Well carriages (Slobber got the Viscount one at the start of the Baseball arc) are the only vehicles shown other than railships, so I can understand Tarta being miffed at the loss of her inheritance.
She’s probably wearing the Belt but will be thwarted by Anti-Madeline.
Say, what if Tartania took over “Ruffenuff”‘s territory and inherited “his” railship? Maybe that could help square things? Of course, then you have a vengeful dwarven pirate in charge of a bloodthirsty mob of sea creatures with no reason to keep Mimic, Stabs, or the Princess alive.
At this point, it seems like they need a random kraken attack or something to get away alive, let alone in one piece.
Ah yes. The loophole to that “everyone gets to come back to life” rule in this comic. Resurrection spells don’t restore inanimate objects.
Then again, I’m not sure how ironclad that rule is these days. Are all these offscreen wrong-mimics coming back to life, too?
Plus: “Plaidbeard” is an actual surname rather than a descriptive nickname? And also gets applied to family members who don’t have beards, and, presumably, who have non-plaid beards?
Sure. But on the other hand, when did the practice of passing surnames down through family lines get started? The fact that the name “Plaidbeard” is still apt for anyone in the family implies that it was probably pretty recently. Did the principality just start requiring people to register family names this generation?
Where I live, the practice of family names was originally forced on us by foreign invaders, who wanted us to fit easily into their existing bureaucracy. Many people deliberately chose stupid family names as a form of protest. Then we kicked the invaders out, but the practice of using family names never actually went away. Result: some people still have those stupid names now, centuries later. With family names now being standard for almost (but not quite!) every nation in the world, it’s clear that the protestors have lost.
Mind you, once in a blue moon you do encounter someone whose name is oddly fitting for his profession…
Nominative determinism is a wonderful thing. Also, care to hit me with some examples of the aforementioned stupid family names? So long as that doesnt doxx anyone who didn’t consent that is
It’s possible that Plaidbeard didn’t even get killed by the missle. Could’ve been doing open mic night at a bar or something. Given Tarta’s.. whole deal, having the ship destroyed without him in it is probably the best thing that could’ve happened to Plaidbeard.
Given that this is Dungeons & Dragons, being in the center of a massive explosion isn’t necessarily fatal if you have enough hit points. And also, made your Reflex save for half damage.
On page 21 Tarta looks very nervous when the missing artifacts are mentioned.
And on page 37 she leads with “About that…” in regards to the missing artifacts right before she attacks.
I wonder if she isn’t wearing the Belt of Genre changing right now in plain sight or has it on her person somewhere!
Look, I get that you’re mad, but it was literally a ship on rails. That’s only slightly dumber than an underwater bicycle. You’re probably better off without it.
Okay, I get that this is a crazy fantasy world where an underwater bicycle would be just fine with the right enchantments, but still!
The really weird thing is that so far, railships are the only form of transportation we’ve seen. There have been no sea vehicles (even when at a supposed “docks”), no air vehicles (the missile doesn’t count because, even if someone was riding it, it clearly wasn’t intended for that purpose), no rail vehicles that aren’t shaped like a ship, I think not even land vehicles that aren’t stuck on rails (unless you count a handcart).
Railships, though, seem to be common in this setting. We’ve seen at least three: the Uncanny Dodger (Plaidbeard’s ship), the Gloria Mundi (which the black market is on), and the unnamed ship that last chapter’s heroes took to Hotel Califormian.
Personally, I think any kind of rail vehicle is a really poor choice for anyone wanting to go into a life of crime. Doesn’t exactly make it hard for the police to tell where you went…
I’ve read an entire novel where an underwater bicycle was used for transportation. Looking at the cover, seeing a guy on a bicycle interacting with mermaid, it looked like it was going to be pure silly. But was actually a serious story where everything made sense. It wasn’t even a fantasy story, rather it was science fiction with explanations of the fantastic elements (like mermaids and underwater bicycles).
Well… now that is quite a twist. She’s after revenge over lost inheritance. Well that’s one way to throw good money after bad… granted she never did offer to pay Mimic, just asked for his help.
And she could have cut this a lot shorter if she just asked if he knew anything about blown up railships in his office…
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Well carriages (Slobber got the Viscount one at the start of the Baseball arc) are the only vehicles shown other than railships, so I can understand Tarta being miffed at the loss of her inheritance.
She’s probably wearing the Belt but will be thwarted by Anti-Madeline.
Holy smokes, she’s gone to plaid
underappreciated reference!
So THAT’S why the mimics were being offed.
Also, I see she’s being established as less good and more evil. I wonder what this means for her.
It means that as a druid she has to be neutral on the law/chaos axis.
Depends on which edition.
I think that must be a hat of holding too. How else could it keep that hair contained?
Say, what if Tartania took over “Ruffenuff”‘s territory and inherited “his” railship? Maybe that could help square things? Of course, then you have a vengeful dwarven pirate in charge of a bloodthirsty mob of sea creatures with no reason to keep Mimic, Stabs, or the Princess alive.
