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by Amber E. Scott
by Amber E. Scott
by Amber E. Scott

by Rich Burlew
by Rich Burlew
by Rich Burlew

804 Where Her Loyalties Lie

803 Saved by the Belt

802 Took a Level in Sauceror

801 Bound to Happen

800 Right Tool for the Job

798 Change of Plans

797 Bird Brained

795 Back to the Action

794 We Recommend Tsukiko

793 Critical Thinking

792 Animal Instincts

791 Don't Get MAD

789 Also, His Popularity Has Waned

788 A Vexation Or Irritation

787 No Time for Losers

786 One Step Worse Than "Diminutively"

785 The Cost of Freedom

783 Cold Blooded

782 Not Yet Met His Match

780 The Duel Everyone's Been Waiting For

779 They Follow His Lead

778 Nitpick Your Battles

777 Under the Arena

776 A Sombering Oration

775 Welcome to the Arena

774 Telling Lies

773 Never Mind, She'd Need a Better Bow to Use It

772 Haley's Commitment

771 Also, "Chib" Would Have Been Acceptable

769 Because Really, That Would Be Less Improbable

768 +2 Embracers

767 And Yes, There is a Santa Claus

766 Breaking In is Hard to Do

765 The Love of Money

763 Plotting Something

762 Just Trying to Help

761 Advanced (S)wordplay

760 Realizations & Rationalizations

759 Yes, Apparently

758 Spins of the Father

757 Something Blue

756 He Sure Dodged an Arrow There

755 Brought to You By Mace-y's

754 Maybe She Ate a Zeppelin

753 Slash Attack

752 Picking Locks

751 Tree is Within 10-ft. Radius of Apple

750 Making Up for Lost Time

749 Savings and Trust

748 Top of the List

747 Make It Three, Just to Be Safe

746 Ask Your Grandparents

745 It Does Beat Scissors

744 A Tale of Two Suppers

743 Dinner Conversion

741 Scheduling Conflict

740 The Great(ish) Escape

739 A New Friend

738 Pooling Resources

737 Comparative Mythology

736 Do You Like Comics About Gladiators?

735 Of Clerks and Clerics

734 Maybe He Can Get Credit for Time Served

733 Collect Call

732 The Papers Chase

731 Long Tail of the Law

730 Brunchroom Brawl

729 No Real Shocker

728 The Price of Yummies

727 And It Will Never Work Again

726 Mammals Can't Seem to Get Enough of Those Things

725 The Significantly-More-Secret Origin of Tarquin and Nale

724 It IS Fairly Spicy, However

723 Generally Relative

722 Block and Tackle

721 Pain Threshold

720 Breakfast of Champions

719 Seat of Power

718 Spring Break Never Dies

717 No Incarceration Without Compensation

716 She Didn't Miss

714 This Whole Time, He'd Thought of It as the Snack That Got Away

713 Oh, Right. That.

712 Neutralize Elf

711 The Rouge's Guild

710 Does He Get XP for Their Buzz?

709 No Scry Zone

708 An Animated Discussion

707 That's Probably Why There Are, Like, 17 Types

706 He's Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today

705 Those Don't Take Over Until the Graveyard Shift

704 Dead Men Give No Speeches

703 Meet the New Boss

702 One for the History Books

701 Curtains for You

700 They Would Likely Both Disagree with That Sentiment

699 Escape Clause

698 Stopping for Direction

697 Stuck in the Sand Trap

696 Still a Long Way to Go

695 Paranoia Will Destroy Ya

694 Poor Coordination

693 Tragically, His Arms Would Be Too Short for the Lute

691 All Available Resources

690 Riders on the Worm

688 The Comics Must Flow

687 Actually, That's Probably You

686 Also, At Lower Altitude

685 On Friendship

684 V Was Only Waiting for This Moment to Arise

683 Whatever You Do, Don't Oscillate

682 Plus, He Probably Spits, Too

681 All in the Family

680 That's Why It's Called a Running Gag

