Does anyone remember exactly when and where this theory was officially shot down by the creators? It would be nice to have a link to point to when this comes up (as it continues to do).
That one comic when HR says that Bandit and her B-team are actually non-embedded players somehow benefiting from the presence of the Five/Four, being able to interact with the world more thoroughly because they’re around them? I think it’s around the time they return from the dead, when he starts working on the Tectonicus-induced wood elf genocide (which ends up foiled by Bandit’s meddling).
They should totally make a fukken mace for Frigg! First up, it’s the size of a plow, which is awesome. Then there’s the bit that flies off and cuts up their faces! And where you strap a live viper, to bite as you smite! Crucially, on the back is this huge cock that comes alive at night and fucks your wife! Frigg don’t got a wife? No problem, they’ll make her one! With a huge cock!
As long as Sundar’s crew is still there to keep fighting the world’s rebellion, Ardaic will likely get over the fact that 8 out of 9 core peacemakers are AWOL. He won’t be happy, but he’ll get over it.
If Sundar vanishes too, or if it turns into 9 out of 9, they’re going to have some serious political problems…
They may want to offer some of the better guildies into training positions, and help the troops learn how to better deal with the Rebelion’s tactics. That should help it seem like they are being more active with the military while their leadership hunts down the big bads.
I agree with your reasoning, however I feel like this may create a “Chess Master” gambit for their foes–People come to the guild in inspired reverence of the guild’s top brass, a large battle ensues some great time later, the “heroes” are slaughtered in front of everyone… Moral would be at a all time low, and none of the heroes serve as the King OR Queen at that point… But it would certainly be a instant “Check” to the United Front, maybe even a Checkmate.
That depends on how they are killed, as well as the disposition of the armed forces.
While, on the one hand, it could be a problem, both for the front and the home front as well, if they have died doing something the soldiers deeming important, say killing one of the big reptiles, then, on the other hand, martyrdom would be in effect, and their deaths would be elevated as the epitome of {Insert important Virtue here} and recruiting, determination, fighting Spirit and so on would get a boost, but it would also fuel the escalation of war a big time.
Maybe even to the level of the Second or, even worse, the First World War. (But not to the last level, which would be “Taiping Rebellion”)
Tactics of adventurers (Who fight alone or in a comparative small group) and tactics of an army (Who fight in numbers that make it necessary to do statistics) are different. The usefullness and usage of weapons as well as tactical and strategical maneuvers are different, somtimes by a large margin.
For example, a Lance or Pike is next to useless when used alone, but in great formations, it is the ultimative defensive tool: Most things in front are steamrolled and arrows and other things from above are stopped by virtue of hitting one of the shafts and harmlessly desend with much less force.
The only weaknesses: Chariots, heavily armored soldiers with swords who cleave the shafts (Like some of the german Doppelsöldner), lightly armed soldiers who can avoid the multitude of shafts and break them (Like the spanish Rodeleros), siege weaponery or attacking them from behind or in the flank.
Another example are spear throwers: If you have an eye on them, you can more easily avoid or pary the thrown spear/javelin. But in an full on battle, one can not at the same time fight against their current enemy in front and notice everyone of the spear throwers….
In conclusion: The Adventurers could maybe train some of the soldiers in specialised troops, who would be used to, for example, cut the supplies of the rebellion, raiding the outskirts of their camps (At different times of day and night), sitting in ambush until the rebellion armies rear is exposed and firing a bunch of Siege Weapons at the commandstand (Or animal, in this case) and so on.
But aside of such specialists, the whole dynamic of large skale battles is too different as that the tactics of the adventurers would work.
And that leaves exactly 0 regularly occurring characters to fight the war. And right after the Rebellion’s greatest victory in the war so far. Unless the Rebellion starts turning their attention elsewhere as well, their victories in the war are bound to continue.
Silly Byron, it should be obvious who has the most taxing job. It’s the one who has to take on underhanded, merciless, backstabbing men who are a serious threat to Gastonians everywhere… Syr’Nj. ;-)
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Bandit is totally Payet Best’s alternate. It’s a natural progression. Swoony bard to gnome chick with subterfuge and stealth.
I SUPPORT THIS
I believe you are both incorrect.
Bandit is the original Best’s Alt.
Everyone else just became Best’s Alt in retrospect.
Does anyone remember exactly when and where this theory was officially shot down by the creators? It would be nice to have a link to point to when this comes up (as it continues to do).
That one comic when HR says that Bandit and her B-team are actually non-embedded players somehow benefiting from the presence of the Five/Four, being able to interact with the world more thoroughly because they’re around them? I think it’s around the time they return from the dead, when he starts working on the Tectonicus-induced wood elf genocide (which ends up foiled by Bandit’s meddling).
It’s ‘Spoony Bard’! :D
Frigg should’ve stayed to talk to the heads of houses ’cause she’s a head banger. Maybe beat them at chess…or with chess.
“It also plays the piano!” “IT PLAYS TO FUKKEN WIN!”
“Can I play the piano any more?”
“Why, of course you can!”
“Well, I couldn’t before!”
I only hear the dwarves from Oglaf saying this.
