OoTS #332 is up

[Pbartender]

Why does Elan point out the mistake?

Because that's how the comedic principle of his type of character works.

He's demonstratably the "buffoon" of the group. On occassion, when everyone else can't figure something out, it's up to the buffoon to have a moment of clarity and state the obvious solution that everyone missed.

Everybody stands and stares for a moment. Everybody smacks themselves on their respective foreheads. Somebody shouts out, "Why didn't we think of that?" Somebody else kisses the buffoon on the mouth, or some other embarrassing bit of endearment, and says, "Buffoon! You're a genius!" Everybody has a good laugh, and the adventure continues on.

It's a staple of comedy teams, especially in sit-coms and action-adventures.

Mr. Burlew gives the basic joke a bit of a twist by having them cross the Valley's forgetfulness field before they actually have a chance to go back and fix the mistake.

 

[Snapdragyn]

Because that's how the comedic principle of his type of character works.

He's demonstratably the "buffoon" of the group. On occassion, when everyone else can't figure something out, it's up to the buffoon to have a moment of clarity and state the obvious solution that everyone missed.

Everybody stands and stares for a moment. Everybody smacks themselves on their respective foreheads. Somebody shouts out, "why didn't we think of that?" Somebody else kisses the buffoon on the mouth, or some other barrassing bit of endearment, and says, "Buffoon! You're a genius!" Everybody has a good laugh, and the adventure continues on.

Exactly. I had a barbarian with an INT of 10 who I played as dumb as a board. Not only was it expected for the archetype, but it allowed me to take this roll, thus providing some fun game moments and also letting me toss in things that I'd think of which were probably beyond the tactical capacities of his ability score.

 

[Knight Otu]

Because that's how the comedic principle of his type of character works.

He's demonstratably the "buffoon" of the group. On occassion, when everyone else can't figure something out, it's up to the buffoon to have a moment of clarity and state the obvious solution that everyone missed.

Everybody stands and stares for a moment. Everybody smacks themselves on their respective foreheads. Somebody shouts out, "why didn't we think of that?" Somebody else kisses the buffoon on the mouth, or some other barrassing bit of endearment, and says, "Buffoon! You're a genius!" Everybody has a good laugh, and the adventure continues on.

It's a staple of comedy teams, especially in sit-coms and action-adventures.

Mr. Burlew gives the basic joke a bit of a twist by having them cross the Valley's forgetfulness field before they actually have a chance to go back and fix the mistake.

In other words, it's dramaturgically appropriate.

 

[Agent Oracle]

In other words, it's dramaturgically appropriate.

:smacks forehead: Because Elan only does things when they are Dramaturgically appropriate! like running from the fireball!

 

[Klaus]

Well, he *was* the one to come with the idea of using an illusion to disguise himself as an ogre to fool other ogres.

Afterwards he went on to battle his own reflection in a lake, thinking it to be another ogre...