January 1, 2007 - It's Not Funny With Ninjas
And this comic marks the first anniversary of Tales From The Pit. Huzzah, I'm still going, with over 220 strips of my own up :)
January 2, 2007 - Screw You, Einstein
Science and Magic aren't meant to be mixed, really. It tends to get messy.
January 3, 2007 - Just Checking
Better than a remote control.
January 4, 2007 - The Dark Library
They had a very good series on the best way to cook Mushrooms of Hallucination.
January 5, 2007 - Mathemagic
Eru was getting rather tired of rebuilding the universe every time someone discovered this little trick.
January 8, 2007 - Foushta
The Berlinghoff school of arguments considered Explorington's countermove to be amateur.
January 9, 2007 - Root Equals God
The inventor of m-mail was actually one of the Nazgul, though the Trolls get the credit.
January 10, 2007 - Time Is Money
No DeLoreans were harmed in the making of this strip.
January 11, 2007 - A Nice Night Out
Nutritious, but dull.
January 12, 2007 - Curiosity Killed The Cat
It's the little petty triumphs that make life so interesting.
January 15, 2007 - The Dudley's Dungeon Crossover (1/5)
Welcome to the first of a crossover series between Tales From The Pit and the NetHack comic Dudley's Dungeon. The corresponding Dudley's Dungeon strip may be found here :-)
January 16, 2007 - The Dudley's Dungeon Crossover (2/5)
Welcome to the second of a crossover series between Tales From The Pit and the NetHack comic Dudley's Dungeon. The corresponding Dudley's Dungeon strip may be found here
January 17, 2007 - The Dudley's Dungeon Crossover (3/5)
Welcome to the third of a crossover series between Tales From The Pit and the NetHack comic Dudley's Dungeon. The corresponding Dudley's Dungeon strip may be found here
January 18, 2007 - The Dudley's Dungeon Crossover (4/5)
Welcome to the fourth of a crossover series between Tales From The Pit and the NetHack comic Dudley's Dungeon. The corresponding Dudley's Dungeon strip may be found here
January 19, 2007 - The Dudley's Dungeon Crossover (5/5)
Welcome to the final comic of a crossover series between Tales From The Pit and the NetHack comic Dudley's Dungeon. Goodbye Dudley, it was nice to see you! The corresponding Dudley's Dungeon strip may be found here
January 22, 2007 - Guest Strip 19 - The Storyteller
A guest strip by Greyknight
January 23, 2007 - And Now A Word From Our Sponsors 8
On sale some time never.
January 24, 2007 - The Long And Winding Code
Behind the scenes?
January 25, 2007 - The Prize Is A Teddy Bear
Last year's hunt ended in disaster when someone tried to borrow one of the Nazgul's rings while he was still wearing it.
January 26, 2007 - The Time Is Now
Complete circles are prettier.
January 29, 2007 - Look! An Obvious Explosion!
It's the squelch afterwards that makes it so amusing.
January 30, 2007 - You Never Know Who's Listening
Ironically enough, the Listening God, worshipped by many of the Ogres is deaf.
January 31, 2007 - At Foundation Level
More from the denizens of the world
February 1, 2007 - Third Edition
On the bright side, twelve and twenty sided dice are pretty.
February 2, 2007 - My Life
It was simple called "Me"
February 5, 2007 - Dinner Party
Just because they're pure evil doesn't mean they don't like to socialise. And Sauron cooks a mean Trollfinger stew.
February 6, 2007 - The Angband Etiquette Guide - 18
Gratitude is the currency of civilisation.
February 7, 2007 - Fashion and Style
White was the new black. Which was the new green. Which was the new purple. Which was the new spandex.
February 8, 2007 - Loop De Loop
Round and Round the times we go, and round and round again.
February 9, 2007 - The Modern Prometheus
It's aliiiiiiive!
February 12, 2007 - Variant Source
Other worlds exist, you know.
February 13, 2007 - Karma's Penalty
What will you return as?
February 14, 2007 - And Now A Word From Our Sponsors - 9
A little rampant commercialism for Valentine's Day.
February 15, 2007 - Ping Pong
The record was two hundred and seventeen volleys, needing fifty recharge scrolls and eighteen wands.
February 16, 2007 - Mrs Lovett's General Store
More hot pies!
February 19, 2007 - Missed Opportunity
The swearword in question can make your ears implode if you're closer than three paces.
