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* MostGamersAreMale: Initially, there were no female characters at all, but several have been added, including [[GamerChick Mel]], [[FieryRedhead Jeanie]], [[TeenGenius Dallas]] and [[CoolOldLady Mrs. Tucker]].
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** Initially, there were no female characters at all, but several have been added, including [[GamerChick Mel]], [[FieryRedhead Jeanie]], [[TeenGenius Dallas]] and [[CoolOldLady Mrs. Tucker]].
** Initially, there were no female characters at all, but several have been added, including [[GamerChick Mel]], [[FieryRedhead Jeanie]], [[TeenGenius Dallas]] and [[CoolOldLady Mrs. Tucker]].
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* NiceHat: Amy is quite fond of these, especially during Innsmouth Garden Society meetings.
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Badass Mustache and Badass Beard are being merged into Manly Facial Hair. Examples that don't fit or are zero-context are removed. To qualify for Manly Facial Hair, the facial hair must be associated with masculinity in some way. Please read the trope description before readding to make sure the example qualifies.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: [[spoiler: Mel's first boyfriend, Grey, winds up being one.]]
** [[spoiler: Mel stays with him to try and "fix" him. It ends with her calling the police on him after he starts to get particularly violent.]]
* BadassBeard: Brett already had a regular beard, but it graduates to this trope [[spoiler: after taking on the mantle of Santa Claus.]]
** [[spoiler: Mel stays with him to try and "fix" him. It ends with her calling the police on him after he starts to get particularly violent.]]
* BadassBeard: Brett already had a regular beard, but it graduates to this trope [[spoiler: after taking on the mantle of Santa Claus.]]
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* ArmouredClosetGay: [[spoiler: Mel's first boyfriend, Grey, winds up being one.]]
** [[spoiler: Mel stays with him to try and "fix" him. It ends with her calling the police on him after he starts to get particularly violent.]]
* BadassBeard: Brett already had a regular beard, but it graduates to this trope [[spoiler: after taking on the mantle of Santa Claus.]]
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* BadassBeard: Brett already had a regular beard, but it graduates to this trope [[spoiler: after taking on the mantle of Santa Claus.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Much of the cast at times, but in particular Amy and Carlos.
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** [[spoiler: Brett, after being forced to take on the Mantle of Santa Claus full time.time, although he does [[TheBusCameBack come back]] after his year of probation is over.]]
** [[spoiler:Mel Mel, after getting a job in New York.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartofGold: Brett, although a few years of CharacterDevelopment make him less Jerk and more Heart of Gold.
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* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: One year, Brett is sentenced to remain at the North Pole until the next Christmas. But when Sam breaks his leg and is hospitalized, Brett [[http://www.d20monkey.com/comic/the-night-watch/ goes to see him anyway]] and gives him his present early.
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* JerkWithAHeartofGold: Brett, although a few years of CharacterDevelopment make him less Jerk and more Heart of Gold.
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Adding tropes for Bittersweet Ending, Adorkable and Nice Hat; fixing errors (Sam's name listed as "Dan" three times)
* {{Adorkable}}: Much of the cast at times, but in particular Amy and Carlos.
* BittersweetEnding: the diceless game run by Charlie [[spoiler: ends with the HeroicSacrifice of Jeannie's character so she can die with the man she just remembered was her husband due to a MindWipe.]]
* CloudCuckoolander: Amy tends to waver between this and [[{{OnlySaneMan}} the most rational person in Sam's group.]]
* NiceHat: Amy is quite fond of these, especially during Innsmouth Garden Society meetings.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Dan's father butts in to one of Dan's games, under the pretense of "teaching him how to play old school." In reality, though, he was trying to see if Dan had the courage to stand up to him [[spoiler: and maintain the happiness of his other players, as is the responsibility of all Game Masters.]]
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Dan's Sam's father butts in to one of Dan's Sam's games, under the pretense of "teaching him how to play old school." In reality, though, he was trying to see if Dan Sam had the courage to stand up to him [[spoiler: and maintain the happiness of his other players, as is the responsibility of all Game Masters.]]
