I dunno. Running around in a cardboard box and smackin’ people with your solid snake sounds like a quick way to get arrested. It does ALSO sound very Walky, however. At least, it does if the cardboard box is taco themed in design, and the snake is a toy.
Did you miss the bit where she roared, jumped out at the dude stalking her with a gun, and started trying to bite his face?? She’s a fierce dinosaur and utterly delightful!
Regalli
Sadly, it did not do much to actually deter him.
Though that may be because gun just beats dinosaur. She may fare better against Blaine, who while probably a mob stooge seems to emphasize the ‘stooge’ more than mob.
Ooooh, Dumbing of Age characters in D&D classes! Fun! Ok, let’s see. Dina’s obviously the Rogue. Danny is clearly the Bard, but not the jack-of-all-trades type, just one solely dedicated to buffing others, and built like a porcelain statue. Despite her recent beginnings of a departure from faith, Joyce is still our best bet for a cleric. Dorothy, with her intelligence, needs to be our wizard. Amazigirl should be the Ranger, seeing as her acrobatics are off the scale, she’s good at tracking, and she’s got a fairly high DPS. That being said, as Amber she is more of a barbarian, when she goes into feral rages. Ethan is our tanky Paladin. Sal’s role is tricky, she’s too cool to simply be a fighter, but I don’t know if Monk suits her. Maybe she’s another Ranger. Walky can be the plucky comic relief.
Regalli
Like I said, Mike’s an evil Bard – instead of inspiring his allies he goads his enemies (and we are all his enemies.) Sarah I think is a Warlock whose patron is the Great Pumpkin. Billie is definitely a Fighter. We could still use a barbarian for extra damage output but the best bet on that is Amber and it is not healthy for her.
Zach
But we know Sara’s preferred weapon is a club, and she carries I think a taser?
Who uses maces?
lightsabermario
Back with more roles for characters. Billie is pretty well suited to be our armored-up, booze-fueled Fighter, the kind that’s the center of attention in taverns with a tankard in one hand and a wench in the other. Actually, the same goes for Joe. Sierra, always barefoot, is a natural Druid. Ruth is currently seeking a sort of enlightenment, and she has excellent hand-to-hand skills, so she can be our Monk. Jacob can be another tanky Paladin, with more faith-based abilities than Ethan. Finally, a Warlock is “a wielder of magic that is derived from a bargain with an extraplanar entity.” If anybody’d do that, it’d be Mike.
lightsabermario
Ooh, I like that idea for Sarah. And now that I think about it, the bard ability “Vicious Mockery” does perfectly suit Mike, so Chaotic Evil Bard it is. Also, glad we came to the same conclusion for Billie.
Zach
Sal rides a steed and hits things. And she’s crazy about her code, and is on an atonement ark. And dulls out sage advice about feelings. She’s a fighter-knight
Strength>Wis>Cha>Int>Con>Dex
Dorothy is trying for persuasion and has successfully bluffed many times. She’s a wizard that wants to be a bard SO Bad. She’s multiclassed wizard/bard. Probably illusionist?
Ruth is a barbarian of some kind.
Carla… Does D&D have mechanists? If not, sorcerer. Draws power from rich family. And has diabolical machinations.
Mike is a warlock. He heard they have dark bindings.
I still stick with solid bothering, he even punched Asher so Sal wouldn’t have to when she learned he was an irredeemable shit.
I mean, Asher may have claimed to be a good guy and turned over a new leaf, but in Sal’s eyes, he’s probably unforgivable. Good to know he won’t cause new trouble, but I wouldn’t really want to go out for brunch with him.
And hey, now Sal doesn’t get in trouble for the punch that Asher clearly deserved!
I love how happy Sal looked for that brief moment, but knew that wasn’t going to last when she found out about the punch. But really, if we were in Walky’s shoes, wouldn’t you have done the same thing?
i’ve decided that in five years when the asher-sal ship is confirmed, this will be the strip i look back to and say ‘i told you so,’ because amber isn’t the only one who can write terrible slash about people in her head
Discussion (139) - “Brotherin’”
Ana Chronistic
solid brotherin’
(more like Solid Snake-in’)
[should have used more cardboard boxes tho]
Chaucer59
Meh. Once she finds out why he smacked Asher, I think Sal will come around.
HeySo
I dunno. Running around in a cardboard box and smackin’ people with your solid snake sounds like a quick way to get arrested. It does ALSO sound very Walky, however. At least, it does if the cardboard box is taco themed in design, and the snake is a toy.
