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Apart from tabletop gaming, the comic references various staples of the geek subculture, from collectible card games to SF series.

 

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* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]

{{quote|'''Frank''': "Due to rampant thefts, field destruction, zombie cattle, poisoned wells, attempted murder, and a relatively mundane aphid problem, your town can expect to suffer fifty percent population loss."}}

* [[Basement Dweller]]: According to Nelson, everyone but him (although Shawn hadn't joined by then).

* [[Batman Gambit]]: Frank runs a campaign featuring multiple factions interlocked in a power struggle for the throne, each of whom having their own plot hooks. Nelson and Lewis decide [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder|to accept as many plot hooks as they possibly can to maximize their XP and loot]], thus ending up playing multiple factions against each other. They end up having to do a ''lot'' of political maneuvering, actual role-playing, and careful reading of the campaign notes to accomplish this without being detected and cut off from doing more adventuring... Which turns out to have been Frank's plan all along.

* [[Crossover]]: The stranger, the better. Their ''[[Blood Bowl]]'' [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=446 expansion]? [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=450 The Ringwraith Who Stole Christmas]? ''[[Green Lantern]]'' × ''[[Star Trek]]'' [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=601 here]?

* [[Curse]]: Lewis's [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=125 cursed die] that rolled only 1 soon messed up every number in the world. They broke it by turning rolling 1 from a [[Critical Failure]] into a [[Critical Hit]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Nelson.

* [[Delicious Fruit Pies]]: [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=419 Discussed when] talking about how ''[[X-Men: First Class|X Men First Class]]'' would subscribe to the 1960's style of comics.

{{quote|'''Lewis:''' It's like... "Hey, they put the wrong address on one of your biggest fantasies and someone else got it instead. Sorry about that."}}

* [[Doomy Dooms of Doom]]: [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=374 Meet the "verbal meme trigger"].

'''Lewis:''' We agreed that topic was '''off limits'''!

'''Nelson:''' For aesthetic reasons alone... }}

* [[The Faceless]]: Shawn is never seen in person.

** Interestingly, the webcam is sometimes treated as if it were his actual body, and he fulfills most aspects of the [[Snarky Non-Human Sidekick]]. This could have [[Brain Uploading|interesting implications]], or it could just be [[Rule of Funny|authorial silliness]].

** It gets to the point where even in situations where he ''should'' be seen, he still appears as the webcam, such as at conventions or when everyone creates online avatars that resemble themselves.

* [[Fever Dream Episode]]: See [[Dream Sequence]] above.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: Nelson, about most of Frank's plot twists.

* [[The Ghost]]: Frank's sister is mentioned occasionally. She is probably quite cute to judge from Lewis and Nelson's reaction to the news that she is going bikini shopping.

* [[Haunted Technology]]: The radio in "[[Stephen King]]: The RPG".

* [[Horrible Camping Trip]]: Frank's family make him go these and his game inevitably suffers for it.

** Really, all three players are Munchkins. Nelson is just the best one at it.

* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: ''[[D20 Modern]]'' + ''[[Zombie Apocalypse|All Flesh Must Be Eaten]]'' + ''[[Harpoon]]'' = ''[http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=451 Somali Pirates of the Caribbean]''.

* [[No Name Given]]: The characters are only known by their first names. In fact, at first they didn't even know each other's names and referred to each other by their characters' names.

* [[Noodle Incident]]: Not only has there been plenty, but the players keep an entire BOOK of them, including the incident regarding the "sunproof vampire."

* [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer]]: At least twice, something has been mentioned to happen in [[Real Life]], and a text box on the panel assures us that it's actually happening.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: The characters usually take turns in doing this... Except for Lewis.

** Frank does this most often. Nelson is at a close second.

* [[Proud to Be a Geek]]

* [[Random Number God]]

* [[Rules Lawyer]]: Nelson.

* [[Ruthless Modern Pirates]]: "Somali Pirates of the Caribbean"

* [[Social Semi-Circle]]

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Multiple to [[Phil Foglio|Phil and Kaja Foglio]], [[Real Life]] friends of Aaron Williams:

*** ''[[What's New with Phil and Dixie]]'' [[Running Gag]] [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=12 mentioned]; a [[cameo]] [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=336 here].

** ''[[Army of Darkness]]'', probably: "Theocracy? Monarchy? [[Colonization|We]] are [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=446 units with firearms]."