert every day cuz it guarantees i won't view your stream"
"I know you're streaming but i'll never watch you cuz I have stream of my own to do"
- and i get the same handful of folks showing up, I'm just going to post this one alert at the beginning of the week with the goals and changes for the week.

- Big Projects -
Monster Builder, Manaworld stickies

http://www.livestream.com/moastudio?t=102236

http://masterokiakai.tumblr.com/pos.....2-introduction

Posted on Tumblr. This is for all you new people, wondering what MonBuilder is about.It's a niche game but one that I believe would fit in quite nicely among artists, writers and gamers here on FA.

Apparently I neglected to make a journal for this, so here we go.

Work Schedule -
2 weeks in and the Monday-Friday 9Am - 5PM daily streams have been doing me a lot of good. Making it a regularly daily work routine is good for the mind and the body, and both my mind and my body are breaking down rapidly of late. But still, the streams keep me focused, my viewers keep it fun and some folks help the project become better than i'd have done on my own. And I do want to thank my regular watchers, you folks manage to stick with me most/all of the day most/every day!

Project -
The Lust Fairy Comic is almost done being inked, will take a few more sessions next week. Hopefully it'll be all set by wednesday with all the new content and fine tuning.

Stream Commissions -
Some people apparently did not notice that i've been taking sketch commissions during these streams, 3 a day scheduled. Some have been put up here in my scraps so far, all have been placed on my Tumblr in batches. When the project is complete i'm going to round them all up and post them here on FA. Gonna bomb the lot of you!
I will continue to take commissions during the streams (PayPal, average price 5-20$)

Posting -
Most every time i post an alert about m streaming, I include details about what's going to happen, voice/video, music/sketching, inking, coloring, etc. So far other things like posting links, trolls, spam bots and so on have not been a problem. And apparently some folks browsers or other system ideocincricies prevent or obscure this information so i'm telling everyone now.
So if you're interested in some sketch comms and/or watching me work, listening to funny and warmly familiar music, then come by. The times are going to remain the same unless noted otherwise (cuz life happens).


http://www.livestream.com/moastudio?t=102236

9AM - 5PM EST
Warm-ups at 8AM, breaks at 11AM and 2PM (these are your commission times)

Sketch, Ink + Sketch Comms
Voice, Music
Calls for votes and interaction from watchers may be frequent.
For those of you who have a lot of questions about art and being an artist, i'm NOT that scary, and those who come in with questions tend to leave with a positive experience. So DON'T BE INTIMIDATED! XD

MonBuilder – Stealth and Sneaking Concept

Flat-Footed – Any character that is not aware of an enemy’s presence and not actively searching for them. Prime targets for ambush. If an enemy can be neutralized silently then other enemies may not be alerted.

Sneaking – A character trying to avoid detection by moving quietly out of sight or under cover. Can only make 1 move action as their turn.

Hiding – A character attempting to avoid detection by not moving in a place out of sight.

Camouflage – A character uses clothing, patterns or pigmentation to match the colors and patterns of their surrounding. Reduces chances of being spotted or hit even when in the open.

Invisibility – Either through magic, augment or technology a character becomes almost totally transparent. The character cannot be targeted unless an opponent has the ability to pierce the invisibility. Remaining invisible uses Energy. Attacking breaks.

Shapeshifting – Some creatures can change their shape into any number of things, making them nearly indistinguishable from their surroundings or other beings. Movement can reveal or hint at the creature’s true nature.

Illusion – A spell, psychic effect or technological trick that creates a sound or image to deceive a target. Caster places a token in the desired area and maintains the illusion by spending energy. Attacking the illusion or the caster dispels the effect. Can be used in a variety of ways to confuse, conceal or distract.

Disguise – A character wears clothing or adjusts their appearance to look like someone/thing else or appear to belong where they are. A perception or interrogation may foil the disguise.

Stealth – How difficult a character’s presence or actions are to detect.

Ninja Step – A defensive special ability. By spending Energy a character that is being attacked dodges damage and disappears. They reappear a number of spaces away, giving up their movement on their following turn.

