Favorite lines

[Sith_Happens]

What makes you think that? Either the goblin was in on the Plan or all he knew was that he was making Redcloak a new holy symbol. Either way, no need to kill him. And Redcloak, especially post-epiphany, doesn't seem inclined to kill his own unless necessary.

And covering up all possible traces of his swap-the-phylactery scheme is as "necessary" as it gets. Seeing as Redcloak tells the spy in the Resistance that he would have had to die either way, it makes no sense that he would then spare the person with the by far the biggest hand in helping him.

[Mike Havran]

And covering up all possible traces of his swap-the-phylactery scheme is as "necessary" as it gets. Seeing as Redcloak tells the spy in the Resistance that he would have had to die either way, it makes no sense that he would then spare the person with the by far the biggest hand in helping him.

I thought about this. It makes no sense for Redcloak to kill his spy just so he won't reveal anything bad about the phylactery. Why would be Xykon (or, technically, Tsukiko) interested in a hobbo mook that helped Redcloak to recover the phylactery? And even they did, what could the spy tell? That Redcloak got the phylactery from the Resistance? That was what Redcloak said to Xykon anyway! Redcloak wouln't share his plan about the switch with the spy at any rate, that would be useless and dangerous. So I'm beginning to think that Redcloak's plan to dispose of his spy had nothing to do with the phylactery, and that there was another sinister motive...

[Mordae]

I thought about this. It makes no sense for Redcloak to kill his spy just so he won't reveal anything bad about the phylactery. Why would be Xykon (or, technically, Tsukiko) interested in a hobbo mook that helped Redcloak to recover the phylactery? And even they did, what could the spy tell? That Redcloak got the phylactery from the Resistance? That was what Redcloak said to Xykon anyway! Redcloak wouln't share his plan about the switch with the spy at any rate, that would be useless and dangerous. So I'm beginning to think that Redcloak's plan to dispose of his spy had nothing to do with the phylactery, and that there was another sinister motive...

You're over-thinking it. The best way for Redcloak to make sure he isn't caught in a lie is to kill anyone who might know ANYTHING about the recovery of the phylactery. Even if the information that individual knows isn't central to the switcheroo, if it contradicts any part of the story-as-told-by-Redcloak, Xykon will immediately become suspicious. By being meticulously thorough in his deception, Redcloak ensures that he is the only eyewitness account to the phylactery's journey. Hobgoblin who found it first? Dead, along with his entire team. Resistance who took it from them? Dead to the last man (except Niu!), including the polymorphed spies from both sides, using summoned/gated creatures no less. Tsukiko, who suspected, and her sentient wights? Consumed. While Redcloak does tell the dead blacksmith he's sorry it had to end like this, I'm pretty sure the elder's fate was sealed--albeit in a less painful manner than being drained by wights or whatever else Tsukiko did to him.

[Kornaki]

The problem with the spy is: Redcloak knew about the Resistance spy, and didn't kill him. Why? So the Resistance could capture the phylactery! Redcloak needed to have some private time with the phylactery to make the switch, and he couldn't be sure that would happen if the hobgoblins just took it back to the tower.

Maybe that's not how it played out, but it seems like a reasonable proposition. Why else wouldn't he have just crushed the Resistance a month ago?

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0825.html

The second and third panels here hint (but aren't conclusive) that it might have been suspiciously easy for the spy to operate (i.e. he might have been fed the information

[prism6691]

back to favorite lines....

"Thor asks tha his children be ready to smash Evil in tha face wit a big hammer, were'er it be found!"- Durkon

"But now I have skeleton dust in my eye!"- Elan

[Kish]

What makes you think that? Either the goblin was in on the Plan or all he knew was that he was making Redcloak a new holy symbol. Either way, no need to kill him. And Redcloak, especially post-epiphany, doesn't seem inclined to kill his own unless necessary.

So what's your explanation for Redcloak disintegrating the corpse rather than resurrecting the artisan?

The information that someone made an exact duplicate of Xykon's phylactery is information Redcloak considers it very, very "necessary" Xykon never hear a whiff of.

[ReaderAt2046]

So what's your explanation for Redcloak disintegrating the corpse rather than resurrecting the artisan?

*Blink* I never thought of that.

[Techmagss]

"A shiny silver piece to the first person that can explain why Elan is running around naked."
"Giant moth attack?"
"Maybe a bad guy cast Dispel Clothes?"

