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CapnAndy posted:That's actually pretty good! Has everyone seen the new wallpaper? It's aces. sebmojo fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Sep 2, 2013 |
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Belkar's taking the wrong idea from the title Dead or Alive: Beach Volleyball.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 00:52 |
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Well of course Elan had to forget to put some sunblock on.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 00:52 |
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Roy's making good use of his ranks in Knowledge: Architecture.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 00:57 |
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I just noticed the horseshoe crab and "Eat at Goblin Dan's" banner. That wallpaper's pretty great.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 01:08 |
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I like V in the old 1910 type unisex swimsuit. What is the symbol on that elemental? Looks like it starts with a "B"
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 01:10 |
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Fried Chicken posted:I like V in the old 1910 type unisex swimsuit. What is the symbol on that elemental? Looks like it starts with a "B" Likely Silicon
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 01:12 |
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Thor's up in the clouds, knocking back a cold one while grilling up something.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 01:46 |
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Literally dead or alive beach volleyball.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 02:03 |
O-Chul as the lifeguard is my favorite. How'd you save him? One swim check at a time.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 02:04 |
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The long awaited return of the flumphs.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 02:07 |
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ConfusedUs posted:O-Chul as the lifeguard is my favorite. God knows the local (non-Paladin mount) sharks are scared shitless by now.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 02:47 |
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I wonder if it's intentional that I find that image as sombre in parts as I do. Roy playing with the castle is kinda grim and poor Durkon
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 02:52 |
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Cliff Racer posted:The long awaited return of the flumphs. Also, Roy's castle looks like the exterior of Dorukan's castle from one of the very earliest strips.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 03:15 |
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Fried Chicken posted:I like V in the old 1910 type unisex swimsuit. What is the symbol on that elemental? Looks like it starts with a "B" It's S for Silicon. In the email he said he held that wallpaper back so the elemental could be shown in the comic first.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 03:16 |
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Just curious, does anyone think that a valid end for Tarquin's whole plan is an anticlimax? As in, whatever is going on with the rifts/gates (well, just the one gate, now) is going to be so big that it's the only thing people even remember from this era?
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 04:56 |
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Looking closely at scarf guy it appears like he has a missing nose or other facial disfigurement. Great detail by Rich "covering up" the scars mostly but leaving a bit exposed.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 06:56 |
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Cliff Racer posted:it appears like he has a missing nose I think they're just bags under his eyes. Dude's gotten older. That's actually a subtle detail I rather like about Tarquin's crew: when you look at them where they first show up they're noticably younger than their current selves, mostly by way of the amount of grey in their hair but Rich didn't forget about Miron. (I guess cat people don't age as visibly and of course Malack is exactly the same.)
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 08:00 |
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Kruller posted:It's S for Silicon. In the email he said he held that wallpaper back so the elemental could be shown in the comic first. S is for Sulfur I'm loving everything about this wallpaper. Also, Goblin Dan is probably my favorite character ever
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 08:30 |
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Call Now posted:S is for Sulfur It says Si, I think.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 09:08 |
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Theres higher resolutions on the website where you can see that it's Si (even though sand actually consists out of more oxygen than silicon )
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 13:47 |
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peak debt posted:Theres higher resolutions on the website where you can see that it's Si (even though sand actually consists out of more oxygen than silicon ) Exactly twice as much actually! Sand is silicon dioxide
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 14:38 |
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Pft, everything's a bloody -oxide, doesn't count.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 14:54 |
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Shugojin posted:Just curious, does anyone think that a valid end for Tarquin's whole plan is an anticlimax? As in, whatever is going on with the rifts/gates (well, just the one gate, now) is going to be so big that it's the only thing people even remember from this era? Yeah, his plan only works if at some point, people realize en masse that he and his friends have been controlling everything the whole time. If they all die in some unknown fashion, they will be historical footnotes at best.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 16:18 |
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I wonder if you could collect 25,000gp for bringing Haley's dad in alive, and then another 25,000 for killing him upon delivery.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 18:29 |
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A.o.D. posted:I wonder if you could collect 25,000gp for bringing Haley's dad in alive, and then another 25,000 for killing him upon delivery.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 18:41 |
