| 8-Bit Theater | |
| Episode 169 | |
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| Knowledge shall light way! Is it too late to go back to the darkness of ignorance? | |
| Inside the Mysterious Cave | |
| Date Published | Thursday, July 4th, 2002 |
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The Light Warriors are confounded by darkness.
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| The Light Warriors are walking in a dark cave. | |
| Fighter | Man, it is stupid dark in here. |
| Black Mage | Hold it. I refuse to be part of a society that encourages rampant abuse of its own language. |
| Fighter | Fair enough. Ahem: Man, it is hella dark in here. |
| Black Mage | Now was that so hard? |
| Fighter | (Fighter hits something with a THUNK! ) Ouch! |
| Red Mage | Hey, what's the hold up? Are you fighting up there? Are you hogging my experience? Stay away from my experience points! Daddy needs his medicine! |
| Fighter | (kneeling) Er, you can have this experience if you really want it. I stubbed my toe on somethin'. |
| Red Mage | Oh, aheh. Yeah, stubbed your toe... On account of all the darkness about. Sorry 'bout freakin' out. |
| Fighter | It feels kinda ancient... |
| Red Mage | Perhaps it is a very small yet hardy Cthonian entity? |
| Thief | Or treasure! I can smell the riches from here. |
| Black Mage | Or I could cast a level 9 light spell so we can see. |
| Fighter | And it's smooth. |
| Red Mage | A level 9 light spell? I've not heard of such a thing. |
| Black Mage | Yeah, it's called "Hadoken." It would expose this cave to daylight by way of a massive explosion. |
| Fighter | I think it's got holes... |
| Red Mage | I'll cast a normal light spell, if you don't mind. |
| Black Mage | Wait, you really have a spell that's not directly related to insane min/max-ing? |
| Red Mage | Heck no. I've got a glass-blower skill of 4 with a specialization in lenses. |
| Black Mage | Ah yes, I figured you blew something. Heh, heh, man I'm good. |
| Red Mage | Give me a furnace and three hours and I'll give you a laser beam powerful enough to carve your face in the moon with only a 0.3% margin of error. |
| Fighter | Well someone turn a light on so we can see what it is! |
| Red Mage creates a Flash of Light complete with graphic. | |
| A skull can be seen along with fighter in the resultant circle of light. | |
| Fighter | Turn it... turn it off again. |
| The circle of light disappears. | |
| Thief | As team leader, I say that we should run away. For the record, screaming in terror will not be looked down upon. |