Noise – A character makes noise when they move, so when sneaking while being actively pursued they must roll Stealth (based on their size and environment). A failed roll reveals that character’s current location, but they may attempt to sneak again on their next turn if they can

Vision – A character can only see as far as they can shoot/strike. If a character is within striking distance of an opponent they cannot attempt to conceal themselves.

Facing – The direction a character is facing on a grid/hex. MonBuilder does not use facing to determine things like side or back attacks. Tokens that occupy more than one space must specify orientation (wagon and horses, huge creatures, multi-part constructs, etc) but attacking the rear component does not grant any bonus by itself.

I’m having difficulty working these kinds of actions into the game in a practical sense. Ambushing players with hidden models or removing models that are out of sight by the GM is not so difficult, especially online. But when players attempt to sneak up on each other while their pieces remain clearly on the table, it’s hard to conceal them and move them about in a fashion the opponent cannot guess.

Some of the above ideas have some in-game or rather in-combat merit to trick and dodge opponents. Some work as abilities, spells or armor mods while others must be role-played as honestly as possible.
In ‘Thing’ Like situations where monsters are indistinguishable from heroes or NPCs and only appear when they attack, they can be devastating when controlled by the GM. However if controlled by an unknown player, depending on the number of players (minimum 3) can be difficult or even impossible to conceal.

I have to assume that GMs and players would be truthful and honorable, but taking tokens off the map in the interest of ambush seems ripe for cheating.

I have to believe that there are simpler consistent ways to handle this mechanic. Monsters Sneaking in the darkness is a critical element in the themes of MonBuilder, but it cannot simply be the GM poofing the beast into a space behind the player/s at will. However I may be approaching it from the wrong angle.

https://www.weasyl.com/~masterokiakai

For those of you who aren't following me on Weasyl yet, here you go. I just finished updating the BoVyne collection so now it's All there.
That includes stuff that is here and plenty of stuff that is not.

Okay so a buddy says try it, so let's try it.

I'm curious how many of my fellow artists are here in MI. or at least near K-Zoo.

Now chances are nobody is gonna see this or respond in the fashion i'm after. Personally I would question a shout out looking for people's location but then again, what do i know.
I used to be part of a local comicer jam group but that was a long time ago now. I would like to have some face time with other artists again. Solo online time is no substitute for real.
Ito say that not having other artists to relate to is a frustrating thing, is an understatement. Most folks, they just don't seem understand or plain don't care, much less have fun the ways we do and so on and so on.
And I probably don't need to tell ya, working FOR people is not the same as working WITH them. However having said that, I probably have skewed expectations/hopes and don't even know it.

BHUT! It never hurts to just plain ask, so let's see what happens.

http://masterokiakai.blogspot.com/2.....4-actions.html

A list of basic actions that outline how characters interact with the game environment.
Fantasy Advanced rules to come later.
This is one of those times where you guys chime in if you see any holes or problems.

http://masterokiakai.blogspot.com/2.....raits-and.html

Now here's the equivalent to the Monster Augments for Hero characters. These are what you need to build up your heroes look and feel.

Remember that a weapon's exact appearance and function is not so important as the stats they use. So while a level 1 Halflind can be described as having a scythe twice its size it could have the same stats as a level 1 Giant's greatsword. THough the Giant would make better use of their weapon due to their superior strength.

http://masterokiakai.blogspot.com/2.....statlines.html

Monster Baselines and Fantasy Hero statlines. This is the core data that you play testers need to start building up the bones of your characters and critters.

How you use these numbers in game will be coming up in Combat and Actions.

http://masterokiakai.blogspot.com/2.....-augments.html

This one is pretty expansive, so click the link.

The information here is the major component in creature creation. The old version was more specific and expansive, trying to cater to specific details and being significant differences. This is much simpler by comparison, but if there's any questions or ideas that you may have, if you don't think it allows you to adapt your character to the system, just ask me.

Don't worry about the numbers so much, they need context that i haven't posted yet.

