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Night10194 posted:Minotaur time Literally anybody! The entire point of the minotaur's maze was to keep him there!
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Apr 16, 2016 04:34
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Gabriel Pope posted:Literally anybody! The entire point of the minotaur's maze was to keep him there! But we've established the Sorcerer is an idiot! Don't let him in on it!
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Apr 16, 2016 04:50
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Night10194 posted:But we've established the Sorcerer is an idiot! Don't let him in on it!  Don't worry, guys, I figured we might get lost so I- Ow, what the gently caress? Did you just trip over this tiny piece of string? What a loser. Stupid string! I'll show you! God damnit.
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Apr 16, 2016 05:12
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Night10194 posted:Minotaur time A question in return: what is the difference between a maze and a labyrinth? I don't expect an answer, though, since you can't tell a prison from a thread. yeah I just finished Room 3 but I really like that riddle from the bad ending
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Apr 16, 2016 05:30
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Chokes McGee posted:A question in return: what is the difference between a maze and a labyrinth? I don't expect an answer, though, since you can't tell a prison from a thread. Labyrinths typically didn't have branching paths, if I recall correctly. They were just long curvy passageways where it took a lot longer to get from point A to point B than it would have if you had a jackhammer handy.
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Apr 16, 2016 06:30
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:Labyrinths typically didn't have branching paths, if I recall correctly. They were just long curvy passageways where it took a lot longer to get from point A to point B than it would have if you had a jackhammer handy. a maze you're trying to get out, a Labyrinth you're trying to get to the center
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Apr 16, 2016 17:18
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A maze doesn't have David Bowie. 
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Apr 16, 2016 18:47
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KataraniSword posted:A maze doesn't have David Bowie. But it does have Ziggy 
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Apr 16, 2016 19:37
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Random ridiculous weapon drops are as good a motivator for new party members as any.
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Apr 18, 2016 02:01
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Canto IV, Stanza 1: Meat Locker Look, in all seriousness, can we get another fighter? I'm not looking forward to going squish every time we fight a boss. Oh, you want a fighter? I got your fighter right here   I call upon the Power of the Mad Horned God! Come forth, the Raging Bull!  ... ... You summonin' me? ...yyyyyes? You summonin' me? That's kind of the ide— Then who the hell else are you summonin'? You summonin' me?! Regretting this already. Just remember, all of this is your fault.Just this once, the goons decided not to screw with the narrative, and we actually get a Minotaur to go with our shiny new axe!  As you can see, the Minotaur just a big ol' slab of Grade A whoopass. There is nothing fancy about him whatsoever. He will go out and swing his axe every round until either his opponents fall over or he does. Compounding the hilarity, the Minotaur's weapons and special attacks have huge variance. For those of you less math-y, that means we are going to see all sorts of numbers come out of those axe swings. Sometimes, they will make you go  . Sometimes, they will make you go  . It's never a dull moment with the Minotaur.A big downside, though, is that he can't wear more than light armor, This is mitigated somewhat by his stupidly high HP growth rate, but we'd rather he not take that damage in the first place. Still, them's the breaks. We'll just toss whatever armor we've got on him and deal.  You put him in a leather cape? Yup. You're a sick man, chief. It's part of my charm! :iamafag:Looks like we're geared up. Let's take Ferdinand here for a test drive!   Brr. No kidding. This Elvish Leather stuff may be awesome in a fight, but it doesn't do poo poo to keep you warm. I'm not surprised. Elves don't live in cold climates, their skin's probably not much help against it. Uh... I thought this was armor made by elves. Whatever helps you sleep at night. Maybe we can jump across? That's a drat fine idea! You had to bring it up, didn't you? He was just gonna do it anyway. Well, there goes that plan. I hate all of you Fine, we'll do it the other way.    Eesh, it's even worse down here. How're you holding up, R.B.? Don't be fooled by the fur. I'm freezin' my meatballs off over here. I dunno, it's not that bad. Well, some of us have internal body temperature to worry about. Know what the best part is? I can keep my beer cold just by holding it! You're my wingman for a reason, bro.   Lemme at 'em! All yours, champ. New foes! These are ice hounds. They behave about how you'd exp—  Bada BINGWell. Well okay then. The Axe of Destruction is really not a weapon we should have at this point, but it sure is nice regardless.  