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2024-03-13, 11:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1299 - The Discussion Thread
"Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid."
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2024-03-13, 11:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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{scrubbed} I doubt he's going to engage with what Conit said. If he does it's going to be because I called him on it. Am I helping yet?
To Conit: As people keep saying, you have a lot to be proud of in that post. Don't let BurlewContact's failure to engage upset you.Last edited by Peelee; 2024-03-13 at 12:43 PM.
TinyMushroom drew my avatarSpoiler: A shaggy dog storyAn evil sorcerer in command of a dark cult is trying to unleash a god-killing abomination more real than the gods themselves. At his side, yellow eyes revealed a Haunter of the Dark. The evil sorcerer ordered it to kill.
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2024-03-13, 12:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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For page 1297, there was a long discussion about whether Calder casting the Polar Ray from his eyes indicated that he had a special feat or if it was just how Rich was going to depict such spells for bonus stylishness. But on page 1296, Calder cast from his hand/claw. So that does seem to suggest that Calder casting from his eyes involved actual game mechanics, which has implications for his minimum level. I don't know how the details work themselves out.
Hmm. I'd argue that Elan's "secret plan" involving Julio Scoundrél was a long-term plan, well executed. But it's a different form of planning. I'm a poor chess player; I can't keep track of a bunch of possible future moves and counter-moves. But I'm generally pretty good at pulling together a variety of factors in a creative way that blind-sides colleagues and opponents. In my employment, several times we've been blocked by some intractable problem. I've come up with solutions that were bizarre and kludgy, but also stable, robust, and maintainable. A couple of times, some person who was new to the team has been boggled by them and criticized them, then had the situation explained. "Hey, if you think you can come up with something better, feel free. Don't forget that you have to work within the following constraints... No? Then perhaps you should apologize...?"
I've never begged for a reply before but I spent no joke 10 hours writing this comment, so please reply so I can know I didn't just waste half a day.
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2024-03-13, 12:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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TinyMushroom drew my avatarSpoiler: A shaggy dog storyAn evil sorcerer in command of a dark cult is trying to unleash a god-killing abomination more real than the gods themselves. At his side, yellow eyes revealed a Haunter of the Dark. The evil sorcerer ordered it to kill.
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2024-03-13, 01:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Any time spent improving one's use of the written word cannot be a complete waste of time.
Additionally, we get to discuss the potential impacts of adding regeneration to a halfling on said halfling's natural lifespan. So also not a waste!
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2024-03-13, 01:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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This ... is my signature finishing move!
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According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
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2024-03-13, 02:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2024-03-13, 02:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Face palm time. For Calder, it is, and that's what matters. You are free to follow your own norms and customs.
Neat idea.
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2024-03-13, 03:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Or, in German the halfling, the... with fire!
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2024-03-13, 03:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-03-13, 03:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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No matter where you go...there you are!
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2024-03-13, 04:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Me too. It was great.
Especially from the perspective of someone who occupies multiple minority groups and has both a physical disability and a mental illness.
It's one thing to talk about accommodation in the sense of finding a way to treat everyone absolutely equally, and another entirely to consider how people feel and what they want and need.Last edited by Space Sorceress; 2024-03-13 at 04:03 PM.
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2024-03-13, 07:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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I have thought about this some, and in the spirit of this thread I feel I must point out that I am dyslexic. This is of course a disability (pretty mild in my case, but, it is a disability).
You have insulted me by claiming that I can't spell based only on my disability and my inability to put the letters i and e in the correct order in English spelling, and this is based on my membership in a protected class.
Naturally, I will not admit to reading this thread while at work, HOWEVER, I remembered this insult today when I was in the office, and it thus created a pervasively hostile work environment hindering my ability to perform my job. I remembered it twice, so this occured on multiple occassions.
I will therefor be reporting KorvinStarmast to the EEOC as soon as I get a round tuit. Some might point out that KorvinStarmast has no employment relationship with me, to which I say, BAH! Korvin can be my boss or have another job related relationship without a contract (just like Elan and Roy), maybe he's a vendor or something.
Korvin has plainly set a horrible example for people everywhere with his blatant discriminatory behavior based on my disability, children read this comic, won't someone think of the children?!
Did I get that more or less correct?Last edited by Doug Lampert; 2024-03-13 at 07:57 PM.
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2024-03-13, 08:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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No matter where you go...there you are!
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2024-03-13, 08:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Drat!
Foiled again!
