A Penny Arcade strip you like and why

Tim_N · 2010-12-15T00:20:24.000Z

The latest is just great:

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I like it for the ending, among other things.

Sebmojo · 2010-12-15T01:59:38.000Z

Timsfker:

The latest is just great:

I like it for the ending, among other things.

Which other things?

Tim_N · 2010-12-15T03:11:37.000Z

Let’s see:

“It begins, “fools””,
“your behavior in the court of Quorn Faelass last Tuesday was insufferable”
“If you are unwilling or unable to take the world of Golud-ha seriously, then you shall sip its summerwine no more!”
“As the Godwrights…”
“Translating from the celestial tongue can be difficult, and some of the subtleties are lost.”

I just rewrote a good deal of the comic text, which is why I avoided spelling it out originally.

Anti-Bunny · 2010-12-15T11:35:20.000Z

Don’t forget ‘TERRIBLE FRUITION!!!’

Sebmojo · 2010-12-16T03:39:01.000Z

Anti-Bunny:

Don’t forget ‘TERRIBLE FRUITION!!!’

yes, for me it’s the ‘!!!’

sinnick · 2010-12-16T05:45:39.000Z

Timsfker:

“If you are unwilling or unable to take the world of Golud-ha seriously, then you shall sip its summerwine no more!”

This is the best line for me. I’ve played with DMs who take their ridiculous fantasy world way too seriously too, so it’s funny because it’s true.

JordanP · 2010-12-16T21:39:34.000Z

Timsfker:

“If you are unwilling or unable to take the world of Golud-ha seriously, then you shall sip its summerwine no more!”

This is my favorite line too. But I like it because of the summerwine. I love the idea that sipping imaginary wine was some sort of amazing privilege that his players would miss for years to come.

Tim_N · 2010-12-17T02:11:55.000Z

2nd great strip in a row, haven’t seen penny arcade on a roll like this for awhile:

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I like it because the lawyer refuses to let anyone see his eyes (perhaps they glow red?).

dermot · 2010-12-17T04:26:51.000Z

JordanP:

This is my favorite line too. But I like it because of the summerwine. I love the idea that sipping imaginary wine was some sort of amazing privilege that his players would miss for years to come.

I could be misreading your post but that’s a metaphor - Tycho is comparing his D&D campaign to a summer wine, he’s not saying that the players can no longer drink an imaginary wine that was part of his fiction.

sinnick · 2010-12-17T05:38:32.000Z

dermot:

I could be misreading your post but that’s a metaphor - Tycho is comparing his D&D campaign to a summer wine, he’s not saying that the players can no longer drink an imaginary wine that was part of his fiction.

Except for self-serious DM’s, what should be a metaphor (summer wine) is made literal in the name of Fantasy (summerwine).

Bahimiron · 2010-12-28T06:24:41.000Z

Apparently this one went just viral enough that a well-meaning friend sent it to me and my dad later complained about it.

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Though I actually prefer today’s delving into the heady world of P&R.

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Jason_McCullough · 2010-12-28T09:53:58.000Z

Timsfker:

I like it because the lawyer refuses to let anyone see his eyes (perhaps they glow red?).

It’s an old man thing.

Tim_N · 2010-12-28T12:47:10.000Z

Jason McCullough:

It’s an old man thing.

Even when the guy is only half way greyed? Looks like a middle aged man to me.

sinnick · 2011-01-04T07:33:37.000Z

To be honest, yesterday’s comic pretty much wrote itself:

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Still great though. What I like about it: The ümlaüt.

The quotes in the news post are gold, too.

Rimbo · 2011-01-04T14:43:09.000Z

of course drinks have been snackified for years in the form of colas in fruit juices and OH YEAH punch

sinnick · 2011-01-07T07:33:31.000Z

The conclusion.

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It’s ground that Futurama tread years ago, but I still like it.

Rimbo · 2011-01-07T07:41:56.000Z

SLORM

WarrenM · 2011-01-07T07:53:08.000Z

SLURM. Get your coat and GET OUT!

sinnick · 2011-01-07T07:55:11.000Z

Penny Arcade called it Slorm.

I wonder if they realize how much of a blatant futurama ripoff this comic was? They must.

RepoMan · 2011-01-07T09:06:32.000Z

The Futurama is now, I suppose.

I never saw any Futurama so I would have totally missed the reference, but I can certainly say that the 1% chance I would ever have tried Tropolis has now become negative 1,000,000%.

“Snackularity” is awesome.