Flying Marbles in #758

[ClockShock]

#758 Spins of the Father (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0758.html)

So one of Tarquin's team (a druid?) has a few coloured dots floating beside them. What are they?

[Shale]

They're Ioun Stones. (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#iounStones)

[Razanir]

#758 Spins of the Father (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0758.html)

So one of Tarquin's team (a druid?) has a few coloured dots floating beside them. What are they?

Ioun stones, most likely

[ClockShock]

Makes sense to me - cheers

[Kolhammer]

Red, Orange, and Green are the colors?

[Vinsfeld]

Red, Orange, and Green are the colors?

I saw Red, Pink and Green. But they are so small that it's pretty hard to tell what the colours are.

And they all seem to be a sphere-shaped stone. Which means that it can't be orange (according to the srd, although the Giant may have changed it or didn't bother to look about the colors and shapes)

[KillianHawkeye]

I saw Red, Pink and Green. But they are so small that it's pretty hard to tell what the colours are.

And they all seem to be a sphere-shaped stone. Which means that it can't be orange (according to the srd, although the Giant may have changed it or didn't bother to look about the colors and shapes)

You expect the Giant to draw spheres and rhomboids and whatever other shapes they can be? Did you forget that this is a STICK FIGURE comic? :smallconfused:

[Peelee]

You expect the Giant to draw spheres and rhomboids and whatever other shapes they can be? Did you forget that this is a STICK FIGURE comic? :smallconfused:

I DEMAND MY CLEAR SPINDLE!

Anyway, if the colors* match up to what the spheres are supposed to be, why not let 'em be as they are?

*No idea if they do or not, or even what they are. I'm colorblind, and can't tell with such a small color sample.

[Olinser]

Since she looks like a caster, I'm guessing they are:

Orange - +1 Caster Level (perfect for a caster, obviously)
Pale Green - +1 to attacks, saves, skills and ability checks (great all arounder)
Deep Red - +2 Dex (not great, but helps with touch attacks)

[Vinsfeld]

You expect the Giant to draw spheres and rhomboids and whatever other shapes they can be? Did you forget that this is a STICK FIGURE comic? :smallconfused:

LOL. No, but he could draw in a non-spherical shape. Just to indicate that it's different. But I was already thinking that the shape doesn't matter here. Just the colors.

[Olinser]

Also, in the panel in the sauna, it does look like the green is not a sphere. It's definitely not the same shape as the other 2.

[allenw]

Note that Ioun Stones were (like so many things in early D&D) originally from the stories of Jack Vance. See here for details. (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.aspx?x=dnd/4alum/20110513)