My guess is that it will refer to an anime so awful that May will love it unironically and start to wear it everywhere.
All these options are feasible... this'll be an interesting one.
And since QC is a family-friendly strip...It's not, like, X-rated, but it often takes me five or more tries to find strips that don't contain a swear word, sex scene, sexual reference, or dirty joke. I wouldn't call it family-friendly.
All these options are feasible... this'll be an interesting one.
That was the goal.
And since QC is a family-friendly strip...It's not, like, X-rated, but it often takes me five or more tries to find strips that don't contain a swear word, sex scene, sexual reference, or dirty joke. I wouldn't call it family-friendly.
The problem with the phrase "family friendly" is that, often, even having queer characters at all, even if they are only doing "G rated" things, got things classified as not family friendly. YouTube, for example, is notorious for this.I...did not know that. That is total BS and poorly disguised intolerance. Thanks for filling me in.
Elliot... Is the rocketship emoji really the one you were going for? What's the intention? "You're not dumb: phallic object."At least it's not a 🍌 or 🍆
I don't recall any age info for Elliot, but in comic 2281 (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2281) Clinton was 21. He might be about 22 now I guess.QC runs on comic time, which essentially means that its universe keeps up with real-world technology and standards, but time passes and the characters age at the whim of the creator. This is why they have advanced smartphones even though it's been probably only a year of in-universe time since the first strip was drawn in 2003. I'd assume that unless otherwise mentioned (Hannelore's birthday, for example), the characters' ages are the same as they were when they were first introduced.
The problem with the phrase "family friendly" is that, often, even having queer characters at all, even if they are only doing "G rated" things, got things classified as not family friendly. YouTube, for example, is notorious for this.I...did not know that. That is total BS and poorly disguised intolerance. Thanks for filling me in.
I don't recall any age info for Elliot, but in comic 2281 (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2281) Clinton was 21. He might be about 22 now I guess.QC runs on comic time, which essentially means that its universe keeps up with real-world technology and standards, but time passes and the characters age at the whim of the creator. This is why they have advanced smartphones even though it's been probably only a year of in-universe time since the first strip was drawn in 2003. I'd assume that unless otherwise mentioned (Hannelore's birthday, for example), the characters' ages are the same as they were when they were first introduced.
I don't recall any age info for Elliot, but in comic 2281 (https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2281) Clinton was 21. He might be about 22 or 23 now I guess.
As I see it the original characters have done a lot of growing up.
You're doing great Renee. Why are they at CoD rather than The Secret Bakery, though?
Also: hello Emily!
You're doing great Renee. Why are they at CoD rather than The Secret Bakery, though?
I honestly could not tell whether that was Emily or Dora until I looked really hard.I've had a lot of difficulty telling Emily & Dora apart ever since Emily started working at Coffee of Doom. But this time I knew that was Emily straight away - not sure why. Maybe the t-shirt helped...? (It doesn't seem like something Dora would wear to me).
As I see it the original characters have done a lot of growing up.
Some, Hanners and Dora especially, but for the majority not so much
Yep, this is pretty much what I expected from Renee & Dan's coffee date... (at least on Renee's part). Luckily Dan seems to be pretty easy going.
:roll: :lol:
I honestly could not tell whether that was Emily or Dora until I looked really hard.I've had a lot of difficulty telling Emily & Dora apart ever since Emily started working at Coffee of Doom. But this time I knew that was Emily straight away - not sure why. Maybe the t-shirt helped...? (It doesn't seem like something Dora would wear to me).
Also, Dora would never make that face without direct instigation.This is also true.
Elliot... Is the rocketship emoji really the one you were going for? What's the intention? "You're not dumb: phallic object."
I honestly could not tell whether that was Emily or Dora until I looked really hard.I've had a lot of difficulty telling Emily & Dora apart ever since Emily started working at Coffee of Doom. But this time I knew that was Emily straight away - not sure why. Maybe the t-shirt helped...? (It doesn't seem like something Dora would wear to me).
/dons asbestos suitIs that a suit made of, or to protect against, asbestos?
