History Recap / OnTheOriginOfPCs

'''(WARNING! UNMARKED SPOILERS!)'''

!!Tropes
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[[caption-width-right:350:The fools before they went dungeon crawlin'.]]
* ButHeSoundsHandsome: A disguised Belkar tells guards that the amazingly handsome halfling who broke out ran in the other direction.
* CantArgueWithElves: V's constant response "And the problem with that would be?" to Haley explaining the limitations of elves earns hir a DopeSlap from Haley.
-->'''Haley:''' Sneak attack to the face!
* ComedicSociopathy: Belkar, as usual. When Belkar expresses a desire to kill Haley and Elan for accidentally attacking him in the Epic Fail below, Roy points out how [[RealityEnsues Varsuuvius, Durkon and Roy would make quick work of him.]] Belkar quickly agrees that his idea isn't smart.
-->'''Belkar:''' ''(thinking)'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint If I'm going to attack my allies, I should delay until the END of the initiative order, when they'll all be tied up in melee.]]
* CostumeTestMontage: Elan puts Roy through one of these to make him look like a mysterious stranger.
* DeliciousDistraction: Haley is able to sneak past an AngryGuardDog this way. It helps that the steaks she brings are laced with sleeping potion. And that she has one for [[MultipleHeadCase each of its heads]].
* DieLaughing: Durkon comments that the kobolds did this after the group's EpicFail.
* TheEeyore: Durkon's personality when he first meets Roy.
* EpicFail:
** While in an ''Series/IronChef'' like magic contest, Vaarsuvius miswrites a spell. The result destroys the entire wizard's guild ''and'' a part of the jail next door... allowing Belkar to bust out.
** The Order's first battle against a group of kobolds ends in disaster. Belkar prepares to charge the first kobold that gets within 30ft of him, Elan prepares to flank the first [[ExactWords creature]] that takes damage, Vaarsuvius prepares to hit the first four creatures in front of him/her with Lightning Bolt and Haley prepares to move ahead and shoot the first creature that charges. Belkar charges and misses, resulting in Haley shooting him. Elan then flanks Belkar and stabs him with his rapier. The three of them plus the kobold are hit by Vaarsuvius' Lightning Bolt.
* {{Fanservice}}: Lampshaded, as Haley complains Bozzok's summons are ruining her fanservice moment (bathing nude in a heated tub.)
-->'''Haley:''' Darn it! Who's interrupting my gratuitous bath scene? ''(later)'' Geez, you try to squeeze some fan service in...
* IResembleThatRemark: When Roy claims that Arcane casters are flawed by their faith in their magic, his father Eugene (A wizard) immediately retorts that Arcane Magic is all-powerful and completely flawless.
* MonochromePast: To give the book a "flashback" feel. And be cheaper to print...
* ALadyOnEachArm: Belkar, when he finds the local prostitutes are having a 2-for-1 sale.
* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: We first see Belkar in jail, on a charge of murdering several people in a bar brawl. He tries to defend himself saying that they shouldn't have brought fists to a knife fight, but the guard retorts that it wasn't a knife fight until Belkar started stabbing people.
* OhNoNotAgain: Elan's reaction when the knight he accompanies decides to ditch him.
* PaperThinDisguise: Belkar uses the beard of a guard he just killed to craft a fake-mustache in order to sneak out of jail.
* ATankardOfMooseUrine: This is Durkon's reaction to a taste of "the finest beer in human lands". The implications [[BigNo do not sit well with him.]]
* SnipeHunt:
** At the beginning of Durkon's story, the High Priest of Thor, Hurak, sends into human lands to act as a liaison and not return until called for. Not after Durkon is tossed out, Hurak confesses to the Temple Brewmaster Firuk that Durkon has been prophesied by Odin's priest that the young dwarf will bring death and destruction the next time he returns to home, and sent him on an endless mission in hopes of averting a ProphecyTwist. Firuk points out that it may be a SelfFulfillingProphecy, and is ultimately proven right decades later.[[note]]It's later shown that had the priest ''asked'' Durkon to leave forever, [[ForWantOfANail he'd have never been a part of The Order]], and certain events would have gone unopposed and things would have been ''worse'', so it's not ''quite'' a Self Fulfilling Prophecy.[[/note]]
** This is also how Sir Francois gets rid of Elan.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Averted in the Iron Mage contest, where Vaarsuvius' SesquipedalianLoquaciousness costs him most of his prep time.
* TaxmanTakesTheWinnings: Haley steals a diamond worth 20,000gp. Bozzok's fees reduces her take to double digits.
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Inverted; Roy will take anyone, but almost no one is interested in his terms.
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Roy refuses to murder trolls who are just camping for concert tickets, instead arranging a deal to bring them snacks from town while they're waiting. Roy's teammates point out that they could have killed them for XP and not have an alignment shift. Roy shoots this down, annoying them but pleasing Durkon.
* TheUnreveal: Eugene's story on how he began his Blood Oath against Xykon is skipped over, as it's covered in the main comic.
* WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency: Belkar says he didn't kill everyone in the bar. The guard retorts they didn't want ''anyone'' killed. Belkar replies that's just silly.
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: Naturally. In fact, Elan tells Roy flat out this is how adventurers meet for some reason.

