Love how everyone has almost identical picks. But then a tank and healer are a must in any RPG group
Clearly, non-gamers are at a serious disadvantage. (The last time I played D&D seriously was in 1975. I don't think it was even popular enough to be Satanic yet.)I kinda had to ignore the poll. I've never played an RPG in my life, so it's all gibberish to me. My brother played D&D in the '70s, but it never interested me.
To me, the strip title today has a dual meaning for Emily. Just because she wanders through UMass with no real destination in mind on some days doesn't mean that she's necessarily 'lost'.The line "Not all those who wander are lost" has been around for decades, but the ideology within it has been around for centuries. Emily personifies it extremely well. If the whole purpose of your journey is to wander, then you cannot possibly get lost. One of the easiest ways to discover new things is to stumble upon them.
However, on a deeper level, she's also not 'lost' in her journey through life. She's quite happy and fulfilled in how her life is going and following a seemingly-random meandering path through the world. As she ranted to Clinton once, she's quite happy being the way she is; she isn't lost or too weird to know what's wrong with her lifestyle. 'Weird all the way down' is how she puts it but I think of it as 'following her own drummer'.
That said, I suspect that, if pressed, she could give a long list of strange things she's done that she appends with 'I won't do that again.'
What if you had a party entirely consisting of bards and/or bard multi-classes (i.e. bard-barian)?
What if you had a party entirely consisting of bards and/or bard multi-classes (i.e. bard-barian)?
I'm so tempted to suggest this to one of my RPG groups. An entire party of Bards, and we'd call ourselves the Tenacious Defenders.
"We have the power... to MOVE you..."
Clearly, non-gamers are at a serious disadvantage. (The last time I played D&D seriously was in 1975. I don't think it was even popular enough to be Satanic yet.)I've only just recently started playing myself.
Clearly, non-gamers are at a serious disadvantage. (The last time I played D&D seriously was in 1975. I don't think it was even popular enough to be Satanic yet.)I've only just recently started playing myself.
Though, I have been watching a few streams. Namely; Highrollers (#rollonsunday), Critical Role season 2, and Dice Camera Action.
Never played D&D so I went with what I thought would be maximum shenanigans: Roko, Renee, O'Malley, and Emily.I would have picked Melon over Renee, but yeah... it's interesting how some of my favourite people seem to have incredible potential for chaos (and two of them are cops!).
Never played D&D so I went with what I thought would be maximum shenanigans: Roko, Renee, O'Malley, and Emily.
What if you had a party entirely consisting of bards and/or bard multi-classes (i.e. bard-barian)?
I'm so tempted to suggest this to one of my RPG groups. An entire party of Bards, and we'd call ourselves the Tenacious Defenders.
"We have the power... to MOVE you..."
In a LARP I do (Disclosure.. haven't been for a couple of years) Bards have some of the most powerful magic in the system.
If you are going up against a high level Bard, you'd best pray he has no immunity to "Silence"... which, of course, is never the case.
:-D
In current editions of D&D bards are more like rogues with a little bit of wizard and cleric magic. Very much a support character. While it would be possible to run an all bard party it would probably be a very specific campaign. Which might well be fun. But trying to run through an adventure designed for a balanced party they'd probably have a hard time of it. They can do a lot of things, but they are a master of none after all.
Irish proverb which I am probably misquoting:
"Three things make a wise man walk wide: the hosts of Connaught arrayed for battle, the lying tongue of a false woman, and the wrath of a bard".
To me, the strip title today has a dual meaning for Emily. Just because she wanders through UMass with no real destination in mind on some days doesn't mean that she's necessarily 'lost'.The line "Not all those who wander are lost" has been around for decades, but the ideology within it has been around for centuries. Emily personifies it extremely well. If the whole purpose of your journey is to wander, then you cannot possibly get lost. One of the easiest ways to discover new things is to stumble upon them.
However, on a deeper level, she's also not 'lost' in her journey through life. She's quite happy and fulfilled in how her life is going and following a seemingly-random meandering path through the world. As she ranted to Clinton once, she's quite happy being the way she is; she isn't lost or too weird to know what's wrong with her lifestyle. 'Weird all the way down' is how she puts it but I think of it as 'following her own drummer'.
