Quote Originally Posted by GreatWyrmGold View Post
According to the Class & Level Geekery Thread:
  • Roy has a BAB of at least +14 and a Strength bonus of +9 (with magic items), so his attack bonus without magic is probably somewhere around +20. Two iterative attacks can hit without a natural 20.
  • Belkar has a BAB of +15 and a Strength bonus of +2 or +3, so his attack bonus without magic is +16 or +17. If he squeezed Weapon Focus or something in there, his second unmagicked attack could hit on a 19.
  • Durkon has a BAB of +9 and a Strength bonus between +3 and +5. Without magic, his first attack needs at least a 19 to hit.
  • Elan has a BAB of at least +10 and no Strength bonus. He probably needs a natural 20 even with magic.
  • Haley has a BAB of +12 and a Dexterity bonus of +5 ("even in anti-magic"). That's comparable to Belkar.
  • Minrah probably has a BAB somewhere north of +7 and a Strength bonus of +2 to +4. On par with Elan.
  • Vaarsuvius is a wizard.

So not quite true, but close to true.
Well Belkar does have Rage, but the TWF penalties negate the to-hit bonus from extra Strength so… yeah. What’s worse is that the AMF would also negate any defensive abilities and AC bonuses on the Order as well as magical Constitution bonuses, so Calder has a quite good chance of killing at least two Order members per round with full attacks. Let’s hope Bloodfeast makes it hard for him to do that.

Point 1: Since when has the Order fought monsters in their league?

Point 2: Most people are assuming Calder is Old because, um, he looks old. He's got a vaguely gaunt face and a broken horn and a...beard? And bushy...eye...ridges... Anyways, Rich presumably designed him that way for a reason, presumably to communicate that this is an old dragon, and hence a dangerous one.
For what it’s worth, he’s probably fairly old for most non-divine beings in the comic. And “mature adult” is probably the equivalent of… I dunno, maybe 30s~40s for a human? He’s definitely not a kid.