I'm trying to get back into the habit of live broadcasting my drawing. I miss the good times we all had! Anyways, I'm firing up the broadcasty goodness now. If you're reading this hours after I've written it, I may have stopped. But go make a Twitch account (if you don't already have one) and then favourite my channel. That way you'll get an email whenever I go live. Or you can follow me on Twitter, since I always mention there, when I'm live as well. Come and chill out with us and either join in the chat or lurk in the shadows. :) Thanks, Tarol

Under the vote button (found at the top of this website), you'll find a brand new sneak peek picture of the hallway that the goblins have to travel down. So what about you? Would you think that hallway was trapped? Would you be one of those players that starts throwing copper pieces down the hallway to see if spikes fly out of the walls or something? Thanks, Tarol

I just sent this email to Kickstarter. Dear Kickstarter. Let's recap... I told you that the project was a scam that ripped off thousands of people in my name by taking their money, disappearing forever and forcing me to face everyone. I explained that no backers would ever receive any rewards or product. I asked for the backer list so I could send all of them 'something' to try and make this as right as I can. ...You refused to help in any way at all and told me to talk to the person whom you know disappeared forever with the money. I further explained that none of the backers would ever receive any rewards or product and asked for your help in the form of advice, discussion or somehow removing or altering the scam project page. ...You refused to help in any way at all and told me to talk to the person whom you know disappeared forever with the money. I sent you a DMCA take down notice, explaining once more and with great care, that no backers would ever be receiving any rewards or product. ...You took the page down and sent a blanket email to every backer, explaining to all of them that they will indeed be receiving their rewards and product. Then you gave all of them a link to a page with my home address on it. I understand that I'm talking to a business and not a single person, but whoever is reading this right now, please think about this for a moment. You promised over 2000 people that they can expect the non-existent products that they paid for... that have my name on them... and then you gave all of them my home address. Please stop this. I honestly can't take anymore. -Tarol Hunt

So I just got this email from Kickstarter... This is a message from Kickstarter’s Integrity team. We're writing to inform you that a project you backed, Goblins: Alternate Realities, is the subject of an intellectual property dispute. This is so odd, since they've told me repeatedly, that they absolutely cannot send messages out to all the backers. And yet... here's a message sent to all the backers. Weird. I'm thinking wizards from the future? Maybe it was Ultron and his super high tech? The law requires that we remove the project from public view until the dispute is resolved (please see our Copyright Policy and Trademark Policy for more info). Because the project already ended successfully, your pledge hasn’t been affected. The creator should still be able to move forward with the project (and send any unfulfilled rewards). Really?! Really. I mean... seriously? Kickstarter is vastly informed with the current situation. They KNOW that Richard (the creator) stole the money and ran. They KNOW that he is not making G:AR under any circumstances. I have asked them over and over, if they'd send a blanket email to all my backers, telling them that G:AR is not being made. And here they are emailing all the backers to tell them that it WILL be made and assuring the backers that they WILL get their rewards! You have got to be kidding me. You have got to be fucking kidding me. Thanks again, Kickstarter! Thanks for screwing me over just a little bit more! Now I've got a tsunami of emails from people thinking that they're going to be getting their rewards. I mean, why wouldn't they think that? Kickstarter just personally told them it would happen. Now it's my word against Kickstarter's. I didn't think it possible, but Kickstarter has made this situation so, so much worse. Kickstarter... you suck. You're horrible and/or incompetent people that HAVE to be doing this on purpose. I can't think of any other reason for this level of ineptitude. If you have any questions, though, you can still message the creator from the project page. And finally, we have the climax of this stupidity. Sure. message the creator. Nevermind that Richard stopped responding to all of those messages a loooong time ago. No, no. Please. Please feel free to contact the creator via the link kindly provided by Kickstarter. After all, Kickstarter did just assure you that "you can STILL message the creator". Thanks for your patience and cooperation, Kickstarter Sit back down, Kickstarter. You're embarrassing me, yourself and the 3000 backers involved. -Tarol  

EDIRT: (Sorry, I typo-ed "EDIT" and it made me laugh. I now need to keep it this way.) Since posting this blog and the four videos, I've actually redesigned a big chunk of the Plot Point rules. This information is now out of date. I'll have a new G:AR update for you soon. I'm of course, also working on the next Goblins page. I've been working really hard on G:AR, over the past weeks. With that and a medical issue dragging me down (which is thankfully behind me now) Goblins updates have been slow, but I expect them to pick up. I've posted four videos on YouTube, explaining various aspects of G:AR... Part One: The Kickstarter Thing This video talks about the money, the stealing in my name (which is still happening) and is basically twelve minutes of me, ranting. Part Two: The Hell Is G:AR? (This video is temporarily unavailable as I improve the rules, further.) Part Three: Types Of Cards (This video is temporarily unavailable as I improve the rules, further.) Part Four: What A Round OF G:AR Looks Like (This video is temporarily unavailable as I improve the rules, further.) These videos don't really talk about the more basic aspects of the game (leveling up, combat, quest completion, etc). I just really wanted to explain the unique parts of story creation. Please comment on one or more of the videos and let me know what you think. Thanks! -Tarol

UPDATE: Everything has worked out and she's going to be fine. THANK YOU to those who contacted her, offering to help! This is another one of those weird times, where I use this blog to try and help someone that we don't know, but is in a bit of trouble. A Goblins reader has a friend in Los Angeles who is about to be kicked out of her place for reasons outside of her control. She's got a place set up for the end of February but without help, she's totally screwed until then. If you're in the LA area and have the ability and space to let someone crash with you until the end of the month or even just part of that time, please contact her through her Twitter. She's about my age and although I've never met her, she's a personal friend of a Goblins reader whom I know and trust. I believe she has only a few days until she's out, so if there's anyone out there who can help in some way, you'd be saving her butt as well as making a grateful friend (I'll also mail you a plushie Big Ears). Thanks. -Tarol

I still have to finish the front page video, but I'm going to put that aside for now, in favour of finishing the next Goblins page. Nevertheless, here is my new Patreon page. Please feel free to check out the rewards and extra features it offers. If you're not contributing through Patreon, don't sweat it. You can still REALLY help me out by spreading the word about Goblins. Of course, the best way to support Goblins is to simply keep reading it. :) !EDIT! I just want to quickly mention the vote button located at the top of the site (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to place a copy of that button here in the blog, otherwise I would), under the Goblins title. You're allowed one vote per IP address, every 24 hours. And yes, the rules of TopWebComics specifically say that you're allowed to vote from home, then vote again at school/work, if you like. I'll be hiding neato Goblins stuff "under" the vote button every 1 or 2 days. Simply clicking on it, will show you that day's secret Goblin thingy. Right now, the VERY first goblins I ever drew are tucked in there. I drew them back in 2003 and they look REALLY different! So what does voting actually do? It moves the Goblins banner up that list. The higher it is, the more exposure Goblins gets. Don't forget that you can also vote once a day on ANY of the other comics as well. So if you see something in that list that you like, give them a vote! It takes like, 2 seconds and it makes our day. Trust me. :) Thanks everyone! -Tarol

EDIT: Thanks again, see you next time! Come and hang out with me whilst I pull an all-nighter. You can type stuff to me and others or if you're shy, sit silently and observe and no one will know you're being sneaky and sitting in the shadows. Click here to hang out.

Boop http://www.twitch.tv/thunt_goblins EDIT: I'm all done right now, but thanks for hanging out with me while I was drawing. I'll see you again next time! -Tarol