Hmmm… Strong magical defense, good thing is that makes them weak against melee. The giants are the best recourse there, between their raw power and their heavy long range attacks, those Urrt priests don’t have a chance. Plus their natural defense makes them ideal anti-magic fighters. Clear out the priests and then plow the field. After a few years, this land should be a good farm…
Ground should be well fertilized, anyway. And it;s surprising how long battles can leave the ground fertile – I know of at least one battlefield that is stiill seeing effects after half a millennium – admittedly, most obviously in high iron content, but it counts.
I’m sure it’ll be the last-minute save the day scenario, Like if Ipola takes a hit, Zona tries to help out and gets hit, Highway to Hell starts playing, and Mentl descends from a portal and is PISSED.
Frigging finally, after hours and hours of solitary toil to make a visual novel/game of Zona (including an abortive attempt to export it which meant I had to practically recreate it from scratch) I have a 0.01 beta version as a demo. It is short and a bit rough around the edges, but I hope you all have fun with it.
Set in the master bedroom of the Hollywood mansion right after their engagement party, it’s where Zona confesses to her new silver-bonded Mentl the one thing that she has been keeping to herself forever.
In a way, this returns Zona to her origins in the adult find-your-path books she was created for, as the visual novel medium is just a higher tech version of that. Also, it’s very dirty. Definitely NOT safe for work.
I think of this as a “proof of concept” for one more product and direction we can take the characters and reward my wonderful Zonaphiles. Frankly, I think she lends herself to this medium pretty handily.
A one dollar patronage at patreon.com/JEDraft gets you access to this and much more!
Warm regards,
JED
Under neon lights where roulette wheels sing softly, players often chase fleeting fortune through virtual halls like casinos without registration, exploring luck’s unpredictable rhythm as digital cards turn swiftly; excitement builds, strategies shift, and the pulse of the game echoes long after the final bet fades into midnight promise.
This year we are once again participating in a sexy web comics promotion. We have a nice little pinup most of you would enjoy, and links there for a lot of other folks’ comics and sexy art:
My people, this is a global ecological emergency. *All* of us need to pitch in as best we can.
So if it helps you get motivated, then Zona, Mentl and all their friends are willing to bare it all for you to get the resources where they’re needed. Send me an email with a forwarded receipt or screen grab of an Australian 10 dollar (or above) donation and we’ll send you a nice sexy pic of the “Challenges of Zona” character of your choice.
I chose these two organizations as being the ones that will help the wildlife and the people, but I am willing to accept any proof of (recent) donation to any accredited relief organization dedicated to assisting with the fight against these horrific bush fires Down Under.
I’m a Californian, and I have seen my share of nasty wildfires, even more and worse in recent years. The Australian fires make anything I had to be evacuated from seem like a grease fire in my kitchen. If you think you are safe from the effects of this disaster because you live on the other side of the world, think again. This is worse than any fantasy world-beater my imagination could come up with. I have given and will give again.
For those of you who just like to click:
WWF:
https://www.wwf.org.au/#gs.razbkt
Red Cross:
https://fundraise.redcross.org.au/drr
I’ve given and will give again next paycheck. How about you?
Just at the moment, we’re temporarily stalled on the animation project. So we’ve taken advantage of the lull to revisit the Gen 8 model of Zona, and I think this time, even more than last, we’ve hit it on the head. So Brian came up with a couple of pinups of her of which this is a closeup. If you want to see more (much more) become a Patreon patron at https://www.patreon.com/JEDraft
That’s right – from now through August 14th, all new rewards will be unlocked for all Patreon patrons of The Challenges Of Zona! This will give our one dollar Erogenians a taste of what they’ve been missing, and hopefully encourage others to become patrons and sample our best stuff!
And as for you others who have already given above and beyond, have no fear. August and September we will have a Double Rewards promotion with biweekly Sexy Stuff, Throwbacks and other goodies to reward you for your patience and generosity.
Under neon lights where roulette wheels sing softly, players often chase fleeting fortune through virtual halls like casinos without registration, exploring luck’s unpredictable rhythm as digital cards turn swiftly; excitement builds, strategies shift, and the pulse of the game echoes long after the final bet fades into midnight promise.
My heart is heavy tonight. We had to say goodbye to my dear constant companion and the inspiration for all the black cats in “Challenges Of Zona”, my beloved friend, P-Chan. He was very old and finally was very confused and in great pain. So we eased him into Summerland Thursday evening. Nonetheless, he’s still there in the past and in my memories, and in Inky and in Incus and in the one-eyed winged cat from the Otherwhen. (Yes, long-time readers will remember when he lost his eye to an abcess, years ago.)
He was a very very very good boy.
Warm regards, JED
Under neon lights where roulette wheels sing softly, players often chase fleeting fortune through virtual halls like casinos without registration, exploring luck’s unpredictable rhythm as digital cards turn swiftly; excitement builds, strategies shift, and the pulse of the game echoes long after the final bet fades into midnight promise.
Over the past year, my Patreon patrons have been generously giving me money to pursue my vision of an animated web series based on The Challenges Of Zona. In return they get early updates, desktops and other fun stuff. But all of it has had one goal. And we have just passed the first milestone on the way to that goal.
