[Webcomic] The Order of the Stick thread
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North_Ranger
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Hee hee hee, I just love Tarquin's banter. Though why he is asking for his accountant, I don't know.
North_Ranger
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Oooooh...[DOUBLEPOST=1346427026][/DOUBLEPOST]I just thought he'd gotten a little rusty in Drow sign language.
I keep hoping Rich bought that Cintaq (I think that's what it's called) to help speed up the comics. I imagine it would also help him during the times he has to take a break due to health reason.
Not yet. Since there's been additional expenses with having to resend out misprinted coloring books and printer changes for the notepads and Sticky Shticks, he's said he's not going to until everything promised as a reward to people is paid for.
Ah. Well, I hope he does when it's all done, then. 
Tarquin may just be unskilled in it. He too is a Bard and I don't think they get Battle axe as a weapon so it's possible that he's just not hitting very hard (I doubt he has Str bonuses). I'm honestly surprised that Roy hasn't realized it's not Thog because he hasn't raged once or that he moves too slow/fast for a Barbarian (Bards don't get extra movement speed, right?).
Then again, Tarquin may simply not being doing it yet because he wants the big fight to happen in the heart of the dungeon (where it's more dramatic) and not in some nameless hallway.
Where are you getting the idea he's a bard from? Monk's about the only class we've seen real evidence for him having levels in. Armor and lack of spells make bard unlikely.
He has that same obsession with the theory of narrative causality that Elan has for one. That alone should be enough to indicate that he has at least SOME levels in bard, though he probably did the same as Elan and prestiged into something that wouldn't get him killed.
As for the armor and lack of spells... he's pretending to be Thog (so he wouldn't cast a spell and would wear armor) and Bard spells generally aren't that useful for direct combat. Unless he's got a TON of Bard levels, the best he's going to get is Shout or Summon Monster. Maybe Hold Person.
As for the armor and lack of spells... he's pretending to be Thog (so he wouldn't cast a spell and would wear armor) and Bard spells generally aren't that useful for direct combat. Unless he's got a TON of Bard levels, the best he's going to get is Shout or Summon Monster. Maybe Hold Person.
Yeah...Tarquin isn't a bard, he just thinks they're underpowered and should be ruling the world instead of singing in taverns.
Actually, looking at the Wiki, Tarquin's a Fighter... which seems really odd. His high Int would likely mean he's ether going to or has already multiclassed into Weapon Master (almost required of Fighters in 3.5 and he's smart enough to know that pure Fighters SUCK, something Roy doesn't), but at any rate he should be hitting A LOT harder than he is right now.
So yeah... ether he's not specialized in Battle Axe or he's holding back.
So yeah... ether he's not specialized in Battle Axe or he's holding back.
Multiclasses into what now? If it's not in the Core/SRD, it's unlikely Rich is using it. And it's not that Roy hasn't realized that fighters are weaker, it's just he wanted to follow in his grandfathers footsteps or something like that (he explains this in the Snips, Snails, and Dragon Tales book when 4e Roy asked him why he didn't take a class that makes use of his Int).
As for Tarquin vs Belkar, he gave him a good cut across the jaw/body with a single thrown attack. Belkar's simply no weakling, barbarian hit dice are nice after all.
As for Tarquin vs Belkar, he gave him a good cut across the jaw/body with a single thrown attack. Belkar's simply no weakling, barbarian hit dice are nice after all.
Elan multi-classed into Dashing Swordsmen (which I think Rich made up), so it DOES happen.
Yes, Rich made it up, and made a big deal out of using it. Which is what distguishes it from using a 3.0 prestige class that never got updated to 3.5 without mentioning it at all. Rich doesn't care enough about the rules nowadays to go splatbook diving for no reason.
Thanks, I knew it was mentioned somewhere, but digging through archives on my phone is not fun.
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!
Let's not forget that means he left the big battle-axe behind. That can't have been an accident (on Rich's part). I doubt it will sit idle on the mantlepiece for the remainder of the story, if you get what I mean.
--Patrick
New comic is up. Looks like they won. I'm as surprised as you are.
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And Tarquin keeps being awesome with every. Damn. Line.