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Well, part of Tarquin's plan involved living the high life for a couple of years as the secret ruler of an evil empire. An anticlimactic death just means he failed at one of his goals. At this point, it's a partial win for Tarquin no matter what. He's just playing for the cherry on top of his victory.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 18:49 |
A.o.D. posted:I wonder if you could collect 25,000gp for bringing Haley's dad in alive, and then another 25,000 for killing him upon delivery. I honestly would think Tarquin would be likely to applaud their creativity, then would kill them on the spot for trying to be a smartass.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 18:59 |
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oobey posted:Well, part of Tarquin's plan involved living the high life for a couple of years as the secret ruler of an evil empire. An anticlimactic death just means he failed at one of his goals. Pretty much every villain has his salad days before being defeated. As for a "partial win", close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 19:01 |
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Regalingualius posted:I honestly would think Tarquin would be likely to applaud their creativity, then would kill them on the spot for trying to be a smartass. Making a weird misinterpretation of plain language is not "creativity." He'd wonder what the gently caress they were talking about then have them executed for killing a prisoner.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 19:07 |
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TheBalor posted:Yeah, his plan only works if at some point, people realize en masse that he and his friends have been controlling everything the whole time. If they all die in some unknown fashion, they will be historical footnotes at best. I thought that was basically his plan before Élan came into the picture. Spend over half his life as a king until some random hero comes and kills him. It only when Élan was the hero was it an amazing story that could stand the test of time.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 19:28 |
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Tarquin's also counting on using his leadership and combat skills to become a bigshot in his afterlife, so the way he dies probably didn't matter a whole lot.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 20:47 |
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Simian_Prime posted:Pretty much every villain has his salad days before being defeated. As for a "partial win", close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. At this point, he has won, insofar that he's made a personal goal and achieved the hell out of it. It may not be a grand goal in the greater scheme of things but it works out extremely well for him personally. He's not actively looking to inspire countless future dictators by becoming a legendary villain but the prospect makes for a nice deterrent for would-be heroes like his son. And every day Elan spends thinking about a way to end Tarquin's reign that keeps him completely out of the limelight is another day Tarquin spends in luxury and/or killing and oppressing innocents. Sure, Elan will figure something out eventually or maybe has already, but not making things worse is the best he can do. Unless he had a really spectacular flash of brilliance back then and has figured out a way to turn Tarquin's setup against him in life.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 20:49 |
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My Lovely Horse posted:Sure, Elan will figure something out eventually or maybe has already, but not making things worse is the best he can do. Unless he had a really spectacular flash of brilliance back then and has figured out a way to turn Tarquin's setup against him in life. Good! I hope it happens soon so we can read The Order of the Stick and not just "The Tarquin Show", because at this point I'm getting sick of his Villain Sue bullshit.
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# ? Sep 2, 2013 21:41 |
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Sir Kodiak posted:Making a weird misinterpretation of plain language is not "creativity." He'd wonder what the gently caress they were talking about then have them executed for killing a prisoner. Take a close look at the wanted poster. Maybe some sort of Heisenbergian superpositon would qualify for the double payout?
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# ? Sep 3, 2013 01:02 |
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A.o.D. posted:Take a close look at the wanted poster. Are you referring to the separate entries for "Dead" and "Alive"? Because those are both contextually conditional upon turning him over in those conditions, which are mutually exclusive. If you kill him before transferring custody, you're turning him over dead. If you kill him after transferring custody, you're not turning him over dead, you're just killing a prisoner. A.o.D. posted:Maybe some sort of Heisenbergian superpositon would qualify for the double payout? That would be neither dead nor alive, therefore qualifying you for nothing
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# ? Sep 3, 2013 03:10 |
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Sir Kodiak posted:That would be neither dead nor alive, therefore qualifying you for nothing I believe a superposition is generally considered to be both states simultaneously.
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# ? Sep 3, 2013 03:45 |
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MikeJF posted:I believe a superposition is generally considered to be both states simultaneously. An object in superposition can exhibit behavior different from what would be observed if the object was in any one quantum state. It is, from the perspective of the observer, a distinct way for another thing to be. So... how long has it been since the last strip?
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# ? Sep 3, 2013 03:49 |
Sir Kodiak posted:So... how long has it been since the last strip? Only four days. Can't panic until it's been at least a week.
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# ? Sep 3, 2013 03:57 |
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I have kind of a crazy idea of finding someone with a woodworking CRC type machine, and getting an elaborate wood cover for my OotS rebinding project. Make it look like medieval wood bound.
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# ? Sep 3, 2013 05:46 |