12/04/06 12:00PM

Ah, so much to say about today's strip. For starters, it is about tabletop gaming: dungeons and dragons and the like. Really we just want to show non-gamers and gamers alike some of the myths surrounding tabletop, good and bad. It is going to be a running series that will pop up every now and then on our strip. The first one is the myth that tabletop gaming somehow offers you broader ways to deal with the problems that are presented to you. Those of you who have actually played, however, know that the end result is usually the same because of one party member or another (I myself am one) who likes to solve all of their problems with combat. I could be wrong, but I have never seen a group that has been able to prove this myth true. It is always like a magickal dream that someday you will come across the best gaming group ever, who never splits up, and always works together to solve problems in creative, intelligent new ways. I'm not sure if the problem lies with the gamers, or with the game, but mostly hack n' slash reigns supreme. So grab yourself a +4 vorpal sword of wounding and grab yourself some of the glory, before everyone else steals it all. Oh, and if you recognize the g.m., you get bonus points in my book.

 

Yours falsely,

Nate W.