Murphy's Law (Thread The Third!)

[mucat]

Cool. So two questions:

Was Iris in the original game?

And do Saphrin's ninja-like jumping skills reference something that happened in-game?

[CoffeeIncluded]

Cool. So two questions:

Was Iris in the original game?

And do Saphrin's ninja-like jumping skills reference something that happened in-game?

Yeah. Was going to be.

And no, she's just hyper like the rest of the family. I actually changed things a lot from the game; they really grew into full-fledged characters and I thought up Serrin on a bit of a whim. Eh, whatever.

[Silverraptor]

Yeah, I kinda took the characters and made them my own. And the story changed a bit in Murphy's Law. Well, a lot. I really only kept the species and names, and a bit of basic personality. I'm actually a bit embarrassed about the fact that I feel like I didn't really work on it myself, which I know is stupid, but...

And you might want to put that in spoilers for ease of scrolling.

Bah! It's at the bottom of the page, so it will be forgotten in 2 days.

@mucat Yes, Iris was in the original game. In fact, Saphrin gets Iris in game from start to finish. While she's focusing, Lucrid and Saphrin offically fall in love. So you could say that Lucrid and Saphrin were in love longer than Iris even existed.

[CoffeeIncluded]

Bah! It's at the bottom of the page, so it will be forgotten in 2 days.

@mucat Yes, Iris was in the original game. In fact, Saphrin gets Iris in game from start to finish. While she's focusing, Lucrid and Saphrin offically fall in love. So you could say that Lucrid and Saphrin were in love longer than Iris even existed.

Iris kinda shoved them along. She was always a bit of a jerk.

I've always kinda seen the familiars as manifestations and/or exaggerations of their masters' id/ego/superego, generally the weakest of the three in the Master. Therefore, Iris is kinda representative of Saphrin's id, as Saphrin herself greatly suppresses her id. Fir, on the other hand, is representative of Serrin's ego/superego, as Serrin's id is very apparent.

And in Murphy's Law, it takes several months for them to fall in love. Saphrin will explain further in the update (Hopefully tomorrow!) as she leads Lloyd and co to the Secure Shelter she just cast.

[mucat]

I have a hard time imagining a cat as superego, though. Unless it's along the lines of

No, don't steal a cookie. That would be wrong. Steal all the cookies.

[RdMarquis]

So, she's sort of an anti-Jiminy Cricket?

Seriously though, this interpretation of familiars kind of reminds me of the daemons from Pullman's Dark Materials series.

[CoffeeIncluded]

So, she's sort of an anti-Jiminy Cricket?

Iris? Yeah. She's the one who tells Saphrin that she should let her hair down. Well, let her hair down more. And when Saphrin doesn't, Iris...Well, you saw how she got Lucrid down from that tree. You should see what Iris suggests that Saphrin do in the next comic. Well, you will.

[RdMarquis]

You should see what Iris suggests that Saphrin do in the next comic. Well, you will.

Great, I'll look forward to it. Unless Iris is the manifestation of urges to cause mayhem and destruction with magic ("Disintegrate? No, that will never do, use a Fireball to burn that whole darned tree to the ground, that will stop him from climbing it!")

[CoffeeIncluded]

Great, I'll look forward to it. Unless Iris is the manifestation of urges to cause mayhem and destruction with magic ("Disintegrate? No, that will never do, use a Fireball to burn that whole darned tree to the ground, that will stop him from climbing it!")

Eh, not really. She's kinda...You know how Belkar makes a lot of rude comments? Iris is like that. But she's not like Belkar in the other aspects. Iris is...I guess like a good-aligned Yelling Bird, for lack of a better description.

Okay, so I'm working on the comic now; it should be up tomorrow.

And if Murphy's Law were a serious drama or something, then I think this would apply for Matt. What do you say?

[John Cribati]

And if Murphy's Law were a serious drama or something, then I think this would apply for Matt. What do you say?

I don't know. I'm to busy banging my head and holding up my pinky and pointer fingers while putting my thumb over my ring and middle fingers to listen to the lyrics.

[RdMarquis]

I don't know. I'm to busy banging my head and holding up my pinky and pointer fingers while putting my thumb over my ring and middle fingers to listen to the lyrics.

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out what gesture you were making.

[mucat]

And if Murphy's Law were a serious drama or something, then I think this would apply for Matt. What do you say?

Wow. Coffee, I need to thank you -- I had never heard that before. I think TSO just became one of my favorite bands.

[CoffeeIncluded]

It's everybody's favorite time, update time!

#51: Iris Said To Squick Him Out

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I'd say her plan worked pretty well.

[John Cribati]

... That is the greatest use of a Summon Instrument spell ever.

[Mina Kobold]

Wow. Coffee, I need to thank you -- I had never heard that before. I think TSO just became one of my favorite bands.

[So close to be the same to quoted post that it would be redundant to write it]

Also, I vote Lucrid for "Most Awesome Use Of Bard Spell" even if that prise doesn't exist

[Allan Surgite]

I'm with Matt.

