Do not diss the mighty lvl 1 wooden sword D:<

YUS!

this comic is 100% concentrated awesome :) arff

his wood is his weapon ?

Ah a day in mine craft with only wood in your inventory lol

this si why u check for tresure chests befor going any further into the story line

very funny

FEAR ME AND MY SPLINTER-CREATING SWORD/STAFF OF DOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!! *waves it menacingly*

x3 I remember those games, and that's exactly what I imagine is happening...my line, not J'rar's. x3

Ah yes, I do remember wooden weapons from some games I've played in the distant past, such as the very first Zelda game for Nintendo. Back then, I guess it made sense for game developers, but today...not really. XD

The art is looking great as always. I particularly like the range of expressions shown by the characters in this comic, including J'rar's angered and disappointed looks on his face. :)

"looks like a whimp he aint even got a weapo"

Only wimps use weapons, real Men dont need weapons they are born with 2 perfectly fine ones"

In Tales of Symphony your initial weapons are wooden swords, but in cutscenes and combat they look like they are made of metal. Some kind of ironbark/ironwood perhaps?

It is true in Tales of the Abyss as well, it might happen in most if not all of the 'tales' games hehe. Reminds me of the Lunar Blue, the 2nd weapon you get is a 'Rusty Knife' one step better then a butter knife!

Remind's me of Kingdom Hearts I, among other things. Good ol' wooden swords ...sigh*
Btw, any word on the other comic that so many love to hate (trolls on u18chan)?

Ah, but in Kingdom Hearts the wooden sword wasn't really used in serious combat outside of special situations (like the tutorial island where it was a bunch of kids playing around and Hollow Bastion where you had to magic everything to death for a bit).

Hey, if this was Saga Frontier 2 he'd be done whooped ass with that sword.

at least his wooden sword had a leaf on it.

I love this art style sooo much <3

Lol, this comic is accualy quite humerous, can't wait to see what's comming next myd =P

why can't the hero punch someone to death or choke someone by grabbing the throat and attempting to rip out pieces in an rpg?

but what if that starting weapon can be upgraded to the most useful weapon in the game later?

On the one hand, if you've ever been hit with a board you'd know how much it hurts. You can break bones if you hit them in the right spot. Or knock them out completely.

On the other hand, knights and other warriors would practice with wooden swords because they were heavier than the actual metal swords so when they were in battle with a real sword they wouldn't become fatigued during the fight.

And now that I've dispensed my useless knowledge, I am enjoying the RPG strip.

So much for the wooden sword from the holy maku tree :I

Unless it's a quarterstaff or baseball bat or something, NO excuse to have a wooden sword! >w<

Anything can be made into a effective weapon, even a wooden sword. It can provide a good distraction. Blunt object. Lure the attacker in close, engage in hand to hand combat. Grab the knife hand, twist it, drive their own blade into their own heart.

Kingdom Hearts, sword was ineffective, just like the practice sword thing in Kingdom Hearts 2 with Roxas.
Technically, in Kingdom Hearts, the wooden sword was used twice against the Heartless, on the island, and Hollow Bastion where Riku claimed the Keyblade from Sora in in the WaterCrater, leaving Sora alone to deal with the Heartless with only a wooden sword. There you had to survive to get up to the main hall to confront Riku again to claim the keyblade back. So the wooden sword was used in combat with the heartless for a second brief time.

Hey now! Wood is deadlier than you think! Splinters are REALLY hard to pull out...

I think the initial game designers were thinking of bokken, which are wooden practice katana. In the right hands, a bokken can hurt... alot. You can easily split someone's skull open with one.

Lmfao at the leaf on his dagger. xD

step into my world, get your ass kicked, and run away like a bitch, i don't need a weapon, but you do.

My favorite RPG game is Dead Rising 2 Off The Record, You dress, fight, and act however you feel like, and everyone else is just there for the ride, and Evan MacIntyre is the best and wierdest Clown Ever and the most adorable evil "little person" on earth, All Hail Frank West photojournalist, comedian, and zombie hunter

That's when Fists are useful.

Hey don't Dis the wood, Have you ever been hit by an oaken mallet? A bogon? or even a piece of Retan? It hurts.