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rotinaj posted:D&D Hell ain't so bad. Especially if you're a high-level PC. D&D Hell is pretty bad given that you enter it pathetic and weak after death. I mean, if he was some sort of Wizard I could see it turning out differently but he's going to spend eternity as a poop devil.
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Dec 1, 2010 19:30
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rotinaj posted:Not unless the DM is specifically making "unkillable" NPCs to gently caress with his characters. Miko.
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Jan 18, 2011 05:40
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Donraj posted:Burlew actually did a write-up of how he figures the fight went down mechanically. It was pretty well thought-out. I don't know about the first time but he explanation for the second time was pretty stupid.
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Jan 19, 2011 18:34
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Poil posted:So V decides that the best use of her/his turn is to cast fly and get up in melee range with the other wizard instead of something useful like hold person or dispel or even a freaking lightningbolt? Normally I don't care about stuff like that and I know the author has said that the pc's don't always make the most optimal decisions but that's just plain stupid. Even Elan wouldn't do that (well actually he might, because for him being in melee is good since he is a melee fighting person and not a ranged spellcaster). If we were thinking about "plain stupid" not hitting V with that Flesh to Stone is much worse.
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Apr 28, 2011 19:15
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Ah yes, the 3.5 rogue. Unable to kill a cat.
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May 25, 2011 06:49
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If this was 3.5 they both would have been chargers and this battle would have been finished the strip it began in.
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Jul 16, 2011 02:42
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CapnAndy posted:One of the subtlest jokes in the entire series is that the only character who's properly min-maxed is Elan. Durkon. Apparently Thog too.
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Jul 16, 2011 05:04
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Cuchulain posted:Plot to strips. I have Crohn's Disease so I'm not a big jerk about Rich not updating. But holy poo poo this whole desert bit has been a loving glacially paced. The trend continues.
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Jul 19, 2011 02:48
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Cabbit posted:Christ, I have never seen a more entitled fanbase than webcomics fans. The dude is loving diseased and you're not paying one thin red cent, quit bitching. Bad pacing is bad pacing. It does not magically become good pacing because the dude is loving diseased.
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Jul 19, 2011 04:44
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Brannock posted:Pacing is distinct from updating speed. Yes I know. Quite update or not this story is dragging.
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Jul 19, 2011 04:58
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inthesto posted:I'd just like to point out that after all that beating Thog dished out, Roy is still capable of getting up and formulating a tactical plan. Or, if you're a D&D nerd you think "damage doesn't matter until you lose that last point of HP".
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Jul 26, 2011 02:51
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Thanks for the lesson. Now I'm off to use the ATM machine.
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Jul 28, 2011 00:00
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Ponsonby Britt posted:I like the line about the drow optimizing his entire build to beat V... because it explains how Belkar or somebody else will be able to beat him. It's like that whole big argument about 3e wizards is magically rendered moot! Not really but it's nice to think that.
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Aug 3, 2011 06:13
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Cabbit posted:It's entirely possible that you could set up your daily spell selections exclusively to deal with one specific thing and leave yourself open to something else. Somebody who sets up their spell selection to nothing but fighting another wizard could conceivably find himself on the outs when faced with not that. Spells are rather flexible in that a Rogue turns to stone just as easily as a Wizard does. Also, basic mage buffs protect from everything, period. I suppose Zzt'Dri might have specialized to the point where he has not prepared those basic mage buffs but then that's less a case of overspecialization and more a case of stupidity.
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Aug 3, 2011 06:35
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Ashenai posted:Yeah, I have no idea where he's getting all his damage from. +10 plot damage.
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Aug 4, 2011 00:18
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I think I need to take a break from this comic because whenever I read it I turn grognard. Like, the whole time I was reading this strip I could only think "but what about encumbrance?"
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Aug 8, 2011 22:55
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XkyRauh posted:Durkon fills so many roles, though! He's the straight man, the dwarf, the voice of religion, and the Cleric. It's true he doesn't have a lot of individual personality, but he provides a springboard for the other members to show their stuff. Durkon's personality is dwarf.
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Aug 24, 2011 05:20
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Nale is actually really good at recruiting people.
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Sep 1, 2011 23:37
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I hope Thog is dead. Roy is also an expert on aqueducts so Xykon better watch out for those.
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Oct 4, 2011 15:24
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Fighting Trousers posted:Roy is the kind of melee character I aspire to play in PnP. I can't help but feel that Roy was burned by the DM in an earlier campaign for not having the right knowledge skills to understand "taking out supports makes the roof fall".
