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2011-08-16, 04:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 04:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Thanks for the comic, Giant.
Uhm... well, lucky Elan, I guess... so, the scry spell was Nale's?
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2011-08-16, 04:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
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2011-08-16, 05:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Karma-rific!
This made me really laugh! And it's the second time Nale got someone wanting to beat the tar out of him for looking like Elan!"We are the people our parents warned us about!" - J.Buffett
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2011-08-16, 05:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Thanks Giant!
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2011-08-16, 05:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
I noticed too that this comic was quite fast-paced, but I don't see that as a bad thing.
This is a swashbuckling action sequence. If it was in a cinematic format, it would be quite fast-paced too. Elan and Nale fight over a ledge, Elan falls, he has no time to lose getting stunned or confused because his brother is seconds away from jumping down on him, he search for a way to escape or get some help, pick up the key and sword from the lizardfolk guard off-panel...
All the action we see is reduced to the essential, there's no lul and anything extraneous is just implied. The final result is that it looks like Elan got very good at thinking on the fly... it's not just that he has an excellent idea to deal with his twin, it's how fast he implements it that is impressive. And this need to be conveyed by a very fast-paced comic. It could have been shown as a two-pager, but the slower pacing would have been detrimental to the humor and the action-movie feel.
And yes, I liked the comic, for those who didn't guess.Spoiler
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2011-08-16, 05:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 05:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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That was just perfect . I check back randomly after a important test and get to see Nale get what was coming to him.
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2011-08-16, 06:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
I wonder if shes gonna hold her own against Nale. I believe she has a name somewhere. And a back story. Maybe plot armor will protect her...
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2011-08-16, 07:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Oh man, this one was funny!
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2011-08-16, 07:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Because he's Elan.
Everybody outsmarts Nale. Including Nale.
She's most likely a Fighter, and Nale is a victim of very unfavorable multiclassing. She also for some reason still has her armor, despite being in prison. I think Amun-Zora will be at the very least a credible threat.
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2011-08-16, 07:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
So, uh, no pun in this comic title? "Bound to Happen."
I was expecting someone to be tied up, at the very least.
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2011-08-16, 08:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
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2011-08-16, 08:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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I wonder if Amun-Zora will be able do disengage with Nale without getting killed...
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2011-08-16, 09:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
I think somewhere between strips Elan must have found item grantin bonus to intelligence ability
He even outsmarts Nale repeatedly!
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2011-08-16, 09:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Even if he happens to win the upper hand against Amun-Zora, Nale has more urgent things to do than to deal with someone who has mistaken him as the son of Tarquin*. Like, stopping his twin from spoiling his grand plans.
*I mean, mistaken him as the OTHER son of Tarquin... not that Amun-Zora really cares wich son of Tarquin she gets to kill, of course.
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2011-08-16, 09:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 09:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 10:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
I'm still trying to figure out how level drain works under the current rules. Back in the day (1st edition?), when a level-draining monster hit you, they were just gone, right off the top, latest ones first. If you survived and didn't get turned into an undead monster, you had to make them back the regular way.
Such monsters were (justly) feared - not just because of their immunities, but because they basically ate/undid play time. Weeks and/or months of it.
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2011-08-16, 10:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Come on Nale, overestimating Elan's intelligence again?
How did he now Elan was in the desert though? Hmmm...He knew where they were looking from his impersonation of Elan right?EDIT: Oh wait, Z, nevermindLast edited by irenicObserver; 2011-08-16 at 10:51 PM.
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2011-08-16, 10:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
She may not realize it yet, but isn't she the fiancee of Tarquin? So she is much less likely to be stripped down and treated like a typical prisoner. She is just locked up to be given a chance to "calm down", so to speak...
Given that the number of levels seem to correlate with social status, Amun-Zora is probably pretty competent. Not a match for Tarquin, but it would not be surprising if she is a close match for Nale.I owe Peelee 5 Quatloos. But I am going double or nothing that Durkon will be casting 8th level spells at the big finale.
I bet Goblin_Priest 5 quatloos that Xykon does not know RC has the phylactery at this point in the tale (#1139).
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2011-08-16, 10:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Well, I don't know about current (4.0) rules, but because OotS mostly follows 3.5 rules, you can read the 3.5 version on the SRD:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/specialAbi...NegativeLevels
Basically, you get hit by a bunch of penalties that simulate losing a level. After 24 hours, you make a fortitude save against each negative level (DC depends on how the negative level got applied). For each save you fail, you lose an actual level.
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2011-08-16, 11:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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You know....I can't help but think that this whole mess Nale now finds himself in could have been avoided if he had just remembered a few strips back that he owns Rocket Skates....
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2011-08-16, 11:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-17, 12:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-17, 12:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-17, 12:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-17, 01:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-17, 01:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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I love it! Literally laughed out loud.
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2011-08-17, 01:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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