Something about that last panel…the wall shifting from sepia to color…it reminds me, as if I’d ever forget, that Bandit IS NOT REALLY ONE OF THEM. She is NOT one of the five. And it is KILLING me to wonder how exactly it is that all these PCs interact with the world of Arkerra, and with the Five.
Yeah, it just hit me too, that her whole story is about feeling accepted, part of the group…how’s she gonna feel if she finds out that the other 4 have yet another special connection that excludes her?
Well, she was worried that the other four didn’t quite see her as “one of them” since their death, so her being called for the “good ol’time” reunion was bound to make her happy.
Yeah, the chipperness (yes, that is a word :P) seems a bit extreme, as though this is not the real Bandit but someone pretending and laying it on a bit too thick
Are you suggesting her account has been hacked? Or just that her player’s little brother/asshole friend is at the keyboard while the regular player’s taking a bathroom break?
We have seen Bandit worry about not being considered part of the team, and telling the rest that they need to give the originals their space when she herself was excluded . . . Her being happy about being included is only a natural progression of her character arc, now that she’s part of the group whose seclusion she’d been defending.
Bandit had a thing about thinking the others didn’t trust her despite all they have been together for a while now. Her fears of that have been put to rest in an instant. So of course this is the happiest she has ever been.
I love how frigg doesn’t even understand the concept of not doing the right(eously awesome) thing. She’s all “What, this is a thing? You jackasses aren’t assholes enough to epic dick moves, so why are we talking about it?”
It didn’t come from Frigg. Frigg is on Bandit’s left, but he speech bubble came from Bandit’s right, where no one is even located. I predict that this mystery will never again be addressed or resolved by anyone.
Nnnnope… Frigg is on bandit’s left (from the camera p.o.v.) in the first shot, but in the last shot, we can assume that bandit’s talking to syr’nj, and looking at the camera, so the camera is seeing from syr’nj’s p.o.v. rather than the first panel’s. looking from that angle, frigg is most certainly to the right of bandit!
I’m guessing the greyish coloring in the background is actually part of Byron’s mental status. The Tavern, as it currently is, looks like it does because Byron was the first inside, after all. So I would think that him wavering or doubting or generally being unsure of mind would have SOME effect on the area..
And as for another thing, when WILL they tell Bandit EXACTLY what happened? It’s not exactly ‘I trust you guys with everything’ if one person gets the ‘Oh, except about that one thing’ treatment.
“Ok guys: I’ve come into contact with royalty, bureaucracy, magic, multiple gods, an existence-rending other, and died and been resurrected, but I’ve decided that this particular collection of professional murderers is the ultimate arbiter of morality!”
I know exactly what you mean. I think I would have the same reaction as Dave Lister when Rimmer pulled that exact stunt. “But its YOU inside there, blechhh”. I do, however, get a Cat vibe from Auraugu.
I have to admit to being very curious as to how bandit has really been holding up to the social dynamics and how things will continue to play out now… And does the way she talks about “Conspiracy” remind anyone else of the real-world board game? I feel like she’s a real inhabitant of Arkerra at this point, definitely… But I can’t help but see that line as someone doing a little 4th wall breaking.
Bandit in panel one – what a glorious expression!
Same panel: Byron has … a brown halo/head aura? (or is it a hair mousse condensation cloud?)
Agreed, it is very adorable and a rare expression indeed.
OMG!!!!! SOOOOO **CUTE!!!** And… what? Byron’s sporting a nimbus. And, cripes… someone let me queer Frigg so that she GsTFO already.
Byron’s head glows brown when kobolds are near.
What can I say. I’m adorable.
…even though I don’t think the word “conspiracy” means what you imply it means…
Not that I’m complaining; you’re cute regardless.
It is the face of future shenanigans, and it is giving me diabeetus.
Gravy is giving her the stink-eye.
Something about that last panel…the wall shifting from sepia to color…it reminds me, as if I’d ever forget, that Bandit IS NOT REALLY ONE OF THEM. She is NOT one of the five. And it is KILLING me to wonder how exactly it is that all these PCs interact with the world of Arkerra, and with the Five.
Yeah, it just hit me too, that her whole story is about feeling accepted, part of the group…how’s she gonna feel if she finds out that the other 4 have yet another special connection that excludes her?
PS I’m still not sure she even knows that Byron, Syr’nj, and Frigg died that day. Has the truth been told to any other adventurer besides E-Merl?
How do we know she’s not a new PC being run by the player who ran Best?
And by “rn” I mean, y’know, total immersion in the character…
Yeah! Bandit/Best are like Superman/Clark Kent … we’ve never see them together. Ergo, they are the same!
