All DMs have done that smile at one point or another.
They have also all done the bug-eyed-Joyce-hears-Dorothy-is-an-atheist face, usually when the PCs do something that fucks the whole campaign.
It’s a job fraught with emotional peril.
Killian
My DM is dead inside. Between the halfling that collects fingers and has a dead cat for a pet, the literally insane mage, and the Ace Ventura of a ranger, the three of which are the only PCs, he has to plan at least 3 different ways to try to get us to stick to the campaign, and even then, the chances of us deciding we don’t want to do the campaign no matter what because we’d rather insist that the local government is corrupt and/or zombies.
SgtWadeyWilson
My family raised me on quests where the needed princess was outright killed, or everybody helped overthrow the just government because the city watch stopped the team’s bar brawl prematurely. Off-book is my D&Default setting.
The players in my family’s games seem more likely to snap. “Uhh, guys… please stop her, if she keeps telling my wizard there’s just something in his brain, I’m not going to be able to stay in character and not have him cut open his own skull!” Fun times!
Rutee
…maybe make your group more coherently unified then. It’s not supposed to all be up to the DM.
I get a lot of mileage out of the evil smile as a teacher. Usually when a student tries to “trick” me into answering one of the questions on their test for them. Works like a charm.
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DarkoNeko
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Wheelpath
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Yet_One_More_Idiot
OMGlob, Dina is attempting the smiling faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace
Cholma
No, no, no! She just went out and bought some Joker Brand toothpaste. Now with SMYLEX! “Love that Joker!”
Deanatay
THE TRIANGLE…. IT’S FULL OF TOOTHS…
Clif
There goes tonight’s sleep.
Gigafreak
♫And when she smiiiiiiiiiiles…
The whole world stops to stare for a while!♫
…In horror, mostly.
PShiel
*initiate screaming*
Reltzik
KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!
Reltzik
“But that’s Dina! I don’t want to kill Dina!”
“FOOLS! Dina is GONE! There IS NO MORE DINA! That TOOTH-THING ATE HER AND IS WEARING HER CORPSE! KIIIILLLLL!”
Some1
NO! she’s still in there somewhere, we just need to reason with her!
Reltzik
THERE IS NO MORE REASON! THAT IS THE LITERAL MAW OF MADNESS!
Renshear Blade
THERE IS NO DINA! ONLY ZUUL!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg7MAacSPNM
Lurlock
Surprised it took this long for someone to make that reference…
WolfLann
Knock! Knock!
Who’s there?
ZUUL! Mother-f…
https://youtu.be/EKufn-zGZCg?t=1235
Safgaftsa
This has happened in another universe.
Clif
And it will all happen again.
Tandel
Everything is ruined forever.
multiversalNobody
I can only imagine how mentally taxing it must have been for Willis to draw this…
…good.
butts
JESUS CRAP what are your TEETH DOING DINAAAA
gkheyf
real people don’t have teeth! they have white mouth-guards!!!
butts
Ah. She’s attempting to do the fabled TRIANGLE GRIN. I see now.
Still terrifying.
Showler
The triangle grin is not a beginner’s move.
Deanatay
When reptiles try to smile? You get this.
Schpoonman
JESUS CHRIST
Cyntalan
You have said all I could ever say about this.
Parismio
Great gums tho.
JustCheetoDust
The color itself isn’t all that healthy but that’s just nitpicking.
Hijean
I love your grav. Where did you find it?
Betty Anne
Said in the appropriate voice. :3
Tunaro
Dina please stop.
Just A. Thinker
Wow… things got deep extremely quickly.
brionl
OH DEAR GOD MAKE IT STOP!
inqntrol
That smile… now I won’t be able to sleep tonight.
TheTJ
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE
Guairdean
In real life, that would be terrifyingly cute.
Reltzik
I’ve DONE that smile IRL.
As a DM.
To my gaming group.
When they just walked into a horrifying trap and asked me something like “we made a mistake, didn’t we?”
They assure me that the smile is not cute, but is terrifying.
Doctor_Who
All DMs have done that smile at one point or another.
They have also all done the bug-eyed-Joyce-hears-Dorothy-is-an-atheist face, usually when the PCs do something that fucks the whole campaign.
It’s a job fraught with emotional peril.
Killian
My DM is dead inside. Between the halfling that collects fingers and has a dead cat for a pet, the literally insane mage, and the Ace Ventura of a ranger, the three of which are the only PCs, he has to plan at least 3 different ways to try to get us to stick to the campaign, and even then, the chances of us deciding we don’t want to do the campaign no matter what because we’d rather insist that the local government is corrupt and/or zombies.
SgtWadeyWilson
My family raised me on quests where the needed princess was outright killed, or everybody helped overthrow the just government because the city watch stopped the team’s bar brawl prematurely. Off-book is my D&Default setting.
The players in my family’s games seem more likely to snap. “Uhh, guys… please stop her, if she keeps telling my wizard there’s just something in his brain, I’m not going to be able to stay in character and not have him cut open his own skull!” Fun times!
Rutee
…maybe make your group more coherently unified then. It’s not supposed to all be up to the DM.
DarkoNeko
A DM friend adds some ambiance music in his games, for that situation it would be that track
lejwocky
*plays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Xg-pyQ7Ak *
Cerberus
I get a lot of mileage out of the evil smile as a teacher. Usually when a student tries to “trick” me into answering one of the questions on their test for them. Works like a charm.
Disloyal Subject
If only more people agreed on that point. As an overly-toothy smiler, it unnerves some folks.
Spideronyourface
DINA NO, STOP
Dave Van Domelen
And just like that, this became a horror strip.
Inspector Hound
“The smile is coming from inside the room!”
Hmm, doesn’t quite have the same ring of terror.
Kingmabel
Dina’s dentist must have a field day with her visits
MatthewTheLucky
Not like this. Not like this.
-Sentinel-
well, there goes my plan to sleep tonight
lia
aw cmon sarah that was cuAAAAAAAAAAAA
Cody
We are entering a zone that shouldn’t even exist.
Falling Star
There’s something PAST True Zone???
lejwocky
The Smile reminds me of The Man Who Laughs and Salad Fingers
ObiKemnebi
Pretty much what happens when I try to smile…
Unluckycharm
It went from cute to just plain psychotic.
Mr. Mendo
That’s a Moe smile right there… :/
Kernanator
Protip, Dina: That is less of a “I’m friendly” smile and more of a “I’m going to rip out your throat” teeth-baring.
MM
To be fair, under normal circumstances, that’s probably what she’s going for.
Inspector Hound
I don’t know, that smile underneath that hat seems extremely appropriate somehow.
Stephen R. Bierce
No wonder she and Amber are roommates!
shadowcell
nature fact: Dina can unhinge her jaw to swallow objects larger than her own head
Too Old To Be Cool
Maybe Dina could be a stand-in for Marie Osmond.
Urukak
I predict at least 6 gravatars of that face.
JustCheetoDust
I’m dropping it after today (I would’ve used it longer if it was a preview panel) but I’ll take the under on that guess.
Sam
DINA NO. ONLY JOYCE CAN DO THE SMILE. ABORT.
Kit
The more I look at that smile, the more upsetting it becomes.
Alice Macher
All it takes is one bad day, Batman.
Kelli
Super creepy Dina faaaaace!
Tacos
Jesus fuck, that’s terrifying. It reminds me of the main character from Tokyo Ghoul.
John
No.
Icalasari
So, Dina, do you by any chance moonlight as a crazy dancing very tall smiling man who chases down people in the street?
Mom