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Holy Crap! I saw today's strip here before checking the site itself, and honestly thought Umbra Dubium had just shopped something to mess with everybody. This is...I did not see this coming.
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Apr 16, 2011 00:50
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Cheshire Puss posted:Who isn't? This guy knows what's up.
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Apr 16, 2011 01:04
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I wonder how many levels Thog has gained while Roy's been dead. Tarquin's pretty much been spoonfeeding him XP for the past few months and he couldn't have been eating ice cream the ENTIRE time Nale's been scheming
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Apr 16, 2011 01:50
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Maldraedior posted:I wonder how many levels Thog has gained while Roy's been dead. Tarquin's pretty much been spoonfeeding him XP for the past few months and he couldn't have been eating ice cream the ENTIRE time Nale's been scheming Yeah, odd that Tarquin is knowingly powering up Thog when he's aware that Thog is one of Nale's lackeys (Thog's in the flashback panel of when Nale tried to overthrow Tarquin). He's smart enough to know that means Nale's around. Which also means we should be keeping in mind that any random characters acting strangely (like that elven ambassador giving dirty looks to V and Blackwing) could be a shapeshifted Sabine.
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Apr 16, 2011 02:59
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Are we not being a smigde over-suspicious about this? He knows who Thog is, yeah. He also runs the city, and if he either wanted Nale found or thought he was about, he'd be found. Heck, worst case scenario he's waiting for Thog to get killed to lure Nale out for a rescue attempt.
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Apr 16, 2011 03:16
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Nilbop posted:Are we not being a smigde over-suspicious about this? Or to hijack the drama by making his very dear special guest son part of the attraction and milk it for memories, drama, etc...
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Apr 16, 2011 03:18
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Post poste posted:Or to hijack the drama by making his very dear special guest son part of the attraction and milk it for memories, drama, etc... This. The only thing more dramatic than a fight to the death against your son is a fight to the death against your sons, plural.
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Apr 16, 2011 03:27
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Thog just looks so happy.
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Apr 16, 2011 05:52
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Welp I was entirely wrong and I'm glad for it.
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Apr 16, 2011 07:31
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I didn't think there was any way I could like Thog even more, but that Queen quote just did it.
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Apr 16, 2011 07:33
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Where's the leprechaun outfit?
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Apr 16, 2011 09:03
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What is it about half orc barbarians that make them so adorable? 
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Apr 16, 2011 09:07
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What the hell is Thog even doing there? Tarquin knows him, and unless he's actually Nale in disguise, keeping him alive makes zero sense.
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Apr 16, 2011 17:00
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Dr I am a Doctor posted:What the hell is Thog even doing there? Tarquin knows him, and unless he's actually Nale in disguise, keeping him alive makes zero sense.
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Apr 16, 2011 17:07
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DaveWoo posted:Actually, sending him to the Arena makes perfect sense. Either he dies in battle, or he keeps winning and becomes a profitable draw. And either way, he's no threat to Tarquin. Yeah, Thog is a good deal more dangerous than Nale in single combat anyways. Rather a lot more dangerous, and even if Nale is around plotting, keeping one of his more dangerous and loyal lackeys in a place you can watch him and he can make you money is a pretty good idea.
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Apr 16, 2011 17:39
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My only comment is that the Thog reveal is going to require a bit of fiddling to be climatic, seeing as how Roy's handily defeated Thog in the past (and with loving Weapon Spec, no less) EDIT: And if you'll allow me to nerd out over the rules for a moment, factoring out magic equipment doesn't seem like it'll tip the scales back in Roy's favor too heavily. Thog is only going to have NPC stats while Roy apparently had really loving good rolls (he has high INT and his lowest apparent stat is CHA, which still seems decent). inthesto fucked around with this message at 18:09 on Apr 16, 2011 |
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Apr 16, 2011 18:05
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inthesto posted:My only comment is that the Thog reveal is going to require a bit of fiddling to be climatic, seeing as how Roy's handily defeated Thog in the past (and with loving Weapon Spec, no less) Thog is statted out as a PC. He has Barbarian levels and everything.
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Apr 16, 2011 18:46
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inthesto posted:Roy's handily defeated Thog in the past Incidentally this is just the best strip 
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Apr 16, 2011 19:45
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inthesto posted:(he has high INT and his lowest apparent stat is CHA, which still seems decent). Maybe that was WIS or INT. I agree anyway, pretty sure he has great stats.
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Apr 16, 2011 23:48
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Spiderdrake posted:I thought there was a strip where they said he didn't dump stat CHA? Shouldn't be WIS or INT, Miko said he had the stats for a Cleric and the Mind Flayer went straight for him over Vaarsuvius.
