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Goodbye Dudley the Demigod...
                    
                    
                    
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Schnee February 1, 2005 02:11
First comment: 10 November, 2004 76 comments written
I guess he might soon find out that immortality really just means endless boredom...
Violist February 1, 2005 03:20
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
That's why you summon some & to keep you busy.
Robert Barber, Tamer of a Digital One February 1, 2005 04:09
First comment: 28 September, 2004 64 comments written
Congradulations, Dudley! You are one of the few to ever make it... I salute ye.
Schnee February 1, 2005 04:27
First comment: 10 November, 2004 76 comments written
Violist: that's just wrong. :)
Violist February 1, 2005 06:28
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
Glad you enjoyed it :) NOte how tactful I was... anyways, I'm desperately bored without school to keep me entertained, so I've been nethacking a lot...
Matt M P February 1, 2005 07:11
First comment: 13 October, 2004 23 comments written
Well to help pass the time I would summon some e
Beowulf February 1, 2005 08:27
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
How about summon some : and see what happens. Maybe now that he's ascended Dudly can manage them. (Probably not, though). It would certainly keep the boredom away.
Nameless February 1, 2005 09:50
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
Remember: It's not the destination that's important, it's the journey.

So what now? (hmm...)
From the makers of Dudley's dungeon, Dion Nicolaas presents Nathan's Nethack!
Dudley's back, and more newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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-hardy than every before... Dudley's Dungeon 2: The nudist.
One day in the demigod bar, Dudley became drunk and accepted a stupid chalange, that would return him to the world he hated so much... New adventures! New monsters! New excitment! New dungeons! Dudley's Dungeon 2: ADOM

...or maybe not. I'll just leave now (proceeds to do so).
Beowulf February 1, 2005 11:31
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
I'm really starting to think that somewhere in here there must be a newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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that's going to do away with Dudley. Maybe the only reason he ascended is that Yeldud wants to make the newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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deal as nasty as it can get. Maybe Yeldud himself will polymorph into a newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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.
Beowulf February 1, 2005 12:00
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
: I am your brother Yeldud.
@ NOOOOO!!!!!!
: Come to the Newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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-side and together we will rule NetHack.
@ I will never follow the evil ways of the Newts.
: But what about the evil ways of your brother?
@ You can't be my brother. Yeldud died years ago.
: Who says?
@ A tame WaterDay after day, day after day,
We stuck, nor breath nor motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.

Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere
Nor any drop to drink.
        [ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor
         Coleridge ]

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NymphA female creature from Roman and Greek mythology, the nymph
occupied rivers, forests, ponds, etc. A nymph's beauty is
beyond words: an ever-young woman with sleek figure and
long, thick hair, radiant skin and perfect teeth, full lips
and gentle eyes. A nymph's scent is delightful, and her
long robe glows, hemmed with golden threads and embroidered
with rainbow hues of unearthly magnificence. A nymph's
demeanour is graceful and charming, her mind quick and witty.

"Theseus felt her voice pulling him down into fathoms of
sleep.        The song was the skeleton of his dream, and the dream
was full of terror. Demon girls were after him, and a bull-
man was goring him. Everywhere there was blood. There was
pain. There was fear.        But his head was in the nymph's lap
and her musk was about him, her voice weaving the dream. He
knew then that she had been sent to tell him of something
dreadful that was to happen to him later. Her song was a
warning. But she had brought him a new kind of joy, one that
made him see everything differently. The boy, who was to
become a hero, suddenly knew then what most heroes learn
later -- and some too late -- that joy blots suffering and
that the road to nymphs is beset by monsters."
[ The Minotaur by Bernard Evslin ]

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told me.
: You have been decieved, my brother.
@ Have not!
: Have too!
@ Have not!

The Newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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zaps a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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unpolymorph and returns to wizzard form. Yeldud zaps a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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return-dudley-to-level-one, Dudley feels level-less. Yeldud zaps a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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push-dudley-down-the-stairs, Dudley falls down the stairs to the Dungeons of Doom, lvl 1.


Just more of my randomness. ;)
Zeddi February 1, 2005 16:08
First comment: 5 June, 2004 80 comments written
This could have been our comic for tomorrow Beowulf :D
E February 1, 2005 18:50
First comment: 2 September, 2004 34 comments written
"That's why you summon some & to keep you busy."

