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Oct 24, 2009#1

Piotyr

I figure there should probably just be a thread to the whole comic rather than a new thread for each individual update.

And there's a new update, too!
#687: Actually, That's Probably You

Oct 24, 2009#2

@Li3n

i have a suspicion that someone will just make a new thread if this one falls off the 1st page... but good idea...

Oct 24, 2009#3

RealBigNuke

I think this strip was a nice insight into video game good and evil.

Oct 24, 2009#4

North_Ranger

Well, I do remember getting some nice prezzies when I went all genocidal on some ogres...

Oct 25, 2009#5

JONJONAUG

That is some EXPENSIVE gas.

Oct 25, 2009#6

Hylian

:19:

Oct 25, 2009#7

Kitty Sinatra

JONJONAUG said:
That is some EXPENSIVE water.

FTFY.

Oct 25, 2009#8

Shawn

Gruebeard;283075][quote=JONJONAUG said:
That is some EXPENSIVE water.

FTFY.[/QUOTE]
What would constitute "Supreme" water anyway?

Oct 25, 2009#9

North_Ranger

"A lake of gold in the desert sand is less than a cool fresh spring..."

I love that song.

Oct 25, 2009#10

Kitty Sinatra

Shawnacy;283098][quote=Gruebeard;283075][quote=JONJONAUG said:
That is some EXPENSIVE water.

FTFY.[/QUOTE]
What would constitute "Supreme" water anyway?[/QUOTE]
It's been enhanced with Whisky.

Oct 25, 2009#11

Allen, who is Quiet

Has two patties

Oct 26, 2009#12

chakz

JONJONAUG said:
That is some EXPENSIVE gas.

Temporary + 3 movement bonus?

Oct 26, 2009#13

@Li3n

RealBigNuke said:
I think this strip was a nice insight into [STRIKE]video game[/STRIKE] society's view on good and evil.

there you go

Oct 26, 2009#14

Piotyr

Don't Split the Party

Nov 10, 2009#15

@Li3n

Who needs maker hooks when you have Belkar:

Nov 10, 2009#16

North_Ranger

I told you we'd see them ride the Maker!

You owe me an internet

Nov 11, 2009#17

Hylian

North_Ranger said:
I told you we'd see them ride the Maker!

You owe me an internet

Nov 11, 2009#18

Chibibar

heheh... I pre-order already and waiting

funny stuff. I love Belkar.

Nov 11, 2009#19

Piotyr

#690: Riders on the Worm

Nov 11, 2009#20

North_Ranger

HI-OH!

Nov 11, 2009#21

Allen, who is Quiet

good title

Nov 12, 2009#22

Shegokigo

They know about Chrisopher Walken?

Hm, have they broken "celebrity world character" like that before?

Nov 13, 2009#23

Soliloquy

Shegokigo said:
They know about Chrisopher Walken?

Hm, have they broken "celebrity world character" like that before?

I know they've broken character/the fourth wall plenty of other ways, but I think this is a first for celebrity name-dropping.

Nov 13, 2009#24

Kitty Sinatra

So the worm's an illusion?

Nov 13, 2009#25

RealBigNuke

Besides Gygax, obviously.

Goes off to watch 'Weapon of Choice' video again.

Dec 10, 2009#26

North_Ranger

We got us a new one, people!

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0693.html

Posted here as well as so as not to make Piotyr cry. Bloody, bloody tears...

Dec 10, 2009#27

Piotyr

North_Ranger said:
We got us a new one, people!

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0693.html

Posted here as well as so as not to make Piotyr cry. Bloody, bloody tears...

Tears of joy!

Dec 10, 2009#28

Chibibar

Piotyr;312844][quote=North_Ranger said:
We got us a new one, people!

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0693.html

Posted here as well as so as not to make Piotyr cry. Bloody, bloody tears...

Tears of joy![/QUOTE]

error.. I reread the comic.. gate was never said.

it was "Girard..."

Dec 10, 2009#29

Piotyr

Chibibar;312846][quote=Piotyr;312844][quote=North_Ranger said:
We got us a new one, people!

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0693.html

Posted here as well as so as not to make Piotyr cry. Bloody, bloody tears...

Tears of joy![/QUOTE]

error.. I reread the comic.. gate was never said.

it was "Girard..."[/QUOTE]

Official word:

\"Rich Burlew in the OOTS boards\" said:
Stupid last minute dialogue re-writes...

I guess Roy must have said, \"Where is this stupid Gate?!?\" to himself in frustration in the panel before this comic started.

Dec 10, 2009#30

Chibibar

yay for RetCon!

Dec 10, 2009#31

Gusto

I expect a joke in the next strip wherein Roy explains to Elan that he said Gate off panel.

Dec 10, 2009#32

Allen, who is Quiet

I guffawed heartily at "Elanasaurus Rex"

Dec 14, 2009#33

LordRendar

New Comic is up....

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0694.html

Dec 14, 2009#34

Dave

Ouch! That's gotta hurt!

Dec 14, 2009#35

Math242

oooooooooooh zing

Dec 14, 2009#36

Hylian

well that would definitely put a dent in your plans

Dec 14, 2009#37

Piotyr

That deserves an official tip of the hat from me, as I didn't see that coming at all, and in hindsight appears so obvious.

Dec 14, 2009#38

Soliloquy

I love Rich Burlew. A clever writer, he is.

Dec 15, 2009#39

IronBrig4

At this point in the adventure, all the players would groan and throw down their mechanical pencils. Then they would start building dice towers as you read the remaining boxed text.

Dec 15, 2009#40

Green_Lantern

So, what the odds of this being a lie, and they being in the gate actual spot?

edit: Also, wow, the old Soon group must really hate eachother by that point.

Dec 16, 2009#41

North_Ranger

Green_Lantern said:
So, what the odds of this being a lie, and they being in the gate actual spot?

edit: Also, wow, the old Soon group must really hate eachother by that point.

Pretty much, yeah...

Dec 16, 2009#42

@Li3n

I'm pretty sure they all just hated Soon... which might mean Xykon actually knows the right place to look for the gate.

Dec 16, 2009#43

Hylian

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0695.html

new ones up

Dec 16, 2009#44

Green_Lantern

hylian said:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0695.html

new ones up

I am starting to think that Miko and Soon are related, they sure share the "hated by everyone gene".

Dec 16, 2009#45

Dave

Holy shit! What happened to Haley & Elan? (But I did love how Roy fell on the monster sand castle...)

Dec 16, 2009#46

Allen, who is Quiet

Man, Girard likes dwarves.

Dec 16, 2009#47

Chibibar

Green_Lantern;316248][quote=hylian said:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0695.html

new ones up

I am starting to think that Miko and Soon are related, they sure share the "hated by everyone gene".[/QUOTE]

Nah.. it is standard issue stick for all paladin

Dec 16, 2009#48

North_Ranger

Holy crap...

Girard's a real asshole. Even for a mage. Or sorcerer.

Dec 16, 2009#49

Iaculus

North_Ranger said:
Holy crap...

Girard's a real asshole. Even for a mage. Or sorcerer.

Bard. Good thing we have Elan around to compensate.

Dec 16, 2009#50

North_Ranger

Iaculus;316501][quote=North_Ranger said:
Holy crap...

Girard's a real asshole. Even for a mage. Or sorcerer.

Bard. Good thing we have Elan around to compensate.[/QUOTE]

A bard, you say? Huh... I thought his moniker "illusionist and tracker" implied a primary spell-caster with those two levels of ranger.

Dec 16, 2009#51

Green_Lantern

North_Ranger;316504][quote=Iaculus;316501][quote=North_Ranger said:
Holy crap...

Girard's a real asshole. Even for a mage. Or sorcerer.

Bard. Good thing we have Elan around to compensate.[/QUOTE]

A bard, you say? Huh... I thought his moniker "illusionist and tracker" implied a primary spell-caster with those two levels of ranger.[/QUOTE]

I understood that he was a sorcerer as well, specially because of the "tatoo"... dunno, it sort of looks like a birth mark or something (I wouldn't be surprised if it glew when he cast spells).

Dec 28, 2009#52

Piotyr

Still a Long Way to Go

Jan 2, 2010#53

Allen, who is Quiet

Stuck in the Sand Trap

Jan 4, 2010#54

Piotyr

Since top 10 lists for the decade are cropping up everywhere, and OOTS has been around for the greater part of the decade (since 2003!), I figured it fitting to list my top 10 OOTS strips of the decade (online only) (thar be spoilers here, so if you haven't read the comic, READ IT FIRST, ALL THE WAY THROUGH):

10. 273: The Crayons of Time: Doodles on the Sketchpad of Eternity - The reveal of the "Big Picture", and the perfect art style to do it.
9. 331: For the Future - All the oracle's prophecies in one strip, really sets up the whole rest of the story, to this point.
8. 694: Poor Coordination - A recent one, but I love the misdirection, perfect for a master of illusions, and an outcome that makes perfect sense in hindsight, but came totally unexpectedly.
7. 58: First Aid - One of the early strips, back when the rules jokes were prevalent. Something just inherently hilarious about Belkar's comment on beating him with two scrolls at the same time. Plus, Burlew was finally starting to put together a coherent plot structure and the planning was just about to become more visible.
6. 655: With a Critical Eye - Just as Miko was an example of everything a paladin can do wrong, O'Chul is an example of everything done right with a paladin. Why this strip in particular? It shows everything O'Chul is, tough as nails, focused on the big picture, and extremely efficient in doing so.
5. 595: Trial of the Century - Vaarsuvius finally exacts a succinct solution to an annoying problem, despite not knowing who the offender was.
4. 393: Truth - In the decrypted words of Haley, "Woooooo! Kick his ass, Oddly Effective Elan!"
3. 406: A Moment of Truth - My second favorite "Oh shit!" moment of the comic, where Miko finally reaches the point of no return, and an unexpected turn that follows character progression perfectly.
2. 443: The First Step is a Doozy - Great use of the online format for the comic presentation, the best example of a comic that works much better online than in print. Plus, it lampshaded a few tropes with the talisman not breaking and every possible out that could be thought up not working out for Roy.
1. 611: None Left Standing - The point where the Order FINALLY starts getting back on track, with the least likely member kick-starting the action. Also, I love the detail Burlew added of being able to see the 4-5 words of the sending clearly through the mist: "Alive...in danger...with Belkar". Just great. Every time I read this comic the song "I Need a Hero" starts running through my head (even though that's the title of 613...), and it's odd to be in a situation where you're genuinely cheering on a chaotic evil character.

Jan 10, 2010#55

Piotyr

698: Stopping for Direction

Well, at least they're getting out of the desert...probably.

Jan 17, 2010#56

Allen, who is Quiet

699: Escape Clause

Jan 18, 2010#57

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee... Shoes.

Jan 18, 2010#58

Piotyr

I was rolling at the "Oh yeah, he gave me a direct order" bit.

