Christopher Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Does Speak With Dead force the target to tell the truth to the best of its understanding? If so' date=' that could be the 'violation' Redcloak was referring to...[/quote'] I think it just directly accessesing the memory (including how to speak). There is not even a "person" or personality there to speak of. During speak to dead the body stays dead and the soul stays in the afterlife. I think the soul isn't even informed about the spell at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick So, it's kinda like a limited, temporary Animate Dead? Like an Animate Dead's Brain & Vocal Cords, with a compulsion to answer the questions asked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick So' date=' it's kinda like a limited, temporary Animate Dead? Like an Animate Dead's Brain & Vocal Cords, with a compulsion to answer the questions asked?[/quote'] That is one way to see it. Other than a 1 week lockout for further atempts there were afiak no negative side effects. But that all asumes my memory is not wrong (could be the 3.0 version I am thinkign about, with 3.5 beign different) and that this campaing runs on unmodified 3.5 Rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Incidentally, according to the kickstarter link the Order of the Stick reprints have raised almost $1.2 million. Yep, you heard me. $1.2 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Incidentally, according to the kickstarter link the Order of the Stick reprints have raised almost $1.2 million. Yep, you heard me. $1.2 million. Holy Moley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick $1,254,120 to be precise as of today. I don't know if they're still taking pledges. You know what printing costs are like these days..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Incidentally, according to the kickstarter link the Order of the Stick reprints have raised almost $1.2 million. Yep, you heard me. $1.2 million. I hope Rich puts out a poster where the Order is rolling in gold pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick I hope Rich puts out a poster where the Order is rolling in gold pieces How about Hailey breaking the fourth wall and stealing that "loot" from him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick How about Hailey breaking the fourth wall and stealing that "loot" from him? This would also be cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Have you guys read the Kickstarter updates page? It has a bunch of OotS bonus comics on it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Why would they be obliterated? Wasn't the point of that spell evil V cast to destroy the dragon and her kin so completely that there was no coming back? If it doesn't say outright that the souls are destroyed, it strongly implies it. EDIT: I suppose the "animate brain" interpretation of Speak with Dead would get around the soul thingy, but it doesn't seem to fit in a fantasy world, IMO. Traditionally, when you're speaking with the dead, you're talking to someone, not accessing a database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Wasn't the point of that spell evil V cast to destroy the dragon and her kin so completely that there was no coming back? If it doesn't say outright that the souls are destroyed, it strongly implies it. EDIT: I suppose the "animate brain" interpretation of Speak with Dead would get around the soul thingy, but it doesn't seem to fit in a fantasy world, IMO. Traditionally, when you're speaking with the dead, you're talking to someone, not accessing a database. This one soudns like it is the spell description I remember. And it does indeed access the database, but they found some fantasy babble to describe it. But it does not even require the Brain to be intact, only the body to be "mostly" intact: This spell does not let you actually speak to the person (whose soul has departed). It instead draws on the imprinted knowledge stored in the corpse. The partially animated body retains the imprint of the soul that once inhabited it, and thus it can speak with all the knowledge that the creature had while alive. The corpse, however, cannot learn new information. Indeed, it can’t even remember being questioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick #846 is up! "You're going to make me search that skeleton's dry crumbly assbone, aren't you?" "Yep." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick "At least one of them had the courtesy to put himself into a crypt before he died." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick New one up http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0847.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick And another new one: 848 Acid Redux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Roy and Elan are gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick "Hobbit fajita" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick And a new one: 849 Suspicious Agreement "HEY!! Who are you calling a devil?" "Sir, watch your grammar" "Why? What is wrong with it?" "Absolutely nothing!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Looks like our lizard priest is not happy working with the guild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Looks like our lizard priest is not happy working with the guild Is that suprisingly, considerign who gives the commands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick Is that suprisingly' date=' considerign who gives the commands?[/quote'] Oh, certainly not. I keep thinking that , well, since Durkon is one of the oots members fated to die, that we might be looking at his eventual replacement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick "If you want them to do something, you need to prod them now and again. Otherwise, they'll just stand around talking til they fill up like eight pages with speech balloons." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick "If you want them to do something' date=' you need to prod them now and again. Otherwise, they'll just stand around talking til they fill up like eight pages with speech balloons."[/quote'] The artist has run games before hasn't he? Lucius Alexander Filling up 8 pages with palindromedary taglines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Re: Order of the Stick The artist has run games before hasn't he? Lucius Alexander Filling up 8 pages with palindromedary taglines I think that's what's called "meta-commentary." jg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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