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** Carlos' mother also counts. Her introduction to the comic is a JumpScare against Sam and Charlie.
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** Carlos' mother grandmother also counts. Her introduction to the comic is a JumpScare against Sam and Charlie.
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Updates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Updates every Monday, Wednesday Wednesday, and Friday.
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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Brett, after being forced to take on the Mantle of Santa Claus full time.]]
[[spoiler: Mel after getting a job in New York.]]
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** [[spoiler: Brett, after being forced to take on the Mantle of Santa Claus full time.]]
** [[spoiler: Mel after getting a job in New York.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: Well, not a devil, but Dallas made a deal [[spoiler: with Larry the Dungeon Master]] to grant her success in the RPG industry. It's an odd example, though, [[ChildProdigy because she was already more than smart enough]] to make the necessary product... it's just that no one would take her seriously [[GamerChick as a girl gamer.]]
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* DealWithTheDevil: Well, not a devil, but Dallas made a deal [[spoiler: with Larry the Dungeon Master]] to grant her success in the RPG industry. It's an odd example, though, [[ChildProdigy because she was already more than smart enough]] to make the necessary product... it's just that she believed no one would take her seriously [[GamerChick as a girl gamer.]]
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[[spoiler: Mel after getting a job in New York.]]
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* KillerGM: More than a few GMs in the comic mention the joys of slaughtering their [=PCs=], but the worst example is probably [[spoiler: right after Sam was beaten to a pulp by Mel's boyfriend.]]
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* KillerGM: More than a few GMs [=GMs=] in the comic mention the joys of slaughtering their [=PCs=], but the worst example is probably [[spoiler: right after Sam was beaten to a pulp by Mel's boyfriend.]]
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* KillerGM: More than a few GMs in the comic mention the joys of slaughtering their PCs, but the worst example is probably [[spoiler: right after Sam was beaten to a pulp by Mel's boyfriend.]]
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* KillerGM: More than a few GMs in the comic mention the joys of slaughtering their PCs, [=PCs=], but the worst example is probably [[spoiler: right after Sam was beaten to a pulp by Mel's boyfriend.]]
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* CoolOldLady: She's not that old, but Brett's mother definitely qualifies as "cool."
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* CoolOldLady: She's not that ''that'' old, but Brett's mother definitely qualifies as "cool.""
** Carlos' mother also counts. Her introduction to the comic is a JumpScare against Sam and Charlie.
** Carlos' mother also counts. Her introduction to the comic is a JumpScare against Sam and Charlie.
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* JerkAss: Phillip Dove, the "professional" gamer who manages to beat out Brett for sheer misogyny and haughtiness.
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* MethodActing: Carlos can get ''really'' into character when he wants to.
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* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Brett, after being forced to take on the Mantle of Santa Claus full time.]]
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* SeriousBusiness: Tabletop gaming, of course, in particular for Brett.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Combos seem to be a favorite of many characters, likely as a form of AuthorAppeal.
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** [[spoiler: Mel stays with him to try and "fix" him. It ends with her calling the police on him after he starts to get particularly violent.]]
** He offhandedly mentions that one of the reasons for this behavior is that he's the only child of a Tony-award winning playwright, [[FreudianExcuse and he has severe feelings of inadequacy over his own lack of success.]]
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* OldShame: Sam's experiment with facial hair ''did not'' go well.
* RandomNumberGod: Brett seemingly does not have his favor.
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* TalkingAnimal: Emma, Sam's cat, talks up a storm. [[CuteButPsycho Usually saying horrible things, mind you...]]
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* {{Troll}}: Charlie definitely has his moments.moments, as does Trevor.
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* CatsAreEvil: Emma, Sam's cat, has quite the mean streak. [[FunnyTalkingAnimals She can also talk, for some reason.]]
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* CatsAreEvil: CatsAreMean: Emma, Sam's cat, has quite the mean streak. [[FunnyTalkingAnimals She can also talk, for some reason.loves nothing more than eating your dice. If she likes you, she'll spit them back out. [[ToiletHumor If not, you'll need to retrieve them another way.]]