That said, I suspect that, if pressed, she could give a long list of strange things she's done that she appends with 'I won't do that again.'
As for her probable list of things she wouldn't do again, well, there's a saying for that too: "Life is trial and error. Mostly error. Lots of error."
Only major gripe is that more raptors aren't that dumb...a lot of them are rather infamous for being problems due to their tendency to mess with locks and handles. And then you have the corvids who are a whole lot worse due to being escape artists who sometimes open other doors as well.I thought owls were the only birds of prey that were particularly dim.
Some character builds can do two jobs reasonably well but you quickly run into the action economy limits in that you can only do so much at any given moment.
Only major gripe is that more raptors aren't that dumb...a lot of them are rather infamous for being problems due to their tendency to mess with locks and handles.I can't be the only one who pictured Jurassic Park when reading this can I?
Actually as he pointed out, the reason he gets away with so much is in his appearance. It's inherent bias in humanity, the younger someone looks the more likely they can get away with bad behavior. Add to the fact that in many ways Pintsize and others with similar chassis look somewhat like toys means people are going to overlook them, for good and bad.All fine points. But not all humanoid chassis look adult. Momo and Winslow, for example, both look pretty young. And as Claire pointed out, even making him 6 inches taller would be a problem (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3044). I'm just saying, if he were given the greater physical dexterity of a humanoid chassis, the temptation for Pintsize to try to use it to get into more trouble would be staggering.
Arrested development or lifestyle choice? The others who have graduated to humanoid bodies have welcomed the abilities and responsibilities that came with them.
In any case, all of Pintsize's fantasies seem to suggest that his dream chassis is a battlemech of some sort.Either that, or possibly a porn star.
With Owls it depends upon the particular owl and the species. There's a lot of issues in keeping them contained, even when they're injured.Only major gripe is that more raptors aren't that dumb...a lot of them are rather infamous for being problems due to their tendency to mess with locks and handles. And then you have the corvids who are a whole lot worse due to being escape artists who sometimes open other doors as well.I thought owls were the only birds of prey that were particularly dim.
There's a reason why JP velociraptors were treated the way they were, though a lot more intelligent than they should be.Only major gripe is that more raptors aren't that dumb...a lot of them are rather infamous for being problems due to their tendency to mess with locks and handles.I can't be the only one who pictured Jurassic Park when reading this can I?
I don't think any raptor can be house trained .... so much poop :angelface:
Who's that unfamiliar dude in today's strip? Have we encountered him before?I think his name is Monty, or Marcus, or Malcolm... something like that.
</sarcasm>
T-shirt idea:
I used to be
TEH
protagonist
I want to see 'drain cleaner' on the Specials board.
I want to see 'drain cleaner' on the Specials board.
The "Drain Cleaner"
Two parts vanilla latte, one part laxative
Looks like Dora's joining Faye in helping to part a fool from her money.
Melon said that "corrosive is just spicy for robots." So drinking drain cleaner would be what, like a human drinking straight sriracha sauce? Or maybe eating a whole habanero pepper?
Yes Melon, that is "the trick" :roll:That's true - it reminds me of this (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5LCAvh1nvvs).
It looks almost like Melon was activated (woken, brought on-line, made conscious, however you want to describe it...) with absolutely no background knowledge of the world into which she was being unleashed. In other words, a complete innocent, bumbling through a world full of hazards - it's a wonder that (so far) she's only lost her butt! :laugh:
Wonder what unicorn Melon will see. Possibly one that looks like Mr. Clean or maybe a cthulu hybrid.Something like this (https://ailanor.deviantart.com/art/Faeline-Dragnea-740456061), perhaps?
It looks almost like Melon was activated (woken, brought on-line, made conscious, however you want to describe it...) with absolutely no background knowledge of the world into which she was being unleashed. In other words, a complete innocent, bumbling through a world full of hazards - it's a wonder that (so far) she's only lost her butt! :laugh:
What if you had a party entirely consisting of bards and/or bard multi-classes (i.e. bard-barian)?
I'm so tempted to suggest this to one of my RPG groups. An entire party of Bards, and we'd call ourselves the Tenacious Defenders.
