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2012-08-09, 07:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 07:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Sabine
I THIIIINK the Linear Guild are meant to be opposites of themselves in addition to be opposites of the Order. I'm pretty sensitive to the times the author places his characters in strong emotional relationships. Sabine is going to have a sympathetic arc.
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2012-08-09, 07:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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This strip was awesome. Seeing the Order actually winning is nice, and I'm eagerly awaiting what happens next.
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2012-08-09, 07:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 07:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Haven't laughed this hard for a long time, how in the world will they turn this around?
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2012-08-09, 07:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #860 - The Discussion Thread
Since Belkar's voice is carrying to Roy, Tarquin's should as well--and he isn't putting up his "Thog" act any more. Roy should know full well who the mysterious high level fighter working for the LG is now, as should Durkon and Haley.
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2012-08-09, 07:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 07:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wow, somebody is stubbornly refusing to believe that Sabine is in love with Nale, despite this having been anviliciously underlined in two different (quite moving) strips. And that stubborn refusal comes from the idea that "evil has to be evil", with no room for shades of gray.
Basically, they're ASKING FOR BAD WRITING.
They're going to be disappointed.
However, fallen angels exist in D&D (and in several mythologies). This means external creatures that are "always alignment X" can, occasionally, shift to "alignment Y".
That being said, I don't think that's what happened to Sabine.
It's actually much simpler than that.
She's chaotic, she's evil, and she's in love: deal with it.
On the subject of Malack and Qarr... no, I don't think they've been affected by the holy word. The metal door that blocked them seemed much more sturdy than the trapdoor Belkar fell from. I'm guessing the way the first door is drawn is a way to indicate that they're definitely shut off from the battle. Who knows? It might have been made in a way to work against spellcasters, too.
Or.. or... Tarquin doesn't want to reveal any information to Nale about his (true) allies without a reason, and sharing that information with his son at the moment wouldn't really help their situation in the slightest, since Malack and a paralyzed Kilkil are out of the battle (and Kilkil was probably too low level to be much useful, anyway).Last edited by ManuelSacha; 2012-08-09 at 07:59 PM.
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2012-08-09, 08:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #860 - The Discussion Thread
Great comic as usual.
Couldn't help wondering, however, (and this may be picking at nits) but given how effective Durkon's Holy word was against Sabine, Nale, and Z; why hasn't he used it against the Linear Guild before?
It didn't do much damage to Belkar, and knocking Sabine out would have outweighed that many times.
- He tried it in #556 against the Banjo worshipping Orcs, but failed to complete the spell.
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2012-08-09, 08:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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"It's not a bug, it's a feature."
Best. Punchline. Ever.R.I.P. Commander Shepard. Still chasing little boys in Heaven.
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2012-08-09, 08:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well, just read this comic. Methinks Roy has been hanging out with too many computer programmers (or more likely, the Giant has been spending too much time with Rawhide).
Belkar being deafened was a masterstroke, and, aside from the funny, really speaks to how well the Order can predict Nale at this point (or how lucky they are). I'm curious if Tarquin is actually going to care about this all that much though. If Nale goes down, Z can't cast, and Malack stays separated, Tarquin might just shrug, take off his helmet and go "nice, great job guys, knew you could do it."
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2012-08-09, 08:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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English isn't my primary language, so please let me know if something I'm saying doesn't make sense!Continuation of ThePhantasm's awesometacular post
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2012-08-09, 08:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Its always nice to see a good plan come together, isn't it?
The Doctor Is In.
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2012-08-09, 08:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 08:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 08:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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I doubt that; it has far too great a chance of failure.
Now that the OotS is nearly all back together, they probably have a good shot at knocking Tarquin down, and keeping him down, at least for a while. The only person I could theoretically see being opposed to killing Tarquin would be Elan, except that they already had one duel to the death (sort of).
Now, if Tarquin had some other significant card up his sleeve to play (blackmail, maybe) then I might see him try to negotiate rather than fight, but just bluffing into "I was on your side all along, really" seems far to simple and risky for a character of Tarquin's stature.
I made the point about Durkon being able to hear several pages back, but Roy already figured out it's not Thog. They now know that the masked man is intelligent and knowledgable, and probably not exactly following Nale's orders, but actually guessing his identity is a bit more of a stretch.
Also, hearing noise and discerning what is being said over the sounds of battle are two very different things.Last edited by Deepbluediver; 2012-08-09 at 08:57 PM.
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2012-08-09, 09:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 09:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Best. Punchline. Ever!
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2012-08-09, 09:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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It wouldn't be "Oh, actually I was on your side." I agree that would probably fail. It would be, "Hey guys, it's Tarquin. As appropriate for drama, I joined up with the villain team so I could get to the gate while you did all the work. Elan understands, right son? But, since you beat us, I surrender. You can take me prisoner and waste time escorting me to jail, or I could just go wait outside and leave you be to go find this gate you're looking for. I mean, I suppose you could kill me, but then I'll get resurrected and have to come hunt you down...for dramatic reasons only, of course."
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2012-08-09, 09:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Funniest strip in a long time! Thanks loads Giant!!!
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2012-08-09, 09:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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This last turn of events made me laugh harder than anything in recent memory.
I'm surprised Nale can't figure out that the volume problem is on his end, though. Maybe he perceives the condition as a loud heavenly chime drowning everything else out?
Also, I still suspect that Kilkil is secretly a 24th-level expert or something.Avatar by the Ninja Chocobo.
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2012-08-09, 09:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 09:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 09:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-08-09, 09:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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I busted up laughing so much. Oh my god that is so perfect. SOOOO wonderful.
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2012-08-09, 09:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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While we may never actually know what might happen in a given theoretical situation, here's how I kind of picture this playing out:
SpoilerTarquin: *gives his little speech*
Roy: Hmm, you make an excellent point, let me think about this for a second. Let's see, since you fall just below Xykon and just above my father on the list of people I most want to see burn in hell and you've already proven a willingness to aid our enemies, I think we'll just kill you and stuff your body in a bag of holding. Worst case scenario, we buy ourselves some time while your lizard buddy burns the resources to True Resurection you back to the world of the living...provided he can, of course. Then YOU can decided if it's worth your while to hunt us down, or wait for us to come back and get you, again. So in conclusion, my reply is this: Order of the Stick, kick his @$$.Last edited by Deepbluediver; 2012-08-09 at 09:31 PM.
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2012-08-09, 09:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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That was a fun comic and it made me actually laugh at loud at the end.
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2012-08-09, 09:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Even though Linear Guild are evil, isn't it sad to see Sabine banished in front of Nale's eye? It also showed that Sabine did love Nale."Sniff". But Rich did a nice job by Belkar's inability to hear. Do you think Sabine is gone, forever or will come back since she was banished?
P.S- So D&D tabletop game use the word "bug", like the one from computer game.Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2012-08-09, 09:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Brilliant. Ever since the last comic, I've been speculating on how the Holy Word would affect each member of the LG, but I never even considered Belkar.
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2012-08-09, 09:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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That was a hilarious twist that benefited them. I love Belkar.