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Apr 16, 2011 23:52
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Is this the first real fight Roy has been in since he was resurrected? I seem to remember him punching a few guys but nothing real big like this.
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Apr 17, 2011 00:01
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ConfusedUs posted:Thog is statted out as a PC. He has Barbarian levels and everything. NPCs have PC classes at anything above first level usually if you want them to be threats. The difference is they have roughly 60% Wealth By Level, though the gap increases as you level higher. And the entire Order has some pretty amazing stats all around, though Roy probably has the best overall. There are only two people who even dumped stats, Elan dumped INT and Belkar dumped WIS.
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Apr 17, 2011 00:28
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Poil posted:What is it about half orc barbarians that make them so adorable? Thog is just a normal orc, isn't he? Therkla was a half-orc, and she could speak normal English and only had fangs on her bottom teeth. (Also, her "disturbing implications" origin story was the best thing ever.)
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Apr 17, 2011 00:39
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Zore posted:NPCs have PC classes at anything above first level usually if you want them to be threats. The difference is they have roughly 60% Wealth By Level, though the gap increases as you level higher. I believe all of the named characters are stated as PC characters instead of NPCs. Also I love how people still think the stats and game mechanics still mater in OotS. The strip stopped being about those in chapter 2.
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Apr 17, 2011 00:51
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Huitzil posted:Thog is just a normal orc, isn't he? Therkla was a half-orc, and she could speak normal English and only had fangs on her bottom teeth. (Also, her "disturbing implications" origin story was the best thing ever.) Both the books No Cure for the Paladin Blues and War and XPs as well as the ootswiki lists him as a half orc and I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned in the comic as well. The difference in speak is probably because of their difference in mental stats.
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Apr 17, 2011 08:54
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Noia posted:Incidentally this is just the best strip Ahem. I'd've guessed that Roy dumped DEX (or at least, didn't raise it above 10), since it seems to be the only thing he's not above average at.
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Apr 17, 2011 09:50
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Well Roy was dead a year, in which Thog probably gained levels, and in most D&D systems coming back from the dead makes you lose a level.
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Apr 17, 2011 14:39
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Zore posted:NPCs have PC classes at anything above first level usually if you want them to be threats. The difference is they have roughly 60% Wealth By Level, though the gap increases as you level higher. Pretty sure that V said s/he dumped CHA during the "Elan takes a level in Wizard" story, but you're right, they all must have excellent stats. EDIT: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0128.html Stopgap fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Apr 18, 2011 |
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Apr 18, 2011 03:33
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Paul.Power posted:thog reluctantly forced to agree! I believe that Burlew has stated that Roy has an unusually low Con score for a fighter.
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Apr 18, 2011 04:31
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Donraj posted:I believe that Burlew has stated that Roy has an unusually low Con score for a fighter. According to the "Class and Level Geekery" thread, his con score is at least 16, and it's generally assumed that his dump stat is dexterity.
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Apr 18, 2011 14:05
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new!
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Apr 18, 2011 18:52
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The most badass thing about Thog is that he can get hit in the bare skull with a greatsword, and the appropriate sound effect is apparently "CLONK".
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Apr 18, 2011 18:55
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I like Thog, but I hate Nale and don't want him to appear.
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Apr 18, 2011 18:59
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Thog says, "Fudge the police".
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Apr 18, 2011 19:37
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Thog is probably as happy as he's ever been.
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Apr 18, 2011 19:48
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Is what Roy is referencing online or in the books? You read this stripe for years nearly biweekly and you forget the small stuff.
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Apr 18, 2011 19:56
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crime fighting hog posted:Is what Roy is referencing online or in the books? You read this stripe for years nearly biweekly and you forget the small stuff. I think that was when Nale disguised himself as Elan. Edit: just saying, I appreciated the dust that Burlew added in to these arena fights. It makes them look much nicer. Creating a sense of action has always been a problem for his chosen art style, in my opinion.
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Apr 18, 2011 20:02
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Thog's adventure with Talky-Man is my personal favorite page. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0051.html The other bit is when they lured Elan to Cliffport to disguise him as Nale and frame him for the murder of all of a bunch of police officers and the civilians they needed to lure them there. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0339.html Which ends in my favorite Shojo bit: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0379.html which just reminded me that Nale knows about the Gates and if he was clunking around his Father's kingdown growing up he might know where Draketooth is
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Apr 18, 2011 20:27
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And if the one other bit of history mentioned needs refreshed, Roy gets peeved at people forgetting their evil deeds because Xykon couldn't remember killing Roy's father's master.
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Maldraedior posted:Which ends in my favorite Shojo bit: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0379.html I'd forgotten about that, that's some funny poo poo right there.
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