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''The Way of the Metagamer'' is a [[Stick Figure Comic]] in a similar art-style to ''[[The Order of the Stick]]''.
Originally envisioned as a ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' tutorial, in somewhat-humourous-webcomic form, the comic developed a plot involving attempts to prevent [[Eldritch Abomination|evil from beyond the universe]] from entering said universe through playing ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. <ref>This works as follows: playing ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' strengthens a [[Some Kind of Force Field|defensive]] [[Deflector Shields|barrier]] around the universe. Since it's popular among
Unfortunately for the future of the universe, the Book of DnD ends up being sold on eBay - purchased by a main character by the name of Bob. As soon as Bob reads the Book, he is [[Trapped in TV Land|transported inside it]], to discover the Book contains a fully-running game of DnD. He then [[No Fourth Wall|gets fed up with the comic, and decides to leave.]] However, he finds he can't, and soon meets his friend Fred and a resident named Jane. They go to a town, and then to a castle, where they meet, believe it or not, [[Trope-tan]] and defeat [[Captain Obvious]]. And with the help of [[Plot Hole|Plot Holes]], they get to the [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Satellite of Love]] where time travel happens and that's when it gets sort of complicated.
[http://wayofthemetagamer.thecomicseries.com You can read it here.]
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* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Most of the characters have normal names - the heroes are named "Bob", "Fred", and "Jane". Then we throw in "Xavius" and "[[Trope-tan]]".
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