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Well, he actually started making progress in getting things moving again. Belkar just got his curse lifted, Roy's ressurection is getting closer, and Durkon has presumably been contacted and now knows where the rest of the party is. It's gotten exciting again because I feel like I actually care about seeing what's going to happen next.
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Skrewtape posted:I must be missing something. How did that cleric know the password for the curse? The cleric said he'd seen it a number of times over the years. Presumably, Shojo just always re-used the same passcode.
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Nov 22, 2008 04:57
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So how does Durkon plan to get there to raise Roy?
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Nov 22, 2008 05:04
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Mylan posted:Well, he actually started making progress in getting things moving again. Belkar just got his curse lifted, Roy's ressurection is getting closer, and Durkon has presumably been contacted and now knows where the rest of the party is. It's gotten exciting again because I feel like I actually care about seeing what's going to happen next. It's like reading the Aes Sedai Chapters in Wheel of time so you can get to the awesome Rand/Mat/perrin battle scenes.
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Nov 22, 2008 07:26
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Nosy_G posted:So how does Durkon plan to get there to raise Roy? He's a high level Cleric. I'm sure he'll figure something out. Edit: He could cast Wind Walk, for example. Cabbit fucked around with this message at 07:36 on Nov 22, 2008 |
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Nov 22, 2008 07:32
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I am so looking forward to the next couple of weeks. Although...I think that this would be an excellent point for Burlew to take a couple of weeks off. Thanksgiving is coming up, he's got his health problems, I like the idea of him "taking a few episodes to power up", as it were.
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Nov 22, 2008 07:51
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terminal mehmet posted:It's almost as if the author spent the time carefully putting the pieces in places to make a better story instead of jamming the main plot down our throats. Good thing no one ever complains about that. The secret to good writing is to put a lot of boring and bad stuff around it so it looks better by comparison. 
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Nov 22, 2008 08:25
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Nosy_G posted:So how does Durkon plan to get there to raise Roy? Roy's corpse is in a chaotic (and clearly evil) port town. I don't think Durkon will have to go there alone.
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Nov 22, 2008 09:19
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Johnny Aztec posted:It's like reading the Aes Sedai Chapters in Wheel of time so you can get to the awesome Rand/Mat/perrin battle scenes. This might not have been a good analogy.
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Nov 22, 2008 09:28
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Schwarzwald posted:This might not have been a good analogy. Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Hopefully Burlew wasn't lying when he said his chronic illness isn't fatal 
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Nov 22, 2008 09:54
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I can't wait to see what happens with Belkar, it's been too long since his last homicide. Even though the Mark of Justice is lifted, would he still possibly have any subdual HP damage or temporary stat penalties? I could easily imagine his intestinal revolt causing some CON issues.
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Nov 22, 2008 12:26
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shadysight posted:The secret to good writing is to put a lot of boring and bad stuff around it so it looks better by comparison. I was going to respond with a Robert Jordan reference, but everyone took care of that already. 
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TunaSpleen posted:I can't wait to see what happens with Belkar, it's been too long since his last homicide. Even though the Mark of Justice is lifted, would he still possibly have any subdual HP damage or temporary stat penalties? I could easily imagine his intestinal revolt causing some CON issues. There might be some HP trouble, but the three thieves coming through the door are a rogue/cleric/Arcane Trickster, a rogue/bard/sorceror and a rogue who needed bonuses to pick the lock. He's going to slaughter them, and it will be glorious. Also, the Cleric of Loki seems decently levelled and useful. I wouldn't be surprised, if he had a Restoration or at least a Lesser Restoration kicking around.
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NutShellBill posted:There might be some HP trouble, but the three thieves coming through the door are a rogue/cleric/Arcane Trickster, a rogue/bard/sorceror and a rogue who needed bonuses to pick the lock. The rogue didnt need bonuses to pick the lock. The bulls strength and bard song were to push open the door(that was blocked)
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NutShellBill posted:Also, the Cleric of Loki seems decently levelled and useful. I wouldn't be surprised, if he had a Restoration or at least a Lesser Restoration kicking around.
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terminal mehmet posted:I was going to respond with a Robert Jordan reference, but everyone took care of that already. I can't help thinking now that I stopped reading Robert Jordan because I thought he was a huge waste of time.
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shadysight posted:I can't help thinking now that I stopped reading Robert Jordan because I thought he was a huge waste of time. He isn't, but only if you pretend any chapter that does not have Mat or Perrin in it doesn't exist. They're the only worthwhile protagonists in the series. I've always wanted to sit down and rewrite the Wheel of Time series A) for brevity, condensing it into three or four books, and B) getting Nynaeve hit by a truck on page three.
