Friendship is Dragons
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Page 626 - Experimental Success
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I like this smug "I won" Twilight smile so much more than what happened in the episode. This is a beautiful moment right here.
It really is. The wizard beating out the two athletic martial characters. Second best moment of the day!
A wizard should excel at running. It's basic self preservation for the squishy.
Twilight should took some important lessons for the great and powerful Maggus Rincewind, didn't she?
RD and AJ were focusing on running TO THE FINISH. Twilight however, focused on running AS FAR FROM THE START as she could.
Pffft. Expeditious retreat for the win, plus you don't have to move your full speed, just go fast enough to stay a square ahead of the competition
The other thing to remember is that they are mid level characters. The wizard may be crap at physical stuff compared to the fighterish types but compared to the NPC classes? It's one of the greatest downfalls of D&D style games.
"I have leveled up my wizard by casting spells and hiding behind the not squishy members of the party. I now know another language, know more about history, and am better at climbing because that's where I put my skill points!"
"I have leveled up my wizard by casting spells and hiding behind the not squishy members of the party. I now know another language, know more about history, and am better at climbing because that's where I put my skill points!"
http://theelinker.deviantart.com/art/S1E13-Fall-Weather-Friends-Deleted-Scene-434269835
This ability has been noted before.
This ability has been noted before.
It's not. There's a reason the writers avoided this outcome in the original episode.
That reason is that this is fucking abysmal writing.
That reason is that this is fucking abysmal writing.
Before I do the poll, I've got something to say.
4 years, great comic, never missing a day,(as far as I know), yet this isn't a have to do thing.
Most don't get this far, and those that do ends up missing a couple of updates.
You didn't.
And so I think everyone here can agree with me on this.
You are one of the best.
Good job, and let's power through another year of great MLP D&D.
4 years, great comic, never missing a day,(as far as I know), yet this isn't a have to do thing.
Most don't get this far, and those that do ends up missing a couple of updates.
You didn't.
And so I think everyone here can agree with me on this.
You are one of the best.
Good job, and let's power through another year of great MLP D&D.
^I don't have much to add besides the fact that I agree with ANW's sentiment. I don't post much in the comments for this comic, but it's been fun following it for however many years it's been now (I got started a little late).
Keep the comics coming though Spud, and I'll keep coming back to enjoy them every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday (:
Keep the comics coming though Spud, and I'll keep coming back to enjoy them every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday (:
... Oh.
Weeeell, that's actually the wrong answer.
The Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe and Everything is "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"
The Ultimate Question to Life, the Universe and Everything is "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?"
"I always knew there was something wrong with the universe."
Actually, 42 is the correct answer. A super-computer that was built for the task determined that to be the answer.
The question is not "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?" That was an echo of the ultimate question dwelling within Arthur's brain because the second machine never finished its calculation. 6 times 9 is the closest he can get to the actually real question.
The question is not "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?" That was an echo of the ultimate question dwelling within Arthur's brain because the second machine never finished its calculation. 6 times 9 is the closest he can get to the actually real question.
Well, actually, I'd say you're rather missing the point. Six times nine is fifty-four, but 42 is the correct answer to the question "What do you get when you multiply six by nine?"
That's the correct answer, for the correct question.
The ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything isn't a math question, it's a philosophical one. So, the answer isn't arrived at by multiplication. XD
Great thinker, Douglas Adams.
That's the correct answer, for the correct question.
The ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything isn't a math question, it's a philosophical one. So, the answer isn't arrived at by multiplication. XD
Great thinker, Douglas Adams.
The answer I had heard was that since the answer to 6 times 9 was 42, it reveals the universe operates in base 13.
If I wanted to give a real answer to life and everything, I'd say life is Pandora's box, or Schrodinger's cat, or a box of chocolates. It simply depends on what you make of it, how you view it, and what you get. That theory alone is speculation beyond what I really know, and can be tossed to the side with little regard whether it's right or not.
I never noticed that her number was 42 before! XD
Good old Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy references!
Good old Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy references!
It makes a lot of sense. Fluttershy, Pinkie and Rarity were probably all applying their "small bonuses" for cheering to her - in order to remain neutral in the AJ/Rainbow rivalry - and of course nopony was sabotaging her, that counts for a lot.
And while the other two were arguing, she was quietly using her stamina points in a nice, neat, optimised way...
And while the other two were arguing, she was quietly using her stamina points in a nice, neat, optimised way...
Or maybe the GM just gave it to her because it'll sting like irony for Dash and AJ.
She probably noticed that she was always just "in last place" (the GM using a simplified system of "order and location" rather than an actual racetrack where she could fall too far behind) noted that she had just enough Fatigue points to where she could get to the front from the back once, and did that at the very end. It'd fit her M.O., and somewhat mirror the show.
Sort of like saving all your skip cards for the end in a two-player game of Uno.
Now for daily poll.
Search for Harmony
Dragon Mountain
The Everfree Shaman
Adventure of the PM
Ambush of the Diamond Dogs
The Rouge's Downfall
The Return of the Princess
Race for the Ticket
Which one was your favorite?