679 Oh, Right, That Other Problem...

678 First Step in the Process

677 This Never Happens to Jiminy Cricket

676 There's More Than One Way to Fail a Listen Check

675 It Costs an Armor Leg

674 The Elf Who Cried Raven

672 A Familiar Conclusion

671 Also, She Needs Her Clothes Back Now

670 The War Council

669 Logical Conclusions

668 Moving the Pieces

667 Mending Wounds

666 But Seriously, She Won't

665 In the Flesh

664 Down to Earth

663 Or Mention That He's Getting Too Old for This

662 The Price is Right

661 The Path of Least Expectation

660 Lucky Breaks

659 Flight of the Phylactery

658 A Bird in Hand

657 Second Chance

656 It Probably Squeaks, Too

655 With a Critical Eye

654 Cages (Steel and Otherwise)

653 Fun While It Lasted

652 No Respect for the Wicked

651 Two Eyes in the Dark

650 A Lot Can Happen in Ten Minutes

649 It's a Shame She Didn't Grab That Script While She Was There

648 A Dish Best Served With +1d6 Cold Damage

647 Be Prepared

646 ...And It Feels So Good

645 It's Where the Cool Kids Swim

644 An Unsung Legend

643 A Wizard Did It

641 For Every Action

639 If They Pull a Knife...

638 A Dragon's Victory

637 It Only Shows Reality Programming

636 Shattered, Shattered

635 I See a Red Robe and I Want to Paint it Black

634 The Wrong Reasons

633 Where Do You See Yourself in Five Million Years?

632 My Three Fiends

631 Who Doesn't Get Ten of These a Week?

630 Shoot the Messenger

628 Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

627 Power Outage

626 Good to the Last Drip

625 Bargain Hunter

624 This Happens to Telemarketers All the Time

623 Running Away

622 Don't Hate the Player Character...

621 At Least There Weren't Any Cryptograms

620 Probably About an "8"

619 Wow, That's a Spicy Meatball!

617 Power Meeting

616 An Opponent or Rival Whom a Person Cannot Overcome

615 It's a Real Life-Saver

614 A Cut Above

613 I Need a Hero

612 Technically, the "Fish" Version is a Subset of This One

611 None Left Standing

609 It Takes TWO Thieves, Actually

607 Gherkin Her Chain

606 The Philosophy of Chaos

605 Return of the King

604 Bailout Plan

603 Familiarity Breeds Piercing Damage

602 Clerical Temp

601 She Obviously Doesn't Have the Endurance Feet

600 Headed Down

599 Separate Ways

598 To Say a Few Words

597 Threat Assessment

596 Convenience Story

595 Trial of the Century

594 Rock the Boat

593 Another Choice

592 Stuck in the Middle

591 Antipathy for the Devil

590 Role Reversal

589 Entrance Qualifications

588 His Name Probably Helps, Too

587 What to Expect When You're Expecting Assassins

586 No Encounter is an Island Unto Itself

585 Immaterial Components

584 Improbable Causes

583 Love's Sweet Sting

582 Moonlight Rendezvous

581 A Sight for Sore Eyes

580 Hey, I Need to Sell Them Somehow

579 What They Need is a Writ of Habeas Corpus

578 A Slick Getaway

577 You Can Take the Rogue Out of the City...

576 Construction Workers

575 I Think They're in One of the Rulebooks, Right?

574 A Seller's Market

573 Slumber Party

572 The Resistance of Memory

571 Return Engagement

570 Clean Slate

569 Justice Can Be a Messy Business

568 A Sign That You Have a Problem

567 The Simplest Explanation

566 One for the FAQ

565 The Test of the Memory

564 It's What's For Dinner

562 Heroic Fantasy

561 Pop Idolatry

560 Meanwhile, His Teammate Was in Rhodes

559 An Introduction to Comparative Theology

558 Sort of Like a Reverse Psion

557 The Puppet Mistress

556 Nuthin' But Net

555 Half-Dragons Are Even Worse

554 You're No Help at All