** At the beginning of Durkon's story, the High Priest of Thor, Hurak, sends into human lands to act as a liaison and not return until called for. Not after Durkon is tossed out, Hurak confesses to the Temple Brewmaster Firuk that Durkon has been prophesied by Odin's priest that the young dwarf will bring death and destruction the next time he returns to home, and sent him on an endless mission in hopes of averting a ProphecyTwist. Firuk points out that it may be a SelfFulfillingProphecy, and is ultimately proven right decades later.

* DieLaughing: Belkar comments that the kobolds did this after the group's EpicFail.

* CantArgueWithElves: V's constant response "And the problem with that would be?" to Haley explaining the limitations of elves almost earns hir a DopeSlap from Haley.

* ComedicSociopathy: Belkar, as usual. When Belkar expresses a desire to kill Haley and Elan for accidentally attacking him in the Epic Fail below, Roy points out how [[RealityEnsues Varsuuvius and Durkon would make quick work of him.]] Belkar quickly agrees that his idea isn't smart.

* TheEeyore: Durkon's personlity when he first meets Roy.

'''(WARNING! UNMARKED SPOILERS!)'''

!!Tropes

* SnipeHunt: At the beginning of Durkon's story, the High Priest of Thor, Hurak, sends into human lands to act as a liaison and not return until called for. Not after Durkon is tossed out, Hurak confesses to the Temple Brewmaster Firuk that Durkon has been prophesied by Odin's priest that the young dwarf will bring death and destruction the next time he returns to home, and sent him on an endless mission in hopes of averting a ProphecyTwist. Firuk points out that it may be a SelfFulfillingProphecy, and is ultimately proven right decades later.

* SnipeHunt: At the beginning of Durkon's story, the High Priest of Thor, Hurak, sends into human lands to act as a liaison and not return until called for. Not after Durkon is tossed out, Hurak confesses to the Temple Brewmaster Firuk that Durkon has been prophesied by Odin's priest that the young dwarf will been death and destruction the next time he returns to home, and sent him on an endless mission in hopes of averting a ProphecyTwist. Firuk points out that it may be a SelfFulfillingProphecy.

* DeliciousDistraction: Haley is able to sneak past an AngryGuardDog this way. It helps that the steaks she brings are laced with sleeping potion.

* MonochromePast: To give the book a "flashback" feel.

* ATankardOfMooseUrine: This is Durkon's reaction to a taste of "the finiest beer in human lands". The implications [[BigNo do not sit will with him.]]

* TheUnreveal: Eugene's story on how he began his Blood Oath against Xykon is skipped over.

* EpicFail: While in an ''Series/IronChef'' like magic contest, Vaarsuvius miswrites a spell. The result destroys the entire wizard's guild ''and'' a part of the jail next door... allowing Belkar to bust out.

* ATankardOfMooseUrine: This is Durkon's reaction to a taste of "the finiest beer in human lands". The implications [[BigNo do not sit will with him.]]

* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: We first see Belkar in jail, on a charge of murdering several people in a bar brawl. He tries to defend himself saying that they shouldn't have brought fists to a knife fight, but the guard retorts that it wasn't a knife fight until Belkar started stabbing people.

* YouAllMeetInAnInn: Naturally. In fact, Elan tells Roy flat out this is how adventurers meet for some reason.

* ATankardOfMooseUrine: This is Durkon's reaction to a taste of 'the finiest beer in human lands'. The implications [[BigNo do not sit will with him.]]

* EpicFail: While in an ''Series/IronChef'' like magic contest, Vaarsuvius miswrites a spell. The result destroys the entire wizard's guild ''and'' a piece of the jail next door.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: We first see Belker in jail, on a charge of murdering several people in a bar brawl. He tries to defend himself saying that they shouldn't have brought fists to a knife fight, but the guard retorts that it wasn't a knife fight until Belkar started stabbing people.

* ATankardOfMooseUrine: This is Durkon's reaction to a taste of 'the finiest beer in human lands'. The implications [[BIgNo do not sit will with him.]]

* EpicFail: While in an ''IronChef'' like magic contest, Vaarsuvius miswrites a spell. The result destroys the entire wizard's guild ''and'' a piece of the jail next door.