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Thaddius the Large posted:gently caress, same, I just stared at it for about 20 seconds trying to figure it out. What the hell is he talking about, it was a perio. . . oh goddamnit While on the topic of things we missed the first time through, it wasn't until the quick reread for my post above that I read all the names on the guard's clipboard in strip 782. Besides the four previously named characters, there's Vermillius and Celureaus(?-not certain about the a there), that's the red and blue guys who got eaten by the T-rex, Offpanelo (thanks CM) and Notseenicus, whose duel was entirely offscreen, and Evisceratus, who had he misfortune of running afoul of Belkar and his cat. Aumanor fucked around with this message at 22:20 on Jul 7, 2016 |
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Offpanelo, not Offpansio.
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Cat Mattress posted:Offpanelo, not Offpansio. ...right, that does make a lot more sense. In my defense, that's a weird font and the resolution in that panes is kinda crap.
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Jul 7, 2016 22:20
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I'M Offpantsio.
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nimby posted:Whelp, this is a joke I only now got. To be fair it was probably about two months between those strips.
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Jul 7, 2016 22:46
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It's a really clever bit of word play
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Aumanor posted:there's Vermillius and Celureaus(?-not certain about the a there), that's the red and blue guys who got eaten by the T-rex, That's vermilion and cerulean, or red and blue.
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HisMajestyBOB posted:That's vermilion and cerulean, or red and blue. I wanted to make this very helpful and informative post until I reread what he said there.
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ikanreed posted:I wanted to make this very helpful and informative post until I reread what he said there. Obviously, you can read. 
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HisMajestyBOB posted:That's vermilion and cerulean, or red and blue. I did get that, it's just that the eau string at the end looks kind of weird. How would you even pronounce that? Because the french pronunciation (o) would be kind of out of place given the fake-roman vibe of most of the other names.
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nimby posted:Whelp, this is a joke I only now got. Belkar has an obscure feat where his INT/WIS/CHA scores are tripled, but only for insults and threats.
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Eifert Posting posted:Belkar has an obscure feat where his INT/WIS/CHA scores are tripled, but only for insults and threats. But three times zero...
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Heatwizard posted:But three times zero... Despite V's quip back in Azure City, I have a suspicion that Belkar actually has a positive, albeit low, Charisma modifier. (That or he has a shitton of cross-class ranks in Bluff.)
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I wouldn't even speculate a low Cha modifier necessarily. It's probably the main reason He hasn't been killed by so many who could have.
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greatn posted:I wouldn't even speculate a low Cha modifier necessarily. It's probably the main reason He hasn't been killed by so many who could have. That seems more like regular old PC plot armor, you know, the sort of leniency DMs extend to anything short of exceptionally stupid acts like trying to solo the archvillain who has at least ten levels on you.
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Carrasco posted:That seems more like regular old PC plot armor, you know, the sort of leniency DMs extend to anything short of exceptionally stupid acts like trying to solo the archvillain who has at least ten levels on you. They aren't actually PCs though. There are no players.
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Rygar201 posted:They aren't actually PCs though. There are no players. ... they are literally referred to as PCs in the comic. Also the prequel comic is called "ON THE ORIGIN OF PCs" And they constantly make jokes that literally hinge on the fact that they are important PCs and nameless NPCs aren't. Like the entire saga with the police force. Or Crystal's whole schtick and backstory.
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W.T. Fits posted:Despite V's quip back in Azure City, I have a suspicion that Belkar actually has a positive, albeit low, Charisma modifier. (That or he has a shitton of cross-class ranks in Bluff.) Belkars plenty charismatic. Little fucker has total game, see: Jenny the Bard slash Sorceress slash Rogue
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Zore posted:... they are literally referred to as PCs in the comic. Right which is all a great joke about how PCs act, but they aren't Player Characters because there are no players.
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Rygar201 posted:Right which is all a great joke about how PCs act, but they aren't Player Characters because there are no players. Only if you're obsessing over the literal definition. In comic, they are called PCs because they're taking on the narrative and mechanical role PCs do.
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Also the intro to OtOoPCs is literally Redcloak being offended that he's somehow a lesser person just because he doesn't have a player.
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I wonder how Redcloak is going to end the series. Part of me wants him to not die but he's done some pretty damning things in his efforts to make goblins valued.
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his means justify his ends mostly probably e: the other way around
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Jul 10, 2016 01:41
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Looking his brother in the eye.
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Redcloak is a tragic figure. That doesn't mean that his tragedy will be at the expense of his cause. He may get everything he wants after his just death.
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Rygar201 posted:Right which is all a great joke about how PCs act, but they aren't Player Characters because there are no players. How can you have read the comic this long and yet still not get core concepts to its story?
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I do wonder how the characters identify which characters are PCs, though. Is it just an inherent knowledge or what?
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Colonel Cool posted:I do wonder how the characters identify which characters are PCs, though. Is it just an inherent knowledge or what? it's written on the fourth wall
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Jul 10, 2016 06:01
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The Order of the Stick takes place in a world where people are aware of their position as characters in an RPG world and its conceits if it advances either the plot or a gag, and are unaware of the same thing if it advances the same things.
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Jul 10, 2016 09:08
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They're not players. http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0606.html
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Order of the Stick does not represent an actual D&D game. However the world follows the rules of D&D games, and those rules require PCs. So the world has designated protagonists even though there's no human player behind them.
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Tenebrais posted:Order of the Stick does not represent an actual D&D game. However the world follows the rules of D&D games, and those rules require PCs. So the world has designated protagonists even though there's no human player behind them. This is the stated approach.
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Everyone is the PC is their own story. The trick is knowing where your story lies in the grand scheme of things. A story of greater importance will supersede the lower ones ans turn people into NPCs.
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nimby posted:Everyone is the PC is their own story. The trick is knowing where your story lies in the grand scheme of things. A story of greater importance will supersede the lower ones ans turn people into NPCs. Tarquin recognizes this and lives for it  The number of people arguing with me about something Rich explicitly stated was bizarre. The part few posters have been on point though.
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Rygar201 posted:The number of people arguing with me about something Rich explicitly stated was bizarre. The part few posters have been on point though. The number of people arguing that they are Player Characters (literally that the characters have players) is zero, so I don't see what's so bizarre about that. It's your conclusion, "They aren't actually PCs," that's the heart of the disagreement. The PC label has been explicit as well. It means something slightly different in the OotS universe, but it's still an accurate description. They've got the same quirks and basic tropes our D&D PCs do. They just live in a world where that's reality rather than one where people sit around a table rolling dice and making up stories about PCs.
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They are Protagonist Characters. Others are Non-Protagonist Characters.
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Wait, the characters aren't Macs?! I want my money back!
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