Haley tells Vaarsuvius to make amends with Elan.
Cast[]
Transcript[]
- Panel 1
Haley: Nice, Vaarsuvius. No, really, nice job. Elan admires you, wants to be like you, and you make him cry.
Vaarsuvius: My apologies. I will remedy the situation.
Haley: Oh no! I saw how you "remedied" Belkar.
- Panel 2
Belkar: I'm going to die alone and unloved.
- Panel 3
Haley: You're going to march out to the porch and make amends withOUT using magic on Elan.
Vaarsuvius: But my Charisma is—
Haley: —not my problem. Go!
- Panel 4
Vaarsuvius walks out carrying Elan's staff.
- Panel 5
Vaarsuvius: Hello. I brought you your staff.
Elan: Don't need it. Don't wanna be a wizard anymore. Wizards are big stupid mean meanie-heads.
- Panel 6
Vaarsuvius: I, I came to apologize to you, Elan. I was overly sensitive to comments I perceived to cast aspersions on my chosen profession.
Elan: Huh?
- Panel 7
Vaarsuvius: I thought you were mocking wizards. What would you do if I mocked the bards?
Elan: I'd probably laugh.
- Panel 8
Vaarsuvius: Really?
Elan: Yeah, why not? I mean being a bard is pretty silly. You walk into dungeons and SING at people. Who could take that seriously.
- Panel 9
Vaarsuvius: Being a wizard is not like that at all. One is always serious and studious, carefully examining and analyzing.
Vaarsuvius: One rarely has time for fun and games.
- Panel 10
Vaarsuvius: But if becoming a wizard is what you desire, I would be proud to have you as a colleague.
Elan: Actually... being a wizard kind of sounds like a downer. I think I'll stick with bard.
- Panel 11
Vaarsuvius: As you wish. But either way, I am deeply sorry I yelled at you.
Elan: And I'm sorry you took offense at my wizard costume.
- Panel 12
Elan: Thanks, V!
Vaarsuvius: Thank you, Elan.
Belkar: Sniff! I love you guys!
D&D Context[]
- Changing Elan's attitude (were he an NPC) without magic would require a Diplomacy check, which uses the Charisma modifier. Charisma is not V's strong suit, which is why they don't think this approach will work.
- Belkar is still under the effect of the Crushing Despair spell from the last strip.
Trivia[]
- The title of the comic is a reference to The More You Know, a series of famous public service announcements from NBC.