Darths and Droids V: Thread IV Was Eaten By Dogs

[The Glyphstone]

Discussion of the Darths & Droids (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/) webcomic, inspired by Shamus Young's DM of the Rings (http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14).

Most Recent Episode:
Darths and Droids Episode 1214: Slug Dog Millionaire (http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1214.html) (September 7, 2012)

Previous Threads:
Darths and Droids (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61814) (November 1, 2007 - June 16, 2011)
Darths and Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=203358) (June 16, 2011 - September 9, 2012)
Darths and Droids III: Search Your DNA Report (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?255259-Darths-and-Droids-III-Search-Your-DNA-Report) (September 9, 2012-June 26, 2015)

Holy crap, this comic is 8 years old already?

[Kantaki]

They can buy 8% of Han? If they can buy them in one piece it could be enough to save him. Turning Han into a Cyborg could even be a improvement. But I guess they will do something stupid instead. Like freeing him before the auction starts.

[Traab]

Can you rezz someone in a regular game of D&D with 8% of the body? I know that wont help here, I was just wondering.

[SirKazum]

Can you rezz someone in a regular game of D&D with 8% of the body? I know that wont help here, I was just wondering.

Raise Dead (5th level) needs a mostly intact body. Ressurrection (7th level) needs only the smallest fraction, even the dust left from Disintegration is enough. True Ressurrection (9th level) doesn't even need that. Of course, that's in 3rd edition. Most other editions have versions of Raise Dead and Ressurrection that work along similar lines though.

[Traab]

Heh ah, I thought it was something like that. I was just picturing them briefly considering this as a plan before the dm reminds them that there is no such spell line in this game. Closest you get is coming back as a force ghost.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Cloning would be viable with even a tiny DNA sample, but then they'd just end up with a polite moron.

[SirKazum]

Cloning would be viable with even a tiny DNA sample, but then they'd just end up with a polite moron.

So the politeness would be a plus, then :smalltongue:

[Rogar Demonblud]

So that explains the stormtroopers. They cloned a cross-eyed moron!

In almost unrelated news, they apparently re-released Spaceballs, so I'll get to see it on the big screen in a couple weeks.

[Traab]

So that explains the stormtroopers. They cloned a cross-eyed moron!

In almost unrelated news, they apparently re-released Spaceballs, so I'll get to see it on the big screen in a couple weeks.

!!!!!!!!!!! Heh, I have it on dvd, but thats pretty cool.

[Lurkmoar]

Mmmm, that new thread smell.

So... the people bidding are Han Solo's enemies... not Greedos? Um, Was the Original Han Solo the shape shifter or was it Greedo, Jim's character?

[Emperordaniel]

Mmmm, that new thread smell.

So... the people bidding are Han Solo's enemies... not Greedos? Um, Was the Original Han Solo the shape shifter or was it Greedo, Jim's character?

The original Han Solo (http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0758.html) was a shapeshifter (http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0764.html), according to Jabba the Hutt.

Also, I think the first date at the top of the thread should probably read "June 25, 2015" - pretty sure that the current strip didn't come out three years ago. :smalltongue:

[Kantaki]

Cloning would be viable with even a tiny DNA sample, but then they'd just end up with a polite moron.

So the only thing that would change is that Han would be more polite? That sounds like an improvement. Maybe someone should tell our heroes about it.

[Morquard]

Like freeing him before the auction starts.
No, I don't see them doing that. That be silly.

[Kantaki]

And now Leia starts to improvise. That can't end well. Chewie isn't happy that she makes him a gift for Jabba. And it seems that they have another ally inside the palace. I wonder what Landos plan was.

[SirKazum]

No, I don't see them doing that. That be silly.

You do realize those two sentences contradict one another, right? :smalltongue:

[Gez]

The List


Harry Potter (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/wandsandwarts/episodes/0050.html) (50)
The Sound of Music (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/notesandnazis/episodes/0050.html) (100)
X-Men (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/mutantsandmiscreants/episodes/0050.html) (150)
Aliens (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/emsandebes/episodes/0050.html) (200)
The Wizard of Oz (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/magiciansandmunchkins/episodes/0050.html) (250)
300 (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/sandalsandspartans/0050.html) (300 -- how appropriate)
Avatar (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/avatars/0050.html) (300)
Terminator (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/terminators/0050.html) (350)
Jaws (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/carcasses/0050.html) (400)
Casablanca (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/trenchcoats/0050.html) (450)
The Muppets (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/amphibians/0050.html) (500)
Inception (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/heists/0050.html) (550)
Pirates of the Caribbean (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/barnacles/0050.html) (600)
Back to the Future (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/docs/0050.html) (650)
Futurama (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/hypnotoads/0050.html) (700)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/chocolates/0050.html) (750)
Forbidden Planet (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/ids/0050.html) (800)
Ghostbusters (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/egons/0050.html) (850)
Jason and the Argonauts (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/hellenes/0050.html) (900)
Thunderbirds (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/misadventures/0050.html) (950)
Indiana Jones (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/arks/0050.html) (1000)
Jurassic Park (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/themeparks/0050.html) (1050)
Bridget Jones's Diary (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/darcies/0050.html) (1100)
David Attenborough's The Life of Mammals (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/marmosets/0050.html) (1150)
National Lampoon's Vacation (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/gags/0050.html) (1200)

[Kantaki]

Oh, Jim the comic would be a lot less funny without you. The sad part is that I am not sure if this was in-character or not. In his case it can be hard to tell. The guards on the other hand are dangerouly smart. Dangerous for themself at least.

[Peelee]

Oh, Jim the comic would be a lot less funny without you. The sad part is that I am not sure if this was in-character or not.

I thought he couldn't talk in-character while frozen.

[Kantaki]

I thought he couldn't talk in-character while frozen.

The question is does Jim know that? He tends to shut off his brain while gaming after all. That is what makes it so hard to tell if he talks in character or not. I agree that it is most likely out-of-character but its more fun to speculate aboute it.

[Peelee]

If he can't even move his eyelids (http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1211.html), it stands to reason he can't move his lips or larynx. At least, that's my line of thinking.

[Ibrinar]

Well yes he can't talk in character that just doesn't mean he won't try to.^^

[Nerd-o-rama]

I can definitely see why the GM would self-insert as Lord Richard Attenborough in an alternate universe.

[mythmonster2]

The DM continues being my favorite character. :smallbiggrin:

[Kantaki]

The poor DM, almost the whole group has seen the sock puttet thing. The best part is that Annie and Jim just watched the show. And made popcorn:smallbiggrin:. And Sally visits the university now? I think that means there was another two year timeskip.

And of course Leia tries to free Han. Heroes are way to predictable...:smalltongue: The discussion between Annie/Leia and Jim/Han (Greedo) (seriously is that in-character or not?) is both funny and informative. It explains why Han is temporary blinded. I mean sure he could be just that drunk but I thought he was frozen to fast for that.

[Emperordaniel]

I dunno what you guys were expecting, but I did not expect that. :smalltongue:

[Kato]

I dunno what you guys were expecting, but I did not expect that. :smalltongue:

It's always fun to steal from... er, borrow from the masters :smallbiggrin: Just too bad they didn't do the whole thing. But oh well. Defrosting it is!

[Nerd-o-rama]

I dunno what you guys were expecting, but I did not expect that. :smalltongue:

You didn't expect the most maudlin and overplayed of all Shakespeare's soliloquies from the woman who gave us the Twilight side campaign and Anakin Skywalker?

[IthilanorStPete]

You didn't expect the most maudlin and overplayed of all Shakespeare's soliloquies from the woman who gave us the Twilight side campaign and Anakin Skywalker?

She also made a few theatre references in episode 2, when Anakin and Padme were being carted out into the gladiator ring.

[Nerd-o-rama]

She also made a few theatre references in episode 2, when Anakin and Padme were being carted out into the gladiator ring.

Yes, but Les Miserables is actually enjoyable to watch, unlike how most people play Hamlet (the character more so than the play).

[ryuplaneswalker]

Yes, but Les Miserables is actually enjoyable to watch, unlike how most people play Hamlet (the character more so than the play).

And then there was the Time Qui Gon was Jean Val Jean (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119683/)

[SirKazum]

You didn't expect the most maudlin and overplayed of all Shakespeare's soliloquies from the woman who gave us the Twilight side campaign and Anakin Skywalker?

Twilight? Wasn't it the Van Helsing movie?

[Kantaki]

Twilight? Wasn't it the Van Helsing movie?

I think Annie started it as the former and the group turned it into the latter.

The best part about Annies monologue was the delivery. First an epic Shakespeare quote, then "whatever, I hit the unfreeze button now". I think the other players stared at her.

[ObadiahtheSlim]

Yes, but Les Miserables is actually enjoyable to watch, unlike how most people play Hamlet (the character more so than the play).

You've never seen The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged. Hamlet is the best part although Othello is a close second.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Actually, my favorite may be the part where they rammed all of the comedies into one scene.

[Landis963]

You've never seen The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged. Hamlet is the best part although Othello is a close second.

