OOTS #665 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Starknight]

Alright!! the Order is BACK.

[Porthos]

"I make that mistake all the time"

Classic. :smallcool:

[RTGoodman]

Heh, I loved the reference to Elan's previous "invisibility." And yay, the Order's finally back together!

EDIT: By the way, I also like the detail on the resurrection with the brain visible through the eye sockets, organs growing in, etc.

[Zanaril]

Why do I think V's not gonna want her cloak back after this? :smalltongue:

[Hardcore]

Well, stumbling the first thing you do is not so good sign , eh:)

[Lira]

Yes! I've been waiting so long for this. :smallbiggrin: Great comic!

[T-O-E]

Yes! Finally! :smallbiggrin:

[Porthos]

I just noticed he's using V's Cloak as a towel.

Is this the final indignity for V? :smalltongue::smallamused:

[Edhelras]

Yohoo! So good to have Roy back! There's nothing like a party reunited.

And so good - tomorrow starts my summer vacation. Nice to know it will all be all right while I'm away...

[derfenrirwolv]

i think i speak for everyone when i say

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

[Mc. Lovin']

Wheyy he's fially back! barely any time after he left heaven as well! out of comic speaking

[Zanaril]

The whole regrowing thing was wonderfully done.

Also, there's something stangle hilarious about where Haley's eyes go straight to.

[KilltheToy]

We've been waiting for this for over 200 strips.

Let the celebrations begin.

*gets ice cream and soda* :smallbiggrin:

[Illven]

Roy has returned now to the Western contieint

[Alysar]

Yes! Awesome! Meat shield is back, baby!

*looks up the definition of 'diaphanous'*

Yes, I wouldn't want to be Belkar's height right now.

[Angband]

Very nice! Seems like a good place to end a book at... splash page next comic?

[alegollama]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected, especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.

[Paragraph]

Wow, how convenient for me to look here just now...

Great "invisibility" joke, great art, great comic :smallbiggrin:.

Simon

[yilduz]

Heh, I loved the reference to Elan's previous "invisibility."

lol yeah, that was my favorite part.

[Dizcorp]

Hahaha, full frontal.

Finally, the Order is reunited.

"You're invisible!" - classic.

Good work on the rebuilding, brings to mind that picture in the 3.5 Player's Handbook about raise dead spells.

Also, with a naked, sarcastic Roy, further proof that Will Smith should play Roy in the OotS movie :)

But that's for another debate.

TO GIRARD'S GATE!

Edit: Also, an absolute pleasure to be able to load not just the strip, but the forum post, within 24 hours of the damn thing getting posted. Extra XP to the Giant for sorting out the new server :)

[Trizap]

and they are reunited, finally, Roys back, now get everything moving.

[Mercenary Pen]

Just a question, has Roy taken any nonlethal damage from Celia's tackle-hug or from tripping over onto his face?

Also, next strip is #666, can we take it as read that something very bad is going to happen (considering the significance of that particular number)- possibly involving the abyss.:smallwink:

[DSCrankshaw]

Well, it looks like Roy does remember being dead. That's cool--he picked up a lot of information he should share.

[Mad Mask]

When I read that comic it looked like Roy was fat... :smalleek:

[SupraGuy]

Yay! :roy: is back! Very happy to see it! (Or not see it, since Roy is "obviously" invisible. ;) )

[Alysar]

Hahaha, full frontal.

Finally, the Order is reunited.

"You're invisible!" - classic.

Good work on the rebuilding, brings to mind that picture in the 3.5 Player's Handbook about raise dead spells.

Also, with a naked, sarcastic Roy, further proof that Will Smith should play Roy in the OotS movie :)

But that's for another debate.

TO GIRARD'S GATE!

Naa. Smith is too skinny and gangly. You need someone bulky.

[RMS Oceanic]

222 strips on the dot!

And Roy suffers from a similar problem experienced with astronauts.

[Mauve Shirt]

HE'S BACK! :smallbiggrin:
Love the rebuilding body parts bit.

[Trizap]

222 strips on the dot!

And Roy suffers from a similar problem experienced with astronauts.

so Roy's death will have taken up a third of the comic when the next strip comes out eh?

[Cicciograna]

Yahoo!!! I'm so happy that Roy's back on his feet! Besides, the Resurrection panels are awesome...:smallsmile::smallsmile::smallsmile:

[SandyCaesar]

WELCOME BACK, :roy:! WHOO-HOO! The Order of the Stick is back together, baby!

(...oh, that was V's cloak? Oops.):smallbiggrin:

[otakuryoga]

its about @&#% time roy finally got back to work

YAY

[Fayd]

Wow. 2 comics in as many days...right? My counting is right, right?

"I make that mistake ALL the time!" That's hilarious...I wonder what other things he "forgot" in Celestia?

[Fri]

when were the last time all the order's member were in one place together?

[Zanaril]

Hey, anyone else notice that Roy's (and Eugene's) eyes are always the opposite way around to most other characters'? :smallconfused:

Never noticed until the close up panel.

[Felyndiira]

Roy is invisible now :smallcool:. He should promptly go face Xykon before it we...

...oh yeah, listen check bonus. Never mind.

[Jaer_Galandol]

Roy died in #443, this is #665. 222 pages dead for 33.38% of the comic. Weird that a main character was dead for close to a third of the story (so far).

[zql]

Finnaly!!!! :smallbiggrin:

He seems to remember his ghost experience.

detail

in #664 Roy's skull was in Durkon's right hand and the diamond was in the other
in #665 the skull in his left and the diamond poofs out from his right hand

[zql]

Roy died in #443, this is #665. 222 pages dead for 33.38% of the comic. Weird that a main character was dead for close to a third of the story (so far).

quite a record
in your face, son goku

[DSCrankshaw]

Roy died in #443, this is #665. 222 pages dead for 33.38% of the comic. Weird that a main character was dead for close to a third of the story (so far).
True, but we still saw a good bit of him in the afterlife, so you can't really count him as out of the comic for the duration.

[ladysekhmetka]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected, especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.

Durkon was already in the process of casting the 10 minute long spell and mostly done when V was brought to him... If I was the cleric, I'd finish the rez instead of stopping to cast some other spell and then have to start from the beginning of the ten minute long spell.

With this, since the Order is not likely to have Roy's old clothes... art update?

[Jaer_Galandol]

The 222 comics right before #666 seems almost numerological too.

[Haven]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected, especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.

Durkon would have had to stop casting the spell, though. I wonder if everyone's going to forget about him like last time.

At least they have a better reason this time, though. I freaking cheered out loud for this :) Good thing no one else was home or I would look like a weirdo.

[Porthos]

when were all the order's member were in one place together?

If you count Roy as Spirit: Comic #646 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0646.html)

If you count In The Same Area, but Some Are Off Panel: Comic #422 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0422.html)

But if you mean, All In The Same Panel, and Alive: Comic #340 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0340.html)

Yeah... It's been a while. :smalltongue:

[ArcadiaGM]

Poor V, so frozen and forlorn there in the foreground.

#666 being V's return to the party is auspicious. He's got some 'splaining to do!

[esmerelder]

*sniff* Awwwwww! It's quite ridiculous how happy I am for the little stick-figure guys.

[FoE]

Well, it's about time! And everybody got a look at the Trouser Titan. :smalltongue:

Loved the last joke.

