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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Eldarin culture is extremely sociopathic due to [[spoiler:their advanced technology and enforcement of MedievalStasis on the rest of reality]], with a legal system intentionally built to favor the rich and powerful. Of course, [[UnreliableNarrator most of this comes from Ardon's twisted viewpoint.]] [[spoiler: Though when you actually see Eladrin culture at work, it turns out Ardon was entirely correct.]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Eldarin culture is extremely sociopathic due to [[spoiler:their advanced technology and enforcement of MedievalStasis on the rest of reality]], with a legal system intentionally built to favor the rich and powerful. Of course, [[UnreliableNarrator most of this comes from Ardon's twisted viewpoint.]] [[spoiler: Though when you actually see Eladrin culture is shown at work, work to the reader, it turns out Ardon was entirely correct.]]
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Eldarin culture is extremely sociopathic due to [[spoiler:their advanced technology and enforcement of MedievalStasis on the rest of reality]], with a legal system intentionally built to favor the rich and powerful. Of course, [[UnreliableNarrator most of this comes from Ardon's twisted viewpoint.]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Eldarin culture is extremely sociopathic due to [[spoiler:their advanced technology and enforcement of MedievalStasis on the rest of reality]], with a legal system intentionally built to favor the rich and powerful. Of course, [[UnreliableNarrator most of this comes from Ardon's twisted viewpoint.]] [[spoiler: Though when you actually see Eladrin culture at work, it turns out Ardon was entirely correct.]]

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The conclusion of the comic involves several short epilogues, including scenes of the still-living antagonists plotting revenge on at least one of the main cast members, with the final scene showing the reunited party [[spoiler:including those who had previously died]] riding out to answer a new threat.



* CrapsaccharineWorld: Pretty much the entire series. What seems like an AdventureFriendlyWorld is ''artificially'' in constant danger and bloodshed because [[spoiler:[[AncientConspiracy The technologically-advanced Eldarin]] [[MedievalStasis keep it that way]] [[IndustrializedEvil so they can stay on top of all the other races and harvest them for slaves and resources]].]]

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* CrapsaccharineWorld: Pretty much the entire series. What seems like an AdventureFriendlyWorld is ''artificially'' in constant danger and bloodshed because [[spoiler:[[AncientConspiracy The the technologically-advanced Eldarin]] [[MedievalStasis keep it that way]] [[IndustrializedEvil so they can stay on top of all the other races and harvest them for slaves and resources]].]]



* HandicappedBadass: Captain Yusan

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* HandicappedBadass: Captain YusanYusan.



** This comic does deviate from how the Feywild is typically described in the way that Ardon always makes off-hand comments about modern technology that they have in the Feywild, such as toasters.

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** This comic does deviate from how the Feywild is typically described in the way that Ardon always makes off-hand comments about modern technology that they have in the Feywild, such as toasters. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that the traditional D&D Feywild that the people in the Material Plane know about is actually a facade for the most part, with the actual Feywild being a much more technologically advanced culture led by the Eladrin.]]



* TemptingFate: Invoked by Chandea in the Pyramid Dungeon, and Ardon throughout.

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* TemptingFate: Invoked by Chandea in the Pyramid Dungeon, and Ardon throughout.throughout the entire story.

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* {{Anaphora}}: Used by Captain Yusan to show how much he cares about his ship:
-->'''Captain Yusan:''' NOTHING is as valuable as my ship. My ship is my lady. My ship is my home. My ship... is freedom.



-->'''Captain Yusan''' NOTHING is as valuable as my ship. My ship is my lady. My ship is my home. My ship... is freedom.

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-->'''Captain Yusan''' Yusan:''' NOTHING is as valuable as my ship. My ship is my lady. My ship is my home. My ship... is freedom.
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* EverythingsBetterWithCows: [[spoiler:A famous actress is assaulted by these bovines, and the group fights them, despite their low expectations]]
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* StrongEnemiesLowRewards: Referenced. A pair of nearly-identical rangers come close to fighting, but call it off due to some persuasive arguments from their friend nearby. One of them notes that they have identical gear and thus wouldn't get much loot if they did end up killing each other.
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Deleted Five Man Band example - poor indentation, zero-context. Part of TRS Wick Cleaning - unfamiliar with work, cannot expand.


* FiveManBand: The party isn't actually a FiveManBand; however, the characters do still fit into the some of the tropes associated with the five man band.
** TheLeader / TheLancer (to Odi's Hero): Ardon
** TheHero / TheLancer (to Ardon's Leader): Odivallus
** TheChick: Ell
** TheBigGuy / TheSmartGuy: Fortyfive
** TheSneakyGuy / TeamPet: Peanut
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The comic concluded in October of 2021.
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-->'''Ell''' You are the WORST party!

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-->'''Ell''' You We are the WORST party!
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Had to spoiler whom Ardon sold his soul to: himself


* LoopholeAbuse: Ardon is exceptionally fond of this. Highlights include making a musical instrument worth 5 GP (by [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=300 putting 5 GP into a bucket and shaking it around]]), turning his belt into a magic item (which just happen to be a [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=1021 magic khopesh]]), and possibly even selling his soul for power (specifically, selling it [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=3164 to himself]]).

