Oots 618

carborundum · Dec 27, 2008

Feels like Christmas again! Great comic as usual.

Link!

[sblock]It's a race - Belkar or Celia - who will win???[/sblock]

Greylock · Dec 27, 2008

When the door opened at the end, and that face appeared, I actually raised my hands up in fists and went "Woo-hoo!"

carborundum · Dec 27, 2008

There's nobody home, so when I yelled "YESSSSS!!" I only disturbed the cat. I'm still mentally rubbing my hands in expectation

Vorput · Dec 27, 2008

The animation for her Icy burst arrows just make it look like they smell

HandofMystra · Dec 28, 2008

How is Haley going to get a flank when she is not threatening in melee? Is she using an Elvencraft bow?

Andor · Dec 28, 2008

Belker ftw.

Although "My last breath is also ... my mintiest." may be the best line in the history of the strip.

Miyaa · Dec 28, 2008

This was like a primer on what to do and what not to do when flanking or being flanked.

Andor: Better than, "No, seriously, give 'em a good once-over!"?

freyar · Dec 28, 2008

HandofMystra said:
How is Haley going to get a flank when she is not threatening in melee? Is she using an Elvencraft bow?

Oh, let's not rob Rich of his dramatic license.

Asmor · Dec 28, 2008

Vorput said:
The animation for her Icy burst arrows just make it look like they smell

That's because they DO smell! Icy fresh! (see a few strips ago when she acquired the bow).

Also: animation?

I do not think it means what you think it means.

StreamOfTheSky · Dec 28, 2008

HandofMystra said:
How is Haley going to get a flank when she is not threatening in melee? Is she using an Elvencraft bow?

Well, technically, she's not. It was already established Bozzak's a higher level rogue than her, and that oots uses that rule, so no flanking for belkar or haley. She also obviously can't hide and snipe (uncanny dodge)...rogues are tough for other rogues to kill. Her best options are Bozzak getting grappled (unlikely, though Bozzak may stupidly grapple Belkar and leave himself open), a wand/scroll of grease if Boz doesn't have balance ranks, or a few other low-level non-core spells.

More likely, Belkar's just going to stab him a million times while Haley is a distraction / rescues Celia.