OOTS #281 - The Discussion Thread

[Corestimah]

Wang!

Bored!

Stabby!

ROTFL

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[WNxArrakis]

A minor nitpick: Cure Critical Wounds is a 4th level spell. In 3.5 potions can usually only be made of spells up to 3rd level*. So, usually, there's no such thing as a potion of Cure Critical Wounds.

I guess Belkar just failed a spellcraft check. ;D

*(There are exceptions like the Master Alchemist prestige class from Magic of Faerun.)

Assuming of course you're not using NWN rules, in which case you can :D. Considering there's lawyers, five feet bowls of soup, and so on, the Giant can be given the benefit of the doubt in this case.

[Lyc]

A minor nitpick: Cure Critical Wounds is a 4th level spell. In 3.5 potions can usually only be made of spells up to 3rd level*. So, usually, there's no such thing as a potion of Cure Critical Wounds.

Unless it is a house rule item or legacy item from an older edition. Then of course there is the ultimate horror - it was really a philther of love Miko was intending to slip in Roy's gruel.....*dun dun DUN*.....

[iltharanos]

Unless it is a house rule item or legacy item from an older edition. Then of course there is the ultimate horror - it was really a philther of love Miko was intending to slip in Roy's gruel.....*dun dun DUN*.....

Except that it managed to heal Belkar's wounds. :P

[Gefangnis]

Haha! Most excellent.

WANG!

[theKOT]

Something I don't get: If Miko could beat the entire Oots, then she could probably kill belkar. Why would he put his life at such risk just for fun?

[AmoDman]

:o Could it be?

A love interest!

Belkar, with his Chaotic and Evil ways. Miko, with her Lawful and Good. *cue Odd Couple theme music*

[Tomada]

Something I don't get: If Miko could beat the entire Oots, then she could probably kill belkar. Why would he put his life at such risk just for fun?

'Cause he is Belkar Bitterleaf, THE Halfling. And is there just for the joy of killing! (and EXP!!!!!)

[The Giant]

Something I don't get: If Miko could beat the entire Oots, then she could probably kill belkar. Why would he put his life at such risk just for fun?

If you need to ask, then you'll never understand Belkar. 8)

[Gralamin]

see the end of the fight thread thank you for that outburst.

Edit: 3 way simu post o.0 I better quote who I was talking to:

:o Could it be?

A love interest!

Belkar, with his Chaotic and Evil ways. Miko, with her Lawful and Good. *cue Odd Couple theme music*

[Grunjon]

Oh, man, that was TOTALLY worth...the wait! ;D

Great job, Giant. Superb! I can't wait to see how this plays out...

[theKOT]

'Cause he is Belkar Bitterleaf, THE Halfling. And is there just for the joy of killing! (and EXP!!!!!)

He could have killed her there. It would have been pretty legitimate to.

If you need to ask, then you'll never understand Belkar. 8)

I guess I don't. I can understand maybe him tying her up and tormenting her, but I don't see why Belkar would want her to chase him unless...(Insert spoiler from fight thread here)... Because he can't have wanted her up and fighting fit because of honor or anything like that.

[Evik]

All hail the Multi-Purpose Lead Sheet!
hmm Belkar should be able to run faster now with out all that lead.

[Tomada]

I'm flattered. I posted the same minute the Giant did!

hehehe

Ok, but now, EVEN IF Miko wins, her victory will be tainted by the 'mercy' of a psycopathic halfling

[Lyc]

Except that it managed to heal Belkar's wounds. :P

Mix potion of cure serious/cure crit and a PoL, roll on the potion miscibility table, hope to hell you dont roll 01, bottle and leave lying around for some unsuspecting adventurer to go "Oh wow, cure wounds potion. I so need that. Great wounds are now healed, now to kill that...that...that.....Oh, um...did I every say the moon brings out your eyes Miko.....:-*"

Lesson 6 to new adventurers: Never drink mysterious potions unless you know what it is. And NEVER believe what the label says.

[Elkarbay]

If you need to ask, then you'll never understand Belkar. 8)

Haha, ain't that true.

"Luckily it's a multipurpose lead sheet"
Gotta love that. That's something I would try, no doubt.

So yea...Go Belkar...WANG!