"We have the power... to MOVE you..."
In a LARP I do (Disclosure.. haven't been for a couple of years) Bards have some of the most powerful magic in the system.
If you are going up against a high level Bard, you'd best pray he has no immunity to "Silence"... which, of course, is never the case.
:-D
For comic #3728... (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3728)Well, the customer is always right.
As usual, I love Dora's sharp business sense 8) ; always seeing money to be made (five bucks), balanced by pragmatism (waiver).
It's like Melon is an immigrant from a whimsical Saturday morning cartoon.This frickin' town. http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3327
She seems odd in the QCverse because it's relatively more grounded.
Melon! NO!Don't do it, Melon! It'll make you normal!!
It's like Melon is an immigrant from a whimsical Saturday morning cartoon.Not sure what version of QC you’ve been seeing that makes her seem odd. I see a QC where DeathBot 9000 walks down the street and no one even seems to notice, and Punchbot is a CPA. Even when Melon barged into Elliot’s apartment, he didn’t seem phased, so I’m guessing it wasn’t the first time. Even Dora didn’t seem terribly surprised in yesterday’s strip. And to be honest, I know a few IRL humans who are almost as outré as Melon is.
She seems odd in the QCverse because it's relatively more grounded.
Why does Melon get to sit in Bubbles' chair?I don’t think it’s so much that she “gets to”, but that Melon just does whatever pops into her head.
Does Melon have her hand to her throat in panel 3 in the universal "I'm choking!" gesture, or is she giving Emily a thumbs up?Oh, definitely on her throat. Notice the index finger is hidden by her chin.
Bubbles has first dibs on the chair but it's not reserved for her and her alone.
Not sure what version of QC you’ve been seeing that makes her seem odd.This (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3643) version.
Fair enough. But she’s still not that much weirder than a lot of things we see in QC.Not sure what version of QC you’ve been seeing that makes her seem odd.This (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3643) version.
Todays strip reminded me of this:
[snip]
And now I want to go back and watch both of those films again. Of course, one of my other favourite lines was from Star Trek 3: “The word is ‘no.’ I am therefore going anyway.”Todays strip reminded me of this:
[snip]
You know, I find it odd that two of the most quotable moments in Star Trek come from the reviled "odd films." (The other being "what does God need with a starship?")
Working as I do with teenagers in local authority care, there is something about today and yesterday's strip that raise red flags for me. Combined with this strip (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3643), I can't help but wonder if Melon has become addicted to real or hallucinatory sensory inputs that are so intense that it triggers paralysis or involuntary shut-down - a sort of mental self-harm. It may be me, my experiences tend to make me hyper-aware of these risks.
My worries about Melon's safety aside, I do think it's worth noting that we've finally seen something that Emily isn't able to brush off with an airy smile. That's a pretty unique moment in any assessment!
If Melon wants something stronger then she should tell Bubbles she was sitting in her chair.
It definitely crosses the threshold where even the characters in-universe would find it weird.Fair enough. But she’s still not that much weirder than a lot of things we see in QC.Not sure what version of QC you’ve been seeing that makes her seem odd.This (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3643) version.
There are limits to her self-destructiveness, though. Despite apparently convulsing, she did not spill the cup on Bubbles' chair. Instead, she set it carefully upright on the floor.Although, to be fair, Bubbles is softening up a little, so she might not actually kill Melon for spilling acid on her chair.
There are limits to her self-destructiveness, though. Despite apparently convulsing, she did not spill the cup on Bubbles' chair. Instead, she set it carefully upright on the floor.Although, to be fair, Bubbles is softening up a little, so she might not actually kill Melon for spilling acid on her chair.
Mellon just fried her olfactive receivers...
I'm betting that Dora has a boittle of "Old Battleship" whiskey in the back room. Any takers?I'd bet against it. There used to be a bottle of "emergency bourbon", but after this incident (http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3356), I doubt Dora has that any more.
Am I the only one kinda...over Melon? She was fun as an absurd side gag but now that she's entered canon, so to speak, she is way too much.
