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2005-04-12

Original: 2005-04-12 on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Transcript

Panel 1:
Three people sit around a green gaming table playing a tabletop role-playing game. A young blond man in a "Star Wars Jedi" t-shirt raises a finger excitedly. Behind him hangs a red banner reading "DON'T PANIC." To his left is a man with glasses; to his right, an older bald man with glasses (the dad) holds a paper.

Blond young man: "I ATTACK THE GOBLIN KING!"

Bald older man (Dad, as the game master): "THE GOBLIN KING IS SLAIN BY A FAT 28-YEAR OLD VIRGIN."

Caption below panel: I guess dad didn't really see the appeal of our "Dungeons and Dragons" games.

Votey:
Close-up of the blond young man's face, distressed.
Young man: "DAD! THAT'S OOC!" (out of character)

Alt text

A four-color comic panel shows three men playing a tabletop role-playing game at a green table. A blond young man in a "Star Wars Jedi" t-shirt raises a finger and shouts, "I ATTACK THE GOBLIN KING!" A red "DON'T PANIC" banner hangs behind him. The older bald man with glasses to his right, acting as game master, deadpans back: "THE GOBLIN KING IS SLAIN BY A FAT 28-YEAR OLD VIRGIN." A caption reads: "I guess dad didn't really see the appeal of our 'Dungeons and Dragons' games." The joke: dad turns the game's narration into a personal jab at his son. Votey (black-and-white aftercomic): a close-up of the young man's stricken face protesting, "DAD! THAT'S OOC!" (out of character).

Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.