so far richard got shot\slashed\stabbed\etc' by just about anything and it seems immune to it all it just makes a hole trough him or at worse cut off is hands (which he then replace by the most dangerous weapon of all - the fork of truth) so can he be stopped?

if not it kinda lowers the suspense - hes superman without the kryptonyte (typo?) i think he should be possible somehow to kill him and it will add to the story a lot

if not every choice the group makes wont be as safe for them as - lets just send richard first and stand behind him as he gets all the damage so were allways be safe

heroes ( or anti-heroes in this case) cant die true but it should be made as they skill and luck saves them from it and not that stupid character shield that keeps fucking up all of the stories i like

No, he's invincible. However, he can overexert himself leaving him in a coma-like state for days.

I'm sure there's some way to kill him, somehow. We just don't have the power to yet

We've never seen him with his head lopped off. And due to the effects of an axe to the brain, this would probably be how it workd

wow that was fast i just wrote the god damn thing

and thats my point he shouldnt be invincible he should have at least one weakness (it can be somthing as sickly and/or funny like bananas or being hugged by a 4 year old or younger kid or a 4 year old eating a banana) but it should have one

and i think cutting his head will just make him sing will breathing fire on his enemies

I think the Shamans pointed out Richard's weakness very nicely, if not...needlessly monologuey.

And how is having his hand lopped off worse than his head cleaved nigh in two? Even our technology can replace a severed limb.

I bet he'll die, but relive again, but have some memory loss. or total brain colaspse for a period of time.

yes, shamans seem to be his only weakness
i doubt he'll have another one, but its nice to have some stuff like this in the back of ones mind for... plot twists

of course there's a way to kill richard

clone him...

cloning him will only make more villages perish for no reason other then fun the clone will need a reason to attack him

Richard's legendary, having two of him effectively kills both of them.

what other reason would the clone need other than 'just cuz' ?

Ummm... To serve as a genetic backup provided zombies were to attack?

last i checked richard and the zombies are family

but that doesn't mean richard doesn't want to kill em

HE DID SAY IN ONE OF TEH SECOND COMIX THAT HE KILLED HIS OWN DAH! does that mean he not kill iz othr fam'lee?

OMZ IS TEH CONSPIRSAY!

He obviously needs his brain to function. You say technology, I say lobotomy!

Everything can die. All it would take is a powerful enough magicuser to unravel his being (not his soul, because he claims he doesn't have one) from his body, then destroy the body. He may be immune to his own magic, but he's obviously not immune to others.

Or probably cutting off his head. That seems to work with zombies, so long as you smash the head when you're done.

Not that Richard is a zombie. But someone was right when they said he was related.


I think I know what Freud would say here. And, for the sake of tact, I'm not gonna say it.

Ack! I'm taking that same psychology class. So, I think I know what you mean. Freud scares me.

Because Freud is the prime example of someone getting into the field to analyze himself.

A silver bullet trough the heart. Works each time for me.

Here's my thoughts, Wish + Holy Word + Act of God

Or us Shamans to render Richard powerless and then lop off/destroy his head.

can you really kill the dead? Remember, immortal isn't invincible, he can be vinced! All you have to do is incapacitate him, lop off two arms, both legs, and the head. Then just hope no healer would heal him.

Let the Vincing of Dick Begin!

I'd rather not speak of Vincing and Dick in the same sentence.

No no, he's an example of someone already IN the field smoking crack. If memory serves, it was only after he said crack was good that he came up with his... well, crackpot ideas...

And bah, cutting off a zombie's head isn't ever enough! Hasn't anyone ever seen the disembodied hand that grabs your ankles when you're trying to figure out which direction to go?

lets get something clear when i say kill it means kill no cutting his head which will stay alive but not being able to control his body

dead as in a vampire with a stake (which made out of a cross and tipped with holy water and garlic) trough his hearth in the middle of the afternoon right under the sun with a m60 spraying him with silver bullets kind of dead

Even if someone managed to find a way to end Richard's unlife, I doubt that would stop him. I mean, k'mon, its Richard. He'd probably posses somebody, become a poltergeist, or stay behind as a little demon on Cale's shoulder to annoy the piss out of him 24/7. And of course try and convince him that killing things brings happiness and sunshine.

