Order of the Stick: June '05 II

[evileeyore]

It was first edition, like Haley's daddy!

So:
Durokan is a Magic-User
Soon is a Samurai (Soon's player was probably a munchkin)
Serini is a Thief (she says rogue because nobody wants to acknowledge being a thief)
Lirian is a Druid or a Priestess. The forest stuff could just be because she's, you know, an elf.
Kraagor indeed looks like a Barbarian.
Girard is probably a Bard. And if it was indeed a first edition Bard, then he'll be a multiclassed Fighter/Thief/Bard. (Bard was the first prestige class, to become a 1e Bard you needed to start as a Fighter, then multi as a Thief, and only then could you become a bard, gaining access to Druid and Illusionist spells.)

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Winnah is you! Or; I agree wholeheartedly!

Except I still doubt all this talk of Samurai. I put money on them being Rangers or Fighters and the Samurai thing is play on how munchkiny some people are...

[Nightmarenny]

Think we will finaly be seeing the OotS tonight?

[Darkspear]

We will by Monday. More V ;D

[Nightmarenny]

Hazzaa V!

Um to those who say that the female elf is a Cleric because of her necklese I would like to point out that the Hobgoblin leader also wore one but he was not a Cleric as far as we know.

[Gez]

Hazzaa V!

Um to those who say that the female elf is a Cleric because of her necklese I would like to point out that the Hobgoblin leader also wore one but he was not a Cleric as far as we know.

It wasn't a necklace. It was a Shiny Gold Amulet of Supreme Rulership. ;)

And the new hobgoblin leader has a holy symbol as his necklace.

It's pure speculation, but a typical party needs a cleric, and she's the only one that could be a cleric, since others don't have a holy symbol.

[Fairome]

What I wanna know is why Shadow refers to it as Crooked Mountain when the Master of the MBG referred to it as the Redmountain Gate.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Different mountain. High level wizards can be wherever they want almost instantaneously...no one ever said Xykon went all the way to Redmountain to fight him.

Or maybe Redmountain is just the proper name of the stronghold.

[goblin]

the gate was red... maybe it's the "red" "mountain gate", and each of the others has a different color? maybe?

[Fairome]

Well, despite the wild speculation that is sparked by misreading Rich's strips, the Giant's usually pretty distinct in his wording. The phrased "killed over [something]" tends to mean over ownership. I suppose, since the picture of the battle is of Xykon and Dorukan flying whilst battling, it might mean that Dorukan was killed above Crooked Mountain, but that seems... unnecessarily complicated that Shadow would mention the mountain where Dorukan was killed by Xykon rather than the mountain over which they were fighting.

Also, the Mysterious Master spoke of the Redmountain Gate, not the Red Mountain Gate. It's distinctly Redmountain.

I'm just wondering...

[Silverblaze]

On an entirely different subject. I wonder if Hilgya will be returning to the lines of The Liniar Guild - Remember: Hell hath no fury like that of a woman scorned She just might have a little something to pick with Durkon when she stops crying ;) With her fully embracing Loki's Dark Side, I would think that our stout dwarfen friend should be looking over his shoulder for more than just hostile trees *G*

[Chris the Pontifex]

On an entirely different subject. I wonder if Hilgya will be returning to the lines of The Liniar Guild - Remember: Hell hath no fury like that of a woman scorned She just might have a little something to pick with Durkon when she stops crying ;) With her fully embracing Loki's Dark Side, I would think that our stout dwarfen friend should be looking over his shoulder for more than just hostile trees *G*

ag, i'd wish you'd post that in the closed speculation thread, now it'll never happen :(

[Fairome]

Oh ye flippin' gawds, I almost just snorted an entire Cheerio out of my nose along with the milk.

Evilgasm.

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe!

Evilgasm.

[Silmarwen]

he he... "evilgasm"
I want one of those too ;)

[The Giant]

Well, despite the wild speculation that is sparked by misreading Rich's strips, the Giant's usually pretty distinct in his wording. The phrased "killed over [something]" tends to mean over ownership.

No. "Over" meaning "flying over at the time". If I meant what you imply, I would have said "killed in a dispute over Crooked Mountain".

The Redmountain Hills and Crooked Mountain are two distinct and unrelated places. Note that Xykon refers to "drawing Durokan out" from his hiding place in the Redmountain Hills. Also, in the picture showing their duel, the sky is a normal blue rather than the red sky seen above the Redmountain Hills.

[Pvednes]

"I think I just had an evilgasm."

