A teaching moment

[Captain Wackbeird]

Originally Posted by Shodan

Nah I don't think it's about who has the more basic punches. Then you'd just be actively trying to NOT entertain the readers beyond whatever little perverse laughs they get from reading "you'll get smoked like pot"-tier lines before the novelty wears off.

What it should be about is how entertaining the punches are while ALSO being way more basic than you would expect to be dropped in a serious battle between good battlers. The goal is to be clever while not being complex. Shoutouts to @Captain Wackbeird.

If you were to use a math formula, it'd be, like, how much the bars made you laugh minus how complex they are. Or something like that.

Aye, ye be a true gentleman Mr. Shodan. I appreciate ye finding the subtle cleverness in me bars.

[Captain Wackbeird]

Originally Posted by Shodan

Nah I don't think it's about who has the more basic punches. Then you'd just be actively trying to NOT entertain the readers beyond whatever little perverse laughs they get from reading "you'll get smoked like pot"-tier lines before the novelty wears off.

What it should be about is how entertaining the punches are while ALSO being way more basic than you would expect to be dropped in a serious battle between good battlers. The goal is to be clever while not being complex. Shoutouts to @Captain Wackbeird.

If you were to use a math formula, it'd be, like, how much the bars made you laugh minus how complex they are. Or something like that.

Aye, ye be a true gentleman Mr. Shodan. I appreciate ye finding the subtle cleverness in me bars.