Comments on: 1-12 - ESP http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/ a roguelike webcomic Sat, 19 May 2012 03:15:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Djabanete http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-156 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:58:04 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-156 Yeah! Classic Penance! Leon is indeed a lousy player for allowing Ringilis to be disenchanted and for leaving his Scrolls of Teleportation at home. Can't wait to see how (if) he manages to beat the game without scumming and without artifacts. I'm guessing that Lucky will have to bail him out a lot. Question: even though Leon has to win artifactless, can Lucky find and use any? It seems like that would render the game pretty simple. Yeah! Classic Penance!

Leon is indeed a lousy player for allowing Ringilis to be disenchanted and for leaving his Scrolls of Teleportation at home.

Can’t wait to see how (if) he manages to beat the game without scumming and without artifacts. I’m guessing that Lucky will have to bail him out a lot. Question: even though Leon has to win artifactless, can Lucky find and use any? It seems like that would render the game pretty simple.

]]> by: BarlowBrad http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-151 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:32:08 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-151 I think this strip is the most memorable out of all Penance. The combination of panel 2 with Leon in his uber kit gear to him turning around and "Riiight. ESP." with the Cat literally breathing down on him. I actually had not gone deep enough in Angband (NPP is my preference) to see the Cat the first time I read this strip, but when I recently reached level 50 and was hanging out around 4000' something and saw the Tarrasque, read his description, the first thing that popped into my head was this strip and, "Oh shoot... RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!" just based on the reputation that it had earned from this strip. I think this strip is the most memorable out of all Penance. The combination of panel 2 with Leon in his uber kit gear to him turning around and “Riiight. ESP.” with the Cat literally breathing down on him.

I actually had not gone deep enough in Angband (NPP is my preference) to see the Cat the first time I read this strip, but when I recently reached level 50 and was hanging out around 4000′ something and saw the Tarrasque, read his description, the first thing that popped into my head was this strip and, “Oh shoot… RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!” just based on the reputation that it had earned from this strip.

]]> by: SQLGuru http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-148 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:35:04 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-148 I recently found this and I like where it's going. Keep it up! Layne I recently found this and I like where it’s going. Keep it up!

Layne

]]> by: Craig http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-145 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:39:46 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-145 Ojomax: Yeah, the real Ringil is (+22, +25). I wasn't trying to make a wimpy Ringilis, so I'm guessing I read it wrong when I put in the game text. Of course, it would be just like Leon to let Ringilis get whacked by a bunch of disenchantment breathers without noticing. He's not the most cautious player. Ojomax: Yeah, the real Ringil is (+22, +25). I wasn’t trying to make a wimpy Ringilis, so I’m guessing I read it wrong when I put in the game text.

Of course, it would be just like Leon to let Ringilis get whacked by a bunch of disenchantment breathers without noticing. He’s not the most cautious player.

]]> by: J.D. http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-144 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:29:27 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-144 It's funny you mention that, Becka. Just before I read your post, I reread what I had said in the commentary and I realized I had misspoken concerning the rune-work on Ringilis. I believe you are entirely correct about the cesti and you are right that Ringilis says "blade" and not "sword." Unfortunately, "o"s and "u"s when written that small and covered in cold vapor do tend to look like "i"s. If I remember correctly, I was using a Quenya mode modified for use in the English language because in English, unlike in elven, most words end in consonants. It’s funny you mention that, Becka. Just before I read your post, I reread what I had said in the commentary and I realized I had misspoken concerning the rune-work on Ringilis.

I believe you are entirely correct about the cesti and you are right that Ringilis says “blade” and not “sword.” Unfortunately, “o”s and “u”s when written that small and covered in cold vapor do tend to look like “i”s.

If I remember correctly, I was using a Quenya mode modified for use in the English language because in English, unlike in elven, most words end in consonants.

]]> by: Ojomax http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-143 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:55:13 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-143 Extra-sensory perception; the same as telepathy in Angband terms. A name for the ability to magically sense that there's a great big cat around the corner (rather than, say, by smelling it, or looking at it with a periscope...) Extra-sensory perception; the same as telepathy in Angband terms. A name for the ability to magically sense that there’s a great big cat around the corner (rather than, say, by smelling it, or looking at it with a periscope…)

]]> by: Becka http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-142 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:16:13 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-142 Actually, his cesti read "Fingol's cisti"... I'm assuming you meant "cesti" :-) And the blade reads "Ringilis Blade of Frist"... hmmm... some of those vowelly diacriticals can be tricky to keep straight. I suppose it also depends on whether you're using the Sindarin or Quenya mode. I've always been a Sindarin girl, myself. I'd also like to say BIG KUDOS to keeping the comic running, I enjoy all your comments, I will always be a die-hard Rogue-like game fan, and I'm just down the road from where you went to college... I'm in Carlisle! Actually, his cesti read “Fingol’s cisti”… I’m assuming you meant “cesti” :-) And the blade reads “Ringilis Blade of Frist”… hmmm… some of those vowelly diacriticals can be tricky to keep straight. I suppose it also depends on whether you’re using the Sindarin or Quenya mode. I’ve always been a Sindarin girl, myself.

I’d also like to say BIG KUDOS to keeping the comic running, I enjoy all your comments, I will always be a die-hard Rogue-like game fan, and I’m just down the road from where you went to college… I’m in Carlisle!

]]> by: Atarlost http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-141 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:15:55 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-141 You know what else he's missing that's even more important than ESP? Escapes. Anyone deep engough to meet the Tarrasque that isn't carrying several teleport level and *destruction* scrolls at all times deserves to die a horrible death. It's like Leon never stopped save scumming and learned how to actually play the game properly. Oh yeah. Right. He never did. You know what else he’s missing that’s even more important than ESP? Escapes. Anyone deep engough to meet the Tarrasque that isn’t carrying several teleport level and *destruction* scrolls at all times deserves to die a horrible death. It’s like Leon never stopped save scumming and learned how to actually play the game properly. Oh yeah. Right. He never did.

]]> by: Luckluster http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-140 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:43:00 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-140 What's ESP? What’s ESP?

]]> by: Ojomax http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-139 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:51:13 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/02/13/1-12-esp/#comment-139 lol this one is one of my favourites :-) The poor superb Ranger meets a real monster rather than some jackal or another player's character just for this once... I can almost feel sorry for Leon. btw isn't the "real" Ringil (+22,+25)? Why make the Mythband version less powerful? (I'm speaking as someone who's fought with a (+16,+20) Ringil, not having worried about disenchantment... ;-) ) lol this one is one of my favourites :-) The poor superb Ranger meets a real monster rather than some jackal or another player’s character just for this once… I can almost feel sorry for Leon.

btw isn’t the “real” Ringil (+22,+25)? Why make the Mythband version less powerful? (I’m speaking as someone who’s fought with a (+16,+20) Ringil, not having worried about disenchantment… ;-) )

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