Level 10: #10
Chapter: Comic, Level 10 — Speakeasies & Sea Monsters
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Someone rolled a 1 on Perception.
Were they brandishing… screwdrivers?
Wands, methinks (though they didn’t really get to brandish them, so much as “gingerly take hold of them before taking a “surprise nap” & dropping them”)
I concur, these should be wands.
Admittedly, screwdriver-shaped wands. Oddly appropriate for film noir genre.
Of course; they’re fixers.
ISWYDT
I see Anti Madeleine has taken the high ground.
Good catch. I would have missed that.
Puts her in a good position to get the drop on P’aper B’ag (not to mention whatever creature Tarta will be when she comes down the stairs).
I’m curious as to why she’s still in the cup. If she can move it around that easily, she should have been able to get out of it.
In fact, getting it down the stairs without it tipping over would likely take some effort.
It’s a Crafty Disguise!
Also, it’s armour when you’re her size.
Not armor; fortification.
Perhap she’s trying to ‘mug’ someone else.
If she gets out of it on her own, then she won’t be able to complain about it.
You know, for a member of a race with an intelligence score as high as it is, handsome here ain’t very smart.
(And, technically, Grinner wasn’t killed by Mimic…)
This is noir. Acting smart when dealing with someone you have a grudge with is out of genre and so dangerous.
I predict that if Chief Baghead doesn’t acquire a clue Real Soon Now™ he’ll be the third pincushion
I don’t pretend to know the anatomy of these mysterious creatures, but I’m guessing that a nice suit doesn’t do much to protect their vital organs.
Also, that scavenger hunt sounds fun. Too bad I don’t have a character design ready for a cameo.
Some wizards came from the coast to stop them from showing their faces in this comic.
Clearly, now that we’re in noir, the plot of the backstory THROUGH A TOTAL COINCIDENCE happens to parallel things that happened before.
Well, it IS a belt of Genre-Changing, not Backstory-Changing.
Yeah, see… Even with genre-change in effect, only a suicidal fool would address Stabs as ‘shorty’ or disregard just how freaking deadly she is.
Excuse me while I take a quick jaunt to the betting window to collect my winnings.
Wanna see the fastest knife throw on the net ?
Wanna see it again ?
Pro-tip: don’t answer “no”. That just means the knife will be aimed at your eye.
Scavenger hunt sounds fun but I’ve no twitter so I haven’t the means to participate. Alas :<
That’s generally for the best, social media is a soul-rending time sink that unknowable Lovecraftian abominations feel invalidated by. It’s free though, so you could join for the scavenger hunt if you want to.
Being a Twitter follower is not a requirement to joining the scavenger hunt. The rules will be publicly available.
I’m surprised nobody has posted this yet, so here I go:
“Omae wa mou shindeiru.”
It’s quite possible that nobody had posted that because this is an English-language comic.
Doesn’t stop that meme from cropping up every now and again. 😛
https://www.google.com/search?q=omae+wa+mou+shindeiru+meaning&oq=Omae+wa+mou+shindeiru&aqs=chrome.2.0i355i433i457j46i433j0j46j0i395l4.6241j1j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
“You wanna re-negotiate?
I can re-negotiate.
For my counter-offer, I think I’ll cut off your fingers…
…then I’ll cut off your face-tentacles…
…then I’ll go looking for anything else that might be dangling offa yer body…
…& cut THAT off too…
…& all you hafta do ta’ stop me, is for either of yer boys there to say that they don’t like this idea.
So, do I hear any of your loyal guys raisin’ an objection, ‘cuz th’clock’s tickin’ here?
If you can’t get them to object in your defense, then you better come-up with a better counter-offer, & damn fast.
Better hurry, ‘cuz I had ta’ miss-out on lunch, & I’m kinda hungry for some fried squid.”
“Where did he learn to negotiate?”
Cruise security lieutenant, The Fifth Element.
Thank you!!1
That is some impressive DPR.
By my count stabs still has 3 knives.
Your count is off by a factor of “many”.
You are correct Sir. I was only counting the ones I could see…always a fatal mistake
Pretty sure Stabs drew 15 knives and threw 6 of those, leaving 9 in hand. She already proved that she could take down a horde of monsters solo.
Before = http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-4-3/
After = http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-4-21/