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* CatsAreEvil: Emma, Sam's cat, has quite the mean streak. [[FunnyTalkingAnimals She can also talk, for some reason.]]
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* BlindWeaponmaster: Charlie seems to be a fan of this trope, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot in part because of his own blindness.]]
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* DisabilitySuperpower: To compensate for his blindness, Charlie has worked on his other senses, particularly his sense of smell, which is so acute that [[spoiler: he could tell that Brett and Jeanie weren't sleeping together.]]
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* RelationshipUpgrade: Sam and Mel, as well as Brett and Jeanie, who start dating after various points.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Dan's father butts in to one of Dan's games, under the pretense of "teaching him how to play old school." In reality, though, he was trying to see if Dan had the courage to stand up to him [[spoiler: and maintain the happiness of his other players, as is the responsibility of all Game Masters.]]
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** Inverted with the "Innsmouth Garden Society," a gaming group made of Mel, Dallas, Jeanie and another girl named Amy, that was originally formed as an all-girl group, with Sam becoming the sole exception.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: [[spoiler: Mel's first boyfriend, Grey, winds up being one.]]
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* CurbStompBattle: On one side is Sam, a skinny GM whose primary workout is going to the kitchen to get snacks. On the other is Mel's boyfriend, a [[DumbMuscle strong and mean]] dudebro who doesn't like people hitting on his girlfriend. [[ForegoneConclusion You can guess how it goes.]]
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* BadassBeard: Brett already had a regular beard, but it graduates to this trope [[spoiler: after taking on the mantle of Santa Claus.]]
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* HeManWomanHater: Brett, at the beginning. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better, though.]]
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* NoodleIncident: Many, primarily from previous games.
* OldShame: Sam's experiment with facial hair ''did not'' go well.
* RandomNumberGod: Brett seemingly does not have his favor.
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''[[http://www.d20monkey.com/ d20monkey]]'' is a comic written by Brian Patterson, centered on a group of TabletopRPG players and their wacky antics. Technically, [[VitriolicBestBuds they're also friends.]]
Updates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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!!This comic includes examples of the following tropes:
* BadAssSanta: All the Kringles are, including [[spoiler: Brett]] and Klaus.
* BlindWeaponmaster: Charlie seems to be a fan of this trope, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot in part because of his own blindness.]]
* CampGay:
* CoolOldLady: She's not that old, but Brett's mother definitely qualifies as "cool."
* CurbStompBattle: On one side is Sam, a skinny GM whose primary workout is going to the kitchen to get snacks. On the other is Mel's boyfriend, a [[DumbMuscle strong and mean]] dudebro who doesn't like people hitting on his girlfriend. [[ForegoneConclusion You can guess how it goes.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Well, not a devil, but Dallas made a deal [[spoiler: with Larry the Dungeon Master]] to grant her success in the RPG industry. It's an odd example, though, [[ChildProdigy because she was already more than smart enough]] to make the necessary product... it's just that no one would take her seriously [[GamerChick as a girl gamer.]]
* DisappearedDad: Brett was raised entirely by his mother, with his father absent through most of his life. [[spoiler: They know where he is, though; it's just that Kris Kringle can't be Santa Claus and also raise a family, and both of them understand that.]]
* EvilTwin: Klaus Kringle, to his brother [[SantaClaus Kris.]]
* GeekPhysiques: Of both the skinny and fat varieties.
* HandicappedBadass: Okay, so it's a somewhat limited definition of "badass," but Charlie manages to game with few problems despite being completely blind. [[SubvertedTrope He still needs people to position his figures for him, though.]]
* HeManWomanHater: Brett, at the beginning. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better, though.]]
* KillerGM: More than a few GMs in the comic mention the joys of slaughtering their PCs, but the worst example is probably [[spoiler: right after Sam was beaten to a pulp by Mel's boyfriend.]]
* MostGamersAreMale: Initially, there were no female characters at all, but several have been added, including [[GamerChick Mel]], [[FieryRedhead Jeanie]], [[TeenGenius Dallas]] and [[CoolOldLady Mrs. Tucker]].