Doctor_Who
Okay, so the brotherin’ wasn’t so much solid. Maybe gelatinous brotherin’. Somewhat viscous brotherin’.
Still a step up over Walky’s usually gaseous brotherin’. Especially when he’s been at the McNuggets.
Marsh Maryrose
Quick clay brotherin’? Plasma brotherin’?
Dean
Yield stress fluid brotherin’.
brionl
Non-newtonian fluid brotherin’.
It’s fluid and runny, until you smack it, then it firms up. 😉
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/oobleck-bring-science-home/
Bryan Langley
OMG, you people are going to make me giggle myself into and early grave….
Geneseepaws
Is the word we are lookin’ for:thixatropy?
Geneseepaws
Or are we looking for the opposit of that?
ian livs
Aw, and Sal looked so happy, too…
Regalli
… I was about to comment on their lack of stealth skills, but frankly I’m not sure there’s a single competent rogue in the cast.
Doctor_Who
Dina.
Regalli
Ah, right! We do have Dina.
Sunny
She’s so competent even us commenters forget about her at times.
Reltzik
Despite being our favorite character, beating the runner up by over 14%.
Suitora
Joyce, Becky, and Jocelyne broke into their own house, so that’s gotta count for something.
Suitora
Oh, and Danny has been becoming irrelevant to the point that I forgot he existed for a second.
StClair
That actually happens fairly often.
John
That’s not the same thing as being stealthy.
Zach
There are plenty of stories of people loosing interest while being arrested and just walking off.
Being forgettable is a talent!
Diner Kinetic
He’s excellent at misdirection everyone just sees his hat
Touchfuzzy
Danny is clearly the bard. With the Ukelele and the hat and everyone generally being exasperated at his actions.
Needfuldoer
That’s not stealth, that’s just being inert.
Zach
Who?
Regalli
WITH CATLIKE TREAD!
Cholma
[Enter Ruth] “Tarantara, Tarantara!”
Marsh Maryrose
Upon our prey we steal!
Sunny
IN SILENCE DREAD
OUR CAUTIOUS WAY WE FEEL
kdmw
NO SOUND AT ALL!
WE NEVER SPEAK A WORD
Roborat
A FLY’S FOOT-ALL
WOULD BE DISTINCTLY HEARD
-dammit people, at least finish the verse.
AeromechanicalAce
There’s always Mike, But he uses his powers for Evil.
Or at least Asshole-ness
JetstreamGW
Rogues are pretty evil.
Regalli
I’d argue that Mike is an Evil Bard.
Reltzik
Jack of all trades, uses words, ultimately without any real use?
…. yeah, checks out.
Nono
Joyce is pretty darn sneaky.
And… Mike?
etherealdesiign
shame, they could really use the extra sneak attack damage for when blaine comes back
Regalli
Right? Dina has poor damage output.
Miri
Did you miss the bit where she roared, jumped out at the dude stalking her with a gun, and started trying to bite his face?? She’s a fierce dinosaur and utterly delightful!
Regalli
Sadly, it did not do much to actually deter him.
Though that may be because gun just beats dinosaur. She may fare better against Blaine, who while probably a mob stooge seems to emphasize the ‘stooge’ more than mob.
lightsabermario
Ooooh, Dumbing of Age characters in D&D classes! Fun! Ok, let’s see. Dina’s obviously the Rogue. Danny is clearly the Bard, but not the jack-of-all-trades type, just one solely dedicated to buffing others, and built like a porcelain statue. Despite her recent beginnings of a departure from faith, Joyce is still our best bet for a cleric. Dorothy, with her intelligence, needs to be our wizard. Amazigirl should be the Ranger, seeing as her acrobatics are off the scale, she’s good at tracking, and she’s got a fairly high DPS. That being said, as Amber she is more of a barbarian, when she goes into feral rages. Ethan is our tanky Paladin. Sal’s role is tricky, she’s too cool to simply be a fighter, but I don’t know if Monk suits her. Maybe she’s another Ranger. Walky can be the plucky comic relief.
Regalli
Like I said, Mike’s an evil Bard – instead of inspiring his allies he goads his enemies (and we are all his enemies.) Sarah I think is a Warlock whose patron is the Great Pumpkin. Billie is definitely a Fighter. We could still use a barbarian for extra damage output but the best bet on that is Amber and it is not healthy for her.