Jan 19, 2010#59

Allen, who is Quiet

700: They Would Likely Both Disagree With That Sentiment

Jan 27, 2010#60

Allen, who is Quiet

701: Curtains For You

Jan 27, 2010#61

Green_Lantern

Allen said:
701: Curtains For You

Is the punchline what I think it is???

Feb 1, 2010#62

North_Ranger

702: One for the History Books

Y'know, while I'm all for rooting for goblins in... well, Goblins, I'm actually hoping that these Redcloak's illusions of grandeur will fall down faster than a Jenga tower balanced on a pin on top of a windy hill.

Feb 1, 2010#63

Chibibar

North_Ranger said:
702: One for the History Books

Y'know, while I'm all for rooting for goblins in... well, Goblins, I'm actually hoping that these Redcloak's illusions of grandeur will fall down faster than a Jenga tower balanced on a pin on top of a windy hill.

well.. we think it is grandeur since he is a goblin, but if the same thing were to happen i.e. a good player take over an evil city and change the city to let the human slaves live as free people, it would have been "ok" in most people book.

I think the other cities are actual recognition.

Feb 1, 2010#64

Green_Lantern

Chibibar;336308][QUOTE=North_Ranger said:
702: One for the History Books

Y'know, while I'm all for rooting for goblins in... well, Goblins, I'm actually hoping that these Redcloak's illusions of grandeur will fall down faster than a Jenga tower balanced on a pin on top of a windy hill.

well.. we think it is grandeur since he is a goblin, but if the same thing were to happen i.e. a good player take over an evil city and change the city to let the human slaves live as free people, it would have been "ok" in most people book.

I think the other cities are actual recognition.[/QUOTE]

So, most people think it is "ok" when good has victories? is that you are saying?

Feb 1, 2010#65

Allen, who is Quiet

If good exists as a discrete force in the universe, then it's considered a good thing.
If good is a discreet force in the universe, then it's hard to say whether or not somebody taking over a city is a good or bad thing.

Feb 1, 2010#66

Soliloquy

North_Ranger said:
702: One for the History Books

Y'know, while I'm all for rooting for goblins in... well, Goblins, I'm actually hoping that these Redcloak's illusions of grandeur will fall down faster than a Jenga tower balanced on a pin on top of a windy hill.

Well, the story sure seems to be setting itself up to resolve that way, in my opinion. It looks like Rich is crafting Recloak's character in a way that shows an eventual downfall caused by using evil means to achieve a greater good.

Feb 12, 2010#67

Allen, who is Quiet

Piotyr said:
Since top 10 lists for the decade are cropping up everywhere, and OOTS has been around for the greater part of the decade (since 2003!), I figured it fitting to list my top 10 OOTS strips of the decade (online only) (thar be spoilers here, so if you haven't read the comic, READ IT FIRST, ALL THE WAY THROUGH):.

I'm a month late. Whatever.

Nice picks. I would have gone with O'Chul being threatened with the lives of his people to demonstrate what I like about his paladinhood, but that's another good one. Some of them, I wouldn't ever have thought of putting in. Even after reading your reasoning, still wouldn't. The one strip I'm most disappointed in not seeing is Roy telling Miko off after the inn catastrophe.

Feb 12, 2010#68

Iaculus

Allen said:
Since top 10 lists for the decade are cropping up everywhere, and OOTS has been around for the greater part of the decade (since 2003!), I figured it fitting to list my top 10 OOTS strips of the decade (online only) (thar be spoilers here, so if you haven't read the comic, READ IT FIRST, ALL THE WAY THROUGH):.

"hi roy! wanna play blocks with me?"

Feb 12, 2010#69

Green_Lantern

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0703.html meet the new boss

Feb 12, 2010#70

Allen, who is Quiet

What's wrong with guac?

Feb 12, 2010#71

Piotyr

Iaculus;340805][QUOTE=Allen said:
Since top 10 lists for the decade are cropping up everywhere, and OOTS has been around for the greater part of the decade (since 2003!), I figured it fitting to list my top 10 OOTS strips of the decade (online only) (thar be spoilers here, so if you haven't read the comic, READ IT FIRST, ALL THE WAY THROUGH):.

"hi roy! wanna play blocks with me?"

[/QUOTE]

Yeah, there are too many good strips to be satisfied with just ten. Lots of the ones on my list just happened to be ones that just were memorable to me for one reason or another. The Belkar-scroll-ranger joke was really the first one where I was just rolling from the idea, and I happen to think Rich has gotten better as the comic has progressed. But I also didn't want to just put all new ones in, either. Most of the O'Chul strips are gold, and the Eric strip was a great one, too.

Feb 12, 2010#72

Baerdog

Iaculus;340805][QUOTE=Allen said:
Since top 10 lists for the decade are cropping up everywhere, and OOTS has been around for the greater part of the decade (since 2003!), I figured it fitting to list my top 10 OOTS strips of the decade (online only) (thar be spoilers here, so if you haven't read the comic, READ IT FIRST, ALL THE WAY THROUGH):.

"hi roy! wanna play blocks with me?"

[/QUOTE]
That one makes me mist up every time I read it.

Feb 12, 2010#73

North_Ranger

Baerdog7;340915][QUOTE=Iaculus said:
"hi roy! wanna play blocks with me?"
[/SPOILER]

That one makes me mist up every time I read it.[/QUOTE]

You ain't the only one. *sniffles*

Feb 21, 2010#74

Piotyr

New comic is up:#704: Dead Men Give No Speeches

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0704.html

First time we see the Dark One in the online comic.

Feb 21, 2010#75

Kitty Sinatra

Was Juski a guest artist?

Feb 21, 2010#76

Soliloquy

Piotyr said:
New comic is up:#704: Dead Men Give No Speeches

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0704.html

First time we see the Dark One in the online comic.

You know, I really have to wonder how this story looks to people who haven't read Edge Of Darkness, and know nothing about Right-eye, or the Dark One's plan, or any of that rich background that came from the book.

I mean, panels 5 and 6 in this comic hold a completely different meaning when you know everything that happened, for instance.

Feb 21, 2010#77

General Specific

Not to brag, but while I was up at my friend's this weekend, we went to a game store and I found an Order of the Stick board game. I bought it.

Now, I just have to learn how to play it and find some people who would be interested in playing it with me.

Feb 21, 2010#78

Baerdog

The OOTS board game is tons of fun. You are a lucky guy to have it in your possession.

Feb 22, 2010#79

North_Ranger

There's one in my friendly neighbourhood gaming store. But I don't have enough local geeky friends who like oots

Feb 22, 2010#80

Baerdog

It sounds like you need better friends, NR.

Feb 22, 2010#81

General Specific

Baerdog7 said:
The OOTS board game is tons of fun. You are a lucky guy to have it in your possession.

Do you have it? I think mine is missing some things. Only had 1 12-sided die, no clear markers that the quick start guide mentioned. Small things that can easily be replaced, but was just wondering if you knew.

I have a couple of friends that might be interested in learning the game, but they have not read the strip. I am trying to fix that, though.

Feb 22, 2010#82

Baerdog

Yeah, it sounds like you were missing some pieces. There should have been one blue and one red d12 and one clear marker for each character. I would contact APE Games and see about getting that taken care of.

Edit: And no, I don't personally own it but I have a couple of buddies who do.

Feb 22, 2010#83

Tinwhistler

my 9 year old loves the OOTS game (as do i). He's a big fan of all of the puns, which is a sure sign of a future geek

Feb 22, 2010#84

General Specific

Baerdog7 said:
Yeah, it sounds like you were missing some pieces. There should have been one blue and one red d12 and one clear marker for each character. I would contact APE Games and see about getting that taken care of.

Edit: And no, I don't personally own it but I have a couple of buddies who do.

Emailed them, thanks.

Edit: and they will replace the missing pieces for me.

Mar 4, 2010#85

Shawn

Finally a new page. I think that was 2 weeks with no updates.

Mar 4, 2010#86

Dave

Yay for updates!!

---------- Post added at 07:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:53 AM ----------

In other news, did anyone besides me get the last book? In the forward Rich talks about how the end of that book is exactly 1/2 way though the current story line! The book ends at strip 672!

This dude is a planning genius.

Mar 4, 2010#87

Hylian

I second the "yay!" for updates

Mar 4, 2010#88

Iaculus

Anyone else suspect that the excrement is about to be actualised?

Mar 4, 2010#89

Soliloquy

I like the Hydra reference

Mar 4, 2010#90

Shawn

Dave said:
Yay for updates!!

---------- Post added at 07:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:53 AM ----------

In other news, did anyone besides me get the last book? In the forward Rich talks about how the end of that book is exactly 1/2 way though the current story line! The book ends at strip 672!

This dude is a planning genius.

But at his current updating speed that will take...

Mar 4, 2010#91

MindDetective

At a rate of 1 comic per week: about 12 1/3rd years to go.

Mar 4, 2010#92

SpecialKO

Any word on his health?

Mar 4, 2010#93

Green_Lantern

TeKeo said:
Any word on his health?

what does he has anyway?

Mar 5, 2010#94

tegid

He hasn't explained publicly, I think.

Mar 5, 2010#95

Chibibar

Shawnacy;349392][QUOTE=Dave said:
Yay for updates!!

---------- Post added at 07:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:53 AM ----------

In other news, did anyone besides me get the last book? In the forward Rich talks about how the end of that book is exactly 1/2 way though the current story line! The book ends at strip 672!

This dude is a planning genius.

But at his current updating speed that will take...[/QUOTE]

Long enough for me to enjoy it

Yea I love the new book it is awesome.

Mar 12, 2010#96

Allen, who is Quiet

706 He's Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today

Mar 12, 2010#97

Chibibar

Allen said:
706 He's Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today

I want that spell.

Mar 13, 2010#98

North_Ranger

Chibibar, I didn't know you were a connoisseur of heavily armoured ballet.

Mar 13, 2010#99

Iaculus

North_Ranger said:
Chibibar, I didn't know you were a connoisseur of heavily armoured ballet.

Isn't everyone?

Brings a whole new meaning to the Nutcracker Suite.

Mar 13, 2010#100

Chibibar

Iaculus;353982][QUOTE=North_Ranger said:
Chibibar, I didn't know you were a connoisseur of heavily armoured ballet.

Isn't everyone?

Brings a whole new meaning to the Nutcracker Suite.[/QUOTE]

You have to respect the ability to life another person in FULL ARMOR

Mar 21, 2010#101

Dei

707 That's Probably Why There Are, Like, 17 Types

This one is made of win.

Mar 21, 2010#102

Shawn

Elves ARE awesome.

Mar 21, 2010#103

Iaculus

Hrm - can't help but think that the elf wrecking crew might have something decidedly unpleasant in mind. Sure, sure, the victim was a fairly sleazy member of an Always Chaotic Evil species, but an act of calculating sadism like that seems like the sort of thing Burlew would generally use to indicate bad things later on. Leading along an unarmed prisoner for shits and giggles before killing them? Not cool.

