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2012-01-14, 01:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
12 gods welcome you home brave paladin. Osmium, the oh to cute silent killer. I'm distressed that judging by alot of the sentiment ive seen im one of the few tarquin fans XD im glad to see Team Evil again, but c'mon, tarquin's so uber. Me thinks there may be some tactical geniusing when these storm clouds gather round a the next gate.
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2012-01-14, 01:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
I'm impressed. The Giant really, in these last few comics, has demonstrated great imagination and storytelling. Many players and DM's alike know that the paladin class involves, by it's very nature, a great deal of zeal (amplified by their immunity to fear) and selflessness. With a look at the remnants of the Sapphire Guard, all of them exhibit these traits, but the Giant presents different and varied ways to exhibit them in the comic.
I actually am comparing Thanh favorably to Roy. Both are incredibly Lawful front-line warriors who ended up toe-to-toe in a relatively impossible CR encounter. Both take their duty to the very end of their lives. He's earned his spot in the Southern Gods' Lawful Good afterlife.
Would've liked to see what his Paladin Mount was. I'm guessing if he didn't have any trouble fighting a few wights, he was at least a 5th-level paladin.
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2012-01-14, 01:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
Why did the resistance have to be smashed? Is it part of good ending and bad ending cycle? Why Thanh? Why?
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2012-01-14, 03:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
Hmm... Confirmation that paladins with facial hair are actually competent and noble. Also, Redcloak seems to have become even more detached and cold.
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2012-01-14, 03:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-14, 04:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
Ok so this IS some secret plan of Redcloak to get the Phylactery without anyone knowing. Now the question is what is he going to do with it?
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2012-01-14, 05:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
*salutes* Thahn, you died as a true paladin does.
Though, I question Redcloak's probable course of action now; why keep it to himself unless he intends to use the phylactery as leverage against Xykon in some way?
Did losing an eye not teach him anything? >_<; Xykon will likely just kill him if he learns of deception.Last edited by Herabec; 2012-01-14 at 05:06 AM.
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2012-01-14, 05:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
Hmm can Redcloak craft an item that can fool Xykon into thinking it is the real phylactery?
Divinations won't reveal the truth because the original is warded, but does he have some sort of lich's affinity for his own soul box? Can he tell the difference?
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2012-01-14, 05:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-14, 05:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
Lord Shojo.
(Sorry to anyone who said the same thing already in the fast-moving thread!)
On-topic: This has been a terrific arc. I know there's tons of posts saying that sort of thing in the forum, but its strips like this that remind me why OOTS is my favourite webcomic by miles: edge-of-the seat drama, action, humour and some genuinely emotional moments, particualrly for the noble Thahn. Bravo Giant!"And from across a crowded floor this beautiful girl beckoned me
She took my hand and together we walked out, and danced into the night…
I had the strangest dream, but I'll swear I was awake..."
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2012-01-14, 05:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
Delusion. Or more exactly, complete "black or white" thinking:
"Redcloak was ready to let any goblin or hobgoblin die for the plan before his epiphany. Now, Redcloak has seen the light and wouldn't let any goblinoid die, ever, whatever the circumstances."
Sorry, but no. It's not either/or here, you are blind to a lot of middle ground. I assure you, Redcloak is still quite ready to let a goblin die, or a whole bunch of goblins die, even if he have to kill them himself. He's just objecting to the fact that they would die needlessly. He's Evil, with a capital "E", just in case anybody forget. There is absolutly no need for it to "make more sense later", it's perfectly in character right now.Spoiler
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2012-01-14, 07:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
I do agree with you about the Redcloak being a tragic hero, but I wouldn't call his actions out of character. I see them as character development - villainous character development, but development all the same. Back in the Azure City arc (post What Have I Done realisation), he would have protested against needless goblin deaths because he was still trying to be a hero and was desperate not to turn into Xykon.
