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I guess it fits a more traditional narrative arc for just when the heroes think they've escaped the villain, he comes back for one last mad attack before getting put down. Honestly though, if he's going this route it pretty much guarantees Tarquin dies here. Otherwise Rich might as well have had Laurin tell Tarquin no when he asked for the gate up to the ship.
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razorrozar posted:Here we all thought the arc was wrapping up. It is wrapping up. We're just waiting for Tarquin's inevitable fall. 
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Dec 7, 2013 16:14
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Holy poo poo. Is it on right now?
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Dec 7, 2013 16:21
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Gentlemen its time to lay down some preparations because we're getting ready to rumble! Blackwing is still awesome.
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mmkay posted:
Second time I've had a use for this today: 
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Dec 7, 2013 16:26
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Okay yeah, Tarquin is definitely dying right here and right now. Possibly within 3 strips. He has lost all of his poo poo.
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Dec 7, 2013 16:30
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Captain Oblivious posted:Okay yeah, Tarquin is definitely dying right here and right now. Possibly within 3 strips. Why do i have the feeling it will end with the ship crashing into the gate?
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Dec 7, 2013 16:39
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Raenir Salazar posted:Gentlemen its time to lay down some preparations because we're getting ready to rumble! (casterfight}
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Dec 7, 2013 16:42
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Toplowtech posted:Because unless Miron shows up with the rest of Tarquin's gang, it's not going to end well for him. There's no way Tarquin would die before the cat lady and that unnamed warrior dude get actual screentime, sooo... Screw casterfight, we're looking at a full-blown guild-on-guild fight here, folks.
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Boo, arc continues! Yaaaaay, caster fight!
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blizzardvizard posted:There's no way Tarquin would die before the cat lady and that unnamed warrior dude get actual screentime, sooo... Those two plus Miron can show up at a later point to avenge him. I'd say that the Chekhov's guns that have to fire before Tarquin can go out are: Laurin's favour, which can be addressed at any moment; and Sabine's revenge, which is trickier but I guess she could exact it on Tarquin's soul if he ends up in the right place.
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Dec 7, 2013 17:06
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Toplowtech posted:dusk is getting close and one vampire cleric is going to get new spells so in a few panels Tarquin will be seriously outnumbered. It takes a full hour of meditation for a Cleric to regain spells. Durkon isn't going to cleric ex machina this fight.
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Dec 7, 2013 17:06
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Well now Julio needs to die because Elan needs a new rapier.
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Dec 7, 2013 17:09
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I thought Tarquin was going to be a penultimate hurdle when the order was finally closing in on Xykon, but now there's pretty much no chance of him surviving. Roy's going to smack him off the ship, I'm sure.
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Dec 7, 2013 18:24
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If that happens, there needs to be a panel by panel copy of the Roy falling to his death comic. It would just feel right.
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Dec 7, 2013 18:39
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No fair Vaarsuvius, Move is Psynergy so Laurin should get that. 
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Dec 7, 2013 18:50
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Johnny Aztec posted:If that happens, there needs to be a panel by panel copy of the Roy falling to his death comic. It would just feel right. Eh, if Rich were to use that visual effect again, he'd be obliged to have Tarquin survive it. Else it's just blatant repetition.
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Dec 7, 2013 19:09
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nimby posted:Eh, if Rich were to use that visual effect again, he'd be obliged to have Tarquin survive it. Else it's just blatant repetition. Yeah I'd assume Tarquin's got some obscure feather fall casting magic item.
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nimby posted:Eh, if Rich were to use that visual effect again, he'd be obliged to have Tarquin survive it. Else it's just blatant repetition. Perhaps. I think it would have some interesting parallels. I don't think that is what will happen, however.
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Dec 7, 2013 19:20
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I love how downright Villainous Tarquin is being right now, his deranged dialogue is getting pretty sweet. I'm going to kill your girlfriend, burn this ship to the ground, chop off your hand and make sure you know that its ALL YOUR FAULT. Guy has goals, I'll say that. edit: "Just like Nale did" 
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...Goals/plans that forgot to account for the wizard who helped thrash Mirion's rear end (along with the rest of the Order) was conspicuously absent. Or accounting for the possibility that he might not necessarily have a means of getting off of said crashing ship with his life if Laurin is incapacitated. ...I'd actually kind of like to see something along those lines now. Tarquin manages to kill the pilot, makes some final choice words towards Elan... Then realizes there's no way for him to get out of the ensuing crash. Bonus points if he ended up being directly responsible, I.E. in his rage, he deals a knockout blow to Laurin.
