Darths & Droids

[Jerthanis]

(I haven't seen The Emperor's New Groove either. I stopped caring about non-Pixar Disney animated films after Mulan, which would have been a good enough film if you completely blanked out every single scene with the dragon spirit character in it. Note: it wasn't Eddy Murphy for voicing the character, it was that the damn film didn't need a annoying talking animal sidekick shoe horned in.)

I could be wearing my rose-colored retrospective glasses here, but the Emperor's New Groove was possibly the best animated movie Disney ever made. It was the only story they made that was original, to my knowledge, and it really really does deserve a chance.

I hope Sally doesn't leave the game when Jar Jar stops having screen time, and I hope she's just as cool as before.

I kind of wonder if Jim and Pam Annie got together over the time-skip, but it seems like she hasn't seen any of them since the last game ended, so probably not.

[small pumpkin m]

I could be wearing my rose-colored retrospective glasses here, but the Emperor's New Groove was possibly the best animated movie Disney ever made. It was the only story they made that was original, to my knowledge, and it really really does deserve a chance.

Yep, all Disney movies should have Patrick Warburton instead of a talking animal.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Yep, I've had to deal with bossy PCs demanding instead of asking for assistance.

Usually, you'll see it early in the game, which makes allowing them to advance to "Name Level" PCs fill you with more dread than you could imagine!

[Felius]

Yep, I've had to deal with bossy PCs demanding instead of asking for assistance.

Usually, you'll see it early in the game, which makes allowing them to advance to "Name Level" PCs fill you with more dread than you could imagine!

It also makes more sense in some games than others.

Say, a level 20 fighter, going to a small kingdom. He can probably take down the entire armed forces and their mamas all by himself... Now say he is not a nice guy. He can be good and all that, but not nice, and will not sacrifice the world/the hostages/his village in name of proper manners. He can pretty much demand that the npcs do what he want or else...

And that's not even entering the fields of exalted (which is awesome), where a newly created solar can, without breaking any of the immersion, go to a small kingdom ruled by mortals, at least one without quite some Dragon Blooded Champions, and take control of it without much of a problem (which is also awesome).

[Reverent-One]

I could be wearing my rose-colored retrospective glasses here, but the Emperor's New Groove was possibly the best animated movie Disney ever made. It was the only story they made that was original, to my knowledge, and it really really does deserve a chance.

What about Lilo and stitch, or Brother Bear, or Atlantis: The lost empire? Or going to their CGI movies, Dinosaur or Bolt?

[Gez]

To get this thread back on topic, that "moon destruction" thing starts to make sense now...

[Battleship789]

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What about Lilo and stitch, or Brother Bear, or Atlantis: The lost empire? Or going to their CGI movies, Dinosaur or Bolt?

Dinosaur was alright, but not great. Atlantis was different, though I can't say I really liked it. I haven't seen Bolt... Lilo and Stitch was good. Brother Bear was decent (it's saving graces were the moose*: the great Canadian sterotypers: Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis!) But, I will have to agree with the others that the Emperor's New Grove is one of the best animated features by Disney.
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Back on topic: Senator Organa...and his GOATEE!! Should be an interesting plot point yet again. I like the expressions of the Senator and Padme, especially the ones in panels 5, 9, and 10.

*Side note: Don't you think it should be "meese?" Look at it this way: 1 goose -> 2 geese. Thus it follows: 1 moose -> 2 meese?

[TigerHunter]

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Dinosaur was alright, but not great. Atlantis was different, though I can't say I really liked it. I haven't seen Bolt... Lilo and Stitch was good. Brother Bear was decent (it's saving graces were the moose*: the great Canadian sterotypers: Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis!) But, I will have to agree with the others that the Emperor's New Grove is one of the best animated features by Disney.
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Back on topic: Senator Organa...and his GOATEE!! Should be an interesting plot point yet again. I like the expressions of the Senator and Padme, especially the ones in panels 5, 9, and 10.

*Side note: Don't you think it should be "meese?" Look at it this way: 1 goose -> 2 geese. Thus it follows: 1 moose -> 2 meese?

At the risk of sounding like a Shill for Disney, Bolt is excellent too.

[PhantomFox]

At the risk of sounding like a Shill for Disney, Bolt is excellent too.

Yeah, it was good. Perhaps not Pixar-excellent, but still pretty good. B+ or an A- I say.

[Elaro]

Oh hey, I think I know how the Anakin/Amidala relationship is going to pan out. Annie, in character, tries to seduce Amidala (for the power), and Jim enthusiastically approves, much to the chagrin of the GM and Ben.

[Gez]

*Side note: Don't you think it should be "meese?" Look at it this way: 1 goose -> 2 geese. Thus it follows: 1 moose -> 2 meese?

But then, which cheese would you choose?

[Llama231]

Oh hey, I think I know how the Anakin/Amidala relationship is going to pan out. Annie, in character, tries to seduce Amidala (for the power), and Jim enthusiastically approves, much to the chagrin of the GM and Ben.

