Shyre

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who are not punished by the narrative by the end of the story.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who win.

😈 You are allowed to have evil characters who make evil look fun and cool.

😈 You are allowed to make your fun, cool evil character the protagonist.

😈 You are allowed to glorify, romanticize and eroticize evil characters and villainous acts.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

perfectionism - never being satisfied

honesty - coming off as rude and insensitive

devotion - can turn into obsession

generosity - being taken advantage of

loyalty - can make them blind for character faults in others

being dependable - always depending on them

ambitiousness - coming off as ruthless

optimism - not being realistic

diligence - not able to bend strict rules

protectiveness - being overprotective

cautiousness - never risking anything

being determined - too focussed on one thing

persuasiveness - coming off as manipulative

tidiness - can become an obsession

being realistic - being seen as pessimistic

assertiveness - coming off as bossy

pride - not accepting help from others

innocence - being seen as naive

selflessness - not thinking about themself enough

being forgiving - not holding others accountable

curiosity - asking too many questions

persistence - being seen as annoying

being charming - can seem manipulative

modesty - not reaching for more

confidence - coming off as arrogant

wit/humor - not taking things serious

patience - being left hanging

strategic - coming off as calculated

being caring - being overbearing

tolerance - being expected to tolerate a lot

eagerness - coming off as impatient

being observant - being seen as nosy

independence - not accepting help

being considerate - forgetting about themself

fearlessness - ignoring real danger

politeness - not telling what they really think

reliability - being taken advantage of

american cowslip: you are my divinity

asphodel: my regrets follow you to the grave

bay leaf: i change but in death

bud of white rose: heart ignorant of love

carolina rose: love is dangerous

cedar leaf: i live for thee

christmas rose: transquillize my anxiety

coreopsis arkansa: love at first sight

flax: i feel your kindness

flowering reed: confidence in heaven

honey flower: love sweet and secret

honeysuckle coral: the colour of my fate

indian jasmine: i attach myself to you

jonquil: i desire a return of affection

laurestina: i die if neglected

locust tree: affection beyond the grave

milkvetch: your presence softens my pains

mulberry tree (black): i shall not survive you

orange blossoms: your purity equals your loveliness

peach: your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled

persimon: bury me amid nature's beauties

ranunculus: you are radiant with charms

syrian mallow: consumed by love

tiger flower: for once may pride befriend me

venus' car: fly with me

white clover: think of me

wild tansy: i declare war against you

Oh the world is ending and you need to know about this one specific thing? Yeah I have a guy for that but he doesn't feel like fronting right now

Sorry what's happening rn is this the bad guy? Yeah I just switched in idk what's going on

I know you're dating one alter but we're currently co-con with another alter who hates you so idk how I'm feeling rn

dont ask

they will never know the andrenaline rush of waiting until the night before to write a 20 page essay and turning out a-quality work that gets complimented by your instructor

Hi! I'm River, the owner of this new blog and the artist/main writor behind NDY.

Not Dead Yet is an upcoming webcomic inspired by me and my close friend's shenanigans in Phasmophobia. Thats right, this is a ghost hunting comic. The main characters, Lazlo and Samm, are like self inserts for me and the first friend I played Phasmo with. Then another friend joined us, who was too scared to go inside the house. So they became the van guy, Micheal, who we later joked was the voice that comes from the radio when the players start a new round. The individual who inspired Micheal also inspired the title of the comic, as they would tell us "Good luck dont die" as we leave the van, and we would respond "We're not dead yet!".

Then overtime, other friends would join us, inspiring more characters such as Trevor and Comet. Our game nights varied between 2 people to a full 4 person crew, depending on schedules.

We are a group of creatives and roleplayers so naturally some situations got played up, bits were created, What-ifs were asked. For me, an artist, turning it into a comic just made sense.

The other players know about it, are excited about it, and have even contributed ideas for it.

Out of respect for the phasmophobia IP many details will be changed to avoid one-to-one copying. However, phasmophobia is a ghost hunting game based on real paranormal investigative tools and methods. So the numerous similarities will be unavoidable.

It would be fun if this comic received a decent reader base once I begin releasing pages, but this is entirely a for funsies project. Its a silly little thing to do with my friends and the blorbos I imagined for them.

I hope you all enjoy the adventures Samm, Laz, and Micheal get up to. I hope you all enjoy getting to know these characters and their stories.