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: If his apparent associations with [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]], his penchant for violence and his abject hatred of Christmas weren't enough to make you hate him, it's fairly clear that Klaus Kringle [[PaedoHunt likes having kids sit on his lap for entirely unwholesome reasons.]]
* RealityWarper: [[spoiler: As Sam completes Larry's trials, he gains more and more access to The Narrative, which is the power of Game Masters to alter reality in accordance with the needs of the story. He's not supposed to use it except under emergency conditions, however, and it has its limits.]]
* TeenGenius: Dallas, whose mastery of game design allowed her to be wildly successful in the tabletop RPG industry... but only after overcoming the biases of [[HeManWomanHater a male-dominated industry.]]
* {{Troll}}: Charlie definitely has his moments.
* VitriolicBestBuds: The standard relationship between players in a gaming group- just because they're your friends doesn't mean you're not going to empty their pockets when they die, after all.
Updates every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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!!This comic includes examples of the following tropes:
* BadAssSanta: All the Kringles are, including [[spoiler: Brett]] and Klaus.
* BlindWeaponmaster: Charlie seems to be a fan of this trope, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot in part because of his own blindness.]]
* CampGay:
* CoolOldLady: She's not that old, but Brett's mother definitely qualifies as "cool."
* CurbStompBattle: On one side is Sam, a skinny GM whose primary workout is going to the kitchen to get snacks. On the other is Mel's boyfriend, a [[DumbMuscle strong and mean]] dudebro who doesn't like people hitting on his girlfriend. [[ForegoneConclusion You can guess how it goes.]]
* DealWithTheDevil: Well, not a devil, but Dallas made a deal [[spoiler: with Larry the Dungeon Master]] to grant her success in the RPG industry. It's an odd example, though, [[ChildProdigy because she was already more than smart enough]] to make the necessary product... it's just that no one would take her seriously [[GamerChick as a girl gamer.]]
* DisappearedDad: Brett was raised entirely by his mother, with his father absent through most of his life. [[spoiler: They know where he is, though; it's just that Kris Kringle can't be Santa Claus and also raise a family, and both of them understand that.]]
* EvilTwin: Klaus Kringle, to his brother [[SantaClaus Kris.]]
* GeekPhysiques: Of both the skinny and fat varieties.
* HandicappedBadass: Okay, so it's a somewhat limited definition of "badass," but Charlie manages to game with few problems despite being completely blind. [[SubvertedTrope He still needs people to position his figures for him, though.]]
* HeManWomanHater: Brett, at the beginning. [[CharacterDevelopment He gets better, though.]]
* KillerGM: More than a few GMs in the comic mention the joys of slaughtering their PCs, but the worst example is probably [[spoiler: right after Sam was beaten to a pulp by Mel's boyfriend.]]
* MostGamersAreMale: Initially, there were no female characters at all, but several have been added, including [[GamerChick Mel]], [[FieryRedhead Jeanie]], [[TeenGenius Dallas]] and [[CoolOldLady Mrs. Tucker]].
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: If his apparent associations with [[ThoseWackyNazis Nazis]], his penchant for violence and his abject hatred of Christmas weren't enough to make you hate him, it's fairly clear that Klaus Kringle [[PaedoHunt likes having kids sit on his lap for entirely unwholesome reasons.]]
* RealityWarper: [[spoiler: As Sam completes Larry's trials, he gains more and more access to The Narrative, which is the power of Game Masters to alter reality in accordance with the needs of the story. He's not supposed to use it except under emergency conditions, however, and it has its limits.]]
* TeenGenius: Dallas, whose mastery of game design allowed her to be wildly successful in the tabletop RPG industry... but only after overcoming the biases of [[HeManWomanHater a male-dominated industry.]]
* {{Troll}}: Charlie definitely has his moments.
* VitriolicBestBuds: The standard relationship between players in a gaming group- just because they're your friends doesn't mean you're not going to empty their pockets when they die, after all.
