April 8 2016 - But why

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April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Kamos » Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:12 pm

http://www.goblinscomic.org/comics/20160408.jpg

Guess the sword is magic after all. Maybe gets an enhancement bonus every round or some similar mechanic.
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Considering how short most fights are wouldn't be to op and would scale alright.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Guus » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:58 pm

The rabdomly picked up sword is definitely magical, but "but why" applies to the entire page for me.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Aegis J Hyena » Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:30 pm

Thunt said on his twitter the next page will change Goblins forever... I am eager to see what he's going to pull on us.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by arkajalka » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:00 pm

WUU battle scene! This is where thunt starts to shine d.d mech :D Hype for clash!

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Glemp » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:11 pm

Aegis J Hyena wrote:Thunt said on his twitter the next page will change Goblins forever... I am eager to see what he's going to pull on us.
I guess it's to do with the sword...maybe it's going to interact with Complains' demonic part? More physical effects, maybe?

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by RocketScientist » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:20 pm

It is ON now, red demon thing that attacked Fumbles! :x

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by spiderwrangler » Fri Apr 08, 2016 6:18 pm

Kamos wrote:Considering how short most fights are wouldn't be to op and would scale alright.
+1 everytime your dad hits someone. :roll:
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Xavier78 » Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:15 pm

I don't get it. How did they all just saunter past the Red demon to leave it alone with Fumbles? Also, did the Green Demon just disappear? Because they would have had to attack it first as well to get to the Yellow and Black one... For Minmax, does the "Clunnk" indicate that his sword is blunt and/or can't do any damage to the Purple Demon? Am I just looking at this wrong?

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Arch Lich Burns » Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:15 pm

I don't get the transition from panel 3 and 4, Apparently Names landed headfirst (ow) in the water but then is suddenly standing in a pose? And why is Names distracted while in battle?

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Kamos » Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:40 pm

Think he landed into a roll.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Sessine » Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:50 am

I have a feeling that many details of this battle will be bewildering, to both the characters and the readers, until we learn the one basic premise that explains everything.

Until we get to that point -- when All Will Be Revealed -- the next few pages are going to be a fertile ground for speculation. Gather clues, goblinites! Sustain the grand tradition of this forum. Who can come the closest to the true explanation? Have fun! Note each tiny oddity! And the big ones, too! Form theories, then more theories!

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Liesmith » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:09 pm

I saw the Patreon early update, and I won't spoil anything...but let me just say: Klik shows up wearing sunglasses and speaks for the first time "There's no time to explain, come with me if you want to live!"
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Krulle » Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:29 pm

Liesmith wrote:I saw the Patreon early update, and I won't spoil anything...but let me just say: Klik shows up wearing sunglasses and speaks for the first time "There's no time to explain, come with me if you want to live!"
I hope you're misleading us, otherwise this is a big spoiler.
Plus, Klik is dead.
The only talking klik we know of is Ward.
And he cannot be too far from Bowst...

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To prevent me from spoiling anything.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by WearsHats » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:58 pm

No, he's living up to his username.

I like that image, though.

As for the battle and forum speculation... I think we'll have plenty to talk about when the next page goes up. And then Thunt goes on vacation for two weeks. Well timed, Thunt.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Xavier78 » Sat Apr 09, 2016 5:48 pm

Krulle wrote:
Liesmith wrote:I saw the Patreon early update, and I won't spoil anything...but let me just say: Klik shows up wearing sunglasses and speaks for the first time "There's no time to explain, come with me if you want to live!"
I hope you're misleading us, otherwise this is a big spoiler.
Plus, Klik is dead.
The only talking klik we know of is Ward.
And he cannot be too far from Bowst...

Nah, I'm too curious to not look at patreon when I have access. So I do not get access.
To prevent me from spoiling anything.
Pretty sure that was a Terminator reference and sarcasm/joke...

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Liesmith » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:04 pm

Xavier78 wrote:
Krulle wrote:
Liesmith wrote:I saw the Patreon early update, and I won't spoil anything...but let me just say: Klik shows up wearing sunglasses and speaks for the first time "There's no time to explain, come with me if you want to live!"
I hope you're misleading us, otherwise this is a big spoiler.
Plus, Klik is dead.
The only talking klik we know of is Ward.
And he cannot be too far from Bowst...

Nah, I'm too curious to not look at patreon when I have access. So I do not get access.
To prevent me from spoiling anything.
Pretty sure that was a Terminator reference and sarcasm/joke...
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by nikohl » Sun Apr 10, 2016 2:08 am

It's good form to watch Liesmith's avatar while reading his posts ;)

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by 0z79 » Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:14 pm

There are times to stop and ask "Vot der dumboozle?"

That is most demonstrably NOT one of these times.

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by TS19 » Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:19 pm

Registered just to post this -

In panel 3, Names faceplants.

What if the sword gets a +1 every time its wielder fumbles?

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Krulle » Mon Apr 11, 2016 12:12 am

OMG, that weapon in the hands of Fumbles....

After a few battles he could go to hell and come back unscratched, even when throwing all dices a "1"
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Urobolos » Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:27 am

TS19 wrote:Registered just to post this -

In panel 3, Names faceplants.

What if the sword gets a +1 every time its wielder fumbles?

Really? I saw it as he tucked into a roll. Similar to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYce-c5QlA But as a recovery from the jump which he did to mask Thaco's jumping attack following through behind him, basically working as a team to keep the enemies off balance.

Regarding the sword I wonder if it gets a +1 "charge" every turn he doesn't land an attack, then expends them all if he gets a hit, then starting at 0 builds up "charges" again as he fights +1, +2, etc. Essentially increasing his ability to strike an opponent the longer a fight goes on against a tougher enemy.

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by Lanzlo » Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:02 pm

There is a Pathfinder weapon trait that does this. It's called Furyborn.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by spiderwrangler » Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:17 pm

Interesting. Though Complains hasn't attacked anyone yet, so doesn't quite fit.
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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by RocketScientist » Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:57 pm

That sounds like a pretty great weapon.

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Re: April 8 2016 - But why

Post by spiderwrangler » Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:05 pm

Especially on a character with lots of attacks each round against one tough enemy. Choosing to forgo AoO to preserve the bonus would be an interesting decision that isn't usually necessary to make.
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