Me: Search for Harmony
Search for Harmony
Dragon Mountain
The Everfree Shaman
Adventure of the PM
Ambush of the Diamond Dogs
The Rouge's Downfall
The Return of the Princess
Race for the Ticket
Which one was your favorite?
Me: Search for Harmony
I don't think I could choose just one. Even a lot of the guest comics are a lot of fun. What I love about Friendship is Dragons is the consistency of goodness.
@Disloyal subject
It is an easy word to misspell, I did it on the last update
Or an aggravated DM. Player vs. player can get on some nerves and I suspect Spud's experience might be in the background here. :D
So now we wait to see if this is because of clever choices and lucky rolls, or if the DM was feeling particularly ironic
JEEZ! JUST GOT THE TITLE JOKE! It seems painfully obvious in retrospect, but I applaud you for getting it right past me. Another series I kinda miss from Disney.
Experiment 626: Illegal experiment capable of lifting 3000 times its own weight...
Alternately, it could be a metareferential joke: Four years of comics sure seem like an experimental success to me.
Or it could just refer to the academic winning the race. :P
Or it could just refer to the academic winning the race. :P
There was a joke about "When nobody's looking I use Dimension Door" at the beginning of the race... Twilight does know that spell. She's nothing if not pragmatic, so there's always the possibility that she bent the rules a little bit to ensure that at least SOMEONE in the party won - thus staving off the shitstorm that would result if an NPC won and expected a Gala ticket as the prize, only to find out that the party couldn't pony up (since they weren't actually competing for a physical ticket, but rather for who gets to take credit for the whole Commander Hurricane's Tomb thing).
Congratulations on reaching the 4 year mark, and thank you for putting in the effort.
I too kinda 'moved away' from these comments for a while. Time feels like it's slipping through the buttery fingers.
Happy Birthday, of sorts, FiD! And may Spud get some more good fun out of it for a bunch of time.
"Hell no, we ain't retreating. We're advancing to the rear."
She'd have to use that justification in order to "retreat" TOWARDS the finish line...
She'd have to use that justification in order to "retreat" TOWARDS the finish line...
If you beat this with her explanation, I'll give you a cookie: http://theelinker.deviantart.com/art/S1E13-Fall-Weather-Friends-Deleted-Scene-434269835
Congratulations on four years, Spud. That's certainly no mean feat.
Dangit, I'm gonna miss that livestream because I'll be at work then.
I was playing a Bard in an Xcrawl game, and we got into a chariot race. I cast Haste on our group, including the horses. The GM was all like "Wow, with the movement bonus from your blatant cheating, you might actually be able to make the jumps through the hoops!"
Turns out, this was more Rollerball than Ben-Hur, and jumping the chariot through flaming hoops would get us more points than lapping the other racers. Good thing the Ranger decided to handle the reins rather than shooting, as her Handle Animal skill was the only thing which kept us from literally crashing and burning.
The crowd loved us of course. Performing stunts with a superhigh Grandstanding skill outweighs any concern for fair play.
Turns out, this was more Rollerball than Ben-Hur, and jumping the chariot through flaming hoops would get us more points than lapping the other racers. Good thing the Ranger decided to handle the reins rather than shooting, as her Handle Animal skill was the only thing which kept us from literally crashing and burning.
The crowd loved us of course. Performing stunts with a superhigh Grandstanding skill outweighs any concern for fair play.
You know what this calls for?
...
A PARTY!!!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but according to the cast page, unless it is outdated, Twilight could not have won using haste or expeditious retreat. This is 4E and not 3.5E,sorry.Dimension Door theory stands,however.
Ah, I meant that I could not find either on the cast page for Twilight.
Haste is in the game, as a 16th level Bard utility that grants a standard action.
Happy Anniversary Spud, I'v really enjoyed this comic since i'v dicovered it, and while I miss being able to listen in on the Dragon Mawlers adventures, It's still a joy to keep up with you guys.
Heres to two more years and more~
Heres to two more years and more~
Makes sense. The other two were both able to get from last to first easily without even using all their stamina points. If Twilight had been saving them, even if she started with fewer she likely had enough to do the same right at the end.
It's a system that rewards doing nothing until the end, then using everything. As a result, absolutely nothing matters until the last decision. I foresee the two losers complaining about that. In fairness, it's perhaps a somewhat flawed system. I'd be annoyed in their position too.
It's a system that rewards doing nothing until the end, then using everything. As a result, absolutely nothing matters until the last decision. I foresee the two losers complaining about that. In fairness, it's perhaps a somewhat flawed system. I'd be annoyed in their position too.
Later today, around 4pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7), I'll be livestreaming a special behind-the-scenes/retrospective/creator's-commentary kind of show, where I talk about whatever comes to mind as we browse through the archives and take callers via Skype. Nothing too fancy, but it should definitely be interesting. We'll be streaming for a couple of hours at least, but if you can't make it, the recording will probably go up on YouTube within the next two days, if it all works out. Hope to see you there, though!
The url to visit at showtime is www.hitbox.tv/Newbiespud.