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Zulily Zoetrope posted:Please take this seriously. absolutely not
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It's clearly a Shoggoth.
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Jan 11, 2021 03:04
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MitD is the friends we made along the way
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Jan 11, 2021 04:08
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MitD, my old friend I wonder what you are again. A thing of wonder in rule books of old? A homebrew creature as of yet untold? And the guesses of the thing that you are are pained You still remain The Monster in the Darkness
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Jan 11, 2021 05:20
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Protean makes sense more or less, but seems like a downer to have the MitD be a monster that can be any monster
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Jan 11, 2021 05:26
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My personal theory is it's something outside of D&D. It'd have to be in the public domain or fall under fair use though.
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Jan 11, 2021 05:35
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Maybe it's homebrew. Pretty sure it was within the rules of D&D 3.5 to Make Things UpTM
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Jan 11, 2021 05:42
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MitD is actually an extreme buff psychic goblin with a prehensile tongue he uses to hold umbrellas.
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The Chad Jihad posted:Protean makes sense more or less, but seems like a downer to have the MitD be a monster that can be any monster I kind of like that "downer" aspect, TBH. It lets readers, even those not familiar with D&D monsters, groan and realize they should have expected something of the sort. It also explains a lot of seemingly contradictory traits ("so ugly yet so beautiful," apparently recognized by ordinary hobgoblin soldiers but a wizard claimed to have "never seen anything like it," able to pull off the Escape but it didn't occur to Xykon that he might be capable of doing so (because he didn't think of the possibility of him turning into an Umbral Blot)).
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Jan 11, 2021 05:56
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Maybe it's homebrew. Pretty sure it was within the rules of D&D 3.5 to Make Things UpTM iirc Rich said it was definitively not made up by him
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Jan 11, 2021 06:03
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Cup Runneth Over posted:iirc Rich said it was definitively not made up by him Maybe someone else made it up?
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Jan 11, 2021 06:04
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Immense powers at plot-critical moments? Eats constantly? Grotesque appearance? It's clearly a DM.
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Jan 11, 2021 06:36
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DoctorTristan posted:Immense powers at plot-critical moments?
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Silver2195 posted:I kind of like that "downer" aspect, TBH. It lets readers, even those not familiar with D&D monsters, groan and realize they should have expected something of the sort. It also explains a lot of seemingly contradictory traits ("so ugly yet so beautiful," apparently recognized by ordinary hobgoblin soldiers but a wizard claimed to have "never seen anything like it," able to pull off the Escape but it didn't occur to Xykon that he might be capable of doing so (because he didn't think of the possibility of him turning into an Umbral Blot)). Yeah I suppose. And I don't have the mental bandwidth to type this correctly at the moment, but; in real life the quintessential Monster In the Dark under your bed or in your closet being an amalgamation of things that spook the imagination of a frightened child, and then the MitD being a monster that's an amalgamation of DnD monster things, that's like poetry it rhymes
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Jan 11, 2021 07:40
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Maybe someone else made it up?
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Jan 11, 2021 11:07
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PMush Perfect posted:That is how fiction works, yes.  I mean it's some homebrew by someone Rich knows, not some official monster/monstrous manual creature.
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Jan 11, 2021 14:13
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Rich has said that it is possible for a fan to guess correctly.
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Jan 11, 2021 14:17
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MikeJF posted:Rich has said that it is possible for a fan to guess correctly. Yeah but what kind of fan? Ceiling? One of those tiny desk fans? Maybe a paper paddle-fan with Roy on the front saying something sarcastic?
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Jan 11, 2021 14:34
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I'm not as interested in determining the MitD's creature type as I am in figuring out who will play it in the live action OotS Cinematic Universe. Too bad Michael Clarke Duncan is dead. Since he's not available, though, I guess we'll have to settle for... I dunno... Steve Buscemi?
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PMush Perfect posted:That is how fiction works, yes. I misread this as "friction" and thought what does rubbing have to do with anything? Bit of a Belkar moment.
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Jan 11, 2021 15:05
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oobey posted:Since he's not available, though, I guess we'll have to settle for... I dunno... Steve Buscemi? As long as we get Gilbert Gottfried for Belkar I'll be happy.
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Jan 11, 2021 15:11
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"I am a sexy shoeless god of war!" In a Gilbert Gottfried voice.
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Jan 11, 2021 18:52
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habeasdorkus posted:"I am a sexy shoeless god of war!" In a Danny Pudi voice. ftfy
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Jan 11, 2021 18:54
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The Chad Jihad posted:Protean makes sense more or less, but seems like a downer to have the MitD be a monster that can be any monster I think having the MitD be a swirling creation-blob thing allows for a point / comparison / contrast to be made with the Snarl itself.
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Jan 11, 2021 19:12
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Devito channeling IASIP energy is right tin front of us!
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Jan 11, 2021 19:48
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Man, I'm really jonesing for my stick figure fix. I'm getting those one-month shakes a week early.
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Jan 11, 2021 20:46
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The Chad Jihad posted:Protean makes sense more or less, but seems like a downer to have the MitD be a monster that can be any monster I dunno I kind of like it, because technically all of the guesses were right. It can be, and was, any and all of those at any particular point in time. It also kind of continues the pseudo-Schroedinger running joke thing it has going on right now. While it's in the darkness, it could be any of those monsters. When it's out of the darkness... it can still be any of those monsters.
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Jan 12, 2021 06:02
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Day 34 of the stakeout. I don't know how much longer I can take this. I miss my wife and kids but that's the price I pay for sitting on the 'latest comic' page over on GiTP and constantly mashing the "next comic" button.
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reignofevil posted:Day 34 of the stakeout. I don't know how much longer I can take this. I miss my wife and kids but that's the price I pay for sitting on the 'latest comic' page over on GiTP and constantly mashing the "next comic" button. You know you can just sign up for the RSS feed, right?
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Jan 15, 2021 18:14
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After last week, I wouldn't be surprised at anyone falling behind in their creative endeavors. Also possibly we're headed towards a more complicated page.
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Jan 15, 2021 18:22
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Absurd Alhazred posted:You know you can just sign up for the RSS feed, right? And if you're the sort of person who doesn't bother with an RSS feed you can set notifications for Rich Burlew's twitter account. (Not so helpful if you're a popular poster but I'm sure that's not a big concern for anyone here.)
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what on earth makes you think I'm the kind of person who bothers with a twitter feed I get my updates from posts in this thread, like any sane adult.
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Jan 15, 2021 18:57
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I subscribed to the Patreon, so I get an email every time he posts about a new strip.
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Jan 15, 2021 19:03
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I sure hope Rich is OK.
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Jan 15, 2021 19:05
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I get my updates from posts in this thread, like any sane adult.
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I get my updates from posts in this thread, like any sane adult.
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Jan 15, 2021 20:51
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I get my updates from posts in this thread, like any sane adult.
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Jan 15, 2021 20:53
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I get my updates from posts in this thread, like any sane adult.
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Yeah, that's great, but if no one actually checks the site, then none of you are reading the strip ever again. 
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Zulily Zoetrope posted:I get my updates from posts in this thread, like any sane adult.
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