#25

Everyone loves the party healer. They rescue players from the brink, that cherished characters
may fight another day. Players invest hours into their characters, and when they die, it is a huge loss.

Most of the time. Sometimes players recognize that they've screwed up their build, or that the party requires a different skill set, or that they are merely bored and want to do something else. At that point, the healer is the enemy.

In a game like 4th Ed D&D, there are roles that are necessary for the success of the party. A party needs a tank and a healer, at least (in my experience). To lose one is to lose the functional ability of the party as a whole.

So, on some level, you have to wonder about the clerics motivations when he heals you. Does he really want your character back? Does he value the tactical options that your character brings? Or does he just want a fighter in front to take the hits instead of him? After all, he loves his cleric as much as you love your proposed rogue.

#24

One of the more amusing peculiarities in both Dragon Age games is how no one reacts to a group of warriors, covered head to toe in clearly fresh blood, when they walk into a shop. It's an entirely different mentality than one would expect. I mean, I suppose it's a cultural difference stemming from the fact that in the Dragon Age universe, the average house cat contains enough blood to repaint the Sistine Chapel. Maybe dripping in fresh blood is the height of fashion on Thedas, but part of me is still kind of upset that I don't receive an intimidation bonus for using blood as warpaint. Next time I'll be sure to make an entrails necklace and see if that helps.

In other news, Jared now has a tablet, which explains the slight change in the art style and why we can haz color. He felt it necessary to inform me of this by way of a drunken, poorly drawn email reading "Guess who got a tablet?" I guessed Jared. I was right. He also wished me to apologize for the lateness and explain that he sucks at photoshop, as well as give a shout out to his friend Chris in New York for help with this weeks comic.