She's giving him the light version. he get to settle it in a regular one on one duel.

Because he’s a new-ish player, or because he’s playing along with it straight instead of being a coward or a murderhobo? (I want to say it’s probably a combination of the two.)

??????? Is this the first time we’ve seen dms name or am I just an idiot???????

DM name was first given in the Q&A. but this is the second time it pop-up in the comic since Marceline (or maybe it was Phoebe) called her by name some pages ago.

Gordon? Nah, he's been name-dropped before.

OP meant Delilah, I think. GM is Gordon, DM is Delilah apparently. is First time I noticed it myself.

I think it was mentioned in the reader’s FAQ intermission. This was the first time it was mentioned in the canonical comic, though.

seem like the kind of circumstance in which you really don't want to roll badly for initiative.