aaand instead of dodging, she backhands the giant stone hammer with a garden shovel, slicing it in half. This is why Madeline is awesome. Did I mention Madeline is awesome? She’s awesome.
It’s also proving a disturbingly effective weapon, for a garden implement… cuts through stone, cuts through metal. Is this a *vorpal* garden hoe, as well as being a holy avenger?
While Madeline may not be able to lie, she could be deceived. But, the shovel going snicker-snack as it took the worm’s head is proof that she wasn’t, and it is indeed a vorpal blade.
My personal theory is that when someone tricks her into buying a garden implement claiming it to be a vorpal sword or something, she believes it so sincerely that her faith actually transforms the implement into a vorpal sword.
I remember playing once a game where a certain legendary weapon was, in fact, a hoe. The backstory involved, IIRC, some wizard who made his fame with weapon enchantments, but would also perform magic sharpening in more ordinary implements to help locals. At some point, he misplaced enchantments and ended simply sharpening the “would-be infinity+5 sword” while placing the enchantments meant for the sword in the hoe. The glad warrior killed the wizard, as usual, and yadda yadda. I can’t remember what it was, but the concept of “overkill farm implements” (and some very ornate weapon with crap enchantment) isn’t foreign to me.
Her Blindfight modifier is better than her normal modifiers, is my guess. It’s quite consistent, though, all the way back to the first time we saw her.
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Ah! Madeline, the soul of unironic attitude! She has found their fatal flaw!
No, not the hat!
Remember Madeline has a magical clean-clothes attribute! The hat will be fine once she trounces the vampire.
Or is rescued.
Or the vampire gets distracted.
Or, for that matter, the vampire think she’s too cliche and runs off.
Panel 1 – absolutely beautiful illustration
Love the perspective used on this page!
Aaah, the “Whiff” factor – the bane of RPG combat design; should have been followed by “THACO” or “Crit”.
Wait, if she hit Madeline with a hand, why is there blood on the mace?
I believe her hand is only flourishing. She backhanded again with the mace.
Follow the action lines.
aaand instead of dodging, she backhands the giant stone hammer with a garden shovel, slicing it in half. This is why Madeline is awesome. Did I mention Madeline is awesome? She’s awesome.
It’s also proving a disturbingly effective weapon, for a garden implement… cuts through stone, cuts through metal. Is this a *vorpal* garden hoe, as well as being a holy avenger?
she said it was vorpal, so, yes.
I can’t help but wonder if there’s a Warhammer 40K Ork somewhere in her family tree.
Quick, someone make her clothes red and see if she gets faster.
Yes, that’s exactly how I picture her.
She believes it SO HARD that her tool actually becomes a vorpal holy avenger.
It did cut off the remorhaz’s head.
While Madeline may not be able to lie, she could be deceived. But, the shovel going snicker-snack as it took the worm’s head is proof that she wasn’t, and it is indeed a vorpal blade.
And apparently it has an adamant shaft. Or maybe Dark Wood. Regardless, normal wood couldn’t deflect a blow like that
My personal theory is that when someone tricks her into buying a garden implement claiming it to be a vorpal sword or something, she believes it so sincerely that her faith actually transforms the implement into a vorpal sword.
Ah, yes… I’d forgotten the remorhaz…
I remember playing once a game where a certain legendary weapon was, in fact, a hoe. The backstory involved, IIRC, some wizard who made his fame with weapon enchantments, but would also perform magic sharpening in more ordinary implements to help locals. At some point, he misplaced enchantments and ended simply sharpening the “would-be infinity+5 sword” while placing the enchantments meant for the sword in the hoe. The glad warrior killed the wizard, as usual, and yadda yadda. I can’t remember what it was, but the concept of “overkill farm implements” (and some very ornate weapon with crap enchantment) isn’t foreign to me.
Panel 2 – red door is watching open-mouthed
Nice touch 🙂
Captain Obvious to the rescue! 😀
Why is she keeping her eyes closed throughout the fight?
Her Blindfight modifier is better than her normal modifiers, is my guess. It’s quite consistent, though, all the way back to the first time we saw her.
I’ve always assumed it’s some power of divine guidance… close your eyes, have faith in your god, and the twenties keep coming.
Perhaps this is a game system where Intelligence modifies your attack roll, -except- when you’re fighting invisible opponents… or ones you can’t see.
@mrtt: Madeline has *always* fought with her eyes closed 🙂 Check it out 🙂
Her always doing it doesn’t explain WHY she is doing it 🙂
Maybe because she is using the “blind combat” feat and is of the opinion that, if you have a feat, you should use it? 🙂
Maybe seeing blood would distract her too much during the fight ?
Say what you will about that Gnome’s stocks, he doesn’t skimp out on the enchantments…