Othello is clearly the high point, for me anyway. (their rendition of the classic Hamlet soliloquy reeked of "there but for the grace of God go I." for me)

[Rogar Demonblud]

Also, the correct title is "The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)". :smalltongue:

[Porthos]

The List


Harry Potter (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/wandsandwarts/episodes/0050.html) (50)
The Sound of Music (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/notesandnazis/episodes/0050.html) (100)
X-Men (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/mutantsandmiscreants/episodes/0050.html) (150)
Aliens (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/emsandebes/episodes/0050.html) (200)
The Wizard of Oz (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/magiciansandmunchkins/episodes/0050.html) (250)
300 (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/sandalsandspartans/0050.html) (300 -- how appropriate)
Avatar (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/avatars/0050.html) (300)
Terminator (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/terminators/0050.html) (350)
Jaws (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/carcasses/0050.html) (400)
Casablanca (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/trenchcoats/0050.html) (450)
The Muppets (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/amphibians/0050.html) (500)
Inception (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/heists/0050.html) (550)
Pirates of the Caribbean (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/barnacles/0050.html) (600)
Back to the Future (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/docs/0050.html) (650)
Futurama (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/hypnotoads/0050.html) (700)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/chocolates/0050.html) (750)
Forbidden Planet (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/ids/0050.html) (800)
Ghostbusters (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/egons/0050.html) (850)
Jason and the Argonauts (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/hellenes/0050.html) (900)
Thunderbirds (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/misadventures/0050.html) (950)
Indiana Jones (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/arks/0050.html) (1000)
Jurassic Park (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/themeparks/0050.html) (1050)
Bridget Jones's Diary (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/darcies/0050.html) (1100)
David Attenborough's The Life of Mammals (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/marmosets/0050.html) (1150)
National Lampoon's Vacation (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/gags/0050.html) (1200)


Suggestion.

Do people think it would be a good idea to put this ever expanding list into the OP? Perhaps behind spoiler bars? It'd be incredibly useful for when the 50's come out.

I suppose the surprise factor might be lost for those who see it in the list before clicking on the link. But, then again, for people who want to be surprised, they can scroll down the page slowly and click on the last 50 strip they rememeber. :smallwink:

[Nerd-o-rama]

You've never seen The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged. Hamlet is the best part although Othello is a close second.

Actually, I have, and they rag on the character of Hamlet and the people who play him, and that monologue and the people who quote it, far more than I ever could. Also:


Actually, my favorite may be the part where they rammed all of the comedies into one scene.

[AdmiralCheez]

Suggestion.

Do people think it would be a good idea to put this ever expanding list into the OP? Perhaps behind spoiler bars? It'd be incredibly useful for when the 50's come out.

I suppose the surprise factor might be lost for those who see it in the list before clicking on the link. But, then again, for people who want to be surprised, they can scroll down the page slowly and click on the last 50 strip they rememeber. :smallwink:

I support this idea. I know I've tried looking for the list several times, starting with the first post. Putting it behind spoilers is probably a good idea though, just in case.

[IthilanorStPete]

Actually, my favorite may be the part where they rammed all of the comedies into one scene.

I'm not sure which part is better: their madcap summary of the comedies or the sheer audacity of turning Titus Andronicus into a cooking show. :smallbiggrin:

[Rogar Demonblud]

Frankly, the whole thing is a riot. It's almost as re-watchable as The Foreigner and Greater Tuna.

[Kato]

Suggestion.

Do people think it would be a good idea to put this ever expanding list into the OP? Perhaps behind spoiler bars? It'd be incredibly useful for when the 50's come out.

I suppose the surprise factor might be lost for those who see it in the list before clicking on the link. But, then again, for people who want to be surprised, they can scroll down the page slowly and click on the last 50 strip they rememeber. :smallwink:

Agreed.


Also, Jim shows real love for Pete there... *sniff* That's something you'd only let a true brother do. We know, Jim, we know.

[AdmiralCheez]

He's really being brave here. Whenever we've had people roll for others, it always seems to end poorly.

[Nerd-o-rama]

On the other hand, Jim's been trying to get Han killed since he first rolled him and he just keeps not quite succeeding.

[ThePhantom]

Well, that's a nice place to put that exchange.

[Kantaki]

New comic.


He's really being brave here. Whenever we've had people roll for others, it always seems to end poorly.

It seems you were right. It ended poorly...at least for Sallys lemonade. And now Freddo is drunk, drunk and blind. That shoud be fun.

[Radar]

I'm not sure which part is better: their madcap summary of the comedies or the sheer audacity of turning Titus Andronicus into a cooking show. :smallbiggrin:
To be honest, it's inaproppriatly appropriate. :smalltongue:

[137beth]

Hi guys!
I discovered this comic nearly three weeks ago, and I have now finished reading it in its entirety four times, I really enjoyed it.

[Kantaki]

And in addition to being blind and drunk Han is missing a few memories. Even worse, they got caught by Jabba. This situation keeps getting better and better.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Well, at least he got kissed. So the day isn't a total loss.

[runeghost]

Judging from the last two panels, he's not blind, just drunk and has amnesia.

[Morquard]

"Oh well, if you're not Han Solo, then you're worthless to me. I'll throw you in my giant garbage chute in the middle of the desert then."

[Lurkmoar]

Waking up drunk and with memory loss is not a good way to start a day...

[Kato]

Waking up drunk and with memory loss is not a good way to start a day...

I don't know, I seem to recall a lot of stories/movies with that beginning and the guy always ends up coming out on top :smalltongue:

[Lurkmoar]

I don't know, I seem to recall a lot of stories/movies with that beginning and the guy always ends up coming out on top :smalltongue:

Maybe in movies... not so much in real life. :smallwink:

[Lizard Lord]

I've always been confused about this scene. I mean was Jaba there the whole time? If not, how the heck did a giant slug sneak up on Leia so quickly? And, if he was there already, how did Leia not notice him? :smallconfused:

[Emperordaniel]

I've always been confused about this scene. I mean was Jaba there the whole time? If not, how the heck did a giant slug sneak up on Leia so quickly? And, if he was there already, how did Leia not notice him? :smallconfused:

I recently rewatched Return of the Jedi, so I can answer this one; basically, Jabba, along with some members of his court (including Boba Fett, a disguised Lando Calrissian, and a silenced Threepio), were hiding behind a curtain situated next to where carbon-frozen Han was on display. Once Leia started trying to get Han on his feet so they could get out of there, cue the ominous laugh, Han's "I know that voice" line, and them turning around to see the curtain being drawn back to reveal Jabba et al.

[ryuplaneswalker]

I've always been confused about this scene. I mean was Jaba there the whole time? If not, how the heck did a giant slug sneak up on Leia so quickly? And, if he was there already, how did Leia not notice him? :smallconfused:

everyone fails perception checks once in a while.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

Poor, Bubu. Having to realize that the guy you wanted to get information from doesn't have this information. I wonder how he will react when he realizes that he isn't dealing with Han Solo and he can't even regain his shapeshifting powers from the guy.

[137beth]

New comic.

Poor, Bubu. Having to realize that the guy you wanted to get information from doesn't have this information. I wonder how he will react when he realizes that he isn't dealing with Han Solo and he can't even regain his shapeshifting powers from the guy.

I thought he already figured out that he couldn't get his shapeshifting powers back from him (when he tried to find his splanch).
A better question is how he will react when he finds out that not only is Obi-Won dead, but that Darth has been misleading him into believing otherwise all along.

[Emperordaniel]

I thought he already figured out that he couldn't get his shapeshifting powers back from him (when he tried to find his splanch).

I think he was of the opinion that "Han" had simply shapeshifted his splanch so that he wouldn't be able to find it.

[Landis963]

I think he was of the opinion that "Han" had simply shapeshifted his splanch so that he wouldn't be able to find it.

Which sort of invites the questions of "Why would 'Han,' a presumably capable and intelligent being, ever shapeshift away the very organ that allows him to shapeshift?" "Why is such a thing even possible in the first place?" "Is it possible that I do not have all the necessary information here?" And other assorted questions otherwise inconvenient to the plot.

[Lizard Lord]

Which sort of invites the questions of "Why would 'Han,' a presumably capable and intelligent being, ever shapeshift away the very organ that allows him to shapeshift?" "Why is such a thing even possible in the first place?" "Is it possible that I do not have all the necessary information here?" And other assorted questions otherwise inconvenient to the plot.

I don't think "Shapeshifted it away" means "no longer has it," but rather "it looks different so surgeons can't find it." Also its possible because shifting the shape of your body parts is what shapeshifters do. If they can shape change between Rodian and Human (which "Han" is suspected of doing) there is no reason they can't change their organs.

[Landis963]

I don't think "Shapeshifted it away" means "no longer has it," but rather "it looks different so surgeons can't find it." Also its possible because shifting the shape of your body parts is what shapeshifters do. If they can shape change between Rodian and Human (which "Han" is suspected of doing) there is no reason they can't change their organs.

Rodians and Humans are bipedal, quatri-limbed, oxygen-breathing sophonts with their brains in their heads. It would be much easier to shift between Rodian and Human superficially than it would between, say, Rodian and Ithorian. Or Rodian and Hutt. In addition, why would we expect a splanch to work the same after being "disguised" in such a manner? I find it difficult to believe that any organ that in and of itself produces the ability to shapeshift would be able to change itself back once the danger had passed.

