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I never noticed in the original (probably because Deadpool hadn't come out yet), but is he entering with a "superhero landing"? Doesn't he know how rough that is on the knees?
No, no, Discord knows his classics; that's a Terminator pose.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64U0_QtxJMs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64U0_QtxJMs
He already did that in a Next Generation episode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knBq0gNGBSs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knBq0gNGBSs
Unlike Deadpool, though, Discord also has some invulnerability, not just regeneration. Guess there's a reason that pose is mostly done by flying brick-class heroes...
I assume the thunderclap came from a soundboard app on Discord's phone.
I think the shouting serves an important function: to clearly tell us, the readers, that Q is physically bursting into the room. After all, we normally don't get to hear the DM's description of what we're seeing in the panels, so it would be ambiguous.
Maybe the GM could just stop the narration and go open the door and leave the group with the co-GM while he presents itself and tells the rules of his game.
And bringing a old fashioned flash bulb was a nice touch.
If he was waiting outside the house on a phone wouldn't that attract the neighbors attention? If they're familiar with their neighbors regular friends they might not recognize this one and might have called the cops.
Getting the players to be that much more worried about "the game" and the people in the house than "the story" and the characters in the fiction should count as a red flag.
I'm glad he was in the bedroom, because that's what I've been thinking for weeks!
I stand by my head-cannon that Discord is the DM's dad or at least some other close non-RPGing relative.
See, I thought you were talking about other ducks... and roommates....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5d8pVg3Qtg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5d8pVg3Qtg
I don't even need to click on your link ... I guess I watched that video a hundred times. Cracks me up every times.
"What in the world is that outfit?"
https://nowhaleiv.deviantart.com/art/My-Discord-Cosplay-680169499
https://nowhaleiv.deviantart.com/art/My-Discord-Cosplay-680169499
Awww ... Now I'm so disapointed ... I want to know what Discord's player is wearing !!!!!!!!!!!
Something like this? https://nowhaleiv.deviantart.com/art/My-Discord-Cosplay-680169499
I think GM and Discord's player could have come up with a better signal than "Get in here!" Maybe ring a bell or something. Sheesh. If you're going to be that theatrical, at least commit to it.
It may have been a way to keep the players from freaking out/reacting when someone suddenly comes through the door. I know _my_ Fight-Or-Flight reflex has always been centered more on the Fight side (several times I've almost punched people when surprised) and I can easily see RD's player being the same.
Pinkie Pie (delayed until the very end): ...came from inside the house...
In this gag's most initial form, I thought maybe Discord was waiting outside and his entrance was him coming through the front door (due to concerns about being overheard on the phone while only a few walls away). But honestly, the image of him waiting patiently in the master bedroom this whole time is just more hilarious to me, on a level I don't quite understand.