The OotS Thread II

[Crazedwraith]

Hmmmm. <searches>

It's Niu.

Jeez. There's a wiki for everything isn't there?

I don't much like this one. Aside from that last panel. Which is genius as far as I'm concerned. Words Belkar once used facetiously are now being used arrow straight from Niu.

[LadyTevar]

We heard, many panels back, of how the guy who steals the bread and oppresses their fellow prisoners usually end up dead. Now... are they going to play it straight or subvert it? Is this how Belkar will die 'within a year'?

[Molyneux]

We heard, many panels back, of how the guy who steals the bread and oppresses their fellow prisoners usually end up dead. Now... are they going to play it straight or subvert it? Is this how Belkar will die 'within a year'?

I find myself wishing for more fingers so I could cross 'em. He needs to be pointedly reminded that evil doesn't pay, in the long run, especially in a world running on narrativium.

[Panzersharkcat]

If he does get his comeuppance, his reaction will probably be the same as Tarquin's. Sure, the last ten minutes sucked but the stuff before was awesome!

[Crazedwraith]

We heard, many panels back, of how the guy who steals the bread and oppresses their fellow prisoners usually end up dead. Now... are they going to play it straight or subvert it? Is this how Belkar will die 'within a year'?

I was wondering that. I'm also thinking whenver he does die, its going to be in a way that was easily preventable by Roy and the only reason he'll die is that Roy knows about the prophecy which will make him hesitate long enough for Belkar to kick the bucket. Cue crisis of conscience.

[Crazedwraith]

It took far to long for me to realise 'they followed his lead' is a pune or play on words.

[Majin Gojira]

I think it might be a funnier choice to have Belkar not die yet, but instead curbstomp the guy who wants to avenge his friends for justice and all that.

Offscreen. We just see the bloody aftermath.

[Climhazzard]

780 is up.

I remember talking about this with my D&D group. This is the reason why commoners have Handle Animal and keep dogs.

[Molyneux]

780 is up.

I remember talking about this with my D&D group. This is the reason why commoners have Handle Animal and keep dogs.

Well, hell, isn't the cat technically an Animal Companion now, anyway? That would give it at least a minor power boost, if I remember correctly.
Really, though...poor guy. I expected them to at least send a Fighter after Belkar.

[The Yosemite Bear]

besides don't house cats do something like 20 points of damage a round?

[CaptainChewbacca]

besides don't house cats do something like 20 points of damage a round?

They get 2 claws and a bite, for 1d4+1 and d3+1. That means minimum damage from a cat is 6, and 1st level commoners only have 8 hp.

[AMT]

besides don't house cats do something like 20 points of damage a round?

Commoners have 4 hp plus con at first level. Con will generally be 8-10, so 3-4 hp. AC will be 9 or 10. Their Attack Bonus is 0 or +1
Cats have three attacks per round (two at +4, 1 and -1), and an AC of 14.

This means a Cat will be able to hit the commoner on a 6 with two chances to hit, and 11 on one chance to hit per round.
Due to damage the cat will need to land 3-4 attacks.

The commoner gets one chance per round to hit a 14 or higher.
Due to damage the commoner will need to land 1-2 attacks.

As such, yes, the common household cat is a serious threat to life and limb to your average DnD commoner, even before one considers the animals insane bonuses to hide and move silently thanks to their size and stealthy trait.

The above stats from d20srd.org since it's been awhile since I looked this up.

[Mr Bean]

Add on to that the common house cat does 1d2 -4 damage and a bite of 1d3-4 meaning a house cat with a full attack can do a possible 3 damage (All attacks deal at least 1 damage in D&D so 1d2 -4 is always at least 1) to a human commoner at 1st level, a crit on any of those three rolls that's an extra damage roll for a possible 4th point of damage so a level 1 hours cat under typical circumstances can expect to do 1 to 5 points of damage in a round to any typical 1st level human commoner.

Except as a ranger animal companion (If our kitty is one) it would get from the halfings level +4 HD and +2 to str/dex bringing his attack scores up to +8 with ranger level advancements meaning he hits the commoner on a roll of 2 or better.

[AMT]

Add on to that the common house cat does 1d2 -4 damage and a bite of 1d3-4 meaning a house cat with a full attack can do a possible 3 damage (All attacks deal at least 1 damage in D&D so 1d2 -4 is always at least 1) to a human commoner at 1st level, a crit on any of those three rolls that's an extra damage roll for a possible 4th point of damage so a level 1 hours cat under typical circumstances can expect to do 1 to 5 points of damage in a round to any typical 1st level human commoner.

Except as a ranger animal companion (If our kitty is one) it would get from the halfings level +4 HD and +2 to str/dex bringing his attack scores up to +8 with ranger level advancements meaning he hits the commoner on a roll of 2 or better.

In other words, yes we're geeks, why do you ask?

[The Yosemite Bear]

it could be worse, it could have been a fish from Dwarf Fortress....

[Serafina]

A first level commoner has like ZERO chance of beating even a 1st-level PC in melee combat anyway, much less a shoeless god of war like Belkar.

[Scottish Ninja]

I thought that as an NPC class commoners didn't get max HP at first level, so they'd only have between one and four HP.

I think I once saw someone complaining about how a cat could kill a first level commoner, but to be perfectly honest if I got in a fight with one of my cats I don't know that I'd win.

[Molyneux]

I thought that as an NPC class commoners didn't get max HP at first level, so they'd only have between one and four HP.

I think I once saw someone complaining about how a cat could kill a first level commoner, but to be perfectly honest if I got in a fight with one of my cats I don't know that I'd win.

Win? Probably not. Have it kill you? Almost certainly not.

[Grand Moff Tim]

781 Up

[CaptainChewbacca]

781 Up

Its not just 4chan, EVERYONE loves cats!

[The Yosemite Bear]

evil cat, pets feline overlord

[Panzersharkcat]

I, for one, welcome our new feline overlords.

[FaxModem1]

Aww, is this a foreshadowing of Belkar's death? A sweet emotional moment right before he dies, well, as sweet as it can get with Belkar.

Also, I heard there is some sort of history with 4chan and cats. Namely, they went after someone who wasn't good to the little cute fuzzballs. Is that true?

[open_sketchbook]

Yep. Really good way to piss off Anon is to film yourself abusing a cat. As I recall, they determined the guy's name and address from details in the video within hours and then called the police.

[FaxModem1]

So, 4chan is Belkar? Suddenly a lot of things make a lot of sense.