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Vaarsuvius and Belkar express their desires to go.

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Transcript[]

Panel 1

Haley: Stupid paladin. Stupid bet. Stupid dwarven cleric knowing me too well for my own good.
Durkon: Hey, a bet's a bet, lass, no sense grumbling aboot it afterwards.

Panel 2

Vaarsuvius: Indeed, Miss Starshine, I suspect this trip shall commence with or without our petty recriminations.
Haley: I guess you guys got swindled into this too.

Panel 3

Belkar: No, we turned ourselves in because we are upright law-abiding citizens.
Vaarsuvius: Neither, actually.

Panel 4

Vaarsuvius: I find the intrusion of secular legalities into the realm of pure theoretical research trying at best. However, I am curious as to the nature of this "gate" that seems so closely linked to the very fabric of spacetime.

Panel 5

Vaarsuvius: I believe that allowing myself to be brought before this foul shrew's master might yield precious insight into the universal order.
Haley: Well, that at least makes some sense. But Belkar? Why would you go along?
Belkar: I like a challenge.

Panel 6

Belkar: Sure, I can get away with stuff under the nose of, say, a town guardsman. But a PALADIN? That's the Big Leagues.
Belkar: It's like the old song says: If I can kill it here, I can kill it anywhere.

Panel 7

Belkar: Plus, there's a good chance that if she associates with me, she'll lose all of her paladin powers.
Belkar: And that would be just too funny not to try.

Panel 8

Elan: Aww, c'mon, Haley, don't be a spoilsport!
Elan: It'll be fun and exciting to travel to the Southern Lands! I've never been there before, I bet they have all sorts of neat stuff to see and cool things to do. It'll be an adventure!

Panel 9

Haley: Elan, we're adventurers. Technically, anything we EVER DO officially counts as an "adventure".
Elan: Wow, I never thought about it that way...

Panel 10

Roy: So whatever we need to do to prove our innocence, we're prepared. Just lead the way!
Miko: I must admit, I did not expect your team to acquiesce to my demands so completely.

Panel 11

Roy: Hey, I know they may not seem like the most competent group, but they're actually a pretty good team, if you can look past a few eccentricities.

Panel 12

Elan is shirtless, standing on one hand, balancing a lantern on one foot and a squirrel on the other. He has a roller skate suspended from a stick tied to his head, and has smeared jam on his abdomen. With his left hand he plays with a paddle ball.
Elan: I'm on an adventure!!
Roy: For example.

D&D Context[]

  • Paladin abilities are granted to the character from their gods. If a Paladin performs evil acts or breaks the oath to their gods they can lose those powers. According to the Player's Handbook, "a paladin will never knowingly associate with evil characters, nor will she continue an association with someone who consistently offends her moral code."

Trivia[]

  • The old song mentioned in panel 6 is New York, New York. The song says that "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere".
  • Belkar's comment about Miko losing her powers is a foreshadowing of Miko losing her Paladinhood in strip #407

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