[glowface]

A bit of a Dr. Manhattan experience for Roy.

[mistformsquirrl]

<^_^> Roy's invisible!

(Seriously, when Elan said that I pretty much fell out of my chair >_<)

So awesome having the whole team back <^.^>

[Xondoure]

Roy's back! Roy's Back! Giantitp is suffering from a Roy attack!

[Larkspur]

I'm just enjoying how they stole poor paralyzed V's cloak, instead of taking one from Hinjo or Lien, who are right next to them and could offer theirs freely.

[Cracklord]

Where's Roy? I don't see him anywere!

[Callista]

I have apparently been taking too many anatomy classes, because my first thought was, "Orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris, zygomaticus, depressor anguli oris, mentalis... that could be the occipitofrontalis there... Hmm, stick figures seem to have a slightly different facial muscles, but this is actually pretty close to correct..."

...Yes. I know. Nerd. And very appreciative of people who do their research for a stick figure comic.

Oh, and Roy's back! Yaaay!

[Aerysil]

yay.

No, I'm happy, really. It's just been a long wait.

And I'm glad it didn't happen in #666.

[Shadic]

Michael Jackson dies, and Roy Greenhilt is brought back from the dead.

Interesting day.

[mistformsquirrl]

I'm just enjoying how they stole poor paralyzed V's cloak, instead of taking one from Hinjo or Lien, who are right next to them and could offer theirs freely.

Yes, but V's cloak actually looks like a bath towel >.>





*Disintegrated by an annoyed mage*

[Magicus]

Michael Jackson dies, and Roy Greenhilt is brought back from the dead.

Interesting day.
Well, to rip Highlander totally out of context, "There can only be one!"
But yay, finally, Roy's back!

[Tenebrais]

Maybe Roy is aware of what V did and his using the cloak like that is the start of a passive-aggressive punishment. :smalltongue:

[FoE]

I have apparently been taking too many anatomy classes, because my first thought was, "Orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris, zygomaticus, depressor anguli oris, mentalis... that could be the occipitofrontalis there... Hmm, stick figures seem to have a slightly different facial muscles, but this is actually pretty close to correct..."

...

My cat's breath smells like cat food.

[Geno9999]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAY!
Roy's back!
Also, LOL at :elan:'s "You're Invisible!"

[Random832]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected

He'd already started resurrecting Roy before V left; it takes ten minutes.


especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.

Unlikely, since the DC to unfreeze V is 11+Xykon's level - which Durkon or Elan may not be able to make at all, depending on what level it is - or it may take several tries, and they may not have enough Dispels prepared (Elan only gets one at his Bard level, and if he failed the check it might have been done off-panel). They might have to wait for it to wear off.

Elan would have to roll a 19 or 20 if Xykon is only level 21. We're not certain of Durkon's level, so he might have a slightly better chance.

[Callista]

I think V is going to be pretty annoyed at being outdone by Roy and O-Chul. Either that, or the fuss at O-Chul's survival and Roy's resurrection is going to cover for the fact that V just made a pact with a bunch of fiends.

[infiniteviking]

Roy owes V a new cloak. *dies of lol*


I'm just enjoying how they stole poor paralyzed V's cloak, instead of taking one from Hinjo or Lien, who are right next to them and could offer theirs freely.

That's true -- of all the indignities he's subjected himself to lately, this is one I didn't expect. Can't imagine that will go over very well when he's un-paralyzed.

[RdMarquis]

Whoohoo, Roy's back! Those panels of the Ressurection spell were kind of creepy, but detailed.

Also, is he really using V's cloak to cover himself up? What is this, some kind of karma for the wizard's alignment changing deeds?

By the way, hope they still have Roy's equipment. Either that or, Hinjo can deck him out in some spare equipment.

[chiasaur11]

Roy's back, and things are pretty good.

How long do you think it'll be before something amazingly bad happens?

[Shadic]

Just realized Roy was dead for 222 strips.

Coincidence, Giant?

[Finn Solomon]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the hero is back.

[Belkster11]

I have apparently been taking too many anatomy classes, because my first thought was, "Orbicularis oculi, orbicularis oris, zygomaticus, depressor anguli oris, mentalis... that could be the occipitofrontalis there... Hmm, stick figures seem to have a slightly different facial muscles, but this is actually pretty close to correct..."

...Yes. I know. Nerd. And very appreciative of people who do their research for a stick figure comic.

Oh, and Roy's back! Yaaay!

Can you show me a diagram of where you saw all of that? I'm very interested. :)

Oh yes, it was a pleasent surprise to go from reading about V and his deal with the devils to seeing Roy return.

Hmmm...You think Roy may need to use a walking stick? He hadn't been walking for months and he may forget that a time or too.

[Gez]

The body reconstruction process are incredible details for stick figure art!

And Elan's "You're invisible" is the funniest part of the strip. At least he's not grossed out by a little full frontal, contrarily to Belkar who is probably regretting having invested in the "Craft Disturbing Mental Images" feat right now. :smalltongue:

[Scion_of_Darkness]

Two comics... in two days? What's going on here?

[Forbiddenwar]

Roy died in #443, this is #665. 222 pages dead for 33.38% of the comic. Weird that a main character was dead for close to a third of the story (so far).

Julius Ceasar, the title character of "Julius Ceasar" only appeared in 3 out of 17 scenes. Hard to break that record, unless you're Godot.

[Forbiddenwar]

anybody get a "Watchmen" flashback?

Edit:After reading previous posts: Yep, I guess so.

[Angelus-alvus]

Giant is working pretty fast on these pages. BTW, good strip. Haley must have got shocked by seeing the trouser titan.

[badam104172]

and here we go again. off to Girards gate!

[Rakim Avishot]

Also, next strip is #666, can we take it as read that something very bad is going to happen (considering the significance of that particular number)- possibly involving the abyss.:smallwink:

Everyone (myself included) already pointed this out, like 30 strips ago.

[J.Gellert]

Nice Resurrection visual effect. The money that was saved from the special effects budget on the "ultimate battle between clerics" was well-spent on this :smallbiggrin:

[Simons Mith]

Two comics... in two days? What's going on here?

I suspect Rich may have bought real coffee by mistake, instead of his usual decaf.

[Callista]

Can you show me a diagram of where you saw all of that? I'm very interested. :)

Oh yes, it was a pleasent surprise to go from reading about V and his deal with the devils to seeing Roy return.

Hmmm...You think Roy may need to use a walking stick? He hadn't been walking for months and he may forget that a time or too.My anatomy book. That's paper, so I googled it and found a drawing of the anatomy of the facial muscles:
http://drawsketch.about.com/od/figuredrawing/ss/figurehead_3.htm

So now it makes sense that the Giant would know about that, because obviously to draw people's faces realistically you would have to know about the facial muscles and how they work.

[Belkster11]

I was just browsing through the comic where Roy became a woman during the inn escape.

Imagine if Roy had stayed a woman ever since. I think it'd be bad for him. XD *See Belkar*

[doodthedud]

Maybe Roy is aware of what V did and his using the cloak like that is the start of a passive-aggressive punishment. :smalltongue:

Comic 664 indicates otherwise.

Also, Roy's back!!! YAAAYYY

[ABB]

So, Roy said "Tonight we rest".

Anyone else snicker at the thought of how much "rest" Celia's going to let him get?