553 Diplomacy is a Beach

552 And Yet the Turtle Got Away on His Own

551 Slow and Steady, My Ass!

549 Grueling Ordeal

548 His Most Despicable Act Yet

547 Endurance Feat

546 O-Chul's Razor

545 Someone Should be Wearing Safety Goggles

544 A Lot at Stake

543 Shhh! Principal's Coming!

542 In Azure City, Shark Jumps You!

541 He's a Gamblin'...Thing

540 Melts in Your Mouth, Not on Your Alignment

539 Well There is That "Saint" Prestige Class

538 Fiend or Foe?

537 What Do You Think Comes in a Disguise Kit, Anyway?

536 A Brief Tribute

535 The Cat Stays in the Picture

534 Medium Creatures

533 Open to Multiple Interpretations

532 The Exposition Fairy

531 Wake Up Call to Action

530 Regarding the Speed With Which One Removes Band-Aids

529 The Summons

528 The Ghost Screamer

526 He's Just Pine-ing for the Fjords

525 Look More Closelier

524 Pretender to the Throne

523 Orders That Won't Stick

522 We're Doomed If She Finds the Map Key

520 The Power of Immediate Gratification

519 Nightmare on Blue Street

518 At Least It Wasn't the Fourth Wall Again

517 Probably Best to Choose at Random

516 Turning Azurite, I Think I'm Turning Azurite, I Really Think So

515 A Momentary Experience

514 Elan Would Be So Proud

513 Security Deposit

512 They've Had Time to Train, Too

511 Guerillas in Their Midst

510 Killer View

509 It Has Flowers, Hearts, and a DC 30 Lock

508 Sure Beats Flatware

507 Fantasy Troll-Playing Game

506 Flanking Crush

505 ...Or We Will All Stick Separately

504 That's a Surprisingly Common Reaction

503 Surreptitious Admirer

502 And I-I-I-I Will Always Love You

501 No Cure for the Wedding Bell Blues

500 A Reason to Keep Trying

499 No Time to Lose

498 Gone Fishin'

497 The Grand Fighter

496 Responsible

495 (Eu)gene Therapy

493 Led Zeppelin Lied to Us All

492 Things to Do in Heaven When You're Dead

491 Those Singing Lessons Cost Money, You Know

490 Final Review

489 Keepin' the Little Man Down

488 This is Your Life

487 Their Concierge Service is Heavenly

486 Next on "As the Plane Turns"...

485 Hey! You! Get Off of My Cloud!

484 At the End of the Day

483 Broken Stick

482 Leaving Azure City

481 Cutting the Cord

480 Change of Address Needed

479 Jaws of Life

478 On Usefulness

477 Shock and Awwwwww

476 I Don't Suppose You Have Any Nutmeg?

475 Crashing the Party

474 The Body Snatcher

473 On the Waterfront

472 I'll Hold Them Off

471 A Triumphant Return

470 With Three Arrows Left in the Quiver

468 Splitting Up is Hard to Do

467 Learn to Play it Right

466 I Think I Left it in the Bag...

465 No One Likes a Tattletale

464 Not for Everyone

462 Good Idea, Bad Idea

461 I've Got a Bad Feeling About This...

460 Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

459 Negative Feelings

458 Exit Strategy

457 Anti-Human Resources

454 The Longshot

453 Heck of a Fight

452 Breaking and Entering

451 Change of Direction

450 Wands Are for Suckers

449 Land of the Rising...

448 Just Crazy Enough to Work

447 Guarding the Sapphire

446 Hell of a Job

445 A Song for the Departed

444 He's Dead, Jim

443 The First Step is a Doozy

442 We Can Do This the Easy Way...

441 Getting Ahead and Staying Ahead

440 Flew the Coop

439 Seeing Orange

438 The Paladin is Your Pal

437 Battle Momentum

436 Non-Military Intelligence

435 Amoral Dilemma

434 Heavy is the Head

433 Resource Management

432 Let Slip the Dogs of War

431 My Three Xykons

429 Stay on Target...

428 It Takes a Thief

427 They're Just Another Brick in the Wall

426 Three of a Kind