Mar 21, 2010#104

Shawn

Iaculus said:
Hrm - can't help but think that the elf wrecking crew might have something decidedly unpleasant in mind. Sure, sure, the victim was a fairly sleazy member of an Always Chaotic Evil species, but an act of calculating sadism like that seems like the sort of thing Burlew would generally use to indicate bad things later on. Leading along an unarmed prisoner for shits and giggles before killing them? Not cool.

He could also be just illustrating a typical player mentality when it comes to D&D. Which is = A member of an evil race is evil. Pure and simple.
I've played characters like that, and definitely see a good number of individuals play the same way. We had a player roll up a Drow once and it was a hassle just trying to convince the Eladrin in our party to accept him. And even then it's likely we had to resort to meta-gaming to give our characters tolerance enough to do that in the first place. The Elves in this case just may be incredibly racist, but understandably so. Burlew has already established that the race is evil by default and that typically only their teenagers become good just to piss off their parents. The Hobgoblin is too much a risk.
It's also possible that Burlew is setting things up so that they do come across an actual good goblin.

Mar 21, 2010#105

Green_Lantern

I din't get the 17 types, is that the number of goblinoid subspecies?

Mar 21, 2010#106

Dei

Think it's elves.

Mar 21, 2010#107

Allen, who is Quiet

There are only 17 elf subspecies?

Mar 21, 2010#108

Shawn

I think it's refering to goblins. I certainly can't count 17, as the only ones I can think of off the top of my head are Goblins, Hobgoblins, Bugbears, and Barghasts.

Mar 21, 2010#109

Allen, who is Quiet

The last line in the comic is "Elves are awesome."

The title of the comic is "That's probably why there are, like, 17 types"

Mar 21, 2010#110

Dei

Allen said:
The last line in the comic is "Elves are awesome."

The title of the comic is "That's probably why there are, like, 17 types"

^ This

Mar 22, 2010#111

Iaculus

Shawnacy;358072][QUOTE=Iaculus said:
Hrm - can't help but think that the elf wrecking crew might have something decidedly unpleasant in mind. Sure, sure, the victim was a fairly sleazy member of an Always Chaotic Evil species, but an act of calculating sadism like that seems like the sort of thing Burlew would generally use to indicate bad things later on. Leading along an unarmed prisoner for shits and giggles before killing them? Not cool.

He could also be just illustrating a typical player mentality when it comes to D&D. Which is = A member of an evil race is evil. Pure and simple.
I've played characters like that, and definitely see a good number of individuals play the same way. We had a player roll up a Drow once and it was a hassle just trying to convince the Eladrin in our party to accept him. And even then it's likely we had to resort to meta-gaming to give our characters tolerance enough to do that in the first place. The Elves in this case just may be incredibly racist, but understandably so. Burlew has already established that the race is evil by default and that typically only their teenagers become good just to piss off their parents. The Hobgoblin is too much a risk.
It's also possible that Burlew is setting things up so that they do come across an actual good goblin.[/QUOTE]

Didn't stop the extermination of the black dragons being portrayed as pretty heinously evil, mind.

Mar 22, 2010#112

Gusto

Halflings, Dwarves > Elves.

Mar 22, 2010#113

Shawn

Hurrah! No strip! And in no time at all even!

Mar 22, 2010#114

Dei

Wait wait wait, I just thought about it, and wasn't the Linear Guild in that dungeon?

Mar 22, 2010#115

Piotyr

Dei said:
Wait wait wait, I just thought about it, and wasn't the Linear Guild in that dungeon?

No, they escaped a long time ago. 250 strips ago, to be exact.

Mar 22, 2010#116

North_Ranger

And headed for ice cream.

Mar 25, 2010#117

North_Ranger

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0709.html

New comic is up...

and while not a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, it's pretty darn close. Except for Lien.

Mar 25, 2010#118

Shawn

Hmmm. She took that better than I thought she would.

And ewww...."magic fingers"
*shudder*

Mar 25, 2010#119

Green_Lantern

Shawnacy said:
Hmmm. She took that better than I thought she would.

And ewww...."magic fingers"
*shudder*

lien or necrophiliac girl?

Also, for a water-based paladin Lien doesn't seem to like to get wet.

Mar 25, 2010#120

General Specific

So no one noticed how they said it'd take "epic magic" to scry on O-Chul and then the MitD does it? "I hope the rain is helping you sleep" cut to O-Chul sleeping in the rain. We knew he was magical before from helping V and O escape, but Epic magic?

Mar 25, 2010#121

Dieb

General Specific said:
So no one noticed how they said it'd take "epic magic" to scry on O-Chul and then the MitD does it? "I hope the rain is helping you sleep" cut to O-Chul sleeping in the rain. We knew he was magical before from helping V and O escape, but Epic magic?

...how is that scrying? I mean, even if the MitD caused the rain to fall on O-Chul (which we certainly don't know, seems likely it's just a coincidence) it doesn't yeild any information on where O-Chul is, so probably wouldn't run afoul of the cloister spell.

Mar 25, 2010#122

General Specific

Ok, well maybe not exactly scrying, but then how did the MitD know O-Chul was sleeping in the rain? Seems too coincidental for a guess. I'm not saying he caused the rain, just that he knew it was raining.

Mar 25, 2010#123

Chibibar

General Specific said:
Ok, well maybe not exactly scrying, but then how did the MitD know O-Chul was sleeping in the rain? Seems too coincidental for a guess. I'm not saying he caused the rain, just that he knew it was raining.

well.. technically MiTD is just wishing. "I hope wherever you are, the rain is helping you sleep" it is more of a wish rather than directly scrying. A wish spell works kinda weird (never really truly explain per se) I mean the DM can decide and interpret the wish. ALSO in this case, the gods could grant a wish of a person if they chose to (or technically "force to" via a wish spell) Of course we learn from the books that the gods are above the cloister spell (they are all epic

) heck even Eugene can scry from the heavens (or hell) so who knows. Maybe... just maybe MiTD could be an avatar.

Mar 25, 2010#124

Shawn

I'm pretty sure the rain had no magical origin (at least not on the MitD's part). It could be assumed that if it's raining where the MitD is that it's raining wherever O'chul is.

Mar 25, 2010#125

North_Ranger

What Shawnacy said. In an earlier strip (which I will find out next), where O-Chul is still held captive, he mentions how as a boy he always found rain soothing and that it helped him to sleep. In fact, after suffering the acid-shark-and-spikes trial put on by bored Xykon, he takes the rain as a sign from the Twelve Gods saying he did good.

Not to mention this was in the strip where he and the MitD become friends.

Ah, here we go:
+1 BFF

Mar 25, 2010#126

General Specific

North_Ranger said:
What Shawnacy said. In an earlier strip (which I will find out next), where O-Chul is still held captive, he mentions how as a boy he always found rain soothing and that it helped him to sleep. In fact, after suffering the acid-shark-and-spikes trial put on by bored Xykon, he takes the rain as a sign from the Twelve Gods saying he did good.

Not to mention this was in the strip where he and the MitD become friends.

Ah, here we go:
+1 BFF

Hmmm, I had forgotten about that. OK, I was wrong, move along people, nothing more to see here.

Mar 27, 2010#127

Allen, who is Quiet

Does He Get XP For Their Buzz?

Mar 28, 2010#128

Dei

OMG so many OotS updates, I'm so excited!

Mar 28, 2010#129

Dave

Gynosphinx?

Mar 28, 2010#130

Baerdog

A gynosphinx is a lady sphinx, old man. Androsphinxes are boy ones.

Mar 29, 2010#131

North_Ranger

What's so funny about pocketses?

Mar 29, 2010#132

Piotyr

North_Ranger said:
What's so funny about pocketses?

Hobbit reference.

Mar 29, 2010#133

North_Ranger

Piotyr;362411][QUOTE=North_Ranger said:
What's so funny about pocketses?

Hobbit reference.[/QUOTE]

...

Oh.

Mar 31, 2010#134

Allen, who is Quiet

The Rouge's Guild

Apr 5, 2010#135

Piotyr

712: Neutralize Elf

So, any guesses on the half dragon?

Apr 6, 2010#136

Dei

Practically speaking, we are almost certainly going to die

Hehe.

Apr 6, 2010#137

North_Ranger

Piotyr said:
712: Neutralize Elf

So, any guesses on the half dragon?

Adopted son? Girard's buddy (he looks like he's a blue... blues are desert-dwellers, yes?)?

Apr 6, 2010#138

Piotyr

North_Ranger;366407][QUOTE=Piotyr said:
712: Neutralize Elf

So, any guesses on the half dragon?

Adopted son? Girard's buddy (he looks like he's a blue... blues are desert-dwellers, yes?)?[/QUOTE]

I might be reading too much into it, but it looks like the arrow was intended for Elan, not V. So, I doubt this is related to the black dragon destruction. Possibly Girard, possibly Elan/Nale related.

Apr 6, 2010#139

bigcountry23

Piotyr;366527][QUOTE=North_Ranger;366407][QUOTE=Piotyr said:
712: Neutralize Elf

So, any guesses on the half dragon?

Apr 7, 2010#140

Shawn

Targeting a mage with a strength poison is diabolically efficient.

Apr 8, 2010#141

North_Ranger

Also, after re-re-and-a-couple-more-res-reading Don't Split the Party, I don't think this fellow is one of Nale's new recruits. First of all, I don't get that "evil opposite" vibe from his entry, and second of all the IFCC - the three fiends who gave V the ultra-boost - are not only behind the Linear Guild's actions but their entire plan was to get the OotS and Xykon & Pals back at each other's throats while they "move [their] pawns into position". Having one of their pawns engage the enemy while they're busy doing useless shit - like killing buzzes and shopping for cosmetics - seems counterproductive to me.

Apr 8, 2010#142

Totally Not Soliloquy

My thoughts? Who says that's really a half-dragon? We're dealing with an illusionist here.

Apr 8, 2010#143

Green_Lantern

Totally Not Soliloquy said:
My thoughts? Who says that's really a half-dragon? We're dealing with an illusionist here.

idea: I don't think that Rich would do this kind of plot... but can we be sure that everything else isn't a illusion? Wouldn't this be the greatest challenge of a ilusionist? a entire faked world where there is no scape because the prisoners wouldn't even know that they should try to?

Apr 8, 2010#144

twitchmoss

Green_Lantern;367596][QUOTE=Totally Not Soliloquy said:
My thoughts? Who says that's really a half-dragon? We're dealing with an illusionist here.

Apr 8, 2010#145

Green_Lantern

twitchmoss;367603][QUOTE=Green_Lantern;367596][QUOTE=Totally Not Soliloquy said:
My thoughts? Who says that's really a half-dragon? We're dealing with an illusionist here.

[/QUOTE]

my work here is done.