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* LoopholeAbuse: Ardon is exceptionally fond of this. Highlights include making a musical instrument worth 5 GP (by [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=300 putting 5 GP into a bucket and shaking it around]]), turning his belt into a magic item (which just happen to be a [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=1021 magic khopesh]]), and possibly even selling his soul for power (specifically, ([[spoiler: specifically, selling it [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=3164 to himself]]).himself]]]].)
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* DungeonPunk: An RPGMechanicsVerse where [[spoiler:The Eldarin have reached the Digital Age and do everything in their power to exploit and suppress the rest of the world, with an election process that worships the Seasons and lets any married Lord get away with literally any crime. They even created Hell by nuking the Elemental Chaos ForScience]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Ardon's descriptions of Eladrin culture suggest that he may suffer from this more than Sociopathy. Of course, it is Ardon talking, [[UnreliableNarrator so maybe not.]]

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Ardon's descriptions of Eladrin Eldarin culture suggest that he may suffer from this more than Sociopathy. is extremely sociopathic due to [[spoiler:their advanced technology and enforcement of MedievalStasis on the rest of reality]], with a legal system intentionally built to favor the rich and powerful. Of course, it is Ardon talking, [[UnreliableNarrator so maybe not.most of this comes from Ardon's twisted viewpoint.]]



* CrapsaccharineWorld: Pretty much the entire series. What seems like an AdventureFriendlyWorld is ''artificially'' in constant danger and bloodshed because [[spoiler:[[AncientConspiracy The technologically-advanced Eldarin]] [[MedievalStasis keep it that way]] [[IndustrializedEvil so they can stay on top of all the other races and harvest them for slaves and resources]].]]



* DeusExMachina: Peanut's coincidential capture and movement to the same building as Ardon is captive in, and then moved to the same room, and left with a dagger, and able to function efficiently based on verbal commands and so on...

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* {{Determinator}}: Ardon's one redeeming trait; he always has a plan to keep fighting, even if he has to make one up on the spot.
* DeusExMachina: Peanut's coincidential coincidental capture and movement to the same building as Ardon is captive in, and then moved to the same room, and left with a dagger, and able to function efficiently based on verbal commands and so on...



* DysfunctionJunction: Ardon's relationships with... the entire party. Mostly centred around his attempts to command them.

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* DysfunctionJunction: Ardon's relationships with... the entire party. Mostly centred centered around his attempts to command them.



* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:Ardon is actually a level 15 NPC. He sold his soul to himself to become a level 1 PC who could surpass his predestined level limit, which also broke the world itself]].
* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: The Eldarin commit slavery on every other race. [[spoiler:They're so technologically advanced]] that they don't need slaves at all, they're just obsessed with having someone to push around.



* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Invoked by Chandea

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* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: Invoked by ChandeaChandea:
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* FromBadToWorse: Gold Elite Ooze creatures to... [[spoiler: A Dragon, also the {{BigBad big bad}}]]

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* FromBadToWorse: Gold Elite Ooze creatures to... [[spoiler: A Dragon, also the {{BigBad big bad}}]]{{Big Bad}}]]

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* FromBadToWorse: Gold Elite Ooze creatures to... [[spoiler: A Dragon, also the {{BigBad}}]]

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* FromBadToWorse: Gold Elite Ooze creatures to... [[spoiler: A Dragon, also the {{BigBad}}]]{{BigBad big bad}}]]


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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Glend pulls the first one in the Dire's castle. Much more surprisingly, Ardon as well in an effort to save Odivallus.]]
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** [spoiler: Subverted with Teleese. She has every reason to be mad at him, and still comes off as a little unstable, but she spends all her appearances with Ardon actively helping him.]]

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** [spoiler: [[spoiler: Subverted with Teleese. She has every reason to be mad at him, and still comes off as a little unstable, but she spends all her appearances with Ardon actively helping him.]]

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* NotRareOverThere: During a quest midway into the comic, the party takes an orc chieftain to meet a disgraced actress. He gives her a fur he's wearing, considering it a trivial gift because everyone in his tribe has them. The actress points out that said fur is a luxury item in the city, and she's thus very grateful for the gift.



* OppositesAttract: Platonic example. An orc chieftain and a disgraced actress couldn't have more different backgrounds, but they hit it off anyway. It doesn't go anywhere, because the orc isn't up for InterspeciesRomance and the actress [[IncompatibleOrientation is a lesbian.]]



* PsychoExGirlfriend: Breynia

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* PsychoExGirlfriend: BreyniaBreynia. Also the mermaid. Also a few of the bounty hunters. Ardon has a lot of these.
** [spoiler: Subverted with Teleese. She has every reason to be mad at him, and still comes off as a little unstable, but she spends all her appearances with Ardon actively helping him.]]

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Deleted second paragraph since it'events from chapters 20-21 only which don't carry into the rest of the story (most of the party change-ups are undone, and the 45-Ardon conflict is resolved in a single chapter). Appropriate for a recap page or similar, but not really helpful in a summary.


