The Order mounts up on Bloodfeast and breaks through the Empire of Blood ranks to the open desert.
Cast[]
- The Order of the Stick
- Roy Greenhilt ◀ ▶
- Haley Starshine ◀ ▶
- Elan ◀ ▶
- Belkar Bitterleaf ◀ ▶
- Durkon Thundershield (as vampire) ◀ ▶
- Vaarsuvius ◀ ▶
- Mr. Scruffy ◀ ▶
- Blackwing ◀ ▶
- "Durkon" ◀ ▶
- Bloodfeast the Extreme-inator ◀ ▶
- Brown Allosaurus ◀
- Brown Allosaurus' Rider ◀
- Many Soldiers of the Empire of Blood
Transcript[]
- Panel 1, Page 1
Elan: —and really, I don't know why everyone always complains about being overshadowed in combat. I've always found it very relaxing.
Vaarsuvius: Sir Greenhilt, the expiration of my Wall of Fire will occur momentarily.
Roy: That's fine, I have a plan now.
- Panel 2, Page 1
Roy: BELKAR!
Roy: Stop posing for heavy metal album covers and get in here!
- Panel 3, Page 1
Roy: Everyone who can't fly, get on the dinosaur.
Roy: We're punching through.
- Panel 4, Page 1
Belkar: I vote Yes on any plan that starts with stepping on people's faces.
Roy: Haley, I want you and V running interference.
Roy: Durkon, have Spiky and the dominated soldiers cover us until we're clear, then release them.
- Panel 5, Page 1
Belkar: Hey, Ears, what are you doing?
Vaarsuvius: Feeding your beast some rudimentary defensive potions while blocking out all thoughts concerning pharmecutical dosage specifications.
- Panel 6, Page 1
Roy: OK, Belkar. Take us out, top speed.
Belkar: Which way?
Roy: Directly away from Elan's dad.
Belkar: I hear that.
Belkar: Come on, big guy, let's go pistachios.
- Panel 1, Page 2
Bloodfeast rampages through the soldiers with Belkar at the reigns, Roy, Elan, and "Durkon" on its back. Haley and V fly above them.
- Panel 2, Page 2
Haley takes out a velociraptor rider with a well-placed arrow, while V takes out the velociraptor with a Scorching Ray spell, preventing it from attacking Bloodfeast's leg.
- Panel 3, Page 2
Bloodfeast and riders approach the brown allosaurus and rider.
- Panel 4, Page 2
Haley snipes the rider with two arrows while Bloodfeast bites the other dinosaur's neck.
- Panel 5, Page 2
Bloodfeast tumbles, throwing its riders. V finishes off the brown allosaurus with a Lightning Bolt.
- Panel 6, Page 2
The party remounts Bloodfeast.
- Panel 7, Page 2
Bloodfeast roars while a company of crossbowman flee.
- Panel 8, Page 2
The Order flees into the open desert.
- Panel 9, Page 2
Elan: See? SEE??
Elan: I told you dinosaur rides were awesome!!
D&D Context[]
- Scorching Ray is a 2nd level spell which V uses here to produce three rays which each deal 4d6 damage.
- Lightning Bolt is a 3rd level spell which deals 1d6 damage per level to a max of 10d6.
Trivia[]
- This is the final appearance of the Brown Allosaurus and its rider, who first appeared in #910.