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[Xantalos]

I'm not a twin anymore.

Well, that plot device is over. Assuming Nale doesn't come back from the dead.

You're forgetting he's gonna end up in hell and the moment the succubus what's-her-name finds a way to do so she'll get him ressurrected.

Knowing Giant's propensity for creating 'Woah, didn't see that coming' moments, I half-expect Sabine to fall for Elan as a substitute.

Nah. If something like that happens it'll be Tarquin.

[Remalle]

Freakin' beautiful.

[GiglameshDespair]

Elan I could kinda see. Tarquin, not at all, considering he was the one who killed Nale in the first place.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Would require True Resurrection, since his corpse was disintegrated and the dust blown into the desert wind. The only one I can think of capable of that spell is Redcloak.

I've got it. Sabine is going to join the Order on a semi-permanent basis so that either she can force Redcloak to True Resurrect Nale, or get Durkon strong enough to do it himself.

[FuzzyZergling]

Tarquin just needed to spend more time doing narrative writing and less time browsing tvtropes.

Or more time browsing tvTropes.

[misko27]

Would require True Resurrection, since his corpse was disintegrated and the dust blown into the desert wind. The only one I can think of capable of that spell is Redcloak.

I've got it. Sabine is going to join the Order on a semi-permanent basis so that either she can force Redcloak to True Resurrect Nale, or get Durkon strong enough to do it himself.

Which would, among other things, put the Goods of the Order into a minority, deciding vote Vaarsuvius. But Haley would never go for it.

[Helgoland]

Would require True Resurrection, since his corpse was disintegrated and the dust blown into the desert wind. The only one I can think of capable of that spell is Redcloak.

I've got it. Sabine is going to join the Order on a semi-permanent basis so that either she can force Redcloak to True Resurrect Nale, or get Durkon strong enough to do it himself.

Which would, among other things, put the Goods of the Order into a minority, deciding vote Vaarsuvius. But Haley would never go for it.

She could be convinced, or pressured into it... Fact is, there no longer is any reason for Sabine to oppose the Order.

[RedWarrior0]

Sorry I'm late again, was on a ski trip.

[Akura]

I'm not a twin anymore.

Well, that plot device is over. Assuming Nale doesn't come back from the dead.

You're forgetting he's gonna end up in hell and the moment the succubus what's-her-name finds a way to do so she'll get him ressurrected.

Knowing Giant's propensity for creating 'Woah, didn't see that coming' moments, I half-expect Sabine to fall for Elan as a substitute.

If that happens, I figure this strip will come back to bite Elan in the ass, with regards to Haley.

[Digital Hellhound]

Well, I never thought I'd feel sorry for Tarquin. This is a wonderful ending (of this scene and this page)!

[misko27]

Would require True Resurrection, since his corpse was disintegrated and the dust blown into the desert wind. The only one I can think of capable of that spell is Redcloak.

I've got it. Sabine is going to join the Order on a semi-permanent basis so that either she can force Redcloak to True Resurrect Nale, or get Durkon strong enough to do it himself.

Which would, among other things, put the Goods of the Order into a minority, deciding vote Vaarsuvius. But Haley would never go for it.

She could be convinced, or pressured into it... Fact is, there no longer is any reason for Sabine to oppose the Order.

Except that they hate her, with the possible exception of Vaarsuvius (it is possible to hate her and still use her info), and she has no love for them. She also is required to follow the will of her superiors, who presumably have larger concerns then resurrecting Nale.

Oh wait Giant Quote coming:

From a storytelling point of view, the "Why didn't this person do X?" questions are sort of a waste of time. They didn't do that because something stopped them, obviously. Does it matter what that something was, really? Dragons don't have access to 17th level clerics because they just don't. That's not the way the world works. Assume, if you want, that she asked the Oracle, and the Oracle said there isn't anyone who would be willing to cast it for a black dragon.

And more to the point, True Resurrection is a terrible, narrative-wrecking spell that should not exist, as it has no real purpose for players who die in battle (as they can almost always be returned via simple Resurrection) and only ever comes in to play to undo plot points. I prefer to simply treat it as "not available" to everyone, and I don't want to waste any panel time explaining why.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I wouldn't say that True Resurrection is as narrative-wrecking when there are only two people in the world who could plausibly cast it, and the more cooperative of the two is still too weak to pull it off (the other being more likely to kill you than even listen).

[Skyrunner]

Did anyone else notice that in the second-to-last cut of #935, blackwing's beak isn't colored?

[Bauglir]

Flashback-muted tones, I think. It's similar in color to the flames behind it.

[Loud Whispers]

Tarquin just needed to spend more time doing narrative writing and less time browsing tvtropes.

Or more time browsing tvTropes.

U wot