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2024-02-02, 08:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
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2024-02-02, 09:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
That Polar Ray must have taken quite a bit out of V...
I hope it doesn't count as two Polar Rays or V is in serious trouble.
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2024-02-02, 09:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
Hm..Negotiation may be on the table...
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2024-02-02, 09:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
Kudos to those who recognized that Calder was aware while trapped. I had thought otherwise. While that was not the intent, it was the result of the trap.
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Now would be a good time for O-Chul to summon his Celestial Griffin mount. Oh. Wait. Time to think up Plan B.Last edited by brian 333; 2024-02-02 at 09:08 AM.
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2024-02-02, 09:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
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Seriously, been following this comic for years. Love it! Hope it never ends, but also really looking forward to the ending. Kudos Rich on a wonderful, expansive, detailed and well-told story!
Now to go back and see where they dropped the paladins...
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2024-02-02, 09:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
We know he does not know how much time has passed. My guess (for maximum drama) was that the unconscious part of the spell continuously recasted itself, and thus that Calder could roll for Spell Resistance each time, being sometimes awake and sometimes not, but each time he wakes up he has hope he can be free this time, but instead realizes once again that he is still paralyzed.
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2024-02-02, 09:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Polar Ray is a nasty one, I think V might have been clearly taken out there.
I wonder which spell could have trapped Calder. Seems like the Microcosm psychic power somewhat.VC XV, The horsemen are drawing nearer: The Alien and the Omen (part 1 and part 2).
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2024-02-02, 09:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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Alright, so it wasn't Seirini's idea. She had no choice but to keep the dragon prisoner in there. Still, just how many poor decisions did Soon Kim make in his life? The guy was practically the living embodiment of honor before reason.
Also, am I to take those last few panels to mean Seirini left the paladins behind on purpose? Why do I feel like her refusal to trust them is going to come back and bite her?
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2024-02-02, 09:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Just gotta say I am really loving Mimi!
Also, wouldn't it be nice to have a couple of paladins with additional healing (and just down-right tons of hit points for soaking damage) about now?
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2024-02-02, 09:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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See V, if you had transitioned to 5e you'd have Absorb Elements
(The Paladins are close enough to get XP right? Because they could really use some. Minrah might lap them at this point!)Plague Doctor by Crimmy
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2024-02-02, 09:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
Sucks to have spell resistance, I guess!Last edited by Lumix19; 2024-02-02 at 09:37 AM.
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2024-02-02, 09:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
Does mass resist fire should have prevented them to be "that" burned ?
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2024-02-02, 09:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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There's no way it was intentional. Hell, she left her own staff when she booked it, and left the entire Order behind her. It was just bad luck that in everyone's haste the Paladin's got left behind. This is the first time that they've really been a part of the party, so not surprising they got forgotten.
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2024-02-02, 09:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
In 3.5e, energy resistance shaves off a flat amount of the incoming damage rather than being a percentage like it is in 5e. So its effectiveness really depends on how much damage Calder's breath weapon deals (but it's better than nothing regardless.)
In Serini's case, as an epic rogue she would have Evasion, so she must have failed her save in that panel (instead of flipping out of the way like Belkar did) which would mean a lot of incoming damage.Plague Doctor by Crimmy
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2024-02-02, 09:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-02, 09:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-02, 09:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Some variation of Binding would be my guess.
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2024-02-02, 10:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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I guess Serini hasn't had a bard to remind her of cutaway panels for a long time.
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2024-02-02, 10:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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So Serini did want to just kill him and didn't actually intend for Calder to be awake.
I mean that still probably counts as serious incompetence and arguably doesn't really matter for Calder whether or not he was Evil, but doing that on purpose would have been incredibly horrible so it's good to have confirmation she didn't.
She never did. The Order of the Scribble were a paladin, a druid, a wizard, a rogue, a barbarian, and a ranger/sorcerer multiclass, so unless one of them had Leadership...Cool elan Illithid Slayer by linkele.
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2024-02-02, 10:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
Fantastic page!
The art, the fight, the discussion, the punchline!
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2024-02-02, 10:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Or 1) She realised they weren't around. There was nothing deliberate that she did to ensure they weren't around. If there was, please point it out.
No way she could forget they even existed.
Again, she also forgot her staff in the rush.Last edited by Mic_128; 2024-02-02 at 10:37 AM.
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2024-02-02, 10:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
It's been so long since I played a Core-only game, I'd forgotten Paladins in such games have to choose between Wings of Flying, a Cloak of Resistance, and a Cloak of Charisma.
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2024-02-02, 10:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Eh, you can get the first two effects from friendly casters. IIRC the Guard had clerics as well.
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2024-02-02, 10:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Amazing comic, but I have one simple question: How Belkar recovered his dagger at panel #6?
p.s. Poor paladins, but then... they are protecting again the free access to one of the gates...
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2024-02-02, 10:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-02, 10:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-02, 10:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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That's one way to deal with unruly paladins, I guess. Pretty thorough.
I wonder how they'll react to the corpse, though.
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2024-02-02, 10:50 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
It's a shame that the paladins were left behind since I am sure they could have contributed in the fight against Calder but it seems like Serini left them behind on purpose which is bound to hurt the party in this fight in the long run.
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2024-02-02, 10:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1297 - The Discussion Thread
I like Calder's way of casting ray spells is with eye laser beams.
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2024-02-02, 11:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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