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Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip

'I wonder if he'll sign my spear!'

Chapter 16 – Page 10

on April 20, 2012
Chapter: Chapter 16
└ Tags: Auraugu, Penk
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  1. Heheh
    Heheh
    April 20, 2012, 12:03 am | # | Reply

    Believe in the gnoll that believes in you!

    • bargamer
      bargamer
      April 20, 2012, 12:12 am | # | Reply

      That line is SO corny and cheesy, I’m surprised there’s not a Southern dish named Gurren Lagen. Bravo for stealing it.

      • Heheh
        Heheh
        April 20, 2012, 12:31 am | # | Reply

        I’m not even the first to do it in these comments. Congrats to that guy really.

  2. SteelRaven
    SteelRaven
    April 20, 2012, 12:06 am | # | Reply

    That Gnoll has faith in that Troll.

    • Ishmael
      Ishmael
      April 20, 2012, 8:31 am | # | Reply

      he be gnollin’

      • Syncline
        Syncline
        April 20, 2012, 4:36 pm | # | Reply

        Tryin to catch me drummin’ dirty

  3. Mutterscrawl
    Mutterscrawl
    April 20, 2012, 12:23 am | # | Reply

    So not Best, yet Best. I almost don’t want him to be Best, but I know if he’s not, then he might not matter longrun.

    Hrnnnn…

    • FoolishOwl
      FoolishOwl
      April 20, 2012, 12:28 am | # | Reply

      This troll’s humility is a perfect reversal of Best’s arrogance.

      • Tachyon
        Tachyon
        April 20, 2012, 12:44 am | # | Reply

        Perhaps that’s for the Best?

      • Whatev
        Whatev
        April 20, 2012, 12:48 am | # | Reply

        Well, a lot of things to happen. He wasn’t born Best.

        • Andreas
          Andreas
          April 20, 2012, 2:13 am | # | Reply

          Best was actually extremely mopey, before some crazy old coot filled his brain with prophecy baloney…

          • Skinny Nerd
            Skinny Nerd
            April 20, 2012, 6:15 am | # | Reply

            I see where this is going…

            • Rogahar
              Rogahar
              April 20, 2012, 10:47 am | # | Reply

              And you see where that fly is goin’.

        • ahdok
          ahdok
          April 20, 2012, 5:17 am | # | Reply

          He’s got the hairstyle though.

  4. Jean-Luc
    Jean-Luc
    April 20, 2012, 12:24 am | # | Reply

    And he’s off to Trollabalooza!

  5. Doma
    Doma
    April 20, 2012, 12:38 am | # | Reply

    awaiting the inevitable “Douchbag” achievement. Except that instead of conquering wenches he’ll be conquering Gastonian civilians.

    Best is a ladykiller.

  6. Razzindi
    Razzindi
    April 20, 2012, 12:46 am | # | Reply

    Wait…Wasn’t Auraugu a woman?

    • hellhound
      hellhound
      April 20, 2012, 3:41 am | # | Reply

      No Auraugu only said that he was no Man ,like in HuMan.

  7. Randonimity
    Randonimity
    April 20, 2012, 1:41 am | # | Reply

    Hark! Harky harkens! Ye Best hurry along.

  8. Adell
    Adell
    April 20, 2012, 3:10 am | # | Reply

    Still Best.

  9. CM
    CM
    April 20, 2012, 3:38 am | # | Reply

    Best’s Horde alt plays up his opposite characteristics in a charming manner. Small, plain, humble, not terribly ambitious, but still a musician and full of potential.

  10. hellhound
    hellhound
    April 20, 2012, 3:42 am | # | Reply

    -Auraugu ,Champion of the Fuzzy People.-
    Alone for that i think he deserves his own Fanclub. I know that i am a fan of him now. Love the Wrestler Gnoll

  11. Doop doop
    Doop doop
    April 20, 2012, 3:59 am | # | Reply

    inc death

    Unnamed character made likeable/pitiable for the readers to connect with suddenly going to meet with an evil overlord?

    At least he isn’t wearing red.

    • Ishmael
      Ishmael
      April 20, 2012, 8:32 am | # | Reply

      Well, the kid’s a troll. They’re a little tough to kill.

