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2011-12-09, 09:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-09, 10:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
he didnt want to send them off per se but had no way to convince them to stay without revealing he knew Nale was there pre-mature
since they were convinced he was heading to windy canyon they would hurry there ASAP and Tarquin would have no way to stop them short of force or by severly hampering there mission
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2011-12-09, 10:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Tarquin is way too competent for a mere subplot villain. The Giant subverting another narrative convention?
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2011-12-09, 10:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-09, 10:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Run, Nale, run, outrun my pun.
Better run, better run, faster than my cleric...
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2011-12-09, 10:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
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2011-12-09, 11:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-10, 12:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
If there is ever an OoTS movie, I vote Patrick Stewart for Tarquin.
Moo!
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2011-12-10, 12:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
a strip that did a great job of adding to the story and delivering the best punch line in a long time :) , love the invisaNale running for dear life
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2011-12-10, 12:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
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2011-12-10, 01:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-10, 06:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
The big question right now is:
Will Tarquin let Nale escape or is he going to give chase?
Because if he lets him run i would really wonder what Tarquin's plan with Nale is.
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2011-12-10, 08:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Penelope was Tarquin's 9th wife, it was his 8th wife that purged the Evil components out of the castle's hair products. If anything it could be argued that she was anything but a decent person. Every other one of Tarquin's wives mentioned thus far have had some issues with him or his alignment. Penelope is the first one revealed so far to show no indication of having a dislike for Tarquin (though to be fair, for all we know about Tarquin's 8th wife she could have simply purged the evil components due to what they did to her hair, and not because she had any moral compunctions about using them).
I do agree with you that Tarquin probably had nothing to do with her death. Though we have little information regarding their marriage, evidence so far suggests that they were happily married, or at least content with one another to the extent that neither tried to divorce and/or kill the other.
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2011-12-10, 08:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Remember when Elan and Tarquin first met? Tarquin asked Elan if he'd defeated any villains. Elan asked him if Nale counts, to which Tarquin responded "Eh.. Not really."
Now I know why.
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2011-12-10, 09:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Note that Malack still doesn't know Nale is right there at that moment.
By talking about Nale's vulnerability in general terms Tarquin can make things worse for both Malack and Nale. Well played mr. villain sir !
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2011-12-10, 10:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
over the strips that tarquin has been present he has gradually become my favorite character. I do hope he doesnt vanish into the background too far after this arc.
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2011-12-10, 10:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-10, 11:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Excuse me? I'm pretty sure the rule limit to two magic rings had always been in place in 2nd edition already, and probably even in 1st.
If you had ever known a GM allowing 10 magic rings, then you had a serious tool on your hands.
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2011-12-10, 11:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Sigh. While various logical reasons for Tarquin letting Nale go (in this) update have been pointed out (and none of them seem wrong or even unlikely), I'm sure part of Tarquin letting Nale run off like that is because of the former's love for the dramatic.
I really would rather Tarquin finally just went all George R. R. Martin on Nale. Nale is just such an annoying character. No matter the threat he poses (to Elan, to Tarquin, to the Order, to the world!) or the cunning and cruelty he's shown, he just doesn't compare with any of the other villains. Sure, he adds and pushes the story along, but he's just such an irritating character.
Compare him to his father: Tarquin is truly, horrifyingly Lawful Evil, an amazingly competent, intelligent, charming and dangerous adventurer, and yet also the World's Most Awesome Dad all rolled into one. He's such a deep, compelling and admirable character. We loved him when we finally got to meet him in the flesh, shared Elan's terror at realizing his true character and power, then loved him again in the previous update.
Nale is nowhere near any of that despite his high levels and intimate involvement in the plot as a side antagonist (where Xykon is the main). He pops up to complicate things (which, I admit, fleshes the story out more) but nothing more. It's so hard to appreciate him despite the antagonism he provides.
If only Tarquin would finally end him by taking away his one remaining hit point. But no, Tarquin will most likely not.
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2011-12-10, 11:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-10, 11:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
RUN, NALE!
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2011-12-10, 12:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
...At least until she told him that she was going to try and find her first husband. One of the few things Tarquin seems to have in common with Nale (besides the evil, of course), is his willingness to take disproportionate revenge over quasi-imagined slights.
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2011-12-10, 12:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-10, 01:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
For all we know a contingent of guards has already tracked down Enor and Ganji and filled them with poisoned crossbow bolts. Remember, he appeared to take it well enough the first time one of them tried to pull something on him.
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2011-12-10, 02:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
A Ring of True Seeing. This has to be a very expensive item, and the only person who can make one is surely in the dungeons of the Empire of Blood. After all, Tarquin would not want the secret of that item to fall into the hands of every two-bit adventurer (or even Nale).
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2011-12-10, 03:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
For some reason, I can see this happening:
-Nale escapes and is like, "Mwahahaha, the fool!"
-Tarquin goes all "Everything is going according to plan."
-Cut to Tarquin being on a TV and:
Aw, it's so sad how he thinks he's such a chess master.
Oh look, a finger pyramid of evil contemplation! How cute.
I'd pity him if I weren't made of pure evil.
Maybe it's just because I'm getting sick of all this Tarquin love.
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2011-12-10, 04:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
The Tarquin love I don't mind, but all the "ZOMG genre saviness!!!1!one!" is really getting to me. There's at least half a dozen mentions of that in this thread alone, despite that the strip has NOTHING to do with genre conventions and is purely knowing his son and tactical thinking. I'm starting to think if "genre savvy" is code on these boards for "every possible reason anything happens" or something.
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2011-12-10, 07:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-12-10, 08:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
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2011-12-10, 10:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #819 - The Discussion Thread
Guys, we know that Tarquin and Sons are basically the ultimate tropers--do you really think Tarq is gonna steal Malack's kill?
I'm expecting some sort of 1HP cherry-tap so that our (other ) cleric friend can do the honors.