[Techmagss]

Here's another:
"Bluff, bluff, bluff the stupid Ogre!"

*le chase scene*

"I guess he rolled his sense motive."

[Sith_Happens]

"Incidentally, it's not at all weird that you worship a puppet, Roy really respects your opinions, and the answer to your question from the last panel of the previous strip is 'No, not at all.'"
"I knew it!"
–767, last panel

[Kurald Galain]

Apparently.

[Techmagss]

Comic 85, bottom right corner
The call... of Banjulhu!
Oh for the love of...

[Koo Rehtorb]

Thog: Thog wonders how Thog will cope with life outside jailhouse walls. Prison changed Thog.
Elan: We were only in there for forty minutes.
Thog: Prison changed Thog quickly.

[Techmagss]

"Nale tells Thog to 'not drop soap'."

[Bagger Baggins]

"You're the bravest man I've ever met." "And you're the slowest woman. Run!" Doubles as a CMOA for Thanh.

"Have you been good for the funny little psychopath?" Vision-Shojo, to Mr. Scruffy.

"Nobody hurts my dog!" Hinjo.

"I would never tamper with the fundamental forces of the universe while bored. That would be wrong." Vaarsuvius, although I think I'm misquoting it.

"Evil adventuring party. It happens. C'mon, I'll take you fishing." Horace.

[Umbra]

"Goodbye... Redcloak."

[Drakeburn]

"Guess what spell was prepared this morning?"

[Agnostik]

News flash, Roy: every quest we've done has been all about YOU. "I want to beat Xykon, I want the starmetal, I want to bump uglies with the paladin."
The proper term is "smite evil", not "bump uglies".

[JennTora]

Screw the Halfling!

Not on your best day tusky.

yeah and I'm gonna dance around and sing about how I represent the lollipop guild, come on let's try to keep our threats realistic, shall we? I mean if you said "I'm going to temporarily inconvenience you!" I'd think "Hey, she might mean it."

Wait how many magic pluses did the pickles have?

Dill Resistance.

Not really a line, but the Elanasaurus idea is awesome. I hope one day that V has to polymorph him into a dinosaur to get something done.

Also why didn't the character head thing work?

[ReaderAt2046]

"Hello, this is the giant illusory head of Lord Shojo speaking"-The giant illusory head of Lord Shojo.

"It's me, Haley Starshine"
"Ian and Mia's girl?" Old Blind Pete
"That's right. I'm in trouble"
"Are you pregnant?" Pete.

[Proud Tortoise]

"SNEAK ATTACK, BITCH!"

"I may be in error, but I believe the appropriate proclamation is 'Sneak attack, bitch!'"

[willpell]

"But it's my sworn duty to seduce female bad guys. It's like in the bard charter or something." - Elan, to Haley

"I rest easy knowing that your revenge requires you to first outsmart someone's mount." - Vaarsuvius, to Belkar

"Tha's absurd. Lawful people do not do tha', Haley."
"Yeah, so let's forget the crazy talk and focus on what we know is actually true." -- Durkon and Roy.

[Kish]

Also why didn't the character head thing work?

Because you capitalized the names.

[JennTora]

Because you capitalized the names.

Curse my grammatically correct ways!

Which reminds me of another one...

THOG SMASHES!

Sir, watch your Grammar!

Why? What's wrong with it?

Absolutely nothing!

[Vargtass]

Did I stutter?

[Techmagss]

I think I just had an evilgasm.

[Bakkan]

"Without your cowardly actions, I could not have gone where I needed to be, difficult though it was. However, should I learn of you treating any other person in this manner, I will gut you with my hands." - O'Chul

[ti'esar]

Did I stutter?

All right, I'll admit it: I have no idea what the source of this line is.

[Kish]

All right, I'll admit it: I have no idea what the source of this line is.

On the Origins of PCs. Vaarsuvius has just paraphrased Roy's science-talk as "You want a Fireball to toast the undead you expect to fight?"

[Kalmarvho]

I've got a favourite dramatic and favourite comedic one.

... I can live with that.

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I guess we have to assume at this point Girard's Gate is functionally undefended.
Girard may have been a spiteful old curmudgeon, but he was still doing the world a great service. We're all a little less safe now that he and his heirs have passed.

...
...

You're going to make me search that skeleton's dry, crumbly assbone, aren't you?
Yep.