Nope, that's not the fourth wall. As already made clear by the older comic: "At Least It Wasn't the Fourth Wall Again".
If you're looking for the specific trope, that's Frame Break.
Nope, that's not the fourth wall. As already made clear by the older comic: "At Least It Wasn't the Fourth Wall Again".
If you're looking for the specific trope, that's Frame Break.
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DM: At the end of the meal, the innkeeper is bringing you the cheese plate. Roll for initiative.
PC: Excuse me, what?
DM: I said, roll for initiative. They like their cheese really ripe in these parts. They have the ooze type.
"Excuse me, but... is it a GOOD or a BAD thing when the DM can't help bursting into laughter every time he hears the phrase 'level-appropriate encounter'? No, just curious..."
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