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'''''[http://ffn.nodwick.com/ Full Frontal Nerdity]''''' is a weekly
* Frank, the [[Game Master]]. Overweight and socially awkward.
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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]]
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* [[Badass Santa]] / [[An Asskicking Christmas]]: [http://ffn.nodwick
* [[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.
* [[Brain Bleach]]: [http://
* [[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
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: [http://ffn.nodwick
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* [[Doomy Dooms of Doom]]: [http://ffn.nodwick
* [[Dream Sequence]]: Technically flu- and fever-induced hallucinations, but [http://ffn.nodwick
* [[Embarrassing Tattoo]]: Lewis, apparently.
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'''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
** 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.
* [[Fridge Logic]]: All over.
** [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=2178 Alien computers] are easily hacked? [[The Password Is Always Swordfish|Maybe]].
** [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=2191 Armor is bypassed without wasting time whenever needed]?
* [[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.
* [[Halloween Episode]]: [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=196 Trick-or-treat]-or-weird-[[crossover]]. ''[[Saw]]''-inspired [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=249 trick-or-treating]. [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=303 Ultra-nerd] trick-or-treating. [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=998 Clearance candy!] [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1116 Pumpkin-carving misadventure]. [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1218 Spirit of Halloween]! [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1410 Pumpkins avenged] (plus some [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1411 trick-or-treating]). [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1519 Innovative costumes] (and [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1522 fantasy Halloween). [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1658 Taking] candy from children. [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1828 On the history] of Halloween.
* [[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.
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'''Lewis:''' I vote that our D&D game gets a week off after your parents make you go camping.
'''Nelson:''' Seconded. }}
* [[Instant Drama, Just Add Tracheotomy]]: Parodied in [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=192 one strip] as a movie cliche that Aaron Williams hates.
* [[Jury Duty]]: Lewis was called up for one. The trial turned out to involve {{spoiler|a lawsuit by a game publishing company against his favorite gaming store.}}
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Unless they make a point of dressing up, the characters are always depicted wearing the same clothes.
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** Shawn may be one as well. When the other players question how they can be certain his die rolls will be fair (they rely on him reporting the results, since he plays by webcam) he offers them each a [[Infinity+1 Sword|+5 vorpal sword]] [[Blatant Lies|that he randomly rolled]] as a show of faith.
** Really, all three players are Munchkins. Nelson is just the best one at it.
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: ''[[
** That one time when they [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=376 tried] to design a campaign via questionnaire. Which unsurprisingly resulted in going full anime, with [[Memetic Mutation/Tabletop Games|Lesbian Stripper Ninja meme]] as a punchline.
* [[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.
** Frank's last name is [http://ffn.nodwick
* [[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.
* [[Off the Rails]]: Sort of the rule of any game we see them playing, rather than the exception.
* [[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.
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: Hello, [http://ffn.nodwick.com/?p=1118 Emma].
* [[Proud to Be
* [[Random Number God]]
* [[Reed Richards Is Useless]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] [http://ffn.nodwick
* [[Rules Lawyer]]: Nelson.
* [[Ruthless Modern Pirates]]: "Somali Pirates of the Caribbean"
* [[Self-Deprecation]]: [http://ffn.nodwick
* [[Social Semi
* [[Shout-Out]]:
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*** [http://ffn.nodwick
*** ''[[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]."
* [[The Voice]]: Shawn
* [[What Did I Do Last Night?]]?: The main characters went to a New Years Eve party at the "Goblin Hole" and look through their pockets to figure out what they did while under the influence of "Klingon War Nog". Frank finds a character sheet for the elf ranger from the ''D&D'' movie, Lewis finds a receipt for the ''Everquest'' sourcebooks, and Nelson (who hates anime) found ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' cards.
** When Frank's nephew entered a pine-box derby, Frank and Nelson drilled a hole "whose geometry looks straight out of the Necronomicon with a drill bit that may have gone through someone's skull" in the car. They blanked out at the pine-box derby; when they came to, they'd been dumped in a basement to scream themselves unconscious after tearing a hole in reality.
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