OotS #409

[Wolv0rine]

Belkar just rocked out loud. He opened the stip strong, and he closed the strip strong. I mean really, just just consider the first and last panels. "Funny, I always figured I'd be killed by a paladin." *thunk*

Rock on, Belkar.

(People seem to be forgetting, Belkar asked the oracle if he'd cause the death of ANY of the following: Miko, Miko's horse, Roy, Varsuuvious, the oracle. Miko OR her horse might not be the indicated one)

 

[Nyeshet]

Were Miko a PC and I her DM, I would have felt much *much* more lenient towards her had she handed Hinjo her katana. Now . . . it will take something really *really* major for an atonement to work upon her.

I now think it all but certain that she will become a Blackguard (whereas prior I felt it only 60% probable - and 40% chance of her returning to good after a period of time). I imagine she will be placed in the same prison as the Linear Guild, and Sabine will be her "Peaceful contact with an Evil Outsider." However, I am curious as to how Miko will justify all this to herself. She is utterly convinced that she is 'good', that she is in the right, that she is following the will of the 12 gods. Will she, then, believe herself to be following their will in becoming a Blackguard? Perhaps she will think that the gods wish her to go 'undercover', in infiltrate the evil organization(s) in order to better rout them later? Perhaps when she finds she can again Smite, she will once again feel herself to be in the favor of the gods - not realizing that she is smiting Good? Perhaps when her mount answers her call, she will simply believe that his appearance is purposefully fiendish to better aid her disguise as she moves amongst those who are evil?

All in all, I am quite looking forward to what happens next!

 

[Vorput]

::sniffs::

Poor Miko... so misunderstood

 

[mhensley]

I miss the good old days when Belkar set that bitch on fire.

 

[Three_Haligonians]

Though I do have to wonder--what's up with Hinjo's sword? Cold Iron? Adamantine?

Huh, I thought he was trying to take her down with non-lethal damage by not taking his blade out of its scabbard.


Heh, I almost wrote "...he's a paladin trying to take her down..." but I didn't want to turn this into a Paladin thread about whether that would be "proper" behaviour, "exalted" behaviour, or "dumb" behaviour.


J from Three Haligonians

 

[Lorgrom]

I imagine she will be placed in the same prison as the Linear Guild, and Sabine will be her "Peaceful contact with an Evil Outsider." However, I am curious as to how Miko will justify all this to herself. She is utterly convinced that she is 'good', that she is in the right, that she is following the will of the 12 gods.

Ever hear the phrase 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'. Since the Linear Guild is against The Order of the Stick, and how articulate Nale can be. It is not a hard jump to see Miko being convinced that the Linear Guild is actualy working for the side of good, and that her life before was the lie (you know how Miko had been brought into an order which was lead by such an evil person). That by joining them and becoming a "true Paladain" (aka Blackguard), that she will be able to truly serve the 12 gods.

 

[monboesen]

Hinjo = A paladin played right

 

[Hypersmurf]

Belkar just rocked out loud. He opened the stip strong, and he closed the strip strong. I mean really, just just consider the first and last panels. "Funny, I always figured I'd be killed by a paladin." *thunk*

Rock on, Belkar.

The 'killed by a paladin" line was fantastic.

And the 'thunk' was very reminiscent of the 'stab' after Durkon pulled out the big guns that time...

-Hyp.

 

[delericho]

Belkar is going for subdual damage.

Not necessarily. He could have taken the -4 penalty to do lethal damage, thinking that now was a good time to find out whether the Mark of Justice was real or not. After all, if Hinjo is determined to arrest him, he might well need that information...

 

[wayne62682]

Now that was sweet. Can't wait to see the rest.. I'm with the "She'll become a Blackguard" crew; at first I thought maybe she would give up and have a chance for atonement but when she stabbed Hinjo... no way. No atonement for you, you psycho ex-paladin bitch. Welcome to the dark side, have a cookie.