So, I do not get the “old wounds” thing from Renee and get even less why no-one has remarked on it.Page 1 row 2 frame 1 (https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4358) shows Dan (is there another Dan I don't recall?) holding 3 cards that look like they might be Magic: The Gathering cards, and ``wanna play some Ma---,'' but Magic: The Gathering isn't necessarily bad.
So, I do not get the “old wounds” thing from Renee and get even less why no-one has remarked on it.My guess is that both of them despised high school and the connections to who they were at that time (for Dan, that was MTG), and Renee recognizes that and realized too late that she shouldn't have brought it up (similar to the conversation with Elliot and Brun about not being who they were in high school (which I can't find)).
I used to play Magic: The Gathering. The amount of money I spent on cards... It would make my father quite angry at times. Then again, it was my money to spend how I wanted (half of what I earned with my after-school job went into a savings account, the other half was for fun), so he couldn't really forbid it. I still have my cards somewhere: I wonder if The-Person-Formerly-Known-As-Shitty-Dan wants them? They're vintage! (a.k.a. 'old')
/dons asbestos suit
So what's up with the current state of Magic: the Gathering?
Is he not being himself when he goes to “the gym and parties and stuff?”
When I'm more interested in what T shirt May is going to see, I think the strip has a problem.
When I'm more interested in what T shirt May is going to see, I think the strip has a problem.
I used to play Magic: The Gathering. The amount of money I spent on cards... It would make my father quite angry at times. Then again, it was my money to spend how I wanted (half of what I earned with my after-school job went into a savings account, the other half was for fun), so he couldn't really forbid it. I still have my cards somewhere: I wonder if The-Person-Formerly-Known-As-Shitty-Dan wants them? They're vintage! (a.k.a. 'old')
New strip.I'm not seeing that comparison. What are you noticing that makes you say this?
My only issue is Dan reminds me of a more 'together' version of Marten. :-P
I've come to the realization multiple times that it doesn't matter what others think of me so long as I'm an okay human being. What usually ends up happening is something along the lines of, "I'm trying to be myself more often. Others' opinions of me don't really matter. By the way, does this shirt look good on me?"
New strip.I'm not seeing that comparison. What are you noticing that makes you say this?
My only issue is Dan reminds me of a more 'together' version of Marten. :-P
This is going too well, give me a moment to bring us down a few notches. :laugh:
So, here's a theory going forwards: What is the other shoe to drop?
We know that Elliot was peer-pressured and into joining in bullying at high school. Was Dan one of his victims?
Not necessarily. Being more interested in May's wardrobe than in Renee's/Elliot's romantic endeavors might just mean that you're more invested in May as a character. Or tired of rom-com storylines. Or heavily into nerd fashion. Or any of a dozen different other reasons.
We know that Elliot was peer-pressured and into joining in bullying at high school. Was Dan one of his victims? Maybe Dan still nurses a grievance over that. So, he goes to the Horrible Revelation tonight to congratulate himself on getting off of the starting blocks with Renee. Naturally, he sees who is door security and all those grievances come back to him. He also sees how Elliot is nervously flirting with Clinton but how Brun seems to be a third wheel - Clinton is attracted to her and Brun, being Brun isn't quite noticing. So, he decides to interfere and try to get Clinton and Brun together "because Khouri deserves that nice redheaded kid more than you do". This hits Elliot in his most vulnerable spot because, quite frankly, he doesn't know for sure that this is untrue.I vote the former, but bet the latter.
Hey, high Charisma rolls are useful! That's how I convinced a dragon not to attack us a couple of months ago during a D&D session.
"You have seduced the dragon."
"WHAT."
"I'm sure you'll be happy together...."
"Conspiracy theories... Ghosts and Aliens."
I wish conspiracy theories nowadays were about ghosts and aliens and lizard men... cause holy $&@! the bullshit that flys nowadays makes me feel old, and that the world is getting dumber.
Hey, high Charisma rolls are useful! That's how I convinced a dragon not to attack us a couple of months ago during a D&D session.
"You have seduced the dragon."
"WHAT."
"I'm sure you'll be happy together...."
Is he not being himself when he goes to “the gym and parties and stuff?”
Dan is doing perfectly fine, not sure how I feel about the implication that his nerdyness is only tollerated bc he’s hot though.