[Lizard Lord]

Rodians and Humans are bipedal, quatri-limbed, oxygen-breathing sophonts with their brains in their heads. It would be much easier to shift between Rodian and Human superficially than it would between, say, Rodian and Ithorian. Or Rodian and Hutt. In addition, why would we expect a splanch to work the same after being "disguised" in such a manner? I find it difficult to believe that any organ that in and of itself produces the ability to shapeshift would be able to change itself back once the danger had passed.

Hey you asked questions and I gave answers. If you want the answers to make sense I think you are asking too much of a fan theory of a parody comic of a 30 year old soft sci-fi/fantasy space opera. :smallwink:

[Landis963]

Hey you asked questions and I gave answers. If you want the answers to make sense I think you are asking too much of a fan theory of a parody comic of a 30 year old soft sci-fi/fantasy space opera. :smallwink:

:smallbiggrin: Point taken. Also, this is a revenge-obsessed bounty hunter with body issues we're talking about. A tiny logic deficiency isn't all that bad, all told.

[Nerd-o-rama]

I wonder what's worse. That last pig pun, or the fact that I think the slime/mucus bit is a Princess and the Frog reference.

[137beth]

So in D&D, oozes are among my favorite monsters.
However, I never really liked Jabba in the movies, and I can't say I'm wild about this take on him, either, due to the puns always making me groan.

[Emperordaniel]

the puns always making me groan.

I do believe that is the intention, there. :smalltongue:

[Gez]

I wonder what's worse. That last pig pun, or the fact that I think the slime/mucus bit is a Princess and the Frog reference.

Swine 'ot both?

[ObadiahtheSlim]

So Freddo isn't really Freddo at all. This gets even more interesting.

[Ibrinar]

http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1067.html All his names are fake. Though I guess we didn't know there was an original.

[Porthos]

Unless I'm very much mistaken, we have out first official Call Forward/Shout Out to the Sequel Trilogy in today's update. :smallsmile:

Very well done, IMO.

[SirKazum]

Unless I'm very much mistaken, we have out first official Call Forward/Shout Out to the Sequel Trilogy in today's update. :smallsmile:

Very well done, IMO.

Well-noted. When I read this I was thinking "is there even anything to reference", but yeah.

[Porthos]

Well-noted. When I read this I was thinking "is there even anything to reference", but yeah.

Well, dialogue wise, point taken. But there's already a decent amount of lore being built up for the ST, incuding organization names.

I figure the floodgates will open soon enough.:smallwink:

EDIT::: Yep.

From the Darths & Droids Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/darthsanddroids/posts/10152866728495633):


Darths & Droids
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I just created a file labelled "Plot Synopsis - Episode VII".
And yes, it's non-empty.

[137beth]

New comic (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1226.html)!

Time for Cory to save the day with some abuses of the path to the dark side, leading to speculation about whether he will suffer the same fate as his parents.

[Lurkmoar]

Gotta love how Corey knows going in solo is a terrible idea, but he still does it because they're all out of options.

[AdmiralCheez]

Gotta love how Corey knows going in solo is a terrible idea, but he still does it because they're all out of options.

Yeah, not too many options when you're the only party member who isn't captured yet. There's not much for reinforcements in the Tatooine desert.

[Kato]

Yeah, not too many options when you're the only party member who isn't captured yet. There's not much for reinforcements in the Tatooine desert.

Well, as part of the resistance maybe they could have, you know, brought a few more soldiers along? To bring in if things get bad? :smalltongue: But yeah, he's out of options, but luckily he's massively powered up since last time. Probably did a bunch of solo adventures.

[SirKazum]

Well, as part of the resistance maybe they could have, you know, brought a few more soldiers along? To bring in if things get bad? :smalltongue: But yeah, he's out of options, but luckily he's massively powered up since last time. Probably did a bunch of solo adventures.

Yeah, but realistically, rank-and-file resistance members are going to be what, level 1? They're better off going in alone :smalltongue:

[Traab]

Yeah, but realistically, rank-and-file resistance members are going to be what, level 1? They're better off going in alone :smalltongue:

Hey, every rank and file member you bring with you can absorb an attack round from a dangerous threat. It doesnt matter if it does exactly their hp in damage a round, or 20x as much, all that damage hits them instead of you. Its like having a damage shield active that screams! (briefly)

[Lizard Lord]

Hey, every rank and file member you bring with you can absorb an attack round from a dangerous threat. It doesnt matter if it does exactly their hp in damage a round, or 20x as much, all that damage hits them instead of you. Its like having a damage shield active that screams! (briefly)

As long as the bad guys don't have AoE attacks, sure.

[Rogar Demonblud]

The main purpose of bringing mooks is to have them fight the other guy's mooks, so you can get on with the awesomeness of the boss fight.

[BannedInSchool]

The main purpose of bringing mooks is to have them fight the other guy's mooks, so you can get on with the awesomeness of the boss fight.
And for some reason that makes me think of Super Grover with a light saber.

[137beth]

A new comic without commentary (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1227.html) is up.

[EnragedFilia]

I foresee a joke about nobody bothering to read the monster manual when it transpires that Jabba is immune to force suggestion. And possibly a callback to Watto (http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0063.html).

[turbo164]

I foresee a joke about nobody bothering to read the monster manual when it transpires that Jabba is immune to force suggestion. And possibly a callback to Watto (http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0063.html).


Actually, Jabba might *be* Watto inside a suit. Both resist Force suggestions and keep slaves...

They have a track record of such things with Grievous and now Bib Fortuna.

[Kantaki]

The shapeshifter wears a costume? That is a amusing touch. I'm just not sure if Luke should trust Wedge considering he tried to get rid of him on Hoth. That he approves of the same plan as Jim is a good hint and Corey seems to realize this as well. Let's hope Luke rediscovers his paranoia before it is to late.

The funniest part of the previous page was the discussion of Leias outfit. I just wonder how Annie will react if she finds out how the outfit really looks.

[EnragedFilia]

The funniest part of the previous page was the discussion of Leias outfit. I just wonder how Annie will react if she finds out how the outfit really looks.

Perhaps by stumbling upon the concept art that GM sketched up earlier... for research purposes, naturally.

[Porthos]

The funniest part of the previous page was the discussion of Leias outfit. I just wonder how Annie will react if she finds out how the outfit really looks.


Perhaps by stumbling upon the concept art that GM sketched up earlier... for research purposes, naturally.

I suspect it's gonna be a webcam joke. Depending on where the camera is pointing, Annie might not be able to see the figurine the DM picked out to represent Slave!Leia. When she finally sees the figurine, the DM might lamely try to say it was the only one he had available that was appropiate.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Yay, the commentaries are back!

Oh, and new strip.

[Lurkmoar]

Yeah... Corey should have rethought that plan.

On the plus side, if the Rancor is actually ten of guys in a suit, I'll bust a gut.

[Kato]

It was a... Will Sally ever get to say the whole sentence? (Or did she already? I feel like she was always cut short :smallconfused:)


Yeah... Corey should have rethought that plan.

On the plus side, if the Rancor is actually ten of guys in a suit, I'll bust a gut.
Yeah, that plan was terrible... I've seen better plan in my gaming group. And that's saying a lot :smalltongue:

Eh... maybe? But seems unlikely. Just from a "reaslistic ability to control the body" point of view. Maybe a robot? We'll see.

[Emperordaniel]

It was a... Will Sally ever get to say the whole sentence? (Or did she already? I feel like she was always cut short :smallconfused:)


Yeah, that plan was terrible... I've seen better plan in my gaming group. And that's saying a lot :smalltongue:

Eh... maybe? But seems unlikely. Just from a "reaslistic ability to control the body" point of view. Maybe a robot? We'll see.

Then again, the Rancor does move really mechanically in Return of the Jedi - one of the relatively few instances where the film shows its age (came out over 30 years ago), in my opinion. :smalltongue:

[Kantaki]

I like Luke's answer on the question about his lightsaber. I think in his situation I wouldn't want to use one either. I wonder how they explain the fight over the Sarlaac-pit.

The rancor can talk? That is... not that surprising now that I think about it. Most of the other guys are just wearing costumes after all.

[Lurkmoar]

That reaction shot at the end was just right.

You know, thinking about future strips, I'm wondering if they'll make a joke about Luke's force kick...

[Kantaki]

Clever Corey, really clever. I doubt that was on purpose but it was still a clever way to get out of the rancor's grip. When was the last time they used those rules? I think that was during Petes turn as a DM in Episode 2.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Yes, with the 8 foot long expanded strip.

[Nerd-o-rama]

This is why large, weaponless, grapple-focused monsters are exceedingly rare in my games.

[Lurkmoar]

This is why large, weaponless, grapple-focused monsters are exceedingly rare in my games.

A Ring, Potion or spell of Freedom of Movement makes them worthless? :smallamused:

[Nerd-o-rama]

A Ring, Potion or spell of Freedom of Movement makes them worthless? :smallamused:

I haven't run D&D in a while, although let's be fair here: here's a hard counter for everything in D&D if you have the right spell.

More like "why no Rancors in Star Wars" or "why do all my Vampires know Claws of the Wild or carry guns in Hunter".

[Rogar Demonblud]

Weird. I've known since, like, forever, that it was a skull Luke threw at the control box.

[Lizard Lord]

I actually always thought it was a rock.



And still do. That skull is clearly photoshopped.

