The Low Roads, Chapter 11 (M/F. underarms; */MMM, various).

[Low_Roads]

The series continues to be so much more than just fetish material. It's a good, solid interesting fantasy/horror, with just enough tongue in cheek.

I'm delighted to hear you say so, U.N.Owen! I'm most anxious for this to be a good adventure yarn first, with the tickling element sneaking in to provide giddy spice! I'm also quite relieved to learn that a tongue-in-cheek tone can be felt; I'm so close to the material, it's almost impossible to judge tone, and I certainly don't want it dry and humorless (as it certainly might become, some of it's themes being so dire). My grateful thanks for this invaluable feedback!

(On the fetish side, though, I can't deny that I'd like to see Sid being a bit more girl oriented. 😀)

Sid the glutton scarfs whatever happens his way, gender aside! Fetish-wise, female tickling is what I also favor, and left to my own tastes I wouldn't include anything else. I am keen to maintain verisimilitude, though (if only the ladies come in for abuse, the narrative looks more and more like directed material rather than spontaneous happenstance). Also, the chance for a karmic plot twist was too good to pass up!

 

[Relent<]

This chapter was awesome!
Some really interesting developments, LBH. ^___^

 

[Abadon XXX1]

I wonder if there will be a part for each girl >>

 

[U.N.Owen]

I am keen to maintain verisimilitude, though (if only the ladies come in for abuse, the narrative looks more and more like directed material rather than spontaneous happenstance). Also, the chance for a karmic plot twist was too good to pass up!

Don't get me wrong, I completely agree... sticking only to /f would undermine the story's independence from fetish material. I'm just saying that I hope, in good story context, to see Sid go after some nice girl groups. 😉

 

[Darth Vegeta]

Magnificent as ever. I really like how you showcase a duel. ^^ A bit of action is always a good thing. And since i'm big on swords, capes and a grim demeanour Von Smutt takes first place as my favourite char instead of the heroine's determined sister. Keep it up! ^___^ I look forward to the next part!

 

[Low_Roads]

This chapter was awesome!
Some really interesting developments, LBH. ^___^

Thank you, Relent! :super_hap The up side to telling such a long tale is that there's plenty of room to mix things up and explore alternate paths. The down side, of course, is that all this activity takes forever to complete... at two months between chapters, the story often seems at a stand-still! That said, I'm more grateful than ever for the lively support this series receives! Your continued interest keeps my interest high!

Not to jump the gun, but I may as well sound you out now... I'm definitely interested in borrowing Aye for a cameo tribute several chapters from now. It'll take a while to get to that point, of course... I'll send a PM with full details once the target date is closer.

I wonder if there will be a part for each girl >>

Have no fears, Abadon! I fully intend to explore the diverging paths of both Mercy and Angie! They'll have wildly differing experiences to explore and document! Also, a more prominent role for sister Persephone (and, to a lesser extent, reporter Sparrow Hall). There's still much story to tell... I don't intend to stint on the details!

Don't get me wrong, I completely agree... sticking only to /f would undermine the story's independence from fetish material. I'm just saying that I hope, in good story context, to see Sid go after some nice girl groups. 😉

He certainly ought to, since (as stated in the last chapter) the ladies are a prime attraction for him! I hadn't any specific incident in mind, but (as often happens) such discussion prompts me to fresh speculation! A possibility for some non-linear development... I'm always on the lookout for that!

Magnificent as ever. I really like how you showcase a duel. ^^ A bit of action is always a good thing. And since i'm big on swords, capes and a grim demeanour Von Smutt takes first place as my favourite char instead of the heroine's determined sister. Keep it up! ^___^ I look forward to the next part!

Delighted I can please! Thanks so much, Darth V! Von Smutt has always occupied a special place in my affections... he's an old, old comix character, dating as far back as the late '60s (though radically altered for use in the Low Roads). He was a grim swashbuckler then too... my story sensibilities have always demanded lots of daring sword-play! I'll do my very best to work plenty of action into the proceedings and not deaden things with an over-reliance on exposition! Besides, the sword-fights are a lot more fun to draw!

 

[Darth Vegeta]

Well page 16 is possibly your best page yet. The poses are excellent and i like the effect of hiding his face in a hood, keeping it dark. I do that frequently with my villains or darker heroes in rpgs or stories. Always has a nice effect when describinf things. And his stances are most excellent on that page. Same goes for all the chars and their measurements so to speak. After all consistency in lengths and details (or the impression of consistency) is difficult to do.