Yea, the lattermost sounds like the best bet. Oooh, drawing idea!

philosophy time

is richard so strong he can kill himself? or is he so strong that is immune to all form of death including death by is own hands?

I don't know if Richard has to eat, but he definitely needs to sleep. What would happen if he refused to go to sleep after a long battle? Can he wear himself out to a point of no return?

you cant refuse to faint it doesn't work that way

But we've never actually seen Richard faint. I just assumed that he voluntary went to lie down after the big battles. Still, you're probably right. He most likely would just pass out if he didn't take the time to sleep.

he's undead, but even undead have to sleep at least sometimes. i think he'd eventually get tired enough and pass out, yes

And that's when you pounce?


Or bury all the pieces and leave nothing up to hope?

Here's an idea. Unravel the spell that keeps him from rotting

everybody knows that undead don't rot. they just smell................. organic, and leave........... bits and peices here and there sometimes. they don't rot, they're.... just natural!

Ah, but chances are this is because they have a spell keeping it that way. Spppoooooky!

what if they are NOT magic users?

Then their necromancer is.

Actually Richard is more like a DnD lich than a zombie. Given his power I doubt Dispel Undead would work either. Unless cast by Sohmer of course Maybe Epic Dispel Undead

That won't work... Anyone seen "The chosen one" ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PbY6hA-0fU

nJoy... And see my point

Hmmm... I doubt even Sohmer can stop his creation now. Classic case of a brilliant mind creating something he isn't powerful enough to handle. Then again, I may be under-estimating Soh-Lar's powers o_O

Naw, you bury all the pieces then you start a prophesy that won't come to be until after your dead when hope is all but lost, and brave young but naive adventurer quests to find the pieces and manages to resurrect the Richard to seal hopes fate.

Richard is a new evolution of undead. normally undead monsters can still be killed, but with this new breed of undead he can actually have the luck to come accros healers of different kinds so he cant be killed. i fear we have underestimated Richard. HE is the new lord of the land for he can shoot not only fire and frost but also chaos from his body. this is a new understandment of the meaning being invinvible i think that many would find this very akward

Hmmn. I tried to imagine Richard dying, and all I can come up with is Bugs Bunny-esque antics, and gratuitous use of the Girly Voice .

Seriously. Just take a moment and try to imagine Richard actually dying [again].

.....

See what I mean?

I could see an assassin poisoning a baby and then feeding it to Richard in an attempt to kill him.

Would it actually work? Possibly, if drinking poisoned blood was enough to kill Hakkar the Blood God eating a poisoned baby should theoretically kill Richard.

Maybe if you fed it to him in the presence of a shaman...

this entire thread is suggesting that Richard can be defeated in some way....

Well, you just made an enemy for life, as this ridiculous concept goes against the laws of physics.

Richard Forever!

EDIT: spelling

ok for those who play dnd faithffuly then this is how you kill richard. first you put him in a extra dimentionnal bag (i.e. Bag of holding) then you put that item into another back of holding thus sending little richard bits all over the multi verse

Mmm, Richard bits. That sounds unnervingly yummeh.

then there is the turask (bad spelling) he cant be killed so he eats richard there is nothing he can do.

Well, Richard gets half digested then and afterwards he gets out again

I was thinking the same thing. That and having a hole through your body. I'd much rather lose a hand than my head or having a hole go through my stomache, kidneys, lives, lungs, etc..

Though Since richard is undead, and in most RPGs/fantasy(of this era) games and such paladins/holy men tend to have powers to vanquish undead or atleast cause great harm if not kill them. Considering the fact that there hasn't been a paladin to attack richard...or at all in the series for that matter it's had to say that richard is invincible....a monster hellbent on slaughter, and destruction that takes pleasure in killing small children, and comanding the very forces of nature...but invincible no. I don't think losing a hand would kill anyone unless they just let the blood flow until they died of blood loss, which you'd have to be incapictated or have no way to do so.