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It’s not really a “house” - It’s Kolat Towers. Kolat Towers is a pair of wizard towers surrounded by a small compound. There’s a lot of spare rooms.
There being a landlord dynamic in this fictional relationship makes it way less cute. The real enchantment was the threat of homelessness all along.
The idea that Konsi would kick someone out on the street is pretty far-fetched.
In the previous comic, Addis mentioned that Konsi had “built and hallowed her own temple”
What Konsi actually built is a lodge house for goblins within the city. Goblins who come and join her cause get to live there, while they’re given support and advice on integrating with Waterdeep society (lessons in common, teaching in the law, societal expectations of behaviour, regular baths, etc.) - There’s a shrine to Tymora in the lodge where regular services are held. It can house about 40 goblins.
So… “Konsi’s home for wayward goblins” is… sort of a real thing. Most recently we used it to help rehome a tribe of kobold refugees (we sort of killed their dragon.)
That doesn’t mean Razira wouldn’t feel disadvantaged or pressured to react a certain way in the power dynamic. It doesn’t have to do with Konsi’s internal dialogue. This has been established for reason most commonly in lawsuits dealing with sexual harassment between supervisors and their reporting employees.
Dude, this is a light-hearted cute comic about people falling in love. It’s not really an appropriate venue for accusing the author of romanticising sexual harassment in the workplace.
First of all, Razira propositioned Konsi, Konsi hasn’t “pressured” her to do anything. Quite the opposite in fact, Konsi tried to talk her out of it at first.
Secondly Razira’s a traveling paladin - she spends most of her time on the road, and only stops in the city occasionally, most days she camps on the road.
Thirdly, both of them have a permanent home in the temple, nobody’s ever going to be “homeless”
These things have all been established in the narrative of this comic already.
Fourthly, Konsi isn’t Razira’s “landlord”. Razira doesn’t “pay rent”. They just live together.
Fifthly, “my house” here is shorthand for a large compound that the adventurers own jointly. Razira is one of those owners as well.
But… what is railroading here ?
Just a little joke.
“Railroading” is when the DM of your game removes choices, or only gives you once choice for where the story is going next. Because “your place” and “my place” are the same place, the joke is that this is a railroad story - it’s just a joke, not serious.
Awww Konsi in the last… last two… in every panel is so cute and adorable!
They already lived together huh…
So they were roommates?
What would Konsi do should they have a serious fight? Throw her out?
Serious question: How did you draw this, your vision blurred by the tears borne of the mere idea of sad Konsi?
