Oh dear. Anna doesn't seem to have come out of this very well.
**EDIT**
DP has grabbed Dan by the front. Even if he thought he was a maiden before, he probably doesn't now.
Some maidens are not endowed.
I note that Dan has dropped his weapon.
This is poor planning on his part - if someone picks you up, you use the force of them lifting you to help impale them on your weapon. This is standard procedure.
Particularly in low guard, as Dan was...
... of course, this is Dan we're talking about. ;-]
Quote from: Darkmoon on July 30, 2008, 07:09:28 AM
Some maidens are not endowed.
What makes (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_891.php) a maiden? (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_892.php)
So Anna is a slinky plant, interesting. Wondering what her feet look like, assuming she has any.
My guess is that DP will now blast him with magic, and Dan's robe will protect him.
And he did go for the weapon for a distraction.
And finally Dan gets that he had no idea what he's doing! See, he can learn things, he just needs to have them brutally beaten into him with violence!
It's the news post that worries me. I wonder if Amber's ear problems need something a little more intensive.
And thus Dan learns the hard way that it stinks to lose the element of surprise.
Oh well, it led to a flaw in Dark Pegasus's strategy. He turned his head away from the swamp-thing amazon.
it has been established that dan went to adventuring school- i would think that NOT screaming to announce your presence when trying to stab from behind would be covered
except unless its heroic, and its usually only heroic if your drawing attention away (not charging) or the villain does not currently have an opponent
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 09:11:38 AM
it has been established that dan went to adventuring school- i would think that NOT screaming to announce your presence when trying to stab from behind would be covered
Maybe he slept through that particular lesson... most heroes seem to.
Quote from: Jairus on July 30, 2008, 09:14:11 AM
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 09:11:38 AM
it has been established that dan went to adventuring school- i would think that NOT screaming to announce your presence when trying to stab from behind would be covered
Maybe he slept through that particular lesson... most heroes seem to.
I like to think that he was probably searching the textbook for pictures of amazons. Quite possible.. :)
Quote from: Feather Dancer on July 30, 2008, 07:57:22 AM
So Anna is a slinky plant, interesting. Wondering what her feet look like, assuming she has any.
*Charles pervertinates* She prolly has viney tentacle things... mmmm... hentai material! :boogie
*Charline :sweatdrop * I hate him... so much... Anyway, Dan certainly does look like a typical stupid hero noob with tactics sure to give the bad guy the upper claw. Of course, that's what we villains planned for by financing the curriculum of adventurer school. >:3
One wonders what the mortality rate for noob adventurers is. Of course, most probably don't instantly get thrown into it nearly as deep as Dan has managed to. Dan has a special talent there.
In the words of a wise old gunfighter: "But, you just shot him in the back!" "His back was to me!" In other words Dan: apply pointy end first and often -- announce your intentions never. And remember: backs and stabbings go together like chocolate and peanut butter, only not so tasty - but still pretty satisfying. :)
Dan's a good guy, good guys tend to have higher morals than bad guys which means he might have a tendancy to announce attacks.
Me personally if I saw that magic book I would have set that entire side of the room on fire then used the spear as a distraction's distraction. ...or Dan could have plaid the feint attack by shouting then going into a slide to trip up DP.
but me I would have stabbed him in the back and kept on stabbing without making a sound. The element of surprise is hard to get but easy to loose.
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 09:11:38 AM
it has been established that dan went to adventuring school- i would think that NOT screaming to announce your presence when trying to stab from behind would be covered
except unless its heroic, and its usually only heroic if your drawing attention away (not charging) or the villain does not currently have an opponent
I went to the 'we'd like to win so we can be heroes school', and we've always felt that announcing yourself with either a monologue, battle cry, or any other such disturbance was right out. Seriously though, the only time in a fight you should be shouting is if they already know that you're there and you think you can intimidate them.
Unless Dan thought he might be able to startle or intimidate DP....bah who knows what goes through the mind of the Ale swilling adventurer... well aside from Amber.