Dan is doing perfectly fine, not sure how I feel about the implication that his nerdyness is only tollerated bc he’s hot though.
What's the protocol on US dating wrt the bill - and what does a 'cheap date' mean?
What's the protocol on US dating wrt the bill - and what does a 'cheap date' mean? Split bill? Guy pays? Girl pays? Split bill for food, higher earner pays the wine?
Is it consider rude for the guy to offer to pay all? Or is it rude not to?
A natural 20 is an automatic success.That is NOT true.
@BenRG: in the current D&D edition you get a modifier according to your ability score. For example you have CHA 13, you get a +1. For an ability check you roll D20, add your modifier and hope to exeed a value, which was set by the DM (Dungeon Master) or the scenario. The higher the roll the better. A natural 20 is an automatic success.
What's the protocol on US dating wrt the bill - and what does a 'cheap date' mean? Split bill? Guy pays? Girl pays? Split bill for food, higher earner pays the wine?
Is it consider rude for the guy to offer to pay all? Or is it rude not to?
@snubnouse: true, but "nat 20 on an Attribute check is a natural success" is a house rule I've seen often.
Plus, if the challenge rating of a roll is reasonable, and you roll a 20, you'll probably pass the check if you don't have some harsh penalties. So, "I rolled a 20" is an understandable shorthand for "I succeeded".
Is there a general DnD thread anywhere? I saw one in CLIKC, but I'm pretty sure that's for a specific version.As the author of that thread, I can confidently say it's intended for all D&D editions along with Pathfinder.
DnD is still probably the worst of all the many systems I have played. It does the thing it does passably well, but it is fairly limited.
And given at the rate that even groups that do successfully start end up exploding within a few months at the best of times, most people only are going to be willing to learn a couple of systems. In that case, I'd say "run Paranoia, the players aren't supposed to know the rules anyway", but half the fun of that game is getting *away* with knowing the rules and exploiting them.
Oh, yeah, they're fine internally, and the base system is nice and clean. I also kinda want to try out the fan-made "Genius: The Transgression". And yes, Pathfinder is, to both its benefit and detriment explicitly designed to give players as many options as possible, and even if a refinement on D&D 3.x in so many ways, inherits some of that system's flaws.
to maximise player options, your best course is to reduce the amount of rules rather than increase them.My favorite had the game-master laying out some simple principles, from which the rest are uniquely inferred, calling it CSARPN (read sharpen; I recall A, N meaning abstract nonsense and C meaning concrete, but RP not meaning role-playing). I'm drafting an outline for playing obsessions vying for their host mind's focus.
And given at the rate that even groups that do successfully start end up exploding within a few months at the best of times, most people only are going to be willing to learn a couple of systems. In that case, I'd say "run Paranoia, the players aren't supposed to know the rules anyway", but half the fun of that game is getting *away* with knowing the rules and exploiting them.
Plus, not everyone will dig Paranoia. It's a game that will not appeal to people with a certain gaming philosophy. And I think it'll turn off a lot of relatively casual RPG players.
(and not just casual ones - I'm *really* into RPG, been for 20+ years, and I *loathe* Paranoia. I'd rather play just about ANYthing else - I can think of only one professionally made game that I like even less.
And on GMing side, I think I'd rather run *no* game than a Paranoia game)
And given at the rate that even groups that do successfully start end up exploding within a few months at the best of times, most people only are going to be willing to learn a couple of systems. In that case, I'd say "run Paranoia, the players aren't supposed to know the rules anyway", but half the fun of that game is getting *away* with knowing the rules and exploiting them.
Plus, not everyone will dig Paranoia. It's a game that will not appeal to people with a certain gaming philosophy. And I think it'll turn off a lot of relatively casual RPG players.
(and not just casual ones - I'm *really* into RPG, been for 20+ years, and I *loathe* Paranoia. I'd rather play just about ANYthing else - I can think of only one professionally made game that I like even less.
And on GMing side, I think I'd rather run *no* game than a Paranoia game)
Honestly, I suspect a good portion of that is who exactly happens to be GMing Paranoia. I've had a blast with one GM in a 5 hour one-off. And it was a complete slog with a different GM for a 3 hour one-off.