Nan from NanQuest. Not that anybody at the con knew who I was, but it was a good opportunity to take some pictures in a hotel.
Cosplayer: insufficientmage
Photographer: rejechted
Holy shit, I love my fans
You guys are the best.
First off that’s amazing and I love it
Second off I can’t believe people are cosplaying a quest that isn’t even finished
there are so many characters out there, more popular, more famous, and belonging to concise, coherent, completed works
and yet there’s this
golly.
So I guess all I can say is
I guess I’m still drawing Gillou.
Still not sure what she is. Some kind of very water-based creature. Algae elemental and swamp nymph are both interesting prospects.
I’m toying with the idea that whatever she is, it’s heavily affected by seasonal temperature changes and weather patterns. As the seasons change, so does she. In the hotter summer she slims down, sweating away the pounds quite literally, and in the winter she grows back up (optional hibernation here). In the wet, rainy season she soaks up a lot of moisture and those weird tendrils on her head bloom, while in the dry season and in droughts she practically shrivels up, looking rather pathetic. No doubt it all affects her moods as well.
Maybe she should change colors too.
More of Gillou.
Still not sure what she is.
Lives mostly isolated in a swamp, sharing a space a bit distantly with willowy nymphs and the occasional water elemental.
In terms of personality, she’s an exuberant and cheerful girl. Playful by nature but not experienced. Sheltered, but curious. A bit simple. Slightly flirty, perhaps moreso because she takes it as a joke and doesn’t actually expect male interest. Which of course brings up another point: though usually bubbly, being the only girl for miles in her size range means she’s rather self-conscious when it comes to her looks.
Adventurers cross the swamp on occasion, sometimes trying to watch the cloistered bathing pools in secret.
But they’re only ever there to watch the nymphs.
You've said once before that you've never really tried to discourage fan works, but how would you feel if someone decided to run their own adventure that was inspired by Ruby/NanQuest? Not by using plots/locations/characters from either quest, but in the same vein of "mspaint animal crossing namesakes vs. unspeakable horror". I've been outlining a plot for such a thing while making a point to stray away from things R/NQ have used, but due to the similar theme I wanted to ask before going further
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Just the other day someone told me they’d run their most successful and enjoyable campaign in some tabletop setting using the name and basic concept of the Metal Glen. I was flattered, of course, as I am here. You’ve got my blessing.
As long as you’re not just making Ruby merchandise or claiming ownership of the original work or something I basically don’t have a problem with it. I find it all quite flattering and the best I can ever hope to do with my artistic endeavors is encourage others to pursue their own creativity.
If RubyQuest inspires you to create an adventure of your own, by all means, go for it.
Gillou
Another monstergirl/girl-monster I suppose. Drew her on a whim but she seemed rather cute, so I drew more.
Big, exuberant, girly.
I’m still trying to work out what exactly Gillou is. My initial idea was some sort of swamp or river creature, a kind of nature spirit or jungle dryad or perhaps an elemental. She has a sort of river-y feel with the vinelike things on her head, and the water-motif colors, don’t you think?
Still not quite sure. Someone suggested some sort of watery fire elemental, another suggested she was perhaps an algae nymph, and a friend suggested a very large ghoul.
I’m not sure yet, but she’s a lot of fun to draw.
(“Gee-you”, or just Gee for short.)
Her face kind of reminds me of someone…
More Princess Bitch incoming
Princess Bitch doesn’t travel alone in her misadventures. She has a few party members, though sometimes they hardly feel like allies.
Leo is a simple cyclops, and one of the first dungeon bosses she ran into, who for one reason or another ended up joining her party. He tries to be helpful and he’s a friendly enough sort, but he’s got his eye on PB in a big way
I’d almost call him a “nice guy”, except that he exists in a world where basically everyone is a rapist so that’s a pretty big stretch
His shtick is mind control. He can’t turn PB (or anyone else) into a mindless drone but he can nudge her one way or another or even get her to do things she doesn’t even consciously realize she’s doing, so he has a lot of fun with that at the poor goblin’s expense
Puck is a little assistant-fairy assigned to PB by the powers that be, since most adventurers get one automatically. PB torments the guy to no end, and mocks his feminine figure at all opportunities. He’s a mischievous asshole though, and uses the constant physical abuse PB heaps on him as an excuse to use his magic against her in a variety of creative and perverse forms
Maybe you’ve noticed, but there aren’t really any good guys in this party
Why fear the beast that prowls in the shadows?
There’s nothing there in the dark
that wasn’t there in the light
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about it being dead, but don’t worry. NanQuest isn’t over or abandoned. It just takes breaks between chapters.
Not dead.
Only sleeping.
DiveQuest is currently updating! (May 17th)
RubyQuest and NanQuest are getting something of a resurgence here on Tumblr, but what about DiveQuest?
While NanQuest is a spiritual successor to RubyQuest, DiveQuest is a wholly different beast. It’s ongoing, somewhat episodic with an overarching plot, and focuses more on interpersonal interaction than RQ. It’s also adventure themed rather than horror, with a much bigger emphasis on humor. I’ve worked hard to try and make a memorable and unique cast, and the characters in it are some of those I’m most proud of.
It’s very enjoyable to write and honestly of all my works, it’s probably the quest I enjoy writing the most.
Since it’s an overarching story, I really recommend newcomers to the quest start from the start. You can find a list of chapters here.
If you liked Ruby and Nan, why not give it a shot?
So yeah, apparently you've quit ponies now or something, I dunno, some wild stuff flying around about that. I'm just gonna guess your focusing your efforts diving into Divequest/Nanquest/whatever during their hiatus?
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I’ve done coming close to 1000 pony pictures at this point
It’s about time to be moving on anyway
some time ago I posted these
they’re rubyquest related
but I didn’t say how, and I don’t think anyone really got it
Maybe this will help.
NanQuest is not updating. For some reason someone reblogged a really old post I made when it was updating and now a bunch of folks who can’t read timestamps think a new chapter is going up. And it isn’t.
Sorry, folks.
Have an alternate panel as consolation.