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Nov 23, 2008 04:44
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Its funny that Belkar is supposed to be the dumb non-roleplaying guy who just wants to kill things, yet somehow ends up with the most awesome scenes: his long, drawn-out battle with Miko, his massacring hobgoblins during the war, and hopefully the next few strips.
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Wolfsheim posted:Its funny that Belkar is supposed to be the dumb non-roleplaying guy who just wants to kill things, yet somehow ends up with the most awesome scenes: his long, drawn-out battle with Miko, his massacring hobgoblins during the war, and hopefully the next few strips. Because deep down we all just want to buck social norms and just deal with all our problems with lethal violence. Just say gently caress this and go on a mad stabbing spree while laughing because you are free, oh so free
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Nov 23, 2008 09:41
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I have a feeling this won't end the way we are expecting. How about Belkar TALKING his way out of the situation, peacefully?
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Renoistic posted:I have a feeling this won't end the way we are expecting. How about Belkar TALKING his way out of the situation, peacefully?  I hope it never comes to that.
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Nov 23, 2008 11:37
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Yes, but remember Belkar's conversation with Maybe Shojo. Old Belkar would just murder them. New Belkar? He might talk them down so he can get surprise attacks in.
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Zereth posted:New Belkar? He might talk them down so he can get surprise attacks in. And then Rage. Oh god, I want to see him Rage. 
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Zereth posted:Yes, but remember Belkar's conversation with Maybe Shojo. Old Belkar would just murder them. I don't think he's going to talk them down. He won't stab the cleric of Loki now. He's had an epiphany, but in this situation the socially accepted thing for an adventurer to do is to just start killing anything not you or your friends. He might try to minimize collateral damage and definitely try and keep Haley alive, but he's not gonna be doing much talking.
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Well, looks like it's murder. I see more smoothness than rage, though.
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Nov 25, 2008 00:45
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New Comic Pretty sure that would be classified as a "hot tag" in the Professional Wrestling business.
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Nov 25, 2008 01:18
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One of the Rogue's swords is transparent. I want speculation as to why. Is it magical? Is it ethereal?
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The Werle posted:One of the Rogue's swords is transparent. I want speculation as to why. Is it magical? Is it ethereal? ...or is it just not colored in? All this and more next week, kids! edit: throwing in a vote for "glamered".
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The Werle posted:One of the Rogue's swords is transparent. I want speculation as to why. Is it magical? Is it ethereal? Permanent invisibility on the blade. Rogues might occasionally have a use for a blade no one can see, and it might give you an advantage in a fight as your enemy doesn't know where your blade ends. Or he messed up the coloring.
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seaborgium posted:Permanent invisibility on the blade. Rogues might occasionally have a use for a blade no one can see, and it might give you an advantage in a fight as your enemy doesn't know where your blade ends. Its transparent both in the attack panel and the final panel where it rests on the ground, contrasted with several colored blades. This was done with intent sir!
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Nov 25, 2008 01:41
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Oh, Belkar, never change. 
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The Werle posted:Its transparent both in the attack panel and the final panel where it rests on the ground, contrasted with several colored blades. This was done with intent sir! I missed that part. Then I'll stick with my Invisibility on the blade idea.
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It could be a ghost-touch blade too, though that's, for the most part, a pretty lovely ability for a rogue's weapon. Most incoporeal creatures are some kind of undead, which are immune to sneak attacks anyways.
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Nov 25, 2008 02:23
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I'm so glad Belkar is back. I didn't realize how much I missed the little bastard.
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Nov 25, 2008 02:24
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wait was the rogue caster hiding behind a sheet? seriously. a sheet.
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Nov 25, 2008 02:28
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Mylan posted:It could be a ghost-touch blade too, though that's, for the most part, a pretty lovely ability for a rogue's weapon. Most incoporeal creatures are some kind of undead, which are immune to sneak attacks anyways.
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Nov 25, 2008 02:33
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Johnny Aztec posted:wait was the rogue caster hiding behind a sheet? Sheets mean nothing to the common housecat.
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The Werle posted:Sheets mean nothing to the common housecat. I know housecats are tough, but I suspect Mr. Scruffy has become Belkar's animal companion, even more powerful than a common housecat. He's following Belkar's orders in battle, and look at the wounds he left on the dwarf.
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Nov 25, 2008 02:53
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I love that we got a "housecat fucks up wizard" joke. Oh, these last two comics . . .drat, I love it when stuff happens in OotS. It's so good. 
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