Now that we've ripped a massive hole through this group, we can take our time and try out a few new tactics. Pfft, who cares about area effect damage? Just watch what I can do with this spell!  ... I gotta say, I was real impressed when you cast that ice spell on a monster that lives in a freezer. Oh shut up.I actually didn't know this, but Final Fantasy elemental rules are in effect in Paper Sorceror. Cast Ice at ice monsters (or Fire at fire monsters) and you heal them instead of damaging them. It's funny/terrible the first few times, but you'd have to be pretty dumb to keep doing it to the same monsters. Know what this situation calls for? Frost Fall. NO  At any rate, this fight is mostly Raging Bull going full  Who the gently caress do you think you're talkin' to  Are we sure we want him on the team? He seems kinda... unstable. Plus he has a huge loving axe. I swear, you guys'll complain about anything. Blood for the frickin' blood god, skulls for the frickin' skull throne  See? He's fine! Yeeeeah. Oh, speaking of team members—where's Frank? Last I heard, he was meeting with a potential client.quote:
Great, he's running a side business on my dime. I thought CPAs were supposed to have ethics... I know a little bit about law! You want me to get his contract severed? No uh I mean, that won't be necessary. He's providing a useful public service. I can look the other way. Uh huh. I'm nothing if not magnanimous!    Do we still have that white key? ...  Enough with the scenary! You gonna let me hit somethin' or what? Guy with the robe and horns would probably be a good start. Hey, Frank! Who were you meeting with? Sorry, my clients value their privacy. Well, if Frank's back, I'm taking a break. I haven't had time away from this stupid dungeon in forever. I haven't banished you! You shouldn't be able to leave! How are you guys even doing this? Beats me. See ya! Arrrrrrgh I wonder how these elevators work? It's not like they have a lot of tech to build them with. I think "you got trapped in a book" is the point where reality stops giving a poo poo.   Well well well! Nice edge on that thing. You got good tastes, paisan. Back atcha!  Ugh, get a room or something. The stairs already? Well, whatever. What about the door? What door? The one with— Ehn, fuggetaboutit. With his attention span, we're lucky he remembers about the book. What book? It's never easy, is it? Nope.  I am Everard Magius, wizard of the north and sentinel of the Librum Claustrum. ... Everard. I will make you pay for all the noble lives you've taken... ...And leave you frozen here for all eternity! ... ... Everard. Your parents seriously named you Everard aaaaahahahaha  Shut up(Whoops, did I forget to mention that? After this cell block, I'm going into the rest of the game blind. This'll be an adventure!  )Anyway, while not an actual mini-boss—he doesn't get the frantic OH poo poo OH poo poo OH poo poo boss music—he's a little bit tougher than your average mooks. He also comes with dogie        Aw. Dogie  It doesn't take much to put him down with this crew: wild swing, scorch, a big clobber upside the head from Frank, and he's done. If you like offensive damage, this is the party for you. You'll have to manage your resources carefully, because Vlad can only heal effectively while his HP is high, and Frank's healing isn't nearly as powerful as Willow's. Still, with this lineup, you get:
The fact that we've tossed an arcanite sword on the Sorceror just makes it even more appealing. If you like watching big numbers pop up when you hit things, these are your guys. Just keep in mind that you don't have the Witch or Fanatic, so load up on potions if you're taking them to a boss shindig. For random encounters, though? It's like taking a sherman tank into trench warfare.   Thanks for the key, Everard. *snicker* He coughs up the Frozen key without disrespectin' us, maybe this goes down a little different. Yeah. All he had to do was... ...let it go. YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAH (...I've got to get new summons.)  Man, I love murderin' people for their housekeys. It's like you're accomplishing twice as much crime for half the effort. Evil smarter, not harder! Time to go, twerp. Woah, woah! Just hear me out for a sec. Ehn, why not. It's not just me—the Reaper wants the whole book dead. You, me, everyone. That don't sound good. It's not! Those of us who escape are actually working against his plan!  Before he can say anything more the spirit is sucked into the black stone. I got bored and stopped listening. Okay, let's steal everything in the room! Huh.  Uh... Why... why does this armor have a tail?  What the gently caress? Aw, hell. He was a furry. Gah! Vlad, go resurrect him so we can kill him again! ...that's not how that works, chief... Does no one here respect my authority  Since in ideal conditions; the device is customized to that which it is imprisoning. What the—the king didn't even build this book? Looks like. loving hell! He's not just self-righteous, he's lazy! Do you think he knows what it was originally for? Doubt it. He probably didn't get much farther than "DURR HURR BIG LIGHT MAKE BAD MAN GO BYE BYE" before drooling all over his scepter. Heh. I mean kings aren't known for being not-inbred, s'all I'm sayin'.  Any other mages with hilariously dumb names want to ambush us? Anybody? Looks like that's a no. Solid. Let's get out of here before they change their mind. Hey, hey yo! Check this poo poo out! I think it's a pair of Zubaz or somethin'! ... Ziggy is going to poo poo himself. And it will be glorious.