[Kantaki]

Did Luke (Corey) make a Joker reference there? And does it mean that the characters end up evil again?

Am I the only one who thinks that this is one of the saddest scenes of Return of the Jedi?

Anyway, that should be one less problem for our heroes. Time to celebrate.

[The Glyphstone]

Did Luke (Corey) make a Joker reference there? And does it mean that the characters end up evil again?

Am I the only one who thinks that this is one of the saddest scenes of Return of the Jedi?

Anyway, that should be one less problem for our heroes. Time to celebrate.

It was just a monster for me when I watched it at first. But after I read some of the EU books - I think it was the Courtship of Princess Leia, but I'm not sure - where the cast went to the Rancor planet and Rancors were established as intelligent herd creatures, the scene did become a lot sadder in retrospect.

Though I did feel really sad for the rancor tamer even before I read said book - poor guy is obviously distraught that his pet was killed.

[Kantaki]

It was just a monster for me when I watched it at first. But after I read some of the EU books - I think it was the Courtship of Princess Leia, but I'm not sure - where the cast went to the Rancor planet and Rancors were established as intelligent herd creatures, the scene did become a lot sadder in retrospect.

Though I did feel really sad for the rancor tamer even before I read said book - poor guy is obviously distraught that his pet was killed.

I think the rancor tamer - Malakili according to his story in "Tales from Jabba's Palace" - is part of why I think this is a sad scene.
Combined with the sound the rancor makes it makes me think of a large dog or another pet. But the main reason is that I always thought that the fight was so unnecessary, that in another situation both Luke and the rancor could have survived. It certainly made Jabba look more evil.

Since I already mentioned Tales from Jabba's Palace: The rancor tamer's story makes it even worse. Malakili already had a plan to escape with his pet-monster - had Luke arrived only one day later they would have been gone.

[Landis963]

I think the rancor tamer - Malakili according to his story in "Tales from Jabba's Palace" - is part of why I think this is a sad scene.
Combined with the sound the rancor makes it makes me think of a large dog or another pet. But the main reason is that I always thought that the fight was so unnecessary, that in another situation both Luke and the rancor could have survived. It certainly made Jabba look more evil.

Since I already mentioned Tales from Jabba's Palace: The rancor tamer's story makes it even worse. Malakili already had a plan to escape with his pet-monster - had Luke arrived only one day later they would have been gone.

Does the EU establish whether he got out of dodge after the rancor died? Because seriously, if anyone deserves the term "disgruntled employee" it's him.

[Kantaki]

Does the EU establish whether he got out of dodge after the rancor died? Because seriously, if anyone deserves the term "disgruntled employee" it's him.

Yes, according to Tales from Jabba's Palace he and Jabba's Chef - who has his own story in said book open a Restaurant in Mos Eisley. With money from Jabba's Treasury.:smallbiggrin:

Aunt Edith says: New comic.

Luke just killed the slicing technican? I agree with Bubu that fight was a bad idea. Jabba should at least have waited until after the slicing of Han to start it.

What are Wedge and Lando muttering there? I think it might be about the Sarlaac.

[Landis963]

Yes, according to Tales from Jabba's Palace he and Jabba's Chef - who has his own story in said book open a Restaurant in Mos Eisley. With money from Jabba's Treasury.:smallbiggrin:

Aunt Edith says: New comic.

Luke just killed the slicing technican? I agree with Bubu that fight was a bad idea. Jabba should at least have waited until after the slicing of Han to start it.

What are Wedge and Lando muttering there? I think it might be about the Sarlaac.

Calling it now: They're going to slip Luke's lightsaber to R2. Wedge smuggled it in inside his suit, He slips it to C3PO, who "crashes" into R2 aboard the sail barge. Lando is there aboard the skiff to serve as Han's meatshield.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

Jim is amazing. Trying to prove Han isn't a shapeshifter by not shapeshifting. That almost makes sense. Almost. And Wedge tries to help. I doubt it will help. Jabba wants money, Boba wants a new shapeshifting organ and anyone can claim to be not a shapeshifter by not shapeshifting. Three good reasons not to believe him.

[memnarch]

Who wants to bet that the sand dune monster is another slicing technician?

[Kantaki]

I won't bet on anything regarding this comic.
The Sarlacc being another slicing technican makes as much sense as the rancor being one. So why not? At least the Sarlacc is sapient according to the old EU.

Another possibility is that it is part of Wedge and Lando’s secret escape plan they were code-whispering about.

[Traab]

"Hey guys, I have an easy way to prove this. We take him out to the desert, and drop him in the sarlacc pit. if he is a shape shifter he will use his powers to escape. If he isnt, he will be made to slowly digest over a thousand years in the belly of a terrible monster for wasting our time."

[Kantaki]

If the trip into the dune sea where our heroes will be thrown in the Pit of Carkoon, in the maw of the Sarlacc, where they will suffer horrible pain as they are slowly digested over a thousand years is a part of Wedge and Landos plan it would explain why Han attacks Lando - after all the heroes wouldn't know about this plan since it seems to be Wedges idea.

Who knows, maybe Wedge wants to kill Luke for trying to get rid of him.

[turbo164]

"Hey guys, I have an easy way to prove this. We take him out to the desert, and drop him in the sarlacc pit. if he is a shape shifter he will use his powers to escape. If he isnt, he will be made to slowly digest over a thousand years in the belly of a terrible monster for wasting our time."

But does he weigh as much as a duck?

[Kantaki]

But does he weigh as much as a duck?

Only if he is made of wood.

[Xihirli]

Only if he is made of wood.

And therefore...

[Nerd-o-rama]

And therefore...

The SPANISH INQUISITION!

[BannedInSchool]

Wewease Bwian!

[Kantaki]

The SPANISH INQUISITION!

The SPANISH INQUISITION is a duck? BURN THE WITCH!
Or throw him into the Sarlacc to get back on topic.

[Porthos]

Random aside, but you know what could be a nice 50 comic? THX 1138. If only on a meta level because of the SW connection. Could even make a joke about the version of the film that was never been released (the 1971 version). :smallamused:

[Kantaki]

New comic.

Convincing Boba that Han isn't the shapeshifter he is looking for would be easier if he weren't the person Boba is after.

But this is really a problem. How do you prove that you aren't a shapeshifter? Or if you are a shapeshifter that you are the friendly teammate shapeshifter and not the evil infiltrator shapeshifter?

Maybe that's why they visit the Sarlacc. It only eats shapeshifter and spits you out if you aren't one.

Han really has a interesting backstory. He killed and stole the identity of people since he killed an identity thief? Sure, it is very Jim, has more holes than swiss cheese and falls apart easier than a souflee if you poke to much but it would still make a great story to read.

[ryuplaneswalker]

New comic.

Convincing Boba that Han isn't the shapeshifter he is looking for would be easier if he weren't the person Boba is after.

But this is really a problem. How do you prove that you aren't a shapeshifter? Or if you are a shapeshifter that you are the friendly teammate shapeshifter and not the evil infiltrator shapeshifter?

Maybe that's why they visit the Sarlacc. It only eats shapeshifter and spits you out if you aren't one.

Han really has a interesting backstory. He killed and stole the identity of people since he killed an identity thief? Sure, it is very Jim, has more holes than swiss cheese and falls apart easier than a souflee if you poke to much but it would still make a great story to read.

Eh the Republic/Empire is a thousands of years old government that is bloated and ineffective at best, I bet the Identity Thief's crime was lost in the shuffle of a galaxy's worth of paperwork.

[Kantaki]

Eh the Republic/Empire is a thousands of years old government that is bloated and ineffective at best, I bet the Identity Thief's crime was lost in the shuffle of a galaxy's worth of paperwork.

Are you talking about Alberto or about the nameless man we know as Han, Greedo, Freddo and Alberto?:smallbiggrin:

[ryuplaneswalker]

Are you talking about Alberto or about the nameless man we know as Han, Greedo, Freddo and Alberto?:smallbiggrin:

Both are quite possible to be lost, you figure..A trillion Trillion inhabitants..if..

1% of crimes go unsolved HanFredGreberto could probably spend his entire life committing crime and not match the amount that get lost in the shuffle in a year.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

Well, this could explain why Han will attack Lando, it's a attempt to avoid arrest.

Chewbacca's comment is great and very true. I mean the things Han has said and done in the last few minutes alone should be enough to convince anyone of the truth of Chewie's words.

[Nerd-o-rama]

Jabba and his court are really starting to remind me of Hedonismbot.

"Surgery? In an opera? And just when I was beginning to lose interest. Jambé! The chocolate icing!"

[memnarch]

"Valorum" (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0471.html) totally would fit in too if he wasn't dead.

[Kantaki]

Using the Sarlaac to slice the heroes up sounds needlessly complicated.
And it - everything about this operation - goes against several points of the list. Maybe Jabba should read it.
I mean cut them to pieces and be done with it. That was the whole point of this, wasn't it? Slice Han to pieces, let Bubu pick up this organ he wants and sell sliced Solo. But no, it has to be fancy. I will eat my hat if that ends well.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Better pick your condiments then, because it will end well. For us.

Not my fault you failed to be specific. Guten Appetit!

[Kantaki]

I would say that since I proposed the challenge I get to say when the conditions are met.

