I think that’s the case. That makes them all the more dangerous, really – rather than simply worshiping death because they fear it, they’re worshiping it because they love it and embrace its concepts and want to ensure everyone else gets to experience it. Of course, I’m pretty sure they also revel in evil deeds, but either way, they’re very sincere followers of this evil cause.
I think they’d actually be fine with “all original parts” Flesh or Bone golems, as unlike Undead they’re strictly physical remnants of the living, and I’m pretty sure I saw them using some body parts for things at the convention.
Undead however retain some essence of the beings they once were, even if it’s only an echo.
… and to deny (death’s) generosity is a grave insult indeed.
It must be comforting to be a cultist bent on annihilation of everything; at least he knows he won’t have to pay the price for being such a horrible punster.
Don’t worry about it. Just about everyone qualifies for an honorary membership, eventually. It’s just, most people are inducted posthumously. There was that one Elijah dude, who never qualified. And that guy from Nazareth, who had his honorary membership rejected after three days.
(I tried hard to not make this comment sacrilegious. If i failed, and offended anyone, then please ask Phil or T to delete this comment. I can’t delete it myself)
Technically speaking, Necromancy is scrying the dead. A subtype of divination.
But hey… y’know how it is… language gets misused as time goes by.
What most people call “Necromancy” would be more accurately called “Necrurgy”.
That explains the lack of that class. Can’t fight both the establishment AND the largest anti-establishment group in the land. So any Necromancers would probably have to be story NPC individuals who lucked into the knowledge after classing as something(s) else first.
Awesome
So, the only reason the cultist stay alive is to spread the gift of death? So in their mind they’re acting selflessly?
It’s a tough job but someone’s gotta do it.
I think that’s the case. That makes them all the more dangerous, really – rather than simply worshiping death because they fear it, they’re worshiping it because they love it and embrace its concepts and want to ensure everyone else gets to experience it. Of course, I’m pretty sure they also revel in evil deeds, but either way, they’re very sincere followers of this evil cause.
Sincere evil is the deadliest evil.
You either die young as a death cultist or live long enough to see yourself a hypocrite.
I don’t know. Either way you die, which is in keeping with their scripture.
These guys live by the philosophy that you shouldn’t take life too seriously because you ain’t getting out of it alive.
Besides, life is a sexually-transmitted disease that has a 100% fatality rate…
Relevant.
(WARNING: 99% of that comic is utterly NSFW. This one’s OK, just don’t click anything.)
I love how Oglaf manages to be genuinely and consistently funny and doesn’t use its erotica merely as a cheap gimmick to draw readers.
Agreed. It was a shame about Platinum Grit but Oglaf has continued to be consistently funny strip after strip.
Ah, so it’s like this, then:
http://www.angryflower.com/586.html
Great, now i want to see a scorned ex-cultist Necromancer xD
What a bunch of Thuggees.
OK, last panel – is he waving “G’bye!” or is that some secret cultist hand sign thingy? Like, representing the countless limbs wildly swinging?
Eh, same thing, I guess…
Somehow, I expected the skulls to start an argument about this.
The neck is sexy, sensitive and makes the owner squeal when kissed or nibbled. What’s wrong with being a neck romancer?
Penguin lust is beautiful and natural, and I for one support penguin lust.
Thanks, Opus.
*Magnum Opus xD
Neck joke? Oh snap!
Death to puns!
Neck Romancers are frequently mistaken for vampires.
“Excuse me, ma’am. Was that a good squeal, or a bad squeal?”
Oh, pshaw. A corpse is just a pre-made meat golem. Why let it go to waste?
I think they’d actually be fine with “all original parts” Flesh or Bone golems, as unlike Undead they’re strictly physical remnants of the living, and I’m pretty sure I saw them using some body parts for things at the convention.
Undead however retain some essence of the beings they once were, even if it’s only an echo.
I suspect they’d be against golems in general. That’s a lot like creating life, and that seems like something they’re opposed to.
… and to deny (death’s) generosity is a grave insult indeed.
It must be comforting to be a cultist bent on annihilation of everything; at least he knows he won’t have to pay the price for being such a horrible punster.
Did we actually see any Necromancers yet? I do not recall the team encountering any undead.
Gravedust can sort of be categorized as a necromancer.
No, Gravy simply assists the spirits on to the final end, he doesn’t bring them back and certainly doesn’t reanimate a body/corpse
…except for the time he did bring the other members of the party back. But that was considered to be an exceptional circumstance.
But he brought them back to life, not undeath, though from the cultists’ perspective that’s even worse.
Yes, alt-text. Yes, some people would.
Is it me or is there something suspect with this strip?
The fact it’s “Consult a Cultist” instead of “Ask an Adventurer”?
maybe…
Perhaps it’s because he’s still flirting with us?
Who does this guy think he is, Death?
That flirtatious Death! He just wants “la petite mort”, to carry on the family legacy.
Come now, a little pun-ishment never killed anyone. I can’t think of a time where it has even grievously wounded someone.
I see we’re dusting off the grave puns. May the pun war dwarf its predecessors.
(*is too lazy to watch every General Grievous scene, in an attempt to prove you wrong*)
No good deed goes unPUNished.
Death to the Undead !!!
Undeath to the Dead !!!
There’s just something about him that makes him so charming that I almost wanna join his cult.
Don’t worry about it. Just about everyone qualifies for an honorary membership, eventually. It’s just, most people are inducted posthumously. There was that one Elijah dude, who never qualified. And that guy from Nazareth, who had his honorary membership rejected after three days.
(I tried hard to not make this comment sacrilegious. If i failed, and offended anyone, then please ask Phil or T to delete this comment. I can’t delete it myself)
Technically speaking, Necromancy is scrying the dead. A subtype of divination.
But hey… y’know how it is… language gets misused as time goes by.
What most people call “Necromancy” would be more accurately called “Necrurgy”.
That explains the lack of that class. Can’t fight both the establishment AND the largest anti-establishment group in the land. So any Necromancers would probably have to be story NPC individuals who lucked into the knowledge after classing as something(s) else first.