We are nearing two months of Sword and Bored. It’s been so much fun so far exploring the personality of Mo, who represents nearly everyone who has ever logged into an MMO and been stymied by the recurring tropes.
I mentioned last week that Mo was first created on as a sketch for the Massively Overpowered logo, but the character didn’t really come to life for me until I started creating the header images for the Kickstarter. Although the most popular image of Mo has to be his winking pose used for the “thank you” image, it was the “why Kickstarter” image that really solidified how I was going to deal with the character. How do you make a character emote when he’s always wearing a faceplate? Clearly, I had to break some rules, but in breaking them, I found that his personality really began to shine.
It shined strong enough to make a comic based on his adventures. And here’s what happened this week…