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Oct 4, 2011 19:28
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Toussaint Louverture posted:I think it's an acute case of "DM-doesn't-keep-track-of-player-skills-itis." Fighter: Can I knock down a pillar to cave the roof in? DM: No ranks in Knowledge Architecture? I think not cheater! Also, I tried to kick a pillar down once and couldn't do it. Therefore it is impossible you are a double cheater! Wizard: Can I cast disintegrate to bring the roof down? DM: Of course. Verisimilitude demands it.
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Oct 5, 2011 17:43
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Cliff Racer posted:Well, Miko beat the entire team that one time and two or three pretty convincing rear end-kickings took place in Start of Darkness. DM Railroading doesn't count.
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Oct 18, 2011 16:47
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Nale has a lot of HP for a terrible, terrible build.
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Oct 20, 2011 05:20
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3.5 Harm does 10 damage per caster level. Assuming the minimum level to cast harm that's 110 damage. Maybe Nale made his will save? He has a lot of sorcerer levels.
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Oct 20, 2011 05:28
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terminal mehmet posted:What the hell, all that for no familiar? I'd never allow that variant without additional cost. Don't worry. This is another "what does Harm do" situation. With Stalwart Sorcerer, you get Martial Weapon Proficiency for one weapon, Weapon Focus for that weapon, and extra HP equal to 2 times your Sorcerer level (so all those non-Sorcerer classes get squat). For this you give up a spell known of the highest spell level you know. So, assuming you stay a Sorcerer you can end up with 40 extra HP at level 20. Is 40 HP worth a 9th level spell known and the ability to prestige class?
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Oct 21, 2011 18:02
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ConfusedUs posted:A lot of D&D spells have really useful applications out of combat. The low-level ones, specifically. Oh sure, let magic take away another Fighter job.
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Nov 2, 2011 06:30
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Bobulus posted:I guess I don't understand/remember why they're even bothering to hide the fact that Roy is part of the Order. There is no difference between Lawful and Neutral Evil in D&D.
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Nov 15, 2011 17:48
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Ponsonby Britt posted:I think the poster meant "in 4e there is no distinction between Lawful Evil and Neutral Evil, because they were collapsed into one Evil alignment". No, I meant there was never any distinction in the first place. Alignment discussions bring nothing but misery though so I don't mind if your view varies.
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Nov 18, 2011 21:57
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Toussaint Louverture posted:LE: "How can I exploit the system?" Notice how these two are pretty much the same? Fun new comic. I am surprised I laughed at Tarquin's spoiler alert but it happened.
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Nov 22, 2011 00:01
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Tarquin is going to die trying to use the Gates and his scheme will collapse. In a few years, there will only be a handful of people who remember him. Nale, you were smart enough to focus on your sorcerer levels but not smart enough to max out your concentration score?
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Dec 12, 2011 22:59
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Yup. You're going to die Tarquin. Even worse, you're going to die in the middle of nowhere so your legend will just end.
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Dec 14, 2011 21:05
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Huh. That's a gate spell isn't it?
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Aug 12, 2013 19:17
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Lurdiak posted:I think it's kind of clear by Nale's final words that what he wanted all along was to be free, but that's kind of difficult to do when your dad's a lawful evil control freak. Pretty much. Just a cog in one of Tarquin's schemes indeed. I find it interesting that people still consider Tarquin a "goood" father or a "loving" father.
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Aug 21, 2013 15:40
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Belkar is still evil. Just look how he treated his charmed kobold captive. He's just not one dimensional anymore.
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Aug 22, 2013 09:31
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Soonmot posted:I'd say Belkar is at least up to Chaotic Neutral. Belkar isn't even close to being Chaotic Neutral.
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Aug 27, 2013 04:46
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How many of those long range spells wouldn't kill Elan as well?
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Oct 22, 2013 19:05
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Manic_Misanthrope posted:I'm just liking the many uses of multishot. Underpowered my rear end. Yeah, Rich's ability to make fantasy almost believable is astounding! The D&D nerd in my sees Tarquin catching two arrows and thinks "huh, that makes Tarquin an epic level character." Then the D&D nerd in me thinks "Fighters really such since catching two arrows is something only epic level fighters can do." Hypocrisy fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Jan 4, 2014 |
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Jan 4, 2014 17:59
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jng2058 posted:Roy's a PC. Any group of PCs worth their salt when given access to a Vampire Cleric will move heaven and earth to keep said Cleric. There's so much power and utility there. Any group of PCs worth their salt will toss that ECL nightmare as soon as they get a chance. I wonder what will happen to V to prevent him from gaining more problematic magic?
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Rumda posted:Oh yeah Durkula isn't making it to the Dwarven lands. He's going to make it. He has prophecy on his side. Belkar on the other hand...
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