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This is the thread for discussion of The Order of the Stick plot, characters, etc. We have a separate thread for discussing game rules and mechanics. Excessive rules discussions here may be thumped as off-topic.

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edited 18th Sep '17 1:08:08 PM by Fighteer

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#52876: Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:17:47 PM

Was the deal never to bother Roy's whole family again or just his mom? I can't remember.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#52877: Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:22:46 PM

All of them, and he agreed without a moment's hesitation.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#52878: Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:31:39 PM

You know what Belkar?

Even noticing you screwed up is still an improvement.

One Strip! One Strip!
fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#52879: Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:33:05 PM

Why does Varsuvius have that cantrip?

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#52881: Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:41:16 PM

The cantrip is Prestidigitation, and flavoring is just one of its many uses.

It's basically the lowest-level Utility Magic in D&D.

Milo Amastacia-Liadon finds it so useful that he prefers to call it "Least Wish".

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:42:30 PM

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
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#52882: Mar 23rd 2020 at 12:49:49 PM

[up] Same that ended up dead, kinda enjoyed it.

crazysamaritan NaNo 4328 / 50,000 from Lupin III Since: Apr, 2010
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#52883: Mar 23rd 2020 at 1:19:10 PM

Also known as Limited-Limited Wish.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
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#52884: Mar 23rd 2020 at 1:29:31 PM

Depending on your level of creativity, Prestidigitation is either practically useless or a swiss army knife.

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#52885: Mar 23rd 2020 at 2:06:25 PM

Prestidigitation means that you will never have mild inconveniences in your life ever again.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#52886: Mar 23rd 2020 at 2:22:05 PM

I once earned a small fortune using Prestidigitation to clean a room in a dungeon that had been turned into a dire rat's nest. There was a mountain of treasure under all the filth I magicked away, and all of it went into my pockets while the rest of the party, who'd refused to wait 20 pretend minutes for me to ritual cast buff spells and ditched me, got their butts kicked by monsters.

That was a good day.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#52887: Mar 23rd 2020 at 2:55:14 PM

I like the non weapon clause, no making glass dust to throw at people. [lol]

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#52888: Mar 23rd 2020 at 3:45:46 PM

But it CAN still be weaponized. If you're in the wilds, for instance.

And you cast on an enemy to make him smell of honey and blood

And there's a den of bears nearby

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Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#52889: Mar 23rd 2020 at 4:24:44 PM

Not to mention what the "light a small candle" thing can do when thinking latterly...

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#52890: Mar 23rd 2020 at 6:56:37 PM

[up] Can it do that? I don’t see any mention of fire in the spell description. Vaarsuvius researched a whole new cantrip called Flamefinger in On the Origin of PCs specifically for lighting small fires, and it had the limitation that the flame was attached to the caster’s finger (it was well named)—a magical cigarette lighter. A 0-level spell that could set fires from a distance seems too useful to be allowed.

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#52891: Mar 23rd 2020 at 6:59:10 PM

[up]That's from the 5e version.

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Mar 23rd 2020 at 6:59:45 AM

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
HeraldAlberich from Ohio (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
#52892: Mar 23rd 2020 at 10:55:01 PM

Ah, ok. Looks like 5e only allows one effect per casting, instead of unlimited effects for a hour. That helps.

crazysamaritan NaNo 4328 / 50,000 from Lupin III Since: Apr, 2010
NaNo 4328 / 50,000
#52893: Mar 24th 2020 at 9:02:38 AM

Nope! It gets worse; Cantrips can be cast an unlimited amount of times in 5e. (Technically limited by the number of rounds you have in a day.)

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Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#52894: Mar 24th 2020 at 1:14:32 PM

5e's firebolt cantrip also specifies that it sets anything flammable that it hits on fire, the "control flames" cantrip lets the user do exactly what it say on the tin, and there's an entire cantrip, "bonfire," that creates a magical fire in a 5x5 ft space.

But this should probably move to the General D&D Thread if it's going to continue.

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#52895: Mar 24th 2020 at 1:34:55 PM

Were I V, I would find that too-soon request from Belkar reassuring.

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
TheLovecraftian Since: Jul, 2017
#52896: Mar 24th 2020 at 1:38:01 PM

Were-IV: man by day, medical utility by night, and only during the full moon.

...I just woke up from a nap. My brain goes weird places when that happens.

Edited by TheLovecraftian on Mar 24th 2020 at 5:42:10 AM

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Gimme your desire...
#52897: Mar 24th 2020 at 3:36:02 PM

[up]I read the same thing. Also just woke up from a nap.

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Gilphon (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#52898: Mar 24th 2020 at 4:37:38 PM

  • Were IV art thou, Romeo?
  • Were IV: The wolf is back once again.
  • Were IV socks one particularly damp days to guarantee dry feet.

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#52899: Mar 26th 2020 at 12:44:47 PM

"Order of the Stick 2: Attack of the Off-Screen Werebears".

Yes, I am reading "Start of Darkness" for the first time. Why do you ask?

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SpookyMask Since: Jan, 2011
#52900: Mar 26th 2020 at 10:23:59 PM

Does order of the stick include the "werebears transforms into violently LG during full moon" thing? [lol]


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