At this point, it seems like they need a random kraken attack or something to get away alive, let alone in one piece.
Figures…
Princess gets hat pinned!
Ah yes. The loophole to that “everyone gets to come back to life” rule in this comic. Resurrection spells don’t restore inanimate objects.
Then again, I’m not sure how ironclad that rule is these days. Are all these offscreen wrong-mimics coming back to life, too?
Plus: “Plaidbeard” is an actual surname rather than a descriptive nickname? And also gets applied to family members who don’t have beards, and, presumably, who have non-plaid beards?
Apparently! That’s how we ended up with some very nonindicative last names.
When was the last time you met a Smith who was a smith, even as a hobby?
Sure. But on the other hand, when did the practice of passing surnames down through family lines get started? The fact that the name “Plaidbeard” is still apt for anyone in the family implies that it was probably pretty recently. Did the principality just start requiring people to register family names this generation?
Where I live, the practice of family names was originally forced on us by foreign invaders, who wanted us to fit easily into their existing bureaucracy. Many people deliberately chose stupid family names as a form of protest. Then we kicked the invaders out, but the practice of using family names never actually went away. Result: some people still have those stupid names now, centuries later. With family names now being standard for almost (but not quite!) every nation in the world, it’s clear that the protestors have lost.
Mind you, once in a blue moon you do encounter someone whose name is oddly fitting for his profession…
Nominative determinism is a wonderful thing. Also, care to hit me with some examples of the aforementioned stupid family names? So long as that doesnt doxx anyone who didn’t consent that is
There’s a myth this happened in the Netherlands under Napoleon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_name#Surnames
It’s possible that Plaidbeard didn’t even get killed by the missle. Could’ve been doing open mic night at a bar or something. Given Tarta’s.. whole deal, having the ship destroyed without him in it is probably the best thing that could’ve happened to Plaidbeard.
He saw the missile coming. We saw him, which is how we know the target.
Given that this is Dungeons & Dragons, being in the center of a massive explosion isn’t necessarily fatal if you have enough hit points. And also, made your Reflex save for half damage.
Well, it wasn’t because it was open mic night.
Dang, I totally forgot about that. I just remembered the shot of the ship. I guess I should reread sometime.
To be fair, if such distinctive plaid hair was a trait that can be passed down genetically, would you *not* make it a family name?
On page 21 Tarta looks very nervous when the missing artifacts are mentioned.
And on page 37 she leads with “About that…” in regards to the missing artifacts right before she attacks.
I wonder if she isn’t wearing the Belt of Genre changing right now in plain sight or has it on her person somewhere!
It would fit in. Her father had the last one that appeared in the series.
Look, I get that you’re mad, but it was literally a ship on rails. That’s only slightly dumber than an underwater bicycle. You’re probably better off without it.
Okay, I get that this is a crazy fantasy world where an underwater bicycle would be just fine with the right enchantments, but still!
Berky needs a bicycle!
The really weird thing is that so far, railships are the only form of transportation we’ve seen. There have been no sea vehicles (even when at a supposed “docks”), no air vehicles (the missile doesn’t count because, even if someone was riding it, it clearly wasn’t intended for that purpose), no rail vehicles that aren’t shaped like a ship, I think not even land vehicles that aren’t stuck on rails (unless you count a handcart).
Railships, though, seem to be common in this setting. We’ve seen at least three: the Uncanny Dodger (Plaidbeard’s ship), the Gloria Mundi (which the black market is on), and the unnamed ship that last chapter’s heroes took to Hotel Califormian.
Personally, I think any kind of rail vehicle is a really poor choice for anyone wanting to go into a life of crime. Doesn’t exactly make it hard for the police to tell where you went…
I don’t know, you can always claim you were railroaded…
No air vehicles? We’ve seen one flying broom and we know others were involved in the “Magic Missile”.
No land vehicles? Are carriages chopped liver now? (That would make them easier for Slobber to fetch, though less likely to return with uneaten.)
You could always sell the fish the bicycle. I’m sure they would LOVE it!
It’s no less useful than a train! It’s just a very large train, with a wide berth.
it is significantly less useful than a train, actually
I’ve read an entire novel where an underwater bicycle was used for transportation. Looking at the cover, seeing a guy on a bicycle interacting with mermaid, it looked like it was going to be pure silly. But was actually a serious story where everything made sense. It wasn’t even a fantasy story, rather it was science fiction with explanations of the fantastic elements (like mermaids and underwater bicycles).
I shouldn’t have shipped her and Mimic. Not in that Genera.
Well… now that is quite a twist. She’s after revenge over lost inheritance. Well that’s one way to throw good money after bad… granted she never did offer to pay Mimic, just asked for his help.
And she could have cut this a lot shorter if she just asked if he knew anything about blown up railships in his office…