What if I wrote a webcomic about casino work life?
I could vent out all my ‘omg what the fuck is this player thinking’ issues, and also make a smoking hot deity of luck
I could do it
There’s so much material
honestly 👀👀
WHAT IF
sounds like a good idea!
i would absolutely read it!
do it
What if I read it...
Omg that’s more support than I expected
Ofc it’s gonna be gay. Cause I’m gay. And I’m gonna enjoy making the personification of Lady Luck a man who is just enby enough to love the moniker
It’d be a nice preternatural slice of life
I’m not gonna overthink it. If it has an overarching goal it’ll come to light natural the more I learn about the world
Naturally*
Oh man, I’m honestly getting way into this idea like...super excited.
This is something new that -I- can write
I’ve already decided the main character is gonna be called Nathaniel
pls share their character design when you sketch it :3
yeeee
Will do!
Anyone know any good non-English words for the concept of fortune?
Not specifically good or bad luck, but all of it
... all I can think of is kismet, though that's more fate/fortune than luck but still
(I mean, word that would be recognizable in English though non-English. I can do Bulgarian and possibly Russian ones)
o fortuna is the obvious joke title but it has the added benefit of being technically italian which is where one of the earliest known casinos was established
Ridotto - Wikipedia ....what a look
you could also go backwards with 'little house' as the etymology of casino, though that's not as catchy i suppose
greek is týchi
"luck, fortune, chance, random, destiny, fortuity"
Huh. You learn something new every day
Might hold O Fortuna for the title, it has a nice ring to it, but I’ll have to make sure I’m not stepping on any other comic or property
I’m looking for a name for the character atm which is why I’m eyeballing something in another language. Like naming your kid Star, but I don’t wanna use English because Fortune sounds boring
I kinda like Tychi tho. (Why does my phone not have that accent in its keyboard)
Sounds very enby
I was gonna say
"Ty" is a good gnc nickname on its own as well
(points at self being Tai)
kikibug13 Curious about these two, though. Whatcha got? M
I went and looked up the pronunciation and it’s ‘tee shee’ which rolls very nicely through the teeth
nickname "T"?
1. the act of a god
2. the act of a human being
i appreciate this
2. the act of a human being
i appreciate this
Oh I actually really like this
There’s nothing titled O’ Fortuna on Webtoons >>
ahhh the second one didn't copy right
i like how that first one looks like "sans" but sounds like a cross between sans and french chance
It's very much said like the french chance (as opposed to the english chance)
I know exactly what my title image is gonna be but omg I hate his face
you could probably use sans by adapting it to Sean(s?) for easier reading and have it for another character
are you aiming for a feel like Wasted Talent and Let's Talk English or a more fictional storied feel?
oh whoops Let's Speak English
Uh....elaborate?
Also the first is too far on the positive side for what I’m looking for, though I like how it sounds. The second is the closest, but it’s pretty much Kismet, just spelled a bit differently. Nice name, but not for what I’m looking at right now
Maybe I’ll use it for my Casino name
The third one is nice, but it’s just a step to the left of the meaning I need.
If that makes sense
/saves them for future reference
I think kismet is more along the lines of fate, but in use that one is very much what you use for betting
I am in luck / out of luck would be with this word
so it IS kismet and not ... exactly.
/nods Makes sense
Are there any video guides on how to write these? Or is it more like Latin languages where as long as it looks like the letter it doesn’t matter how you write it?
superfine: OH. You mean a kind of one page one plot story or one more like most manga?
I haven’t read either webcomic so I had no idea they were comics
Um.
it's more or less like the latin languages
Well, I have no actually story. Figured I’d start with writing about things I’ve experienced or heard about?
With the added flair of “oh hi, I’m the literal personification of luck and now your stuck with me for reasons currently unknown to the author”
You’re
pfffttt
maybe the mc like. prayed or something, and personification answered. Unexpectebly.
Oh, like anecdotal slice of life stuff that actually happened to you but you file off the serial numbers. Such as:
#900 - Corporate Slang 2Let's Speak English
#900 - Corporate Slang 2Let's Speak English
as opposed to a more structured fictional(ish) story that mostly draws upon your experiences for info/inspiration
like uhhhh i don't know Arakawa's Silver Spoon maybe
Kinda sorta? Like. It’s not gonna be direct experiences, because oh my god, there are either too many to count/remember or it’s petty bullshit. I don’t need to write a page about how sometimes a table is nothing but bitching
(With one exception of blackjack players being all ‘this is ridiculous, what are the odds? I ain’t never seen the cards like this’ because that shit’s funny
And I’m probably not going to write about constantly and fruitlessly telling people to PULL THEIR FUCKING MASKS UP OVER THEIR NOSE because I think the comic would have too many of my negative emotions in it.
Something to keep in mind once I do find that thread of story (they always crop up somewhere), because then actions can have longer lasting consequences and resolutions? But it’s not something I find enjoyable thinking about fitting into slice of life shenanigans
My knowledge will heavily come in from how my casino is run? (Things can sometimes differ wildly between casinos, it’s crazy) but if I can embellish things I 100% will add shit wherever
Like dealer uniforms. Fuck drab uniformity, they’re going to be wearing vests goddammit
With a white front and a colourful silk back
Because we should be EYE CATCHING
And fun to look at
Oooh, or maybe the opposite with a textured front 
I’d need to find a nice texture
Dammit plurk, why do you do that with Google image links
kikibug13: the casino is the only place I ever pray
“PLEASE let me get X card”
Or “please for the love of god don’t give me a full boat”
so that might work
Summon fortune, genie in the lamp style
So, while I haven’t finished my rough draft yet I know the basics of what Nathan’s gonna look like
Not sure yet about Tychi.
I’m thinking of going for a bit of a mischievous trickster vibe?
So taking inspiration from Jack Frost, Peter Pan, etc
I kinda want him to have gold eyes
Like, full gold. No pupils
oh what program do you typically draw in? Krita, Gimp, Clip?
Currently procreate on my iPad. I don’t have a strong enough computer to run my clip studio and tablet
ah okay can't help you with textures then, sorry
I know clip studio has AMAZING brushes
Procreate’s brushes aren’t bad either. I played around with some of them. I’m sure I could find one that works
I also found someone who makes brushes for procreate. Got like over 2000 so I think I might get that just to have the options