[BurntOfferings]

Something I don't get: If Miko could beat the entire Oots, then she could probably kill belkar. Why would he put his life at such risk just for fun?

Well, in the first fight, Belkar was surprised by Miko's class feature (not the stick, the other class feature), and forgot that he could just stab the horse with his daggers (albeit with a -4 on the attack roll). In the second off-scene fight, he was surprised by Miko's sudden assault, and was repeatedly stunned and smited. So this is the first time he's fought her when he was actually ready.

I refrained from posting about house-ruled (or misidentified) potion until someone else did. Hooray for self-restraint! One of my gaming partners was once in a 3e campaign with potions of heal, so it could be worse. Just as well, they were fighting clay golems, and had no cleric (remember, this was 3e). :o

[Ugly_Panda]

Just like Belkar to fight dirty just for the fun of it. That was just awesome, he had a chance to coup de grace, but he didn't because it was just too easy. Before I thought Belkar was just a sociopath, but now I'm fan.

[theKOT]

Well, in the first fight, Belkar was surprised by Miko's class feature (not the stick, the other class feature), and forgot that he could just stab the horse with his daggers (albeit with a -4 on the attack roll). In the second off-scene fight, he was surprised by Miko's sudden assault, and was repeatedly stunned and smited. So this is the first time he's fought her when he was actually ready.

Gaaah! How does everybody but me know what happened in that offscene fight? Did the Giant describe it? Help!
Anyway, I think that her being able to take on a party of 6 adventurers at his level at once more than makes up for that.

[gooddragon1]

:o Could it be?

A love interest!

Belkar, with his Chaotic and Evil ways. Miko, with her Lawful and Good. *cue Odd Couple theme music*

Love of the halflings leaf? Slowed Mind? No Wits to see it?

[iltharanos]

Mix potion of cure serious/cure crit and a PoL, roll on the potion miscibility table, hope to hell you dont roll 01, bottle and leave lying around for some unsuspecting adventurer to go "Oh wow, cure wounds potion. I so need that. Great wounds are now healed, now to kill that...that...that.....Oh, um...did I every say the moon brings out your eyes Miko.....:-*"

Perhaps, except he still seems bent on having his way with her (not THAT way, the way with the stabbing, not THAT stabbing, the other stabbing with the dagger, not THAT stabbing with the dagger ... er, ya know what I mean). ;)

[Demosthenes]

I think he is waiting.. waiting for her to do something to lose her paladin serviceStatus

[Umbral_Arcanist]

Perhaps, except he still seems bent on having his way with her (not THAT way, the way with the stabbing, not THAT stabbing, the other stabbing with the dagger, not THAT stabbing with the dagger ... er, ya know what I mean). ;)

What other stabbing is there aside from the blood drawing kind?

Loved the comic, even if Belkar didn't make his coup de grace.... eh, Miko would haved saved most likely.... still quite a bit of damage

[nightfire8199]

nice comic giant i really like it...

[ElfLad]

Heh, I liked this comic. Belkar finally looks awesome.

I'm still rooting for Miko though.

[Tanikova]

What other stabbing is there aside from the blood drawing kind?

The kind of stabbing that ends up with about 6 weeks of bleeding 9 months later - at least for miko as a woman

[The_Shrike]

WANG is the vibration of the lead sheet, duh

[manscatha]

Belkar really is the perfect opponent for Miko. Just as she is more Lawful than she is Good, he is obviously more Chaotic than he is Evil.

And that, I think, is what makes him a character I can still root for, from time to time. (Not that I care either way who wins this battle...)

(And no, I don't want to start up any arguments about alignment...)

[Imbicatus]

You know, I always imagined Miko with a more pleasant speaking voice, but from now on she will sound like Mrs. Crabtree in my mind.
" I said, I look forward to cutting out you pancreas, you facist cow."
Priceless.

Now all Belkar needs to do is make Miko eat her parents and the journey toward South Park will be complete.

[Winter_Wolf]

"Why didn't Belkar finish 'er off?"

Well, Belkar's not the sharpest tool in the shed, you know. He's a ranger with a wisdom score too low to cast and kind of spells. It might simply not have occured to him to end it there.

But more realstically, Belkar's got an ego big enough for any three dragons. He'd never be happy with the game if it ended so easily. I'm sure he thinks it's all a big game, and like any proper evil character, he's rigged the game.