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  3. Order of the Stick

    in General Roleplaying

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    Re: Order of the Stick

     

    I found it more unsettling than humorous. Were the genders reversed' date=' I'd be berating the creator for suddenly taking such a dark turn with the comic. He's clearly not interested, so why is it funny that he's coerced through threat of bodily harm?[/quote']I think Therkla is thinking that, since Elan is unavailable, she'll just kill him as ordered, and not necessarily forcing him into sex. Elan's trying to take back his last answer in order to not get attacked --- or just trying to be funny.

  4. Resurrection Man, any ideas?

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    Re: Resurrection Man, any ideas?

     

    i've recently picked up several copies of Dc/Vertigo Resurrection Man... and i'm trying to model a power system off of him... i'm having some trouble working it out however. I basically want it to work like the comic... My character dies, then comes back (after some time) with a different superpower...

     

    My character is a gadgeteer/martialist. but has the basic super power or Resurrection Man...

     

    so, any advice?

    Only slightly tongue-in-cheek: make a character. Have him die. Make a new character. The rest is special effects.

  5. NightHawk version Deviant Art

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    Re: NightHawk version Deviant Art

     

    I have XP and Internet Explorer 6. I don't have Save Image As at all. If I try and save the file it comes up as a blank PNG file. Similarly with Drag and Collect.

     

    With other artwork on Deviant Art you get a Download option at the side of the screen, with Skywarp you do not and he said something previously about restricting people's access to his stuff.

     

    Do other people have paid subscriptions and that is how they are able to access it ?

    No paid subscription; I'm not even logged in. I am, however, using Firefox. I tried it with IE (7, I think), and I got a blank PNG, too. Firefox (I'm still using version 2) was able to save it.

  7. Order of the Stick

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    Re: Order of the Stick

     

    Back in the older strips, the Oracle foretold ...

     

     

    ...that Belkar would one day kill either Miko, Miko's horse, Roy, Varsuvius, or the Oracle (but he didn't specify which). Miko's already dead, and it's pretty unlikely that Belkar is going to kill Roy or V... anyone want to bet that the Oracle is gonna be on the chopping block by the end of this story arc? :eg:

     

    Actually, since this is a prophecy, you have to be careful to get the wording right ...

     

     

    Belkar asked if he would "cause the death" of one of the five. The majority (but not at all universal) consensus on the OotS message boards seems to be that, by giving his ring of jumping to Roy, he "caused the death" of Roy. I don't think the Oracle will end up dead, but of course the potential is there.

    My first spoiler block!

  8. Order of the Stick

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    Re: Order of the Stick

     

    Was that supposed to be the old "one always tells the truth and the other always lies" riddle?
    It really is worth your while to re-read the last trip to the Oracle (strips 321 to 332, and maybe a few before and after). Not only does it answer your question, but it's pretty funny, too.

  12. D&D 4th

    in Fantasy Hero

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    Re: D&D 4th

     

    And Doug: what makes you think people have not looked at the previews and information yet?
    Mostly because some people have been saying exactly the same things that were complained about months ago on the D&D Discussion Boards, when little concrete information was known about the game. It almost seemed as if I had fallen through at time warp.

     

    If you don't like what you see in the game, there's more specific content available to rail against now. :)

  13. D&D 4th

    in Fantasy Hero

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    Re: D&D 4th

     

    It's kind of amazing how much conclusion-jumping is going on in this thread. I'm not a big supporter of D&D 4e (I'm neutral to it, really), but it's getting bashed by people who don't really have true information on the game. Go look at the previews that Wizards has up (they have quite a few by now), and see for yourself what it's like. Don't rely on biased reports saying "it's just like a MMORPG now!"

     

    My opinion? It's a game that has evolved from the original D&D, and has many things in common with it, but it is not the same game as, say, 1st edition AD&D. That doesn't make it good or bad, or better or worse, just different.

  14. Concubine Seeks New Position

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    Re: Concubine Seeks New Position

     

    I'm going to make a different suggestion: gadgets. Maybe technological, maybe magical, maybe just leftovers from whomever they've fought before. It would mean a conscious decision to become more effective on the character's part, which could be an interesting story line. And it goes against the stereotypical seductress template.

  15. Order of the Stick

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    Re: Order of the Stick

     

    Is anyone around here reading the other comic on that site? The Battle for Gobwin Knob? It's pretty interesting.
    I started to. But the protagonist is a bad guy, or at least is working for the bad guys without any moral qualms. So, I stopped.

     

    (Maybe I should have used "was" instead of "is", but for some reason I doubt it's changed since I stopped reading it.)

  17. Headmaster Transformers

    in HERO System Discussion

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    Re: Headmaster Transformers

     

    As I understand it, the second form (the one that didn't buy the vehicle) wouldn't have access to the vehicle. So, the vehicle would "disappear". For many multiforms, this would cause serious "common sense" issues; for this one, it fits quite well. The vehicle perk would disappear, but the "special effect" would be that the Transtector would become part of the second form's body.

     

    Well, I think it makes lots of sense, anyway.

  19. Order of the Stick

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    Re: Order of the Stick

     

    Is that an acid breathing shark?
    Yes. Yes, it is.

     

    To correct a previous poster, the "acidborn monster" template, with an example of a large acidborn shark, is from Dungeonscape, written by two fellows named Jason Bulmahn and Rich Burlew.

     

    Unless there's a second acid breathing shark in MMV...

  25. Post-Apocalyptic Hero -- What Do *You* Want To See?

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    Re: Post-Apocalyptic Hero -- What Do *You* Want To See?

     

    Crap' date=' I remember that link Bill was talking about, but I can't find it.[/quote']I think I might have found it. Or, something like it, anyway.

     

    Here's the (London?) Times article link:

    http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article668846.ece

     

    And here's a link to a graphic that doesn't seem to be linkable from the article any more (or, at least, any easy way I could find):

    http://images.thetimes.co.uk/TGD/picture/0,,351113,00.jpg

     

    This may not be the article/picture people are thinking of, but it might be useful anyway.

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