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    Belkar building an important rapport here.
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    Y'know, I always thought Kraggor was the old party member Belkar would best get along with, but this dynamic has certainly proved me wrong.

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    Yep. Still evil.

    Great prank though.
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    *Sings.* I'm stuck on mimics, because mimics are stuck on me!

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    Bemused Belkar is Best Belkar

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    Wait, how intelligent are mimics?
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    Ah, the classic Mimic plan of disguising themselves as common, unassuming pieces of furniture.

    Also, does "butt" seem like an off choice of word for Durkon's accent to anyone else?
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    Also, does "butt" seem like an off choice of word for Durkon's accent to anyone else?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fyraltari View Post
    Wait, how intelligent are mimics?
    Human intelligence but slightly beastial mindset.

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    So, basically, Serini doesn't really give a fart about their preparations?

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    ...Durkon, this is Belkar we're talking about. He might have turned over a slightly less bitter leaf, but you know him, why, why are you immediately doing what he's suggesting? :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wraithfighter View Post
    ...Durkon, this is Belkar we're talking about. He might have turned over a slightly less bitter leaf, but you know him, why, why are you immediately doing what he's suggesting? :D
    Because he's been faking character development, I'm sure I've read on the forum about how he's neutral and tending toward good by now.

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    I don’t think I’m ever again going to sit down in a public restroom without checking the seat for eyes… <shudder>
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    I suppose the classic sentence inspired the comic

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    The comic 1269 is currently placed between 1266 and 1267 on the archive page, for some reason.

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    I didn't know mimics secreted glue...
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    Ha, good old Belkar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The MunchKING View Post
    I didn't know mimics secreted glue...
    At least in 3.5, if you attack a mimic with a weapon, you have to make a strength check(?) or get automatically disarmed because your weapon is stuck in the glue.

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    Belkar is gradually getting over his trauma of Durkon's horrifying death and enslavement by a vampire and is back to pulling pranks on him.

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    "Steal the noodles out of your bowl of soup."

    Hah. Gonna use that in the future.

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    "A well placed short rest..." Is The Giant referencing 5e now? Short rest isn't a thing in 3.5 as far as I know. I haven't been following the background of OOTS but there are a wealth of absurdities in 5e that he could mine. Like how a paralyzed character still gets their dex bonus to AC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mon-Keigh View Post
    Bemused Belkar is Best Belkar
    *Amused. "Bemused" means "confused".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sienar View Post
    "A well placed short rest..." Is The Giant referencing 5e now? Short rest isn't a thing in 3.5 as far as I know. I haven't been following the background of OOTS but there are a wealth of absurdities in 5e that he could mine. Like how a paralyzed character still gets their dex bonus to AC.
    This would only apply to electrical-nervous paralysis, but maybe they're just using their "twitch" reflexes...y'know...from the twitching.

    (This is a joke.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sienar View Post
    "A well placed short rest..." Is The Giant referencing 5e now? Short rest isn't a thing in 3.5 as far as I know. I haven't been following the background of OOTS but there are a wealth of absurdities in 5e that he could mine. Like how a paralyzed character still gets their dex bonus to AC.
    Now, I don't know the original rules or the new ones, but if you're gonna complain about them getting bonuses, you should complain about them getting to use an AC at all, since logically a paralyzed character would be helpless entirely while their enemies removed their armor.

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    First serious chuckle I've had in a while. Serini is my kind of halfling.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sienar View Post
    "A well placed short rest..." Is The Giant referencing 5e now? Short rest isn't a thing in 3.5 as far as I know. I haven't been following the background of OOTS but there are a wealth of absurdities in 5e that he could mine. Like how a paralyzed character still gets their dex bonus to AC.
    I'm pretty sure she's referencing real world.
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    I'm starting to think that halflings in this setting have an optional Sadistic Jerk racial trait.
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    Belkar clearly has way more Dungeoneering than Durkon
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fyraltari View Post
    Wait, how intelligent are mimics?
    In 3.5, they're 10 intelligent. They're only 5 intelligent in 5e, though. Can't find any stats for 4e mimics, but I interpolate that they'd be roughly 8.3 intelligent.


    Quote Originally Posted by Sigako View Post
    So, basically, Serini doesn't really give a fart about their preparations?
    I give even odds she expects them to fail and just wants to be in a position where she can stop anyone from breaking the Gate.


    Quote Originally Posted by Wraithfighter View Post
    ...Durkon, this is Belkar we're talking about. He might have turned over a slightly less bitter leaf, but you know him, why, why are you immediately doing what he's suggesting? :D
    More to the point: Belkar has the wisdom of a short-sighted lemming, and only slightly more intelligence. Even if he was trying to give good advice, why would you expect him to succeed?


    Quote Originally Posted by Sienar View Post
    "A well placed short rest..." Is The Giant referencing 5e now? Short rest isn't a thing in 3.5 as far as I know. I haven't been following the background of OOTS but there are a wealth of absurdities in 5e that he could mine. Like how a paralyzed character still gets their dex bonus to AC.
    He's casually slipped in references to 4e/5e mechanics as those games came out, but he hasn't made many explicit rules jokes since the days when he was first toying with the idea of character development.


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    *Amused. "Bemused" means "confused".
    I dunno about the dictionary, but when I've heard people use the word, it's been closer to "amused" than "confused".


    Quote Originally Posted by Psyren View Post
    Belkar clearly has way more Dungeoneering than Durkon
    Belkar has ranks in two skills: Profession (gourmet chef) and Knowledge (prank-worthy trivia).
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