425 War Makes Boys of Us All

424 A Wizard's Work

423 Periodic Bombardment

422 March to War

421 Oratory of the Stick

420 The Trial of Belkar Bitterleaf (Abridged)

419 A Special Pre-Approved Offer

418 It's a Type of Boat

417 The Most Important Place to Be

416 It's Battlicious!

414 Noble is Goodble

413 Not to Scale

412 Catching Up

411 The Power Behind the Throne

410 The New Lord in Town

409 Intercession

408 Fallsville, Population: 1

406 A Moment of Truth

405 The Secrets

404 A Paladin's Duty

403 Leadership Is About the Tough Decisions

402 Speaking From the Heart

401 Breakfast of Champions

400 Your Ship Has Come In

399 Death Actually IS Too Good For Them

398 We All Just Want to be Held Sometimes

397 Leggo My Ego!

396 The Door Knocks on YOU

395 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

394 Hell Hath Exactly As Much Fury

392 Death From Above

391 Eye of the Tiger, Baby

390 In a Class All His Own

389 As Good an Explanation as is Forthcoming

388 The Final Frontier

387 The Cliffport Redemption

386 Not How She Pictured It, Certainly

385 A Sympathetic Ear

384 Words Get in the Way

383 What's Really Scary is That He Knows the Words

382 Risk vs. Reward

381 Improved Feint

380 While the Fiend's Away...

379 Perform IS on the Aristocrat's Skill List

378 He Didn't Even Have to Say Please

377 Travel Delays

376 All Too Easy

375 Undeliverable

374 Black and Blue

372 Pot v. Kettle

371 The Road to Heck

370 Kills 'Em Every Time

368 All Along the Watchtower

367 Innocent Man

366 Porting Out

365 Caught in the Act

364 Consider Their Lineage

363 I Fought the Law

362 Grand Theft Identity

361 Framing the Picture

360 Hail to the Chief

358 A Taste of Victory

357 Pen Beats Sword

356 Knight Takes Pawn

354 Copper Piece Arcade

353 If a Druid Falls in the City, Does He Make a Noise?

352 The Turnaround

351 Pop Quiz, Hotshot

350 At Least You Get Course Credit

349 Every Couple Has Their Quirks

348 Someone Was Looking For You

346 Swoop, There It Is

345 He Invented the Magic System

344 A Walk in the Park

343 Served with a Side Order of Whoop-Ass

342 Dangling the Bait

341 Setting Up the Board

340 You Should Have Seen What He Did With the Corsage

339 C.P.P.D. Blues

338 Tactical Priorities

337 Brief and to the Point

336 Bedtime for Elan

335 A Grand Experiment

334 If You Want Something Done Right

333 The Bright Side

332 The Ephemerality of Memory

331 For the Future

330 Paid in Full

329 The All-Seeing Oracle

328 The Test of the Heart

327 The Test of the Mind

326 Getting Ahead in Business

325 The Test of the Body

324 Consult Your Doctor Before Reading This Comic

323 Don't Make Me Turn This Quest Around

322 Maybe the Quailtiger?

320 Bing Crosby's Got Nothing On Us

319 Healthier Living Through Repression

318 The Move Action of Shame

317 The Best Part of Waking Up

316 The Moment of Truth

315 On Sylph's Wings

314 Goth Advice

312 Where the Buffalo Wings Roam

311 Internal Dialogue

310 Advanced Dates & Dinners

309 My Dinner with Elan

307 Take the Problem By the Hand

306 Power Word: Annoy

305 The Epistle of Durkon

304 A Leper Can't Change His Spots

303 Phrenology Today

302 New Beginnings

301 A Brief Intermission

300 Pick Your Doom

299 A Calling Missed

298 The Future is Forged in the Fires of Today

297 Sword Speak

295 Belkar Leashed

294 Contracts, Shmontracts

293 This is Getting to Be a Habit...

292 Non-startling Revelations

291 Not to Mention Little League

290 Shojo's Big Secret

289 Senility Now!

288 First Word...