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Apr 25, 2016 07:45
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So we have an anthropomorphic bull wearing a cat fursuit. Now we need to summon the werewolf and have him wear the bear suit.
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Apr 25, 2016 07:54
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The Lone Badger posted:So we have an anthropomorphic bull wearing a cat fursuit. Now we need to summon the werewolf and have him wear the bear suit. This LP is suddenly getting very uncomfortable.
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Apr 25, 2016 08:00
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The Lone Badger posted:we need to summon the werewolf That's what I've been saying all along! 
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Apr 25, 2016 09:03
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I had to laugh that after all the furry armour jokes even the book is described as "Dog eared".
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Apr 25, 2016 17:19
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Zathril posted:I had to laugh that after all the furry armour jokes even the book is described as "Dog eared". That was the one that got me, and he didn't even comment on it.
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Apr 25, 2016 18:06
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RickVoid posted:That was the one that got me, and he didn't even comment on it. I tried to work it in but couldn't make the joke flow very well. I figured you guys were sharp enough to see it 
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Apr 25, 2016 19:22
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Bought this game thanks to this LP. I wasn't sure if I was going to like it that much, but it's actually pretty good at pulling you in. Just about to fight the boss in the next cellblock after this one. Also, nice working in what you find into the LP!
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Apr 25, 2016 21:39
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Well, I plowed through the game again over the last few days and I can vouch that the Minotaur/Vampire/Abomination PUNCHFACE team is exactly as effective as you'd expect. Had a few lucky drops come my way which helped out quite a bit. I also got the puppet, although I rarely if ever actually used it. I might give it another go, either on Normal again or trying out Hard. The DoT and Defensive stuff helped out at the start of the game but towards the end most strategy went out the window and was replaced with "hit things hard". Not sure if my willingness to go back to town every few fights played a role in that or not.
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Apr 26, 2016 00:29
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Chokes McGee posted:
I gotta say,  And dear god has he been piling on the damage. Chokes, how many sacrifices have you been making to the RNG lately?
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Apr 26, 2016 01:02
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Just want to point out that while the initial spell might have an element tied to it, the Dot that occurs after doesn't seem to. Which means you can use Frost Fall and other spells that cause damage over turn, and only the initial casting will heal, while the DOT will continue to damage enemies just fine.
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Apr 26, 2016 04:06
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Dr. Snark posted:I gotta say, After what happened during FFL2, it loving owes me. DeliciousCookie posted:Just want to point out that while the initial spell might have an element tied to it, the Dot that occurs after doesn't seem to. Which means you can use Frost Fall and other spells that cause damage over turn, and only the initial casting will heal, while the DOT will continue to damage enemies just fine. Ha! Eat it, I was right all along! You know Frost Fall doesn't do damage over time, right? Sounds like someone's a sore loser.
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Apr 26, 2016 05:52
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DeliciousCookie posted:Just want to point out that while the initial spell might have an element tied to it, the Dot that occurs after doesn't seem to. Which means you can use Frost Fall and other spells that cause damage over turn, and only the initial casting will heal, while the DOT will continue to damage enemies just fine. So, presuming a theoretical lava monster, after you set it on fire there is a very real chance that it will burn to death.
