Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

< Apr 27th, 2011 >

DarthGeek

The blast of frost hits y
 |....)..d...|...--.....|
 ----.....\....---......|
--  ---....\.v.`.-....---
.|    ---v.v@......|.--  
.---------.^...^---------
.).%[....................
..--------..-..------....
....|    |.......|

@ Ouch!

Click! You trigger a roll
You are almost hit by a b
 ----....d.....---......|
--  ---..........-....---
.|    ---..v.v.....|.--  
.---------v^.@.^---------
.).%[....................
..--------.`-..------....
....|    |.......|

@ Aaaaaah!

 |.........----...|....--
 |....)......|...--.....|
 ----..........---......|
--  ---...d......-....---
.|    ---..v.......|.--  
.---------v^.^v^---------
.)..[.........@..........
..--------.`-..------....
....|    |.......|

The blast of frost hits y
You don't feel cold.     
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--  ---....d.....-....---
.|    ---...\......|.--  
.---------v^v\v^---------
.)..[.........@..........
..--------.`-..------....
....|    |.......|

https://alt.org/nethack/dudley/

The energy vortex seems to be moving slower.

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13 Comments

#1	scorchgeek	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:36:30
I must admit I don't get it.
#2	Anonymous	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:26:48
A new comic, YAY!
#3	xCheckPoint	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:10:35
I don't get it, either. And what puzzles me most is that this is #626, while mine is #625 and still not scheduled. Must be too bad for paxeds taste. But, of course I'm lucky that we got a change here, so I'm thinking about an E no matter if I get the joke or not...
#4	DarthCliche	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:56:49
HOLY SHIT A COMIC
#5	DarthGeek	Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:45:28
Thought this might not be an easy one. Dunno, I was bored. What has Dudley inexplicably gained between panel 0 and panel 3? [edit] also look at the footnote Last edited: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:46:09
#6	Dajaaj	Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:03:46
DarthGeek, do you play Crawl? The energy vortices remind me of insubstantial wisps (gray v that appear in groups). And for those who don't get it, unless I'm mistaken, the idea is that the winter wolf shot through the energy vortex, heating its beam and making it harmless.
#7	solidsnail	Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:18:29
@Dajaaj : I think the beam is heated by the 'trap' (up-energy vortex?) and not by the 'v' (down-energy vortex). Am I being needlessly confusing? I thing this comic would have worked better without the traps.
#8	DarthGeek	Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:26:10
Derp. The fog clouds and traps form the symbol for a resistor on an electrical diagram. Dudley gained cold resistance. The bit about the energy vortex is also a (somewhat flawed, I know) reference to resistance.
#9	Dajaaj	Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:50:23
Oh... A clearer setup: Replace the winter wolf with a blue dragon, and have it fire along the line of the traps and vortices. And the traps could be anti-magic fields ("You feel your power drain away!"), the same color as energy vortices. When the bolt of lightning hits Dudley, he "feel[s] a mild tingle." No offense intended, hindsight is always 20/20.
#10	progo	Sun, 1 May 2011 16:46:05
I thought it had something to do with weather reports :F
#11	anther	Mon, 2 May 2011 04:15:10
Agreed with Dajaaj. But honestly, I'm just glad to see a new comic.
#12	ThePathfinder	Sat, 1 Nov 2014 01:37:34
OBAMANIA
#13	will905965	Thu, 28 Jul 2016 01:13:50
#10 same

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