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That kid can field a better troll face than the team of trolls.
Half the game is the psychological play.
That seems like not-great grammar in the last panel. “Where’s my brother hiding” or “where my brother’s hiding” would work, but not “where my brother hiding”.
Fixed.
Is the next page going to have backstab bonus damage? I think the next page is going to have bonus damage.
I’m betting the implication is that for the troll to really have seen it all, it’s had its head up its rear.
Funny that Robespierre isn’t built for speed, ‘cuz barbarians get extra movement at higher levels. Maybe he’s still around tier 1/2.
Pretty sure Barbarians in 3.5, which this seems to base more material on than other editions, get +10 to movement right off the bat…
Isn’t that in light armor only?
I just checked. Medium or lighter, and not carrying a heavy load.
Robespierre /is/ a heavy load.
You /are/ the brute squad!
*Clears-throat* What 3.5? no sorry you must have this confused with some other comic! This is based off of open gaming systems, such as Pathfinder. Otherwise there would be legality issues. *wink*
Everything in this comic that is from D&D 3.5 is open content. Including the entire Barbarian class and their +10 movement rate.
You are aware of the Open Gaming License – the ENTIRE REASON Pathfinder can exist without Paizo being sued into oblivion – right?
Maybe the rules are, but icons like the jelly cube and rust monster are properties of wizards (at least, to my knowledge they are). Hence, instead of this being 3.5e, it’s most likely pathfinder. [;)] [:P]
No, the three mains in the comic are all in the SRD. See here. This was discussed after the comic came back from a brief outage after Wizards sent a cease-and-desist letter. The only creatures depicted that are under copyright are the Illithids, which is why there were minor retcons to level 5 (“Illithid activities” -> “Illithit activities”).
You do know that Mike had to go through the wringer with Wotco’s lawyers about the Rust Monster thing already, right? Let us not speak of the forbidden outer forces, which we banished from this realm at such a dear cost.
As to Robespierre, 3E offered lots of ways to trade out your class features in order to realize an unusual concept. “Slow barbarian” (and, for that matter, “fast halfling rogue”) are definitely available options. 3.5’s Unearthed Arcana is the best one-stop-chop-shop for this sort of character adjustment, though similar fiddlybits are scattered throughout the line. The rules might not be open content, but remember Rule 0 – if the GM says this particular barbarian is slow, then justifying it with reference to an actual rulebook is pure courtesy on his part.
@ Will: THANK YOU for using that idiom correctly! I get so tired of seeing “put through the ringer”, which makes absolutely no sense.
Said brother hasn’t been seen for 17 comics, where he was attaching a baseball bat to the Mimic’s handle.
Heh. Heh. Heh.
Or has he? Duhn Duhn Duhn!
Good Gracious, there goes a kangaroo! Look!
All things said, those two halflings doesn’t look like high level adventurers.
So, what could they do? 1d3-1 with a weapon, and 1d6 sneak attack? 2d6? If I’m a ogre or a troll, I would laugh from that.
“Actually, I just said that so I could get behind you. The serious fans always fall for the quotes.”
https://xkcd.com/581/
I have that last panel as my gmail portrait.