Roy and Vaarsuvius talk about Roy's omen. Durkon intervenes.
Cast[]
Transcript[]
- Panel 1
Roy: You're up early.
Vaarsuvius: Technically I do not sleep.
Roy: Join the club.
- Panel 2
Roy: Hey, V, how much do you know about spirits?
Vaarsuvius: My knowledge of the denizens of the underworld is unmatched.
Roy: I think I was just visited by a ghost
- Panel 3
Durkon: A ghost?
Durkon: TURN UNDEAD!
A cone of light shines from Durkon's holy symbol, blinding Roy and Vaarsuvius.
Roy: Gaah!
Vaarsuvius: My eyes!
- Panel 4
Roy: Durkon, we're just talking. There's no undead. Go back to sleep.
Durkon: Oh, sorry.
- Panel 5
Vaarsuvius: So you received a message from beyond the veil? No doubt with a message of import?
Roy: Yeah, I suppose. That, and a guilt trip.
- Panel 6
Vaarsuvius: In my experience one should always heed such missives from the grave. The way in which humans often ignore such omens leaves me aghast.
- Panel 7
Durkon: A ghast?
Durkon: TURN UNDEAD!
Durkon again shines light from his holy symbol into Roy and V's eyes
Roy: Argh! Damn it, Durkon!
Vaarsuvius: My eyes!!!
- Panel 8
Durkon: Agh, sorry, sorry. I jess hate them undead so. Won't happen again.
Durkon: Um, sooo...back to bed, then.
- Panel 9
Roy: ANYWAY...I think the spirit was my father.
Vaarsuvius: Indeed? Then I would give his words additional weight, as such signs are rare.
- Panel 10
Roy: I guess that means him and mum are up there looking down on me, which is kinda cool.
- Panel 11
Durkon: A lich is binding ghouls?
Durkon: TURN UNDEAD!
One again, Durkon shines light into Roy and V's eyes.
Roy: O.K, now you're stretching it.
Vaarsuvius: Sweet merciful Gods, my poor useless eyes!
D&D Context[]
- Elves in D&D 3.5e do not need to sleep, rather they are required to go into a meditative trance every night.
- Clerics who worship a good deity have the ability to turn (or possibly destroy) undead creatures one or more times per day. Evil clerics have a comparable ability to command undead.
- A Ghast in D&D is a more powerful subtype of ghouls, a type of flesh eating undead. Durkon confuses "aghast" with "a ghast", and "which is kinda cool" with "a lich is binding ghouls".
Trivia[]
- Vaarsuvius' reaction to the bright light might be a reference to elves possessing low-light vision, which amplifies any existing light.
- Roy says he is visited by his dad, Eugene.
- In the Dungeon Crawlin' Fools compilation book, instead of "which is kinda cool", Roy says "which is cool", which Durkon confuses with "a lich's ghoul".