The combo’s not even done. As I recall, Legolas had time to shoot more than 1 orc. ^_^

Where can I buy this game??

Ok , everone sing along: ” He was a skater elffff…”!

One of my pet peeves with D&D is how combat always seems to turn into an acrobatic stunts competition, especially in a rogue-heavy party. What’s even worse is when the DM starts awarding players for stunts, because it totally dicks over the magic users that didn’t put points in “Tumble.”

TwiddleStooch wrote:
But now I wanna know what the total score for legolas was when he killed the giant elephant

It only counted as one! If Gimli says it, it must be true…

So would that count as Mounted Archery or Shot on the Run?

George: The game you’re looking for is Skate or Die for the NES. It had the finest in 8-bit skateboard jousting.

Where’s the fish from Spongebob saying, “That was Awwwwwwwwwwesome, dude!”?

Great comic, once again.

tigerdreams Says:

Really? Because the thing that usually irritates *me* about D&D combat is the way it always seems to degenerate into a zorch-fest between the casters, by the end of which there’s often nothing left for the roguish Dex-combat types to attack. I think that creative, cinematic combat *should* be encouraged, so that it becomes more interesting than, “I cast a Quickened Maximized Empowered Magic Missile at it. *roll roll add add* 87 damage. Is it dead?”

I dunno which game you’re playing, but by the time the casters have such nifty magic missiles in their arsenal in a typical game of D&D the general answer to your question is: “Of course not, dolt!”

Even as a weakly godlike caster I could only do a fraction of the damage per round that the party’s minmaxed cheddar-rogue could.

I consoled myself with the fact that it took me a fraction of the time that the Gorgonzola Git did to make an attack.

[Shamus]

Good to see some proper “Don Martin” sound effects coming into play with that “Klonk”. We need more of these to convey the missing aural element. The shield should have had a DMSFX that was a couple of inches long as it went down the stairs for example. Please work in at least two more “Klonk”s and a “Kloon” before the week is out.

[All]

Given the size of the mine that the orcs set off in the wall of Helms Deep, I would have expected some comic relief with everyone shouting at each other due to temporary deafness for at least a couple of scenes in the movie. The battle scenes badly needed the tension lifting in places.

Steve.

ps :o)

Amazing. I just made a post on another site about the “bazillion questions” player… the one who asks (in this case):

“Is there a shield about?”
(Sure.)
“Can you describe it?”
(It’s like the rest, kind of like a section of a cylinder, with spikes on the top.)
“What would the Balance mod be for riding it down the stairs?”
(Um, at least +20.) Thinking: There’s no way he can do this.
“Cool, because with my synergies, ranks, and ability bonuses, I have a total modifier of +42. Can I still get shots off if I beat the DC by 10?”
(…)

Style points are worth extra XP, or they better be, because players don’t make balance check rolls for stuff like that while using the Shoot On The Run feat for nothing.

…..or you could play Exalted or Scion or Reign or…well, any modern fantasy game where stunts are rewarded because it makes things more interesting for everyone else.
anyway, As a current member of the RPGA LIVing grayhawk campign i can tell you with certanty that wizzards and othe rspellcasters after lvl 9 or so obliterate melee types constantly.
becaulse lvl 9 is 5th level spells, and that’s where it’s all over for the fighter.
also the roue is screwed, because everying will be undead, aboration or construct and thus immune to sneak attack damage.

“Are you guys making this stuff up or is this what the actual rules are like these days?”

To some extent yes.

The Gneech “Rgr 5/Sco 6/ThfAcr 2″ is ranger scout and theif-acrobat correct? their abilities play well off each other.

*cracks up* It’s been so long since I’ve seen the movies that I totally forgot he did this, and his move caught me completely by surprise. XD Fantastic strip, Shamus!

Arrrgh this is the last one. I just read every episode at work, and wasted my whole day. I want more… MORE do you hear me? I am addicted!

aww yeah. I’ve been waiting for this one since I read the first strip a few months ago.

Plain brilliant I say!

heh… just finished a 2nd edition d&d session. I just love being a caster in that game…
Fighter: I hit him with a sword!
Me: Stoneskin.
Fighter: Oh dear…
Me: *insert random kill spell here*

“Even as a weakly godlike caster I could only do a fraction of the damage per round that the party’s minmaxed cheddar-rogue could.”

But they get to throw Fireballs =). Anyhow, what the casters really excell in D&D besides doing damage, is their diversity. Especially if you are a Sorcerer, you have a spell for about any situation. Keep lots of scrolls with you and ta-da! An unpassable cliff? Spider Climb! Lots of Kobolds? Fireball! A border guard? Invisibility Sphere! Need to spy on someone? Scrying! Need to scare someone half dead? Horror! Phantasmal Killer! There are zounds of options for those caster classes.

And by the way, comic is great, again. I just love these and I fear the moment the Ring is destroyed and when there will be no more DM of the Rings =(

I nominate the following sound effects as text inserts for the Helm’s Deep Battle Sequence:

“THATCH!” (Arrow into armour’s weak spot)
“OOURCK!” (Uruk Hai painfully surprised by arrow in neck)
“CLEAVE!” (Gimli’s axe, hitting anything)

Thank you.

“Fighter: I hit him with a sword!
Me: Stoneskin.
Fighter: Oh dear…
Me: *insert random kill spell here*”

You forgot the second half of the sequence that always happens to MY mages:
Fighter: I save half damage. I grab your skinny neck & insert sword up to hilt!
ME: gurgle…cleric!

My son had to explain to me what the reference was. I’m not much of a console gamer anymore (Last console game I played was on either a Sega Genesis or a Super Nintendo when said offspring was in diapers) I do remember thinking at the time in the movies “Wow, that looks a lot more like a Feng Shui move than anything else.”

I’m still trying to get together a Feng Shui campaign. No one can stay focused long enough to stop giggling to play.

HAH! Ok thats a riot… especially since my kid is bugging me to play Tony Hawk with him right now.

if i remember right, the DMG has a portion which comments on that. Every person at the table will want to get his/her “kick” in a different way. Some get it from rp, some from being evil, some from being power gamers, and the list goes on. The trick to being a good DM is to accommodate them all without leaving anyone feeling crummy. Which is why, of course, the DM’s job is insanely difficult.

Brilliant strip. :-D

Someone should have sketched this for Jackson in production to make it plain what kind of scene that was.

The silly thing is that you could probably replicate that with D&D with the right feats and skills.

What is it people like to say: GURPS is a simulator. D&D is more like a gaming console.

Oh man, this is nerdy on so many levels – LOTR + D&D + Video games
Awesome

I thought you were going for God of War for a second there. This one works just as well, though :)