History Webcomic / MurphysLaw

The comic follows the adventures of Lloyd Zephyr, a Fighter/Paladin of Astrid with a mysterious past; Radic Quilla, a druid who knows marketing; Janine Nova, a LovableSexManiac who's terrified of orcs; and Matt[[strike:[[InsistentTerminology hew]]]] Silver, a rogue [[ButtMonkey with a horrible streak of bad luck]]. In time, two more party members came forth: Serrin Peakane, a [[GenkiGirl hyperactive]] half-elf wizard, and Tinder, the dragon that they were supposed to kill on their first adventure together.

* ATeamFiring: Dragons have no concept of aiming.

''[[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237581 Murphy's Law]]'' is a fan-comic based in the GiantInThePlayground forums. In a similar vein to ''{{Webcomic/Anti-Heroes}}'', it borrows from Burlew's style, but the characters are a touch elongated. Finds its muse from ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''; a RagtagBunchOfMisfits gather together and have zany adventures, and get on each other's nerves.

* AmbiguousGender: Some elves have this quality, as an extension of [[Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick Burlew's]] work. Justified, in that, according to WordOfGod, male/female elves produce less testosterone/estrogen, respectively, than male/female humans, and thus have less noticeable secondary sexual characteristics. Anyone who grew up around elves (like Serrin) would be able to tell the difference

* ATeamFiring: Dragons have no concept of aiming.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Considering the fact that it's a fan comic on [[Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick Giant in the Playground]], this shouldn't be too surprising [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/ThinkFast.png Lucrid's Protagonist Detection]] is the most notable.

* LovableSexManiac: Janine, as mentioned above.

* LoopholeAbuse: The Larian goverment didn't exactly think things through when issuing the Edict of Toleration...
--> '''Lloyd:''' But the Edict of Toleration-
--> '''Hobgoblin Leader:''' -Says that the Larian goverment cannot close down our shops, or kick us out of the country, or lynch us. I know. But it DOESN'T say anything about regular people doing those things!

* WordOfGod: Sufficiently often that it's been given the FanNickname of Word of Coffee, as noted on this page several times.

* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Matt:

* ShoutOut: To AvenueQ, KungFuPanda, The Fanfic/OneiroiSeries, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]], Literature/{{Discworld}}, MontyPython, AssassinsCreed, [[Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike Old Spice]], and Series/DoctorWho.

* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: Technically, we only see one [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/WhyIHateFanserviceRedo.png failed applicant]], but Lloyd implies that there have been others.

''[[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237581 Murphy's Law]]'' is a fan-comic based in the GiantInThePlayground forums. In a similar vein to ''Webcomic/AntiHeroes'', it borrows from Burlew's style, but the characters are a touch elongated. Finds its muse from ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''; a RagtagBunchOfMisfits gather together and have zany adventures, and get on each other's nerves.

* ShoutOut: To AvenueQ, KungFuPanda, The Fanfic/OneiroiSeries, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]], Literature/{{Discworld}}, MontyPython, AssassinsCreed, OldSpice, and Series/DoctorWho.

''[[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=209177 Murphy's Law]]'' is a fan-comic based in the GiantInThePlayground forums. In a similar vein to ''Webcomic/AntiHeroes'', it borrows from Burlew's style, but the characters are a touch elongated. Finds its muse from ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''; a RagtagBunchOfMisfits gather together and have zany adventures, and get on each other's nerves.

* ButtMonkey: Matt. So far, he's been {{Groin Attack}}ed with (not by, ''[[BeyondTheImpossible with]]'') a [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/DontWorryTheWeaselsAlright.png weasel]], poisoned by a GiantSpider, [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/RollAFortSavepng.png dragged awkwardly by a dog while he was poisoned, ending with him in an awkward and painful position]], [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/ActuallyRadicHasAHigherDexScore.png attacked by said dog]] and [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/DejaVu.png covered in dragon acid breath.]] His scene in the page image actually shows up (slightly edited) [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/AtLeastHesWarm.png in canon]].

* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: Matt again:

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: They use the popular [[HouseRules house rule]] that all of them get [[VoluntaryShapeshifting alternate form]] and [[spoiler: are not ColourCodedForYourConvenience]]

* FridgeBrilliance: Serrin's father Lucrid used ''Summon Instrument'' to drop a piano on a lich. Which, according to the rules, means that he's strong enough to lift a piano. And he had to have been swinging from something to boot.

* MoneySpider: [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/NoMore.png Matt wonders why a lawful dragon would keep anarchic arrows.]]

* AFateWorseThanDeath: Taking levels in [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/AndYouThoughtRoguesGotBucketsOfSkil.png Dragon Disciple]] [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment or]] [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/ThisWillWorkOutGreat.png Monk]].
** The latter is most likely because Monks need to be Lawful, which Matt... isn't.

* ShoutOut: To AvenueQ, KungFuPanda, The Fanfic/OneiroiSeries, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]], Literature/{{Discworld}}, MontyPython, AssassinsCreed, and OldSpice.

* ShoutOut: To AvenueQ, KungFuPanda, The Fanfic/OneiroiSeries, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]], Literature/{{Discworld}}, MontyPython, [=~Assassin's Creed~=], and OldSpice.

* ShoutOut: To AvenueQ, KungFuPanda, The Fanfic/OneiroiSeries, WindWaker, {{Discworld}}, MontyPython, [=~Assassin's Creed~=], and OldSpice.

** ChaoticNeutral: Matt.
** LawfulGood: As a paladin, Lloyd has to be this and he demonstrates it well. There are also the Paladins of Kago[[spoiler: (which Lloyd once was)]], who, according to their reputation, are... not nice, despite being paladins.
** LawfulNeutral: Tinder.
** NeutralGood: Radic. Serrin, sort of, as noted above.

* CharacterAlignment: In-universe examples, due to the setting.

** ChaoticNeutral: Matt. %%InUniverse
** LawfulGood: As a paladin, Lloyd has to be this and he demonstrates it well. There are also the Paladins of Kago[[spoiler: (which Lloyd once was)]], who, according to their reputation, are... not nice, despite being paladins. %%InUniverse
** LawfulNeutral: Tinder. %%InUniverse
** NeutralGood: Radic. Serrin, sort of, as noted above. %%InUniverse

* InformedAttractiveness: [[WordOfGod Word of Coffee]] says that Lloyd is very handsome, which isn't easily detectable in a [[StickFigureComic stick figure]]

--> '''Matt:''' ''(to himself)'' I'm a ROGUE, dammit! I'm supposed to be suave and sly and witty and likeable no matter who I pickpocket, NOT a loudmouth perverted moron!

* AmbiguousGender: Some elves have this quality, as an extension of [[OrderOfTheStick Burlew's]] work. Justified, in that, according to WordOfGod, male/female elves produce less testosterone/estrogen, respectively, than male/female humans, and thus have less noticeable secondary sexual characteristics. Anyone who grew up around elves (like Serrin) would be able to tell the difference

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Considering the fact that it's a fan comic on [[TheOrderOfTheStick Giant in the Playground]], this shouldn't be too surprising [[http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac294/caffeineincluded/ThinkFast.png Lucrid's Protagonist Detection]] is the most notable.

* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: Lloyd]] is certainly one, being a former [[spoiler: paladin of Kago]], and apparently recognizable enough to be seen by a random person in the street as a murderer. ''Go, [[spoiler: Lloyd!]]''

** ChaoticNeutral: Matt.
** LawfulGood: As a paladin, Lloyd has to be this and he demonstrates it well. There are also the Paladins of Kago[[spoiler: (which Lloyd once was)]], who, according to their reputation, are... not nice, despite being paladins.
** LawfulNeutral: Tinder.
** NeutralGood: Radic. Serrin, sort of, as noted above.

* FridgeBrilliance: Serrin's father Lucrid used ''Summon Instrument'' to drop a piano on a lich. The MemeticBadass entry follows from the Rules As Written

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