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2009-01-19, 06:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-19, 06:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-19, 07:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-19, 08:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
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2009-01-19, 08:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
No, cats are one of the many Mongol siege weapons. One of the stories is that the Mongols said they would lift the siege on a particular town if they would send out 1000 cats (and, supposedly, some number of sparrows as well) The town agreed and sent out the cats. Ghengis Kahn then tied burning cloth to the cats tails who, to get away from the fire, ran back into the city and burnt a good bit of it to the ground. The Mongols lifted their siege as it was no longer needed, and looted the city.
Obscure references for the win!
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2009-01-19, 09:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
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2009-01-19, 10:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-19, 10:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
Realy? I thought Samson just destroyed an army useing the jawbone of an ass and pulled an entire arena down on a Roman legion and himself.
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2009-01-19, 10:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-19, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
Samson's fox trick is explained briefly here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson's_FoxesQuo vadis?
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2009-01-19, 11:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
NOGENERATION Aleph(0): Copy this into your sig and add or subtract 1 whenever you feel like it. This is a pointless experiment.
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2009-01-20, 12:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
Originally Posted by The Minx
I think Samson was the Chuck Norris of his day. Even the rules of space and time didn't apply when people told "facts" about his life.
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2009-01-22, 03:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
Not true! Behold.
I've been thinking about how Parson might handle the Charlie's archons, assuming he's able to drive the coalition out of the city. I suppose the most obvious tactic is to just sit in the dungeon and wait for them to come to him. Being underground should negate their flight advantage, while Sizemore and his golems will be able to move through the walls at will. But this tactic leaves the city open to (re)invasion, and there's no reason to think that Charlie would send his archons underground.
But:SpoilerIt also seems that he should be able to arm his zombie horde with bows, march them out into the main city area, and launch volley after volley at a single archon until it falls. Rinse and repeat. The archons won't be able to counter-attack (judging by the fact that they left Wanda, Sizemore, and the golems alone), nor will they be able to flee (it's not their turn).
There are a few assumptions here. For example, maybe the archons could have attacked Wanda, but only if she attacked them first while on the ground. In this case, the targeted archon could retaliate against the zombies. But I don't think so. I'm guessing that this will be one of those exploitable mechanics that are often overlooked because they are so rarely applicable. There are no zones in normal hexes, so this situation can only happen in a city, where a hostile air force is left without ground support.
I wonder if Gobwin Knob will auto-repair at the beginning of the turn. The damage to the city floor was caused after their turn started, so the fact that it's still there doesn't mean anything.
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2009-01-22, 04:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
Given Erf is a game-like world, we don't know whether infantry can ever be re-purposed or rearmed as archery or ranged units.
I'm also not clear on whether arrows would be able to hit archons in the airspace area of GK.Quo vadis?
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2009-01-22, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-22, 05:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
It could work I guess, Parson actually is listening to that song in his car here: Page 14, 4th Panel. So you could argue its use is foreshadowed. Might be considered pushing the FILK wagon too hard though.
I prefer Skullcrusher Mountain by the same artist, Jonathan Coulton (you can listen to it at that link).
Also lettering has commenced!Last edited by MadMaw; 2009-01-22 at 05:52 PM.
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2009-01-22, 07:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
I feel like I'm just being paranoid for asking this, but have we seen any non-human uncroaked? No gobwins, no marbits. You'd think we'd have some.
Of course, we uncroaked the Archon, and there's those toys Wanda called up. I guess I have to read the story again and see if there were any opportunities to uncroak other stuff.
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2009-01-22, 07:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-22, 11:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
Originally Posted by BurntOfferings
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2009-01-22, 11:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
I think it would be pretty lame and anticlimatic if all of the archons were killed by uncroaked archers...
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2009-01-23, 05:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
That name's a little anticlimactic. If I were playing Erf and I had to slam those figures onto the tabletop and say "My unipegataurs attack!" I'd be giggled off the stage. I could pull off "Dwagon riding Gobwins" with more flair than "Unipegataur." Except now that I practice it... it keeps coming off as "Dwagon widing Gobwins." At least the dwagons and gobwins look cute, though. That thing is the most menacing figure we've seen... and it's the Unipegataur?
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2009-01-23, 06:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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2009-01-23, 10:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
Ah, Shock-links..NOW I see why it's called Shockamancy.
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2009-01-24, 03:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Erfworld #138 - The Discussion Thread
On todays strip, the acronym on the last panel with the very. . .wet, mushroom cloud, what the heckles cakes is it? I can't even read it, let alone know what it means.
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2009-01-24, 08:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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