Zach
But we know Sara’s preferred weapon is a club, and she carries I think a taser?
Who uses maces?
lightsabermario
Back with more roles for characters. Billie is pretty well suited to be our armored-up, booze-fueled Fighter, the kind that’s the center of attention in taverns with a tankard in one hand and a wench in the other. Actually, the same goes for Joe. Sierra, always barefoot, is a natural Druid. Ruth is currently seeking a sort of enlightenment, and she has excellent hand-to-hand skills, so she can be our Monk. Jacob can be another tanky Paladin, with more faith-based abilities than Ethan. Finally, a Warlock is “a wielder of magic that is derived from a bargain with an extraplanar entity.” If anybody’d do that, it’d be Mike.
lightsabermario
Ooh, I like that idea for Sarah. And now that I think about it, the bard ability “Vicious Mockery” does perfectly suit Mike, so Chaotic Evil Bard it is. Also, glad we came to the same conclusion for Billie.
Zach
Sal rides a steed and hits things. And she’s crazy about her code, and is on an atonement ark. And dulls out sage advice about feelings. She’s a fighter-knight
Strength>Wis>Cha>Int>Con>Dex
Dorothy is trying for persuasion and has successfully bluffed many times. She’s a wizard that wants to be a bard SO Bad. She’s multiclassed wizard/bard. Probably illusionist?
Ruth is a barbarian of some kind.
Carla… Does D&D have mechanists? If not, sorcerer. Draws power from rich family. And has diabolical machinations.
Mike is a warlock. He heard they have dark bindings.
McBogue
Carla… Does D&D have mechanists?
Artificer.
Lokitsu
Sal could be a dual-classed Fighter/Rogue
Deathjavu
Look, no one competent would have agreed to these hijinks anyway!
Cheesy1
“But in our defense, he admitted to setting you up to get arrested for shits and giggles, so he deserved it!”
Lexi
I still stick with solid bothering, he even punched Asher so Sal wouldn’t have to when she learned he was an irredeemable shit.
I mean, Asher may have claimed to be a good guy and turned over a new leaf, but in Sal’s eyes, he’s probably unforgivable. Good to know he won’t cause new trouble, but I wouldn’t really want to go out for brunch with him.
And hey, now Sal doesn’t get in trouble for the punch that Asher clearly deserved!
Blanche Quizno
Solid bothering, or solid *brothering*??
Needfuldoer
Are they really that different?
Reltzik
Given that this is a LITTLE brother? Nope.
Lexi
Little of Column A, little of Column B, little of Column “Oops, that was a typo”
Questionor
Walky never did get in trouble as a kid, did he. He clearly has never had to spin why the dog’s the back has a smiley face shaved into the fur.
Kyrik Michalowski
I love how happy Sal looked for that brief moment, but knew that wasn’t going to last when she found out about the punch. But really, if we were in Walky’s shoes, wouldn’t you have done the same thing?
Reaver
Naw, I don’t like going to the slammer for assault personally.
etherealdesiign
i’ve decided that in five years when the asher-sal ship is confirmed, this will be the strip i look back to and say ‘i told you so,’ because amber isn’t the only one who can write terrible slash about people in her head
Marsh Maryrose
Sal herself:
“Is there a movie where a boy and a girl sublimate their wayward horniness through endless bickerin’?”
Reltzik
A C for keeping your cool.
BBCC
He MEANS well, Sal, give him partial credit. He’s new to this.
And what’s this ‘we’ shit, Amber? You didn’t punch jack shit. 😛
Yumi
Yeah, Amber, it was, like, a whole thing for you to not be the punchy one.
AbelUndercity
Amber was being punch-supportive.
Keulen
Yeah, for once it was not Amber doing the punching.
Stephen Bierce
“We started a Family Feud.”
“But Amber’s not family!”
“Not YET.”
Needfuldoer
Which feud? Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Richard Karn, Louie Anderson, John O’Hurley, or Steve Harvey?
Ferret
Steve Harvey. Gotta have that look of disbelief.
Needfuldoer
I don’t think so,
Tim. Richard Karn gets my vote. Dawson’s second, but he tended to get kinda grabby with the contestants.Kern Wallace
More like solid botherin’.
tim gueguen
Sal realises any fears about Walky taking the Family Badass trophy from her were…okay, Sal was never afraid of that.
MatthewTheLucky