Quote from: Madmann135 on July 30, 2008, 10:43:18 AM
Me personally if I saw that magic book I would have set that entire side of the room on fire then used the spear as a distraction's distraction.
Yes, but Dan doesn't like to use magic (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_551.php). Yes, that is what you would have done (Personally, I would have looked for a teleport spell to try and get us out of there before we wound up dead and then raising a group of adventurers to head right back and attack him all at once), but it's not what he would have done. He makes it fairly clear that he hasn't used magic
once since the day he and Wildy met. Aside from the enchanted robe and a collection of (probably) magical weapons, this is one guy who uses his physical abilities (why did I just type Evilities?) to get the job done. Albeit, a don't know where a grimoire fits into the whole range of magical abilities and natural talents, but he's also a kid two/three days out of adventuring school, and has a reputation for acting first and thinking later: he's not going to use a dusty old spell book when a shiny new glaive is right next to it. The shouting is just the icing on the cake to emphasize that he's a rookie.
Quote from: Mowser on July 30, 2008, 10:58:36 AM
I went to the 'we'd like to win so we can be heroes school', and we've always felt that announcing yourself with either a monologue, battle cry, or any other such disturbance was right out. Seriously though, the only time in a fight you should be shouting is if they already know that you're there and you think you can intimidate them.
Rookie mistakes. I can't recall, but didn't Dan more or less try to quietly sneak in the last time they met (i.e. the arc where we met Aaryanna)? And the only time he gave his monologue was when he and Dark Pegasus were preparing for their "final battle."
Hm, I wonder who's going to save their butts?
Hang in there, Dan! Kill DarkPegasus!
If Dan does manage to kill DP at this point, it will probably be by sheer dumb luck...
In words of Night Slashers..."You've caught me offguard!" (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/HuskieBoi666/Files%20of%20random/NightSlasherslogo.gif)
...Yeah, I think I agree with Dan. He should have stabbed the spellbook first, then given a battleshout of "Come and get me, if you dare!"
Well, Pegasus is a tank, fighting both of them at once.
I wonder how this'll progress? Will Dan figure something out in time, will Anna manage to get back up and attack...or will Shanna and Alyka come back and unleash hell on Dark Pegasus's room?
Only time will tell...
...is it just me..or did that sound like one of those really old 'to be continued' bits?
"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn. " - C.S. Lewis
And indeed Dan does, as he has lived to tell the tale. :3
Quote from: Liwah Forgemaiden on July 30, 2008, 01:01:56 PM
"Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn. " - C.S. Lewis
And indeed Dan does, as he has lived to tell the tale. :3
Oh good i thought he was a ghost or zombie this whole time.
Quote from: LionHeart on July 30, 2008, 11:22:19 AM
If Dan does manage to kill DP at this point, it will probably be by sheer dumb luck...
A win is a win. :eager
Quote from: Mowser on July 30, 2008, 10:58:36 AM
I went to the 'we'd like to win so we can be heroes school', and we've always felt that announcing yourself with either a monologue, battle cry, or any other such disturbance was right out. Seriously though, the only time in a fight you should be shouting is if they already know that you're there and you think you can intimidate them.
Well, intimidate or startle... it's not like DP wouldn't hear him coming anyway. Usually running across the room is the kind of sound that automatically makes you look.
... but yeah, Dan wasn't about to do either, so he should have *tried* for stealth. Or just thrown the spear.
:rolleyes poor Dani(elle)
I would figure that DP would only fully turn his attention towards Dan like that if he felt Anna was no longer a threat. And considering that nice 'crunch' sound she made when she hit the ground, she might be down for the count. D:
My bet is that Aliyka or Shanna show up in a moment.
Quote from: Talonr on July 30, 2008, 03:14:08 PM
I would figure that DP would only fully turn his attention towards Dan like that if he felt Anna was no longer a threat. And considering that nice 'crunch' sound she made when she hit the ground, she might be down for the count. D:
My bet is that Aliyka or Shanna show up in a moment.
Or both! I expect that, after fighting for a while, figured out that this was all a big misunderstanding, and are looking for the rest of them even as we speak!
I know this isn't the first time someone mentions this, but how can a guy this competent die over and over again?