And if not I'm going to define hat as anything that is worn on the head and just balance some food there before eating it. Since I was wearing it on my head it is my hat.:smalltongue:

[Rogar Demonblud]

Works for the Jagers.

[Lizard Lord]

Using the Sarlaac to slice the heroes up sounds needlessly complicated.
And it - everything about this operation - goes against several points of the list. Maybe Jabba should read it.
I mean cut them to pieces and be done with it. That was the whole point of this, wasn't it? Slice Han to pieces, let Bubu pick up this organ he wants and sell sliced Solo. But no, it has to be fancy. I will eat my hat if that ends well.

There are some types of villains that would not want to be villains at all if they had to follow the evil overlord list (though few of which are ambitious enough to even want to be an overlord. So, really, why should they have to follow the list?). Hedonist villains, such as Jaba, are one such type.

Really you might as tell Marvel villain Arcade not to put people through elaborate death traps (which is the only thing he is interested in doing.)

[Kantaki]

New comic.

Hey, a new episode of "Jim explains". And he isn't that far off this time.

I agree with Leia, this sounds very familar. But seriously? Using a Jedi as your test subject? It's almost as if Jabba wants this to go wrong.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Well, that is how the last arc ended, if you recall. Just with Jim and Corey switching roles.

[Kantaki]

new comic.

...I'm not saying the GM should have know better, but gid he really expect his geniuses not to run straight into every single one of those traps? When was the last time they didn't do that?

I mean there is expecting the players to be clever and there is taking away all the easy solutions.

At least he is still better at this than Pete.

[Kato]

new comic.

...I'm not saying the GM should have know better, but gid he really expect his geniuses not to run straight into every single one of those traps? When was the last time they didn't do that?

I mean there is expecting the players to be clever and there is taking away all the easy solutions.

At least he is still better at this than Pete.

I'm actually not sure how serious the GM is. I mean, yeah, it's hard to predict your players (:smallsigh:) but in this case I can't say for sure if he just did the most obvious things anyone would do or countered what he expected his players to do.

[Kantaki]

I'm actually not sure how serious the GM is. I mean, yeah, it's hard to predict your players (:smallsigh:) but in this case I can't say for sure if he just did the most obvious things anyone would do or countered what he expected his players to do.

I think he just did what he had to to prevent this from becoming to easy. The pig costumes that block R2's supercharged shockprobe was reasonable, the mindtrick immunity as well. I'm not sure about the laserproof Rancor, it seemed unnecessary - shouldn't the DM know that Luke has no lightsaber?, on the other hand it makes sense since lightsabers are basically instant-kill weapons unless the target can counter it. The pit trap? That was just plain unfair.:smallwink: Adding a rake would have been even worse.:smallbiggrin:

[Traab]

I think the problem is the dm expected them to have a fallback plan to work with. Instead he got, "Plan A failed? Well we lost." Hell, even the pit trap should have failed, didnt luke do some insane force leap towards the end of the second movie to avoid carbonite freezing? The real issue is that its easy for the dm to think of all the ways a person COULD solve a problem. He is the one designing it so he knows all its strengths and weaknesses. Its like setting up a puzzle trap. Yeah YOU know there are three clues in the dungeon that will solve this issue with ease. But that relies on the players finding the clues and understanding them if they are more complicated then,

1) Red means dead.
2) Green means go.
3) Yellow means yikes, its a monster attack!

[Nerd-o-rama]

Basically all the GM did is counter their expected instant-win buttons and force them to get creative.

How he expected his players getting creative to not end in disaster I have no idea.

[The Glyphstone]

And they have apparently subverted our expectations once again by simply ignoring Leia's outfit altogether.

[Kantaki]

And they have apparently subverted our expectations once again by simply ignoring Leia's outfit altogether.

Wasn’t there something when Luke arrived? Something about Leia being dressed like a slave? The resulting dialogue was something along the lines of „Like Shmi, head to toe in rags?” „Yes, let's go with that.”

[The Glyphstone]

Wasn’t there something when Luke arrived? Something about Leia being dressed like a slave? The resulting dialogue was something along the lines of „Like Shmi, head to toe in rags?” „Yes, let's go with that.”

Right, I forgot.

http://darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1228.html

[Foeofthelance]

new comic.

...I'm not saying the GM should have know better, but gid he really expect his geniuses not to run straight into every single one of those traps? When was the last time they didn't do that?

I mean there is expecting the players to be clever and there is taking away all the easy solutions.

At least he is still better at this than Pete.

The guards are insulated against electric shocks, but are not immune to lasers or Jedi trickery.

Jabba is immune to Jedi trickery, but not immune to electric shocks or lasers.

The rancor is immune to lasers, but not electric shocks or Jedi trickery. (And this one is intelligent enough that mind tricks should work on it.) It only gets fought if you fall into a pit trap, and had a handy stabbing gate to drop on its head.

The pit trap is a pit trap. Make or fail the spot check.

The treasure chest (Han) was trapped. The treasure chest is always trapped.

Every obstacle encountered by the party could have been easily defeated by any other member of the party. But they violated rule 1: Don't Split the Party! So they each got as far as the one obstacle they couldn't beat on their own and got trapped. Jabba has just announced that he plans on putting the party back together. Cue fight scene!

[Peelee]

Jabba and his court are really starting to remind me of Hedonismbot.

"Surgery? In an opera? And just when I was beginning to lose interest. Jambé! The chocolate icing!"
That's brilliant, and I am now reading Jabba in Hedonismbot's voice

I would say that since I proposed the challenge I get to say when the conditions are met.
No.

Since you proposed the challenge, you get to lay out (at the start of the challenge) what conditions need to be met in order for a success or failure to be called. However, the conditions themselves being met must be able to be objectively called by anyone; else you would simply be able to say, "I will never eat my hat, for I will never judge the conditions to be met." Not that you would, I don't think, but you could.

The guards are insulated against electric shocks, but are not immune to lasers or Jedi trickery.

Jabba is immune to Jedi trickery, but not immune to electric shocks or lasers.

The rancor is immune to lasers, but not electric shocks or Jedi trickery. (And this one is intelligent enough that mind tricks should work on it.) It only gets fought if you fall into a pit trap, and had a handy stabbing gate to drop on its head.
....
Every obstacle encountered by the party could have been easily defeated by any other member of the party.
That, too, is quite brilliant.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Yeah, it really shows both the value of teamwork and (consequently) the stupidity of the gaming trope that you're a random collection of mugs who just happened to get a drink at the same place at the same time.

[Kantaki]

No.

Since you proposed the challenge, you get to lay out (at the start of the challenge) what conditions need to be met in order for a success or failure to be called. However, the conditions themselves being met must be able to be objectively called by anyone; else you would simply be able to say, "I will never eat my hat, for I will never judge the conditions to be met." Not that you would, I don't think, but you could.

Considering my reply was aimed at some comment that I didn't made clear for whom it won't end well, when the context of the initial challenge:


Using the Sarlaac to slice the heroes up sounds needlessly complicated.
And it - everything about this operation - goes against several points of the list. Maybe Jabba should read it.
I mean cut them to pieces and be done with it. That was the whole point of this, wasn't it? Slice Han to pieces, let Bubu pick up this organ he wants and sell sliced Solo. But no, it has to be fancy. I will eat my hat if that ends well.

makes it pretty clear that I was talking about Jabba and friends I'm not entirely wrong when I say I get a say to when the condition is met.:smalltongue:

And even if not the Pizzahat is still a option.:smallbiggrin: I think you are taking me to serious.

Aunt Edith says: new comic.

Are we sure that Jim only shuts his brain down while gaming? Unless he does it the moment he sits down. Anyway, things seem to look well foor Annie, and Jim and she are still happy together.
Poor Corey, "get a room" doesn't really work when the persons you mean aren't in the same room. And Sally learns engineering now? Is that a new information?

[Porthos]

New Comic:

The screencap of Luke for the "Get a Room" line was absolutely perfect. :smallcool:

==

Side note: David Morgan-Mar apparently has a Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/dmmaus?ty=h) up and running, and has for a while now. Who knew? :smallredface::smallsmile: Stricktly not D&D releated, but by extension I think every little bit helps.

Just thought I should mention it as I just found out about it this morning.

[Peelee]

Considering my reply was aimed at some comment that I didn't made clear for whom it won't end well, when the context of the initial challenge:



makes it pretty clear that I was talking about Jabba and friends I'm not entirely wrong when I say I get a say to when the condition is met.:smalltongue:

And even if not the Pizzahat is still a option.:smallbiggrin:

I agree that the intent was clearly that it will not end well for Jabba, but i stand by my claim that the end condition must be able to be objectively called and cannot rely solely on the person who is participatingin the challenge.

And i think the fact that i agree that Puzzahat is a perfectly acceptable outcome means i am not taking this too seriously at all, good sir!

[Rogar Demonblud]

Personally, I'd recommend a pirogi, but to each their own.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

Ben is a music teacher now. Interesting. And now I'm imagining Chewbacca in front of a bunch of kids, showing them how to play a guitar.

Was it ever established what Pete works as? Or does Ben mean that he changed jobs during the last time skip?

Sally's advice is very helpful and a nice callback to "Revelation of the Sith".

[Peelee]

I don't know why, but i always had Pete pegged as a lawyer.

