OOTS 613 is up!

[garyh]

I'm a Belkar fan.

Giant In the Playground Games

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

[sblock]Wow. Even being 4+ levels higher, he can't hit Belkar at all. Should I blame medium BAB or the +1 size modifier to AC?

Also, go Belkar![/sblock]

 

[RefinedBean]

For some reason, I got a hint of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes from Belkar in the last panel. Hrm.

Good strip!

 

[Knightfall]

That was great. Rich is on a roll.

 

[Fate Lawson]

That was great. Rich is on a roll.

...Kaiser?

 

[SPoD]

[sblock]Wow. Even being 4+ levels higher, he can't hit Belkar at all. Should I blame medium BAB or the +1 size modifier to AC? [/sblock]

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 attack chance even compared to other 17th+ level rogues.

 

[justanobody]

...Kaiser?

And extra mustard please, hold the mayo!

sammich

 

[Andor]

Wow, Belkar is about 8 times cooler when he's pretending to have character growth.

 

[freyar]

Wow, Belkar is about 8 times cooler when he's pretending to have character growth.

Definitely wittier! And not bad with a shield, either.

 

[Lord Sessadore]

Wow, Belkar is about 8 times cooler when he's pretending to have character growth.

Definitely wittier! And not bad with a shield, either.

Haha, I have to agree with that! I wonder if the DM is giving him RP bonuses on his rolls

 

[Vyvyan Basterd]

I'm torn.

The comics have been getting funnier, so I really want to give massive kudos to Rich.

But, then I saw the ad for the new shirts and I have a strong desire to shoot people in the face that bring up LOLcats.

Hmmmm....

I'll just compromise with cold indifference towards him.

EDIT: Although...anything involving Mr. Scruffy is funny, so I guess we can still be friends Rich.

 

[frankthedm]

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 attack chance even compared to other 17th+ level rogues.

Pretty clear to me he dropped the shield to use power attack's 2 for 1 bonnus. As far as finesse goes, he is a half orc. There is a modest chance are his dex is not higher than his strength.

 

[ruemere]

Looks like Combat Expertise to me. 16th level Rogue is not going to miss armorless guy just like that.

Regards,
Ruemere

 

[Roman]

Yay for Belkar, my favorite OOTS character!

However... left alone with two high level rogues while Celia carries Haley off... I have a feeling Belkar's prophecy is soon to be fulfilled.

 

[RangerWickett]

Belkar's not armorless. He's obviously wearing mithral chain under his clothes..

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

Pretty clear to me he dropped the shield to use power attack's 2 for 1 bonnus. As far as finesse goes, he is a half orc. There is a modest chance are his dex is not higher than his strength.

Not only is he probably power attacking (which also hurts the attack roll), but also he probably did it for the 1.5x str bonus. I think there's a good chance he has a high str score, to say the least (and possibly also a good dex to make up for light armor, having one doesn't exclude the other).

 

[Relique du Madde]

If Belkar goes down, at least he isn't going down like a punk cause of some stupid curse.

 

[Quartz]

Well worth the wait. I'd almost gone off OoTS until recently.

 

[garyh]

Belkar's not armorless. He's obviously wearing mithral chain under his clothes..

It's a hob- er, halfling tradition!

 

[diaglo]

i'm still waiting for the barbarian rage.