Apr 9, 2010#146

North_Ranger

My money's on some kind lizard cult. Or pyramid scheme. I mean, we've already seen the Sisterhood of Aton...

Apr 9, 2010#147

Chibibar

It is possible that the whole area could be illusion to let people THINK they are doing something

that would be epic level illusion (and highly complex)

Apr 9, 2010#148

Piotyr

#713: Oh, Right. That.

Apr 10, 2010#149

Allen, who is Quiet

#714: This Whole Time, He'd Thought of It as the Snack That Got Away

Apr 10, 2010#150

North_Ranger

I'm guessing these guys are either throw-away bad guys... or one of the nine sides vying for the control of the Gates. Seems a little too much, if they were just out for slaves. I mean, magical weaponry? Poisons? Scrolls? No mark-up there for sure.

Apr 10, 2010#151

Green_Lantern

North_Ranger said:
I'm guessing these guys are either throw-away bad guys... or one of the nine sides vying for the control of the Gates. Seems a little too much, if they were just out for slaves. I mean, magical weaponry? Poisons? Scrolls? No mark-up there for sure.

I am pretty sure them aren't slave traders, it seems weird that they would do that in the middle of the city, specially when aiming mid-level adventures like the order.

Apr 16, 2010#152

Dei

#715 Wanted

I guess they were aiming at Elan after all.

Apr 16, 2010#153

Soliloquy

Friggin' A. I hate Nale-Related storylines. Of course, I hate mistaken identity storylines in general, so I've got a bit of a bias here.

Apr 16, 2010#154

Piotyr

Soliloquy said:
Friggin' A. I hate Nale-Related storylines. Of course, I hate mistaken identity storylines in general, so I've got a bit of a bias here.

Eh, it's a good way to work the Linear Guild back into the plot without dumping them in all at once, and without yet another nale "plot".

Apr 18, 2010#155

Piotyr

#716: She Didn't Miss

Apr 22, 2010#156

Piotyr

#717: No Incarceration Without Compensation

Mostly a gag strip. I enjoyed the self-riff on the "evil twin" trope.

Apr 27, 2010#157

Piotyr

#718: Spring Break Never Dies

The last panel is hilarious.

Apr 28, 2010#158

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee... Indeed.

Apr 28, 2010#159

Hylian

:laugh: very nice

Apr 28, 2010#160

Green_Lantern

So... what are the options for mens?

May 4, 2010#161

Piotyr

#719: Seat of Power

Well, that wasn't what I was expecting.

May 4, 2010#162

North_Ranger

Whoa.

May 4, 2010#163

Soliloquy

Green_Lantern said:
So... what are the options for mens?

Men have to stick with chess, unfortunately.

And, since Bobby Fischer stayed dead, I'd say we're f*cked.

May 6, 2010#164

Piotyr

#720: Breakfast of Champions

Once again, Elan can't get out of his own way fast enough.

May 9, 2010#165

Dei

#721 Pain Threshold

<3 the chart.

May 9, 2010#166

Wahad

Half-dragon (half-)ogre.

That's probably one of the easier hybrids as far as...accomodations, so to speak, are concerned.

May 9, 2010#167

North_Ranger

Wahad said:
Half-dragon (half-)ogre.

That's probably one of the easier hybrids as far as...accomodations, so to speak, are concerned.

That you expressed your thoughts, I applaud.

That you actually thought of such things, I back away slowly.

May 10, 2010#168

Wahad

/shrug

I'm sure I'm not the only one.

May 10, 2010#169

Dave

You're not.

May 11, 2010#170

Dei

#722 Block and Tackle

May 11, 2010#171

Piotyr

I'm not one to jump to conclusions, but the General looks a little bit like Elan's father.

May 11, 2010#172

Green_Lantern

Piotyr said:
I'm not one to jump to conclusions, but the General looks a little bit like Elan's father.

Thanks for saying that.

May 11, 2010#173

IronBrig4

Piotyr said:
I'm not one to jump to conclusions, but the General looks a little bit like Elan's father.

Dun-dun-DUNNNNNN!!!!

May 12, 2010#174

North_Ranger

I was worried he might be Nale, but the tackle there... nah, Nale's not that kinda guy.

May 13, 2010#175

Piotyr

723: Generally Relative

*pats self on back*

May 13, 2010#176

Iaculus

Piotyr said:
723: Generally Relative

*pats self on back*

Whoa. Never expected that Elan would have inherited some of his personality from evil-overlord daddy.

May 13, 2010#177

Dave

Where have they shown his father in the past? I've read ALL the books! What did I miss?

May 13, 2010#178

Piotyr

Dave said:
Where have they shown his father in the past? I've read ALL the books! What did I miss?

The Semi-Secret Origin of Elan and Nale:

May 13, 2010#179

Iaculus

Dave said:
Where have they shown his father in the past? I've read ALL the books! What did I miss?

Since Piotyr's link doesn't seem to have worked.

Waaaay back in the beginning.

May 13, 2010#180

North_Ranger

But... but... he's Lawful Evil and yet seems so jovial!

*mind explodes*

May 13, 2010#181

Allen, who is Quiet

North_Ranger said:
But... but... he's Lawful Evil and yet seems so jovial!

*mind explodes*

He's affably evil

May 13, 2010#182

Chibibar

North_Ranger said:
But... but... he's Lawful Evil and yet seems so jovial!

*mind explodes*

Freddy Kruger is evil and always seem Jovial

May 13, 2010#183

Hylian

Technically the quote is "No. I am your father"

May 17, 2010#184

Allen, who is Quiet

724 It IS Fairly Spicy, However

May 17, 2010#185

Dave

Let's keep the theme going!

May 17, 2010#186

Chibibar

Dave said:
Let's keep the theme going!

LOL

May 17, 2010#187

Piotyr

That's great.

May 17, 2010#188

Dei

ahahhahaha

May 17, 2010#189

Soliloquy

How much you want to bet that Hayley's father has been imprisoned by these guys, and that they regularly depose and change out the figurehead ruler, changing the name in the process, in order to prevent their own downfall, like other nations in the area?

I'm giving even odds.

May 18, 2010#190

Shawn

Soliloquy said:
How much you want to bet that Hayley's father has been imprisoned by these guys, and that they regularly depose and change out the figurehead ruler, changing the name in the process, in order to prevent their own downfall, like other nations in the area?

I'm giving even odds.

Sounds like something Rich would write. I'm all for this theory.

May 18, 2010#191

Soliloquy

In fact, I can't think of any other reason, plot-wise, that this subplot would have reared its head.

Another prediction for the comic: the only members of the order that will be alive at the end of the comic's run are Elan, Haley, and Roy.

I've got two reasons for thinking this. First, there's the things that have already been revealed in the plot (we know for sure Belkar is going to die, the oracle told Durkon that he'll be returning to his hometown "posthumously," and V's got the whole deal-with-the-devil thing that just can't end well) and second, there are only three recurring members of the linear guild -- Nale (elan's opposite), Sabine (haley's opposite), and Thog (Roy's opposite).

May 19, 2010#192

Allen, who is Quiet

725 The Significantly-More-Secret Origin of Tarquin and Nale

May 20, 2010#193

Green_Lantern

Allen said:
725 The Significantly-More-Secret Origin of Tarquin and Nale

And yet again Heredity showed to be a harsh mistress.

May 20, 2010#194

North_Ranger

You know, I actually feel sad for the poor dragon now...

May 27, 2010#195

Piotyr

#726: Mammals Can't Seem To Get Enough Of Those Things

Ahh, those perky, round eyes.

May 27, 2010#196

Hylian

I wanna ride a triceratops!

May 27, 2010#197

Dave

They are staring. Always staring.

Just don't get caught staring back.

May 27, 2010#198

Chibibar

Dave said:
They are staring. Always staring.

Just don't get caught staring back.

Yea......

Jun 1, 2010#199

Piotyr

#727: And It Will Never Work Again

Yay plot!

Jun 1, 2010#200

Green_Lantern

Everyone says 3 times fast: Juglers-Clowns jugling Tiny Clown-juglers

Jun 10, 2010#201

Piotyr

#728: The Price of Yummies

And Rich manages to both make Belkar useful and relate it back to what was previously thought to be a throwaway joke.

Jun 10, 2010#202

Shawn

Man. Those two lizard folk are going to be lucky to be alive by the end of the next strip.

Jun 16, 2010#203

Piotyr

#729: No Real Shocker

Jun 16, 2010#204

Dei

WAIT
Belkar was the smart one?!

Jun 17, 2010#205

Shawn

Lawful Good = Lawful Stupid

Jun 23, 2010#206

Shawn

If I wish hard enough, maybe he'll update today.

Jun 25, 2010#207

Hylian

#730 - Brunchroom Brawl

Jun 25, 2010#208

Allen, who is Quiet

A monk and a soulknife? They're definitely losing this fight.

Jun 25, 2010#209

North_Ranger

Wait wait wait... a warlock, a soulknife AND a monk?

Man, that bar's definitely down in the dumps since the clientele is all character class second-stringers.

Jun 26, 2010#210

Allen, who is Quiet

All it needs is a truenamer.

Jun 26, 2010#211

Baerdog

I played a soulknife once. I liked it...

out:

Jun 28, 2010#212

Piotyr

#731: The Long Tail of the Law

Jul 1, 2010#213

Piotyr

#732: The Papers Chase

And there's Durkon.

Jul 1, 2010#214

Green_Lantern

Piotyr said:
#732: The Papers Chase

And there's Durkon.

yay for durkon!

did they teleported in the middle of the city or something, I guess that is a problem with skiping few steps in your journey

Jul 8, 2010#215

Hylian

#733 - Collect Call

Jul 8, 2010#216

Piotyr

Is this the first time Durkon has made a mistake?

Jul 10, 2010#217

Allen, who is Quiet

734: Maybe He Can Get Credit for Time Served

Jul 14, 2010#218

Piotyr

#735: Of Clerks and Clerics

The plot thickens...with more Star Wars references.

Jul 20, 2010#219

Piotyr

#736: Do You Like Comics About Gladiators?

Jul 20, 2010#220

North_Ranger

What IS it with the oil, anyway?

Jul 21, 2010#221

Allen, who is Quiet

Estrogen Brigade Bait

Jul 21, 2010#222

Piotyr

Allen said:
Estrogen Brigade Bait

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....!

Jul 21, 2010#223

Allen, who is Quiet

Piotyr;417749][QUOTE=Allen said:
Estrogen Brigade Bait

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....![/QUOTE]

:awesome:

Jul 21, 2010#224

LordRendar

Curse you Allen,who links TV tropes! *fistshake*

Jul 21, 2010#225

North_Ranger

Productive time... lost... irrevocably. Must... detach... Must... warn... Ooh, a new link!

Jul 21, 2010#226

Chibibar

North_Ranger said:
Productive time... lost... irrevocably. Must... detach... Must... warn... Ooh, a new link!

look! shiny object!

