Dwarf/gnomes/halfing attracts comic relief players!

As for the comedy Vs cool factor. I don’t think either that they are exclusive but some type of comedy are harder to combine then other… Trying to look cool in a clown costume is pretty hard…

Although Jack Nicholson pulled this feat in the Batman film of 1989, with his interpretation of the Joker. This was probably the coolest* comedy based character ever. I mean he literally stole batman spotlight, which is one of the coolest* superhero. (Fighting some of the lamest* villains but that is another story)

*Coolest and lamest scaling is a subjective one feel free to disagree. This is based solely on my appreciation.

Besides, why is comedy intrinsically separate from Rule of Cool? Something that’s comic relief can also be hella cool, such as a fire-breathing Umber Hulk on a fire-breathing Bulette! Or a spork!

Now, Gully Dwarves, on the other hand…

Note: my characters are the comic relief regardless of race or class. That I play a lot of Dwarves and Gnomes (and a couple Gully Dwarves) has nothing to do with it. An elven archmage played by me would become comic relief.

…maybe this explains a lot. Maybe it’s not that Dwarves are always the comic relief. Maybe it’s that the comic relief players (like me) tend to play Dwarves, thus giving them such a reputation.

I always had a soft spot for dwarven based humour…

Next character I play is a Bearded Dwarven berzerker on a bear fighting with a mug full of beer! I’ll get expelled for over abuse of bad Pun.

Dwarves don’t fit the cool factor though. It should be in the race description; whoever plays a dwarf is bound to be the comic relief, just look at the lord of the ring.

See here you see the fan’s way of thinking in Geek debates: ‘It’s logical/makes sense because I want to see it’

Whereas, when you take a step away from fandom, you’d say ‘Because it’d would look sooo cool’

Not a better argument, but at least you know it comes from the guts! And coolness is all about guts and emotions.

When we were really into Games Workshop Warhammer stuff, one of our members had a subscription to White Dwarf magazine. In one issue was a letter demanding that GW release “Dwarven Bear Calvary” which is Dwarves riding bears. The reasoning given was simply “because it makes sense.” This has always cracked us up, and we try to justify such things by saying “because it makes sense.”

Does this mean that it as become a blog Trope and you subverted it… LOL!

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Spork!