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Adimeadozen posted:Rogue, maybe, but he does seem to be whipping out the Manyshot like a ranger (not that a rogue couldn't take manyshot). Or a fighter specializing in archery. Or a fighter/rogue. Or one of any number of prestige classes aimed at archery.
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There's an interview up with the author here- http://sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=467 One answer in particular supports what a lot of people have been saying on the thread about his composition: quote:ST: What design school did you go to? Did you enjoy it?
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Guys let's hang out at the next con and be his "punch smartasses in the face crew." Did these people not experience the How to Draw books in their childhoods? I get a warm feeling every time I see a OoTS dragon because it makes me think of fifth grade, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and dodgeball.
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They're probably all Piro fans anyway.
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clockworkjoe posted:Or a fighter specializing in archery. Or a fighter/rogue. Or one of any number of prestige classes aimed at archery. Yep, in fact I'd say a rogue would be the archer who'd benefit least from Manyshot (since sneak attack would connect only once, and average base attack).
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Adimeadozen posted:Yep, in fact I'd say a rogue would be the archer who'd benefit least from Manyshot (since sneak attack would connect only once, and average base attack). yeah and weapon specialization and strength damage bonuses count for each arrow. All he needs is a ranged cleave feat 
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I was assuming the new archer was going to be a new Linear Guild member, one that's going to stick around longer than the last set of recruits.
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There's no need for him in the Linear Guild, so long as they've got Sabine to be Haley's evil counterpart.
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http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0434.html New Strip! Man poor Roy, his great vendetta just keeps getting pettier and pettier.
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Badass.
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And the mystery of the glowing sword is solved. You're making Roy angry, you wouldn't like Roy's sword when he's angry. Unless you think green glowing swords are awesome, then you might like it a lot. Gyges fucked around with this message at 03:46 on Apr 3, 2007 |
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I really like this comic. I don't think I can add anything more besides that.
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rantmo posted:Badass. REALLY badass.
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Ever since the other week, when Roy attacked Xykon and Xykon said "Unholy crap!"... I've been hearing Xykon as having Strong Bad's voice.
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The only thing I never really understood about Roy's sword is why the weaponsmith thought it was a good idea to remove its undead smiting abilities. Did he just dislike the combination of magic and weapons? Was he mayhap insinuating a better time when weapons were just finely crafted pieces of metal and you had to walk fifteen miles in the snow to get to a decent anvil?
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I'm actually consistently impressed with his art style, and I'm not shocked in the least he's studied at an impressive institute like Pratt. He conveys an amazing range of emotion and does a fantastic job of storytelling with such a barebones art style.
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Parahexavoctal posted:Ever since the other week, when Roy attacked Xykon and Xykon said "Unholy crap!"... Funny, something about the writing in the comic today had me hearing Xykon having Bender from Futurama's voice.
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Soylentbits posted:The only thing I never really understood about Roy's sword is why the weaponsmith thought it was a good idea to remove its undead smiting abilities. Did he just dislike the combination of magic and weapons? Was he mayhap insinuating a better time when weapons were just finely crafted pieces of metal and you had to walk fifteen miles in the snow to get to a decent anvil? She thought it might have been a gift for his mummy. (That was Burlew's answer when asked)
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Soylentbits posted:The only thing I never really understood about Roy's sword is why the weaponsmith thought it was a good idea to remove its undead smiting abilities. Did he just dislike the combination of magic and weapons? Was he mayhap insinuating a better time when weapons were just finely crafted pieces of metal and you had to walk fifteen miles in the snow to get to a decent anvil?
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Adimeadozen posted:Funny, something about the writing in the comic today had me hearing Xykon having Bender from Futurama's voice. This, for me. I just imagine him as the most self-absorbed person possible, and I come away with Bender.
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I think the new archer is going to be a cohort for OOTS. He's useful, probably going to be important to the battle and will either be saved by one of the OOTS or save one of them. Either way, Hinjo doesn't want the prisoner to hang around and sticks him with the PCs.
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Parahexavoctal posted:Ever since the other week, when Roy attacked Xykon and Xykon said "Unholy crap!"... I've always heard him as the robot devil from Futurama.
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clockworkjoe posted:I think the new archer is going to be a cohort for OOTS. He's useful, probably going to be important to the battle and will either be saved by one of the OOTS or save one of them. Either way, Hinjo doesn't want the prisoner to hang around and sticks him with the PCs. Sometimes an NPC is just an NPC.
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greatn posted:I've always heard him as the robot devil from Futurama. Me, too. I think it's the permanent grin.
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I was kinda right but not really. Plot device, yes; magical artifact of awesome power, no.
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Heresiarch posted:I was kinda right but not really. Plot device, yes; magical artifact of awesome power, no. It DOES retain alignment, or something though. Remember, Roy kept coming up as Evil on a Detect Evil check because he was wearing it.
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Evil auras can rub off on objects that are close to it a lot, like the crown that Xykon wears. It usually only lasts for an hour or so after being moved away though. However, someone with an overwhelming aura can make it last for several days, but in order to have that they'd need 21+ hit dice.
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greatn posted:I've always heard him as the robot devil from Futurama. As have I, but I never realised it until just now as I haven't watched Futurama in ages.
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I think I wanna buy this as an avatar for myself, if I can come up with something clever underneath. Or an animated one of his "Badass, Really Badass" scene. 
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Hey, new strip's up. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0435.html This I wasn't expecting, and I think a lot of theories just went down the drain.
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I was proven wrong, in the best way possible. I think my favorite thing about Belkar isn't the cliche bloodlust stabbity stab-stabness, but more the fact that he's so single-minded that even in situations where he's badly outnumbered all he wants is to go on a murderous rampage, unlike most stereotypical psychopath characters who are also cowardly and plotting. One of my favorite comics (unlinked; if you think I'm trudging through the archives you're mistaken) is the one where Miko is chasing him through the palace, and when he manages to knock her out by tricking her with his lead sheet, he waits until she regains consciousness because he wants to continue fighting her. I guess you could say his shallowness gives him more character depth??
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Wolfsheim posted:I guess you could say his shallowness gives him more character depth?? The nice thing about shallow characters is that it's easy to avoid contradictions. Belkar likes stabbing living things. End of story! I have to admit I've kind of grown to hate tortured morally-ambiguous villains or evil people. It's like they're so weak-willed that they spend all their time agonizing over their actions. I like evil guys who either know they're evil or (incorrectly) know they're good. Belkar and Miko fill these two roles perfectly.
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Daneaxe posted:Hey, new strip's up. Woohoo, Belkar is back in action! Plus, that will probably convince Hinjo to reduce the jail sentence back to being off the hook.
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Hahaha, I was just gonna come into this thread and say "gently caress your theories" but that's already been covered. Oh, Belkar.
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Anyone think that poison arrow will have any other intended outcome in this fight, seeing how it just flies away?
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I was just thinking that. That, and, wasn't there a 'you can only be so far from Roy' rule to the Mark Of Justice?
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the_steve posted:Woohoo, Belkar is back in action! (Hell Yes!) I know I'm late to this realization, but it's amazing how good this strip has become.
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Admiral Lasers posted:I was just thinking that. That, and, wasn't there a 'you can only be so far from Roy' rule to the Mark Of Justice? Yeah, but wasn't it a mile or something like that? I think Belkar's fine unless Roy bites it.
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Boggus posted:Anyone think that poison arrow will have any other intended outcome in this fight, seeing how it just flies away? And if it did hit somebody, couldn't Belkar technically be said to have caused their death? gee i'd hate to be roy or v right about now
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