Jul 22, 2010#227

Papillon

Piotyr said:
#736: Do You Like Comics About Gladiators?

Is it close to a year since they last visited the Oracle?

Jul 22, 2010#228

Soliloquy

Papillon;418083][QUOTE=Piotyr said:
#736: Do You Like Comics About Gladiators?

Is it close to a year since they last visited the Oracle?[/QUOTE]

Rich said it wasn't a real-time year, though -- just a year in the comic.

Jul 22, 2010#229

tegid

It couldn't be, considering we know he plans ahead and everything is well though, while due to his illness he can't keep a consistent output rythm of comics.

Jul 22, 2010#230

Papillon

Soliloquy;418093][QUOTE=Papillon;418083][QUOTE=Piotyr said:
#736: Do You Like Comics About Gladiators?

Is it close to a year since they last visited the Oracle?[/QUOTE]

Rich said it wasn't a real-time year, though -- just a year in the comic.[/QUOTE]

I was meaning an in-comic year. I'm pretty sure it's been more than a real-life year.

Jul 22, 2010#231

Piotyr

Soliloquy;418093][QUOTE=Papillon;418083][QUOTE=Piotyr said:
#736: Do You Like Comics About Gladiators?

Is it close to a year since they last visited the Oracle?[/QUOTE]

Rich said it wasn't a real-time year, though -- just a year in the comic.[/QUOTE]

Roy stated they only had to deal with Belkar another seven weeks, and that was just after they resurrected him, and before they sailed for the Western Continent. It would appear time is running short.

Jul 26, 2010#232

Piotyr

#737: Comparative Mythology

A subtle glimpse of what Xykon's been up to.

Jul 27, 2010#233

Green_Lantern

Piotyr said:
#737: Comparative Mythology

A subtle glimpse of what Xykon's been up to.

It appears that Harley isn't the only in the party that knows how to you use her diplomacy

Aug 2, 2010#234

Piotyr

#738: Pooling Resources

#739: A New Friend

Aug 3, 2010#235

Piotyr

#740: The Great(ish) Escape

Aug 4, 2010#236

Dave

#741: Scheduling Conflict

Oh shit.

Aug 4, 2010#237

Piotyr

Dave said:
#741: Scheduling Conflict

Oh shit.

Got to be getting close to the in-comic year-end for Belkar, too.

Aug 4, 2010#238

Dave

Well, he did also do the bullying that was foreshadowed.

Aug 4, 2010#239

Piotyr

Dave said:
Well, he did also do the bullying that was foreshadowed.

Yeah, but I could totally see Rich Burlew pit Roy against Belkar in the games for full dramatic conflict effect (and to make a few Kirk/Spock riffs).

Aug 4, 2010#240

IronBrig4

But Spock was and would forever be Kirk's friend. Belkar is... well, Belkar.

Aug 16, 2010#241

Piotyr

#742: Monkey Do

Oh, Elan. I love that he gives away his true intention and Tarquin still takes it as a euphemism.

Aug 16, 2010#242

North_Ranger

I can't wait for more monkey-scrubbing references ^^

Aug 18, 2010#243

Green_Lantern

Piotyr said:
#742: Monkey Do

Oh, Elan. I love that he gives away his true intention and Tarquin still takes it as a euphemism.

It is probably a better evidence than a patternity test.

Aug 19, 2010#244

checkeredhat

#0743- Dinner Conversation

Aug 19, 2010#245

Allen, who is Quiet

checkeredhat said:
#0743- Dinner Conversion

Fixed

Aug 20, 2010#246

checkeredhat

Allen said:
#0743- Dinner Conversion

Fixed[/QUOTE]
I had to re-read like six times before I realized what I did wrong. hehe :oops:

Aug 20, 2010#247

Allen, who is Quiet

Yeah, it was a pretty subtle play on words.

Aug 29, 2010#248

Dave

Oh yeah....Belkar's gonna die soon. You can just feel it coming.

Giant In the Playground Games

Aug 30, 2010#249

North_Ranger

Def'nitely, Dave. Def'nitely.

Which is a little sad. I would've thunk Belkar would die like he had lived: standing on a mountain of dead hobgoblins.

Aug 30, 2010#250

Math242

I'm gonna HATE it when belkar is killed.

one dimensional psycho killer ? sure is. Yet he's still the funniest char of the strip

Aug 30, 2010#251

Green_Lantern

Math242 said:
I'm gonna HATE it when belkar is killed.

one dimensional psycho killer ? sure is. Yet he's still the funniest char of the strip

Funnier than Xykon?

Aug 30, 2010#252

North_Ranger

Green_Lantern;432963][QUOTE=Math242 said:
I'm gonna HATE it when belkar is killed.

one dimensional psycho killer ? sure is. Yet he's still the funniest char of the strip

Funnier than Xykon?[/QUOTE]

Xykon can't mack the ladies like Belkar can. Because... you know... skeleton? No fleshy parts?

Aug 31, 2010#253

Math242

Belkar > Xykon > Vaarsuvius on a power trip > my dog > ... > elan

Sep 1, 2010#254

Green_Lantern

Math242 said:
Belkar > Xykon > Vaarsuvius on a power trip > my dog > ... > elan

your dog is in the strip???

Sep 1, 2010#255

Wahad

North_Ranger;433001][QUOTE=Green_Lantern;432963][QUOTE=Math242 said:
I'm gonna HATE it when belkar is killed.

one dimensional psycho killer ? sure is. Yet he's still the funniest char of the strip

Funnier than Xykon?[/QUOTE]

Xykon can't mack the ladies like Belkar can. Because... you know... skeleton? No fleshy parts?[/QUOTE]

At least you can't say he doesn't have a boner.

Sep 7, 2010#256

Piotyr

#745: It Does Beat Scissors

Also, there are some cool new posters on the main site depicting every currently existing OOTS character.

Sep 8, 2010#257

bigcountry23

Piotyr said:
#745: It Does Beat Scissors

Also, there are some cool new posters on the main site depicting every currently existing OOTS character.

Even the Guy with a Halberd?

Looking....

Looking...

No...

Sep 12, 2010#258

Dei

#746: Ask Your Grandparents

Sep 12, 2010#259

Green_Lantern

Dei said:
#746: Ask Your Grandparents

what is that?

Sep 12, 2010#260

drifter

Ollie the dragon from an old kids show, Kukla, Fran and Ollie.

Sep 12, 2010#261

Dei

Kukla, Fran and Ollie - The Kuklapolitan Website

Sep 13, 2010#262

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee... sock puppets.

Sep 16, 2010#263

Piotyr

#747: Make It Three, Just to Be Safe

Elan...makes...sense?

Sep 16, 2010#264

Hylian

Piotyr said:
Elan...makes...sense?

That sentence does make any sense!

Sep 25, 2010#265

Piotyr

#748: Top of the List

Sep 25, 2010#266

Dave

Ha!

Got his ass knocked back to Basic!

Attack rank G.

Sep 25, 2010#267

checkeredhat

Aw, snap!

Sep 25, 2010#268

North_Ranger

I don't get it...

Sep 25, 2010#269

HCGLNS

Not as human ranger you won't.

Sep 26, 2010#270

Dave

North_Ranger said:
I don't get it...

In D&D Basic demi-Humans (Dwarves, Halflings, Elves...) had level caps, yet they also had abilities that went differently and used letters. Belkar was beaten back to Basic.

Sep 27, 2010#271

North_Ranger

Oooooooooooooh...

Eh, 700+ strips, not counting the extras and two prequel books, so there was bound to be one.

Sep 27, 2010#272

Chibibar

Dave;440470][QUOTE=North_Ranger said:
I don't get it...

In D&D Basic demi-Humans (Dwarves, Halflings, Elves...) had level caps, yet they also had abilities that went differently and used letters. Belkar was beaten back to Basic.[/QUOTE]

Heh. I giggle at that one. Ahh.... the good old times where Elves, halfings and dwarves were classes.

Oct 1, 2010#273

Piotyr

#749: Savings and Trust

Oct 13, 2010#274

Dave

#750: Making Up for Lost Time

FINALLY!!

Oct 13, 2010#275

Hylian

Yaaaay! A new one is finally up

Oct 13, 2010#276

North_Ranger

I really like this new one, albeit I think I read it out of sequence the first time

Oct 13, 2010#277

ThatNickGuy

Ditto. To be honest, I'm still a little confused on its reading order.

Oct 13, 2010#278

Piotyr

ThatNickGuy said:
Ditto. To be honest, I'm still a little confused on its reading order.

Look at the top panels. Each frame, left to right, represents the sun at a different point in the sky, indicating the passage of time. So, the things happen chronologically from left to right.

Oct 15, 2010#279

Allen, who is Quiet

#751: Tree is Within 10-ft. Radius of Apple

Oct 15, 2010#280

Baerdog

I should get dimmers like that for my house.

Oct 15, 2010#281

Nile

I like Elan's dad. Hopefully he doesn't get dropped completely once they leave the desert.

@Baerdog: How often do you get to do ominous foreshadowing, though? I wonder if they come in "Dramatic Declaration".

Oct 16, 2010#282

Baerdog

I'm sure the dimmers would come in handy enough for both Ominous Foreshadowing and Dramatic Declarations during DnD sessions alone.

Oct 16, 2010#283

North_Ranger

Dun dun DUUUUUUNN!!

Oct 18, 2010#284

Allen, who is Quiet

752 Picking Locks

Oct 18, 2010#285

Dave

Bow chika WOW WOW!!

Oct 18, 2010#286

Hylian

So many updates all so close together! The world she is coming apart at the seam! Reality as we know it is being ripped asunder!

Oct 18, 2010#287

North_Ranger

...

I'll be in my bunk.

Oct 20, 2010#288

Allen, who is Quiet

753 Slash Attack

Oct 20, 2010#289

Dave

Why wouldn't they just say they knew Elan? I'm confused.

Oct 20, 2010#290

Allen, who is Quiet

Trying not to rock the boat, if I had to guess.

Oct 20, 2010#291

Dave

Allen said:
Trying not to rock the boat, if I had to guess.

But that doesn't make sense! They'd be free if they said who they were. I understand Belkar wanting to fight but Roy doesn't.

Oct 20, 2010#292

Allen, who is Quiet

Eh. It made me laugh with some gay jokes, so I'm willing to overlook things.

Oct 21, 2010#293

Dei

Belkar impersonating Elan at the end made me lol so hard.

Oct 21, 2010#294

Green_Lantern

Elan's daddy was soooo into Roy bein under him.

Oct 25, 2010#295

Dei

#754 Maybe She Ate a Zeppelin

Oct 25, 2010#296

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee... Cry in the corner.

Nov 3, 2010#297

Dei

#755 Brought to You By Mace-y's

Double Strip!

Nov 8, 2010#298

Dei

#756 He Sure Dodged an Arrow There.

Nov 8, 2010#299

Piotyr

Now I'm curious to see how Elan reacts to that.

