Oberon
2007-07-18, 02:10 AM
Perusing through the OOts archives I've always subconciously made a mental list of the all basic "core classes" and "core races" that OOTS have made fun of, and I must say, there are very few gaps. I suspect that Rich will probably keep choosing new areas to spoof, as D&D is a very broad subject, so here's the list and my predictions of which kind of characters we can expect in the future. Also feel free to discuss any feats, skills, spells, or rules that you think would be humorous just by nature, but there are WAY too many to list, and make sure to mark anything from bonus material (SoD, OoPCs, etc.) in spoilers!
Pk here goes, cover just the basic creation stuff from the Players' Handbook:
Races:
Humans: Ok, so there are lots of humans, and other make fun of them. Good.
Dwarves: Durkon and Hilgya presented a stereotypical Dwarf and a counterpart, and we'veheard a lot about drinking. No need for too much more dwarf humor.
Elves: :vaarsuvius:
Gnomes: The only example to date is Leeky Windstaff, a minor character who was evil and really didn't act Gnomish. Gnomes are humorous to begin with and overdue for a spoofing.
Half-Elves: We had Pompey. True, he was almost as minor as Leeky, but one half-elf is enough.
Half-orc: Thog. See previous comment, with "orc" instead of "elf"
Halflings: Belkar, although opposite of a normal halfling, is all the halfling we need (especially when lines like "WHY ISN'T HE JOLLY!?" are involved.)
Ok so the races are pretty much covered, except perhaps gnome, and maybe some more jokes on the nature of being human. Now how about...
Classes
Barbarian: Thog. Belkar. Barbrians guild. Barbarian has been done.
Bard: Elan is the quintessential Bard, and any Bard joke that could ever be made can use him.
Cleric: Durkon and Redcloak summarize the good cleric/Evil cleric thing quite nicely. We've also seen a few others, ie Hilgya(go team cleric!), and that cleric Redcloak fights in that ever-so-epic battle.
Druid: again, Leeky windstaff was the only one, and he was evil. I think we could stand to see some more Druid jokes, maybe with one who picked some bizarre creature to wild shape into.
Fighter: Even though Roy is a fighter and many minor characters are most likely fighters, you can never have too many fighters. Fighters can be so diverse that I think any miscellaneous enemy with class levels will be a fighter. Fighters are good fodder, for humor and in battle :).
Monk: The only time I recall hearing about Monks was Miko, who onlky took a few levels before multiclassinginto paladin. Monks have plenty of features that could be made fun of (balancing on vertical surfaces for one) and I think the OOTs will encounter a high-level monk sometime before the comic is over.
Paladin: This class, on the other hand, i don't expect to see much more of, other than the few remaining paladin characters already established(Hinjo, Lien), and maybe some more Saffire guard if it ever rebiulds. But no new orders of paladins, for sure.
Ranger: Belkar has led to many Ranger jokes, mainly due to his incompetence. I don't think we will see many other rangers, but Belkar's newly acquired Evasion implies that he might start noticing other new class features.
Rogue: And that's Rogue, not Rouge. As with fighters, rogues come in many styles. Haley is the ranged-attack/bluff/lockpicker type, with the occasional sneak attack thrown in for good measure. Other rogue types include the Disguise Geek, Mr. Invisible/Sneak Attack, the Ninja rogue, "No, seriously! The town bridge really is for sale, and I can get you a good price on it!" rogue, the Back-alley drunk adventurer robber, and the pirate wench rogue. Fear this last one most, she charms you, then runs off with all your gold, and your pants!(this entry by surfing half-orc, cause I messedup.)
Sorcerer: Ok, so SoD has a lot of Sorcerer stuff, but as far as the online version is concerned we have Xykon and Nale (somewhat)and some bit characters. Sure they haven't made too many jokes about the nature of sorcerers, but I don't find the sorcerer inherently funny to begin with, so I'll just leave it at that.
Wizard: Vaarsuvius. Spellbooks, devotion to magic, desire for power, an air of superiority, studying long and hard just to learn a single spell... the list goes on. There have been other Wizards, but :vaarsuvius: pretty much has it all.
So there it is.. as for
Spells, Feats, Skills, Rules, Etc.
That OOTs has never covered, discuss at your leisure.