They should totally make a fukken mace for Frigg! First up, it’s the size of a plow, which is awesome. Then there’s the bit that flies off and cuts up their faces! And where you strap a live viper, to bite as you smite! Crucially, on the back is this huge cock that comes alive at night and fucks your wife! Frigg don’t got a wife? No problem, they’ll make her one! With a huge cock!
HA! You are so right.
fukken PERFECT lol
As long as Sundar’s crew is still there to keep fighting the world’s rebellion, Ardaic will likely get over the fact that 8 out of 9 core peacemakers are AWOL. He won’t be happy, but he’ll get over it.
If Sundar vanishes too, or if it turns into 9 out of 9, they’re going to have some serious political problems…
Glowy hammershit
Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaassy~
They may want to offer some of the better guildies into training positions, and help the troops learn how to better deal with the Rebelion’s tactics. That should help it seem like they are being more active with the military while their leadership hunts down the big bads.
I agree with your reasoning, however I feel like this may create a “Chess Master” gambit for their foes–People come to the guild in inspired reverence of the guild’s top brass, a large battle ensues some great time later, the “heroes” are slaughtered in front of everyone… Moral would be at a all time low, and none of the heroes serve as the King OR Queen at that point… But it would certainly be a instant “Check” to the United Front, maybe even a Checkmate.
That depends on how they are killed, as well as the disposition of the armed forces.
While, on the one hand, it could be a problem, both for the front and the home front as well, if they have died doing something the soldiers deeming important, say killing one of the big reptiles, then, on the other hand, martyrdom would be in effect, and their deaths would be elevated as the epitome of {Insert important Virtue here} and recruiting, determination, fighting Spirit and so on would get a boost, but it would also fuel the escalation of war a big time.
Maybe even to the level of the Second or, even worse, the First World War. (But not to the last level, which would be “Taiping Rebellion”)
Tactics of adventurers (Who fight alone or in a comparative small group) and tactics of an army (Who fight in numbers that make it necessary to do statistics) are different. The usefullness and usage of weapons as well as tactical and strategical maneuvers are different, somtimes by a large margin.
For example, a Lance or Pike is next to useless when used alone, but in great formations, it is the ultimative defensive tool: Most things in front are steamrolled and arrows and other things from above are stopped by virtue of hitting one of the shafts and harmlessly desend with much less force.
The only weaknesses: Chariots, heavily armored soldiers with swords who cleave the shafts (Like some of the german Doppelsöldner), lightly armed soldiers who can avoid the multitude of shafts and break them (Like the spanish Rodeleros), siege weaponery or attacking them from behind or in the flank.
Another example are spear throwers: If you have an eye on them, you can more easily avoid or pary the thrown spear/javelin. But in an full on battle, one can not at the same time fight against their current enemy in front and notice everyone of the spear throwers….
In conclusion: The Adventurers could maybe train some of the soldiers in specialised troops, who would be used to, for example, cut the supplies of the rebellion, raiding the outskirts of their camps (At different times of day and night), sitting in ambush until the rebellion armies rear is exposed and firing a bunch of Siege Weapons at the commandstand (Or animal, in this case) and so on.
But aside of such specialists, the whole dynamic of large skale battles is too different as that the tactics of the adventurers would work.
Pffffft. Hammer, mace, whatever.
And that leaves exactly 0 regularly occurring characters to fight the war. And right after the Rebellion’s greatest victory in the war so far. Unless the Rebellion starts turning their attention elsewhere as well, their victories in the war are bound to continue.
THE ROOTS
THE ROOTS
THE ROOTS ARE ON FIRE
WE DON’T NEED NO WA… er, actually, yeah. Could we get some water over here?
QUENCH, MOTHERFUCKER
QUENCH
Silly Byron, it should be obvious who has the most taxing job. It’s the one who has to take on underhanded, merciless, backstabbing men who are a serious threat to Gastonians everywhere… Syr’Nj. ;-)
Odd, didn’t click the mouse, but the comment page randomly sent me to a portal website and then to an app on Facebook…
i got that yesterday too.
phil, T, i think someone snuck some shenanigans into your ad rotation
Yeah, my anti-virus software blocked an attack when I loaded the comments for this page. Grrl Power had to deal with that too, so I’m not surprised that you’ll need to take a closer look at the advertising.
You are not the only ones…
Yes, I’m still getting these today again.
Just had it now
Same here
Being reminded of my gravatar, I now wish I could go back and make my comment a little more friggtastic. And reply to Seggs, for full effect.
We’re looking into this.
So…Syr’Nj’s plan puts Scipio and Fr’Nj on seperate teams. Coincidence? :P
She’s divided all the couples. Not only Scipio and Fr’ng, but Rachel and E’Merl, and even herself and Byron. Coincidence?
Pathos on the horizon.
Makes sense: they are more likely to do their job if their sig-other is somewhere else
Say, I get a lot of false (?) alarms from Avast when entering your website lately… Cultists at work ?
I think I need to make a dwarf D&D character named Glowy Hammershit.
It does have a certain prestige to it, doesn’t it?
King: You honor us with your presence, Glowy Hammershit.
Glowy: Ya damn right Ay do!
King: Oh Glowy… Never change.