Better hope they dont have headaches :)
Beowulf February 1, 2005 20:12
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
Well, I was bored. What can you say?
Violist February 1, 2005 20:31
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
ADOM? Nah, should be Slash'EM...or it could just be vanilla NetHack with a really evil RNG. That would be entertaining, hit a newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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twice with a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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and it lives :)
acheron February 2, 2005 00:32
First comment: 1 June, 2004 63 comments written
The death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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ray misses the newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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! The death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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ray reflects. The death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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ray misses the newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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! The death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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ray hits you. You die...
Violist February 2, 2005 01:16
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
The Revenge of the Killer Newts... starring blah blah blah
  February 2, 2005 03:43
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
*votes that a newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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steps on a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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polymorph and triggers it changing Dudley into an ochre jelly*
Khirsah February 2, 2005 08:06
First comment: 26 January, 2005 5 comments written
...Hmmm. I'm almost starting to wonder if this was really The End, seeing as how it still hasn't updated... Unless I missed something someplace, anyhow.
Nameless February 2, 2005 09:31
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
I was thinking the same thing myself... what would I do without my (week)dayly dose of Dudley?

And BTW Violist I think ADOM would be more interesting since it has many different features and quests than Nethack (so many more jokes) and I think from memmory Dudley has done some SLASH'EM jokes before. Still, each to his (or her) own.
nethacker February 2, 2005 10:41
First comment: 13 January, 2005 13 comments written
Well, Dion started this thing exactly a year ago. So maybe
it's "good bye Dudley the demigod" weeps
Violist February 2, 2005 16:04
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
Hmm, the last panel makes sense if this is the end... but... oh no.. what will we do?
Beowulf February 2, 2005 19:25
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
This had better not be the end, I just found this site last month and I'm kinds addicted to it.
Really, Dudley just needs to start over on level one.
Beowulf February 2, 2005 19:27
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
oops, "kinda", not "kinds".
Matt M P February 2, 2005 20:38
First comment: 13 October, 2004 23 comments written
So now the question is... if Dudley assended, where are all the other people that have assended? Why isn't the screen full of @s that are Marvin? This tells me that he's not realy assended but has actualy been tricked. But how?
Cetra February 2, 2005 22:11
First comment: 28 June, 2004 38 comments written
That's "ascend". And who's Marvin?
Violist February 3, 2005 00:45
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
Marvin is the insanely good nethacker on the devnull tournaments who gets like 16 ascensions in a single month. Just check the standings:

http://nethack.devnull.net/
Beowulf February 3, 2005 02:51
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
This is starting to scare me.
"Dudley, come back! We can't live without you! If you go, what will I do when I don't have time to spare but want to waste it?"
OK, I'll resign myself to the Fates and let him leave if he has to. sob, whine, wimper
Violist February 3, 2005 04:11
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
There are a few things we can do, fellow geeks. Either we can take this like men (or women in a few cases) and resign ourselves to the loss, or we can petition Dion to resume this vital comic, or we can attempt to make our own...

I vote we ask Dion nicely to make more, with a second option on make our own.
Beowulf February 3, 2005 04:43
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
Violist: you're exactly right. But if we do end up making our own they won't be half as funny.

Dion: More please? I'll be very good
Nameless February 3, 2005 07:14
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
This is probably going to be a long discussion... (sigh). Well I’ve e-mailed Dion about this but go no response (yet). I vote we take this to RGRN, where I’ll start a topic, If one isn’t active allready.
Beowulf February 3, 2005 07:23
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
What, by the way, is RGRN? I've heard lots about it but have never figured what it exactly is.
Nameless February 3, 2005 07:27
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
Rec.games.roguelike.nethack, the usenet group where people discuss Nethack. There are various websites to access it (I use Google, but there are much better ones).
Eskimo February 3, 2005 08:31
First comment: 14 April, 2004 166 comments written
We are trying to move this to the RGRN forum now. Google for "The end of Dudley?" with a date of "03 Feb 2005".

