OOTS #786 - The Discussion Thread

[Sarco_Phage]

Ofcourse! Durkon is THE CHAMP!

Ahhh, of course. The Champ's a melee beast. Obviously a massively buffed cleric.

EDIT: Uh oh, where the hell is Durkon? Is Malack busy draining his Con back there?

[ThePhantasm]

Yeah, we haven't seen Durkon for quite awhile. I've been wondering where he is.

[martianmister]

Yeah, we haven't seen Durkon for quite awhile. I've been wondering where he is.

He's finalize his research.

[Sarco_Phage]

He's finalize his research.

Yep.

Yep, Malack's totally draining his levels even as we speak.

[Raistlin82]

Except Belkar has done many good deeds. He joined the order, that is a good deed, he went to save Elan when even Roy wouldn't which is a major good deed, he protected Mr. Scruffy, he killed the Lying Corrupt Oracle, He saved slaves, he didn't jump into a fight he could easily have won (twice), he eviscorated a Empire of Blood Guard, he set the Allosaurus free, and those are just off the top of my head.

He saved Hinjo from that one assassin, giving up a large sum of money...

Yup. Belkar does good deeds all the time. He just doesn't put too much thought into them, just as much as his evil deeds or basically anything else he does.

So... to respond to that previous poster who asked: "Did Belkar saved their lives just because he liked those guys?" and added "Doesn't seem likely." the only answer I can give is: "Yes, that's exactly what he did, and it does seem likely. Actually, it seems obvious."

[JSSheridan]

He saved Hinjo from that one assassin, giving up a large sum of money...

Yup. Belkar does good deeds all the time. He just doesn't put too much thought into them, just as much as his evil deeds or basically anything else he does.

So... to respond to that previous poster who asked: "Did Belkar saved their lives just because he liked those guys?" and added "Doesn't seem likely." the only answer I can give is: "Yes, that's exactly what he did, and it does seem likely. Actually, it seems obvious."

You know, by provoking Roy in 748, he might be thinking he's responsible for Enor and Ganji fighting each other. Enor would have been fighting the Champ if Roy hadn't shown his skill. I wonder if he's feeling guilty even.

He doesn't know about Tarquin's vendetta of course, and it might have worked out this way without Belkar's actions. Although I think Tarquin would make Enor fight and die by the Champ's hands one week while Ganji watched, and then schedule Ganji to fight the Champ the next week.

Back in 606, there's one flaw in Shojo's logic. Good and Neutral 'players' might tolerate a cheat, but I doubt Evil warlords would.

[kierthos]

Honestly, I think a lot of people are reading too much into Belkar's actions. He isn't necessarily doing things because he wants to foment evil, just like he isn't necessarily doing things because he wants to change, just like he isn't necessarily doing things in a spirit of goodness and puppy smiles.

He's doing things, largely because he feels like doing them, regardless of the consequences. Or because he thinks it's funny. Belkar just doesn't spend a whole lot of time considering his own motives. (Well, he spends more time then he used to, but it still isn't a whole lot.)

[faustin]

Until further proofs, can we simply resume Belkar commited a "moral questionable act", in a mirror way like Haley killing Crystal?

[brionl]

it occurs to me that by this point, durkon's entry papers that he got in 732 are now invalid.

In the strip, it's only been a couple of days, even though it's been months out here in our world.

[Kish]

Relevance? His entry papers went by number of strips.

[Jay R]

The real question is, would Elan be morally justified in assigning his own INT stat, and how would it impact his alignment? Could he still be a cleric of Banjo?

Low intelligence does not disqualify one from worshiping a god whose head was carved from a block of wood.

In fact, it would appear to be a requirement.

[Dalek-K]

Ahhh, of course. The Champ's a melee beast. Obviously a massively buffed cleric.

EDIT: Uh oh, where the hell is Durkon? Is Malack busy draining his Con back there?

Ok first... That second part sounds just so damn wrong...

Secondly you answered your own question... The champ = Malack :D

[Blade206]

Even though I'm relatively sure this isn't the champ's true identity, my first thought when I saw the champ was "Omg, it's Taz!" :p.

[Jay R]

Even though I'm relatively sure this isn't the champ's true identity, my first thought when I saw the champ was "Omg, it's Taz!" :p.

Oh, my goodness. Taz.

He's strong, able to break stones and mountains, average sized, with a voracious appetite. Does he have an Escape spell?

[Sarco_Phage]

Wait, this one?



Or the Tasmanian Devil?

[Blade206]

Wait, this one?



Or the Tasmanian Devil?

The Tasmanian Devil :p

[Boogastreehouse]

Wait, this one?



Or the Tasmanian Devil?

Who's that goofy-looking guy? A wrestler?

I would be inclined to wager that the Giant is not a wrestling fan.

[Johnmathew33433]

Pretty SUS!

[The MunchKING]

Even though I'm relatively sure this isn't the champ's true identity, my first thought when I saw the champ was "Omg, it's Taz!" :p.

He spells it with two Zs.