February 20, 2007 - The Parental Answer
Didn't you get this answer from your parents? Without the fireball.
February 21, 2007 - Judgement Tastes Good
Mmmmm... garlic.
February 22, 2007 - Not Quite Captain Planet
By your powers combined, I am... an anti-climax
February 23, 2007 - The Anecdote To The Poison
Brain... melting out of ears.
February 26, 2007 - Disney Business
Did you know Nar had six brothers?
February 27, 2007 - Come Back To The Circus
Custard pies, unicycles and trapezes!
February 28, 2007 - The RNG At Work
Well, someone has to screw the player over.
March 1, 2007 - Foiled By Waistline
The stretchmarks were hideous.
March 2, 2007 - Classification
The journal gained several new subscriptions from this issue.
March 5, 2007 - Early Arrival
Going up?
March 6, 2007 - The Dangers of a PhD in Logic
Thinking too much makes your brain go weeble.
March 7, 2007 - At Written Level
The power of the active text.
March 8, 2007 - The Angband Etiquette Guide - 19
Victory!
March 9, 2007 - Appeal to Insecurity
Breaking up the relationship is cruel.
March 12, 2007 - The Cultured Elite
I've always wondered about learning Italian.
March 13, 2007 - Dry Rags
Is this where I start singing "Ring of Fire"?
March 14, 2007 - Other Perspectives
Some perspectives are a bit limited.
March 15, 2007 - Yes, I Make These Up
Who needs reader mail when you have lies?
March 16, 2007 - Many Layers
Reality is what you make of it. This is one of my favourite comics, for some reason.
March 19, 2007 - Armagedd-non
The local LARP club wasn't well attended
March 21, 2007 - Traffic Control
Level 233 was an experimental design with double width corridors. It was cautiously proclaimed a success.
March 22, 2007 - Try This On A Friend
This strip even made me hungry when I drew it.
March 23, 2007 - Unoriginal
To my predecessor - thanks for being so great and inspiring me to do a webcomic in the first place :)
March 26, 2007 - McAngbands
Finest grease! Best rot! Salmonella surprise!
March 27, 2007 - Offspring
Another one of the kids...
March 28, 2007 - Artifact Rot
Who needs breadcrumbs, Hansel?
March 29, 2007 - Light Refreshments
You don't want to know what happened when he needed the bathroom.
March 30, 2007 - Haiku Day
Constrained speech and thought | Let poems be created | Of bad quality
April 2, 2007 - Using Science is Cheating
Has no-one considered the environmental impact of collapsing wavefunctions whereever you look! Shut your eyes, for God's sake! Think of the children!
April 3, 2007 - Hyperinflation
Can you say "Weimar Republic"?
April 4, 2007 - What Is Past
Well, they do have to come from somewhere.
April 5, 2007 - Watermelons Were Involved
You don't want to know.
April 6, 2007 - Canine Classification
Scientific journals do good business in Angband. Mainly because their offices and printing presses are in a heavily guarded, double walled, uber-defended vault. They're smart in other ways. Also please note that the strips aren't necessarily posted in order ;-)
April 9, 2007 - Guest Strip 20 - Wimbledon
Martin Bazley's look at the sporting events in Angband
April 10, 2007 - I'm Sticking With ASCII
Somehow, this strip wouldn't be well done in these forms.
April 11, 2007 - Or Maybe A Mobius Strip
Screw you, Euclid.
April 12, 2007 - Mere Pawns
Games of Go were frequently quite chaotic.
April 13, 2007 - Alice
You're supposed to drink from the other side of the bottle.
April 16, 2007 - The Spice Is Life
Shallot-Hulud be praised!
April 17, 2007 - Well, He Got An Answer
Fortunately, the condition was cured by quaffing a potion of Augmentation.
April 18, 2007 - Food Fight!
Beware of the low flying peppermints.
April 19, 2007 - Mitosis
Divide and Conquer!
April 20, 2007 - Before Resurrection
4 4 4 4 4 4 would be an orc.
April 23, 2007 - Corrosion
Mmmmmmm... redox.
April 24, 2007 - Arms Race
It was a very cold war...
April 25, 2007 - Once Upon A Time, In China
It *was* a good lesson though...
April 26, 2007 - Once Upon A Time, In China... 2
The ability to shout "Haaaaaaiya!" and do a karate chop does not make you a good fighter.
April 27, 2007 - It Was Leftover Pizza Once.