At least it doesn't require a physicist (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=718). (Though, speaking as a physicist, if I encountered glowing whiskey, I'd get the hell out of there. Pretty sure liquor isn't supposed to emit Cerenkov radiation. :psyduck: )
It's Tanners!
*deposits a bottle of SPF 35 in the pun jar*
(Just to take the piss out of the punsters).
It's Tanners!
*deposits a bottle of SPF 35 in the pun jar*
(Just to take the piss out of the punsters).
Bravo! Let us bask in the glow of that joke
Hannelore might be in Mongolia, in which case she is likely in a Yurt camp (look it up) and an external latrine is normal. Either that or she's in a wildlife preserve somewhere in the ConUS and there is a temporary camp where she and various undergrads are carrying out volunteer vetinary work. The light clothes makes me lean towards the plains of Wyoming or Colorado as the location. Mongolia is a high plain and would be cold enough to demand heavy riding leathers and furs that would make Hannelore look like one of Genghis Khan's warriors.I would definitely vote for Colorado or Wyoming as well. That looks much more like a bison (buffalo) than a yak, although the yak is often confused for being a relative of the bison, and Hanners is unfamiliar enough with animals that she could easily confuse the bison as “some kind of yak”. We have them up in northern lower Michigan, but I don’t know of anywhere up there where they might have latrines that could possibly need shoveling out.
The 'hoarse from screaming' thing worries me a bit.
I would definitely vote for Colorado or Wyoming as well. That looks much more like a bison (buffalo) than a yak, although the yak is often confused for being a relative of the bison, and Hanners is unfamiliar enough with animals that she could easily confuse the bison as “some kind of yak”. We have them up in northern lower Michigan, but I don’t know of anywhere up there where they might have latrines that could possibly need shoveling out.
Mr Snuffles is most likely a European Bison, given the shape of the horns, the hair huft on the head and the shape of the hump at the shoulders. They tend to be found in Poland, Russia or the Ukraine.
As for Hanners screaming herself hoarse, yes its most likely due to the fact that she's going to be cleaning a latrine. However she could be combining it with primal therapy.
Wow, Hanners looks ripped, what the heck has she been doing? And that tan, although that seems out of character for her. And finally, shovel out the latrine? What the hell for? The whole point of a latrine is to contain wastes.Depending on what they're calling a "latrine", it could be something above ground that actually does require occasional emptying to keep it usable. My question is more along the lines of this: How does Hanners use such a latrine every day - to say nothing of ever having to shovel it out?
At least it doesn't require a physicist (http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=718).
North American Bison are bad tempered and a whole lot faster than you'd expect.If you almost went extinct thanks to bored tourists you'd be pretty pissed off too.
A WHOLE LOT! faster.....
Am I the only one kinda...over Melon? She was fun as an absurd side gag but now that she's entered canon, so to speak, she is way too much.Yeah. Oh look, Melon's doing something incredibly wacky again gets boring quick.
Not for me. I still love her just as much as ever. But to each their own, I suppose.Am I the only one kinda...over Melon? She was fun as an absurd side gag but now that she's entered canon, so to speak, she is way too much.Yeah. Oh look, Melon's doing something incredibly wacky again gets boring quick.
Not bored tourists, a diliberate attempt to destroy indigenous people's way of life. The systematic culling of the buffalo population was, at least in part, just another step in the genocidal campaign against the original inhabitants of the continent.North American Bison are bad tempered and a whole lot faster than you'd expect.If you almost went extinct thanks to bored tourists you'd be pretty pissed off too.
A WHOLE LOT! faster.....
Depending on what they're calling a "latrine", it could be something above ground that actually does require occasional emptying to keep it usable. My question is more along the lines of this: How does Hanners use such a latrine every day - to say nothing of ever having to shovel it out?We may see a very different Hannelore when she finally returns to Northampton, one shed of all sorts of obsessions, compulsions, hangups, and phobias. (She might even be up to...ahem...doin' th' wild thang.)
Yay, Hanners! :-)
Where is she? Yaks are originally cold climate critters - but Hannelore plainly ain't dressed for the cold!
Shoveling latrines...some sort of commune, maybe?
( I'm just picturing Marigold's face when Hanners says she's "brushing Mr. Snuffles" :-D )