Nov 9, 2010#300

Green_Lantern

How do you measure a year in a campaign?

Nov 9, 2010#301

Allen, who is Quiet

When the DM decides it's been a year

Nov 9, 2010#302

Chibibar

Allen said:
When the DM decides it's been a year

bing-bong!! The DM has the ultimate power. one year will pass when Rich says it will pass (plus people love Belkar too much, he might stretch that year a little longer

)

Nov 10, 2010#303

Allen, who is Quiet

Nov 10, 2010#304

Piotyr

Elan is savvy enough to know he's a fool, at least.

Nov 10, 2010#305

North_Ranger

Part of me wants to see more of Tarquin. But part of me also wants him to get chowed down by the Empress.

Nov 10, 2010#306

Piotyr

Part of me thinks Tarquin is the mastermind behind all the frequent hostile takeovers in the area, keeping things moving often enough so that nobody targets him as a primary threat.

Nov 11, 2010#307

Wahad

I love Tarquin. It's like he's got the best of Elan and Nale's characteristics combined with a healthy dose of common sense.

Nov 16, 2010#308

Allen, who is Quiet

758 Spins of the Father
Tarquin, you magnificent bastard.

Nov 16, 2010#309

North_Ranger

HOLY CRAP!! o.0

Nov 16, 2010#310

Piotyr

Holy crap, that's Ian Starshine.

EDIT: Also, holy crap, I was right.

Nov 16, 2010#311

Allen, who is Quiet

Tarquin needs a book.

Nov 16, 2010#312

Piotyr

So...where does Girard tie into all this?

Nov 16, 2010#313

Allen, who is Quiet

He'll have read Tarquin's book.

Nov 16, 2010#314

Chibibar

Piotyr said:
Holy crap, that's Ian Starshine.

EDIT: Also, holy crap, I was right.

wow.... Gotta love Rich...

now we are in a serious pickle now!

Nov 17, 2010#315

Krisken

While interesting, there is a hidden joke in there. We have the three Empire names.

Nov 17, 2010#316

Allen, who is Quiet

Subtle.

Nov 17, 2010#317

Piotyr

Krisken said:
While interesting, there is a hidden joke in there. We have the three Empire names.

Technically, that was known from this comic. Or maybe just me, because I'm really anal about details.

Nov 17, 2010#318

Krisken

I can barely remember things from 10 comics ago, let alone 60!

Nov 17, 2010#319

Green_Lantern

Allen said:
Subtle.

I din't get it.

Nov 17, 2010#320

Allen, who is Quiet

Blood, sweat, and tears is a phrase that tends to get associated with working really hard. Most famously used in a speech by Winston Churchill:

I would say to the House as I said to those who have joined this government: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering.

Nov 19, 2010#321

Overflight

Giant In the Playground Games

...way to ruin the moment, dude.

Nov 19, 2010#322

AshburnerX

I love the last 6 panels though. That was a great pay-off for a off-hand remark.

Nov 19, 2010#323

phil

Damn, yo. Shit just got real.

Nov 19, 2010#324

Dave

Oh shit.

HE LIT PEOPLE ON FIRE JUST TO SPELL OUT A FUCKING NAME!!!

Nov 19, 2010#325

Hylian

Dave said:
Oh shit.

HE LIT PEOPLE ON FIRE JUST TO SPELL OUT A FUCKING NAME!!!

That takes some effort but I think Fry still has him beat

Nov 19, 2010#326

Allen, who is Quiet

But those aren't people that are on fire.

Nov 19, 2010#327

Hylian

But they are stars and I think that has to count for something

Nov 19, 2010#328

Allen, who is Quiet

Only if they served to prove that Fry is a complete monster despite how his affably evil demeanor makes him seem like a nice guy

Nov 19, 2010#329

Chibibar

Dave said:
Oh shit.

HE LIT PEOPLE ON FIRE JUST TO SPELL OUT A FUCKING NAME!!!

He is Chaotic Evil

or was it lawful evil? hmmm... maybe Neutral Evil. since he doesn't really care who is ruling.

Nov 19, 2010#330

Piotyr

Chibibar;453688][QUOTE=Dave said:
Oh shit.

HE LIT PEOPLE ON FIRE JUST TO SPELL OUT A FUCKING NAME!!!

He is Chaotic Evil

or was it lawful evil? hmmm... maybe Neutral Evil. since he doesn't really care who is ruling.[/QUOTE]

He's quite clearly Lawful Evil.

Nov 19, 2010#331

Dei

Piotyr;453690][QUOTE=Chibibar;453688][QUOTE=Dave said:
Oh shit.

HE LIT PEOPLE ON FIRE JUST TO SPELL OUT A FUCKING NAME!!!

He is Chaotic Evil

or was it lawful evil? hmmm... maybe Neutral Evil. since he doesn't really care who is ruling.[/QUOTE]

He's quite clearly Lawful Evil.[/QUOTE]

Yep, evident by the fact that he didn't just torch random people, he torched runaway slaves.

Nov 19, 2010#332

Baerdog

The same runaway slaves, I would presume, that V and Haley helped to escape.

Nov 20, 2010#333

Piotyr

Baerdog said:
The same runaway slaves, I would presume, that V and Haley helped to escape.

looks like they were able to rescue 3 more slaves than V anticipated.

Nov 20, 2010#334

North_Ranger

Allen said:
Only if they served to prove that Fry is a complete monster despite how his affably evil demeanor makes him seem like a nice guy

I think in the case of Tarquin "affable" not only went out the window, it was beaten, pissed on and given to Shegs with a 'Spank Me' sign hanging on its neck.

Nov 20, 2010#335

Dave

My latest addition to my Minecraft house...

Nov 20, 2010#336

Allen, who is Quiet

North_Ranger;453811][QUOTE=Allen said:
Only if they served to prove that Fry is a complete monster despite how his affably evil demeanor makes him seem like a nice guy

I think in the case of Tarquin "affable" not only went out the window, it was beaten, pissed on and given to Shegs with a 'Spank Me' sign hanging on its neck.[/QUOTE]

No, he's still affable. Crossing the moral event horizon doesn't mean you can't still be polite.

Nov 22, 2010#337

Dei

#760 Realizations & Rationalizations

Nov 22, 2010#338

Allen, who is Quiet

Realizations & Rationalizations

---------- Post added at 10:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:49 AM ----------

You will rue this, Dei

Nov 22, 2010#339

Krisken

lol. Exquisite.

Nov 22, 2010#340

Chibibar

Krisken said:
lol. Exquisite.

As long they follow procedures.... does this mean they need a TPS report?

Nov 22, 2010#341

Math242

Elan's going to get his ass handed to him if Haley and V are not around.

I CAN'T WAIT !

Nov 22, 2010#342

Dei

I don't know about that. If anything, Elan will get his ass handed to him, but will defeat his father in the most dramatic way possible just when he thinks all hope is lost. (Or he'll lose a hand and throw himself off the tower...)

Nov 22, 2010#343

Green_Lantern

mr_thehun said:
I love the DND genetics

CG LE produce a chaotic evil child and a lawful good child.

or am I wrong?

You are wrong, each twin has the aligment of each parent that they are raised with. I guess isn't all that about genetics.

Nov 22, 2010#344

Dei

Green_Lantern;454412][QUOTE=mr_thehun said:
I love the DND genetics

CG LE produce a chaotic evil child and a lawful good child.

or am I wrong?

You are wrong, each twin has the aligment of each parent that they are raised with. I guess isn't all that about genetics.[/QUOTE]

Naw, Elan got Lawful from his dad and Good from his mom
Nale got Evil from his dad, but large elaborate plans that make no sense and a need to declare himself (chaotic?) from his mom.

Nov 22, 2010#345

Green_Lantern

^ I pretty sure that it was already stated that Elan is CG, and he is a bard, they can't be lawful.

Nov 22, 2010#346

Dei

Well either way, Nale's faction doesn't match his dad's.

Nov 22, 2010#347

Nile

Actually, waay back in the beginning, Nale said he was Lawful Evil.

Giant In the Playground Games

He's just really incompetent at it, apparently...

Nov 22, 2010#348

Allen, who is Quiet

Nale finds allies, follows plans, and tends towards discipline. He may not be good at being a villain, but he's definitely lawful evil.

Elan doesn't hold himself to any sort of code and is out to make lives better. He's definitely chaotic good.

Nov 23, 2010#349

Math242

Tarquin's alignment is Evil Awesome tho

Nov 23, 2010#350

Dei

OK, I'll grant alignments, I guess it's just big complicated plans come from the mother, and the flair for the dramatic come from the father.

Nov 24, 2010#351

Allen, who is Quiet

761 Advanced (S)wordplay

Nov 24, 2010#352

Dave

PUN FIGHT!!!

Nov 24, 2010#353

Hylian

So Elan's father also took a few levels in Dashing Swordsman?

Nov 24, 2010#354

Chibibar

Hylian said:
So Elan's father also took a few levels in Dashing Swordsman?

That would make sense. I mean... how many wives did he have?

Nov 24, 2010#355

Dei

Oh man, amazing!

Nov 24, 2010#356

North_Ranger

Wow... so many puns.

Nov 25, 2010#357

ThatNickGuy

North_Ranger said:
Wow... so many puns.

I know, right!?

BEST. COMIC. EVAH!!

Nov 29, 2010#358

Piotyr

#762: Just Trying to Help

Nov 29, 2010#359

Chibibar

Piotyr said:
#762: Just Trying to Help

I love the misunderstood "evil" shtick

Nov 29, 2010#360

Math242

Tarquin is quickly becoming one of the best chars in Oots and that's saying a lot !

Nov 29, 2010#361

Allen, who is Quiet

Chibibar;455776][QUOTE=Piotyr said:
#762: Just Trying to Help

I love the misunderstood "evil" shtick

[/QUOTE]

He isn't misunderstood. He is definitely evil.

It's like Miko. She was good and an antagonist. Tarquin is evil and on the side of the protagonists.

Nov 29, 2010#362

Wahad

Tarquin is my new favorite villain.

Dec 1, 2010#363

kaykordeath

Plotting Something

They're going to move on from Tarquin very soon and he will be sorely missed....

Dec 1, 2010#364

Dei

Oh man, Elan's dad is so awesome. I don't want to move on. Nooooooooooooo.

Dec 1, 2010#365

Allen, who is Quiet

I'd like to reiterate that Tarquin is a magnificent bastard

Dec 1, 2010#366

MindDetective

That update was awesome!

Dec 1, 2010#367

Hylian

MindDetective said:
That update was awesome!

so very much this!

Dec 1, 2010#368

Chibibar

Hylian;456465][QUOTE=MindDetective said:
That update was awesome!

so very much this![/QUOTE]

Tarquin DOES have a point

god, I love the guy.

Dec 1, 2010#369

Wahad

Poor Elan. He wants to love his father so much but Tarquin dashed all hopes of that, even after raising them up on a big (slave-supported) pedestal.