That would leave the rest of this forum free for a long list of simple and plain "Thanks". No good job etc. Just one simple thanks. All 2412 of them.
Eskimo February 3, 2005 08:32
First comment: 14 April, 2004 166 comments written
Thanks!
Violist February 3, 2005 08:56
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
Thanks from me, for a great fun-filled year! :)
XenoTheMorph February 3, 2005 12:50
First comment: 3 February, 2005 1 comments written
Thanks!!
Megana February 3, 2005 16:23
First comment: 10 January, 2005 18 comments written
Thanks!!!
Schnee February 3, 2005 17:13
First comment: 10 November, 2004 76 comments written
You guys are scaring me. It's not april first yet... so don't make jokes like that about one of my favourite comics going out of print (well, publication).
Bronzite February 3, 2005 17:25
First comment: 3 February, 2005 1 comments written
Thanks, Dion!
Good gods February 3, 2005 18:46
First comment: 21 September, 2004 2 comments written
Its been a good ride Dion. Many many thanks for a job well done. This comic has been one of the geek-coolest things ever to grace the internet.
rekcahten February 3, 2005 18:53
First comment: 28 January, 2005 2 comments written
Thanks!
Am Shaedan February 3, 2005 18:55
First comment: 18 May, 2004 49 comments written
Thanks
robin February 3, 2005 19:06
First comment: 3 February, 2005 2 comments written
Thanks, Dion. Even if Dudley goes away forever, we've all enjoyed his (mis)adventures.

-robin
  February 3, 2005 20:24
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
omg, please don't let this comic end here!
I want my Dudley back, plz!

:[
Zeddi February 3, 2005 20:24
First comment: 5 June, 2004 80 comments written
Last post was me :/
nordenjolt@gmail.com February 3, 2005 20:58
First comment: 3 February, 2005 7 comments written
Thank you Dion Nicolaas for an excellent comic - I never think I will manage to find as geeky and good as this one.
Netaddict February 3, 2005 21:31
First comment: 14 April, 2004 34 comments written
Thanks
Quothz February 3, 2005 23:38
First comment: 3 February, 2005 2 comments written
Thanks for your work! I've enjoyed DD, and hope you're not giving up comics!
DraconicBlessing February 4, 2005 00:13
First comment: 22 November, 2004 5 comments written
Thanks Dion, you did a brilliant job of keeping us entertained. Hope life treats you well.
Mantar February 4, 2005 02:54
First comment: 17 June, 2004 197 comments written
Well, if this is the end, then que sera, sera, I guess. It's been a good run, and I've enjoyed it. Thanks, Dion!
Beowulf February 4, 2005 05:44
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
If this really is the end then I will weep for Dudley. Life is empty without him.

But there is a chance that Dion went on vacation and forgot to tell us. Or he could be playing a mean trick on us (My other webcomic did that a few days ago). And there's always a chance that his computer died and he'll be back in a few days.
This sort of seems like and extended version of what happened on November 8th, 2004. (You try to read monday's cartoon. You try to read monday's cartoon. You try to read monday's cartoon.)
Violist February 4, 2005 07:30
First comment: 25 June, 2004 206 comments written
Hope springs eternally, much more so than a fountainRest! This little Fountain runs
Thus for aye: -- It never stays
For the look of summer suns,
Nor the cold of winter days.
Whose'er shall wander near,
When the Syrian heat is worst,
Let him hither come, nor fear
Lest he may not slake his thirst:
He will find this little river
Running still, as bright as ever.
Let him drink, and onward hie,
Bearing but in thought, that I,
Erotas, bade the Naiad fall,
And thank the great god Pan for all!
        [ For a Fountain, by Bryan Waller Procter ]

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. I keep coming back here hoping that it's one of those things you mentioned.
Beowulf February 4, 2005 08:03
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
You drink from the cursed FountainRest! This little Fountain runs
Thus for aye: -- It never stays
For the look of summer suns,
Nor the cold of winter days.
Whose'er shall wander near,
When the Syrian heat is worst,
Let him hither come, nor fear
Lest he may not slake his thirst:
He will find this little river
Running still, as bright as ever.
Let him drink, and onward hie,
Bearing but in thought, that I,
Erotas, bade the Naiad fall,
And thank the great god Pan for all!
        [ For a Fountain, by Bryan Waller Procter ]