      • Darkening
        Darkening
        April 20, 2012, 1:21 pm | # | Reply

        I imagine if I died horribly crushed inside a magical dungeon I’d reroll as something tricky to kill.

      • Syncline
        Syncline
        April 20, 2012, 4:44 pm | # | Reply

        Harky: Take this grenade and give it to those stupid humans. Be sure to bring the pin back to me, there is a deposit on those things.

        Troll-pup: Won’t that thing like, blow up and kill me?

        Harky: Well, yes and no….

  12. coldelectrons
    coldelectrons
    April 20, 2012, 4:44 am | # | Reply

    Next scene: Harky’s in the outhouse, and somebody left only a cardboard tube. The kid is sent questing for TP to gain XP and GP.

    • maggPi
      maggPi
      April 20, 2012, 3:14 pm | # | Reply

      “….and don’t forget the Mountain Dew this time!”

  13. HLY
    HLY
    April 20, 2012, 5:20 am | # | Reply

    heh, fuzzy people.

    I love that Gnoll :D he’s just such a great character

  14. JK9000
    JK9000
    April 20, 2012, 5:56 am | # | Reply

    I don’t get all the Best comparisons. I mean, they both like music, but that’s about it.

    • wwlaos
      wwlaos
      April 20, 2012, 10:32 am | # | Reply

      But they practically have the same face. And those ears! Those ears are a dead giveaway!

      …yeah, I don’t really see it either, but there’s little harm in wild speculation.

    • Hawk
      Hawk
      April 20, 2012, 11:50 am | # | Reply

      Don’t feel bad. I too was going, “huh?”

      The gnoll is still pretty amusing :D

      • centuriancode
        centuriancode
        April 21, 2012, 12:00 am | # | Reply

        Mostly it was the intial silhouette. Sitting on the dino-thing, he looked almost exactly like the longshot of Best sitting on a hill before he met up with the party (again).

  15. that guy
    that guy
    April 20, 2012, 7:18 am | # | Reply

    Auraugu is awesome.

    • Asterai
      Asterai
      April 20, 2012, 3:25 pm | # | Reply

      Yes he is.

    • Dove
      Dove
      April 20, 2012, 3:29 pm | # | Reply

      Agreed! :D

    • The Indomitable Eric
      The Indomitable Eric
      April 21, 2012, 12:39 am | # | Reply

      He’s probably just Yalaria’s replacement being appointed.

      • The Indomitable Eric
        The Indomitable Eric
        April 21, 2012, 12:39 am | # | Reply

        …how this post ended up in THIS thread, I have no idea.

  16. jokerlope
    jokerlope
    April 20, 2012, 12:08 pm | # | Reply

    auraugu’s cheerfulness is infectious, makes me wonder what all those smiles and jokes have let him get away with

  17. Softy
    Softy
    April 20, 2012, 3:11 pm | # | Reply

    Am I the only one that suspects a suicide mission?

    • Dove
      Dove
      April 20, 2012, 3:29 pm | # | Reply

      I get the feeling Auraugu is the kid’s friend. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be a little more surprised by a Commando speaking to him in such a friendly manner and tickling his ears and mentioning his name to Harky? So if it is a suicide mission, then Auraugu might not know but I have a feeling it isn’t meant to be one.

      • Zora-Link
        Zora-Link
        April 20, 2012, 4:02 pm | # | Reply

        Suicide mission to go after the Guild, only to suddenly have memories of being Best surface. Proceed to break the fourth wall of the trapped players. Maybe?

      • Whatev
        Whatev
        April 20, 2012, 4:19 pm | # | Reply

        Maybe, but I get the impression that Auraugu is the type who thinks he can survive suicide missions.

        • Andreas
          Andreas
          April 20, 2012, 5:26 pm | # | Reply

          Suicide missions give the best medals, obviously. Just make sure you run before the nun freaks.

          • Moe Lane
            Moe Lane
            April 21, 2012, 10:04 am | # | Reply

            Suicide missions are for NPCs. Anything with stats – sorry, a health bar – can be killed.

            • centuriancode
              centuriancode
              April 22, 2012, 10:13 pm | # | Reply

              Unless, though, it’s undead and has an unbeatable AC. Usually you can get around AC by using vorpal keen rapiers, but undead are immune to critical hits, so you can’t even hit them.