Common
Peasant, Craftsman (Blacksmith, Tailor, Woodsmith, Cobbler), Cook, Farmer/Rancher, Host/Hostess, Student/Teacher, Miner/Woodsman, Hunter
Uncommon
Butler/Maid, Doctor/Nurse, Priest/Nun, Shaman/Priestess, Librarian/Scholar, Musician/Dancer, Bounty Hunter
Rare
King/Queen, Prince/Princess, royalty/nobles, Merchant, Alchemist
Military
Watchman, Guardsman, Royal Guard, Bronze Knight, Silver Knight, Gold Knight, Platinum Knight, White Knight, Black Knight, Mercenary
Adventurer
Archer, Fighter, Warrior, Barbarian/Amazon, Martial Artist, Paladin, Soldier, Knight, Spy, Assassin, Ninja, Ronin, Thief, Rogue, Bandit, Ranger
Sorcerer, Wizard, Witch, Warlock, Summoner, Cleric, Druid, Bard
This is an exhaustive list of job names for the fantasy setting. Since many names can overlap when identifying distinct professions the sum total of possible labels can create an exhaustive list. The final refined lists and definitions of Hero and NPC jobs will be usable at a glance, but since the fantasy setting has the most distinct job options compared to the Modern and Sci-Fi settings, now is a good time to gather up as many names and labels as possible.

So folks, let's see what ya'll can add to this. We're looking for a fine balance here. We don't need 10 different names for cook or chef in 10 different languages and we don't really need levels of things like nobles or students. I fully expect some overlap, but if anyone can find anything that i missed, your contributions would be MUCH appreciated.

Later I'll post a detailed list for Hero player characters.

Fantasy Hero Races
Below is a list of races for hero players to use. the names and fluff for them is not so important, but the stat separation establishes a logical system without allowing any one race to become ‘overpowered’.


Colossal - None
The fantasy game setting assumes that the average character is medium sized. A Colossal sized character like a Titan (Greek, not Attack On) is so disparate that without special circumstances a Colossal character would be overwhelming in combat, unable to interact with most other characters and spend most of their time as a group transport.


Large - Orks and Trolls similar to WoW. Giants look like large humans but can feature some extremes based on their subspecies.

Giant - Life, Strength, Toughness, Speed bonus, Energy, Mind, Will penalty, Penalty to hiding and avoiding attacks, can’t fit inside most structures built for medium characters. 2-3 times the size of a human.
Ork - Life, Strength, Toughness, speed bonus. Penalty to hiding and avoiding attacks, Has difficulty fitting inside some medium structures and using some medium equipment. 1.5-2 times the size of a human.
Troll - Energy, Mind, Will, speed bonus. Penalty to hiding and avoiding attacks. Has difficulty fitting inside some medium structures and using some medium equipment. 1-2 times the size of a human.


Medium - Typical choices. Humans are the average in terms of size and strength and potential. Elves are more lithe and their closeness to nature increases their magical acuity. Dwarves are short and stocky with great strength and limited spiritual potential.

Human - No special values
Elf - Energy, Mind, Will bonus. Life, Strength, Toughness penalty. Some subspecies can be noticeably taller or shorter than humans.
Dwarf - Life, Strength, Toughness Bonus, Energy, Mind, Will penalty. Half - 3/4 the size of a human.


Small - Halflings look like small humans or thin dwarves. Nekomata are animal-like creatures (usually cat like) that hunt and gather in the wilderness. Pixies are larger cousins of fairies that can’t fly, they look like extremely thin humanoid insects/plants.

Halfling - Life, Strength, toughness, Speed penalty. Bonus to hiding and avoiding attacks. Can fit into many spaces where medium characters get stuck. Can use some medium equipment with difficulty. Half the size of a human.
Nekomata - Energy, Mind, Will, Speed penalty. Bonus to hiding and avoiding attacks. Can fit into many areas medium can’t and can use some medium equipment with difficulty. 1/4-half the size of a human
Pixie - Life, Strength, Toughness, Speed penalty. Energy, Mind, Will bonus. Can fit into many areas medium and many small characters can’t. Their frail thin form prevents them from using medium equipment. 1/4-half the size of a human


Tiny - None
A super small creature like a fairy, imp, browny or pseudodragon can be a very useful informant, familiar or traveling companion. But without special circumstances a player will be limited to sneaking through cracks and avoiding being caged as a pet or snack,