Breaking Cat News by Georgia Dunn for July 09, 2022

Oh no the people are back! (DUNN DUNN DUNN!!!)

Hmm. I’m not sure that healing spells work on lutes.

You probably need to use your new loot to get a new lute (or at least repair the old one).

Lupin’s so sparkly! I love it!

“… enough loot inside the vacuum’s treasure bag …” What? wait, does that mean they disemboweled the dragon-vac?! GASP!!

“Momm-mmmm! I’m still playing!”

Hey, Puck, do you have a healing spell for poison ivy? (scratch, scratch) Just, you know, asking for a friend …

No healing for the lute , Bard, you’ll have to find Who can make another for you…. And so the warriors end a successful quest and vanquish the dreaded Dragon Vac!

How did Lupin end up with the pearls and all the bling instead of Puck? Do clerics swear an oath of poverty?

Darn it, Woman! Stop interfering with Puck’s heroic quest!

Maybe Sophie can help. She’s quite crafty.

Oh no! Is this the end of the dragonvac? It was one of Georgia’s finest creations!

Lupin looks stylish with a crown, although I don’t think that he should be the only one with one! It’s was a team effort, the whole squad deserves crowns!

Yes, it was a very good story and great art work!

Puck toe beans! Just noticed, so cute :)

Uh oh. Now that this story is over the July bug will come forth.

You can heal a lute? :/

Looks like the game is over, I wonder how many dice are missing?

Lupin going full on princess.

Love “Full Townshend” and that’s my favorite Who song!

Looks like the Woman hasn’t discovered the vacuum’s firey end. What will she think? Can she fix it and will it be tame again? What happened to the little DustBuster she had? Haven’t followed long enough to see all references yet but just enjoying the cartooning and plots,

Pucky, you are always a hero saving our days.

We seriously need a mug with a panoramic image of all the cats and mice in their V&V costumes + the dust bunnies and dragonvac. Please, pretty please!

I’m gonna need more dust bunnies as time goes on. They’re adorable! And so is that last panel!!

Great story line with epic ending!

Performed by The Carpenters and others: Superstar

Long ago and oh so far away

With my twenty-sided die

And went on the attack!

With a roll and Elvis’ fireball

We went and won it all

Against the dragon vac!

…….

Now to remember to get down off the table

Puck will fix my lute when he is able

Creating our own fairy tales and fables

I love it! I really do!

This has been a delightful story arc! I hope we get to enjoy the occasional V & V episode in the future.

I LOVE The Who reference!

Thus ends the V&V arc, a tremendously enjoyable adventure. Although a campaign never has to end, this is a rather epic stopping point. Now perhaps we can get to different fare, like a certain bug that confusingly appears this time of year.

Georgia,Thank you so much for Lupin antics! My guy, Oberon, left us 6 years ago after a 5 year bout of Oxalic acid kidney stones. The NCSU Vet school helped us with ureteral catheters and fantastic care. The past few years laughing and loving Lupin’s antics have been very comforting.

Dratted complications of being a secret superhero.

Whelp – that busted up the game!

As someone who has played Dungeons and Dragons for over 40 years, I loved this entire arc! Thank you, Georgia!

This was delightful!

Everyone is grinning and celebrating except Elvis. What is he thinking? Is his paw up to stop Puck?

I think you need glue more then an spell..

Could Mama Vac have been the Dragon Vac under an evil spell? And now that it was destroyed, she’s safely back in her closet (?) with her baby dustbuster thinking that was a very strange dream she had?

TOMORROW: The People’s Quest for the Missing Dice!

OT: Tommy Georgia posted this o facebook "Many readers have been commenting that they’ve put their Tommybaum out in honor of Tommy this week. I love that idea (thank you ) and put ours out too. Thank you so much for all of the kind words and comments and wishes of comfort for Tommy and his family. Tommy’s Woman has been reading them all, and wrote on his FB page ‘Admiral Thomas “Tommy” Whiskerstache’ today: “…And for everyone that has written kind words in Tommy’s comments, on BCN’s page, and sending messages – please know that I’ve read every single one and while we’re still shattered over the loss of Tommy and his huge personality, I also love knowing how many people also loved that sweet lovable goofus.”

And in tomorrows episode the cats will play Halo when the humans forget to turn off the tv.

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy dice of game play

Play full of dragons and riches and fear

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy dice of game play

Dust off the broken lute and play a song of cheer

Put on your finest duds for magic to fight meanies

Be sure to arm up, now you’re set

And when cat magicians launch fireballs with extreme ease

They’re cute as ever and not easy to forget

Don’t have to tell a cat and mouse about how to dive in

To chaotic V/V scenes

Right from the moment that those players start contrivin’

There’ll be more action in a game than ever seen

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy dice of game play

Play full of dragons and riches and fear

Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy dice of game play

You’ll wish that dragons could always be here

We’ll wish that good times could always be here

- Charles Tobias / Hans Bradtke / Hans Carste – Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer – Nat King Cole

and it was all just a dream…

This turned out better than some of our D&D encounters.

Is Puck in real pajamas/nightshirt? He’s segued from his D&D costume.

See today’s Marmaduke for how dogs regard vacuums.

My cat Raz has a bed level with the dining room table. She knows she is not supposed to be on the table. However, we do occasionally have little conversations:

“Take your paw off the table.”

“I was just…”

“Off the table.”

“Because I was going to …’

“No.”

“Just a quick shortcut and I’m down. See?”

“Aaaarrrrgh.”

At that point, I’m obligated to chase her out of the room. It’s not my favorite thing but she expects it. :)

Heal the lute!!! ROFL

Saving the day with RSORTB!! Yeah you are, Pucky.

Campaign points for the entire party for The Who reference!! :D

Not now, Woman! There was a second vacuum encounter further inside the cave!

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“Meet the new boss, same as the old boss….”

Love the little lute, even if it’s in two.

+50 points for The Who reference.

Loving the artwork! Its epic to match their quests :)

Had to be a reference to The Who — surprised wrestling didn’t come into play (though it has in other stories, so that may be why not)

And now for every cat’s favorite part of the game, the long rest!

And they all lived happily…

OT:

It wouldn’t be a healing spell for a lute. It’d be a mending spell.

This has been a fun adventure. Hope we see more in the future.

Meet the new cat

Same as the old cat

I may be smiling for a few days – that last panel got me in the feels. The triumph end, heroes all around, and the BAM! back to the everyday (but with the knowledge you ARE a hero!)

When do the comics post?

Time to break out some Rolling Stones! Won’t Get Fooled Again …

Loved the reference to The Who – and Pucky, you’re always a little hero. <3

Last of the cursed crinkle balls in panel 4. Sorry, Pucky!

I’ve gotten behind on my comics, so this is a little late. Thank you, Georgia, for this fun D&D adventure! As someone who has been playing with the same group of people for over 35 years, I can tell everyone here just how accurate this was! Rather than taking everything so serious, we just have silly fun! ❤️

Hope we see more vaults and vacuums in the future