Things You Never Noticed V: Your Familiar

[Debatra]

Apparently, Vaarsuvius' Greater Animal Messenger > Epic Magic.

[The Linker]

Well, Cloister specifically blocks divination, communication, and transportation magic. Animal Messenger is an Enchantment spell.

Of course, I could imagine a GM ruling that Cloister would still block the part of the spell that allows the birds to actually locate Haley, Belkar, and Roy, calling it a divination in itself. But maybe that's not how magic works, Iuhnno.

[nbLurkerAbove]

I just realized that O-Chul is referring to the Sapphire guard and Miko in the last panel of 549. At least I assume so. Am I right? I always assumed it was an off-comic childhood thing.

[ti'esar]

Technically, doesn't Banjo simply not trigger any detection at all there?

Banjo may just be registering as an item held by Elan, but he does seem to have a glow there.

[DaggerPen]

Only now have I noticed that Lien is referring to panel 2. I always ignored part 1 of Quarr's baloon there, and that he had implied using Charm Monster many times.

Oh my god I never noticed that the line was "your voice was the one that implied." I thought she was saying that the voice somehow sounded like one that had used Charm Monster many times and was wondering how the heck you could tell that from the sound of someone's voice.

[Ruck]

I just realized that O-Chul is referring to the Sapphire guard and Miko in the last panel of 549. At least I assume so. Am I right? I always assumed it was an off-comic childhood thing.

Yes, absolutely.

[Vinyadan]

Oh my god I never noticed that the line was "your voice was the one that implied." I thought she was saying that the voice somehow sounded like one that had used Charm Monster many times and was wondering how the heck you could tell that from the sound of someone's voice.

I'm glad that I'm not the only one

[Peelee]

I just realized that O-Chul is referring to the Sapphire guard and Miko in the last panel of 549. At least I assume so. Am I right? I always assumed it was an off-comic childhood thing.

Yep. That's the joke.

[Darth Paul]

Is it too soon to say, I just noticed in the first panel of #1027, that V, Belkar, and Blackwing can be seen flying toward the Mechane. I missed it the first 5 times I read the strip, because I was focused on the speech bubble.

Also, there's a ladder dangling from the ship's underside. I can't figure if that indicates she's still "parked", or if the ship is still getting underway and the last step is pulling the ladder up.

[Elenna]

I never noticed that V turns into a badger in the second-last panel of 697. Thanks, trivia thread!

[Bratmon]

V turning him/her self invisible while peeing doesn't take a spell slot every day; V only has to pee every few weeks.

[St Fan]

Belkar's been wearing gloves since they arrived at the Peak.

Which, I notice, makes him the only to do so. He's, however, still bare-footed. Thus he's the one wearing gloves but no shoes, while the others in the order are bare-handed but with feet covered.

[littlebum2002]

Greysky City is misspelled here

[SirKazum]

Greysky City is misspelled here

Maybe it was especially polluted, and therefore with an unusually greasy sky, that day?

[Peelee]

Greysky City is misspelled here

I posit that it was actually misspelled everywhere else.

[littlebum2002]

I posit that it was actually misspelled everywhere else.

To be absolutely honest, for the longest time I thought this was how it was pronounced.

[Bratmon]

The cleric in this comic was already en route to resurrect the teleporter.

[sengmeng]

In 690, Belkar is reading the book Dune, which the sandworm is a reference to, but I didn't realize that he wasn't talking about the sandworm when he says "Don't lean in! He's got a poison tooth!"

He's actually reading Duke Leto Atreides' death scene, and he's concerned for the villain, who was in danger from the Duke's poison tooth.

[Darth Paul]

In 690, Belkar is reading the book Dune, which the sandworm is a reference to, but I didn't realize that he wasn't talking about the sandworm when he says "Don't lean in! He's got a poison tooth!"

He's actually reading Duke Leto Atreides' death scene, and he's concerned for the villain, who was in danger from the Duke's poison tooth.

Mind. Blown. This makes such absolutely perfect sense, it just rewrote my headcanon.

I had thought he was doing something incredibly meta... I thought he was reading the Monster Manual entry, and asking Vaarsuvius to keep him away from the worm's poison tooth, as he hung over its mouth. (I will state up front that I have possibly not read the Purple Worm entry in 25 years... so I have no idea if they actually have a poison tooth or not.)

This is exactly the kind of thing some of my players do whenever they encounter a monster... look it up. They justify it by rolling Knowledge checks, then crack open the book.

[martianmister]

Two things about Miko's visit to the High Priestess of Thor:

At 368 Miko was talking about a priest, not a priestess.

At 375 HPoT's letter is surprisingly informal for someone who hardly remember Durkon's name.

[blunk]

In 690, Belkar is reading the book Dune, which the sandworm is a reference to, but I didn't realize that he wasn't talking about the sandworm when he says "Don't lean in! He's got a poison tooth!"

He's actually reading Duke Leto Atreides' death scene, and he's concerned for the villain, who was in danger from the Duke's poison tooth.

Ahaha, thank you. That panel never quite worked with the "poison sandworm tooth" interpretation.

[Markozeta]

I never noticed how awkward the first panel in 789 comes off. "Come on ,V. And bring the cat - just in case". ROFL!

[acire]

Two things about Miko's visit to the High Priestess of Thor:

At 368 Miko was talking about a priest, not a priestess.

At 375 HPoT's letter is surprisingly informal for someone who hardly remember Durkon's name.

The HPoT also refers to herself as "high priest of Thor" in the letter in #375, so she doesn't seem to be overly attached to the "-ess" part. Technically, priest is a gender-neutral term that is only gendered by the the "-ess" ending.

[FollowerofBanjo]

Its revealed earlier that goblins love Gouda cheese so he hid that a lot one such example is there a large supply box of Gouda hidden here
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0514.html

[Keltest]

In Panel 1 of 430, the damage Roy's sword did to the dragon is no longer there. By panel 2, its back.

[SirKazum]

In Panel 1 of 430, the damage Roy's sword did to the dragon is no longer there. By panel 2, its back.

I went back to 429 to check out the blow and initial damage, and it's inconsistent too. In page 2, panel 4, as Roy swings the sword, the big wound it makes is there. The next panel, it's gone.

Also, I checked all comics up to 442 (when the dragon is destroyed), and the damage is consistent from 430, panel 2 forwards... but in both 441 and 442, where the dragon is shown from the opposite side, both wounds Roy caused are flipped as if the scene were mirrored from previous appearances.

[FollowerofBanjo]

Haha i finally found something worth mentioning. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0832.html The hobgoblin Jirix Wears a blue head band as a priest. He wears it throughout the comic but on the 2nd to last panel it disappears for no apparent reason then precedes to reappear the following scene.

[ti'esar]

That's actually the crown of Gobbotopia or something like it - he doesn't wear it until Redcloak puts him in charge.

[FollowerofBanjo]

That's actually the crown of Gobbotopia or something like it - he doesn't wear it until Redcloak puts him in charge.

Ok yea you are correct its not a priest head band it is a crown thing Thank you

[Szarrukin]

I've never noticed that Malack speaks of "developing some sort of special chamber to make the process* more efficient". Gas chambers, maybe?


*(sacrifices for Nergal)