All the Kings Horses: Part Fifty-Two
Chapter: Season Eight
NAILED IT.
A little backstory on this strip: I wrote this in the original drafts of the story arc and then I scrapped it a few weeks ago. However, things always have a bit of ebb and flow when I post new strips and this past weekend just wrecked me, so when planning today’s strip, I found this script and it made me laugh again, so I decided to roll with it. It keeps content flowing and it gives me a little bit of a respite before big, finale pages begin.
I hope you enjoy it.
Alcohol and Roleplaying. A WINNING COMBINATION…not.
For a minute I forgot they were using a fate deck and was wondering what those were in his thought bubble.
Is this the Fate Accelerated equivalent of rolling a Nat 1 on a bluff check?
That’s correct. A big, fat, steaming neg-three.
i figured it was three sheets blowing in the wind
Fun fact! On a sailing vessel, ‘sheets’ are the *ropes*, not the sails. However a sail held on by only one of four ropes is going to flap around quite uselessly.
Only you can have fun with drunk role playing, like you would drunk mario kart.
I see that the double negative rule doesn’t apply with Trevor’s thought process. Drunk gaming ftw!
Did he fail his constitution check against alcohol?
The reason why i don’t have a chibi self-portrait appears when i’m drunk is because, like Trevor, i’m not drunk!
Very Irish of Trevor, High Lord of the Magaritas!
And the stutter’s back… Nothing like a maniac drunk friend to stir the demons of the past…
Indeed.
It’s not like Trevor loses his devastating wit and impeccable timing when he’s drunk:
https://d20monkey.com/comic/dungeon-run-not-helping/
(Hands down my favourite strip. . . .)
Oh man. Roleplaying drunk always leads to shenanigans. I feel like this plan is going to be like the infamous “I just wanted to be jarl for the day” (which apparently required sending the current jarl out on a suicide mission, kidnapping his child, and then impersonating said child and banishing us from the town when we were like *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge* about it)
or “it’s just one guy, I’ll let you guys handle it” (it was a boss, and we were out our main damage).
I don’t drink, so there won’t be any stories from me, and the other two are usually the DM more often than not so probably not them either. (DMing while drunk is very different I think?)
Either something truly amazing, or truly terrible is about to happen.
This will only lead to good things… And totally everyone will buy the “not-drunk” statement.
Gaming while drinking is fun! Gaming with someone who is drunk…not so much. We gotta watch the meter, all the time.
I’m thinking Carlos may close the session, but the next minute or two will tell.
I always enjoy d20 monkey. I have been reading so long the characters feel like freinds. I feel worried for Trevor I hope the drinking is just for fun and social not covering for something darker. Which just shows how amazing this comic is I wana go back and re read some and look for clues to see what’s up and if he is ok.
He is not drunk, he is pished.
I get the distinct impression a tough-love intervention is in Trevor’s future. This would be the 2nd or 3rd time we’ve seen him get completely wasted “on camera” as it were. I doubt Jennie does that too much anymore, so he’s lost his main drinking buddy. Add that she’s now married and his last S.O. is out of the picture, Ol’ Trev is probably feeling lonely as hell and is put a vodka-backed brave face.
This session of pop-psychology has been brought to you my 4th-point-of-contact. Whenever you’re at a loss for for words, let your 4th-point-of-contact do the the talking. 🙂
Fun story: I was observing a buddy’s home brew game, and one session the orc bard got super drunk – in real life, not RP – and proceeded to walk off alone into the woods without telling the party. While the party was off fighting some bandits in the woods, Varbuck the Orcish Bard befriended a family of bears by giving them berries from his coat pocket. He then led them BACK TO THE CAMP WHERE THEY FOUGHT THE BANDITS OFF. He even named them. This is the least ridiculous thing he’s done. I’m collecting lists.