Goblins XVI: Corrupted to the Kore

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Only if they're super close too the door. holding them at the back of the room should be fine.

Some people on Goblins forum seems to wonder if:
- The room shrinks when you close the ring
- MM's finger shrinked when he wore the ring
- That kind of thing

Seems to me that since Fumbles can hold the entrance closed from inside, his side of the portal shrinked with the ring. He also managed to bite MM's finger so it means he wasn't facing a giant finger. Both things seem to indicate that only the size of the entrance can change.
And Fumbles isn't complaining about stability while MM moves a lot.

So I guess that you can indeed store poisonous sharp things without much risk.

i dunno, get him to walk inside somehow, then close it and throw the ring into lava?

i mean he can open the door mid freefall yea, don't think it'd do much though.

Isn't the idea of throwing rings into lava copyrighted or something?

[hector212121]

Maybe he did shrink, and he just used his increased to-hit to do one nonlethal damage with his bite?

[Draconi Redfir]

Maybe he did shrink, and he just used his increased to-hit to do one nonlethal damage with his bite?

look at Minmax's finger in the final pannel there. there is a clearly normal-sized bitemark around his finger. Fumbles wouldn't be able to fit his entire finger in his mouth if he was shrunken down to ring-size. most likely only the entrance shrinks.

[hector212121]

Huh, i honestly didn't see that.
Edit:Then again, there's a reasonable test of this:put through a toothpick while it's ring-sized.

[Ibrinar]

If the insides scaled with the opening then the opening would still be large enough for fumbles. Also holding it closed would make little sense.

[Draconi Redfir]

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Giving birth in litters Minmax. Goblins give birth in litters. It's the only way.

Also does Fumbles still have that staff? Wonder if putting it through the wall will let them know if it was responsible for destroying the axe or not.

[eschmenk]

Fumbles didn't even get around to mentioning that Thunt was writing the stories the goblins were appearing in.

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Giving birth in litters Minmax. Goblins give birth in litters. It's the only way.

Also does Fumbles still have that staff? Wonder if putting it through the wall will let them know if it was responsible for destroying the axe or not.

We saw the staff 2 comics ago in the surviving loots. Definitely going to happen.

[halfeye]

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Wonder if putting it through the wall will let them know if it was responsible for destroying the axe or not.

I wonder whether they'll try the axe against the wall. That might clarify a lot, or the wall might just go "Major demons? Nope, that's not coming anywhere near me."

[danielxcutter]

I wonder whether they'll try the axe against the wall. That might clarify a lot, or the wall might just go "Major demons? Nope, that's not coming anywhere near me."

Either is going to be hilarious.

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I wonder whether they'll try the axe against the wall. That might clarify a lot, or the wall might just go "Major demons? Nope, that's not coming anywhere near me."

A paladin becomes aware of the axe's purpose, history and abilities as soon as he came in contact with it, whether corporeal or not.
http://www.goblinscomic.org/08122007/

The dialog between Ears and the Flea Demon is odd considering this text. But the wall should not learn more about the axe itself.

[Doran]

A paladin becomes aware of the axe's purpose, history and abilities as soon as he came in contact with it, whether corporeal or not.
http://www.goblinscomic.org/08122007/

The dialog between Ears and the Flea Demon is odd considering this text. But the wall should not learn more about the axe itself.

I think the very start of the history is deliberately a lie by omission - it's technically true, but dumping all that on a paladin means they aren't inclined to cross check it, and work out that it's actually a trojan horse for the demon, and should be delivered to Hell as soon as possible.

The wall on the over hand, might be more objective, similar to an identify spell.

[Quild]

I think the very start of the history is deliberately a lie by omission - it's technically true, but dumping all that on a paladin means they aren't inclined to cross check it, and work out that it's actually a trojan horse for the demon, and should be delivered to Hell as soon as possible.

The wall on the over hand, might be more objective, similar to an identify spell.

Honestly I find the trick very hard to do:
- Demons tricks paladins and clerics into believing they're going to escape hell and invade the world (why not)
- Paladins and clerics goes in Hell to destroy them there (can be done)
- Demons win the fight and curses Kore (ok)
- The curses makes Kore creating The Axe of Prissan (wait, how?)
- Kore brings it on Earth and somehow loses it (why? how?)

It's really hard for me to believe that a curses makes a Paladin create an item that will not do what he thinks it will, with an explication on how not open the path for the Demon and that kind of stuff.

I prefer to think that Ears really sucks with conclusions.