[Rogar Demonblud]

He used to be IT--he had to bail early one game because the server went critical. He wears a suit, which others found weird. Beyond that, we know little else.

Also, did they ever put up the cast page for Ep. VI?

[Kantaki]

The cast page only goes up to "The enemy let slip" right now. "The Jedi reloaded" doesn't have a cast page yet.

[ThePhantom]

Oh dear. We seen what's Jim's ideas are normally like, what's a crazy idea going to be? :smallbiggrin:

[Rogar Demonblud]

Sally's got the right song, that's for sure.

[Kantaki]

Oh dear. We seen what's Jim's ideas are normally like, what's a crazy idea going to be? :smallbiggrin:

:smallbiggrin:Obviously a plan that Jim considers crazy will be something that is perfectly sane and reasonable by normal standards.:smalltongue:

[Olinser]

New comic.

Ben is a music teacher now. Interesting. And now I'm imagining Chewbacca in front of a bunch of kids, showing them how to play a guitar.

Was it ever established what Pete works as? Or does Ben mean that he changed jobs during the last time skip?

Sally's advice is very helpful and a nice callback to "Revelation of the Sith".

Not specifically, but from what we've seen, he apparently wears a suit and tie, gives speeches, and at one point gave a speech immediately after flying.

My interpretation of that is he's some variety of professional speaker/lecturer (he's alluded to being bullied previously in life as well, potentially an anti-bullying speaker?)

Or maybe a politician. Cause that would be hilarious.

[ObadiahtheSlim]

Politician Pete would be hilarious.

[DataNinja]

Politician Pete would be hilarious.

"Hold on, this is an important event. Let me pull out my special speech." :smallbiggrin:

[The_Snark]

Or maybe a politician. Cause that would be hilarious.

That is looking increasingly plausible (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1112.html). Combined with wearing a suit, I'd figured he's in business, politics or law. I'd missed some of those other clues you mentioned, though, those are interesting...

[Kantaki]

New comic.

That plan is more reasonable than Jim’s usual ideas, but it is still very jim-ish. The heroic sacrifice part almost makes sense - especially from the player’s perspective. Telling Luke to run away to get reinforcements? Overlooking that Luke will be thrown in first? Those things turn it into a Jim-plan. At least this time he called it a crazy plan. He is learning.

[Morquard]

I admit it's far less crazy than I would have imagined. Not really any crazier than usual Jim-plans anyway.

So I guess the struggle at the Sarlacc will be "I go in first! No me! No, I do! Throw me in now!"

[Emperordaniel]

And Luke's grabbing onto the springboard at the last second as "wait, I don't want to be sliced up by that thing!"

[137beth]

Maybe a later step in Jim's plan will involve Annie running around Jabba to kill him with the chain.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

I think there is a chance that it is possible that Luke might have a plan. Well, it can't be worse than Han's. It is possible that he is prepared for a situation like this? Could it be that he has brought a new lightsaber and only pretends to be unarmed?:smallamused:

[Nerd-o-rama]

New comic.

I think there is a chance that it is possible that Luke might have a plan. Well, it can't be worse than Han's. It is possible that he is prepared for a situation like this? Could it be that he has brought a new lightsaber and only pretends to be unarmed?:smallamused:

He's figured something out. My bet based on what I know is going to happen in the movie would be:

He passed a note to Corey telling him to kitbash the Lost Orb of Phanastacoria into a new laser sword and throw it to him. Since they already got around the "laser proof" obstacle, a laser sword will logically take out everything else, especially one dealing several hundred thousand d6 of damage.

[Lethologica]

He's figured something out. My bet based on what I know is going to happen in the movie would be:

He passed a note to Corey telling him to kitbash the Lost Orb of Phanastacoria into a new laser sword and throw it to him. Since they already got around the "laser proof" obstacle, a laser sword will logically take out everything else, especially one dealing several hundred thousand d6 of damage.
That would make the climactic scene where he batters his mother with said laser sword somewhat more like that scene from Scanners than anyone is comfortable with.

[memnarch]

That would make the climactic scene where he batters his mother with said laser sword somewhat more like that scene from Scanners than anyone is comfortable with.

I'm comfortable with it. That's probably because I've never heard of whatever "Scanners" is though.

[Lethologica]

I'm comfortable with it. That's probably because I've never heard of whatever "Scanners" is though.
You've probably seen the clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjnZO5ZgWE8), though. (NSFW, I guess.)

[Kantaki]

New comic.

I hope for our heroes sake that their plans don't hinder each other.

I hope for our amusement’s sake that this ends in complete chaos.:smallamused:

And I hope for Leia’s sake that whatever happens happens fast.:smallbiggrin:

[ObadiahtheSlim]

New bonus strip is out. (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/elliotts/0050.html)

[AdmiralCheez]

New bonus strip is out. (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/elliotts/0050.html)

Strangely enough, my gaming group once did that. It got weird and confusing very quickly.

[Emperordaniel]

New bonus strip is out. (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/elliotts/0050.html)

I'm reminded of this xkcd comic (https://xkcd.com/244/).

https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/tabletop_roleplaying.png (https://xkcd.com/244/)

[Gez]

Let's Update The List


Harry Potter (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/wandsandwarts/episodes/0050.html) (50)
The Sound of Music (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/notesandnazis/episodes/0050.html) (100)
X-Men (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/mutantsandmiscreants/episodes/0050.html) (150)
Aliens (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/emsandebes/episodes/0050.html) (200)
The Wizard of Oz (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/magiciansandmunchkins/episodes/0050.html) (250)
300 (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/sandalsandspartans/0050.html) (300 -- how appropriate)
Avatar (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/avatars/0050.html) (300)
Terminator (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/terminators/0050.html) (350)
Jaws (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/carcasses/0050.html) (400)
Casablanca (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/trenchcoats/0050.html) (450)
The Muppets (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/amphibians/0050.html) (500)
Inception (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/heists/0050.html) (550)
Pirates of the Caribbean (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/barnacles/0050.html) (600)
Back to the Future (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/docs/0050.html) (650)
Futurama (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/hypnotoads/0050.html) (700)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/chocolates/0050.html) (750)
Forbidden Planet (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/ids/0050.html) (800)
Ghostbusters (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/egons/0050.html) (850)
Jason and the Argonauts (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/hellenes/0050.html) (900)
Thunderbirds (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/misadventures/0050.html) (950)
Indiana Jones (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/arks/0050.html) (1000)
Jurassic Park (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/themeparks/0050.html) (1050)
Bridget Jones's Diary (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/darcies/0050.html) (1100)
David Attenborough's The Life of Mammals (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/marmosets/0050.html) (1150)
National Lampoon's Vacation (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/gags/0050.html) (1200)
E.T. (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/elliotts/0050.html) (1250)


I'm curious about this campaign, knowing it starts with two "aliens are cool and friendly" stories and then ends with War of the Worlds.

[Peelee]

That is looking increasingly plausible (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1112.html). Combined with wearing a suit, I'd figured he's in business, politics or law. I'd missed some of those other clues you mentioned, though, those are interesting...
That is exactly why I figured he was a lawyer.

[Landis963]

I'm curious about this campaign, knowing it starts with two "aliens are cool and friendly" stories and then ends with War of the Worlds.

Wait, how do we know this?

[Emperordaniel]

Wait, how do we know this?

Each of the parody strips has a parody-FAQ linked at the top of the page - this one mentions, among other things, that "they plan to continue the story with other Spielberg-directed alien films, following this film with Close Encounters of the Third Kind before concluding the story with War of the Worlds."

[Kantaki]

Wait, how do we know this?

The FAQ-page for the E.T.-comic says so. Of course we don't know how the parody would have turned out but the movies are two "Aliens as hippies good guys" and then War of the Worlds.

I think there would either be a twist and the aliens are evil from the start or someone manages to mess the situation up.

[Rodin]

Knowing their party, one of Jim's plans gets E.T. killed, Pete steals the alien spaceship and the rest of the aliens come in force for horrible retribution.

[runeghost]

New comic.

I think there is a chance that it is possible that Luke might have a plan. Well, it can't be worse than Han's. It is possible that he is prepared for a situation like this? Could it be that he has brought a new lightsaber and only pretends to be unarmed?:smallamused:

He hasn't brought a new lightsaber, Pete has built him one, because Pete is awesome. Idk if Corey knows about it or not though.

[Kantaki]

Knowing their party, one of Jim's plans gets E.T. killed, Pete steals the alien spaceship and the rest of the aliens come in force for horrible retribution.

Either that or Annie pulls an Anakin again. Or Sally does something „helpful” like she did as Jarjar. Remember how she tried to turn the Naboo into Gungan-food and 3PO’s droid-rights crusade?
And Corey’s character might get paranoid again.

I just noticed that Ben is the only player who is unlikely to mess the campaign up.

@runeghost: I think it is possible that he know’s that R2 will provide him with a weapon, but it wouldn't surprise me if he just changes gears as soon as he gets the sword.

[Kato]

I just noticed that Ben is the only player who is unlikely to mess the campaign up.


Isn't that always the case?


I guess i really should rewatch Return one of these days, my memory on the exact proceedings are way too vague right now.

[Emperordaniel]

Isn't that always the case?


I guess i really should rewatch Return one of these days, my memory on the exact proceedings are way too vague right now.