You've got to wonder where all the molds and jellies come from...
April 30, 2007 - Double D
No-one ever claimed that Explorington was anything but a pig.
May 1, 2007 - The Angband Etiquette Guide - 20
And if every other possible combination of equipment that you could have thought of contained a source of See Invisible... just go play something else for a while.
May 2, 2007 - Anno Rexia
Live the thin life!
May 3, 2007 - On The Rocks
Drink on!
May 4, 2007 - Magic Mapping
Granitia lived along the way...
May 7, 2007 - Some Perspective
A speck upon a mote upon a grain upon an infinitesimal slice of a miniscule fragment of a tiny whole...
May 8, 2007 - Ant's Nest
They have the advantage of numbers...
May 9, 2007 - Two Thousand Happy Years
I think it's something like the diamoplatinilverold anniversary.
May 10, 2007 - Phlegm
Cough please.
May 11, 2007 - Amontillado, Anyone?
Inspired by Poe.
May 14, 2007 - Guest Series 2 - Rightful Heir (1/5)
When you have morals as loose as Explorington, there's always a danger of having past actions catch up with you.
May 15, 2007 - Guest Series 2 - Rightful Heir (2/5)
At least he didn't use the Star Wars refere... oh, wait, he did.
May 16, 2007 - Guest Series 2 - Rightful Heir (3/5)
Always tricky getting to know the kids.
May 17, 2007 - Guest Series 2 - Rightful Heir (4/5)
If there was every any doubt he was Explorington's son, this removes it.
May 18, 2007 - Guest Series 2 - Rightful Heir (5/5)
Morgan won't be trying life again for a while. He's got a lot of Heaven to get through first. Thanks to Martin Bazley for this series.
May 21, 2007 - Magiphysics (1/5)
Science always goes so much better when there's magic involved.
May 22, 2007 - Magiphysics (2/5)
Space, time, gravity, energy, heat, light... put them all together and what do you get?
May 23, 2007 - Magiphysics (3/5)
Patience...
May 24, 2007 - Magiphysics (4/5)
Awwwww... so sad.
May 25, 2007 - Magiphysics (5/5)
And thus we see the perils of giving up too easily.
May 28, 2007 - Worn Out Meme
In 2007, meme was beginning
May 29, 2007 - Constructed Classification
What do you write on their foreheads?
May 30, 2007 - One False Step For Mankind
Dumbert's Artificial Limb Store did excellent trade.
May 31, 2007 - Death is A Revolving Door
Time is a balcony window.
June 1, 2007 - Silver Tongue
Now that's class.
June 4, 2007 - Pardon Me, But There's An Angel On Your Shoulder
You've got to admit, he's got a point.
June 5, 2007 - Reruns
Time for a clip show.
June 6, 2007 - At Mechanical Level
Rise of the Machines.
June 7, 2007 - For The Doll House
Aren't they adorable?
June 8, 2007 - Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys
Merde.
June 11, 2007 - Customer Service, Please.
And a livejournal user was born.
June 12, 2007 - Simple But Happy
Can't argue with that.
June 13, 2007 - Iron Wand
I think it's time to hum the Dambusters theme
June 14, 2007 - And Now A Word From Our Sponsors - 10
Doesn't it really annoy you that monsters never fall into pits?
June 15, 2007 - Trouble On The Horizon
Burn baby, burn.
June 18, 2007 - A Spell of Trouble
Actually, the prayerbooks are quite innocent. It's the priests that are guilty.
June 19, 2007 - Founding Fools
Thomas Jefferson he isn't.
June 20, 2007 - If You Ever Write Fanfiction Like This, I'll Eat Your Liver
If you've ever read any fanfic at all, you'll know what I'm talking about.
June 21, 2007 - Guest Strip 26 - Crappy Day
Things can always get worse. A contribution by Dan Adams
June 22, 2007 - Strength In Numbers
A new power is rising... its victory is at hand... or not.
June 25, 2007 - Bugs in the System
Warner Brothers successfully sued Morgoth a week later.
June 26, 2007 - Something That Annoys Me
It just makes no sense.
June 27, 2007 - Deus Ex Initio
Stand in a bag and lift yourself up by the handles.
June 28, 2007 - Doubly So
Explorington then tried to murder the creature, but found that it could attack to poison.
June 29, 2007 - Mere Cannon Fodder
Crawling in my skin... these wounds I cannot heal...