Compare that to now, after his actions cost him his eye: Cold, efficient, and utterly shameless. I mean, just look at his speech to Thahn. In the past he might have accepted Thahn's duel or let that goblin live because it's the honourable thing to do, but now he sees such chivalry as unneccesary risktaking. He's learned from his mistakes, and evolved from a Well-Intentioned Extremist into a terrifyingly pragmatic villain. To me, that descent into Evil (especially when compared to V's character development) is what makes RC a tragic hero.
Woot! I'll drink to that!Last edited by Larae; 2012-01-14 at 07:27 AM.
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2012-01-14, 09:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Just wanted to add that it's not so much imaginary that spells like Resurrection and True Resurrection can be used offensively against liches, as it is obsolescence of editions. In 1rst and 2nd Ed AD&D, liches and demiliches had included notations in their stat blocks that those spells and Dispel Evil had a minor percent chance of destroying them. 1st and 2nd Ed had TONS of little special notes written into monster entries back in those days, most of which never got reprinted in the new editions. Much of the lore and fluff text sometimes makes it through reprinting in articles and updates of material from those days, even though the newer editions don't place those notations in the stat blocks anymore, so many veteran DM's and Players sometimes still operate under those paradigms. So I don't blame people for thinking that's a valid tactic, cause those little 'weakness' entries used to be official canon.
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2012-01-14, 10:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
(Regarding "True Resurrection")
Nope. 10 minutes. Check it out:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/trueResurrection.htm
Also, it wouldn't work against Xykon. Copy-paste of the relevant text from the above link (emphasis mine):
"You can revive someone killed by a death effect or someone who has been turned into an undead creature and then destroyed. This spell can also resurrect elementals or outsiders, but it can’t resurrect constructs or undead creatures."
In other words: For Xykon to be affected by a "True Resurrection", you must first destroy him as a lich (good luck) and then cast "True Resurrection" to have him back as a human of flesh and blood (if he allows himself to be resurrected, that is).Last edited by JoseB; 2012-01-14 at 10:44 AM.
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2012-01-14, 10:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
However, at 107 or so, he may have already passed his natural lifespan, so maybe True Resurrection may not work anyway. The rules are sketchy about this.
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2012-01-14, 11:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
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2012-01-14, 11:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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That devil getting an iPod is going to be disappointed. His extra was inserted by some demons.
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2012-01-14, 11:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-14, 11:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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"Besides, you know the saying: Kill one, and you are a murderer. Kill millions, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." -- Fishman
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2012-01-14, 01:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-14, 02:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'd have named that strip "The one that got away."
It is obvious nobody was meant to get away and it could cause redcloak a heap of trouble in the future even if his deity crafts a fake phycatlery.Last edited by silvadel; 2012-01-14 at 02:34 PM.
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2012-01-14, 04:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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hey, very enjoyable update! the writing is so good on this strip.
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2012-01-14, 04:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
Rest in peace, Paladin.
Great comic.
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2012-01-14, 05:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-14, 05:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-14, 05:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-14, 06:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
I think I may have just figured out why the goblin spy didn't revert once dead, but my basis is in Nethack for this rule:
It's because of a double-polymorph.
The Rogue the resistance was talking about having polymorphed into a spy was the hobgoblin already polymorphed into a human rogue as a spy! That's why he didn't change back: The second polymorph 'locked in' the first one.
That's also why he quipped about both sides using the polymorphed spy idea.
So the polymorphed spy was the same rogue that was already polymorphed, making the first polymorph to human semi-permanent.
I'm not absolutely sure the first polymorph becoming permanent because of the second is the same rule used in 3.5, but it's one I'm familiar with from Nethack at least.Last edited by Ranzear; 2012-01-14 at 06:29 PM.
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2012-01-14, 06:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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After seeing
SpoilerThanh's death
SpoilerI think that Tsukiko, Xykon, Redcloak. These evils must die!Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2012-01-14, 07:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #827 - The Discussion Thread
True, but that wasn't Implosion. Implosion doesn't kill with a brownish aura surrounding the victim. And the victim just died, she didn't implode, like the first two victims who were hit by Implosion. Also, I'm pretty sure that four rounds went by before he targeted the last victim.
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