This comic is barely D&D related anymore

[Forealms]

The worst part is that the Giant is actually proud of this.

This is because, as he has said before, his comic can be funny and interesting for people who have next to no D&D background. For me, the D&D references that filled the first 40 comics or so were fun, but only because I was just learning about D&D at the time. It was more funny because I got the reference than because the joke was... a joke.

Now, while I still appreciate the odd reference here and there, it's the characters and story that interest me. I'd rather have a three-dimensional character that I can understand and (in some cases) empathize with than a purely two-dimensional character cover the intricacies of D&D rules humorously for several (going on 8 or 9?) years.

Also, there are only so many times you can make the "Hey, isn't this rule weird?" joke, and that number is nowhere near as high as 829.

Edit: Typo.