Quote from: Omega on July 30, 2008, 03:37:49 PM
I know this isn't the first time someone mentions this, but how can a guy this competent die over and over again?
Diminishing skills.
He loses a level each time, and gets vanquished before he can earn enough XP to regain it?
Quote from: Omega on July 30, 2008, 03:37:49 PM
I know this isn't the first time someone mentions this, but how can a guy this competent die over and over again?
Actually, how can a villain be this competent?
And even the most competent man is eventually defeated by an incompetent man.
in the comic nodwick it was pointed out that evil villains often have remarkable organisational skills but always have a few fatal flaws- for instance the priests of an ichor god would be given the power to befoul liquids they touch in a plan to taint the water supply of the kingdom, forgetting that their main source of income was sale of wine at the temple
The page name at the top of the window for FF and IE is pretty funny, "Cat, I'm a kitty cat, and I dance dance dance, dance dance dance." Reminds me of AMV hell 4 It has hello kitty dancing to the song. sorry for the word in there, but it's the title.
And yes Dan, screaming before stabbing someone is not the best game plan.
Uh oh. That doesn't look good for Anna. Or rather, sound. "Crunch" is such a nasty noise...
I still wonder how Dan made it out of that mess alive, really. If this weren't a flashback, I had to fear for his life.
Maybe, just as a wild guess, he'll just make it because Cubi are harder to kill than Beings, and Dark Pegasus doesn't know more than Dan himself in this regard?
As far as announcing an attack goes... I've heard that the Green Mamba is known as the deadliest snake alive. Not necessarily by strength of its poison, or its aggressiveness, but because it's said to be the only snake that doesn't hiss before an attack. Obviously, there must be something to learn from this.
Quote from: Ellian on July 30, 2008, 04:47:48 PM
Maybe, just as a wild guess, he'll just make it because Cubi are harder to kill than Beings, and Dark Pegasus doesn't know more than Dan himself in this regard?
Well, Hannah assumed that Dan was part-Angel. I'd imagine DP taking the same thing under consideration.
He certainly knows more about 'Cubi than Dan does, judging from the 388 flashback, he's well aware of Dee and her reputation. It'll be interesting to see whether that was a memory of this mission, or the second attack against Peg.
Quote from: shadowterm on July 30, 2008, 04:47:07 PM
The page name at the top of the window for FF and IE is pretty funny, "Cat, I'm a kitty cat, and I dance dance dance, dance dance dance."
Heh i didn't notice that. I've known that lil song for a long time, brings back some nice memories..
Hmm so pointy stabby didn't cut it .. time for the next plan. What are we up to now 'plan q' ?
Quote from: rt on July 30, 2008, 05:41:56 PM
Hmm so pointy stabby didn't cut it .. time for the next plan. What are we up to now 'plan q' ?
actually i recrunched the numbers and it's plan r
Sadly enough, the book idea wouldnt have panned out since it is actually a history book and not a spellbook.
Though the library replacement fee would have likely made DP a bit agitated. :B
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As for adventuring newbies, most either join a guild once they graduate and are given adventures assigned by them, or they pair up and work in a duo for a particular area based on their skill levels. Either way, its usually recommended a new adventurer spend at least three years of one before attempting to solo or freelance.
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As for the news on Friday, I can assure you it isnt health related. This is actually something I had planned on doing for about a month now but I wanted to wait till a new month rolled around.
oog..Library replacement fee's are ridiculous sometimes, they definitely give you motivation to return books thats for sure..
Heh..In anything involving adventuring I never look for party members or a guild..which is why I'd be listed on the "most likely to die on first adventure" List..
And Friday..the suspense is going to kill me seeing as how from now till Friday i have nothing to help pass the hours..ah well, the slow painfull passing of time will just make Fridays news all the better.
pity we aren't dealing with the SAIA librarian, that would have been an insta-kill as spiked tentacles of forced intrusion instantly know of a damaged book and whose library card is involved
Quote from: Amber Williams on July 30, 2008, 06:16:04 PM
Sadly enough, the book idea wouldnt have panned out since it is actually a history book and not a spellbook.
