History Webcomic / BardQuest

* MistakenForGay: The butcher mistakes the Bard's request for bratwursts as an invitation to sex, and kicks him out almost immediately. Though to be fair, he has the option to ask a blacksmith for gay porn magazines and doesn't object to recieving one.

* TooDumbToLive: Some of the sillier options can lead to this. Of particular note is what happens after the Bard acquires party members:

** Daunchy suggests to him to try looking in the Caves of Harold for a dragon. The Bard socks him in the face for tricking him with such an obviously fake location... right next to the cave's entrance.

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[-'''[[Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures Start Over]] | [[Webcomic/{{Jailbreak}} Go Back]]'''-]

* LighterAndSofter: There's way less death and gore here than there is in ''Jailbreak''.

* {{Railroading}}: Despite having 3 branch paths in some areas, some would lead nowhere, one ended in death, and others just had the Bard get kicked out of places. The third choice was usually the one that had a progressing plot.

The story was cancelled before Hussie started up work on ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth''. It also holds the distinction of being the only adventure without a definitive end, since ''Jailbreak'' received one in 2011.

''[[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=2 Bard Quest]]'' is the second ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' comic, written by Creator/AndrewHussie. Unlike its predecessor ''Webcomic/{{Jailbreak}}'', it was the first attempt to use {{Gamebooks}}-style branching story paths that didn't lead into one another. It was also the first to have a definite plot -- you are a bard tasked to perform for a bored king, but after proving your mettle to him, are appointed the kingdom's head Dragon Slayer and set off to do just that.

** Flothers suggests to him to try looking in the Caves of Harold for a dragon. The Bard socks him in the face for tricking him with such an obviously fake location... right next to the cave's entrance.

* MortonsFork: After taking the Hull of the Flagship, the Bard can't shop around at Cod Palace the normal way anymore. If he tries to shop around, he gets sent out on the Bard-a-pult. If he sneaks back in to get two more, then the group celebrates their stealing loud enough to alert the Codsmith.

!! Tropes:

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: Unlike every other store that shows up in the adventure, the Bard has the option to steal his favored item.

** If they sneak back in, then they celebrate their stealing loud enough for the Codsmith to hear.

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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Upon being beheaded and impaled:

[[AC:>Better get them pieces. Let's hit up Cod Palace]]\\

[[AC:>Shop around as if nothing ever happened]]\\

* TransparentCloset: Just about the entire town thanks to the king's laws. The butcher interprets bratwurst as an UnusualEuphemism for dildos without any prompting, the blacksmith keeps a secret stash of gay porn magazines, and the biggest store in town is dedicated to groin wear, but nobody will say anything out of fear that they'll be brought to the king's dungeon.

* HotterAndSexier: Not that there's any fanservice going on, but a lot of the narration makes reference to groins. There's also a running subplot about the kingdom's sexual preferences.