Konsi did have a necklace of fireballs for a while. She’s used one of them, but eventually passed it off to Toron, since she has access to AOE magic anyway.

this is what the gauntlets of ogre power are for.

There’s a lot of people here who are invested in the story now, I gotta keep them up to date!

I suppose you can have a bonus Konsi.

It’s not particularly funny, other than as an extension of the current context. I needed to establish this as setup for the conversation I want the characters to have in the next strip.

Ongoing story be rough sometimes.

You still get a bonus Konsi though.

It’s actually a mimic disguised as a trouser press.

I suppose you can have some extra hair

Did someone say “Bonus Konsi”?

Addis explained in an earlier strip - the people making the accusations are not interested in whether or not the accusations are true, they’re interested in manufacturing a scandal.

When people with an agenda are pushing conspiracy theories, there is no test or proof you can administer that will satisfy them. They will just move the goalposts. “She found a magic way to cheat the zone of truth, that’s how awful she is.” “She’s so corrupt she doesn’t consider what she did to be cheating.” “The church cheated for her and she didn’t notice”. “The person casting Zone of Truth is part of the conspiracy.”

as a DM, I normally give situational advantage to anyone who makes an argument that appeals to the values of the person to be convinced.

That’s not enough to overcome Konsi’s crippling embarrassment :)

although… Razira does have Heroism prepared.

This one’s gonna take a hell of a persuasion check, Raz.

Aw man, imagine using technology to reduce the amount of time people had to spend working, rather than making rich people more money… what a crazy world.