Haven’t we, though? I seem to remember an early page where Best plays to a crowd and Bandit picks their pockets. Or perhaps I’m simply going insane.
You may very well be going insane, however you are correct. That page exists.
Bandit was a slave on the airship that Best helped crash.
I think that’s just lighting. Compare it with panel 1.
Frigg must meet Sam from The Zombie Hunters. I don’t care how, it must happen.
So, it sounds like the party is going to be Frigging it up with the cultists.
Am I the only one who finds that last panel ominous? Bandit’s being really, really chipper here.
Well, she was worried that the other four didn’t quite see her as “one of them” since their death, so her being called for the “good ol’time” reunion was bound to make her happy.
And Bandit is always cute. ALWAYS !
Yeah, the chipperness (yes, that is a word :P) seems a bit extreme, as though this is not the real Bandit but someone pretending and laying it on a bit too thick
Are you suggesting her account has been hacked? Or just that her player’s little brother/asshole friend is at the keyboard while the regular player’s taking a bathroom break?
I feel like the “Last Supper” vibes are probably intentional.
And we all know how that went down…
I thought the exact same thing. Which would suggest that Bandit will betray Byron and get him killed. So let’s hope that’s not the case…
We have seen Bandit worry about not being considered part of the team, and telling the rest that they need to give the originals their space when she herself was excluded . . . Her being happy about being included is only a natural progression of her character arc, now that she’s part of the group whose seclusion she’d been defending.
Bandit had a thing about thinking the others didn’t trust her despite all they have been together for a while now. Her fears of that have been put to rest in an instant. So of course this is the happiest she has ever been.
I love how frigg doesn’t even understand the concept of not doing the right(eously awesome) thing. She’s all “What, this is a thing? You jackasses aren’t assholes enough to epic dick moves, so why are we talking about it?”
What if that last comment didn’t come from Frigg?
Imagine if it came from Gravy…
It didn’t come from Frigg. Frigg is on Bandit’s left, but he speech bubble came from Bandit’s right, where no one is even located. I predict that this mystery will never again be addressed or resolved by anyone.
Also I apparently don’t know left from right.
Well, going around the table, Gravy sits on Bandit’s left…
Either that, or it’s Rachel coming through the door. :)
(Though she usually only emulates Frigg’s dirty-talking, not her emotional awkwardness.)
Nnnnope… Frigg is on bandit’s left (from the camera p.o.v.) in the first shot, but in the last shot, we can assume that bandit’s talking to syr’nj, and looking at the camera, so the camera is seeing from syr’nj’s p.o.v. rather than the first panel’s. looking from that angle, frigg is most certainly to the right of bandit!
I’m guessing the greyish coloring in the background is actually part of Byron’s mental status. The Tavern, as it currently is, looks like it does because Byron was the first inside, after all. So I would think that him wavering or doubting or generally being unsure of mind would have SOME effect on the area..
And as for another thing, when WILL they tell Bandit EXACTLY what happened? It’s not exactly ‘I trust you guys with everything’ if one person gets the ‘Oh, except about that one thing’ treatment.
The brown ‘aura’ around Byron’s head is the wooden door. Check the previous strip.
Anyone else reckon Frigg managed to burp out all the speech in those panels? Maybe she even managed to burp out the GAAAAAAAY
That Frigg belch face is destined for icon status.
I must HHhhhaaaaaavvvvee that Frigg as a portrait.
“Ok guys: I’ve come into contact with royalty, bureaucracy, magic, multiple gods, an existence-rending other, and died and been resurrected, but I’ve decided that this particular collection of professional murderers is the ultimate arbiter of morality!”
It just dawned on me that Best re-rolled as a gnome. Now he’s playing Bandit.
Bandit already existed at the time Best played.
A cute idea that’s been bandied around, but it plays hell with my fantasies.
Like Arnold Rimmer wearing Kochanski’s holo-form.
I know exactly what you mean. I think I would have the same reaction as Dave Lister when Rimmer pulled that exact stunt. “But its YOU inside there, blechhh”. I do, however, get a Cat vibe from Auraugu.
I have to admit to being very curious as to how bandit has really been holding up to the social dynamics and how things will continue to play out now… And does the way she talks about “Conspiracy” remind anyone else of the real-world board game? I feel like she’s a real inhabitant of Arkerra at this point, definitely… But I can’t help but see that line as someone doing a little 4th wall breaking.
I swear the quality of the art is going downhill lately.
You okay, Waltrip-bros? You ain’t sick, are you?