In terms of spells, I've always thought if you got some house-ruled spells added to the list of spells you can use perminancy with, you could make some pretty evil combinations... (Otto's irresitable dance, then permancy, then slip a sustaining ring onto his finger... talk about torture...)
Otherwise, have at it.
Pk here goes, cover just the basic creation stuff from the Players' Handbook:
Races:
Humans: Ok, so there are lots of humans, and other make fun of them. Good.
Dwarves: Durkon and Hilgya presented a stereotypical Dwarf and a counterpart, and we'veheard a lot about drinking. No need for too much more dwarf humor.
Elves: :vaarsuvius:
Gnomes: The only example to date is Leeky Windstaff, a minor character who was evil and really didn't act Gnomish. Gnomes are humorous to begin with and overdue for a spoofing.
Half-Elves: We had Pompey. True, he was almost as minor as Leeky, but one half-elf is enough.
Half-orc: Thog. See previous comment, with "orc" instead of "elf"
Halflings: Belkar, although opposite of a normal halfling, is all the halfling we need (especially when lines like "WHY ISN'T HE JOLLY!?" are involved.)
Ok so the races are pretty much covered, except perhaps gnome, and maybe some more jokes on the nature of being human. Now how about...
Classes
Barbarian: Thog. Belkar. Barbrians guild. Barbarian has been done.
Bard: Elan is the quintessential Bard, and any Bard joke that could ever be made can use him.
Cleric: Durkon and Redcloak summarize the good cleric/Evil cleric thing quite nicely. We've also seen a few others, ie Hilgya(go team cleric!), and that cleric Redcloak fights in that ever-so-epic battle.
Druid: again, Leeky windstaff was the only one, and he was evil. I think we could stand to see some more Druid jokes, maybe with one who picked some bizarre creature to wild shape into.
Fighter: Even though Roy is a fighter and many minor characters are most likely fighters, you can never have too many fighters. Fighters can be so diverse that I think any miscellaneous enemy with class levels will be a fighter. Fighters are good fodder, for humor and in battle :).
Monk: The only time I recall hearing about Monks was Miko, who onlky took a few levels before multiclassinginto paladin. Monks have plenty of features that could be made fun of (balancing on vertical surfaces for one) and I think the OOTs will encounter a high-level monk sometime before the comic is over.
Paladin: This class, on the other hand, i don't expect to see much more of, other than the few remaining paladin characters already established(Hinjo, Lien), and maybe some more Saffire guard if it ever rebiulds. But no new orders of paladins, for sure.
Ranger: Belkar has led to many Ranger jokes, mainly due to his incompetence. I don't think we will see many other rangers, but Belkar's newly acquired Evasion implies that he might start noticing other new class features.
Rogue: And that's Rogue, not Rouge. As with fighters, rogues come in many styles. Haley is the ranged-attack/bluff/lockpicker type, with the occasional sneak attack thrown in for good measure. Other rogue types include the Disguise Geek, Mr. Invisible/Sneak Attack, the Ninja rogue, "No, seriously! The town bridge really is for sale, and I can get you a good price on it!" rogue, the Back-alley drunk adventurer robber, and the pirate wench rogue. Fear this last one most, she charms you, then runs off with all your gold, and your pants!(this entry by surfing half-orc, cause I messedup.)
Sorcerer: Ok, so SoD has a lot of Sorcerer stuff, but as far as the online version is concerned we have Xykon and Nale (somewhat)and some bit characters. Sure they haven't made too many jokes about the nature of sorcerers, but I don't find the sorcerer inherently funny to begin with, so I'll just leave it at that.
Wizard: Vaarsuvius. Spellbooks, devotion to magic, desire for power, an air of superiority, studying long and hard just to learn a single spell... the list goes on. There have been other Wizards, but :vaarsuvius: pretty much has it all.
So there it is.. as for
Spells, Feats, Skills, Rules, Etc.
That OOTs has never covered, discuss at your leisure.
In terms of spells, I've always thought if you got some house-ruled spells added to the list of spells you can use perminancy with, you could make some pretty evil combinations... (Otto's irresitable dance, then permancy, then slip a sustaining ring onto his finger... talk about torture...)
Otherwise, have at it.