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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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 Posted - 10 Sep 2008 : 13:59:04
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The bit with the troll is hilarious.
This is a flash cartoon, so keep your local bandwidth capabilities in mind.
Cheers,
Christopher
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2008 : 14:46:14
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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
The bit with the troll is hilarious.
This is a flash cartoon, so keep your local bandwidth capabilities in mind.
Cheers,
Christopher
I liked the band of adventures chanting Xp, Xp, XP getting their just desserts! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 10 Sep 2008 : 18:29:03
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| Will watch it later... |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 03:12:42
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I liked the troll-like creature on the computer. Think it had a not-so hidden meaning?  |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 03:47:05
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Very not-so hidden. I'm honestly not sure if that should insult me or not. Granted, I've never 'trolled' the boards looking for an argument, but I had been on the boards looking for more information on why I should have purchased 4th Edition (which I did, but I'm not going to use).
It's actually kind of smart of them to alienate the trolls who dislike 4th Edition so publicly, but it might also push those that aren't trollish from switching to 4th. |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 05:21:52
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
Very not-so hidden. I'm honestly not sure if that should insult me or not. Granted, I've never 'trolled' the boards looking for an argument, but I had been on the boards looking for more information on why I should have purchased 4th Edition (which I did, but I'm not going to use).
It's actually kind of smart of them to alienate the trolls who dislike 4th Edition so publicly, but it might also push those that aren't trollish from switching to 4th.
I think the only folks who would be "offended" are the "trolls" the video was spoofing. I had a good laugh when I read, "where's my Gnome PC"  as the troll creature was typing on the computer. fun stuff. |
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Jimbobx
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
109 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 08:00:19
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Originally posted by Ashe Ravenheart
It's actually kind of smart of them to alienate the trolls who dislike 4th Edition so publicly.
You're right, Ashe. And people are falling for it too. Sort of corporate brain-washing.
After a couple of views of the video [sarcasm]I was tempted to change my whole opinion of 4ed - "Hey! They're laughing at the folks that don't like 4ed. I don't want them to laugh at me. I better change my stance immediately. 4ed ROCKS!" [/sarcasm]
Nice try Wizards, nice try.
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arry
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
317 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 10:58:16
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| Amusing but I didn't think the animation was as good as the previous cartoons. |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 13:38:52
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Well now that we see the troll that way, I like in that scene Wotc/Hasbro all but admits they are a big bad dragon taking a dump on any who dissent!  |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 14:25:33
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| Amusing... |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 14:44:15
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| Of course, they also seem to be mocking the extreme opposite of the troll with the sycophantic kobolds, eh? |
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3243 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 15:03:41
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Of course, they also seem to be mocking the extreme opposite of the troll with the sycophantic kobolds, eh?
Nice, I didn't quite catch that. |
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Jimbobx
Learned Scribe
United Kingdom
109 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 16:33:50
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Of course, they also seem to be mocking the extreme opposite of the troll with the sycophantic kobolds, eh?
Mocked if you do, mocked if you don't. There's no-where to hide!....
Apart form perhaps the middle ground. It should be safe enough there.
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
879 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 16:50:39
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| Well, "mock" covers a whole continuum of attitudes and intentions, of course. Unless you're talking about Mock's Hold in Malaz City. That place is scary! |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 18:10:32
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Originally posted by Jimbobx
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Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
Of course, they also seem to be mocking the extreme opposite of the troll with the sycophantic kobolds, eh?
Mocked if you do, mocked if you don't. There's no-where to hide!....
Apart form perhaps the middle ground. It should be safe enough there.
Good point! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 18:41:09
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quote:
Originally posted by Christopher_Rowe
The bit with the troll is hilarious.
I have to admit I did find that funny. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Purple Dragon Knight
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1796 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 21:25:03
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So, does the first dragon-dump (on the shiny elf with his beautiful white stallion) represent WotC's soiling of the Realms into the stinking heap of rubbish that is now 4$ Realms?
(i.e. big pile of turd falling from the sky = Spellplague?)
LOL!
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
3567 Posts |
Posted - 11 Sep 2008 : 21:47:54
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| The mtv veejays was a nice touch as well! |
A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 16 Sep 2008 : 00:00:42
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They appear to be poking fun at themselves as well as us.
Cartoons and 'turd' jokes. 
Wecome to the Pokémon-generation edition. 
I suppose if the Dragon is symbolic for D&D/WotC, then the 'eating of children' part was rather telling. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
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3567 Posts |
Posted - 18 Sep 2008 : 21:21:10
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Originally posted by Markustay
They appear to be poking fun at themselves as well as us.
Cartoons and 'turd' jokes.
Wecome to the Pokémon-generation edition.
I suppose if the Dragon is symbolic for D&D/WotC, then the 'eating of children' part was rather telling.
I had a college english professor who loved to do the same, he would tell a little self-depricating joke or two to poke fun at himself to lessen the attention of his next action, which was to tear down some poor freshman in front of the whole class.
It is a nice diversionary tactic that sometime works to cover motives.
But I am sure that's not wotc's intent here
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A little nonsense now and then, relished by the wisest men - Willy Wonka
"We need men who can dream of things that never were." -
John F. Kennedy, speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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Kosta the Lich
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Sep 2008 : 12:16:19
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| Funny, but the single troll is not much telling about the whole situation on the net. Anywhere I look, people complain about the changes in the 4e. The troll is the highest on encounter list... |
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Kosta the Lich
Acolyte
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Sep 2008 : 12:23:10
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Originally posted by Markustay
They appear to be poking fun at themselves as well as us.
Cartoons and 'turd' jokes.
Wecome to the Pokémon-generation edition.
I suppose if the Dragon is symbolic for D&D/WotC, then the 'eating of children' part was rather telling.
Why the Russian in the Pokemon? |
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Ardashir
Senior Scribe
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - 04 Oct 2008 : 16:46:09
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You fellows are making it sound like 4ed isn't doing as well as WoTC hoped, so they're calling the fans names to "teach them a lesson"?
Or am I misreading the entires here? |
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Pandora
Learned Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 04 Oct 2008 : 20:52:03
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Originally posted by Ardashir
You fellows are making it sound like 4ed isn't doing as well as WoTC hoped, so they're calling the fans names to "teach them a lesson"?
Or am I misreading the entires here?
I would interpret the whole thing as:
We (WotC = the Red Dragon) go poopy on everyone and eat whoever we please and only leave the brainless sycophants who chant praise to us in peace. We only love shinies and dont care about the rest!
This is obviously my personal assessment and in no way the true meaning behind it.
Mod edit: Watch the language, please.  |
If you cant say what youre meaning,
you can never mean what youre saying.
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Kentinal
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Oct 2008 : 06:31:19
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It made no sense to me, however it could be my sound card.
I desire a transcipt not that I ever expect one.
Seeing the script wold be even better. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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"On the Set" Cartoon: Red Dragon interview
