Things you never noticed

[Teddy]

A couple things in #581.

At Crystal's poker game, the blond guildmember, fittingly, has an ace hidden in her boot.

And down at the bottom, the door to Pete's safe room opens out into the hallway, but later, it's effectively barred with junk from the inside. Whoops.

Well, the hinges are probably hidden, so the rogue didn't which way to move it. And the door was nailed in place, as you can see when it is burst open, which makes it incredibly hard to open outwards (it's easier to push than pull), so they actually had to go through that junk to open the door.

[Herald Alberich]

Well, the hinges are probably hidden, so the rogue didn't which way to move it. And the door was nailed in place, as you can see when it is burst open, which makes it incredibly hard to open outwards (it's easier to push than pull), so they actually had to go through that junk to open the door.

Hmm, true. I didn't notice those nails across that one bar, I thought they were just covering the door and nailed to the wall, which wouldn't stop the door from moving outward.

[Big Hungry Joe]

Five people. Durkon, Roy, Vaarsuvius, Elan, and Mr. Scruffy.

If we're counting Scruffy as a person for Endure Heat purposes, where does that leave V's raven?

[Shale]

As long as Blackwing stays within five feet of V at all times, a buff cast on V will also affect the raven. Belkar also has this option for Mr. Scruffy, but he probably doesn't know it.

[Teddy]

In #683, Durkon won't cool Belkar because (he claims) he only prepared the spell Endure Heat for 5 people, and there are 6 of them. But Haley's magic desert armor already protects her from heat (per #675).

This was probably chewed over/explained at the time, but I'm kinda slow.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0683.html
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0675.html

The comic doesn't show us wether there is a night between the caravan packing and leaving, but Durkon might very well have prepared only five castings of Endure Elements, but then he might have casted the last one of them on Haley instead of Belkar, since Belkar might not know about the heat-shielding abilities of Haley's armor.

(Well, it doesn't really make any sense that Durkon would prepare just five castnings before both Haley got her new armor and Belkar decided to go and "get" him...)

[Herald Alberich]

As long as Blackwing stays within five feet of V at all times, a buff cast on V will also affect the raven. Belkar also has this option for Mr. Scruffy, but he probably doesn't know it.

Actually, I think that only works for spells the ranger or wizard casts himself.

[valce]

In #683, Durkon won't cool Belkar because (he claims) he only prepared the spell Endure Heat for 5 people, and there are 6 of them. But Haley's magic desert armor already protects her from heat (per #675).

This was probably chewed over/explained at the time, but I'm kinda slow.

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0683.html
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0675.html

Heat != sun, perhaps?

Or one of the other explanations already brought up :P [including 'Durkon felt like being a jerk to Belkar']

[Snake-Aes]

Heat != sun, perhaps?

Or one of the other explanations already brought up :P [including 'Durkon felt like being a jerk to Belkar']

V,Roy,Blackwing,Durkon,Elan. 5 people. Haley's already exempt.

[Nimrod's Son]

Just noticed now that in every single one of Redcloak's appearances between #190 (when Xykon starts regenerating) and #414, the centre of his holy symbol is black instead of white.

And what's more, these were all corrected in War and XPs but not in NCftPB. Most peculiar.

[Teddy]

Just noticed now that in every single one of Redcloak's appearances between #190 (when Xykon starts regenerating) and #415, the centre of his holy symbol is black instead of white.

And what's more, these were all corrected in War and XPs but not in NCftPB. Most peculiar.

No, his holy symbol is white in #414 too.

[Nimrod's Son]

Ah, yes. I found the beginning of arcs by flipping through the books; I didn't even notice him in that strip. You horrible pedant, you.

[Teddy]

Ah, yes. I found the beginning of arcs by flipping through the books; I didn't even notice him in that strip. You horrible pedant, you.

Not that much of a pedant. I just wanted to find the last comic where his (un)holy symbol was black.

[Nimrod's Son]

Not that much of a pedant. I just wanted to find the last comic where his (un)holy symbol was black.

Hell, I'm a fine one to talk...

[Rattine]

Also, there's some foreshadowing in this: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0189.html comic!

[Hardcore]

Foreshadowing of what?

[Denkal]

Foreshadowing of what?

"Then I will die. But not today."

I think that's it, at least.

[derfenrirwolv]

Foreshadowing of her dying by horizontal bisection

[Dvandemon]

I just noticed that here the people Roy is talking to have slightly darker skin

[TDG]

Foreshadowing of her dying by horizontal bisection

Not to mention how everything with Shojo could have been avoided if she had gathered some information.

[Hardcore]

In #486 we see a cleric exclaiming "I had a 22!"
I think that is the same guy that failed his save when rolling 21
I am a bit confused though because all I know about saves did I learn playing Baldurs Gate. And from there I get the impression that you need to get really low results in order to save.

[Platinius]

I understood the shadow joke in 474 only until much later when I saw the movie with Alek Baldwin (which I liked btw)
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0474.html

[Herald Alberich]

In #486 we see a cleric exclaiming "I had a 22!"
I think that is the same guy that failed his save when rolling 21
I am a bit confused though because all I know about saves did I learn playing Baldurs Gate. And from there I get the impression that you need to get really low results in order to save.

Not the case in tabletop D&D (3.5, dunno about other editions). Your saving throw (d20 plus modifiers) needs to be higher than the spell's Difficulty Class (a flat number plus modifiers). I'll let someone more experienced explain the details if they want.

[Lvl45DM!]

Old school d and d 1st and 2nd required low saving throws but you always needed a higher rolls. same logic applies in 3.5 except the saving throw is dependent on your attackers ability as well as your bonuses

[Parra]

just this second I got the ADOM joke

[Kish]

In #486 we see a cleric exclaiming "I had a 22!"
I think that is the same guy that failed his save when rolling 21
I am a bit confused though because all I know about saves did I learn playing Baldurs Gate. And from there I get the impression that you need to get really low results in order to save.

No. In Baldur's Gate, which was mostly based on 2ed, you have to roll higher than your save number to make a saving throw (so if you have a Saving Throw vs. Wands of 5, you pass if you roll a 5 or higher, and fail if you roll a 4 or lower). In 3.5ed, very rarely, if ever, do you want to roll low.

[denthor]

Belkar pointing out that Blackwing "obviously" doesn't exist since the bird wasn't there when V fought that death knight. Looking back at that scene, Belkar wasn't there and has no way of knowing that V fought a death knight in the first place...

What strip number did V fight the death knight?

[Teddy]

What strip number did V fight the death knight?

In #437, #440 and #441 respectively, although the last one wasn't as much fighting as a single panel showing the demise of said death knight.

[Derjuin]

just this second I got the ADOM joke

There was an ADOM joke? Where?

[Hardcore]

Tnx, for the rule clarification. I guess it just shows PC experience take you only that far



PS. what Is ADOM?

[Sir_Elderberry]

In SoD...

Spoiler

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The hunters who capture the MitD "tell Marlow to bring the boat around". Marlow is the main character (well, narrator, arguably Kurtz is really the one whose story is most relevant) and boat-captain in Heart of Darkness.