287 Paladins Make Good Tour Guides

286 A Minor Glitch

285 A Moment of Truth

284 Shattered Expectations

283 Rock the Vote

282 Closing Arguments

281 Get the Lead Out

279 No Soup for You

278 A New Strategy

277 The Crayons of Time: Breaking Up is Hard to Do

276 The Crayons of Time: The Order of the Scribble

275 The Crayons of Time: World 2.0

274 The Crayons of Time: The Snarl

273 The Crayons of Time: Doodles on the Sketch Pad of Eternity

272 The Big Secret

271 The Prosecution's Case

270 Dueling Egos

269 A Familiar Face

268 The Lawyers Strike Back

267 The Cat Behind the Throne

266 Guessing Game

265 A Tale of Two Paladins

264 I Cannae Tell a Lie

263 The Great Escape

262 All You Need is Love and Improvised Thieves' Tools

261 I Smell a Solo Adventure

260 The Prison Blues

259 Son of Mail Call

258 I Think That Violates the Geneva Convention

257 POW!

256 Six Degrees of Evil Separation

254 Half the Elf, Double the Fun

253 Larry Gardener and the Angry Half-Orc

252 Linear Storytelling

251 A Piece of His Mind

250 Oh no, he DIDN'T!

249 Return of the Trouser Titan

248 Blame the Hormones

247 It's Just Aphasia She's Going Through

246 Rumors of Her Death

245 Easy Come, Easy Go

244 What? It's a Legitimate Magic Item

243 No Flair for the Dramatic

242 Chekov's Law Realized

241 Talking Down

240 Next on Fox: When Whores Attack!

239 Roy's Angels

238 You Try Rhyming 'Assassin'

237 Growing Some

235 Oddly, He Can Still Get Dressed in Under a Minute

234 The Ultimate Sacrifice

233 No Thread Left Untied

232 Because They Got Lonely in the Bag

231 From the Mouths of Babes

230 The Law Strikes Back

229 No Offense, Aaron

228 Unlawful Good

226 Who's On the Throne?

225 Checking In

224 Groggy, Groggy, Groggy

223 Love, in the Abstract

222 A Blissful Marriage

221 Recycling Works

220 For a Reasonable Fee

219 No Joke Too Cliched

217 Now in Ogrevision!

216 Perfect Combo

215 Taking Charge

214 No Plan Survives Contact with One's Allies

213 The Man Knows His Limitations

210 Displaced Persons

209 Multiclass Discrimination

208 A Battle of Wits

207 Now If Only We Could Organize the Fiends Somehow

206 Hidden Benefit of Being an Adventurer

205 A Is Always A

204 What's My Motivation?

203 Just the Facts, Ma'am

202 Scanning...

201 Seeing Signs

200 The Confrontation

199 It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

198 The Great Kazoo

197 A Change of Scale

194 You Light Up My Life

193 Because Good is Dumb

192 Everything Sits Better on a Ritz

191 Dungeon Real Estate

190 A Lesson in Resource Management

189 Tied Up Nicely

188 A Matter of Perspective

187 Love At First Sight

186 Return of the Elf

185 The Time Killers

184 Hawaiian Love

183 Spit and/or Swallow

182 Probability

181 Cursing the Darkness

180 Falling for You

178 The Early Bird Catches the Wizard

177 Ch-ch-ch-changes

176 Leaping Lizards

175 Darn You to Hex

174 Interlude of Dooooooom!

173 It Is Always Exactly Where They Intend It to Be

172 Cure Moderate Hurt Feelings

171 The Prisoner Dilemma

170 He's Still a Dwarf at Heart

169 The Enemy of My Enemy is a Tree

168 Running on Empty

167 Don't Question the Color of the Bag

166 Wolverine, Eat Your Heart Out

165 Hangin' Around

164 Here He Comes, To Save the Day!

163 A Man, A Dwarf, and a Kitty

160 The Jell-O Pit Wasn't Available

159 Plotus Interruptus

158 The Economics of Banditry

157 A Lesson in Leadership

156 Cunning Escape

155 Time is On My Side

154 One Bird with Two Dozen Arrows

151 Learning Experience