What, it makes a difference which book you use to batter DP over the back of the head with?
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 06:37:44 PM
pity we aren't dealing with the SAIA librarian, that would have been an insta-kill as spiked tentacles of forced intrusion instantly know of a damaged book and whose library card is involved
Wait, what?
Remind me never to offend Vaarsuvius in the morning. ;-]
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 06:37:44 PM
pity we aren't dealing with the SAIA librarian, that would have been an insta-kill as spiked tentacles of forced intrusion instantly know of a damaged book and whose library card is involved
...Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion?
-stares at you kinda funny like-
How exactly did you come across this knowledge?
Quote from: Slowtini on July 30, 2008, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 06:37:44 PM
pity we aren't dealing with the SAIA librarian, that would have been an insta-kill as spiked tentacles of forced intrusion instantly know of a damaged book and whose library card is involved
...Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion?
-stares at you kinda funny like-
How exactly did you come across this knowledge?
Observe. The Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0020.html).
Anna may not be in as bad a shape as it sounds, well maybe. If she really is more like a plant then normal flesh and blood it may not be that bad.
I do have a feeling she's at least out cold though. :mowdizzy
You can bruise a vegetable, flower, or fruit and it's still relatively healthy, but then again your garden variety daisy ain't eight foot tall with a brain.
Quote from: Omega on July 30, 2008, 03:37:49 PMI know this isn't the first time someone mentions this, but how can a guy this competent die over and over again?
Maybe he likes it.
Quote from: Jairus on July 30, 2008, 07:28:06 PM
Quote from: Slowtini on July 30, 2008, 07:11:30 PM
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 06:37:44 PM
pity we aren't dealing with the SAIA librarian, that would have been an insta-kill as spiked tentacles of forced intrusion instantly know of a damaged book and whose library card is involved
...Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion?
-stares at you kinda funny like-
How exactly did you come across this knowledge?
Observe. The Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0020.html).
Afternoon, at the earliest! Yeah, I'm never borrowing a book from SAIA's library now, I'm just too worried about the consequences of late and or damage fees.
That reminds me, Dan borrowed a book from the SAIA library. When is it due back. :mowwink
Dan has a hit power of -10 and just rolled a 1.
DP will prolly just suffer a fatal heart attack! :giggle
Quote from: silentassassin on July 30, 2008, 05:53:13 PM
Quote from: rt on July 30, 2008, 05:41:56 PM
Hmm so pointy stabby didn't cut it .. time for the next plan. What are we up to now 'plan q' ?
actually i recrunched the numbers and it's plan r
You keep my precious bodily fluids out of this!
Amber said that the change would affect the site for the rest of the month. That implies that whatever change occurs, possibly a reduction in frequency, would only apply to August. So I'm not going to worry about it too much. The fact that she is typing coherently indicates that she is feeling somewhat better, and that is definitely something to cheer about.
Perhaps Dan has the strength of ten because his heart is pure. Which would be a great aid, since I sometimes think his head is empty. Fortunately, he seems to have the luck of the Irish, Scots, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, Belgian, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Portuguese combined.
Quote from: DarkAudit on July 30, 2008, 10:44:24 PM
Quote from: silentassassin on July 30, 2008, 05:53:13 PM
Quote from: rt on July 30, 2008, 05:41:56 PM
Hmm so pointy stabby didn't cut it .. time for the next plan. What are we up to now 'plan q' ?
actually i recrunched the numbers and it's plan r
You keep my precious bodily fluids out of this!
umm okay plan t
Quote from: Brunhidden on July 30, 2008, 06:37:44 PM
pity we aren't dealing with the SAIA librarian, that would have been an insta-kill as spiked tentacles of forced intrusion instantly know of a damaged book and whose library card is involved
The words "Tentacles of Forced Intrusion" bring me many horrorable thoughts.
We all know Dan has the luck of the Irish, a racing horse (4 horseshoes) and about 24 four leaf clovers rolled into one. Maybe DP got hit by a passing by metorite.
