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'''''What Do You Do''''' was a comic that has a rather simple premise: mix [[Dungeons & Dragons]] with [[MS Paint Adventures]]. Several panels were posted every day, with the actions of James (the main character) decided by the fans. It developed a rather dedicated ([[No Such Thing As Notability|if relatively small]]) fan base, and its characters have been used (although [[In Name Only]] for the most part) in two indie flash games: ''Turn Based Battle!'' and ''Defend Your Honor'', the former an RPG parody and the second a serious tower-defense type game.
WDYD was originally posted at the now-defunct [
''Turn Based Battle!'' and ''Defend Your Honor'' can be found on the [http://www.armorgames.com Armor Games website].
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** Shortly after the beginning of Chapter 5, control switched over to a brand new character, Dark Elf Nathan Ferris.
* [[Anyone Can Die]]: First {{spoiler|Jane the Cleric}}, then {{spoiler|James Woodrock}}. [[Unexplained Recovery|They got better, though.]]
* [[Art Evolution]]: Compare [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195629/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/06/character-complete/ the very first appearance of James] to [https://web.archive.org/web/20140104081300/http://what-do-you-do.net/ the most recent frame].
* Non Sequitur Scene Episode|Big Lipped Alligator Comic]]: WDYD's fans make the entire comic into a string of [[Non Sequitur Scene]]s, which is [[Narm Charm|probably the reason it is so popular]].
* [[Cast Calculus]]: The band has gone through many different permutations, with guest members popping in and out.
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* [[Five-Token Band]]: Justified in that they were originally ambassadors from different races. Well, except James and <s>Yhcet</s> Techy.
* [[Informed Attribute]]: James and his high INT stat. Granted it also affects how powerful his magic is, which does in fact get stronger over the course of the story, but it seems be of no help in the way of common sense, attention span, or general sanity.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195634/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/06/incinerate/ Incinerate,] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195501/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/07/not-your-kind-of-music/ Incinerate,] [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195726/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/09/zombbq/ Incinerate!!]
* [[The Load]]: Ray, at first. Over the course of the series, [[Character Development|he's managed to grow in usefulness quite quickly.]]
* {{spoiler|[[Mind Screw]]: Apparently this whole story is the flashback of Techy as an old man.}}
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: So it turns out that {{spoiler|Ray was a king who was under a memory-erasing spell to keep him incognito.}}
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: [[Meaningful Name|Trey*Dar]], revealed to be this not too long after his introduction.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195125/http://what-do-you-do.net/2010/05/john-the-warlock/ JOHN, the evil brother to James the Mage!]
* [[Rule of Cool]]: One of the primary points of the comic, besides the...
* [[Running Gag]]:
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** Ray cannot be allowed to have an instrument. EVER.
** Not so much in the comic, but [[All There in the Manual|in the comments section]] it is very common for fans to suggest that [[Serious Business|James has 20 Intelligence and should act like it]]. This is [[Captain Obvious|not taken seriously]] by many people, and has become more of a gag than anything else.
* [[Serious Business]]: Some people have a habit of taking the comic a bit more seriously than others. Parodied [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195454/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/08/serious-bussiness/ here].
* [[Shout-Out]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195537/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/09/all-about-grues/ Zork], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140115195649/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/06/treetop-plains/ The Legend Of Zelda], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140113111224/http://what-do-you-do.net/2009/06/in-memory-of/ Michael Jackson], and many others.
* [[Spoony Bard]]: Ray.
* [[Unsound Effect]]: Comic 1258 gives us "The Sound Effect Of Being Impaled".
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