      • centuriancode
        centuriancode
        April 21, 2012, 12:12 am | # | Reply

        I agree that Auraugu is probably at least reasonably friendly with the kid (who shall be referred to as Billy for the rest of this post). The issue is that Auraugu is also very keen on practical jokes, and his desire for Billy to say “Champion of the Fuzzy Peoples”, with absolutely no alteration, comes across as odd. It seems oddly reminiscent of “Jack Sparrow sent me to settle his debt”. This feeling is made stronger by Harky never having shown any sense of humour, whatsoever. It seems reasonably likely that he would feel “Champion of the Fuzzy Peoples” was mocking his “Chieftain of the World’s Rebellion” title. I’m not convinced he would take well to such an act.

        Additionally, Billy seems to be a loveable goof, who is not only so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he wouldn’t notice some gnoll climbing up a scaley dino-thing to tickle him, but is probably also highly gullable. To someone like Auraugu, who clearly loves a joke, that sort of target would be irrestible. I don’t think that Auraugu is planning for anything bad to happen to Billy, but I find it easy to imagine Auraugu simply being oblivious to potential negative consequences.

        I agree that Billy being sent to find Graiya’s bough is quite likely (perhaps as punishment).

        I also suspect he’s going to be an on-going character because significant time has been spent establishing him. If it were just a cursory thing to attempt to attract audience sympathy (akin to “I’m retiring tomorrow, and please look at these photos of my kids”), then yes, he would probably be dead next page. However, more depth than that has been used, and, via the Conservation of Plot, it does not make sense that Billy will simply vanish entirely. I feel that this also makes his inclusion on the Graiya’s bough mission more likely, especially if Harky is feeling vindictive.

        • Andreas
          Andreas
          April 21, 2012, 11:21 am | # | Reply

          Billy’s name is Penk, by the way.

          • centuriancode
            centuriancode
            April 21, 2012, 9:28 pm | # | Reply

            That’s unfortunate. Not only did I completely miss a character’s name, but I wasted a perfectly good allusion.

    • Andreas
      Andreas
      April 20, 2012, 5:26 pm | # | Reply

      To steal Graiya’s Bough, yes.
      But what happens then, is anybody’s guess.

      Wait, wasn’t Best shown a lonely grave under a tree? As in a bough? And that made him go apeshit and destroy that vision. Who knows, maybe he’s actually created himself a chance to avoid that destiny?

  18. The Indomitable Eric
    The Indomitable Eric
    April 20, 2012, 3:38 pm | # | Reply

    Hyes.

  19. Andreas
    Andreas
    April 20, 2012, 5:31 pm | # | Reply

    Are anybody here familiar with the D&D Gazeteer, “The Orcs of Thar”?
    This arc really makes we want to take that up again.
    It was for use with the Red Box etc. edition, so, I guess that’s 1.8e D&D :p

    • Andreas
      Andreas
      April 23, 2012, 5:24 am | # | Reply

      I guess you whippersnappers aren’t old enough for that :p
      Anyway, it was a supplement to let players play goblinoids. Very funny.

  20. Commiekeebler
    Commiekeebler
    April 20, 2012, 5:59 pm | # | Reply

    Look at the last panel! Is Scipio part-troll?

    That would explain so much!

    • Andreas
      Andreas
      April 21, 2012, 11:23 am | # | Reply

      First I thought it looked like Scipio too, but then I realized this guy is actually asleep. If he was awake he’d look a lot more like Byron than like Scipio. He’d actually look like Byron A LOT.

      • SteelRaven
        SteelRaven
        April 22, 2012, 12:14 am | # | Reply

        …same barber maybe?

        • Andreas
          Andreas
          April 22, 2012, 2:29 am | # | Reply

          Of course! The plot thickens!!!

  21. Guest
    Guest
    April 21, 2012, 10:13 am | # | Reply

    Epileptic Tree Incoming:
    Penk isn’t Best. Penk is Best’s drummer, who volunteered to go in and save him.
    Scipio was the bassist for the crew, but he’s staying outside to monitor things in the same way Daedalus is.

    This is actually just one long nWoD Archmaster chronicle.

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