The OotS thread

[Anguirus]

^ Nah, any sane DM would call that Evil (hence my use of Evil with a capital E, by default in 3E D&D Evil is a palpable force and committing that act would have stripped them of certain "Good" feats, spells, etc had they possessed them).

Especially because OotS (which is pretty much a D&D game without external reality...still, Rich Burlew is sort of like the "DM of that world) is obviously flogging the theme that goblins are people HARD. Hell, Redcloak is one of the best characters in the whole strip.

[lance]

If they didn't kill him, he could reveal that there are now elves helping the human resistance movement.

Therefore, the Resistance now has magical support (wizards).

That's not an intelligence item the resistance would like the Hobgoblins to have.

Seeing how the resistance could go from 'annoying' to 'Uber-Lich has decided to remove them as an issue'.

That doesn't work, due to Speak with Dead

[Crazedwraith]

Plus, they have a Paladin on hand. 'Detect Evil' Anyone. If he's good, you can keep him, if not Thanah will gut him.

Oh and 708 is up That was quick.

Edit: And that smack down is like ten times worse if you get the references to Start Of Darkness. At least you didn't have to do it yourself this time Wrong-Eye. Plus, Team Evil knows about the elves now, so the hobgoblin killing really was needless in the last strip.

[Sinewmire]

Oooo, Wrong-Eye. That's harsh. Xykon, sir, you are a cad and a bounder!

[Solauren]

Man, that Mystic Theurge chick is fucked up something serious.

"Hello, Little One, I'm your new mommy".

That's crazy on all sorts of levels.

I think I'll steal her basic concept for my Greyhawk Campaign....

[Sinewmire]

I'm really enjoying Tsukiko. She has, as you say, got issues.

I particularly like the strip where she gives a Wight Thanh's shoes.

[Highlord Laan]

It's obvious that they killed the hobgoblin for fun. There were any number of nonlethal ways to shut him up, it's D&D. At the very least the wisecracking makes that a clear-cut Evil act if you accept the thesis that goblins = people.

There's a reason they pointedly felt no need to tell the paladin...

Keeping the Paladin ignorant is SOP for most parties, from what I've seen

[Lord of the Abyss]

Wow, that was fast! #709, No Scry Zone up already!


"Obscure plot minutiae in your face!", heh.

[FaxModem1]

Hmm, Monster in the Darkness is pretty susceptible to suggestion, I wonder if Tsukiko comments will make him stop liking O-chul?

[Solauren]

Not so much suggestion.

I think he gave up on O'chuul for now because of the cloister, not because of Lady-Psycho.

And interesting she was given the DIVINE half of the ritual. Maybe our favourite Uber-lich is preparing for a possible 'don't need Red Cloak anymore' moment?

[Lord of the Abyss]

Not so much suggestion.

I think he gave up on O'chuul for now because of the cloister, not because of Lady-Psycho.

And interesting she was given the DIVINE half of the ritual. Maybe our favourite Uber-lich is preparing for a possible 'don't need Red Cloak anymore' moment?

That, or he wants to be sure just what it does...and he won't be happy if studying the divine half lets Necro-Girl figure out what the spell actually does in detail.
Spoiler

He's not putting out all this effort just to hand control of the gate to Redcloak's god the Dark One. And I expect quite the temper tantrum if he finds out that was the plan all along.

( Start of Darkness Spoiler )

[Crazedwraith]

Now is Tsukiki going to realised that she may not need either of the others to perform the ritual; since she 'does both' but maybe she's not got enough levels to do it all herself.

[Solauren]

Actually....
Spoiler

I don't see why Xykon and Red Cloak/The Dark One can't both use the Gate.

First, they use it for the Dark One's purposes. Goblinoids now are a major race on the level of humans. (Ironically, the founding of Gobotopia might just do that anyway.

Second, Xykon and his Goblin allies use it to take over the world. Goblinoids are now THE major race in control, and Xykon is at the top of the Goblinoid power structure beside Red-cloak.

Everyone wins.

[Crazedwraith]

"Obscure plot minutiae in your face!", heh.

Hmm. I don't really call the cloister spell; obscure plot minutiae, its like a major plot point in V's Arc.

[Ford Prefect]

He's referring to how it 'lingers' on people, I think.

[Lord of the Abyss]

He's referring to how it 'lingers' on people, I think.

I was quoting an evil cockroach; no telling if it was a boy or girl.

[Kodiak]

#710 is up!

Elan is nothing if not persistent. This one reminds of the birthday scene from Blazing Saddles

El Guapo: Yes, like the time we... we....
Steve Martin: We trimmed the hedges!
El Guapo: Yeah, the hedges!

[Lord of the Abyss]

"Does he Get XP for their Buzz?"; hmmm, how much XP would a buzz give you I wonder...

[Lord of the Abyss]

#711 ( The Rouge's Guild ) is up already! He's on a roll.

[Vehrec]

...You know, that's the worst pun EVER.

[Rogue 9]

Tell me about it.

[Solauren]

Tell me about it.

On that note, I've been meaning to ask you something. What shade are you anyway?

(Runs away from Proton Torpedo bombardment).

Anyway, back on topic.... I'm actually surprised Haley didn't do something a little more, oh, suited to the situation. Like knock the crap out of them and take their supplies for resale elsewhere.

[Joviwan]

#710 is up!

Elan is nothing if not persistent. This one reminds of the birthday scene from Blazing Saddles

El Guapo: Yes, like the time we... we....
Steve Martin: We trimmed the hedges!
El Guapo: Yeah, the hedges!

That's "The Three Amigos," you silly person.

[Crazedwraith]

Anyway, back on topic.... I'm actually surprised Haley didn't do something a little more, oh, suited to the situation. Like knock the crap out of them and take their supplies for resale elsewhere.

She's good aligned? Time wasting isn't really evil enough to warrant an ass whupping.

[Solauren]

Anyway, back on topic.... I'm actually surprised Haley didn't do something a little more, oh, suited to the situation. Like knock the crap out of them and take their supplies for resale elsewhere.

She's good aligned? Time wasting isn't really evil enough to warrant an ass whupping.

Depends on how much time was wasted. They appear to have deliberately lied to her too.

That earns a minor ass-whupping and some product removal, IMHO. I'm not saying she should kill them, or sell them into slavery (unlike one group of PCs I DMd for once.....) or anything, but knocking some sense into them (i.e: Don't try to con a PC) is more then called for.