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* AcidRefluxNightmare: [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1105 With]] AnAesop firmly refused.
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* SoupIsMedicine: [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=382 Invoked by Shawn]] during a story arc that had Frank, Nelson, and Lewis all sick with the flu. Shawn called a local-to-them Asian restaurant and ordered three large bowls of "Ho Shee Chit" hot and sour soup and "Emperor's Assassin" ginger ale to be delivered. It works.
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Only other character to recur semi frequently over the years.
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* Game shop guy. Runs the local game shop "The Goblin Hole". Real name unknown.
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*UrbanLegends: One storyline features Frank being stalked by the Slenderman. [[spoiler:Turns out he's mistaken all the NPC s slaughtered by the group in their sessions for real people. They get Frank out of it by making up a character based on Frank and killing him off in Frank's place. To be on the safe side each player also plays a character based on each other...except Lewis. ]]
-->'''Lewis''': So '' that's'' why you had me play a character based on Shawn. He's "dead" too now, so he's safe. .\\
'''Nelson''': Right and he played a version of me. \\
'''Lewis''': I see. Then screw the ''both'' of you.
-->'''Lewis''': So '' that's'' why you had me play a character based on Shawn. He's "dead" too now, so he's safe. .\\
'''Nelson''': Right and he played a version of me. \\
'''Lewis''': I see. Then screw the ''both'' of you.
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I've read through the archive half a dozen times at least and, although Shawn occasionally takes advantage of his remote die rolls, I can't recall any gags about disconnects as such. There was a latency issue when Shawn was first introduced but that's about it.
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* Shawn, gamer. Participates in the games via webcam from Alaska, often abusing disconnects.
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* Shawn, gamer. Participates in the games via webcam from Alaska, often abusing disconnects.Alaska. Troll.
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** In an earlier strip, Frank decides that "Franchise/{{Superman}} [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=236 was always Superman]]", letting the players pick out overpowered spells and abilities... but at the cost of PowerIncontinence. HilarityEnsues.
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** In an earlier strip, Frank decides that "Franchise/{{Superman}} "ComicBook/{{Superman}} [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=236 was always Superman]]", letting the players pick out overpowered spells and abilities... but at the cost of PowerIncontinence. HilarityEnsues.
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** And again regarding [[Franchise/SpiderMan Dr. Octavius and Aunt May]] [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1141 having a...]] "[[UnusualEuphemism crossover event]]".
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** And again regarding [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Dr. Octavius and Aunt May]] [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1141 having a...]] "[[UnusualEuphemism crossover event]]".
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* SadisticChoice: [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=582 Presented to]] [[Series/MythBusters Jamie Hyneman]] as the setup for ''{{Franchise/Saw}} [[RidiculousFutureSequelisation XXXIV]]'' - either tell kids there's no SantaClaus, or he loses his moustache.
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* SadisticChoice: [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=582 Presented to]] [[Series/MythBusters Jamie Hyneman]] as the setup for ''{{Franchise/Saw}} ''Franchise/{{Saw}} [[RidiculousFutureSequelisation XXXIV]]'' - either tell kids there's no SantaClaus, or he loses his moustache.
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* VikingsInAmerica: Frank [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=2576 finds]] a Viking axe buried in his backyard, somewhere in the continental United States. He gets possessed.
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* NotaryNonsense: One of Nelson's characters is revealed to be TheMole. He has the DM read a sealed and notarized letter he'd submitted prior, containing the details of his character's true allegiance.
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* BaitAndSwitch: One storyline begins when Frank, looking at ''Franchise/HelloKitty''[=/=]''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' dice in the Goblin Hole, also discovers some eldritch dice with strange symbols and AlienGeometries, which Emma explains as being the "weird code" of a machine built by Elder Gods. Shortly afterwards, a sign appears on the lawn saying "Return the Dice" and a figure in a hooded robe with glowing green eyes appears at the door. [[spoiler: He turns out to be a Techpriest cosplayer who'd dropped the ''Hello Kitty'' dice so other ''Warhammer 40K'' fans wouldn't see him with them]].
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* NoNameGiven: The characters are only known by their first names. In fact, at first they didn't even know each other's names and referred to each other by their characters' names. Frank's last name ''is'' now [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=136 confirmed]] to be Stortz.
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* NoNameGiven: The Downplayed in that the main characters are only almost exclusively known by their first names. names.
** In fact,at first they didn't even know each other's names and referred to each other by their characters' names. Frank's last name ''is'' now [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=29 a mini-arc from October 2003]] reveals they went several years without sharing their names and had been calling each other by their in-game characters' names instead. This arc also shows Lewis's name was originally written as Louis.