It centers around a dysfunctional adventuring party consisting of the psychopathic [[OurElvesAreDifferent eladrin]] [[MilesGloriosus warlord]] Ardon, who is joined by Odivallus, a down on his luck human sorceror, Ell, a kind-hearted human paladin, Peanut, a brain-damaged kobold with a knack for disarming traps, and 7F-45, a snarky warforged who joins the party out of a desire to witness Ardon's messy death firsthand. The comic follows a distinct storyline while at the same time mocking various roleplaying game tropes.

More recently [[spoiler: Odivallus]] died in combat with the Archwarlock and was replaced by Tavi, a naive dwarf monk. Later on, many characters left, and the battle of Good vs Evil was revealed to actually be a battle of Law vs Order, with Law personified by [[spoiler: 7F-45]] and Chaos personified by [[spoiler: Ardon]]. Law wanted to kill the population of South Crossing. Chaos wants to enslave all the forces of Law.

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It centers around a dysfunctional adventuring party consisting of the psychopathic [[OurElvesAreDifferent eladrin]] [[MilesGloriosus warlord]] Ardon, who is joined by Odivallus, a down on his luck human sorceror, sorcerer, Ell, a kind-hearted human paladin, Peanut, a brain-damaged kobold with a knack for disarming traps, and 7F-45, a snarky warforged who joins the party out of a desire to witness Ardon's messy death firsthand. The comic follows a distinct storyline while at the same time mocking various roleplaying game tropes.

More recently [[spoiler: Odivallus]] died in combat with the Archwarlock and was replaced by Tavi, a naive dwarf monk. Later on, many characters left, and the battle of Good vs Evil was revealed to actually be a battle of Law vs Order, with Law personified by [[spoiler: 7F-45]] and Chaos personified by [[spoiler: Ardon]]. Law wanted to kill the population of South Crossing. Chaos wants to enslave all the forces of Law.
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* LoopholeAbuse: Ardon is exceptionally fond of this. Highlights include making a musical instrument worth 5 GP (by [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=300 putting 5 GP into a bucket and shaking it around]]), turning his belt into a magic item (which just happen to be a [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=1021 magic khopesh]]), and possibly even selling his soul for power (specifically, selling it [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=3164 to himself]]).
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* PreferJailToTheProtagonist: Part of why Mitchell decides to go to jail even when Ell offers to let him go is to avoid ending up on the wrong side of Ardon's "no-villain-survives" policy. [[spoiler:Ardon breaks into the jail and kills him anyway.]]

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* PaperThinDisguise: The "Mysterious" character that saves Ardon.

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* PaperThinDisguise: The "Mysterious" character that saves Ardon. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted and parodied, when it turns out it's someone completely different who happens to have the same class, level, equipment and general appearance as Chandea.]]
* PokeInTheThirdEye: Mora attempts to kill both Ell and Odivallus by hijacking their dreams. It doesn't go well. The Prime Avenger hijacks Ell's dream right back, while Odivallus had just spent several weeks learning how to [[BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind fight battles in the subconscious]].
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* FlashbackNightmare: Invoked by Mora, who invades Ell's dreams and turns them from nonsense into memories of Ell's time at the orphanage.
-->'''Mora:''' Any old murderer could make your life flash before your eyes. But I'm the only one that will sit and watch it with you.


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* RealDreamsAreWeirder: [[http://willsaveworldforgold.com/?p=2984 Ell's dream]] about Lord Skullocaust looking for "birds" which are clearly imps, while Odivallus is back to his old appearance and acting completely out of character. Mora thinks it's nonsensical even by dream standards.
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* {{Kraken}}: Professional Ship Sinker

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* {{Kraken}}: KrakenAndLeviathan: Professional Ship Sinker
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More recently [[spoiler: Odivallus]] died and was replaced by Tavi, a naive dwarf monk.

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More recently [[spoiler: Odivallus]] died in combat with the Archwarlock and was replaced by Tavi, a naive dwarf monk.
monk. Later on, many characters left, and the battle of Good vs Evil was revealed to actually be a battle of Law vs Order, with Law personified by [[spoiler: 7F-45]] and Chaos personified by [[spoiler: Ardon]]. Law wanted to kill the population of South Crossing. Chaos wants to enslave all the forces of Law.
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* LethalJokeCharacter: Peanut. Despite living in a catatonic state, he is capable of miraculous feats [[LiteralMinded when thrown into the fray]]. Does not qualify as WeakButSkilled, since Peanut rarely acts of his own accord.

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* LethalJokeCharacter: Peanut. Despite [[spoiler:formerly]] living in a catatonic state, he is capable of miraculous feats [[LiteralMinded when thrown into the fray]]. Does not qualify as WeakButSkilled, since Peanut rarely acts of his own accord.accord [[spoiler: before he got better]].
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More recently [[spoiler: Odivallus]] died and was replaced by Tavi, a naive dwarf monk.
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* EmotionalBlackmail: Never forget your niece's ninetieth birthday.

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