And that is an... interesting use of Summon Instrument, to be sure.

[Symmys]

That is a very awesome way to kill a lich. Very awesome indeed.

@V- Again. Awesome.

[CoffeeIncluded]

And then he played "Ding Dong, The Lich Is Dead" on the remnants of the grand piano. Which was on top of the lich.

[Closak]

I'm feeling a little brain dead at the moment, what was momma elf reffering to when she apologized to Tinder?

Nice stunt with the piano though

[Draconi Redfir]

i must say i am envious of her adventuring group. so far mine has consisted of fools, greedy rogues, a female dominatrix bard, a male bard who can only communicate by singing, a (now dead/returned home) elderly bugbear everyone made fun of, and various others.

needless to say i'm the "butt monkey" (look it up on tvtropes) of the group. im also the one who made the bugbear and the male bard


but back into ontopicness: we ever gunna see what Tinder was talking about before? or is that just some kind of dragon-emo thing no one wants to hear about? also: mom is a pervert! XD

[Darklord Xavez]

Summon Instrument
Conjuration (Summoning)
{table]Level:|Brd 0
Components:|V, S
Casting Time:|1 round
Range:|0 ft.
Effect:|One summoned handheld musical instrument
Duration:|1 min./level (D)
Saving Throw:|None
Spell Resistance:|No[/table]
This spell summons one handheld musical instrument of your choice. This instrument appears in your hands or at your feet (your choice). The instrument is typical for its type. Only one instrument appears per casting, and it will play only for you. You can’t summon an instrument too large to be held in two hands.

So no, he couldn't have summoned a piano, let alone over somebody else's head. I win. You lose. Life goes on.
-Xavez

[CWater]

So no, he couldn't have summoned a piano, let alone over somebody else's head. I win. You lose. Life goes on.
-Xavez

My opinion of this matter is three words long: Rule of Cool (or Will of God)

And the last panel of todays comic made me laugh.

And if Murphy's Law were a serious drama or something, then I think this would apply for Matt. What do you say?

Wow! Awesome song! I love music like that. And yes, it would fit Matt.
Hm, funny coincidence; the song could also apply for one of my own characters that I was just thinking about when I turned on the net..

[Darklord Xavez]

Wow! Awesome song! I love music like that. And yes, it would fit Matt.
Hm, funny coincidence; the song could also apply for one of my own characters that I was just thinking about when I turned on the net..

Trans-Siberian Orchestra For The Win!
-Xavez

[Silverraptor]

Coffee...

You can't do that piano trick in 3.5. Maybe in 3.0, but not in 3.5. Instead, you could have Lucrid's last spell be Mass Cure Light Wounds where he heals the whole party and does enough damage to the Lich to bring it's hp down to 0 and kills it that way.

[Lix Lorn]

...I think Saphrin and Lucrid are my favourite characters. Ever.

[mucat]

Coffee...

You can't do that piano trick in 3.5. Maybe in 3.0, but not in 3.5. Instead, you could have Lucrid's last spell be Mass Cure Light Wounds where he heals the whole party and does enough damage to the Lich to bring it's hp down to 0 and kills it that way.

You really find that cooler than the piano trick?

Quit dissecting and let Lucrid have his moment of awesome!

[Darklord Xavez]

You really find that cooler than the piano trick?

Quit dissecting and let Lucrid have his moment of awesome!

Never! It's how I roll! You break the rules, you pay the price! *hides Lucrid's shredded corpse*
-Xavez

[Asta Kask]

So he had a 3.0 version houseruled in.

[Mina Kobold]

So no, he couldn't have summoned a piano, let alone over somebody else's head. I win. You lose. Life goes on.
-Xavez

A piano constitutes for handheld when you could and had been dosing yourself with spells that bolster about anything from strenght to the shine in your hair to give you even the slightest advantage in the battle.

Not that I'd know about handheld pianos
<.<
>.>

[mucat]

Actually, I take back what I said. Dissect away, because the scene becomes even cooler.

This spell summons one handheld musical instrument of your choice. This instrument appears in your hands or at your feet (your choice). The instrument is typical for its type. Only one instrument appears per casting, and it will play only for you. You can’t summon an instrument too large to be held in two hands.

Because we know Saphrin wasn't lying (bad example for the kids), we can deduce, firstly, that at the moment Lucrid cast the spell, he was capable of carrying a grand piano in his hands. Granted, as Keveak says, buff spells have to be a big part of the reason, but still, that's badass.

Secondly, there is no contradiction between the piano appearing at Lucrid's feet and above the lich's head...provided that he cast the cantrip while swinging from a chandelier directly above his enemy. (Yes, a fly spell would also work, but they revoke your bard license if you fly when there was a perfectly good chandelier to swing from. Preferably, in this case, a big spooky Phantom-of-the-Opera chandelier in the lich's parlor, which had been the focus of much foreshadowing.)

Coffee, you've crafted a scene which gets better with nitpicking! You know how rare that is?