Hinjo faces Redcloak and comes up short.
Cast[]
- Durkon Thundershield ◀ ▶
- Redcloak ◀ ▶
- Hinjo ◀ ▶
- Lien ◀ ▶
- Razor ◀ ▶
- Fiendish Octopus ◀
- Dockside Hobgoblin Cleric ▶
Transcript[]
- Panel 1
Redcloak watches Lien fight his summoned octopus. Noises come from off-panel, "SQULCH!"
Redcloak: No, to the left! THE LEFT, you stupid invertebrate! Grapple her from the—
Redcloak: Goddamn it!
- Panel 2
Hobgoblin Cleric: Sir, we could summon sharks of our own…
Redcloak: And give her a free sushi buffet? No thanks.
Redcloak: She can’t take that beast out of the water, so I see no reason to hand deliver more of our resources to its waiting jaws.
The octopus disappears back to the infernal realms off-panel, "poof!"
- Panel 3
Redcloak: Summon something land-based instead and send it up the dock.
Hobgoblin Cleric: Toward the celestial lion?
Redcloak: Yeah, I’m sick of it keeping our troops at bay.
Redcloak: No pun intended.
- Panel 4
Redcloak: You know, I more than a little surprised at the level of resistance they’re displaying here…
Redcloak: Who would have thought that sinking one little boat of innocent civilians would be so tough?
Redcloak: It’s like there’s something valuable on board… but then, why haven’t they tried to escape?
- Panel 5
Redcloak: Well, at any rate, throw some zombies at them for good measure. And take over the healing duties, I don’t have many spells left today.
Hobgoblin Cleric: Yes, Supreme Leader.
Redcloak: I’ll be over here if you need anything.
- Panel 6
Hinjo (off-panel): HEY! Goblin!
Hinjo (off-panel): Don’t turn your back on me!!
- Panel 7
Hinjo leaps from the bow of the junk.
Hinjo I am the commander of the Sapphire Guard, and I am here to make you pay for your crimes against my city!
Hinjo: Prepare to—
- Panel 8
Redcloak: Disintegrate.
- Panel 9
Hinjo hits the deck with a "thunk!"
- Panel 10
Redcloak: Your city? Oh, I’m sorry, I thought someone would have told you by now. See, this is MY city now, paladin!
Redcloak: I figure you owe me one village plus 35 years of interest, so this is a good start!
- Panel 11
Redcloak: …
Redcloak: What?
Redcloak: I said I didn’t have many spells left.
D&D Context[]
- Disintegrate is a 7th level spell for clerics of the Destruction Domain. It delivers 2d6/level damage to a maximum of 40d6. Here, Redcloak is likely 16th level, so that would be 32d6. The damage is reduced to only 5d6 with a successful Fortitude saving throw.
Trivia[]
- This is the final appearance of the Fiendish Octopus Redcloak summoned. It first appeared in #478.
- This is the first appearance of the Dockside Hobgoblin Cleric.