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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.

OP edited to make this header - Fighteer

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

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10101: Nov 11th 2011 at 11:18:29 AM

Who needs spot? Just use search and take 100 times as long!

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#10102: Nov 11th 2011 at 11:29:35 AM

Funny. Of course Spot is for seeing that other Rogue sneaking up behind you, for which Search is pretty much useless.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#10103: Nov 11th 2011 at 11:30:27 AM

Yeah, it's quite the pain. Two ninja fighting each other, yet neither knows where the other is.

Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#10104: Nov 11th 2011 at 11:59:54 AM

Haley should thank her lucky stars she didn't inherit that particular trait... Must've got her Wis score from her mum.

silver2195 Since: Jan, 2001
#10105: Nov 11th 2011 at 12:23:31 PM

Wow, Ian is truly Chaotic Stupid.

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Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#10106: Nov 11th 2011 at 1:17:43 PM

Honestly, he always seemed like an idiot to me, so is this really anything new or surprising? Weren't we talking about how he would do exactly this last week?

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#10107: Nov 11th 2011 at 1:47:45 PM

Honestly, this has gone better than I expected.

Although I'm not sure why Tarquin would care about Ian. Wasn't he just kept prisoner as part of an old deal he made with a Thieves Guild on the other side of the world? I guess maybe Tarquin's lawful enough to want to avoid backing out of a deal like that, no matter how old it is, but I never got the impression that he actually cared about Ian in any personal sense.

edited 11th Nov '11 1:48:29 PM by Clarste

Arha Since: Jan, 2010
#10108: Nov 11th 2011 at 2:05:30 PM

Ian may very well have done something to piss him off even further. Like blowing up Elan's older half sister Anel or something.

Michael So that's what this does Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
So that's what this does
#10109: Nov 11th 2011 at 2:06:25 PM

We don't know how the Greysky City thieves guild persuaded Tarquin to grab him.

KSonik Since: Jan, 2015
#10110: Nov 11th 2011 at 2:10:39 PM

Talk about idiocy on Ian's part and not the kind we know Elan for.

PS. to respond to this.

The thing a lot of people overlook is that your alignment does not affect the way you act. Nothing stops a Lawful Evil character from lying to police to protect a helpless orphan girl. If they make a habit of it then eventually their alignment may change, but if they show up to work every day torturing dissidents and generally being a dick to everyone but that orphan then that will more than compensate for their hidden kindness.

No offense, but what's that got to do with my statement about Belkar? Were you supporting what I said or did you think Belkar actually committed a Lawful act by pretending to actually value the rules enough to play by them?

edited 11th Nov '11 2:12:21 PM by KSonik

Michael So that's what this does Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
So that's what this does
#10111: Nov 11th 2011 at 2:14:41 PM

Belkar has certainly performed Lawful acts and he has performed Good acts. He can do both of these while Chaotic Evil. Given how the strip tends to work there will probably be some kind of visual effect if his alignment changes.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#10112: Nov 11th 2011 at 2:39:47 PM

Ian needs to chill. This is actually his best chance to strike back. He's just got to be patient and ride things out until he has his freedom.

What he does after that, and whether it works is another story.

Still waiting for that other shoe to drop and screw them over.

One Strip! One Strip!
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#10113: Nov 11th 2011 at 3:26:41 PM

My money is that Tarquin has some kind of setup or hustle running with respect to Ian and he's going to be very put out when he realizes just who he set free. Ian didn't keep getting recaptured by accident.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Michael So that's what this does Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
So that's what this does
#10114: Nov 11th 2011 at 3:31:02 PM

We thought Geoff was in on it. What if he is?

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Michael So that's what this does Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
So that's what this does
#10116: Nov 11th 2011 at 3:38:41 PM

I would love to know what Geoff's file says.

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#10117: Nov 11th 2011 at 5:38:57 PM

wow. Just when I was thinking I understood D&D. Never played but read enough Webcomics to think I understood most of it. but nope.

I'm baaaaaaack
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#10118: Nov 11th 2011 at 6:48:32 PM

"Everyone needs my kind of stability" is a great line.

just a random thought

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#10119: Nov 11th 2011 at 10:09:23 PM

Yeah, it's quite the pain. Two ninja fighting each other, yet neither knows where the other is.

I had that scenario in a battleground match once. Me and two other rogues on my team running around the enemy's flag room in stealth mode trying to get close enough to spot the two enemy rogues we knew were in there on defense before they could get close enough to see us.

One chain of one-shot kills later, I'm running the flag back alone, only to get one-shot right outside our own flag room by one of the enemy rogues who beat me back there and was lying in wait.

Good times.

Joesolo Indiana Solo Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Indiana Solo
#10120: Nov 12th 2011 at 10:39:34 AM

That's wild. If I wasn't going for SWTOR I'd give WOW a try. Maybe i Will anyway.

I'm baaaaaaack
Daremo Misanthrope Supreme from Parts Unknown Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
#10121: Nov 12th 2011 at 10:43:51 AM

He's the obvious plant. Too obvious?

As a repeat Untwist Sucker, I've given up on saying 'too obvious' for a while.

Creed of the Happy Pessimist:Always expect the worst. Then, when it happens, it was only what you expected. All else is a happy surprise.
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#10122: Nov 14th 2011 at 11:15:55 PM

New comic.

Does anyone remember the trope for when someone says something, but were interrupted in the middle of saying something by being turned into stone and then they started saying it again when they came back?

Also, nice escape by Ian.

edited 14th Nov '11 11:20:21 PM by tclittle

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#10123: Nov 14th 2011 at 11:36:57 PM

[up]That's a little specific for a trope, wouldn't you say?

MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#10125: Nov 15th 2011 at 12:27:12 AM

"Dad, WAIT!"

I love how in-tune these two are with each other, even coming from opposite ends of the alignment spectrum.


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