150 A Comic as Lovely as a Tree

149 Cultural Differences

148 Hobgoblins and You

147 The Light at the End of the Tunnel

146 Role Reversal

145 Mr(s). Wizard Explains It All

144 Pop Goes the Weasel

142 Misdirection and Subterfuge

141 Horse Sense

140 My Little Pony

139 How to Keep the Party Together

138 Tomorrow's Technology Today

137 Teh Gewd Gods

136 It's Not a Gaming Session Until Someone Quotes Monty Python

135 Potionomics

134 Craft (Plotline)

133 Standardized Testing

132 Kindred Spirits

131 Money Makes the World Go Round

130 Itempalooza

129 Rock Solid Investment

128 The More You Know...

127 New Wizard in Town

126 Multiclass Struggles

125 Free Experience

123 Double Your Entendre, Double Your Fun

122 Adventurers Are Coming! Adventurers Are Coming!

121 The Return of Mail Call

120 The End of the Beginning

119 Hollywood, Eat Your Heart Out

118 They Should Childproof Those Things

117 Delayed Gratification

116 Finding Stuff

115 Dust in the Wind

114 Exciting Climax

113 Memories, Like the Edges of My Sword

110 Revenge is Best Served Really Cold

109 Tensions Rise

108 Help from Above

107 Defense is for Losers

105 Hordes of Xykon

104 Dramatic Pre-Battle Speech

103 Practice Makes Perfect

102 Lowbrow is the Best Brow

101 Man-to-Man Chat

100 Teenage Boys Are CR 1

99 Grilled to Perfection

98 Mmmmm...Tasty

96 Gate? What Gate?

95 Dead Men Tell Tales

94 The Path to Victory

93 Teenage Wasteland

92 Reading is Fundamental

91 Proof That I am Deeply Disturbed

90 Consequences of a Failed Skill Check

89 Invisibility: The Lazy Artist's Friend

88 Getting Closer

87 Bathroom Humor

86 The Most Important Quest

85 The Elder Puppet

84 Saddest. Comic. Ever.

82 Beats Pay-Per-View

81 First Church of Banjo

80 Replacement Cleric

79 The Heavens Moved

78 Unfinished Business

77 A Battle of Attrition

76 She's a Sneaky One

75 The Blame Game

74 Back from the Pit

73 Thor's Teachings

70 That's Just Mean

69 Hey, It Was Worth a Shot

68 Unconscience

66 Thog's Secret Weakness

65 The Magic Words

64 Transference

63 Together, They're Six Feet of Whoop Ass

62 Heavy Metals

61 Brother Against Brother

60 Everything Comes Together

59 The Shot Heard Round the Dungeon

57 Inevitable Betrayal? Check.

56 An Alternate Hypothesis

55 One for the Old-Schoolers

54 Touch My Sigil

53 See, They're Flying, Because It's an Air Sigil

52 Young Dwarves in Love

51 Stupid Isn't Always Cute

50 The Semi-Secret Origin of Elan & Nale

49 Collect the Whole Set

48 Stab of Opportunity

47 But is it High Definition?

46 Deep Thoughts

45 Strength in Numbers

44 Meet the Linear Guild

43 What's Behind Door #2?

42 Belkar Unleashed

41 Just Take the AoO

40 The Gods Must be Busy

39 Date with Destiny

38 Spontaneous Artistic Expression

37 Evil, But Cost-Effective

36 Building a Better PC Trap

35 Rogues Gone Wild!

32 Biting the Hand that Feeds Me

31 All-You-Can-Eat Brain Buffet

30 Behind the Secret Door

29 Treasure? What Treasure?

28 Just Like on Three's Company

27 The Delicate Art of Intraparty Negotiations

26 Bardic Nudity

25 Armor Begone

24 Do You Hear What I Hear?

23 Meanwhile...

22 Leadership in Action

21 It's All About the Drama

20 Arcanolypse Now

18 Double Surprise

16 Turn of Phrase

14 Why Roy is Always Tired

12 Up a Level, Down a Level

11 Alignment Differences

10 Like Enthrall, Only Boring

9 I am Curious, Elan

8 The Benefit of a High Bluff Score

6 The Cleric is 'In'

5 When Plotlines Collide!

4 The Power of Music

3 See Spot Spot

2 Second Grade All Over Again