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[scrdest]

Isn't "he is lying" just as many assumptions as "he is telling the truth"?

It's not the optimal phrasing but I wrote it just after a long stretch of classes and, crucially, before a coffee.

Same as always, if you are known for deliberately lying, and, as is the case, the lie will be verified, you're undercutting your own credibility in the long run. Kinda not good if you plan to actually discuss the plot on the forums.

[RedWarrior0]

aw yeah

[heydude6]

And now we must ask, what will Durkon do next?

[Strife26]

Dominate a priest to start the loyalty cascade.

[Lord Shonus]

There would be no cascade. Once the HpoH used an offensive ability on another priest, he would be destroyed either by the gods or by the priests. THe ony reason Roy and Durkula are able to fight is because bodyguards aren't specifically prohibited from attacking their priests.

[smjjames]

Dominate a priest to start the loyalty cascade.

I don't think that would neccesarily work as the priest obviously wouldn't be doing it under their own will.

I doubt they have any contingency plans for 'priest-that-is-a-vampire goes rogue and dominates another priest and attacks people' though.

There would be no cascade. Once the HpoH used an offensive ability on another priest, he would be destroyed either by the gods or by the priests.

What if they are acting in self defense?

[Lord Shonus]

What if they are acting in self defense?

If a priest is forced to defend itself from anything other than their own bodyguard, the attacker has become Kill-On-Sight and they are required to be destroyed.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1000.html

According to the Giant, this is to prevent divine feuding.

[RedWarrior0]

Probably go vapor form and hold off as long as he can.

I think if he goes for the dominate in any way involve the other people plan, Bad Things happen to Durkula.

However, the whole strip says interesting things about Roy's sword.

Spoiler: New strip spoilers, just in case anyone cares; also speculation (click to show/hide)

I think the "obvious" solution is that the starmetal upgrade did some funky things. But I'm not sure that's entirely it. Sure, maybe the starmetal makes the sword do extra damage to the undead. But what about the green glowing eyes, the fact that Roy's healed, and his reaction after the fact? What if, instead, it's from before the sword broke? Ancestral weapon, handed down through generations? Seems like a good fit.

[heydude6]

Well Rich Burlew did homebrew an "Ancestral Weapon Bearer" custom class a while back (on the forums, not in the comic.)

[Akura]

Funny to see both Veldrina and the High Priestess of Sif cheering Roy on.

Spoiler: New strip spoilers, just in case anyone cares; also speculation (click to show/hide)

I think the "obvious" solution is that the starmetal upgrade did some funky things. But I'm not sure that's entirely it. Sure, maybe the starmetal makes the sword do extra damage to the undead. But what about the green glowing eyes, the fact that Roy's healed, and his reaction after the fact? What if, instead, it's from before the sword broke? Ancestral weapon, handed down through generations? Seems like a good fit.

Explanation of what the starmetal did. In short, it's a +5 sword, with a special property that does extra damage to undead when it glows - presumed to be on a natural 20.

[hops]

It's a Sword of +5 Deus Ex Machina.

[fillipk]

No it's obviously a +5 hulk sword

[Orange Wizard]

Maybe it's magical radiation poisoning.

[i2amroy]

the fact that Roy's healed

Looking back, this actually happened in the very last panel of the 1009, when he first does the green glowing sword thing. He goes from the second to last panel all beat up to a last panel that gives the appearance of his wounds literally closing (and then being totally gone in the first panel of this one).

[Arx]

Pretty sure Roy's healed because he chugged a healing potion.