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'''''Our Little Adventure''''' is a fantasy webcomic created by Daniel Landolt. It's based on a ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' campaign set in an original world, using the 3.X edition rules. A [[Spoony Bard|young bard]] named Julie has a [[Dreaming of Things to Come|dream]] where she learns she can save the world by [[Plot Coupon|finding a pendant]] which will lead her to the [[Cosmic Keystone|Magicant]], a powerful artifact that grants unlimited wishes. She is joined by her fighter [[Happily Married|husband]] Lenny on this quest and very shortly after meets her [[Shorttank|sister]] [[Black Magician Girl|Angelika]] as well as [[Perpetual Frowner|rogue]] she's [[Vitriolic Best Buds|travelling with.]] Using information from [[Spirit Advisor|"The Palm Tree Ghost"]] she eventually learns how to use the pendant and goes on a quest to [[Gotta Catch Em All|collect the pieces]] of this Magicant artifact. Of course certain events complicate matters, like an [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can|evil spirit]] Julie [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|accidentally released]] as well as having to deal with an [[Evil Empire|evil empire]] and followers of a [[Path of Inspiration|crazy religion.]]
 
The comic was [[Follow the Leader|inspired]] by ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]'''s humor and style, but doesn't tell the story with stick figures. The characters are heavily symbolistic in appearance and appear a cross between stick people, [[Paper Mario (Video Gamefranchise)|paper characters]], and [[Noodle People|noodle people]]. The comic doesn't take itself too seriously, heavy with parody and cliché of [[Role Playing Games|RPG]] as well as ''D&D'' campaigns. The fourth wall is notoriously weak in spots, and there are some pop culture references here and there.
 
The comic has been running since Christmas day, 2009 and updated about twice a week on average (including the hiatus). The comic updates every three days, sometimes more often if the creator isn't busy. There are two places the comic can be seen, the first being an [http://www.danielscreations.com/ola official website]and the second being rogonandi's [[Deviant ART|deviantART]] account. There is an entry for it on [http://www.thewebcomiclist.com/ The Webcomic List]. It's also got its own group on [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Our-Little-Adventure/149465495138875 Facebook] where people who like it can get news about it and such, such as updates.
 
It has a [[Our Little Adventure (Webcomic)/Characters|Character Sheet]].
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=== ''Our Little Adventure'' provides examples of the following tropes: ===
 