[Larkspur]

stick figures seem to have a slightly different facial muscles...

Of course. They only have about 10 expressions, and when they talk their mouths have to open without actually increasing the length of their face. You couldn't do that with human facial muscles.:elan:


Maybe Roy is aware of what V did and his using the cloak like that is the start of a passive-aggressive punishment. :smalltongue:

"Your doom will be cozy and lined with embroidery... like my cloak."

[Forbiddenwar]

Michael Jackson dies, and Roy Greenhilt is brought back from the dead.

Interesting day.

Yeah but they're both fictional characters, so they got that in common.:smallwink:

[Silakka]

All this build-up and we couldn't even get one look of the Trouser Titan!

Oh, and...WELCOME BACK you fluffy lovable meatshield.

[Rakim Avishot]

Julius Ceasar, the title character of "Julius Ceasar" only appeared in 3 out of 17 scenes. Hard to break that record, unless you're Godot.

A Shakespeare fan!
Then, Roy should say, "I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose"-"Anthony and Cleopatra, Act I Scene II"
Yeah, I totally got up and looked for that, so appreciate it....

[Magnema]

Swapped Diamond hand and skull hand from last comic, giant.

I loved the "Invisibility" reference.

Great strip (heh heh) again, Giant!

EDIT: ninja'd (although the forum was only one page long when I started posting, and now I'm on page 3!)

[zerombr]

but the next comic will be OOTS 666! What's that going to be like?

Glad to see Roy back, really! He's been dead for far too long!

[RebelRogue]

Michael Jackson may be dead (RIP), but Roy is alive! :smallbiggrin:

[Rakim Avishot]

Michael Jackson dies, and Roy Greenhilt is brought back from the dead.

Interesting day.

Michael Jackson is dead?!?!?
My grandmother died today also....:furious: :frown: :eek: :sigh: :yuk:

[Red XIV]

With this, since the Order is not likely to have Roy's old clothes... art update?
I would think they'd be keeping his old clothes with his sword.


So, Roy said "Tonight we rest".

Anyone else snicker at the thought of how much "rest" Celia's going to let him get?
Well, his mom did say Roy needs to hurry up with giving her some grandchildren.

[stevekgoodwin]

Woo! The second-most anticipated resurrection of all time! :smallsmile:

Great comic, V is hilarious!

[keldorn]

I assume that I'm not the only person who thought "Body Worlds" at the resurrection images.

[Zanaril]

I was just browsing through the comic where Roy became a woman during the inn escape.

Imagine if Roy had stayed a woman ever since. I think it'd be bad for him. XD *See Belkar*

From Belkar reaction, I think we can safely say that when drunk, his subconciousness thinks V is female. :smalltongue: Or maybe Belkar's show of repulsion is denial? :smallconfused: You know what, forget I ever said anything.


Woo! The second-most anticipated resurrection of all time! :smallsmile:

Great comic, V is hilarious!

Uhh, V isn't even in this comic. That's a cardboard cutout the Fiends left there to hide the fact they're currently using V for their plan t- *Glark*!*

(*Sound of being pulled offscreen by the neck)

[pendell]

HA! Your Roy is ALIVE, Son!

I'm so happy. Wait .. why am I so happy about a two-d comic strip? I must get a life...

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[Xorbon]

Yay! Roy is back!

Thanks for pixelating Roy's crotch, Giant. :smallwink:

[Woodsman]

Elan's comment of "You're invisible!" was hilarious.

Well-played, Mr. Burlew.

[Taiyama]

The most unfortunate person in this comic strip?

Vaarsuvius.

He can't even look away or close his eyes and got a good faceful of Roy's Trouser Titan.

Unless, of course, Vaarsuvius is female. Then she may not have been as bothered.

In other news, I'm glad to have Roy back. He's one of my favorite characters, after Vaarsuvius and Redcloak.

[Berserk Monk]

222 comics and he's back. Also, the moment I clicked on the link for comic 665, I heard the news about Michael Jackson's death on the news. Weird.

[Zanaril]

Unless, of course, Vaarsuvius is female. Then she may not have been as bothered.

Seeing as how V disregards gender, "I fail to see what difference it makes".

[Jimorian]

Swapped Diamond hand and skull hand from last comic, giant.

It is a 10 minute spell, so he probably had to keep swapping to keep one arm from getting more tired than the other. :smallwink:

[Faceist]

Unless, of course, Vaarsuvius is female. Then she may not have been as bothered.Or male and gay! We still don't know Inkyrius' gender.

[Belkster11]

The most unfortunate person in this comic strip?

Vaarsuvius.

He can't even look away or close his eyes and got a good faceful of Roy's Trouser Titan.

Unless, of course, Vaarsuvius is female. Then she may not have been as bothered.

In other news, I'm glad to have Roy back. He's one of my favorite characters, after Vaarsuvius and Redcloak.

Well, I'm assuuming that V-

wait, HOLD PERSON?

Poor V. XD

[Ridureyu]

IT'S TIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIME TO CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Or make fifteen threads explaining how today's comic proves that ROy is evil and Miko is good, and how the resurrection defies D&D rules and is bad storytelling. Whatever.

[Zanaril]

Well, I'm assuuming that V-

wait, HOLD PERSON?

Poor V. XD

I don't get it. :smallconfused:

[Shott]

Hooray! Glad to see Roy back.

[EmperorSarda]

Haley is probably staring at Roy's area, remembering the arrow she shot at it before. And probably glad it reformed correctly too.

[Porthos]

HA! Your Roy is ALIVE, Son!

Cruel. :smallcool:

*sees lots of playgrounders looking at pendell oddly*

Trust me, if you know what pendell is referring to, it's funny. :smalltongue:

[mockingbyrd7]

Naa. Smith is too skinny and gangly. You need someone bulky.

http://www.gohealthygofit.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/will-smith-no-shirt-245x300.jpg

He looks the part to me.

[Kaytara]

Yay! Roy is alive! :D Lovely detail on the regeneration, Giant. :) Well done.

Poor V is still being demeaned in increasingly small and hilarious ways. XD On another note, his robe is torn, the headband is gone and now the cloak, as well. And the hair is different as well. Probably means that he'll be getting a full costume change. Maybe.
I wouldn't worry about him getting an eyeful of the Trouser Titan, though... He is lying flat on his back with his eyes cast upwards into the sky, while Roy is standing several feet away. Not much to see there.

Oh, and Elan and Haley are holding hands in the penultimate panel. Cute. :)


But if you mean, All In The Same Panel, and Alive: Comic #340 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0340.html)

Yeah... It's been a while. :smalltongue:

424 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0424.html), actually. :D

[EmperorSarda]

Though Will Smith is great and all, I see Tommy Lister as a better type of Roy then Will.

http://www.zuguide.com/image/Tommy--Tiny--Lister-Little-Nicky.8.jpg

[Porthos]

424 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0424.html), actually. :D

Missed that one. My bad. :smalltongue:

[GreatWyrmGold]

I don't remember who, or where, but someone posted that something like this was going to happen.
Except that A.) the whole "nakedness" thing isn't as major as the poster thought, and B.) the "Please cast Blindness on me" joke didn't return (although the "invisibility" one did).

[DSCrankshaw]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected, especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.