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of Hope. You have a strange feeling that Dudley will un-ascend. The fountainRest! This little Fountain runs
Thus for aye: -- It never stays
For the look of summer suns,
Nor the cold of winter days.
Whose'er shall wander near,
When the Syrian heat is worst,
Let him hither come, nor fear
Lest he may not slake his thirst:
He will find this little river
Running still, as bright as ever.
Let him drink, and onward hie,
Bearing but in thought, that I,
Erotas, bade the Naiad fall,
And thank the great god Pan for all!
        [ For a Fountain, by Bryan Waller Procter ]

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drys up. You die of boredom.
------------
REST IN PEACE
Beowulf
killed by Wishful Thinking
Tiiti February 4, 2005 08:33
First comment: 4 February, 2005 2 comments written
Thank you, Dion. DD was the first webOh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
        [ Marmion, by Sir Walter Scott ]

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site I'd check in the mornings.

Now I'll have to start playing NetHack again, instead of just reading the comics. Too bad my character never gets into such amusing situations.
Thomas A.H. February 4, 2005 08:55
First comment: 22 December, 2004 2 comments written
Thanks Dion! (and of course Dudley)
bernhard February 4, 2005 10:03
First comment: 22 November, 2004 2 comments written
Thanks!
Nethacker February 4, 2005 11:08
First comment: 14 December, 2004 3 comments written
Dion, I want to thank you from a great year and wish good luck for Dudley!
Christopher Allan Webber February 4, 2005 16:31
First comment: 29 October, 2004 9 comments written
I don't think dudley's dungeon is over.... since Dion said he'd accept some comics I wrote, as long as I made the panels to go with them. Apparently he has less time to do this any more.
E February 4, 2005 17:34
First comment: 2 September, 2004 34 comments written
thanks
Beowulf February 4, 2005 18:07
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
Thanx for providing me with such an unparaleled time-waster. I only found this a little while ago but I've read the archive several times through and I'm a really big fan.

"I weep for Dudley--he is dead!
Oh, weep for Dudley!"

I can't write my own funeral dirge so I'll just copy someone else's and change the name ;)
Cetra February 4, 2005 22:19
First comment: 28 June, 2004 38 comments written
Thanks, Dion. I never thought anyone could pull off a Nethack comic, but you did it, man... but now...

~cut to Cetra kneeling on a beach, in front of a two-thirds-buried statueThen at last he began to wonder why the lion was standing so
still - for it hadn't moved one inch since he first set eyes
on it. Edmund now ventured a little nearer, still keeping in
the shadow of the arch as much as he could. He now saw from
the way the lion was standing that it couldn't have been
looking at him at all. ("But supposing it turns its head?"
thought Edmund.) In fact it was staring at something else -
namely a little dwarf who stood with his back to it about
four feet away. "Aha!" thought Edmund. "When it springs at
the dwarf then will be my chance to escape." But still the
lion never moved, nor did the dwarf. And now at last Edmund
remembered what the others had said about the White Witch
turning people into stone. Perhaps this was only a stone
lion. And as soon as he had thought of that he noticed that
the lion's back and the top of its head were covered with
snow. Of course it must be only a statue!
        [ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis ]

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of Dudley, cursing the sapient newts~
Plague February 5, 2005 12:48
First comment: 31 January, 2005 102 comments written
Wow, what a nice time waster 'twas.
Too bad I didn't find this place earlier.
Simon Richard Clarkstone February 6, 2005 01:16
First comment: 6 February, 2005 18 comments written
I was here from the 2nd month (when the archive links wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting
the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a
were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province,
"notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase."
The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins,
halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the
said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to
take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other
penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may
judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following
year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who
ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little
children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears,
had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French
pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from
eating infants on a fast day.
        [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ]

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still on the main pageThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the
earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but
occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