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D1Sergo posted:I love how downright Villainous Tarquin is being right now, his deranged dialogue is getting pretty sweet. I'm going to kill your girlfriend, burn this ship to the ground, chop off your hand and make sure you know that its ALL YOUR FAULT. Guy has goals, I'll say that. The best thing about that pointed out to me on the other forums is that he looks exactly like Elan when saying that, which is amazing for a stick figure comic.
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SirDan3k posted:Yeah I'd assume Tarquin's got some obscure feather fall casting magic item. Nothing obscure about Feather Tokens; they cost like 200 gp and every adventurer should have one.
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Dec 7, 2013 19:54
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Aaagg why can't this arc end already
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TINA TURNER posted:Aaagg why can't this arc end already Because it's awesome and I'm loving every strip
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I enjoyed this strip. It reminded me of when V let loose on that Black Dragon. I mean, not quite that, but more the exposed viciousness and cruelty. We knew Tarquin is evil. We knew that. However, every time he has done an evil act, he has been calm, collected, in control. That is all gone now. He is in the depth of his rage, and all limits are off. Him turning and breaking Haley's arm without even thinking was a bit of a "holy poo poo" moment, but then he hits you with the " going to kill her, everyone else, crash the ship and cut off your hand" Edit: Actually, I just went and re-read it. Beyond the "Because that is how it is done" outburst, he is pretty well in control of himself. Still, I like the strip. Johnny Aztec fucked around with this message at 20:44 on Dec 7, 2013 |
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Dec 7, 2013 20:25
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Anyone else notice that Tarquin's attack got Elan right under his eye, in one of the classic "hero scar" positions? Tarquin is really set on doing things "the right way", i.e. Exactly like every story before this one.
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Eifert Posting posted:Well now Julio needs to die because Elan needs a new rapier. He can grab his dad's murderknife. He should, too.
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Cat Mattress posted:He can grab his dad's murderknife. This is another great detail, he had his big ol' battleaxe and his crafty whip skills, but Tarquins' turned that knife into a murderknife for sure.
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Dec 7, 2013 20:52
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Roland Jones posted:Anyone else notice that Tarquin's attack got Elan right under his eye, in one of the classic "hero scar" positions? Tarquin is really set on doing things "the right way", i.e. Exactly like every story before this one. Nah, people have had that slash showing damage all the time before. Plus, the scar has got to go over the eye, not beneath it.
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TINA TURNER posted:Aaagg why can't this arc end already YEAH LET'S GET BACK TO CORRIDORS AND RULE GAGS (casterfight)
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Dec 7, 2013 21:06
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TINA TURNER posted:Aaagg why can't this arc end already Caster fight! Caster fight!
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Is (casterfight) as epic as an ultimate duel between clerics?
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Would keeping the Order out of the way make it more likely that the final Gate would be destroyed? And don't the Fiends still have time on V's soul left?
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nimby posted:Is (casterfight) as epic as an ultimate duel between clerics? If Laurin sticks to her "stunning and dispelling only" shtick, it could be.
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The best villains are the ones who seem like they could actually win, the ones who really have enough power to destroy the heroes (see: any villain played by Jason Isaacs). I think that's part of what makes Tarquin so awesome.
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Remora posted:Would keeping the Order out of the way make it more likely that the final Gate would be destroyed? And don't the Fiends still have time on V's soul left? Tarkie already believes that the heroes will get there just in time to save the day. And that if everyone but elan dies, he will just happen to find a group of like minded and similar level adventurers to help him finish the quest. He also believes elan will be the leader of said group, which is how this all got started. Edit: aw poo I misread your post. No the order is the cause of the gates blowing up. The bad guys want to control the gate. Shwqa fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Dec 7, 2013 |
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Yes, the fiends have 20something minutes and a 3 minutes something seconds. It seems once they activate it, lasts the whole amount. Can't do a few minutes here, a few there. It is not going to get used here for two reasons: I really doubt they would benefit from what Tarquin has planned and that is isnt going to happen because it just happened. Doing it again so soon would not have much of an impact at all.
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Raenir Salazar posted:The best thing about that pointed out to me on the other forums is that he looks exactly like Elan when saying that, which is amazing for a stick figure comic. I thought he looked a bit different there and was wondering if there was some deeper significance to that.
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