Stopping a spell in the middle of casting would have resulted in losing it (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicOverview/castingSpells.htm#spellFailure), and having to wait until tomorrow to cast it again. It would have been a bad decision to stop in the middle.

[Glipkerio]

I missed Roy, I'm glad he's back

[David Argall]

next strip is #666, can we take it as read that something very bad is going to happen (considering the significance of that particular number)- possibly involving the abyss.

Well, it may be the last page of the book, and be several days in coming, but in story terms, no. It may well have some ominous foreshadowing, but the book is ending, not starting, and no real dramatic events of any kind are going to happen, not unless the book is going to be 200 pages instead of the assumed 180+.



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when were all the order's member were in one place together?
If you count Roy as Spirit: Comic #646

If you count In The Same Area, but Some Are Off Panel: Comic #422

In 424, all six are in one picture before V starts off to the breech.

[Twilight Jack]

I've always seen Roy as looking more like J. August Richards (http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/angel/05.jpg)

[FoE]

Madness.

Roy is Taye Diggs if he's anybody.

http://cm1.theinsider.com/media/0/82/70/Taye_Diggs.0.0.0x0.432x602.jpeg

[Kaytara]

...Roy looks surprisingly good in red.

Huh.

[Elfey]

Judging by http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0026.html Roy has less Charisma than Elan...

[Shadowbane]

Pretty cool. Wish someone would help V though.

[Derivious]

I'm hoping the next comic is going to be something along the lines of "Calm down it's just another comic.

[IrishFast]

maybe i'm missing something, but where exactly does Roy get that towel from?

i'm fairly certain he doesn't get it from V... it's not even the same color as his clothing.

please, someone who's been saying that it comes from V point out to me what i'm missing, cause i don't see a thing on V that changes, nor do i see any character grabbing something from V.

and that concludes my 1st ever post. thank you.

[Lamech]

+1 to Roy population.:smallsmile:
+1 PC's who aren't a threat to Xykon.:smallfrown:

[TooManySecrets]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Futurama_215_-_A_Clone_of_My_Own.jpg/200px-Futurama_215_-_A_Clone_of_My_Own.jpg

What? Haven't any of you seen a genius' wiener before?

[Hrairoo]

welcome back roy! we missed you! :smallbiggrin:

and about the tripping, astral lag doesn't last long, you'll shake that after a good nights sleep!

[Needle]

I expect V waking up and casting Disintegrate everywhere LOL

jk of course D:

Well, poor V is getting de-paralyzed off-panel, or so I think XP The good thing is that the full cast is alive and en-route to the next gate. You sure that's Girard's one? Who knows, but I bet they'll go wherever the Linears are, while Xykon will spent lots on his phylac :P

[Lira]

maybe i'm missing something, but where exactly does Roy get that towel from?

i'm fairly certain he doesn't get it from V... it's not even the same color as his clothing.

please, someone who's been saying that it comes from V point out to me what i'm missing, cause i don't see a thing on V that changes, nor do i see any character grabbing something from V.

and that concludes my 1st ever post. thank you.It's V's cloak. Look at a previous comic where you can see V's cloak better if you have any doubts about that.

[Geno9999]

... Know what? Looking back I noticed this (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0477.html) and now there's possibly two reasons behind Haley looking down.

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Woot! Roy is BACK, baby! Yeah dog!

Glad to see our favorite speedbump for spellcasters ready to layeth the smacketh down on Xykon's Candy Ass!

[Elderac]

5th page already? Wow, I only checked it like an hour or so ago and it was 664.

Roy's back!

Did they steal V's cloak to make Roy "visible?"

Edit: That does seem to be the consensus. Poor V.

[infiniteviking]

maybe i'm missing something, but where exactly does Roy get that towel from?

i'm fairly certain he doesn't get it from V... it's not even the same color as his clothing.

please, someone who's been saying that it comes from V point out to me what i'm missing, cause i don't see a thing on V that changes, nor do i see any character grabbing something from V.

and that concludes my 1st ever post. thank you.

Hallo and welcome! The answer is that V has always had that red cloak -- it's not visible in today's comic, but you can see it here: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0659.html

[R. Shackleford]

Well, I guess that means Roy remembers enough from being dead?

[Inkling]

Roy! Roy! Roy! Roy! Roy! Woohoo!

[Tobimaro]

Gotta love the twin jokes of Elan and Belkar, who complained about the sight of Roy's nudity (but oddly did not close both eyes). EDIT: Upon further review, Belkar's open eye is his voyeuristic side, if only because of Celia's desires. Gotta love the Belkster! :smallamused:

As for V's condition, all they have to do is either have Durkon cast an Owl's Wisdom on V and hope that the wisdom boost can allow V to make the will save, or wait. The spell will wear off soon. (Then again, the gang has to make the requisite spellcraft check to realize that V's condition is the result of a spell.) V should be getting up in a couple of minutes tops.

[Torquinette]

Sweet! The ressurection was totally cool! Also, I kinda expected the invisibility. =/.

[shazza95]

ha! roy fell on his face!

[NakedCelt]

Well, it may be the last page of the book, and be several days in coming, but in story terms, no. It may well have some ominous foreshadowing, but the book is ending, not starting, and no real dramatic events of any kind are going to happen, not unless the book is going to be 200 pages instead of the assumed 180+.

Can you spell "cliffhanger"?

[Greep]

heh, anyone read jack of all blades?

"And to ensure you don't run off, we'll be capitalizing on your greatest weakness!"

[Laketh Stadt]

V could certainly get in a few good lines in the next strip. Absolutely great to see Roy alive again. Have to dig out "The Wall" for the soundtrack for this strip.

222 strips gone, exactly half of the 444 days the Iranians held our embassy people captive, and now a revolution of sorts going on again over there, coincidence? :)

[scwizard]

Woo, it's time for the order of the stick to once again move forward.

[IrishFast]

Hallo and welcome! The answer is that V has always had that red cloak -- it's not visible in today's comic, but you can see it here: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0659.html

thanks for the welcome (and another person, too)... you're right, the color of the cloak V is wearing in the previous strip is the same color as what Roy is wearing as a towel. in all likelihood it is the same garment. i was so enthralled with the new page that i never went backwards.

but i don't see anyone take it off him/her/it/oprah, and given my propensity to disbelieve anything without evidence, and my background in laboratory science that causes me to constantly question results that i *know* to be true, i still say... prove it.

too many times have i lurked here, seen people post things they *knew* to be true, and then were slapped in the face with some seemingly meaningless mouse-sized bit of minutia that turned out to be a Godzilla-in-mouse clothing.

yes, it's probably V's cloak. show me where, or at least, hold off on definitive judgment until the next strip appears, and we see more of the androgynous elf. my 2¢. thank you.

[Greep]

V could certainly get in a few good lines in the next strip. Absolutely great to see Roy alive again. Have to dig out "The Wall" for the soundtrack for this strip.

222 strips gone, exactly half of the 444 days the Iranians held our embassy people captive, and now a revolution of sorts going on again over there, coincidence? :)

No the real non-coincidence is there are three 2s, and 2 x 3 = 6, and next comic is three 6s, which is 222 + 444.

[SuperCrzySgt]

In #666 watch V disintegrate Roy for using hir cloak. Followed by major taunting from Eugene. :wink:

[aka Argent]

Was I the only one to look at the title and expect a Pink Floyd reference?