* [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating]]: A story arc in the "second book" has Brian attempting to subject Thomas Stratus to this by ruining his name using magical disguising and premeditated mass murder. This is because Stratus didn't join the empire, and because he [[He Knows Too Much|learned too much of the invasion plan.]]
* [[Adventure Towns]]: The first being the little village where they picked up Pauline, and then they went to Everwood, a huge city where they met new NPC friends and Julie picked up the [[Plot Coupon|Magicant Pendant.]] They went back to [[Port Town|Huckleton]] to catch a [[Get Onon the Boat|ferry to North Manjulias]]. They passed through [[Shining City|Starlight Point]] and went through the Rosoro Underground to reach Llanadario, a "gateway city". Latter it's vaguely established they're heading toward Autumnson.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: On the official website there is information on characters, the cosmology as well as planar diagrams. Reader beware, spoilers everywhere... and [[Big Bad|Brian]] even [[No Fourth Wall|lampshades that]] at the top of the page.
* [[Ambidextrous Sprite]]
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* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Activating magic involves calling out the name of the spell, though Julie gets to [[Magic Music|sing a lyric]] about the nature of the spell...
* [[Captain Ersatz]]
** When putting on a magical disguise, Trevoricus assumes the form of Terra from ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]''.
** The harpy the group [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0147.html fought in this comic] looks alarmingly like Medli from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''.
** Also "[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|Thog Parody]]", an orc barbarian Jason fought in his backstory comic.
* [[Chest Monster]]: The group fight one in the Rosoro Underground Highway.
* [[The Chosen One]]: Julie. The pendent only reacts to her. Revealed to be played with as it turns out Julie was the [[Third Time's the Charm|third person]] The Palm Tree Ghost chose to do this quest. She wouldn't talk about what happened in regard to the first two.
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** [[Team Pet]]: Norveg, Angelika's rat familiar.
* [[Flat World]]: The plane of Manjulias (the world in this comic) is flat.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: Originally it looked like an ''Order of the Stick''(ish) comic, and the creator has said that the comic was inspired by it. The comic itself isn't a stick figure comic, and through [[Art Evolution|a gradual change in style]], the trope is averting itself by the character designs getting [[Derivative Differentiation|further and further away]] from ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]'' and the backgrounds being much more detailed.
* [[Forced Level Grinding]]: Played straight and lampshaded, also the source of some of the comic's [[Filler Strips|padding.]]
* [[Foreign Queasine]]: Halflings eat some pretty disgusting food in this comic.
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** Played [[Up to Eleven|ultimately straight]] with {{spoiler|Eva}} who {{spoiler|was crushed into a bloody cube, and soulbound into a gem.}}
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Our rogue, after tricking a wizard into identifying scrolls, actually lets her have the one she needs for free; this is her reaction.
* [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall]]
* [[The Lost Woods]]: Everwood Forest and the bigger Silverfronds Forest.
* [[Made a Slave]]: The life of a wight.
* [[Magic Aa Is Magic A]]: Played pretty straight, following the ''D&D'' spells.
{{quote| '''Julie:''' If you had ranks in Knowledge: Arcana, you would've '''known''' that would happen.}}
* [[Magic Mirror]]: Brian and Angelo use one to talk to one of their lackeys, and Peganone uses one to do her scrying spells.
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* [[Port Town]]: Huckleton and Starlight Point.
* [[The Promise]]: Angelika tries to get one from Lenny; he asks for one in return.
* [[Rainbow Pimp Gear]]: Peganone's [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0211.html adventuring outfit] is [[Jem (Animation)|truly truly truly outrageous.]]
* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Daytranna's. So long it drags behind on the floor (and collects caltrops).
* [[Rollercoaster Mine]]: In the Rosoro Underground Highway, the group go on a pretty wild one starting [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0201.html with this comic here.]
* [[RPG Mechanics Verse]]: Lampshaded by many characters, and Umbria's plan to train her orchestra hinges on taking advantage of this trope.
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]: The demon released from the black magic wand. She calls herself Umbria. Her real name is [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0080.html revealed to be] "Zaedalkaah".
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Pauline looks much better in a dress and without all the scars. {{spoiler|Too bad she's dead.}}
* [[Shoot the Medic First]]: Averted during a battle between Julie's group and [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0206.html Kayla's group.] Kayla is an imperial cleric and spent the battle healing and empowering her groupmates. Rocky complained about Julie telling him (and probably Angelika too) not to attack Kayla. The trope is even lampshaded in that comic's title.
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'''Kayla:''' I thank her for that. }}
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: The whole Eva story arc. {{spoiler|Eva failed to find and destroy Umbria/Zaedalkaah, and ended up having [[A Fate Worse Than Death]] at the hands of Angelo. This whole mess is all due to Eva not backing down to someone clearly more powerful than her.}}
* [[Shot in Thethe Ass]]: Rocky in [http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0299.html episode #299]. He later comments that this bow hits like an [[Anachronism Stew|elephant gun]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Too many to count.
* [[Silent Scenery Panel]]: Used mostly to show scene changes.
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* [[Terrible Trio]]: The adventuring group Umbria travelled with for most of the first book. It contained [[Fighter, Mage, Thief|Jason, Trevoricus and herself.]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: Elves seem to be named after various kinds of prescription drugs, such as...
** Avinza (the [[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Aeris/Aerith]] parody character) is a pain reliever.
** Peganone (the [[American Idol|Everwood Idol]] judge and councilwoman) is an anti-seizure medication.
** Keppra (the Elven bounty hunter after Umbria/Zaedalkaah) is another anti-seizure medication.
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