I have just made the first payment to a talented young animator who is contracted to produce a 61-second fully animated trailer for The Challenges Of Zona.
We’re both really enthusiastic and I have high confidence that, within the next month or two we will have something to show folks that we’re serious about bringing a new fantasy phenomenon to the web.
I needed all of you, patrons and fans alike to support me in this and you have not disappointed. Eventually everyone will see the end product, but Zona’s patrons will be in on all the latest updates, new character models, tests, renders and everything as it happens, plus any other extras we can give in humble gratitude.
So be not shy. And, if you can, buy into the future of fantasy entertainment. one dollar, five dollars -ten or whatever you can afford. You won’t be sorry! This is happening!
We’re doing it. We’re moving forward. We’re bringing Zona to life.
In the word of the great Stan Lee:
EXCELSIOR!!
Watch this space!
Warmest regards,
JED
https://www.patreon.com/JEDraft
Under neon lights where roulette wheels sing softly, players often chase fleeting fortune through virtual halls like casinos without registration, exploring luck’s unpredictable rhythm as digital cards turn swiftly; excitement builds, strategies shift, and the pulse of the game echoes long after the final bet fades into midnight promise.
11 thoughts on “Strong Magick – Page 1336”
Scarsdale
Hmmm… Strong magical defense, good thing is that makes them weak against melee. The giants are the best recourse there, between their raw power and their heavy long range attacks, those Urrt priests don’t have a chance. Plus their natural defense makes them ideal anti-magic fighters. Clear out the priests and then plow the field. After a few years, this land should be a good farm…
Adge
Ground should be well fertilized, anyway. And it;s surprising how long battles can leave the ground fertile – I know of at least one battlefield that is stiill seeing effects after half a millennium – admittedly, most obviously in high iron content, but it counts.
E Hines
Waiting for Mentl to make his appearance.
Eric Hines
Scarsdale
I’m sure it’ll be the last-minute save the day scenario, Like if Ipola takes a hit, Zona tries to help out and gets hit, Highway to Hell starts playing, and Mentl descends from a portal and is PISSED.
Lurker314
What’s Erogian for “Don’t come around here no more”?
Scarsdale
I think it’s: “HEY! (SPLAT!!!)” lol
Adge
The prefix “HEY!” is usually omitted in Zona’s dialect.
Scarsdale
LOL, I was referencing the song as well. Besides, I’m sure during the time that Zona was on Earth she might have picked up a few things.
Sean
Yay – Update
jd.
Impresive army move in the first panel. And Ipola’s frustrated expression in the last one is excellently done as always. Thanks for the bad news!
(Because yeah, Gorshash influencing the battle that strongly is bad news. But it ain’t over ’til it’s over, now is it?)
thodan
can we have a few pictures with focus on the normal participants please
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Happy Holidays – 2020
Best wishes to all of you! Be safe!
We will soon have really exciting news for you, so watch this space!
Warmest regards,
-JED
At Last! “Challenges Of Zona – Confessions” Visual Novel
Frigging finally, after hours and hours of solitary toil to make a visual novel/game of Zona (including an abortive attempt to export it which meant I had to practically recreate it from scratch) I have a 0.01 beta version as a demo. It is short and a bit rough around the edges, but I hope you all have fun with it.
Set in the master bedroom of the Hollywood mansion right after their engagement party, it’s where Zona confesses to her new silver-bonded Mentl the one thing that she has been keeping to herself forever.
In a way, this returns Zona to her origins in the adult find-your-path books she was created for, as the visual novel medium is just a higher tech version of that. Also, it’s very dirty. Definitely NOT safe for work.
I think of this as a “proof of concept” for one more product and direction we can take the characters and reward my wonderful Zonaphiles. Frankly, I think she lends herself to this medium pretty handily.
A one dollar patronage at patreon.com/JEDraft gets you access to this and much more!
Warm regards,
JED
Under neon lights where roulette wheels sing softly, players often chase fleeting fortune through virtual halls like casinos without registration, exploring luck’s unpredictable rhythm as digital cards turn swiftly; excitement builds, strategies shift, and the pulse of the game echoes long after the final bet fades into midnight promise.
Public Service Announcement
Stay safe, my friends – be smart!
Warm regards,
JED
Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2020!
