Guest Week 2011 – Phil Kahn
Today’s guest strip is brought to you by yours truly. I draw sometimes, not nearly enough to stay good at it, but enough to provide some visual aid for Frigg’s Guide to Tanking. I mentioned before there’d be two “strips” this weekend, but T ended up surprising me with something completely different. I’m sure he’ll surprise you, too. Come back tomorrow, and Chapter 13 begins on Monday!
And then the DPS goes and stands in the fire!
Few years late, but…
Ooh, burn.
Do I hear a bit of Spider Jerusalem in Frigg today?
I see where you’re coming from. :)
As a player of tanks, I can attest to the difficulty of the task. the plus side is while every is hanging back throwing sticks and dirty looks at the boss, Im up in front kicking it in the nuts and flipping it off, as a real warrior should.
Ahh, good times. Warrior (not too fond of the role names, sadly) was the only class I really enjoyed on WoW. And there was a huge amount of satisfaction with getting up close and personal.
Charging up an attack? Shield to the face!
Missed a strike? Gut you as you regain your balance!
Running away? -cuts Achilles tendon- No…no you are not.
Actually managing to beat me up close and personal? -off kelter grin- It is a good day to die.
i was more fond of repeatedly fireballing their backsides as they ran away…
i mix classes alot, but i focus on bashing. tis fun.
Well tanks for the advice.
She didn’t need to get so hot under the armour about the fire, though.
Well all she ever wanted was an interesting ‘ale to share with her friends. Not to have to dragon through what her friends thought would be a good time. They might’ve gotten fired up about it, but I think she just felt burned by the whole affair.
Wow! I was tanking the same thing! :D
Maybe you should start a tank-tank and painstorm some solutions for the modern adventurer. The idea has real staying power, and I think if you punch up your presentation you could really hit it big.
I thought tanking was what something did after it jumped the shark.
I’m just shittin ya.
One out of one Friggs would rather watch Republican Party Reservation.
Though she’d -totally- vote to fuck everyone with switchblades.
Funny, my experience (both as a tank and as a non-tank) is more ‘the rest of the party stands around and facepalms as the tank dives headfirst into a battle everybody else thinks may be above their level’. May be a tabletop vs MMO thing, I guess.
Never played a front line type in tabletop but I do have a guy in the current campaign who fits that description. Given he does currently have legenrday magical armor that protects him from fire, ice, acid, etc with just a thought, so Im sure that doesnt help temper his eagerness for battle.
I think there was a saying that some to mind for these, paraphrased:
“Damn it! This is the second time you’ve done! Just because you don’t have a near impervious set of gold-plated armor doesn’t mean you need to run away everytime we run into one of these fire-breathing losers!”
-Stomp-
So Phil, do you get “tanked” often?
I’m imagining Phil as a raid boss now. I don’t want to elaborate because I don’t want to make jokes at his expense, but now I have a rampant case of the giggles.
Unlike some creative types, I have a sense of humor about myself. By all means, please tell me what I’m like as a raid boss!
Cleaving forward with that neckbeard’s stout bristles standing before you would be foolhardy for all but the most sturdy of tanks. That chilling half lidded stare can stun a man from a hundred feet. You go into a rage every 5 minutes if no one in the raid makes any puns, at which point it’s a wipe. I imagine the glasses would be an epic purple that every mage will want. Anything else you’d like to add? I know I’m missing plenty, but I forgot most of it since I last posted.
He has an aura of supperiority that causes those nearby to feel like their life sucks.
I am pleased with this.
hehe I like the “dook dook dook” sound effect :D
Looks to me like she’s “Tanking” ale here.
Tankard .. after tankard .. after tankard .. :)
Nah, she’s just getting tanked :p
Just to let you know, the add that leads to your comic drops you in your webstore not your main website for this comic.
Great comic tho.
Frigg, don’t think of yourself as a tank.
Think, “ablative armour”.
Very true!
Of course the rogue will be behind it flanking so he/she can either stun it (Heroes of Neverwinter) or backstabbing it (The swaering you’re hearing is the rogue realising he/she can’t penetrate the dragon’s skin with their dagger/sword/arbalest (see The Gamers for details on THAT one!), the mage is busy fireballing/acid arrowing/magic missiling it (the last is only if thats the only spell they have left and that includes Dancing (Worthless in anything other than 3.0 edition) Light spell) and the cleric is probably praying to their patron deity (either by hitting said dragon with their favoured weapon or casting a spell to resist its dragon’s breath its not as if they could render themselves impervious to its bite, tail or claws right?) oh and when they remember cast healing on the rest of the party if they haven’t drunk it themselves or decided to spontaneously cast inflict spells instead!
She just keeps getting hit…and hit…and hit…
I would have to say that she is smarter than all of her friends.
This is why I always say dwarves make the best tanks! They’re already good and tanked before the fight.