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Nerd By Northwest #289 – “Never Mix Hiring Decisions With Dwarven Ale”
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The long-time D&D nerds out there will surely recognize the name reference on the sign in the 3rd panel. As for the rest of you that actually have lives, "Khelben" is the name of an influential, powerful wizard who lived in the city of Waterdeep. And since I tend to picture the D&D world as a twisted reflection of our own, I think "What would an all-powerful wizard in our world do? Use their power & influence to open up a fast-food franchise to rake in the bucks!!!" 😁
As for the goblin in the 3rd panel, you're definitely gonna be seeing more of her in the future! She's based on one of my favorite D&D characters from a recent campaign, one I couldn't resist bringing into the comic strip. Remember the comment I made a couple strips ago about how you never see a D&D character with a menial, fast-food fry cook kind of background? Well, now we've got one!
(Some might say no one in their right mind would hire a goblin for food service work. But let's face it... in these trying times, fast-food employers will take anybody they can get!!!)
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