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2020-03-30, 06:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
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2020-03-30, 06:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Simple but straightforward, with a good joke at the end. More importantly it clarifies that the Order is close enough to Kraagor's Tomb for V and Haley to make it all the way there on a recon mission and back. That probably means... something will happen soon.
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2020-03-30, 06:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Wow, I did not think the tomb was that *long*. Makes sense how Team Evil has been at this for a while!
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Is it wrong that the first thing this made me think of was the potential uses of Phantasmal Force for boardgaming/wargaming?
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2020-03-30, 06:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
I thought at first Roy was being sarcastic "oh, this is great..." about the size of the tomb, but on reflection I think he genuinely felt that the illusion was going to be a great aid to his planning.
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
C'mon, Elan, you have to start out with a more quiet segment no one really notices at first, then gradually crescendo! :P
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2020-03-30, 06:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
I was more expecting a Last Crusade comment or costume from Elan.
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2020-03-30, 07:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Wow. I didn't expect the whole thing to be this massive.
Funny how what's effectively a fancy map can be so awe-inspiring.
Elan's contribution is absolutely apropriate."If it lives it can be killed.
If it is dead it can be eaten."
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2020-03-30, 07:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
What I love about this is that “Wait they’re already at Kragor’s gate with no side quest? **** is going to have to go sideways to get a whole book outta this...” ramps then tension *so hard*.
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2020-03-30, 07:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Hmm... no Xs visible on the doors in V's illusion. Did they get close enough to see them?
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2020-03-30, 07:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
I wonder how much we'll actually get to see of Kraagor's Tomb when the order go there. I originally expected that this book was going to be kind of a call back to the first one - the order steadily working their way through a series of dungeon dangers and encounters - but somehow I doubt it's going to be that straightforward now.
>>softly open our mouths in the cold
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2020-03-30, 07:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
That was extremely satisfying.
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2020-03-30, 07:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-03-30, 07:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Elan's orchestral music took me completely off guard. Got a big laugh.
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2020-03-30, 07:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Phantasmal Force? Isn't that only visible to 1 person? Plus, it has sounds, and only lasts for 1 minute? Wouldn't Silent Image make more sense? Fits with what's happening in the comic and lasts for 10 minutes.
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2020-03-30, 07:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2020-03-30, 07:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Why would they do that? Their goal is not to reach Kragoors gate, they're goal is to keep Xykon from reaching it. By dungeon crawling through them, they just remove and weaken its protection and weaken themselves. Their best bet is to wait for Xykon and Redcloak to expend most of their spells and hten ambush them when they come out.
Of course, that also means, when they set up to ambush them, they won't come out since that was the one that contained the gate. Also they somehow need to meet the mysterious people and find out what happened to the paladins.
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2020-03-30, 07:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Phantasmal Force isn't a standard spell in D&D 3.5e.
It is in 5e, but that's not the spell we're seeing here, as the illusion it creates can only be perceived by a single creature.Last edited by Zweisteine; 2020-03-30 at 07:25 PM.
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2020-03-30, 07:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
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2020-03-30, 07:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Don't know. I didn't see a spell by that name in the SRD.
"Besides, you know the saying: Kill one, and you are a murderer. Kill millions, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." -- Fishman
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2020-03-30, 07:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
First page? First page.
I need meds. I didn't even smile here.Last edited by Hardcore; 2020-03-30 at 07:40 PM.
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2020-03-30, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Can't wait for what OOTS is going to plan. (And probably fail in the process later.)
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2020-03-30, 07:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
If one can overlay a hex on a projection, then they can metagame. Nice.
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2020-03-30, 07:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
"Ok, trees. We are about to go into a dungeon--hey, Twigs, you paying attention?--ok, so stay out here, and if we come running out of there with a hoard of monsters behind us you're going to go all Harry Potter on them as if they were cars. No, Itchy-Bark, it's a reference. Ever heard of breaking character? *Sigh* Just stay here and kill things that chase us out. Make like a tree and... stay."
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2020-03-30, 08:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
I love that V considers a hex grid the best thing to suggest there, especially considering her distaste for hexes in the past.
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2020-03-30, 08:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
Arrrgh, here be me extended sig!
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2020-03-30, 08:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1197 - The Discussion Thread
The title at the bottom of page is brand new or am I just now noticing it?