I don't think anybody in the audience minds, though, except the rabid Elan fans.

Dec 1, 2010#370

checkeredhat

Man, I wish Rich Burlew was MY DM....

Dec 1, 2010#371

Green_Lantern

I think I am going to have a new favorite villain.

Dec 2, 2010#372

Math242

Wahad said:
Poor Elan. He wants to love his father so much but Tarquin dashed all hopes of that, even after raising them up on a big (slave-supported) pedestal.

I don't think anybody in the audience minds, though, except the rabid Elan fans.

Elan has fans?

Dec 2, 2010#373

Allen, who is Quiet

Math242;456715][QUOTE=Wahad said:
Poor Elan. He wants to love his father so much but Tarquin dashed all hopes of that, even after raising them up on a big (slave-supported) pedestal.

I don't think anybody in the audience minds, though, except the rabid Elan fans.

Elan has fans?[/QUOTE]

:noidea:

Dec 2, 2010#374

Wahad

I would imagine he does. Being part of the main cast, and OOTS' audience being as it is, I would be more surprised if he doesn't - especially since becoming a Dashing Swordsman.

Dec 2, 2010#375

MindDetective

I always liked Elan. There, I said it. I also like his evil dad, though.

Dec 2, 2010#376

Hylian

I admit I like Elan.

That doesn't mean he is my favorite character and it certainly doesn't mean I don't like Tarquin or the rest of the evilly awesome characters

Dec 3, 2010#377

North_Ranger

I certainly like Elan as well, mostly because I always root for the well-meaning dunces - especially if they prove they can hold out on their own despite their duncehood.

And the latest update? My jaw dented the floor as it fell.

Dec 6, 2010#378

figmentPez

I just finished reading through the OotS archives, and crap-in-a-hat this comic is awesome. I really should have started reading it back when this thread started.

I love the variety in the characters, there are so many types of heroes and villains.

Dec 6, 2010#379

Dave

figmentPez said:
I just finished reading through the OotS archives, and crap-in-a-hat this comic is awesome. I really should have started reading it back when this thread started.

I love the variety in the characters, there are so many types of heroes and villains.

Now you see why the books as a prize was such a popular thing.

Dec 6, 2010#380

Piotyr

figmentPez said:
I just finished reading through the OotS archives, and crap-in-a-hat this comic is awesome. I really should have started reading it back when this thread started.

I love the variety in the characters, there are so many types of heroes and villains.

Now the trick will involve being patient enough to not think the story is moving along too slowly when you can't read 50 new comics a day.

Dec 6, 2010#381

Math242

oh yeah you will suffer just like the rest of us with the sometimes hectic update schedule and sometimes slow as hell

Dec 6, 2010#382

Chibibar

I love the references

Star Wars (losing a hand)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (the burn scar is Zuko)
I forgot which reference is losing an eye

Dec 6, 2010#383

figmentPez

Piotyr said:
Now the trick will involve being patient enough to not think the story is moving along too slowly when you can't read 50 new comics a day.

I'm a Megatokyo fan, I think I can handle it.

Dec 6, 2010#384

Green_Lantern

What is a megatokyo?

Dec 6, 2010#385

Allen, who is Quiet

Megatokyo is still around and people still read it?

What?

Dec 6, 2010#386

AshburnerX

Allen said:
Megatokyo is still around and people still read it?

What?

It's only like 2-3 pages a month, mainly because Fred is such a perfectionist and because all the weeaboos are willing to wait.

Dec 6, 2010#387

drifter

Damn, I forgot all about Megatokyo. Anything actually happen in that comic in the last couple years?

Dec 6, 2010#388

figmentPez

drifter said:
Damn, I forgot all about Megatokyo. Anything actually happen in that comic in the last couple years?

Uh, I'm not sure. Pages take so long to come out, I'm kinda fuzzy on the current state of the plot. Reading through the latest book, though, was very different. It comes together very well when you can read a whole chapter at a time.

The future doesn't look very bright, though. The recent news is that Fred's wife Sarah has non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a type of cancer. Not an easy thing to deal with, my late sister had lymphoma. I'm still looking forward to Megatokyo Vol 7, if it ever comes out, but I'm hoping Fred will put taking care of Sarah before the comic (and that seems likely, since he's done the same thing for his son and wife so far).

Dec 7, 2010#389

Chibibar

figmentPez;457921][QUOTE=drifter said:
Damn, I forgot all about Megatokyo. Anything actually happen in that comic in the last couple years?

Miho true ID is discover. It seems to cross between Largo's world and Piro's world. Relationship is more of "playing" the character or something. Also Largo has change a lot and got a girl friend. Ping is more anime character and one of the character (forgot the name and too lazy to look up) is a magical girl who is really good at stealing stuff unintentionally)

Dec 7, 2010#390

drifter

Chibibar said:
I'll put into Spoilers so not to clog up

Miho true ID is discover. It seems to cross between Largo's world and Piro's world. Relationship is more of "playing" the character or something. Also Largo has change a lot and got a girl friend. Ping is more anime character and one of the character (forgot the name and too lazy to look up) is a magical girl who is really good at stealing stuff unintentionally)

So basically nothing has happened in the last couple years. Good to know.

Dec 9, 2010#391

Piotyr

#764: Small Talk

Once again, stick figures are surprisingly expressive.

Dec 9, 2010#392

Chibibar

Piotyr said:
#764: Small Talk

Once again, stick figures are surprisingly expressive.

Cause Rich is AWESOME!!!

I support his work via buying every single book he publish so far

(plus it is worth every penny imo)

Dec 9, 2010#393

Hylian

I really want to purchase the books but for now I will have to satisfy myself with just reading them online

Dec 9, 2010#394

North_Ranger

Chibibar;458908][QUOTE=Piotyr said:
#764: Small Talk

Once again, stick figures are surprisingly expressive.

Cause Rich is AWESOME!!!

I support his work via buying every single book he publish so far

(plus it is worth every penny imo)[/QUOTE]

I purchase them as well

Plus, the extra comics are always so much fun to read, as well as Rich's commentary on various storylines.

Dec 19, 2010#395

Dei

#765 The Love of Money

Glad to see someone knows how to deal with evil masterminds in this group.

Dec 19, 2010#396

Iaculus

:eyebrows:

Dec 21, 2010#397

Dei

New OotS shirt for Tarquin fans... Tarquin: Can't make an omelette... White T-Shirt

Dec 21, 2010#398

ThatNickGuy

Piotyr said:
#764: Small Talk

Once again, stick figures are surprisingly expressive.

That's the power of iconography, my friend. As shown by Scott McLeod in Understanding Comics.

Dec 28, 2010#399

Piotyr

#766: Breaking In is Hard to Do

Dec 28, 2010#400

Dave

Tarquin rules so damned hard.

Dec 28, 2010#401

Allen who is Quiet

Man, at least somebody is genre savvy.

Dec 28, 2010#402

Green_Lantern

Respect for Tarquin +459%

Dec 29, 2010#403

ThatNickGuy

Villain of the decade? Oh, yes.

Jan 7, 2011#404

Hylian

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0767.html #767: And Yes, There is a Santa Claus

Jan 7, 2011#405

Dave

Ouch!

Jan 7, 2011#406

Allen who is Quiet

We currently have a character in our campaign who has around +90 bluff.

We're hoping to use him to defeat one of our largest enemies by delivering an exploding candygram to our enemy's location.

Jan 7, 2011#407

figmentPez

Allen who is Quiet said:
We currently have a character in our campaign who has around +90 bluff.

We're hoping to use him to defeat one of our largest enemies by delivering an exploding candygram to our enemy's location.

Jan 8, 2011#408

Allen who is Quiet

Due to 50% miss chance and spell resistance, it didn't work as well as we were hoping. The GM was also actively trying to get this to not work. I guess we were trying to kill his major villain incorrectly. :noidea:

Jan 14, 2011#409

North_Ranger

+2 Embracers

Awwwwww ^.^

Jan 16, 2011#410

Green_Lantern

Crowning Moment of Heartwarming \o/

Jan 24, 2011#411

Piotyr

#769: Because Really, That Would Be Less Impossible

Jan 24, 2011#412

North_Ranger

Awwww, he's so proud of his little Xanatos of a daughter... ^_^

Jan 26, 2011#413

Piotyr

#770: Hard Time

Well, looks like Ian and Geoff are familiar with Nale.

Jan 28, 2011#414

Piotyr

#771: Also, "Chib" Would Have Been Acceptable

Well, forget that spoiler in the last post, I guess. Ian rivaling Miko in the Jump (conclusions) skill.

Jan 28, 2011#415

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee, I'm just loving this ^^ Ian's paranoia has apparently ramped up to eleven or beyond, Elan's completely clueless and Roy jumps in a delivers the best bloody argument I've seen in a while.

Jan 30, 2011#416

IronBrig4

"Make peace with your god."
"I can't! He's in my pocket!"

That made me LOL.

Jan 31, 2011#417

North_Ranger

New comic is up...

Jan 31, 2011#418

Green_Lantern

So... all this side-story was for nothing?

Jan 31, 2011#419

tegid

Uh... It's probably not finished.

Jan 31, 2011#420

Green_Lantern

Well, yes, It isn't finished, but I felt that there was more going on than Harley finding her father and leaving him again.

Jan 31, 2011#421

Piotyr

Just to have a link:

#772: Haley's Commitment

If anything, this shows once and for all that Haley's more committed to the Order than her father.

Jan 31, 2011#422

Green_Lantern

Piotyr said:
Just to have a link:

#772: Haley's Commitment

If anything, this shows once and for all that Haley's more committed to the Order than her father.

She is more committed with the world salvation than her father.

Jan 31, 2011#423

North_Ranger

Personally I was a little sad to see that Ian Starshine had gone from a Crazy Prepared dad to a complete paranoid whack-job. But I guess that happens when you only know him via flashbacks.

I'm certain we'll have more of this; it would be more than a little anti-climactic if Ian was just left there, sitting in jail. And last I checked, Rich don't do no anti-climactic

Feb 3, 2011#424

Hylian

#773: Never Mind, She'd Need a Better Bow to Use It

Feb 8, 2011#425

MindDetective

#774: Telling Lies

That last panel is a bit of a mind-bender. :confused:

Feb 8, 2011#426

AshburnerX

MindDetective said:
#774: Telling Lies

That last panel is a bit of a mind-bender.

Basically, the potion only increases her ability to Bluff, but you can't Bluff something that is true. For that you need Persuade or Diplomacy, which she likely has few ranks in. That's why she couldn't get her dad to believe her in the cell when she was telling the truth but he instantly believed her when she lied about being OK with what he'd done.

Feb 8, 2011#427

MindDetective

But she is bluffing about the potion, it looks like.

Feb 8, 2011#428

AshburnerX

MindDetective said:
But she is bluffing about the potion, it looks like.

She could be holding back something else, like it works on technical truths or something. Who knows?