[Assassin89]

Roy is back, and all he needs is for his stuff to be removed from Haley's bag of holding and then on to Girard's Gate. It is funny that Roy mentions that his form of movement has changed.

As for comic #666, I think we might see an advancement of the plot completely unrelated to the fiends.

[HellFireXS]

Yaaaay!! Roys Back!!!

[dragongirl13]

That was great.

I hope he gets XP for killing the dramatic moment, because he's gotta earn back a level now.

[Laketh Stadt]

Was I the only one to look at the title and expect a Pink Floyd reference?

I beat you by 5 posts. :smallbiggrin:

[dps]

I just noticed he's using V's Cloak as a towel.

Is this the final indignity for V? :smalltongue::smallamused:

No, the final indignity for the elf would be Elan using the cloak as a handkercheif.

[Random832]

Pretty cool. Wish someone would help V though.

Elan's already blown his one fifth-level spell (assuming he only has GDM, not DM) for the day, and Durkon was busy until just now. That's assuming he had any Dispels prepared - and it may take multiple attempts, or it may not even be possible to beat the dispel DC (caster level + 11) at all, depending on Xykon's level. They may have to just wait for it to wear off.

[Tenebrais]

I wonder if Celia's going to stick around now that Roy is back in the land of the living. I like her.

[reorith]

the invisibility=nudity gag's return was the highlight of my otherwise depressing and pointless day.

[TVTMaster]

Roy's back! Party down!

Seeing as next one's 666, it's most likely going to be V-centric, given the whole Soul Splice thing.

Now this may sound crazy, but you did all notice that Roy is using V's cloak as a towel, right? Now, that means V is slightly less clothed...
V's gender reveal in comic 666? :smalltongue:

Anyway, could've done without the disturbing regeneration of flesh, but awexome comic. I foresee a strip where every character gets a dramatic pose and one-liner for the group being reunited.

Or the Giant will make some joke about people expecting a big thing for number 666 like he did for 600.

[Kaytara]

Incidentally... Resurrection doesn't restore clothes to restored body parts.

This means yet another reason why the "alternate plan" of the Fiends wasn't viable.

They were ignoring one basic law of the OotS universe.

V's gender can't be revealed. XD


thanks for the welcome (and another person, too)... you're right, the color of the cloak V is wearing in the previous strip is the same color as what Roy is wearing as a towel. in all likelihood it is the same garment. i was so enthralled with the new page that i never went backwards.

but i don't see anyone take it off him/her/it/oprah, and given my propensity to disbelieve anything without evidence, and my background in laboratory science that causes me to constantly question results that i *know* to be true, i still say... prove it.

too many times have i lurked here, seen people post things they *knew* to be true, and then were slapped in the face with some seemingly meaningless mouse-sized bit of minutia that turned out to be a Godzilla-in-mouse clothing.

yes, it's probably V's cloak. show me where, or at least, hold off on definitive judgment until the next strip appears, and we see more of the androgynous elf. my 2¢. thank you.

It's not just the colour. See the runes lining the bottom of V's cloak? They are on the towel as well.
As for nobody taking the cloak off of V in-panel...



Q: Hey, in Panel X, the character is doing Y, but in Panel X+1, the character is doing Z. What happened?

A: Between panels, the character moved/cast a spell/had a spell cast on him/etc. There are limited panels in each strip, and I give priority to panels that tell jokes first, then advance the plot, and then, only if I have extra room, do I show transitional panels that are not strictly necessary. Use your imagination when it comes to exactly how it happened.

[willpell]

Well, I take the fact that we got strip 665 one day after 664 as more support for my theory that we had a long wait before that because Rich wanted to get right to 666 with minimal delay. Here's hoping we get something nice and juicy tomorrow.

(PS, am I the only one who saw Full Frontal Roy and was hoping for someone to mention the Trouser Titan? We did get a callback from Elan, just not that one.)


No, the final indignity for the elf would be Elan using the cloak as a handkercheif.

You forget, we have Belker around. Don't forget what he threatened to do with the Eye of Fear and Flame. Indignities are never "final" in his presence.

[Tova]

The sight of poor V just lying there helplessly waiting for everyone else to finally get around to him is just too funny. :smallsmile:

[willpell]

Incidentally... Resurrection doesn't restore clothes to restored body parts.

This means yet another reason why the "alternate plan" of the Fiends wasn't viable.

They were ignoring one basic law of the OotS universe.

V's gender can't be revealed. XD

V has been naked before, you know. Remember the Lizard Incident.

[Tubal-Cain]

:roy::Oh, right. I have to actually move my legs when I'm on this plane.
Someone should let him know that it's easier to climb mountains that way.

[Forealms]

Whoo!! Roy is back! GO ROY!!

[Assassin89]

V has been naked before, you know. Remember the Lizard Incident.

Yes, but V was behind the tail of the younger black dragon when that happened.

[IrishFast]

thanks, runes would seal it.

i can't see them on my computer. time for an upgrade, i suppose. i built this one more than 10 years ago.

that would be a great explanation as to why i am confused.

[Almaseti]

He used V's cape. I don't know why that was so funny. But it was. It's nice to finally see Roy back!

It just occured to me: V's relative position to Roy, inability to move/look away... V is probably not a happy elf right now.

[DBear]

I'm expecting #666 to be the big splash page, showing what the Order, the LG, IFCC, Team Evil, and perhaps Lord Tyrinar making plans. It's all coming together.

And with the strip title, I'm hearing Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" playing during Roy's resurrection sequence.:smallcool:

[Rhasimir]

A PC character is back *in the game*. Take that, fourth wall!

Excellent comic

[Kaytara]

Question for those who have been on the forums for some time... Does the Giant usually take a break after finishing a book? The last page of War and XPs certainly seems to imply that...

And I think it's really quite likely that 666 will be the last page of the book. It's certainly possible. V owes the others some talking, which would be fairly slow-paced, and thus a fitting way to start a book. It would make sense to leave the resolution of this incident for V dangling to start the next book off with.

[stevem]

Can we assume that Roy has retained his memory of his time with the celestials, as indicated by him forgetting to walk? If so, will he have earned xp for the battles he fought there and retain the sword tricks that gramps taught him?

If not, he'll likely be the lowest level pc in the party.

[Griever3216]

This is awesome. Roy falling over totally cracked me up. I also liked the regrowing process and the invisibility reference.

Ever before 650 it looked improbable the resurrection would occur this close to 666. But with V's last actions, we kept approaching the number and I was wondering whether it would actually happen. In this case it seems 15 strips can happen in 10 minutes. :smallsmile:

Personally I feel Roy has quite a few things to say so I doubt the next strip will be the last once. We are very close to the end of this book though. I am looking forward to see what the LG is up to. I have missed them.



222 strips on the dot!

And Roy suffers from a similar problem experienced with astronauts.

Too bad the death and the ressurection did not occur at 444 and 666. I would have considered it a coincedence from the Giant's part, but since I am obsessed with numbers...

[Griever3216]

Question for those who have been on the forums for some time... Does the Giant usually take a break after finishing a book? The last page of War and XPs certainly seems to imply that...

And I think it's really quite likely that 666 will be the last page of the book. It's certainly possible. V owes the others some talking, which would be fairly slow-paced, and thus a fitting way to start a book. It would make sense to leave the resolution of this incident for V dangling to start the next book off with.