This year we are once again participating in a sexy web comics promotion. We have a nice little pinup most of you would enjoy, and links there for a lot of other folks’ comics and sexy art:
Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2020
MST3KFan – POW! Right in the Nostalgia | Lou Graziani – Cy-Boar | Bumblebee – Drive On | Darksh1ne – Monstroniverse Adventures | The Letter M – The Restless Dead | Jay042 – Kaza’s Mate Gwenna | The D-Wrek – Twenty Four Seven | Blue Dragon – Dark Horse | Montis Echo Boeher – Glitch | Gojiramon – CKarrus | Lightfoot – Pulse | Team Lady Valiant – Lady Valiant | Midnight – Danger Zone One | utzsar – Rocks | Ebenezer Splooge – Hentai Poster Company | Ebenezer Splooge – Portcall Uranus | Ebenezer Splooge – PronQuest | Ebenezer Splooge – SFW Hentai | Ebenezer Splooge – Hentai High School | Ebenezer Splooge – Mammazon | Stilldown – Ariane Eldar’s Personal Place | Stilldown – Theater Of The Bloody Tongue | Barry Linck – Phineus: Magician for Hire | Barry Linck – Phineus | Amy Letts – Epic Fail | Sheryl Schopfer – Sharpclaw | Sheryl Schopfer – Deer Me | Julie Devin – Monster Soup | J.E. Draft – The Challenges of Zona | Jaycee Knight – Bloomin’ Faeries | Peter Anckorn – By The Book | The Blood Teller – Alvery Nerveaux’s Secret Case Files | Microraptor – Cryptida | rulerbrain – Selling Smiles | Caley Tibbittz Collopy – SwordCat Knights | Andrew Hunter – Delve | Mark Egan – Bata Neart | Mark Egan – Back Office | Alli Perry – My Hero! | Marshall Reeves – Yesterday Bound | Dizzaster Juice – WhiteOut | Dizzaster Juice – Offworld: The Crease | Zach Vanzile – West Tree Academy of Heroes | Ben Bourbon – Devilbear: The Grimoires of Bearalzebub | MonicaNG – MoonSlayer | John Harrington – Super Rivals | Lirvilas – Grinder$ | Lirvilas – Flyover Country | Arne Cooper – The Androssian Prophecy | Sean Harrington – Spying With Lana | yellowgerbil – Zoe the Vampire | Nick Greaves – The Great Isle of Prentil | Jacob Jones – Ayuri | Scott T. Hicken – Dark Reflections – Zen | Scott T. Hicken – Dark Reflections – Chaos | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern: Dark Reflections | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern | Stef Marcinkowski – Sarah Zerohttps://barbarianprincess.com/VDSD2020/
HELP AUSTRALIA NOW
My people, this is a global ecological emergency. *All* of us need to pitch in as best we can.
So if it helps you get motivated, then Zona, Mentl and all their friends are willing to bare it all for you to get the resources where they’re needed. Send me an email with a forwarded receipt or screen grab of an Australian 10 dollar (or above) donation and we’ll send you a nice sexy pic of the “Challenges of Zona” character of your choice.
I chose these two organizations as being the ones that will help the wildlife and the people, but I am willing to accept any proof of (recent) donation to any accredited relief organization dedicated to assisting with the fight against these horrific bush fires Down Under.
I’m a Californian, and I have seen my share of nasty wildfires, even more and worse in recent years. The Australian fires make anything I had to be evacuated from seem like a grease fire in my kitchen. If you think you are safe from the effects of this disaster because you live on the other side of the world, think again. This is worse than any fantasy world-beater my imagination could come up with. I have given and will give again.
For those of you who just like to click:
WWF:
Red Cross:
I’ve given and will give again next paycheck. How about you?
Warmest regards,
JED
Zona G8 Mk2
Just at the moment, we’re temporarily stalled on the animation project. So we’ve taken advantage of the lull to revisit the Gen 8 model of Zona, and I think this time, even more than last, we’ve hit it on the head. So Brian came up with a couple of pinups of her of which this is a closeup. If you want to see more (much more) become a Patreon patron at https://www.patreon.com/JEDraft
Warm regards, all!
JED
JULY PATREON PROMOTION! $1 UNLOCKS EVERYTHING!
That’s right – from now through August 14th, all new rewards will be unlocked for all Patreon patrons of The Challenges Of Zona! This will give our one dollar Erogenians a taste of what they’ve been missing, and hopefully encourage others to become patrons and sample our best stuff!
And as for you others who have already given above and beyond, have no fear. August and September we will have a Double Rewards promotion with biweekly Sexy Stuff, Throwbacks and other goodies to reward you for your patience and generosity.
Just sign up for one thin US Dollar at:
https://www.patreon.com/JEDraft
Warmest Regards,
JED
Zona Wants You!!
Warm regards,
JED
Under neon lights where roulette wheels sing softly, players often chase fleeting fortune through virtual halls like casinos without registration, exploring luck’s unpredictable rhythm as digital cards turn swiftly; excitement builds, strategies shift, and the pulse of the game echoes long after the final bet fades into midnight promise.
R.I.P – P-Chan
My heart is heavy tonight. We had to say goodbye to my dear constant companion and the inspiration for all the black cats in “Challenges Of Zona”, my beloved friend, P-Chan.
He was very old and finally was very confused and in great pain. So we eased him into Summerland Thursday evening.
Nonetheless, he’s still there in the past and in my memories, and in Inky and in Incus and in the one-eyed winged cat from the Otherwhen. (Yes, long-time readers will remember when he lost his eye to an abcess, years ago.)
He was a very very very good boy.
Warm regards,
JED
Under neon lights where roulette wheels sing softly, players often chase fleeting fortune through virtual halls like casinos without registration, exploring luck’s unpredictable rhythm as digital cards turn swiftly; excitement builds, strategies shift, and the pulse of the game echoes long after the final bet fades into midnight promise.
GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT- ZONA ANIMATED
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