Maybe I can find an alternative? I could file as soon as I get a Doily but we know that V has that.Last edited by Doug Lampert; 2024-03-13 at 08:15 PM.
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2024-03-13, 08:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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There's an old folk song about a dog named Blue. Maybe that's it?
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2024-03-13, 08:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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I find this interesting. Perhaps Calder is in someway the leverage Durkon needs to convince Redcloak for his help. Since the Order of the Scribble ran into him, presumably it was on their quest to seal the rifts. Perhaps Calder has some knowledge of the Rifts and/or Snarl that could help sway Redcloak? What that would be I don't know since most of the relevant info is only known to the gods and what Thor has relayed to Durkon. But as an evil Dragon he would have no reason to side with the Order of the Stick (other than the sparing of his life) and thus maybe that is how his surrender is negotiated. Essentially, he has info and/or the "negotiating position" to help with Redcloak.
Or maybe it is just a cool fight as a set piece. It would be a shame for the dungeon to be hyped up for so long and see very little of it. For example, imo, it is a bit disappointing we didn't see Girard's Ziggurat at its prime fully illusioned.
Finally as the super longshot (since it wouldn't really fit into the themes of the comic), Calder is a mindbender as stated by Serini. Mayhaps he mind bends Redcloak into helping seal the rifts.Last edited by Crixus33; 2024-03-13 at 09:19 PM.
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2024-03-13, 08:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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I love V’s expression while walking away from the Allosaurus vs Dragon wrestling match. Amazing what the Giant can convey in stick figures.
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2024-03-13, 08:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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It's interesting, but Xykon is immune to mind-altering spells, and narratively Redcloak can't be mind controlled for anything important as the story needs his decisions to be HIS to fulfill his arc regarding the fates of Goblinkind.
"Besides, you know the saying: Kill one, and you are a murderer. Kill millions, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." -- Fishman
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2024-03-13, 09:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Das Halflingfrau
No.
I before E, except after C, or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh ... and the exceptions are of coursed raised up and illustrated.
Weird, isn't it?
Spelling that word wrongly, or incorrectly, has nothing to do with dyslexia.
It's an incredibly frequent spelling mistake. See also leisure... I mean, is it a lee-zhur suit or a Lazer Suit?
I get that you were going for a laugh, but you forgot the blue textLast edited by KorvinStarmast; 2024-03-13 at 09:21 PM.
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why does english DO this
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2024-03-13, 10:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-03-14, 12:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Do we know how old a dragon Calder is? If I'm looking at the right tables, he's probably got a higher Strength than the dino, but he might've gotten some kind of penalty to the grapple because of the surprise factor.
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2024-03-14, 01:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Just a general tip of the hat to those who brought respectful and thoughtful ideas, agreements, disagreements, and dialogue in general to this thread. Even to the topics that are probably a bit off this specific comic.
Another thumbs up to the comment that took ten hours to write. I myself have composed some massive theorycrafting about the comic or about other things, and I never know if I'm screaming into the void or not, as I'm generally too distracted to keep up with all the threads I've ever responded to on the various forums I inhabit.
Kudos for caring about an idea that much. I feel our attention spans are quite limited at times, but giving a single topic ten hours of nonstop thought voluntarily and for no immediate benefit is really where our better thoughts do come from. Whether they're heard or not, understood or agreed with or not. Those are our better moments.
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2024-03-14, 02:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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10 hours well-spent, my friend. I thought something fell over in my kitchen last night, but it must've been the mic drop that came with your post.
The spell lists that the Monster Manual has for dragons is just what they usually have at their disposal. There's nothing saying that they can't choose to master different spells.
And frankly, if a dragon is even remotely competent, they won't stick exclusively to spells of their own element. Anybody who's actively hunting a dragon is either an idiot, or has taken precautions against what sort of threats they expect the dragon to whip out.
If I'm going to be fighting a red dragon, I'm going to be using whatever fire resistance I can get my hands on so I don't get nuked by its breath weapon or die to whatever fire-based hazards its lair is likely filled with. I'm not going to be expecting it to whip out a bunch of lightning, acid, or (especially) cold damage.
That being said, there's always a possibility that Calder does have actual class levels on top of his natural HD, but we have no way of knowing that for sure unless Rich comes out and says so.
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2024-03-14, 02:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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I don't think the 3.5e MM even has listed spells known for dragons. Same for feats or skill ranks. You're kinda expected to customize them since they're probably a miniboss encounter at bare minimum.
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