** [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=136confirmed]] to be A September 2005 strip]] gives Frank's last name as Stortz.
** In fact,
** [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=136
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** In an earlier strip, Frank decides that "{{Superman}} [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=236 was always Superman]]", letting the players pick out overpowered spells and abilities... but at the cost of PowerIncontinence. HilarityEnsues.
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** In an earlier strip, Frank decides that "{{Superman}} "Franchise/{{Superman}} [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=236 was always Superman]]", letting the players pick out overpowered spells and abilities... but at the cost of PowerIncontinence. HilarityEnsues.
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* NotHelpingYourCase: While in the past, the party is confronted by chronomonks who declare the party must not return to the present as they'll cause ''another'' catastrophe there. Nelson asks why they're bothering since the party will create a catastrophe no matter what time period they're in. After a moment of realization, the chronomonks attack.
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* ConversationalTroping: Indulged at multiple points, as Lewis, Nelson, and Shawn recognize the tropes used in Frank's games (particularly ones he repeatedly uses) and discuss how to deal with them. Taken UpToEleven when they play a game set in an 80's detective show, they start noting just how many tropes come up, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1441 and Frank admits to cross-indexing a random plot device table to TV Tropes]].
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* ConversationalTroping: Indulged at multiple points, as Lewis, Nelson, and Shawn recognize the tropes used in Frank's games (particularly ones he repeatedly uses) and discuss how to deal with them. Taken UpToEleven Exaggerated when they play a game set in an 80's detective show, they start noting just how many tropes come up, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1441 and Frank admits to cross-indexing a random plot device table to TV Tropes]].
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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: When [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=992 Lewis tries to declare]] SpeaksFluentAnimal the worst superpower, Nelson interjects with how it ''could'' be awesome if comics writers took it UpToEleven (including citing the page image).
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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: When [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=992 Lewis tries to declare]] SpeaksFluentAnimal the worst superpower, Nelson interjects with how it ''could'' be awesome if comics writers took it UpToEleven up to eleven (including citing the page image).
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** While playing ''{{TabletopGame/Deadlands}}'', Lewis is describing how his new "graft" will work, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=366 prompting Nelson to]] ''eat'' Ghost Rocks in the hopes that the [[HearingVoices voices in his head]] will drown out Lewis'.
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** While playing ''{{TabletopGame/Deadlands}}'', Lewis is describing how his new "graft" will work, [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=366 prompting Nelson to]] ''eat'' Ghost Rocks in the hopes that the [[HearingVoices voices in his head]] will drown out Lewis'.[[note]]May double as DrivenToSuicide, given that Deadlands isn't too kind to characters that consume Ghost Rock like that.[[/note]]
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* AnchoviesAreAbhorrent: When Shawn rejoins the table, remotely, via webcam, Lewis points out that the by-laws state everyone has to chip in on pizza, regardless of how little they eat. Shawn quickly counters by stating his preferred toppings are pineapple, anchovies and onions, and encourages them to chow down.
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* BroadStrokes: The first strip to mention [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=52 a guy named Shawn who moved to Alaska]] says he's a guy at Lewis's work. Lewis barely knows him and the others have never met him. Two months later he's [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=61 a former member of the group]].
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** The first strip to mention [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=52 a guy named Shawn who moved to Alaska]] says he's a guy at Lewis's work. Lewis barely knows him and the others have never met him. Two months later he's [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=61 a former member of the group]].
** The first strip to mention [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=52 a guy named Shawn who moved to Alaska]] says he's a guy at Lewis's work. Lewis barely knows him and the others have never met him. Two months later he's [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=61 a former member of the group]].
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* CrackIsCheaper: Many strips feature jokes about just how much money the guys spend on trading cards, D&D sourcebooks, collectable figurines, or other forms of nerd merch.
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** The main characters went to a New Years Eve party at the "Goblin Hole" and look through their pockets to figure out what they did while under the influence of "Klingon War Nog". Frank finds a character sheet for the elf ranger from the ''[[Film/DungeonsAndDragons2000 D&D]]'' movie, Lewis finds a receipt for the ''VideoGame/{{Everquest}}'' sourcebooks, and Nelson (who hates anime) found ''Anime/YuGiOh'' cards.
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** The main characters went to a [[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=95 New Years Eve party party]] at the "Goblin Hole" and look through their pockets to figure out what they did while under the influence of "Klingon War Nog". Frank finds a character sheet for the elf ranger from the ''[[Film/DungeonsAndDragons2000 D&D]]'' movie, Lewis finds a receipt for the ''VideoGame/{{Everquest}}'' sourcebooks, and Nelson (who hates anime) found ''Anime/YuGiOh'' cards.