Well, Chewie did/will get them caught by that Ewok trap on Endor... but other than that, yeah, he's pretty much the only heroic PC here who can't screw things up.

[Olinser]

Either that or Annie pulls an Anakin again. Or Sally does something „helpful” like she did as Jarjar. Remember how she tried to turn the Naboo into Gungan-food and 3PO’s droid-rights crusade?
And Corey’s character might get paranoid again.

I just noticed that Ben is the only player who is unlikely to mess the campaign up.

@runeghost: I think it is possible that he know’s that R2 will provide him with a weapon, but it wouldn't surprise me if he just changes gears as soon as he gets the sword.

Uh, what?

Ben has already intentionally screwed with the campaign in a big way with the Droid Factory segment, and at least twice he's manipulated the campaign to try and take control of the Peace Moon himself.

[NEO|Phyte]

Uh, what?

Ben has already intentionally screwed with the campaign in a big way with the Droid Factory segment, and at least twice he's manipulated the campaign to try and take control of the Peace Moon himself.

Uh, are you thinking of Pete? Ben wasn't even present for the droid factory, he was busy being a prisoner.

[Olinser]

Uh, are you thinking of Pete? Ben wasn't even present for the droid factory, he was busy being a prisoner.

Oh right, names did me in.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

R2's plan involves 3PO throwing something? I don't think that is going to work.

Sally's campaign is mentioned again. I don't think there is any new information.

[Nerd-o-rama]

New comic.

R2's plan involves 3PO throwing something? I don't think that is going to work.

Sally's campaign is mentioned again. I don't think there is any new information.

Still could be any robot war movie, although "robots are slaves" is probably most prominent in the back story of The Matrix or Battlestar Galactica.

[Kantaki]

Still could be any robot war movie, although "robots are slaves" is probably most prominent in the back story of The Matrix or Battlestar Galactica.

I think I Robot (the movie) is a option as well.

Let's see, Pete talked about killing all humans in Sally's campaign and now Corey comments that it didn't end well for the humans.
That makes Battlestar Galactica or a Matrix "Prequel" the most likely option. Or they did the same thing that happened in Annie's campaign and twisted the story/ combined several movies.

[Lethologica]

New comic.

R2's plan involves 3PO throwing something? I don't think that is going to work.

Sally's campaign is mentioned again. I don't think there is any new information.
The laser sword is probably the object meant to be thrown.

[Morquard]

Hmm I'm not sure where Sally's campaign was mentioned before. Someone mind pointing me there?

[Porthos]

I like the Westworld suggestion over on the IWC forums. Specifically it fits the slaves "for their own amusement" angle.

[Morquard]

Westworld could be, didn't think of that one myself. I actually quite like that idea.
A Matrix prequel, I don't think. So far every mid-campaign campaign was an actual movie, not an imagined "what if".

[Kantaki]

Hmm I'm not sure where Sally's campaign was mentioned before. Someone mind pointing me there?

I think it should be the scene in EV-9D9’s torture-chamber. After Jabba takes R2 and 3PO prisoner.

[Porthos]

Hmm I'm not sure where Sally's campaign was mentioned before. Someone mind pointing me there?

Ben/Chewie: "This is like that Robot Utopia campaign all over again." (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1208.html)

Sally/C3PO: And what lesson did we learn from that?
Pete/R2D2: Kill the humans.
Sally/C3PO: And be free!
Pete/R2D2: When the humans are all gone, yes.

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EDITED TO NOT DOUBLE POST:

BTW, for those curious, an on going translation project of the beeps and whistles that Pete makes as R2 is on going over at the IWC forums (http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/draakslair/viewtopic.php?t=8454). :smallsmile:

[Morquard]

Thank you. I guess it wasn't explicitly enough mentioned that Sally ran the game. I mean it's kinda obvious, but must have gone totally over my head at that time.

[137beth]

It's been a long time since I watched RotJ, so my recollection of exactly what happens next is hazy....
but I suspect the thing Pete wants Sally to throw is a laser sword.

[Porthos]

It's been a long time since I watched RotJ, so my recollection of exactly what happens next is hazy....
but I suspect the thing Pete wants Sally to throw is a laser sword.

Hmmm. According to the Translation thread it looks likePETE made the laser sword (http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/draakslair/viewtopic.php?t=8454&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90) (it's almost at the bottom of the linked page) and wants to get it to Luke.

Because of course Pete did. What with Pete saving the day all the time and all. :smallwink:

[Olinser]

Hmmm. According to the Translation thread it looks likePETE made the laser sword (http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/draakslair/viewtopic.php?t=8454&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90) (it's almost at the bottom of the linked page) and wants to get it to Luke.

Because of course Pete did. What with Pete saving the day all the time and all. :smallwink:

I imagine it will revolve around Pete trying to fast talk the GM into convincing him that he could assemble a new lightsaber inside his chassis because he gave up his periscope for the ability.

[Porthos]

I imagine it will revolve around Pete trying to fast talk the GM into convincing him that he could assemble a new lightsaber inside his chassis because he gave up his periscope for the ability.

Well, the GM presumably already knows about it, since he has a "key" to the bleeps and boops. Allegedly, Pete said something like this to Sally: "I made a lasersword using body parts from a slave droid in the work shop. Now you use it".

Or something reasonably close to that at least.

HOW R2 made that is probably best left up to the imagination. :smalltongue:

[Emperordaniel]

I imagine it will revolve around Pete trying to fast talk the GM into convincing him that he could assemble a new lightsaber inside his chassis because he gave up his periscope for the ability.

Except that R2-D2 uses his periscope at the end of the battle...

[ryuplaneswalker]

Well, the GM presumably already knows about it, since he has a "key" to the bleeps and boops. Allegedly, Pete said something like this to Sally: "I made a lasersword using body parts from a slave droid in the work shop. Now you use it".

Or something reasonably close to that at least.

HOW R2 made that is probably best left up to the imagination. :smalltongue:

Possibly got specs for it from hacking the peace moon, since that was vader's main base

[Kato]

Hmmm. According to the Translation thread it looks likePETE made the laser sword (http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/draakslair/viewtopic.php?t=8454&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90) (it's almost at the bottom of the linked page) and wants to get it to Luke.

Because of course Pete did. What with Pete saving the day all the time and all. :smallwink:

Okay I don't have the time to go through the thread now but... really?! A) they actually designed a proper language for R2 and b) people actually figured it out?
Geez, and I can't even properly learn a third language :smallsigh:

[Rogar Demonblud]

A third? I have trouble with my first some days.

[Kato]

A third? I have trouble with my first some days.

Well, I'm German, it's totally normal to not be perfect in my native tongue :smalltongue:


So, according to some source on the internet (I think it was Desk of DB?) Sally is not only right, the Sarlacc also actually digests its victims for years, keeping them as comatose zombies.. so... what#s the evolutianry advantage of such a behavior, exactly? :smallconfused: I mean, who come sup with an animal that is designed to unnecessarily torture its prey. (Except cats, of course)

[DataNinja]

Well, I'm German, it's totally normal to not be perfect in my native tongue :smalltongue:


So, according to some source on the internet (I think it was Desk of DB?) Sally is not only right, the Sarlacc also actually digests its victims for years, keeping them as comatose zombies.. so... what#s the evolutianry advantage of such a behavior, exactly? :smallconfused: I mean, who come sup with an animal that is designed to unnecessarily torture its prey. (Except cats, of course)

Well, I can't imagine that much prey comes by, so being able to (somehow) feed itself for years would be pretty useful.

[Kantaki]

If I interpret "Tales from Jabba's Palace" (Boba's Story) right sarlaccs (sarlacci?), or at least the Tatooine-Sarlacc, "absorb" some of the memories, of the mind of their victims. At some point they (or the one of the minds they absorb) keep their victims alive to have someone to entertain them.

Cats are a pretty good comparison.

New comic.

Poor Corey. With friends like those you don't need a GM.:smallbiggrin: It is great that the players still participate in the world-building and monster-design.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Given that the sarlacc is sessile and very inactive, it probably doesn't need a lot of energy to begin with.

Of course, this being Star Wars, it's probably slowly converting the entire body of its prey to energy with 100% efficiency.

[memnarch]

Given that the sarlacc is sessile and very inactive, it probably doesn't need a lot of energy to begin with.

Of course, this being Star Wars, it's probably slowly converting the entire body of its prey to energy with 100% efficiency.

It's still like you trying to subsist on a single oreo for your adult life. The only exception I can think of would be if it directly converting the matter into energy somehow, which would then raise the question of how it got so large in the first place. :smalltongue:

[Kantaki]

The Sarlacc is a plant/animal-hybrid, with roots and a nervous system, that grows from spores that apparently fly through space (Tales from Jabba’s Palace mentions a sarlacc that lives on a atmosphere-less moon) and it develops a consciousness if it eats enough sentient lifeforms. Not to mention that the things live several thousand years.

That they take their time when they eat someone because they want to talk with them is the least problem.

[Olinser]

It's still like you trying to subsist on a single oreo for your adult life. The only exception I can think of would be if it directly converting the matter into energy somehow, which would then raise the question of how it got so large in the first place. :smalltongue:

It got that large because Jabba is 600 years old and feeding prisoners to it is a favorite hobby of his.