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Apr 26, 2016 07:17
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Now that we have the Minotaur, put him in a group with the Ghost and use Dirge of Frailty before one of his giant  physical AoEs and giggle at everything getting bisected.
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Apr 26, 2016 10:51
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Well, if the RNG can't be generous at least it can be funny.
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Apr 26, 2016 12:36
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Fayrn posted:Now that we have the Minotaur, put him in a group with the Ghost and use Dirge of Frailty before one of his giant Minotaur/Shadow/Ghost 
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Apr 26, 2016 15:02
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Chokes McGee posted:Minotaur/Shadow/Ghost Team RNG all the way. What level is the party currently sitting at by the way?
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Apr 26, 2016 15:13
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cellblock 4 is probably where the shift happens from hard bosses to hard encounters happens but other then that, rather uninteresting . the minotaurs biggest weakness apart from armor is his energy regen skill is only good for +1, meaning that most of the time he isn't using skills unless you give him items with the collect energy skill.
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Apr 26, 2016 16:52
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The glyph skill is kinda useful against mages, too, as it increases Cold and Fire resistance. I don't remember its exact name at the moment. Though it helped since I picked the Skeleton as my tank, so I didn't really have any good anti-mage defense.
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Apr 26, 2016 17:50
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AmewTheFox posted:The glyph skill is kinda useful against mages, too, as it increases Cold and Fire resistance. I don't remember its exact name at the moment. Though it helped since I picked the Skeleton as my tank, so I didn't really have any good anti-mage defense. Sigil of Minos and yes, we will see that in action.
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Apr 26, 2016 23:37
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GilliamYaeger posted:So, presuming a theoretical lava monster, after you set it on fire there is a very real chance that it will burn to death. Yep. Thats how I got through this section actually. I forgot what the name of the multi-target ice spell was, but I'd cast it on all the dogs, heal them with initial damage, and then the cold dot would slowly cause them to freeze to death over time.
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Apr 27, 2016 16:15
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Hi guys! Thread's not dead, update should be dropping in a couple of days. Spoilers: If you are a fan of red numbers that are quite a bit higher than zero, you are going to love this next one.
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May 3, 2016 04:39
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Chokes McGee posted:Spoilers: If you are a fan of red numbers that are quite a bit higher than zero, you are going to love this next one. Oh man, DO I!  It's even more amazing when it brings OTHER numbers from a high number to BELOW zero in one shot.I really need to give this game a shot. It looks fun and like many things, I bought it sometime during a Humble Bundle and, AGAIN, like many Humble Bundle games, never bothered to check it out.
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May 4, 2016 05:59
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Hi thread! Guess where I'm spending the night! Did you guess the hospital? If so this probably isn't your first Chokes McGee LP. Anyway there may be a sliiiiiight delay getting the next installment out the door as El Hijo del LP Curse has decided to come knocking. Let's just say this is probably the last LP I'll be doing for a while if my wife has anything to say about it.
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May 4, 2016 09:03
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I know we joke that the LP curse is a real thing, but I think you totally need to start writing your LP updates in a salt circle.
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May 4, 2016 09:14
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SystemLogoff posted:I know we joke that the LP curse is a real thing, but I think you totally need to start writing your LP updates in a salt circle. There is no pentagram, crucifix, or feng shui on the planet that can combat this thing. You can only hope to outrun it.
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May 4, 2016 09:56
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Chokes McGee posted:There is no pentagram, crucifix, or feng shui on the planet that can combat this thing. You can only hope to outrun it.  You can run but you can't hide.
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May 4, 2016 11:46
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Poil posted:
This is going to look inappropriate as gently caress when it turns out that Chokes is in the hospital due to a freak ventriloquism accident.
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May 4, 2016 16:16
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:This is going to look inappropriate as gently caress when it turns out that Chokes is in the hospital due to a freak ventriloquism accident. "freak". He knows what goons made him summon.
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Hope everything turns out ok Chokes.....you seriously are cursed  Also, if you like hilariously one sided parties, try Sorc, Minotaur, Puppet (double guillotine arm) and  Healing, defense, and CC tend to not be necessary when you can just everybody
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