I have been here since strip 224 and that was the only time the Giant took a hiatus. He just needed to take a break for a while and decided to do so after he had wrapped up the story up to that point.

[IrishFast]

Roy's resurrection is clearly a Deus Ex Machina.


I mean, c'mon, this couldn't have happened without direct intervention from a god.

:amused:

[oxinabox]

Pure Awesome.
Best one in ages, and that's saying something.

The legs, and the invisibility.
... :-D

[Pyro]

HA! Your Roy is ALIVE, Son!

Dude...that's ancient. I mean is that poster still even active?

[NeonRonin]

If I may be permitted a blatant pro wrestling ripoff moment here...

FINALLY!!! The ROY... has come BACK... TO THE ORDER!!! :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:

And I can't help but snicker at Belkar's reaction. For a guy with Craft Disturbing Mental Image as a Feat, you'd think he could deal with a frontal shot better than that.

And another thing I can't help but wonder is V's point of view in all this. What must that poor paralyzed elf be thinking as s/he stares up at a resurrected, naked Roy... from that angle. Can't be good.

[Porthos]

Dude...that's ancient. I mean is that poster still even active?

<I'm Bad, I Know>
Still hillarious tho. :smalltongue:
</I'm Bad, I Know>

He posted last month for what it's worth. I have no idea what, if anything, he's said about the current situation. :smallsmile:

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

I laughed at Haley's expression, and then even more at Elan's remark. Priceless.

[Badgercloak]

Woot! Great comic.

If a spell doesn't specificly state..... HAHA! :smallbiggrin:

[Shua]

WOOT! Roy is back in the game!

[Sabre13]

You're Invisible!!! :elan:
priceless...

[Gwynfrid]

Remembering how hard it felt seeing the last panel of 443 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0443.html), this strip is really a happy moment.

Also, I love the often-overlooked details of undergoing Resurrection: growing body, looking for cover, disorientation... Great work.

[ForestCult4ever]

Friends! I will not keep you long. I am writing this to you for a purpose. First of all, to tell you that I am immensely fond of you all, and that two years is far too short a time to read this webcomic with such excellent and admirable posters. I don’t know half of you half as well as I would like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve…

Just kidding!! but now that Roy is officially back with the order, I will honor the agreement I have with Sexcleric and take a hiatus from reading oots for exactly 3 months. Other webcomics await discovery, and as a relatively new person when it comes to forums themselves, I think there are some many more threads worth some exploring too. (I mean, the number of ABR pages alone…) anyway we’ve missed you Roy! Go get’m tiger! And have a great summer all!

[DnDgeek13]

finally.it took long enough

[Raith]

Finally! ROY IS BACK!! Sweet birthday present for me, Giant. Thanks!:smallbiggrin:

[Neebat]

YAY! Took WAY longer than it should have.

If this were still a strip about a bunch of characters in a roleplaying game, the guy playing Roy would have taken everyone else's dice and gone home.

[waterpenguin43]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected, especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.
Durkon had already been Ressurecting Roy, then V took on Xykon.
There was no point in stopping then.

[Crafty Cultist]

Roy is back
The stick is reunited
The time for kick-assery draws near

Exellent:smallamused:

[Martok]

Ha! Classic OOTS humor at its finest. Thanks Rich! :smallbiggrin:

[Hacktor]

that was hilarious :D

[Samuraiko]

Hoorah for the reference to Elan's Invisibility technique.

And yes, I JUST caught that Roy's using V's cloak as a towel. Poor V - s/he's lying on the ground for a perfectly clear view of Roy's naughty bits. And I just laughed at Roy falling on his face right after he gets back. :D

That'll do, Giant. That'll do.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko

[Moff Chumley]

-is where we came in?

Four, no, five cookies for the increadibly obscure reference. :smallsmile: (Hint=strips title)

And since Roy is ressurected on the day of MJ's death...

Forum, get speculatin'!

[BriarHobbit]

Roy is back in the game! Awesome.

[Tricky]

Finally!

Roy's probably 15 levels behind the rest of the Order by now.

[triple zero]

:biggrin:

I felt compelled to do the Roy-style-stand-on-your-chair-and-cheer thing (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0313.html) after reading this comic. Finally!

I do believe that is all I have to say.

[[TS] Shadow]

I just want to say that I totally called it. Way back when, in a discussion thread about the ring of jumping (probably, like I remember the specifics,) I said that Roy's armor was in the bag of holding, so he'd be naked when he was raised. It was, and he is. Do I win a cookie or the internet or something?

[SirKazum]

Am I really the only one to see a reference to the movie "The Hollow Man" (with Kevin Bacon) in Roy's reconstruction sequence? Especially with the invisibility reference? Granted, it's the opposite from the movie (he gradually appears, rather than disappearing like Kevin Bacon's character) but it was the very first thing that popped into my mind. Maybe it's just me...

[Hacktor]

By the way ...nice Pink Floyd reference :D

[SadisticFishing]

Hell.. it's about time.

[WinterSolstice]

Enter Episode III: Return of the Fighter

[TheYoungKing]

Only a few people have pointed this out- he remembers not having to walk- he remembers Celestia.

[Tobimaro]

yes, it's probably V's cloak. show me where, or at least, hold off on definitive judgment until the next strip appears, and we see more of the androgynous elf. my 2¢. thank you.

It could have been worse. Roy could have taken...THE DOILY (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0033.html)! :smallbiggrin:

[otakuryoga]

Woo! The second-most anticipated resurrection of all time! :smallsmile:

Great comic, V is hilarious!

true...but i don't think we can actually resurrect Gary Gygax

[Tobrian]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected, especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.

To be fair to Durkon, Resurrection takes some time and he was already in full swing when the others came running in to the scene with a paralysed Vaarsuvius. Durkon told them he couldn't interrupt the Resurrection, he'd get to healing V later. But yes, I noticed that too, that V was lying there all forelorn and still paralysed while the others were greeting Roy.

Durkon could have taken the standard action to unfreeze V, I'm sure Roy wouldnt have minded. But then, the dwarf and Roy are best buddies, while Durkon and V are merely.... colleagues? Co-workers? Not-quite-brothers-in-arms?

[werik]

HE'S BACK!!! I know this has been said a thousand times on this thread, but I couldn't not shout it.

[readcl]

I haven't been on the forums in about three years, but I reregistered JUST so I can say "YAY! YAY! YAY!"

[Screech]

Well finnaly we have all waited so long for Roy to come back. it just never seemed the same without him.

i was actually genuienly happy reading this comic and its made the whole day brighter

[Halvormerlinaky]

I think its interesting that the unfreezing of V was not done before Roy was resurrected, especially because resurrecting a person is more difficult than unfreezing one.

Umm, Durkon was a little bit busy resurrecting Roy to be able to "unfreeze" V.

[Halvormerlinaky]

Roy died in #443, this is #665. 222 pages dead for 33.38% of the comic. Weird that a main character was dead for close to a third of the story (so far).

Death, much like becoming your own grandparent, is something that a well-rounded PC will find a minor inconvenience at best.

[Halvormerlinaky]

Well, it's about time! And everybody got a look at the Trouser Titan. :smalltongue:

Loved the last joke.

As far as Trouser Titans go, I think Ned Flanders has him beaten. Have you seen how much of Ned has to be blotted out? Next to him, Roy is nothing.

[dogmac]

Yay, Roy is back!!!!!