[Lizard Lord]

I really hope I will get to use that last line with some real world context someday. :smallbiggrin:

[The Glyphstone]

Why is context necessary?

[Lethologica]

I really hope I will get to use that last line with some real world context someday. :smallbiggrin:
I'm delighted to hear that what I was going to do anyway is apparently now a life goal.

(:smalltongue:)

[137beth]

There's a new one. I admit that that is a weird thing to get insurance on.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Cutting that line was a good move. It's humancentric and doesn't work without medieval notions of legitimacy and property.

[Peelee]

Cutting that line was a good move. It's humancentric and doesn't work without medieval notions of legitimacy and property.

...what?

So long as the DM doesn't establish that Hutts breed asexually, it isn't humancentric at all. And, just for example, the "Knight" part of "Jedi Knight" doesnt work without the medieval notions of chivalry and honor. And tons of other words, I'm sure. Both of your objections make no sense.

Cuting the line was a good move, but because it was too wordy of a closer and wasnt worth the payoff in hilarity.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Without the Eurocentric obsession over legitimacy-by-marriage-based-reproduction, the word bastard becomes meaningless except as a general insult. In which case, saying 'frogface' has more punch, as would Jabba's follow up line "I have frog on my face?"

[Peelee]

Without the Eurocentric obsession over legitimacy-by-marriage-based-reproduction, the word bastard becomes meaningless except as a general insult. In which case, saying 'frogface' has more punch, as would Jabba's follow up line "I have frog on my face?"

Again, a lot of words have roots in the basis of medieval europe that make no sense in an earth-less universe. If it makes you feel better, assume there is Huttal import based upon legitimacy of parentage.

[Benthesquid]

"Reticent Blades of the Humanoids" sounds like a Dwarf Fortress namestring.

[Gez]

Without the Eurocentric obsession over legitimacy-by-marriage-based-reproduction,

That's about as eurocentric as eating meat.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

R2 wants Lando to catch the lasersword? Well, we will see how that works out.

I wouldn't be surprised if Pete's first plan for the lasersword-cannon was to use it to attack Jabba.

[Lurkmoar]

Yesh, one bad accident and suddenly a weapon gets a terrible reputation around it. It's like a game of hot potato now.

[Kantaki]

Yesh, one bad accident and suddenly a weapon gets a terrible reputation around it. It's like a game of hot potato now.

One bad accident?
Which one do you mean?

Considering how many people got cut in pieces with laser swords the reputation is entirely justified.

It is a shame that the only party members that could use the light saber right now aren’t crazy enough to do so. It seems R2’s effort to build it will have been in vain and the sarlacc will slice Luke and Han in pieces. Maybe 3PO or Leia would have been the better choice.

[Lurkmoar]

Considering how many people got cut in pieces with laser swords the reputation is entirely justified.

I was attempting to downplay the lethality of a light saber for comedic effect.

I think I failed.

[Kantaki]

I was attempting to downplay the lethality of a light saber for comedic effect.

I think I failed.

No, no I assumed it was meant humorous. Responding seriously was just too amusing to resist.:smallbiggrin:

[Seerow]

Have there actually been any cases of a PC accidentally hurting themselves with a laser sword though? Like this whole thing seems to have started from Luke deciding they're crazy, not as a result of any actual injuries incurred (excepting those caused by an enemy's weapon).

[Radar]

Have there actually been any cases of a PC accidentally hurting themselves with a laser sword though? Like this whole thing seems to have started from Luke deciding they're crazy, not as a result of any actual injuries incurred (excepting those caused by an enemy's weapon).
Corey might not have known about this, but remember why Jim's characters don't have laser swords anymore (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0674.html)? :smallwink:

[Emperordaniel]

Corey might not have known about this, but remember why Jim's characters don't have laser swords anymore (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0674.html)? :smallwink:

To be fair, he had a lot of questions.

Like "what happened to my hand?" (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0777.html) :smalltongue:

[137beth]

A new one is up. At last, Luke is ready to use his laser sword again!

[BannedInSchool]

A new one is up. At last, Luke is ready to use his laser sword again!
IIRC, they started that gag of Luke not wanting to use it because in the first movie Luke trains with the lightsaber but then never uses it again, which is a little strange once you think of it.

[AdmiralCheez]

IIRC, they started that gag of Luke not wanting to use it because in the first movie Luke trains with the lightsaber but then never uses it again, which is a little strange once you think of it.

Oh wow, that is weird! How did I not notice that before?

[Kantaki]

"What plan?" is the right question there. What am I saying? When Jim is involved it is always the right question.:smallbiggrin:

Luke's little stunt there almost went wrong. It seems the sarlacc won't get to play with the heroes. Oh well, I think Jabba will be entertained either way.

[Emperordaniel]

IIRC, they started that gag of Luke not wanting to use it because in the first movie Luke trains with the lightsaber but then never uses it again, which is a little strange once you think of it.

He did use it once after that - against Darth Vader during Enemy Let Slip. Which only reinforced his resolution never to use it again. :smalltongue:

[BannedInSchool]

He did use it once after that - against Darth Vader during Enemy Let Slip. Which only reinforced his resolution never to use it again. :smalltongue:
I meant Luke never used it again in "Star Wars", the first movie, and that it was a little strange in the movie that he didn't. He gets his magical sword and then never uses it. :smallsmile: Although the training scene was more about learning to use the Force than the lightsabre, and that did get a payoff.

[Rockphed]

Did they do an "A-Team" strip yet? I would like to nominate it for being perfect for them to do. Something about Jim saying "I love it when a plan comes together" made me realize that he would be a perfect Hannibal Smith. Wait, in the movie, Hannibal Smith is played by Liam Neeson, who played Qui-gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace! Obviously it is meant to be!

[Kantaki]

New Comic.

I'm not sure Luke knows what he is doing. Cutting a wookie's hair with a laser sword is a bad idea, the smell never goes away.
Not to mention the poor guy he beheaded in the process. I thought he knew how dangerous those things are.

And one of the mooks takes his chances with the sarlacc. He choose badly.

[ObadiahtheSlim]

Well it seems like a quick and painless death. I'd take that over getting hacked up by a laser sword and laying around waiting for organ failure to kill me.

[Kato]

Well it seems like a quick and painless death. I'd take that over getting hacked up by a laser sword and laying around waiting for organ failure to kill me.

Reminder: A Sarlac kills its prey slowly over centuries. A light saber if you're lucky decapitates you. Or burns of parts of your body, which I guess is a bit more gruesome but still way better than being a sar-snack. (No, I'm not sorry)


Well, good thing my players are always like the minions should be... too scared to actually go into battle unless they know the enemy has no chance. Considering most often the minions do outnumber the heroes they should be confident to win, unless they are super genre savvy.

[Squark]

Reminder: A Sarlac kills its prey slowly over centuries. A light saber if you're lucky decapitates you. Or burns of parts of your body, which I guess is a bit more gruesome but still way better than being a sar-snack. (No, I'm not sorry)

That doesn't seem to be the case here- Nobody's mentioned it, and the sarlaac is already speaking and analyzing brains, something it didn't do in the movie.

[Grim Portent]

That doesn't seem to be the case here- Nobody's mentioned it, and the sarlaac is already speaking and analyzing brains, something it didn't do in the movie.

Indeed, the whole point of them going to the Sarlaac in this version was for it to slice Han into thin strips, so it's certainly not meant to be too similar to the movie version.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

I think I like Jabba's attitude. No cursing the heroes for messing up his plans, no cursing his incompetent mooks, no escape attempts, he just leans back and enjoys the show.

Corey's/Luke's solution to the damaged model is great too. Just damage the ingame version as well.:smallamused: That the GM responds as Jabba makes it even better.

[137beth]

1264: Annie Get Your Gun reference (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1264.html)

[ryuplaneswalker]

New comic.

I think I like Jabba's attitude. No cursing the heroes for messing up his plans, no cursing his incompetent mooks, no escape attempts, he just leans back and enjoys the show.

Corey's/Luke's solution to the damaged model is great too. Just damage the ingame version as well.:smallamused: That the GM responds as Jabba makes it even better.

I say it is quite in character for this Jabba, he just wanted a good show and this is quite a good show he gets to see the only Existing Jedi Cheddar Knight in action, a show nobody has seen in 20 years at least.

[Kantaki]

1264: Annie Get Your Gun reference (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1264.html)

The Return of the Grappling Rules:smallbiggrin:
Even worse, the GM has to play both opponents.

Luke refusing to cut his friends free is typical. I mean they should know better by now, shouldn't they?
But picking the locks manually is the smarter choice considering what tends to happen when laserswords meet hands.

And I think I'm missing something with those awful weapon wordplays the PC's are tossing around.

[Rogar Demonblud]

That depends. Have you met your 'groan and eyeroll' quotient for the year yet?

[mythmonster2]

1264: Annie Get Your Gun reference (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/1264.html)

Darths and Droids continues being the most realistic RPG comic out there :smallbiggrin:

[TurboGhast]

I decided to reread the entire comic to create a buffer of strips I haven't seen and just caught that 803 (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0803.html) has a OOTS reference. I feel slow on the uptake here.

[Kantaki]

New comic.

Luke! That's not how you disarm people! Didn't you learn anything from your teachers?

And I hope someone tells Boba what he wants to know before he goes to play with the sarlacc.