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2011-08-16, 08:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Comparing the latest Zz'dtri's dweomer here (#800) with the dweomer that accompanied the scrying eye in strip #698, I am of the opinion that yes, the colours do match.
If there is any difference, I attribute it to transparencies over a differently-coloured background.
I think that the balance of probabilities is that, yes, it was Zz'dtri who was scrying on the OotS in the middle of the desert.JoseB
o/` Ooooh, sweet mystery of liiiiiIIIIIiiife... o/`
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2011-08-16, 08:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Genius, Genius GENIUS!
I think Elan wasn't punning cos...he couldn't come up with a pun. Go on come up with a pun for the situation I dare you.
And it seems the Giant specifically drew elans face in the cell door so as to conceal any goatee or lack thereof making it plausible that Amun goes for Nale. I'm more impressed he managed to sneak by the two combatants without Nale noticingI Am A:Neutral Good Human Bard/Sorcerer (2nd/1st Level)
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2011-08-16, 09:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Anybody who has had a beard and shaved it, or grown one anew can attest: People really don't tend to notice right away.
I had a full beard for ten years. Many people I knew had never seen me without it. Then I shaved the whole thing off. Maybe 1 person in 5 noticed right away. Most looked at me strangely for a few minutes before figuring out what had changed, sometimes even asking me if something was different.
Then, while away on vacation, I grew a goatee. (Which is why I chose this posting avatar.) When I returned, it was the same thing all over again.
I found it all highly entertaining.
So for her to notice the beard and stop her attack to wonder if maybe there's a twin around would have been highly unbeleivable.Last edited by wzeller; 2011-08-16 at 09:06 AM.
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2011-08-16, 09:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
D&D definitely needs a mechanic for serendipity, such as landing on a convenient guard. Bards would definitely have it. In my opinion, it would help with the linear warrior, quadratic wizard problem. The spellcaster players rely on their spells, other suggest fortuitous events and have luck save the day.
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2011-08-16, 09:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
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I Am A:Neutral Good Human Bard/Sorcerer (2nd/1st Level)
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Strength-14
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Constitution-16
Intelligence-16
Wisdom-12
Charisma-16
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2011-08-16, 09:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
After all those negative levels, it's no wonder he failed his balance check. I wonder if he has balance trained...
"You think you have won, do you? You are mistaken! I will not be defeated! I will destroy EVERYTHING and you BOTH will die! I hold the prophecy stone in my hands. When it breaks the DARK DRAGON will rise to destroy ALL of Silmaria. You cannot stop me. NO ONE can stop me. I AM YOUR DOOM!" - QFG V
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2011-08-16, 09:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
The ad hoc plan was just silly and crazy enough to work.
Go Elan!
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2011-08-16, 09:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 09:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Wow, it's astonishing that Nale doesn't have a plan for this. I'm sure he's coming up with one right now, but it'll be interesting to see how he thinks on his feet.
I make games.
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2011-08-16, 09:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Nice Comic! Best since the kobold based weapon used by V
Badly drawn helmet avatar drawn by me.
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2011-08-16, 09:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Dang. Elan's definitely evolved into a *gasp* competent hero
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2011-08-16, 09:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Wow, Nale isn't smart enough to realize that Elan isn't smart enough to have tracked him?
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2011-08-16, 09:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Bard with the self-discipline of a kitten on cocaine....
The "Tiny Firebreathing Avatar of Death!" himself!
I am a Neutral Good Human Bard/Wizard (6th/4th Level)
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2011-08-16, 09:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 09:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 09:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
It's not a question of "smart enough". Nale's' ego always trumps his brains.
Nale is egotistical enough that he never considers the possibility that he isn't on everyone's mind at all times. Besides, he knows the whole Order of the Stick is here,so Elan wouldn't have done the tracking anyway.
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2011-08-16, 10:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
This is doubtlessly no coincidence. If the OOTS had players, Elan would be the Social Gamer of the bunch, more interested in hanging with his buddies than in pwning d00ds or getting his power trip on; when the other PCs are around he's content to coast and do goofy bard stuff for his own amusement while they haul most of the weight. But when separated from the group, he has to step up to the plate and do as much as he can manage, in order to survive, escape, and reunite with the group, whereupon he can go back to coasting and turning off his brain. It's a brilliant bit of meta-characterization, really.
On a distinctly less brilliant note, was I the only one who saw the strip title "Bound to Happen" and thought it would involve Belkar and his Ring of Jumping?
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2011-08-16, 10:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
I agree. Best one since the last one!
Umm...yeah I got nothing pun-wise.
And with the sneaking past, 30ft. per round movement rate. (It can work on PC's too. Less effective, but works.)
Also, augh! Nale looks badass! Make it stop Giant!
@v Are you saying the good Captain Zora is Sabine in disguise? And the Sabine we just saw was actually Celia?Last edited by Mutant Sheep; 2011-08-16 at 10:14 AM.
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2011-08-16, 10:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
This story arc just keeps getting better and better.
Karma is indeed a bitch. And a black haired, angry one too.Once you go scaly, you'll be back daily.
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2011-08-16, 10:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
I love it. I especially love how Elan just hands her the sword from behind the door. Poor Nale has no idea what's going on right now.
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2011-08-16, 10:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Interesting.. I always thought that Elan was capable only when it comes to situations that his Charisma was involved, like when he seduced Sabine. I think today's strip is the only exception
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2011-08-16, 10:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Think of the poor lizard fellow minding his own business!
Great comic Giant!We run away a lot, too!
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2011-08-16, 10:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-08-16, 10:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
I feel kinda bad for her though. Let's hope she has a high will save or it's unlikely Nale will have to do much Suggesting to turn her against Elan if/when she can see the two of them.
"So help me, if you make me sail a ship made of hobgoblin corpses across the ocean, I will find a way to make you pay."
"It's like my birthday came early, only instead of birthday cake, there are dead humans. Well, more dead humans, at any rate."
"Elan! Stop doing dramatical musical cues for the dead chimera!"
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2011-08-16, 10:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
My first thought was 'Huh, never had Karma work out in my favor before.
Nice callback... loved the new comic but the joke at the end caught me off guard.
The only person who has to gain from yet another brother-brother fight is Tarquin, though. It is well within his possibilities that he knew of Nale being there, because of Thog; with that, it's also possible that he was able to manipulate the information available to Nale. It just fits with his character that he lets his two sons battle it out while Nale would have wanted to kill Tarquin instead.
Fantastic comic, though! Way to go, Elan.Last edited by narwhal97; 2011-08-16 at 10:47 AM.
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2011-08-16, 10:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Heh. It's about time NALE is the one framed.
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2011-08-16, 10:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Nale's excessively elaborate plans ALWAYS involve splitting up.
It's characteristic of him, it provides dozens of extra low probability failure modes for his plans. (Note: The exact reason Nale's plans fail is usually something unpredictable, but the shear number of moving parts assures a failure even if his status as a villian in a universe largely ruled by dramatic convention weren't already doing so.)
That to.
When the group is arround he sings, and everyone gets bonuses, and no one notices how big the Bard's contribution is. Just like in a real game!
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2011-08-16, 11:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Elan using his brain, and Nale being framed. Things are really turning around for the Order.
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2011-08-16, 11:03 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Lovely Giant, lovely. Elan really is getting much better than the buffoon who attacked his own reflection, or the idiot who sang about Belkar's curse.
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2011-08-16, 11:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #801 - The Discussion Thread
Wow that was smart, I think somewhere between strips Elan must have found item grantin bonus to intelligence ability