Yay! Someone is on the topic!

[Trazoi]

To get this thread back on topic, that "moon destruction" thing starts to make sense now...

I know. You can start to see how the plot arc for the entire series is going to play out - at least the bits that revolve around moons.

[Porthos]

I know. You can start to see how the plot arc for the entire series is going to play out - at least the bits that revolve around moons.

Anyone wanna take any bets on whose idea it will be to arm the "moon" to the teeth with Superweapons?

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Why, yes. This is a Sucker Bet. Thanks for noticing.

[Rockphed]

Anyone wanna take any bets on whose idea it will be to arm the "moon" to the teeth with Superweapons?

I'm thinking either the guy who plays R2marysue or Jim's. No one else likes guns as much as those two misguided souls.

[Elaro]

Anyone wanna take any bets on whose idea it will be to arm the "moon" to the teeth with Superweapons?

Ooh! Ooh! Senator Amygdala! I mean... Jim.

Oh man, are the PCs going to be Imperials? Or split, as Pete, Ben (as Luke) and Sally (as Han/Chewie) vs Darth Ann and Jim as... uh... well... huh. Okay never mind. Although having Ann on the side of the Empire would provide a good excuse for using Vader's scenes in The Original Trilogy.

[Trazoi]

There's also a fair chance that the moon cannon might be one of Sally's ideas to spice up the story.

Whatever happens, I'd be surprised if the idea purely comes from the DM.

[Winterwind]

The fantasy campaign in which Pete apparently lost his character very early on... does anyone know whether this refers to something that really exists in comic-form, or just something they came up with for these few strips?

Heh. Yes, the exploding moon has gained quite a new meaning.

[Enlong]

well, it seems like someone on this Senate is genre savvy.
Also, in case anyone cares, putting the moon at first Lagrangian point would put it directly between the planet and the sun, thereby blocking all the sunlight from reaching the planet.

[Deus_e_Machina]

"That's no moon, that's a... wait WHAT? How do you even FIT that many weapons stations on the same moon?!"

[Radar]

I bet, that Pete will insist to make the plans for Naboo's new moon. Then in episode IV we will hear "it's not a space station - it's Naboo's moon!" :D

[Gez]

The fantasy campaign in which Pete apparently lost his character very early on... does anyone know whether this refers to something that really exists in comic-form, or just something they came up with for these few strips?

I think it's just there so that people might speculate that the D&D group is the same as the DMotR group...

[Gez]

"What's Penzance?"
"A religious ceremony."

[Porthos]

Hmmmm.... I think the stage is being set for Sally to take over another character.

I never ever thought I would ever type this but....

Please keep Jar-Jar in the movie strip!!
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On a slightly more serious note, was I the only person who thought that Annie was flirting with Ben (at least slightly) in the last strip? Might be interesting if that bleeds over into the characters of Ben and "Annie".

[High-Chancellor]

Are we going in an "I have two daddy's" direction with luke then?

Unless ben keeps obi and annie starts playing luke by that point in the story, and things are still like that, if things become like that.

That would just be weird. And great. but weird.



I honestly have no idea who I'd fit as who for the next generation...

[Mr._Blinky]

On a slightly more serious note, was I the only person who thought that Annie was flirting with Ben (at least slightly) in the last strip? Might be interesting if that bleeds over into the characters of Ben and "Annie".

I was actually just about to post this. I'm getting this weird vibe that Anikin/Padme is going to change into Anikin/Obi-Wan, at least for the players with some of it bleeding over into the characters on accident. Which would be both awkward and hilarious.

[Porthos]

I was actually just about to post this. I'm getting this weird vibe that Anikin/Padme is going to change into Anikin/Obi-Wan, at least for the players with some of it bleeding over into the characters on accident. Which would be both awkward and hilarious.

Well if one wants to read the previous strip in a certain way, there does seem to be a bit of UST in the body language of Obi-Wan and Anakin.

Anyway, extrapolating waaaaay ahead of time, if the Ben/Annie ship sails true (ugh, I can't believe I just wrote that ) it will put the fight at the end of RotS in a whole new light.

Hmmm. Lovers Falling Out (IC or OOC, it really wouldn't matter IMO) leading to an epic snark-filled fight scene? Might have to put a few quatloos on that possibility.

[Fri]

"I died and lost my beard"

between this and the peace moon, the movie is getting more and more sense.

[afroakuma]

What are they going to do with Sally, I wonder?

Will she quit? Take C-3P0?

[Winterwind]

What are they going to do with Sally, I wonder?

Will she quit? Take C-3P0?

Though, considering what a small role Jar-Jar plays in Episode 2 and 3, I fully expect her to say that Jar-Jar is not cool enough, or something like that, and decide to play a new character, within the next few strips.

And that's what I am still thinking, albeit with a slightly more stretched definition of "next few strips" (I had forgotten how long this initial sequence which still features Jar-Jar frequently takes).