And I love the whole "Deal with the full frontal"

Giant, I have to say that was an AMAZING representation of resurrection.

[Adeen]

Pure genious

the awesomeness of seeing roy back, the running gags, the clever jokes, the giant never fails to amaze me

[fruityjanitor]

Yay!

Good to have him back! I like how all the excitement of the moment gets interrupted by humor :smallbiggrin:

Can't wait to see if Rich has anything evil in store for the next one. Also can't wait to see where the Order is off to next.

[mec]

Thank you, Durkon.

[doodthedud]

Celia seems so much more important now Roy is back. Wonder if she'll be staying now.

[Tobrian]

Enter Episode III: Return of the Fighter

Now for a more pressing question: Now that Roy has his "meat sword" back, where is Roy's family heirloom sword?? I have this horrible suspicion (I had it for some time now) that Haley and Celia left Roy's sword in Greysky City! :smalleek: And now that they're miles away and V can no longer teleport.... please don't tell me they have to go on another quest back to the city of thieves to retrieve the greenhilted sword because without it, Eugene's ghost cannot manifest to Roy! :smallsigh:

I mean, Haley remembers the starmetal quest and how important that sword is to Roy, right? Even if she doesn't know or remember about the spirit connection, she should remember that Roy had a family heirloom sword.... right? Right?? :smallfrown:

Let's examine the evidence, shall we?

1) The last time we saw Roy's sword in connection with Haley et al was on the cart they had used to transport Roy's corpse, outside the mansion of the fleshgolem-making necromancer.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0578.html (Last appearance of Roy's greenhilted longsword on the cart)

2) Then, while running from the Thieves Guild, Haley and Celia go visit Blind Pete and leave the cart outside(!!) (in a city full of thieves!) while they hole up inside.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0581.html (You cannot actually see the cart, but in panel 5 you can see the donkey that draws it, and neither Haley not Celia take the sword into the house with them. Stupid, stupid.)

3) Then, the next time we see Bozzok the Half-Ork, leader of the Thieves Guild, during the guild's attack on Blind Pete's house he is suddenly wielding a greenhilted longsword!!
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0609.html
I remember that back when that strip first appeared was the first time I was getting alarmed and going back through the archives for hints of the whereabouts of Roy's sword.

Bozzok didn't carry a longsword yet neither here
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0580.html
nor here
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0602.html
but by strip #609 he suddenly wields one.
It might be a coincidence, but other swords that Rich has drawn during the big guild fight all have brown or blue hilts, for examples see here:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0611.html and the following strips.

(For comparison purposes, here is the Greehilt family sword in the afterlife:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0600.html )

4) Bozzok has the sword here, in his second fight with Haley:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0618.html
and after she freezes him with an Icy Burst magic arrow, the greenhilted longsword is lying on the floor at Bozzok's and Belkar's feet, but the newly healed Belkar doesn't pick it up.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0619.html
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0620.html

5) Celia brokers a peace with the guild in strip #620, and we see the women leaving the Thieves Guild in strip #621
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0621.html but neither of them is carrying the sword. :smallmad:
Not to mention Celia's actions mean they now owe the guild a brickload of money.
But apparently no-one bothers with the sword, because in strip #622 Haley is at the hairdresser having a haircut and Belkar is having a sandwich and some nookie.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0622.html

6) Then Vaarsuvius ges his soul splices on, and teleports to Greysky City to find Haley, where Haley is busy retrieving Roy's bones from the Necromantic Golem Maker's mansion. We only see the aftermath of the retrieval when the Thieves Guild is carrying the Bonegolem outside.... where they meet Vaarsuvius standing in the street. No more signs of the cart. Notice that in the first panel, Bozzok can be see at the right edge of the panel, still carrying the greenhilted sword!
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0645.html (LAST appearance of the greenhilted sword so far!)

The following strip shows the big reunion of Haley and Elan, with Roy's ghost present.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0646.html
Haley kills Crystal the assassin
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0648.html which is the last we see of the Thieves Guild. And then V teleports them all to the island where the rest of the fleet is waiting.

But when they materialize on the island, I see the bonegolem but I do not see Roy's sword anywhere! :smalleek:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0649.html
And ever since then, we haven't see the real sword (the afterlife version doesn't count). You'd think Roy would have noticed??

Of course, Haley may have put the sword in one of her countless bags of holding... but she didn't so previously, no, she transported it on the cart. And then Bozzok suddenly carried around a sword just like Roy's sword. And we haven't see Haley demand that sword back from Bozzok, or retrieve Roy's sword from the cart. Nothing. (And in comics, things neither seen onscreen nor referenced in dialogue have not actually happened.) On top of that, their leaving Greysky City was rather rushed. Might Haley simply have forgotten? Did no-one notice or ask her??

Roy will be royally pissed off if his sword is gone.

[Red XIV]

Ahem (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0581.html).

Check out panel 5, Tobrian.

[TheYoungKing]

2) Then, while running from the Thieves Guild, Haley and Celia go visit Blind Pete and leave the cart outside(!!) (in a city full of thieves!) while they hole up inside.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0581.html (You cannot actually see the cart, but in panel 5 you can see the donkey that draws it, and neither Haley not Celia take the sword into the house with them. Stupid, stupid.)


:haley: Leave 'em. I already stashed Roy's stuff in the bag of holding....

[Tobrian]

Ahem (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0581.html).

Check out panel 5, Tobrian.

Yes? So?
I fail to see a sword there. I see the donkey drawing the cart at the edge of the panel.

Had you actually read my posting you'd have noticed I specifically referenced strip #581 that you linked to. See above.

[Red XIV]

Yes? So?
I fail to see a sword there. I see the donkey drawing the cart at the edge of the panel.

Had you actually read my posting you'd have noticed I specifically referenced strip #581 that you linked to. See above.
Did you actually read the text?

[Tobrian]

Did you actually read the text?


:haley: Leave 'em. I already stashed Roy's stuff in the bag of holding....

His armor, yes. I doubt it refers to the sword, for two important reasons:
1) As I already said in my above posting, Haley didn't put the sword into a bag before, instead she transported it on the cart alongside Roy's body the whole time.
2) And here is the reason why: You can't put sharp items inside a Bag of Holding (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#bagofHolding).

Bag of Holding

This appears to be a common cloth sack about 2 feet by 4 feet in size. The bag of holding opens into a nondimensional space: Its inside is larger than its outside dimensions. (...)
If the bag is overloaded, or if sharp objects pierce it (from inside or outside), the bag ruptures and is ruined. All contents are lost forever.

[meerkat]

Yay for Roy's return. It's a good day today! :roy:

[Red XIV]

Swords have scabbards for a reason.

[Nevadie]

His armor, yes. I doubt it refers to the sword, for two important reasons:
1) As I already said in my above posting, Haley didn't put the sword into a bag before, instead she transported it on the cart alongside Roy's body the whole time.
2) And here is the reason why: You can't put sharp items inside a Bag of Holding (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#bagofHolding).

I believe that;s talking about if you pierce the bag. You can put a sharp object in a bag without piercing the sides. Many D&Ders have done so many many times.

[Tobrian]

Our replies criss-crossed... we were both posting at the same time.


Swords have scabbards for a reason.

I do hope you're right! Haley of all people should know what she can or can't stick into a bag of holding.