"Now that I've killed your friend to pointlessly fuel a personal vendetta, I'm letting you all go! I trust you will leave as though nothing happened and not try to take revenge or something. Incidentally, I'm going to turn my back to you now."
This is competence? This is genre savvy? I'm not buying it.
DP isn't exactly saavy. He's just an arrogant prick. The fact that Dan managed to beat him several times is more than enough proof. I repeat, Fa'lina beat Dan with a picture frame. Dan beat DP. How bad can DP really be? Bah, I'll bet his so-called 'magic' is naught but smoke and mirrors! At least Hanna's just smoke. And ashes. :3
Everyone should learn the most basic skill of the Ninja job class:
"Throw"
Honestly, perfect how to inflict major damge by throwing anything potentially deadly, and you never have to see battle up close.
Quote from: Alterationartist on July 31, 2008, 02:37:27 PM
Honestly, perfect how to inflict major damge by throwing anything potentially deadly, and you never have to see battle up close.
It doesn't need to be deadly. A chair can be as lethal as anything else, and is hell to catch.
Tables, chairs, plates, forks, spoons, books, candles, and, at a pinch, people. All make acceptable projectiles...
Quote from: Alterationartist on July 31, 2008, 02:37:27 PM
Honestly, perfect how to inflict major damge by throwing anything potentially deadly, and you never have to see battle up close.
And this is why Bullseye makes such a great comic book villain. Throw ANYTHING and people die.
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on July 31, 2008, 03:17:37 PM
Quote from: Alterationartist on July 31, 2008, 02:37:27 PM
Honestly, perfect how to inflict major damge by throwing anything potentially deadly, and you never have to see battle up close.
And this is why Bullseye makes such a great comic book villain. Throw ANYTHING and people die.
The Bullseye from the Daredevil movie made me cry...
That whole movie made me cry. :(
I know what is going to happen next.
Dan: And then he killed me.
Fi: WHAT?!?!
... is it seeming to anyone else that DP's first defeat ended up being just this complete fluke?
*narrates* And then, after DP killed Hanna and Anna before Dan's very eyes, he moved in to take care of the adventurer himself... to deal with this one mysterious obstacle. He raised his magic hand and cast the killing curse "Care Bear Stare!". And then he broke. He was nothing but pain. He must hide himself away to revive later.
Dan is the only one to have survived DP's attack! And he bears the scar to this day upon his brow!
Uhm... it's under his face-fur. :3
Quote from: Zedd on July 31, 2008, 03:32:27 PM
Quote from: Janus Whitefurr on July 31, 2008, 03:17:37 PM
Quote from: Alterationartist on July 31, 2008, 02:37:27 PM
Honestly, perfect how to inflict major damge by throwing anything potentially deadly, and you never have to see battle up close.
And this is why Bullseye makes such a great comic book villain. Throw ANYTHING and people die.
The Bullseye from the Daredevil movie made me cry...
With glee, I hope. He wasn't the comic book version, no, but he was a bloody magnificent git in his own right.
"You're good, baby. But me? I'm
magic."
Quote from: AndersW on July 31, 2008, 10:09:43 PM
I know what is going to happen next.
Dan: And then he killed me.
Fi: WHAT?!?!
Oh I can so see that happening.
Quote from: AndersW on July 31, 2008, 10:09:43 PM
I know what is going to happen next.
Dan: And then he killed me.
Fi: WHAT?!?!
Yea, that's one of those moments where I couldn't say that I would really be surprised if it happened... but I would definitely giggle. A lot.
Quote from: AndersW on July 31, 2008, 10:09:43 PM
I know what is going to happen next.
Dan: And then he killed me.
Fi: WHAT?!?!
What a twist
Quote from: silentassassin on August 01, 2008, 04:16:01 AM
Quote from: AndersW on July 31, 2008, 10:09:43 PM
I know what is going to happen next.
Dan: And then he killed me.
Fi: WHAT?!?!
What a twist
...
Is it weird that the entire Ebert/Shamylan sketch from Robot Chicken just went through my mind?
"What a list!"
Nope that's where i got it from.