*chokes* ROFL :D

[Fairome]

Ah. Thankee sirrah Giant, for the clarification.

[Drizzt_Fanboy_74]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!! "I think I just had an evilgasm". Priceless. Even "Oh my" was kinda funny. ROFLMFAO!!!!

[PokeTheBard]

:o That is a LOT of Hobgobbos... Nice ;D

[Pvednes]

Additionally, you just have to love how Xykon just kinda peeks back in frame when he smells more power.

[Silverblaze]

*LOL* Now that's funny ;D I'd say that the lord Giant has truly been on a roll for quite a while here *G* - I mean TOotS has always been funny, but he just keeps topping himself *G*

And as for a lot of HobGobboes - with a 300 average pr. legion, we are talking roughly 26.000 gears in the clockwork orange *G* - Hmmm.... Any idea what the average xp is per Hopgoblin?? - Just trying to figure out how Belkar is going to react to the opportunities *L*

[Nikolai_II]

And as for a lot of HobGobboes - with a 300 average pr. legion, we are talking roughly 26.000 gears in the clockwork orange *G* - Hmmm.... Any idea what the average xp is per Hopgobling - just trying to figure out how Belkar is going to react to the opportunities *L*

I don't know what Belkar will think, or even if he will get the chance to consider it.

But what I can say is that Redcloak and Xykon will have a lot of minion-sacrificing to do, Xykon for fun and Redcloak becuase he hates severely dislikes Hobos. (Or Hobbos, like, whatever ;))

[Silverblaze]

XP Value:
Hobgoblin 35
Sub-chief 65
Chief 120

Now that town holds close to a million XP *G* -

Alas - nothing is listed on the Supreme Leader, but then again; that's all in the past *G* I wonder if you get 1/4 xp for using said Hobgoboes for "problemsolving" !?? ;D

[Sc00by]

*giggles* evilgasm!

best...

line...

ever..!

;D

Great stuff - the OotS are in for a surprise me thinks ;) Does 3.5 have overbearing rules?

[Silverblaze]

Great stuff - the OotS are in for a surprise me thinks ;) Does 3.5 have overbearing rules?

Well - I am pretty sure that Roy sees it as a rule that for the sake of the party, he has to be overbearing when it comes to Elan *G*

[Premier]

I hate love to be a nitpick, but a 300-goblin legion is a pretty paltry one. The Roman legion at its height nominally consisted of 6000 people, the actual number usually closer to 4800. Caesar used smaller legions, around 3600 soldiers in each.

So even with all 87 hobgoblin legions taken together, about 5 Roman legions could match them. With gusto.


So the point of this post is... well, yeah. Romans (and by extension, all humans) are leet and kick puny hobgobbo ass.

[Silverblaze]

I hate love to be a nitpick, but a 300-goblin legion is a pretty paltry one. The Roman legion at its height nominally consisted of 6000 people, the actual number usually closer to 4800. Caesar used smaller legions, around 3600 soldiers in each.

So even with all 87 hobgoblin legions taken together, about 5 Roman legions could match them. With gusto.


So the point of this post is... well, yeah. Romans (and by extension, all humans) are leet and kick puny hobgobbo ass.

Actually - The lt Hobgobbo only stated that there were 300 in Legion One - it might be that they matched the roman numerals before Xykon started his problemsolving ;D

[The_King_of_Durf]

ROFLMAO that is now my favorite word: evilgasm! That comic was pure gold

[Fairome]

So the point of this post is... well, yeah. Romans (and by extension, all humans) are leet and kick puny hobgobbo ass.

I hate the disagree, but... Hobbos rule. Give me hobgoblin fighters over Roman legionnaires any day of the local equivalent of the week.

[Eric_The_Mad]

OK, we're all in agreement that there are a lot of Hobgobs down in that valley.

Question for consideration:
Technically, those Hobgobs work for Redcloak, who works for Xykon.

What if Redcloak decides he doesn't WANT to work for Xykon anymore?

Does Xykon have enough throw weight to deal with umpteen legions of minions that Redcloak could throw at him?

[Ikkitosen]

Raises a question: Can a cohort have the Leadership feat? Therefore forming a chain by which you could recruit an army, otherwise limited to a coupla hundred doods.

E.g. Xykon. Cohort Redcloak.

Redcloak. Cohort "Supreme Leader" hobgob.

"SL" hobgob. Cohort hobgob general (or whatever).

etc. Of course maybe they're not covered by the cohort/follower rules at all.