Feb 8, 2011#429

MindDetective

AshburnerX said:
She could be holding back something else, like it works on technical truths or something. Who knows?

Yup!

Feb 8, 2011#430

figmentPez

I think that everything she says while using the potion gets the orange speech bubbles, not just the lies.

Feb 8, 2011#431

MindDetective

So she drank a new potion off-camera between panels? That doesn't seem like his writing style.

Feb 8, 2011#432

Piotyr

Yeah, Burlew confirms it in the forums that not everything in the orange bubbles is a lie.

Feb 8, 2011#433

MindDetective

Well, that's the conclusion you can draw from that last speech bubble anyway.

Feb 8, 2011#434

Dieb

MindDetective said:
So she drank a new potion off-camera between panels? That doesn't seem like his writing style.

It's been a few panels, so no wonder you forgot, but here: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0768.html It's an enchantment, that doesn't work in the AM field, but continues to work as soon as she steps outside it, assuming she doesn't spend so much time in the AM field that it wears off manually, as she said.

Feb 9, 2011#435

MindDetective

Aha, the AM field thing is what got me.

Feb 11, 2011#436

Dei

#775 Welcome to the Arena

Part of me wonders if this was tacked on just to make fun of the halftime show or if it was planned all along and just incredible timing.

Feb 11, 2011#437

Green_Lantern

Dei said:
#775 Welcome to the Arena

Part of me wonders if this was tacked on just to make fun of the halftime show or if it was planned all along and just incredible timing.

Likely the former, I don't think that most writters plan this level of detail early on.

Feb 16, 2011#438

Dave

#776 A Sombering Oration

Feb 22, 2011#439

Piotyr

#777: Under the Arena

Feb 22, 2011#440

Dei

In fact you should probably shove it someplace safe. And dark.

lol

Feb 22, 2011#441

Jiarn

Reading through his forums, it's surprising how many people feel he hasn't written much of the story ahead of time and is mostly "winging" it week/month to week/month. I can't fathom how they come to those conclusions.

Feb 22, 2011#442

Chibibar

Jiarn said:
Reading through his forums, it's surprising how many people feel he hasn't written much of the story ahead of time and is mostly "winging" it week/month to week/month. I can't fathom how they come to those conclusions.

general public are idiots?

Feb 28, 2011#443

Piotyr

#778: Nitpick Your Battles

Feb 28, 2011#444

Jiarn

Nom Nom Nom!

Mar 1, 2011#445

@Li3n

Jiarn said:
Reading through his forums, it's surprising how many people feel he hasn't written much of the story ahead of time and is mostly "winging" it week/month to week/month. I can't fathom how they come to those conclusions.

If he is he's even more of a genius...

Mar 6, 2011#446

Allen who is Quiet

779 They Follow His Lead

Mar 7, 2011#447

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee, the lead is in Good hands.

Also, any guesses on how the fight between Belkar and the Obvious Hero Guy is gonna pan out? I'm guessing Rich is not going to just stop parodying gladiator movie clichés, so I think this guy might actually beat Belkar. How the hell that will be done, I have no idea.

Mar 11, 2011#448

North_Ranger

The Duel Everyone's Been Waiting For

Huh... Didn't see that coming.

But I still lol'd

Mar 11, 2011#449

Jiarn

Loved it. Want more!

Mar 11, 2011#450

Chibibar

North_Ranger said:
The Duel Everyone's Been Waiting For

Huh... Didn't see that coming.

But I still lol'd

Heh. I love it. That was cool!

Mar 11, 2011#451

Hylian

That was awesome :rofl:

Mar 11, 2011#452

Allen who is Quiet

Cats vs. Commoners? In my Order of the Stick?

Mar 12, 2011#453

Baerdog

It's more likely than you think.

Mar 14, 2011#454

Piotyr

Surprise! New book!

Mar 14, 2011#455

North_Ranger

Piotyr said:
Surprise! New book!

WANT!

Mar 14, 2011#456

Chibibar

Piotyr said:
Surprise! New book!

OO!! I want!

Mar 15, 2011#457

North_Ranger

OOTS 781 - Companions

Perfect. Frickin'. Delivery. First I giggled, then I went 'Awww', then I went 'Grr', then I went 'Oh shit'... and then I fell off my chair laughing.

Mar 15, 2011#458

Chibibar

North_Ranger said:
OOTS 781 - Companions

Perfect. Frickin'. Delivery. First I giggled, then I went 'Awww', then I went 'Grr', then I went 'Oh shit'... and then I fell off my chair laughing.

"I don't mean to alarm the you, General....." I love it!

Mar 15, 2011#459

Dei

Ooooooooooooooo, Bonus Action!

Mar 15, 2011#460

General Specific

Allen who is Quiet said:
Cats vs. Commoners? In my Order of the Stick?

Mar 15, 2011#461

Allen who is Quiet

Mar 21, 2011#462

HCGLNS

Goddamn Karma!

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0782.html

Mar 21, 2011#463

Piotyr

So...odds that the champ is someone we already know?

Mar 21, 2011#464

North_Ranger

Well, it can't be anyone of the Linear Guild, 'cause Tarquin hates their guts.

It can't be Hilgya because the fight is against Roy - who would have no qualms of killing her.

Let's see... anyone who we haven't seen in a while...

Okay, I can't think of anyone else but the Monster in the Dark or One-Eye's daughter.

Mar 21, 2011#465

rvdleun

Ach, the new book is surprising. Looking forward to get some new content to read, and to re-order book 1 as well.

Mar 23, 2011#466

Dave

#783 - Cold Blooded

I actually feel sorry for these guys.

Mar 23, 2011#467

Chibibar

Dave said:
#783 - Cold Blooded

I actually feel sorry for these guys.

me too

Mar 23, 2011#468

Piotyr

I never cease to be amazed at how even the minor characters in this story provoke an emotional response.

Mar 23, 2011#469

Hylian

While part of me feels bad for them another part of me admires Tarquin even more

Mar 23, 2011#470

North_Ranger

Admires? I can't help but see him as a total monster right now. Yes, affably evil, yada yada yada, but that was just Evil, with a capital frickin' E.

*sniffs* And yes, I do feel bad for those guys, especially Enor. You can just tell his heart is broken by what Gannji asked of him. Before it seemed like Gannji was just using Enor; this strip showed that they are in fact friends, comrades-in-arms. And that makes it even more heartbreaking.

Mar 23, 2011#471

Allen who is Quiet

Hylian said:
part of me admires Tarquin even more

Mar 23, 2011#472

Hylian

just in the since that he is truly a badass. He knows that for a villain of his caliber it is not enough to imprison ones foe he must also crush there soul. Now I am not saying That I condone his methods but I do respect them.

Mar 28, 2011#473

Piotyr

#784 - Unexpected

Oh, Belkar.

Mar 28, 2011#474

North_Ranger

Hee hee hee... So much funny packed in one single strip, it's amazing. The allosaurus! Blackwing! "The people whose names I know"! Strong theropod role model! Ian's last line!

Well done, sir, well done!

Mar 28, 2011#475

Gusto

Does anyone else suspect that the Champion might be

Girard or maybe even Serini?

Mar 28, 2011#476

Piotyr

Gusto said:
Does anyone else suspect that the Champion might be

Girard or maybe even Serini?

That is my thought, or at least someone related to them. Linear Guild members don't make sense, since the entire nation is looking for them. Don't think any of the Team Evil folks would have been there yet or gotten captured, and all the Tarquin group folks are busy with other nations.

Mar 28, 2011#477

Allen who is Quiet

It's definitely somebody that can give them information on where to go from here. Roy will try to talk to them during the battle about it, the other person will be initially unreceptive until Roy says just the right thing, and this will cue Tarquin to sic something on them.

Cue daring escape.

Apr 6, 2011#478

Hylian

#785 - The Cost of Freedom

Apr 6, 2011#479

AshburnerX

When did Tarquin turn into Doctor Doom?

Apr 6, 2011#480

Piotyr

I'm just impressed that Burlew came up with a way to get those two out of dying in any way without Tarquin feeling the need to go after them. Well done.

Apr 6, 2011#481

Chibibar

Piotyr said:
I'm just impressed that Burlew came up with a way to get those two out of dying in any way without Tarquin feeling the need to go after them. Well done.

Rich is da man! that was pretty awesome!

Apr 6, 2011#482

North_Ranger

Wow... I've never seen a guy get so happy over a spear next to his face.

...

Wait, that came out wrong...

Apr 6, 2011#483

Baerdog

NR, tell me about your mother...

Apr 6, 2011#484

Green_Lantern

Hylian said:
#785 - The Cost of Freedom

It is always good when the Villain can see the positive side of things.

Apr 6, 2011#485

Wahad

Baerdog said:
NR, tell me about your mother...

Sometimes, Baer, a spear is just a spear.

Apr 6, 2011#486

Baerdog

Aw.

Apr 6, 2011#487

Allen who is Quiet

But this isn't one of those times, so cheer up.

Apr 7, 2011#488

Baerdog

Yay!

Apr 7, 2011#489

North_Ranger

Baerdog said:
NR, tell me about your mother...

Baer, I am a calm, collected man who is not easily driven to wrath. But there are two things that, once mentioned in a pejorative fashion, will turn this loveable, teddybear-like persona of mine into a raging volcano of death, maimery and cruelty to small animals.

One is saunas.

The other is my mother.

Now, what were you asking again?

Apr 7, 2011#490

Baerdog

Relax, it was a joke.

Apr 7, 2011#491

North_Ranger

Good.

Your small animals will sleep soundly tonight.

Apr 7, 2011#492

Emrys

Then tell us about your sauna.

Apr 11, 2011#493

Piotyr

#786: One Step Worse Than "Diminuitively"

Apr 11, 2011#494

Dei

I lol'ed pretty hard at "taking the biggest dump since Elan assigned his intelligence score".

Apr 15, 2011#495

HCGLNS

Ladies and Gentlemen! Please welcome your reigning, defending, undefeated and undisputed gladitorial champion of the wooooooooooooooooooooooooooorld!

THOG!

Spoilered like a boss!

Apr 15, 2011#496

Allen who is Quiet

Thanks for spoiling the surprise.

Apr 15, 2011#497

Piotyr

Yeah, that was pretty lame.

Somebody, please, spoiler that shit, so some people can be pleasantly surprised by the actual strip, linked here: #787: No Time For Losers

Apr 16, 2011#498

North_Ranger

NO, NOT SCHLIM! SCHLE'S A LOVEABLE CHARACTER!! DON'T KILL SCHLIM!!

...

Waitaminnit... How in the name of Thor's lederhosen did schle get in there?!

Apr 18, 2011#499

Allen who is Quiet

788 A Vexation Or Irritation

Apr 18, 2011#500

Wahad

Is it just me, or does Thog look....unusually serious in that last panel? I have a vague sense of foreboding that shit is about to get down, as they say.

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