 

[Low_Roads]

Well page 16 is possibly your best page yet. The poses are excellent and i like the effect of hiding his face in a hood, keeping it dark. I do that frequently with my villains or darker heroes in rpgs or stories. Always has a nice effect when describinf things.

Thanks, Darth V! That's very good of you! I really do love to create action scenarios, something that fetish material doesn't always allow for.

Yeah, von Smutt is in "Phantom Blot" mode through the whole of the combat scene! :laughing: I was eager to have him imposing and mysterious as a counter to the forbidding enemy forces running loose in the story. Like you, I'm drawn to hero figures with an edgy aura of the dark and dangerous. The broad-brimmed slouch hat provides for a rakish and vaguely military (in an antique way) appearance, while allowing for a variety of shadowing effects. And capes always look good, although the folds and furling can be murder to draw properly!

And his stances are most excellent on that page. Same goes for all the chars and their measurements so to speak. After all consistency in lengths and details (or the impression of consistency) is difficult to do.

Once again, much appreciated! Actually, I find the extensions and parries of combat easier to render than relaxed poses (certainly easier to make interesting). The real challenge comes in making motion seem fluid from panel to panel, a dynamic that peaceful scenarios generally don't require. I find story-boarding tremendously helpful... I always story-board a chapter before beginning finished artwork.

 

[Relent<]

LBH- feel free to feature Aye in any chapter you please! I'd feel more than honored to see her make a cameo in your work. ^___^
...
Crap! I'm supposed to be working on an Aye piece!...

 

[scavenger]

Oh WOW! yet another chapter of the Low Roads ongoing story,which is destined to become legendary (if not already) in our community. There's a little less tickling/fetish action in this chapter, I see, but who is complaining when one gets the nail-biting tension in the storyline. Dr. Feare's gypsy-like caravan provides yet another deepening of the plot. I wonder, how much further into Tabor County will we venture? To the sea and beyond... That most certainly sounds promising! At the same time Persephony and officer Growler are in that pueblo village... We should have a map of your world, that would be awesome!
Meanwhile there's sid rampaging through the hollows of the Low Roads (He certainly has the looks of a Shoggoth here -like right out of "the Mountains of Madness". The thought of this formless monstrosity encountering some ticklish females sounds promising indeed.
One of my favourite scenes (apart from the dark swashbuckling appearance of Von Smutt -I character I'm starting to like more and more) is without a doubt the one where Mercy sticks out her foot teasing the villains to tickle her more -taking a read hot iron would be the very last thing on MY mind 😉 🙂

Thanks again for all the hard work you have put in this project! 🙂 🙂

 

[Low_Roads]

LBH- feel free to feature Aye in any chapter you please! I'd feel more than honored to see her make a cameo in your work. ^___^
...
Crap! I'm supposed to be working on an Aye piece!...

Thank you! And I eagerly await more of Aye's veiled adventures with the Fairy Tale crowd! That fleecy ewe is an irresistible cutie!

Oh WOW! yet another chapter of the Low Roads ongoing story,which is destined to become legendary (if not already) in our community. There's a little less tickling/fetish action in this chapter, I see, but who is complaining when one gets the nail-biting tension in the storyline.

Once again, Scav, my fondest thanks for all your enthusiastic encouragement! From a creator already legendary for his flood of superior community contributions, your plaudits couldn't be more prized!

I'm so pleased that, even when the fetish content is slight, you find things to enjoy in these chapters! Once the project is finished and the story can be seen as a whole, my hope is that the story will display a good balance: scenes of intense tickling interwoven with moments of event exposition, background history and action. With luck, there'll be something for all interests (and not too long to wait for any of it), blended into a cohesive unit. That's once the story is completed... till then, we'll have to slog through this narrative piecemeal, hoping for the best!

Dr. Feare's gypsy-like caravan provides yet another deepening of the plot. I wonder, how much further into Tabor County will we venture? To the sea and beyond... That most certainly sounds promising! At the same time Persephony and officer Growler are in that pueblo village... We should have a map of your world, that would be awesome!

