OOTS Polls (feat. Favourite NPC Tournament)

[t209]

[B]

Ok, real question. Was Tarquin affected by Holy Word? Yes or No?

Grand Final of the Fave NPC Tournament
"It'll all be worth it. You'll see."

VS

"You have the power to leave the vile path down which they would have you led. I know this because you have shown me enough clues over these long months for me to finally understand you. You may not know exactly what you are- but I do... A good man. Farewell, my gentle friend."

Yes if Holy Word (I called it D&D Flashbang grenades) can negate True Seeing.

[Kish]

Yes if Holy Word (I called it D&D Flashbang grenades) can negate True Seeing.

To the question it doesn't matter if it can or not. If Tarquin is deafened but not blinded, that still counts as him being affected by it.

The question is whether his level is above Durkon's caster level for the spell, i.e. is more than one level above Durkon's level.

[137beth]

So it has come to this, as always it must. A paladin of the Sapphire Guard facing the Bearer of the Crimson Mantle in an epic fight to the finish. And for me, there can be only one victor:

Epic fight to the finish? No. Redcloak is almost epic, and o-chul is nowhere near epic. Redcloak would win.

[zimmerwald1915]

Epic fight to the finish? No. Redcloak is almost epic, and o-chul is nowhere near epic. Redcloak would win.

Well, yes, he would win a D&D-style combat, and he'll probably win this poll too (which is what I was talking about). Doesn't mean I'll vote for him.

[137beth]

Depending on how much time there is before the next strip, I think O-Chul actually has a significant chance at winning the tournament.

[The Pilgrim]

No, Tarquin was not affected.

and

Redcloak

[thisisnotspam]

Yes the general was affected.

[Auron]

Yes it appears that Tarquin was partially affected. (maybe his ability to take on the order is only due to his superior equipment and the fact that V was not involved?)

O-Chul for sure, though Redcloak is a great villain.

[Cuthalion]

Yes.

And definitely

[Dragongirl]

Yes.

And definitely O-chul. O-chul is AWESOME!!!

[Kalrany]

It appears that no one is commenting on Durkon's badassness anymore. So sad. I will restart it -- not quite extreme yet, but close. So close. Sorry.

No, but that's alright. Immunity to Holy Word does not equate to immunity to Righteous Might as a prelude to getting whacked in the face with a hammer over and over.


So it has come to this, as always it must. A paladin of the Sapphire Guard facing the Bearer of the Crimson Mantle in an epic fight to the finish. And for me, there can be only one victor:

Sometimes, people just take the thoughts out of my head and translate them better than I can. I agree with zimmerwald1915.

No.
O-Chul.

[Stille_Nacht]

tarquin cannot of simply walked to the top of power at only durkon's level, i estimate his level at around red cloaks
No he will not be affected

O-chul, while a nice guy, and a very tough one, is less interesting to me than Redcloak, who has varying complexities as well as pretty original motivations/ actions.

Redcloak

[Lesser Naboo]

No, he will not be affected.

O-Chul.

[Hogwarts9876]

No (or very little)
Redcloak

[oppyu]

#859 - Smoked
Was Tarquin affected by Holy Word?
Yes: 18 - 45.00%
No: 22 - 55.00%

*drum roll* And the moment we've all been waiting for... the results for the Grand Final! Who will win? The radical goblin terrorist/freedom fighter/threat to all creation, known only by the colour of his cape? Or the wise paladin who puts the 'badass' in 'so unbelievably frickin' badass that my eyes are bleeding'? Find out in the spoilers below!

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137ben
2323mike
B. Dandelion
Bulldog Psion
chessdudeguy
dancrilis
Gift Jeraff
Hogwarts9876
JaaSwb
martianmister
MeanMrsMustard
Meph
rgrekejin
Shmuel
Silvos4422
Smolder
Snippy
Stille_Nacht
Ted The Bug
The Pilgrim
thisisnotspam
ThomasMink
tl'esar
Zevox

: 24 - 57.14%
: 18 - 42.86%

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Arkylos
Auron
Bobb
Cizak
Cuthalion
Dragongirl
Emanick
Emperordaniel
FAD!
Kalrany
Kish
LadyEowyn
Lesser Naboo
Pelee
Rorrik
Syklone
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Congratulations ________ for winning the title of 'Favourite NPC', and thank you all for playing! Keep an eye out for the 96-character sequel tournament coming to a thread near you

#860 - Wasn't Going to Listen to Orders Anyway
Nale is unarmed, deaf, wounded, shot with arrows, being attacked by Belkar (who is immune to suggestion this time), and his only truly loyal support has been banished for twenty-four hours. Between Tarquin, Malack, the Order of the Stick and possibly Team Evil, will Nale be able to survive until Sabine returns? Yes or No?

[Gift Jeraff]

Yes. Deafened part should go away soon.

[Emperordaniel]

I'll take a chance that seems increasingly likely at this point and say that No, he won't survive the battle (although he might be resurrected afterwards).

[martianmister]

He will survive.

[rgrekejin]

Hmm... I don't know. There are good arguments either way. I'll no with... no.

[thisisnotspam]

YES, I think he's smart enough to conjure up an escape, we have seen him use dimension door.

[Emperordaniel]

YES, I think he's smart enough to conjure up an escape, we have seen him use dimension door.

...which, at his level, would grant him a range of only 720 feet or so; he'd still be inside the heavily-trapped pyramid, or - at best - just outside, with nothing but arid desert for miles and miles around (and he's in no condition for long treks). Last time he used the spell, it was in the middle of a city where he could rest, recuperate his losses, and generally recover from the battle. He doesn't have those same luxuries this time around.

[Vahir]

No. Cerberus effect will ensure that Nale doesn't live to see the end of this arc.

[Hogwarts9876]

No, but he may be resurrected later.

[Chessgeek]

No, I think he's been played out, so I at least hope he dies.

[Ted The Bug]

Nope, and I wouldn't be surprised if Tarquin is the one to off him.

[Gift Jeraff]

Nope, and I wouldn't be surprised if Tarquin is the one to off him.

Even though he kept him alive from Malack?

[ti'esar]

I honestly have no idea how he's going to get out of this, but I still think yes, Nale will survive.

The majority of "his" team won't be so lucky, though.

[Silvos4422]

No

I think Nale must die in some way he cannot be ressurected to force Taquin's hand, to save Elan's life in the Star Wars style ending proposed in the Tarquin thread.

I see the replacing of Thog with much more competent and powerful Tarquin as a sign that the end of the linear guild is near. They already proved that killing a rival is possible, Haley killed hers from the theives guild already, and I believe now is Nale's time.

[Sorator]

Even though he kept him alive from Malack?

Well, that was before it was down to a deafened caster + Nale + Tarquin vs almost the entire Order. The sides went from 5v7 down to 5v3 (with 2 debuffed) in one round - while Tarquin will probably survive, he may have to cut his losses and sacrifice Nale to do so (and Tarquin may well not survive either).

No
I see the replacing of Thog with much more competent and powerful Tarquin as a sign that the end of the linear guild is near. They already proved that killing a rival is possible, Haley killed hers from the theives guild already, and I believe now is Nale's time.

Agreed.

So no, I don't believe Nale will survive to see Sabine's return - but he may very well get resurrected (likely with Sabine's help, if the IFCC doesn't prevent her from doing so).

[Smolder]

I'm going to go against my instincts and say YES,

Tarquin will toss Nale his ring of regeneration, to prevent his son from dying.

Once divested of both his healbot and his healring, the Order takes down Tarquin while Nale escapes yet again.