Only... Roy's sword hasn't been shown with a scabbard. It always was drawn as a naked blade as far as I can remember. And I find it suspicious that shortly after Haley and Celia leave the cart outside, hey presto, we see Bozzok suddenly running around and fighting with a big-ass greenhilted longsword. It could just be coincidence instead of a hint. I hope it is. I mean, Haley would have noticed if she'd seen that sword before, right?

[factotum]

And I find it suspicious that shortly after Haley and Celia leave the cart outside, hey presto, we see Bozzok suddenly running around and fighting with a big-ass greenhilted longsword.

We're talking a world where swords are commonplace...I find it unlikely that Roy's sword is the only one with a green hilt. Besides, if that WAS Roy's sword, Haley had plenty of opportunity to get it back once she'd frozen Bozzak; and Roy's sword is a greatsword, not a longsword, and therefore I don't think it can be used one-handed with a shield.

[Nevadie]

Our replies criss-crossed... we were both posting at the same time.



I do hope you're right! Haley of all people should know what she can or can't stick into a bag of holding.

Only... Roy's sword hasn't been shown with a scabbard. It always was drawn as a naked blade as far as I can remember. And I find it suspicious that shortly after Haley and Celia leave the cart outside, hey presto, we see Bozzok suddenly running around and fighting with a big-ass greenhilted longsword. It could just be coincidence instead of a hint. I hope it is. I mean, Haley would have noticed if she'd seen that sword before, right?

I think your looking way to deeply into it. If it WAS roy's sword, ether Haley or Roy would of made a remark about it. But its not, and Roy's sword is in her bag of holding.

[Tobrian]

We're talking a world where swords are commonplace...I find it unlikely that Roy's sword is the only one with a green hilt. Besides, if that WAS Roy's sword, Haley had plenty of opportunity to get it back once she'd frozen Bozzak;

...but she didn't.


and Roy's sword is a greatsword, not a longsword, and therefore I don't think it can be used one-handed with a shield.

Roy's was a greatsword? Hm, ok, that's an argument.

[Bedinsis]

There's a typo in the strip.

"tomorow" instead of "tomorrow" in the third last panel.

Also: Roy is back! Woho!

[Majorman]

Hooray for Roy! I kinda missed him.

[Morquard]

I don't remember who, or where, but someone posted that something like this was going to happen.
Except that A.) the whole "nakedness" thing isn't as major as the poster thought, and B.) the "Please cast Blindness on me" joke didn't return (although the "invisibility" one did).
Just had this image in my mind...

:belkar:: Oh my god, cast blindness on me
:durkon:: Blindness! Prepared it today
:belkar:: AAAAHHH, I'M BLIND!! HELP
:belkar: runs around blinded... right into Roy (I leave it to your imagination which part he'll hit, considering his height :D )

[myyysha]

Ooooh I thought it would be more fun, if Roy had quite LONGER range of cubes in his crotch area... :)

[Fragon]

yes!! #666 is coming and i think we all know what's going to happen :D

[Iranon]

Sheesh... they can look at someone regrowing their fleshy bits from inside to outside without queasiness but feel uncomfortable at the sight of Roy's Trouser Titan (tm) in completely non-sexual manner?

[KIDS]

Creepy scene with Roy's body being recomposed! Wow :)

[banjo1985]

Yes Roy, some of us have to walk all the time. :smalltongue:

Good to see the boss-man back, lets hope things can get a bit more organised now.

[Leper Master]

Well, I know V will not be happy that his cloak is being used for that :smallsmile:

[Dread Cthulhu]

Ah, Roy Greenhilt in the flesh. Or rather in the birthday suit, I took the liberty of relieving you of your weapons; most of them were government property. As for the sword, I think you've earned it.

Great to see him back.

[pjackson]

As for V's condition, all they have to do is either have Durkon cast an Owl's Wisdom on V and hope that the wisdom boost can allow V to make the will save, or wait. The spell will wear off soon. (Then again, the gang has to make the requisite spellcraft check to realize that V's condition is the result of a spell.) V should be getting up in a couple of minutes tops.

Or Durkon could just cast Remove Paralysis (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/removeParalysis.htm)

[Azukar]

That was a surprisingly disturbing couple of panels...

[Selene]

I've always seen Roy as looking more like J. August Richards (http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/angel/05.jpg)

WIN! I'd pay money to see that. :smallcool:

Also, I really missed Roy. Particularly the part where people can see him and talk to him.

[Onyavar]

And so good - tomorrow starts my summer vacation. Nice to know it will all be all right while I'm away...

I second that. I'm both sad to miss all those upcoming comics in the next weeks and glad that I won't have to haunt some internet café for my daily (hourly, minutely) visit on the giants playground, since a major story line seems resolved now.

ps: YEEEEEAAAHHHH *freaking out and jumping around in very good mood*

You made my day, giant!

[Adeptus]

Sweet!

Roy's back baby (and he's invisible)! :roy:

[Night-breeze]

I hope that Rich kills Roy again the next strip.

For the lulz.

[Eric O'Really]

With this, since the Order is not likely to have Roy's old clothes... art update?

with his high intelligence score, roy could take levels in duelist and wear nothing more than v's cloak for the rest of the comic, even in combat XD

also, im surprised, how celias greeting was way more dramatic, than elans to haley. also, i wonder what will happen next.

[Koretsu]

also, im surprised, how celias greeting was way more dramatic, than elans to haley. also, i wonder what will happen next.

Well, you see... When a Sylph and a Human love each other very much... :smallbiggrin:

[Aristeidis]

I hope that Rich kills Roy again the next strip.

For the lulz.

hahahahaha! good one!

the best touches in this comic are the diamond disappearing with a pouf and V's cloak as an undergarment!

[lothos]

Well, you see... When a Sylph and a Human love each other very much... :smallbiggrin:

Hahahahahaha !!! I like that.

Wow, so 2 strips in such short order and now 666 coming next.

I was been wondering for a while how the resurrection would be portrayed. This didn't disappoint. Kind of reminded me of the film "hollow man", but in reverse and in stick comic form :-)

Let's hope V is up and about soon, then the order can plan with the Azurites how to move forward. This is looking good.

[Eric O'Really]

Well, you see... When a Sylph and a Human love each other very much... :smallbiggrin:

i was more thinking in terms of the whole story. i can pretty much imagine, what will happen, when the lights go out. :smallbiggrin:

[Anonymous Man]

I hope that Rich kills Roy again the next strip.

For the lulz.

BLASPHEMY!

Seriously, you want Roy to die again?

[Delgarde]

with his high intelligence score, roy could take levels in duelist and wear nothing more than v's cloak for the rest of the comic, even in combat XD.

Afraid not - he's probably getting +8AC or so from his armor, and surely wouldn't be getting more than +3 from intelligence. That kind of trade only makes sense if you've also got high dexterity, which Roy doesn't seem to.

Besides, the duelist AC bonus can't exceed your level in that class, so it'd only be +1 to start with... suicidal for a meat shield like Roy...

[HOLEkevin]

What has Roy's player been doing the whole time Roy has been dead? Hasn't he been out over a year? That's a long time to sit and watch the other characters play.

(I think it'd be funny if Roy got killed again too. I spent a long time wanting him back, but now I'm kinda used to it.)

[jameslt0]

I want to see a quote shirt with nekkid Roy shouting "I'm back in the game!"