[Draconi Redfir]

wouldn't be surprised if the infodump the axe gives is less a lie by omission and closer to a complete lie with hints of truth to be honest. Reguardless the wall only seems to describe what the item is / does, not it's history at all. might just say "if you break this thing, the world will become hell"

[hector212121]

Honestly I find the trick very hard to do:
- Demons tricks paladins and clerics into believing they're going to escape hell and invade the world (why not)
- Paladins and clerics goes in Hell to destroy them there (can be done)
- Demons win the fight and curses Kore (ok)
- The curses makes Kore creating The Axe of Prissan (wait, how?)
- Kore brings it on Earth and somehow loses it (why? how?)

It's really hard for me to believe that a curses makes a Paladin create an item that will not do what he thinks it will, with an explication on how not open the path for the Demon and that kind of stuff.

I prefer to think that Ears really sucks with conclusions.

What about the Geas spell? Sure, it has a 10 minute cast time, but if Kore lost it doesn't matter.

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What about the Geas spell? Sure, it has a 10 minute cast time, but if Kore lost it doesn't matter.

Ok, but why would Demon make a Axe that specifically traps them. Wouldn't they want to escape ASAP from the Axe?

[Grand Arbiter]

Ok, but why would Demon make a Axe that specifically traps them. Wouldn't they want to escape ASAP from the Axe?

Maybe, just maybe, the trap was meant to be a temporary ride but things went wrong. I theorize Kore's curse was likely meant to cause him to do evil unto others and unwittingly release the demons within. Given the path Kore has taken thus far it seems like it would have worked, but Kore lost the axe somehow.

[Draconi Redfir]

Maybe, just maybe, the trap was meant to be a temporary ride but things went wrong. I theorize Kore's curse was likely meant to cause him to do evil unto others and unwittingly release the demons within. Given the path Kore has taken thus far it seems like it would have worked, but Kore lost the axe somehow.

Some support for this. The axe-weilder Mryorg the Ogre used the axe for evil for almost a full year. when he passed on the axe to a paladin. "The Demon's screams that mryorg felt in his mind as he walked away - were indeed, delicious."

the demons WANT to be freed, they ARE trapped in there. but since we know they came from hell and made this thing intentionally to bring them to the prime material, it does seem likely it wasn't supposed to last this long. it's like going into a car to drive to new york, but then once you get to new york you get stuck in gridlock for twenty years and can never leave your car.

[Lethologica]

They might not have had much choice. The portal might require a lot of evil to open.

Alternatively, the good deeds part could be a patch.

[Maryring]

Is it just me or does Vorpal have a lazy eye? His right eye seems to always have a larger pupil than the left eye, and they often seem to be focusing at different points. Which doesn't seem true for the other characters. Is this coincidental, or does anyone know if it's on purpose?

[Draconi Redfir]

His eyes have always been a bit derpy yeah, Bad vision is probably what causes him to fumble so much most of the time.

[BannedInSchool]

New Comic: How are they not all dead?

[Traab]

Ok, these two need to just make out and get it over with. The sexual tension is unbearable! (Thats how sexual tension works in stories, right? Two guys who hate each other secretly want to bone? Thats how it works in fanfiction at least.)

[Vinyadan]

I actually thought Names had stabbed MM in the sexual tension.

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Thats how sexual tension works in stories, right? Two guys who hate each other secretly want to bone? Thats how it works in fanfiction at least.

You are not wrong.
Although none of them is bishonen enough. It just looks weird.

[Traab]

You are not wrong.
Although none of them is bishonen enough. It just looks weird.

Thats true, none of them are dreamy dracos or sexy sasukes. Intriguing Ishidas? Smoldering Sanjis? Edible Edward Elrics?

[danielxcutter]

Ouch, Names, think you pushed Minmax's berserk button. He cared about Forgath before his character development, and he genuinely loved Kin. He's probably still grieving.

[Anteros]

Blah, I thought we were past this particular speedbump. This argument makes sense, and it's in character for everyone, but I'm getting bored. The GAP has been bleeding out for like 2 months now. Move it along.

[Draconi Redfir]

If you're looking for webcomics that progress quickly, you might want to check out Will save the world for Gold or Nerf Now!

Goblins only updates once a week dude, of course it's going to be slower.

[JohanOfKitten]

and he genuinely loved Kin. He's probably still grieving.

Not probably, it's sure!

For us, it was a long time ago, but for him, it was only yesterday she've asked him to drink the teleport potion to be away from her (There was only one night since that moment).


Poor Minmax.