Tabor's boundaries actually terminate at the edge of the Gloominvald (the forest is unincorporated territory), the idea being to cloister both Tabor residents and the bogey threat. A county map (perhaps sub-sectioned and featuring a terrain legend) is indeed a terrific idea! It would help readers maintain their bearings, doubtless cutting down on much confusion! Thanks so much for the suggestion! I'll give it priority consideration!

Meanwhile there's sid rampaging through the hollows of the Low Roads (He certainly has the looks of a Shoggoth here -like right out of "the Mountains of Madness". The thought of this formless monstrosity encountering some ticklish females sounds promising indeed.

Lovecraft is never far from the Low Roads storytelling... I need to rein him in occasionally to keep him from taking over! It isn't wise to copy a source too closely; one risks his independent identity. It's darned tempting though... as models, Cthulhu and his slimy brethren attract with outre novelty that's become all pervasive! Time for me to apply independent thought, before Sid and his pals are reduced to Elder God wannabes!

I definitely need to get Sid some girlfriends! XD It was a great idea before, and even better now that I hear it a second time! I've got an idea for an encounter that may satisfy without being blatant or repetative... we'll see!

One of my favourite scenes (apart from the dark swashbuckling appearance of Von Smutt -I character I'm starting to like more and more) is without a doubt the one where Mercy sticks out her foot teasing the villains to tickle her more -taking a read hot iron would be the very last thing on MY mind 😉 🙂

I was actually a little tremulous about the hot metal! The threat of tickling is one thing: one can laugh off the effects, and there's always the possibility of hidden pleasure beneath the complaint. Branding's something else entirely... no way to see it as anything other than pure torture! That's why the iron isn't brandished for more than a couple of panels!

I'm very pleased you liked the taunting scene! I was eager to show Mercy in a position of unexpected power, heedless of her prisoner status. Her bravado was finally up-ended, but it was still meant to represent budding confidence in the face of crisis, an indication of her growth.

Thanks once again for taking the time to write so thoroughly, Scav! I always appreciate your kindness, your perspective and the special energy of your commentaries!

 

[Abadon XXX1]

I forgot to mention I had a tuxedo mask moment when I saw the dagger >>

 

[Low_Roads]

I forgot to mention I had a tuxedo mask moment when I saw the dagger >>

That's interesting! Sailor Moon was the first sustained anime (as opposed to anime movies) that ever caught my interest! I imagine it was the same way with a lot of fans, actually. And I see your point... stick a rosebud on the end of the dagger, and you've got pretty much the same image! If I'd only perched von Smutt at the top of a lamp post, it would have been exactly the same!

 

[Violetta]

On this day of celebration, I give thanks for getting a new chapter of Low Roads to read. n_n I seriously came to love Von Smutt suddenly. He was definitely a man of style before this, with his dark and mysterious ways, but suddenly showing a protective side really won me over as a fan of his now. Oh, and I adored Mercy's taunting of that band of baddies and their ineptitude at torturing our feline heroine. It was the kind of badass, "bring it on" attitude I love seeing in leading ladies.

Overall it had a great sense of things coming together. Despite Mercy and Angie being separated for the duration of the chapter, the appearance of Von Smutt and Co. as well as Professor Feare and his troupe all out confronting the bogie menace one way or another went a long way to making it feel like there's something bigger on the horizon.

 

[Low_Roads]

On this day of celebration, I give thanks for getting a new chapter of Low Roads to read. n_n I seriously came to love Von Smutt suddenly. He was definitely a man of style before this, with his dark and mysterious ways, but suddenly showing a protective side really won me over as a fan of his now. Oh, and I adored Mercy's taunting of that band of baddies and their ineptitude at torturing our feline heroine. It was the kind of badass, "bring it on" attitude I love seeing in leading ladies.

Thanks so much, Sammi! As always, you cogently cut right to the heart of what matters most to me in this chapter... "badass" is exactly the way I wanted Mercy to come across! She's always been rebellious, but before her Gloominvald travels was rather callow and untried. Now she's begun to grow some armor, toughening up physically as she matures emotionally. Angie will likewise expand her horizons, but via an alternate, more proscribed route... my hope is that these journeys will compliment each other, displaying different sides of the same coin.... but I'm getting way ahead of myself now!

I'm so pleased you've come to like von Smutt! He's my surrogate in this story (I don't resemble him in any way, but I've fed his personality with many aspects and mannerisms that I admire). As such, he'll likely receive more character development than the rest of the male participants.

