Table Titans
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| Table Titans | |
|---|---|
| Author | Scott Kurtz |
| Current status/schedule | Ongoing |
Table Titans is a Dungeons & Dragons-based webcomic created by Scott Kurtz,[1] which debuted on January 28, 2013.[2][3] It is a spin-off of Kurtz's other webcomic PvP,[1] and features characters who have previously appeared in PvP comics.[4] Table Titans is produced by Kurtz, Steve Hamaker, Brian Hurtt, and Tavis Maiden.[5]
In an interview, creator Scott Kurtz said that he hoped to "create a comic book that captured the spirit and joy of tabletop roleplaying", and that a reader survey showed that many PvP fans were into tabletop gaming.[1] Unlike PvP, Table Titans was designed to be a serialized ongoing comic book rather than a strip comic.[6]
Table Titans follows the 'Table Titans' role playing group and their rivals the 'Dungeon Dogs',[7] and moves between the real lives of the players and the world of the Dungeons & Dragons characters they play.[8] Table Titans has had four "seasons": seasons 1 and 2 followed the Table Titans playing games in the Forgotten Realms setting, while seasons 3 and 4 followed the Dungeon Dogs in a homebrew setting called Fallen Veil.[4] In April 2020, Kurtz announced a fifth season to be set during the characters' high school days.[9]
The Table Titans website also includes reader-submitted stories from their own roleplaying games.[10]
The comic has a collaboration with the creators of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), Wizards of the Coast, who has promoted the comic on its social media sites and allow Table Titans to produce official D&D products.[1]
Characters
- Alan: A member of the Table Titans. He has played as the master thief and assassin Garret Murdor,[11] the lawful good cleric Drake Shieldheart,[12] and the ranger Arroc Crowforth.[13] Alan is driven in games by power and loot.[8]
- Andrew: A member of the Table Titans who has played the character Quillion Hawkslight[11] and the halfling thief Sootfoot Lefleur.[12][13] Andrew is a rules lawyer and wants to be a dungeon master himself.[8]
- Val: The only female member of the Table Titans. Her character is Lulani,[14] a bard.[12] She is dating Skull from PvP. In season two she plays her own character Valeria Bronzebottom, a niece to Binwin Bronzebottom, Scott Kurtz' character from the Acquisitions Incorporated live game held at PAX. Val is the member most interested in roleplaying.[8]
- Darby: A member of the Table Titans. Unlike the rest of the Titans, he is new to D&D and unfamiliar with its rules. His character is Draziw, a half-elf wizard. He is an optimist and often sees things in ways the more experienced players miss.[8][12][15] While the other Titans were not initially fond of him, he is accepted as a full Titan by the end of the first season.[16]
- Brendan: The dungeon master (DM) for the game. He values story ahead of rules.[8] The Titans initially do not like him as a DM, but are forced to accept him because nobody else wants to put up with them.[17] Later, they warm up to him and decide to continue with him as their DM.[16]
- Darius: The newest member of the Table Titans, Darius is first introduced as the bartender at Cafe Mox, the venue that the players use during the campaign for the Winotaur trophy.[18] When the Table Titans restructure their group for the "Winter of the Iron Dwarf" campaign, they find that the group needs a healer, and Brendan recruits Darius to fill in as a player. Darius' character is Gar Dunwise, Paladin of Torm.[19]