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We have no idea if she minded or not, all we know is that Hank pushed for an exception, and she eventually agreed to it. No one gets everything they want in a negotiation, and it's likely she swallowed that part to get the rest signed. However, remember also that Pete was not killed by Haley or...

Celia says money that she has STOLEN, not money that she has EARNED. It only applies to robberies, thefts, and other illegal activities that the Guild manages, I assume. The dragon hoard wouldn't count. And that money was therefore earned illegally, and not Haley's in the first place. If it...

There's a strong case for Favored Enemy (Human) +6. With Greater Two-Weapon Fighting, that would add 36 points of damage per full attack to human enemies like Crystal or most of the thieves, and it would certainly fit with his personality. He could also have damage-adding magical daggers, like...

Not every person who picks up the game wants Mystery and Wonder. And it is easier for a DM who wants it to put it back than it is for a DM who doesn't to remove it.

Well, she isn't a blonde, she's a redhead. The dyeing that she's talking about is back when she was a teenager, she dyed her hair black to be a goth.

I think the line calling him a glorified pickpocket instead of a seasoned warrior is a clue that it's the rogue's crappy BAB that's to blame, a problem that only gets worse when Belkar knicks the dude's shield. Also, he can't finesse a bastard sword, so he really can't have a relatively good...

To be more explicit, "teaching a man to fish" IS using violence to solve his problems--violence against the fish.

Are we at all certain Rich has actually played 4th Edition yet? I mean, I haven't. Lots of people I know haven't. I don't even own the books. It's not as if 4E has been universally embraced yet. I remember that Rich said somewhere on his site last year or so that he hadn't actually sat at a...

Game stores do not have an inherent right to exist. If they want to compete with Amazon in a free market, they need to find other means of creating value for shopping there. For some shops, this means putting energy into things like in-store gaming, knowledgeable staff that can answer questions...

Well, he just updated, so...

If Haley took Improved Precise Shot, she can sneak attack anyone who has only partial (not total) concealment.

Rich Burlew seems to be publicizing this story, with a call to donate to a different similarly-themed children's charity.

This. If I were to lose my job, the $30-40 I normally spend on one book every other month wouldn't come close to touching any of my bills, so it seems pointless to give it up. I don't play 4E, so I don't have much outlet for that cash anyway. My once-$50-a-week comic book budget, on the other...

I agree; I think this is the start of the rally for Team OOTS. New anti-mage move, new ally (Roy's Archon is now working to help the OOTS), Roy is completely over his hang-ups about hugging his mom, he knows he'll see his brother again...pretty much 100% positive. I thought it was funny that...

Your optimism is refreshing.

The answer to the opening post is simple: Poor self-esteem. Our young NPCs feel so much pressure to live up to the glamorous images they see in the rulebooks of heroic PCs that they come to see themselves as ugly and worthless, fit only for guard duty even at 15th level. It's a tragic...

"Because Good is Dumb" is a pop culture reference (to Mel Brooks' Spaceballs, specifically). I don't think it is a statement of the author's personal morality. Given that he devoted Celia's incredibly long speech at the end of the trial to how Lawful Good should work realistically, no, I don't...

The problem with V using Elan's genre savvy as a basis for killing someone is that Elan's genre savvy is wrong as often as it is right. The OOTS world does NOT always work in accordance with genre; see this strip for an example when it does not. Therefore, Elan's sense of genre savvy is an...

And if that was V's motivation, you would be correct. But it isn't, as illustrated by this strip. V's motivation was impatience. This is why Elan starts out as accepting, because Elan is CG. He thinks V performed a CG action, albeit one he himself was unwilling to do. Only when V explains her...

By scattering the ashes into the ocean, V is ensuring that only a True Resurrection will do the job.