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, before the trolls, when this was fields, ...), and I will miss it. (Assuming this is the end; after recent revelations in Sluggy, I'm prepared for anything.)
JMesh February 6, 2005 13:40
First comment: 22 January, 2005 9 comments written
This is a very sad time in the history of the internet. With no more Dudley's Dungeon thousands of bored weirdos will have nothing to do and will unleach themselves on Reality. I best go and inform the authorities.
Plague February 6, 2005 13:59
First comment: 31 January, 2005 102 comments written
I wouldn't say that JMesh.
Pretty soon some of us wierdos
will create our own NetHack comic
if dudley's goes down. And don't
forget the Battle of Wesnoth.
Schnee February 6, 2005 17:09
First comment: 10 November, 2004 76 comments written
Plague: if that was supposed to be a haiku, you messed it up pretty badly. ;)
DollarD February 6, 2005 17:48
First comment: 17 August, 2004 4 comments written
This just sucks...
Plague February 6, 2005 19:45
First comment: 31 January, 2005 102 comments written
Wow Schnee, I wasn't even thinking of a haiku :)
but I'm glad you find it poetic.
Beowulf February 6, 2005 22:30
First comment: 8 January, 2005 114 comments written
Maybe someone should go report to the authorities that JMesh is an evil newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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-trollThe troll shambled closer. He was perhaps eight feet tall,
perhaps more. His forward stoop, with arms dangling past
thick claw-footed legs to the ground, made it hard to tell.
The hairless green skin moved upon his body. His head was a
gash of a mouth, a yard-long nose, and two eyes which drank
the feeble torchlight and never gave back a gleam.
[...]
Like a huge green spider, the troll's severed hand ran on its
fingers. Across the mounded floor, up onto a log with one
taloned forefinger to hook it over the bark, down again it
scrambled, until it found the cut wrist. And there it grew
fast. The troll's smashed head seethed and knit together.
He clambered back on his feet and grinned at them. The
waning faggot cast red light over his fangs.
        [ Three Hearts and Three Lions, by Poul Anderson ]

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who thinks that we're just a bunch of bored weirdos. After all, you'd have to be pretty bored to spend hours trying to get the question right just to bother some nerds with a 3 sentence insult that's not very funny anyway.
hansel February 23, 2005 05:37
First comment: 23 February, 2005 1 comments written
Thanks Dion!
  May 11, 2005 21:05
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
hehe that was funny
But wait... July 20, 2005 14:49
First comment: 20 July, 2005 1 comments written
theres more!
Robert Barber, Hamuchan Knight January 1, 2006 01:28
First comment: 31 December, 2005 17 comments written
You have fought through a mega-Q questMany, possibly most, Tours are organized as a Quest. This
is like a large-scale treasure hunt, with clues scattered
all over the continent, a few false leads, Mystical Masters
as game-show hosts, and the Dark Lord and the Terrain to
make the Quest interestingly difficult. [...]
In order to be assured of your future custom, the Management
has a further Rule: Tourists, far from being rewarded for
achieving their Quest Object, must then go on to conquer
the Dark Lord or set about Saving the World, or both. And
why not? By then you will have had a lot of practice in
that sort of thing and, besides, the Quest Object is usually
designed to help you do it.
[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]

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, and bestest victory is yours.
Fathead April 20, 2006 03:33
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
It is sad.

Sorta.
tekknej March 30, 2007 16:07
First comment: 30 March, 2007 1 comments written
thanx, Dion.
WHY, RNG, WHY????????? I'll miss Dudley...sob sob WHYYYYY?
Oh... i am kinda late, right? =)
Grognor April 7, 2007 18:05
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Actually, you're early. Like me.
HK June 20, 2007 19:43
First comment: 1 June, 2007 309 comments written
It's funny seeing all the thanks and bye-bye and then it continues. :p
Toby Bartels September 4, 2007 20:54
First comment: 11 August, 2007 83 comments written
Of course I know that there are lots more comics, but why not take the opportunity?

Thanks, Dion, for all of this!
Melnor the Mad March 2, 2008 10:39
First comment: 19 February, 2008 23 comments written
me too, but still. Thanks, Dion and excellent work! You ever think about publishing this in a book or something? You'd have to set up a royalties plan with the DevTeam... Copyrights dating back to RogueI understand the business, I hear it: to have an open ear, a
quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cut-purse; a
good nose is requisite also, to smell out work for the other
senses. I see this is the time that the unjust man doth
thrive. <...> The prince himself is about a piece of iniquity,
stealing away from his father with his clog at his heels: if
I thought it were a piece of honesty to acquaint the king
withal, I would not do't: I hold it the more knavery to
conceal it; and therein am I constant to my profession.
        [ Autolycus the Rogue, from The Winter's Tale by
                William Shakespeare ]

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would probably make it impossible though... Oh well. Still though, great work!

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