Overall it had a great sense of things coming together. Despite Mercy and Angie being separated for the duration of the chapter, the appearance of Von Smutt and Co. as well as Professor Feare and his troupe all out confronting the bogie menace one way or another went a long way to making it feel like there's something bigger on the horizon.

You're exactly right, and I hope the overall story arc will please! The first ten chapters have been used to set up the premise and introduce the main players (though a few important ones must wait to flesh out the proceedings); now comes the really fun part, where these guys get to interact, dash about and gain some complexity! Coming events will lead to grand, mysterious places, but that won't amount to much if the characters don't engage. You've given me firm confidence that I'm on the right track! My grateful thanks once again!

 

[cosqui1]

Am i too late?? My apologies 😉 Looks like everything's been already said... oh, well. Great work as usual, i love the coloring, the plot... *thumbs up*

 

[Low_Roads]

Am i too late?? My apologies 😉 Looks like everything's been already said... oh, well. Great work as usual, i love the coloring, the plot... *thumbs up*

Never too late, Cosqui! Thanks so much for the bump and for all the pleasant words! Very much appreciated, especially about the coloring... this aspect of the comic has become progressively important (to the point where the older chapters look pretty crude by comparison), and it's very satisfying to me that the extra effort is noticed!

 

[c_tickler]

Nice new chapter LBH - Mercy getting tough eh? loved her little speech and the offering to be tickled again, should of played along haha!
Great stuff as always LBH Chapter 12 should be another great one!

 

[Low_Roads]

Nice new chapter LBH - Mercy getting tough eh? loved her little speech and the offering to be tickled again, should of played along haha!
Great stuff as always LBH Chapter 12 should be another great one!

Thank you, CT! :super_hap I'm very pleased you're enjoying the story! Yeah, Mercy better toughen up some if she expects to be the hero of this piece! She's dogged it long enough, and the bad new bad-guys aren't going to cut her any slack! More assertiveness training as the tale continues!

 

[Featherdemon]

Hee hee...I think she needs to be tickled more! That will surely improve her toughnes. 😉

 

[Low_Roads]

Hee hee...I think she needs to be tickled more! That will surely improve her toughnes. 😉

A canny suggestion, Feathers! Good thing for her she's trapped inside a TTC tickle comic, where such treatment is mandatory! Both she and Angie will have plenty of opportunity to refine their sensory palates as they pursue their separate fetish paths!

 

[kopfhorer1]

Top shelf stuff, as usual. If you had the time and the budget, I'd say this series would be a good candidate for animation!

I like that Von Smut character. The bad guy with the green mask and the red-blue striped shirt reminds me a bit of The Damned's Captain Sensible, for some reason!

 

[FT Genikit]

I gotta say, it must be hard for her to admit that she did cause trouble. Well I think she no trouble at all.

 

[Low_Roads]

Top shelf stuff, as usual. If you had the time and the budget, I'd say this series would be a good candidate for animation!

Thanks Kopfhorer! Animation would indeed be fun! It's not something I could do myself... I don't have any sort of cartooning acumen. However, my other long story, "Spectacles of Doom" was intended to feature moving background elements, so I've always thought in those terms. Maybe I could recruit someone more expert... I don't believe Hayao Miyazaki's working on anything right now... 😉

I like that Von Smut character. !

I'm very happy that von Smutt is going over well! He's made up of so many odd, off-putting elements, I wasn't sure how he'd be received. Such support is most encouraging! Thank you!

The bad guy with the green mask and the red-blue striped shirt reminds me a bit of The Damned's Captain Sensible, for some reason!

I wasn't familiar with The Damned (my musical sensibilities are stuck back in the baroque). Happily, a quick web-search helped fill the gap. The most distinctive photo I could find for Captain Sensible shows him in later life, clad in a red beret and shades... not the image you had in mind, I suspect. But your observation is sound: the Low Roads thugs are vaguely punk inspired (the mohawk and metallic adornments are dead giveaways). Glad I could hit a familiar note, however unwittingly!

 

[Low_Roads]

I gotta say, it must be hard for her to admit that she did cause trouble. Well I think she no trouble at all.

Thanks for the reply, 11225! Mercy appreciates the sympathy! She may get herself into trouble, but her heart is in the right place... that will certainly help guide her as she becomes more competent and mature!