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2024-02-19, 02:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 02:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Oh heck yeah, the dinosaur is back!
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2024-02-19, 02:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
I agree with Belkar: the dinosaur returning to full size and chomping on the smug dragon is cool. It would also be cool if it had never been mentioned in comic before. It will still be cool if it happens a second time later on. It would even be cool if the response to unveiling himself was to throw a small lizard who turned into a dinosaur and started biting it. Throwing dinosaurs into people's faces is an underutilized comedic element.
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2024-02-19, 02:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Hmm... If Bloodfeast is too heavy for Calder to lift, they're both going to hit the floor with Calder landing on top of Bloodfeast who may or may not let go.
Calder's too big for Bloodfeast to shake around, but normal predator behavior would be to either hold on and crush the neck or clamp down and pull, trying to rip his throat out. No matter how well it works, I think Bloodfeast has Calder's undivided attention for a while.
Does Bloodfeast revert to being a wild untamed dinosaur in the anti-magic field? If so it's a good thing he probably actually likes Belkar. And we know he really likes Mr. Scruffy.
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2024-02-19, 02:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
when did belkar mention Bloodfeast earlier-- what elan is complaining about?
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2024-02-19, 02:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Three years! Three years since this was set up and now paid off. And it still slaps.
I recommend listening to the Jurassic Park theme with the T. rex roar while reading.
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2024-02-19, 02:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
I think taming is an extraordinary ability, not a magical one. Belkar's wisdom is too low to cast any Ranger "be my animal buddy" spells. I think Bloodfeast is Belkar's buddy even in an AMF. And it would suck beyond all comprehension if Bloodfeast finishes off Calder, Belkar steps forward to pet him, and Bloodfeast eats Belkar. Rich wouldn't do that to me.
Agree, once a predator gets its jaws around a prey's throat, the usual instinct is to keep on biting. Calder has no choice but to get Bloodfeast to let go, and that probably means inflicting a lot of damage. In the meantime the rest of the Order is going to go to town on him.This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
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2024-02-19, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
True enough.
See strip number 1239.Avatar by linklele. How Teleport Worksa. Malifice (paraphrased):
Rulings are not 'House Rules.' Rulings are a DM doing what DMs are supposed to do.
b. greenstone (paraphrased):
Agency means that they {players} control their character's actions; you control the world's reactions to the character's actions.
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2024-02-19, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 02:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Belkar was right, it was definitely still cool now :-D
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2024-02-19, 03:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 03:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
FLYING DINOSAUR ATTACK! (I like dinosaurs. This one made me happy.)
Without Reinforced Wings (a feat Clader had no reason to take), he can only stay airborne while carrying a light load. Depending on whether he is Huge or Gargantuan, as well as his age category, that's a value between roughly 6400 and 39168 lb., assuming elite array with the 15 dropped unti STR. Given that we have no clear idea what size each of our scalies is (although I'd like to stress that Bloodfeast is not neccessarily larger; he's just differently proportioned, with that massive head of his giving that impression – meaning they can both be Gargantuan, a size category Allosaurs can be advanced to)… That tells us very little in itself, but I wanted to mention it anyhow.
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2024-02-19, 03:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
* my emphasis
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Things that don't kill me make me strong
Things that do kill me leave me dead
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2024-02-19, 03:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 03:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
And at least one rear-claw rake. What are the damage stats in question?
Chekhov's Gums (and Teeth).
Would Calder still be able to issue commands telepathically in an AMF?
Would "maintain grapple and keep raking with a to-hit bonus" be an option?
Especially if a dragon and allosaurus land on top of them.
The conic AMF?
The Domination of Sunny persists, but are any new Mindbender operations blocked while Calder is in the AMF?
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2024-02-19, 03:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
So, if Rich agrees with Elan, then why did he have Belkar blow it back in 1239? And if he doesn't agree with Elan, why did Elan blow it?
TinyMushroom drew my avatarSpoiler: A shaggy dog storyAn evil sorcerer in command of a dark cult is trying to unleash a god-killing abomination more real than the gods themselves. At his side, yellow eyes revealed a Haunter of the Dark. The evil sorcerer ordered it to kill.
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2024-02-19, 03:19 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 03:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Best.
Album cover.
Ever.
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2024-02-19, 03:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Avatar by linklele. How Teleport Worksa. Malifice (paraphrased):
Rulings are not 'House Rules.' Rulings are a DM doing what DMs are supposed to do.
b. greenstone (paraphrased):
Agency means that they {players} control their character's actions; you control the world's reactions to the character's actions.
Second known member of the Greyview Appreciation Society
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2024-02-19, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Am I the only one who was reminded of the ending of Jurassic Park?
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2024-02-19, 03:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Someone mentioned that we cant see the sword drop on the first page and I have a horrible feeling that the dragon's hand holding the sword being conveniently hidden along with the fact that Bloodfeast's eyes are wide now rather than angry signify something sinister for our dino friend...
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2024-02-19, 03:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
The sword in Calder's left hand makes me a little nervous. Anyone else feel like the placement of the arm in the big panel (with Roy's sword hidden out of view) makes it look like Bloodfeast just took a greatsword to the heart? The dino's expression looks awfully surprised..
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2024-02-19, 03:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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2024-02-19, 03:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
Nah, Calder's eager to rebuild his creepy dragon cult. A high-level wizard, once dominated, would become a very powerful asset.
The black dragon mother's restraint was more impressive. Of course, if she'd been satisfied with just mauling V, some truly awful things would not have had a chance to happen, so... Yeah.
Unless Calder manages to seriously injure Bloodfeast, my money would be on not.
Another point to consider, while Bloodfeast is clamped onto Calder's throat, the dragon can't talk. Sunny is going to keep that big, beautiful eye locked onto him, no matter whether he manages to stay airborne or gets dragged to the ground, so he can't cast spells to shake the allosaurus off or fight off the Order.
Why would he? Animal handling isn't a magic spell or a supernatural power; its a technique with lasting effects on an animal.Last edited by Grendelkin; 2024-02-19 at 04:00 PM.
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2024-02-19, 03:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
This ... is my signature finishing move!
"It's never good when you make a fiend cringe" - MadGrady
According to some online quiz, I'm a 6th level TN Wizard. They didn't give me full XP for all the monsters I've defeated while daydreaming.
http://easydamus.com/character.html
I am a Ranger Archetype: Gleaming Warden (thx to Ninja Prawn)
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2024-02-19, 03:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
thank you Faldrath, KorvinStarmast, Debatra, and Ruck for refreshing my memory about fighting serini in the anti-magic field.
that joke probably works when you're reading the archive, but daaang that happened several years ago in my timeline. i was all prepped to feel stupid and i don't at all.
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2024-02-19, 03:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1298 - The Discussion Thread
It seems Calder's spell actually didn't do much damage to V after all.
I notice Calder still has Roy's sword, I wonder if he can wield it against Bloodfeast.
Why would we have to make sense of him being a challenge for an epic party? The Order is not an epic party (with the exception of Serini, who hasn'tdone anything).
MM2 specifies that Allosaurus are huge. They are smaller dinosaurs than Tryanosaurus.
Everything else fits nicely with Calder being huge size. If he's a mature adult, he's a reasonable CR for the party (with its extra members), or he might be younger with levels in mindbender (explaining any spells he knows which a dragon wouldn't usually).