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Procyonpi
2015-04-01, 08:24 PM
Welcome to the Quaterfinals of the Ultimate Order of the Stick Plotline / "Round" Tournament, the tournament where the fans vote to determine their favorite set of 3 to ~60 strips! Just 3 voting rounds to go, so make your opion heard!!

2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (412 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0412.html)-466 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0466.html)) vs. 7. Life After Death (BRitF) (867 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0867.html)-891 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0891.html))

3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (643 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0643.html)-662 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0662.html)) vs. 6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (823 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0823.html)-833 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0833.html))


The round closes at 9:00PM EST on Wednesday April 8st. Get out there and vote!

Links to First Pages of Each Round:


Dungeon Crawlin' Fools
The Order Introduced (DCF)
Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html)
The Linear Guild (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0044.html)
Hot Dwarf-on-Dwarf Action (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0073.html)
To Xykon! (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0086.html)

No Cure for the Paladin Blues
The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0122.html)
The Bandits (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0150.html)
Lizard Noises (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0175.html)
Vilification (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0190.html)
Turning Points (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0198.html)
Inn and Out (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0224.html)
A Linear Plot (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0252.html)
Trial or Error? (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0260.html)
Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0289.html)
Epilogue (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0299.html)

War and XP
A Toast to the New Year (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0302.html)
Q & A (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0321.html)
Ready to Rumble (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0339.html)
Kill the Messenger (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0368.html)
Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0377.html)
The Collapse (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html)
The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0412.html)
Fight Another Day (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0467.html)

Don't Split the Party
On a +9 Cloud (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0485.html)
Where Are They Now? (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0500.html)
The Prisoner (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0541.html)
Advanced Diversions & Distractions (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0551.html)
Secondary Damage (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0582.html)
Return of the King, Baby (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0600.html)
Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0623.html)
The Power of Balance (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0643.html)
Mended Stick (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0663.html)

Blood Runs in the Family
Save Room for Desert (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0673.html)
Face the Nation (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0699.html)
Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0710.html)
Blood Will Out (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0742.html)
Prize Fight (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0775.html)
All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0823.html)
Pyramid Scheme (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0834.html)
Life After Death (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0867.html)
Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0892.html)
Into the Sunset (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0937.html)


Seeds:

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP)
2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP)
3. The Power of Balance (DStP)
4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF)
5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP)
6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF)
7. Life After Death (BRitF)
8. Q & A (WaXP)
9. On a +9 Cloud (DStP)
10. The Prisoner (DStP)
11. Advanced Diversions & Distractions (DStP)
12. The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP)
13. Ready to Rumble (WaXP)
14. The Collapse (WaXP)
15. Fight Another Day (WaXP)
16. Secondary Damage (DStP)
17. Prize Fight (BRitF)
18. The Order Introduced (DCF)
19. The Linear Guild (DCF)
20. Hot Dwarf-on-Dwarf Action (DCF)
21. To Xykon! (DCF)
22. Trial or Error? (NCfBP)
23. Epilogue (NCfBP)
24. A Toast to the New Year (WaXP)
25. Face the Nation (BRitF)
26. Blood Will Out (BRitF)
27. Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF)
28. The Bandits (NCfBP)
29. Lizard Noises (NCfBP)
30. Vilification (NCfBP)
31. Turning Points (NCfBP)
32. Inn and Out (NCfBP)
33. A Linear Plot (NCfBP)
34. Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfBP)
35. Kill the Messenger (WaXP)
36. Where Are They Now? (DStP)
37. Return of the King, Baby (DStP)
38. Mended Stick (DStP)
39. Save Room for Desert (BRitF)
40. Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF)
41. Pyramid Scheme (BRitF)
42. Into the Sunset (BRitF)


Previous Rounds:
Seeding Round (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?392895-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-quot-Round-quot-Tournament!)

Round 1A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?394270-Thread-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-1A)

41. Pyramid Scheme (BRitF) (6) vs. 42. Into the Sunset (BRitF) (3)
27. Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF) (5) vs. 28. The Bandits (NCfBP) (4)
25. Face the Nation (BRitF) (4) vs. 26. Blood Will Out (BRitF) (5)
35. Kill the Messenger (WaXP) (6) vs. 36. Where Are They Now? (DStP) (3)
33. A Linear Plot (NCfBP) (1) vs 34. Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfBP) (8)

Round 1B (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?395464-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-1B)

39. Save Room for Desert (BRitF) (0) vs. 40. Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF) (9)
29. Lizard Noises (NCfBP) (6) vs. 30. Vilification (NCfBP) (3)
23. Epilogue (NCfBP) (3) vs. 24. A Toast to the New Year (WaXP) (6)
37. Return of the King, Baby (DStP) (4) vs. 38. Mended Stick (DStP) (5)
31. Turning Points (NCfBP) (7) vs. 32. Inn and Out (NCfBP) (2)

Round 2A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?396723-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2A)

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (9) vs. 41. Pyramid Scheme (BRitF) (1)
16. Secondary Damage (DStP) (4) vs. 17. Prize Fight (BRitF) (6)
8. Q & A (WaXP) (9) vs. 27. Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF) (1)
9. On a +9 Cloud (DStP)) (4) vs. 26. Blood Will Out (BRitF) (6)


Round 2B (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?398091-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2B)

4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (7) vs. 35. Kill the Messenger (WaXP) (2)
13. Ready to Rumble (WaXP) (8) vs. 20. Hot Dwarf-on-Dwarf Action (DCF) (3)
5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (10) vs. 34. Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfPB) (1)
12. The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP) (6) vs. 21. To Xykon! (DCF) (5)


Round 2C (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?399450-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2C)

2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (11) vs. 40. Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF) (1)
15. Fight Another Day (WaXP) (7) vs. 18. The Order Introduced (DCF) (2)
7. Life After Death (BRitF) (11) vs. 29. Lizard Noises (NCfBP) (1)
10. The Prisoner (DStP) (10) vs.24. A Toast to the New Year (WaXP) (2)


Round 2D (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?400761-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2D)

B]3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (9)[/B] vs. 38. Mended Stick (DStP) (2)
14. The Collapse (WaXP) (9) vs. 19. The Linear Guild (DCF) (2)
6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (7) vs. 31. Turning Points (NCfBP) (4)
11. Advanced Diversions & Distractions (DStP) (4) vs. 22. Trial or Error? (NCfBP) (7)


Round 3A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?402131-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-3A)

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (11) vs. 17. Prize Fight (BRitF) (0)
8. Q & A (WaXP) (7) vs. 26. Blood Will Out (BRitF) (4)
4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (8) vs. 13. Ready to Rumble (WaXP) (3)


Round 3A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?403188-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-3B)

5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (8) vs. 12. The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP) (2)
2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (10) vs. 15. Fight Another Day (WaXP) (0)
7. Life After Death (BRitF) (5) vs. 10. The Prisoner (DStP) (4)


Round 3C (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?404470-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-3C)

3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (10) vs. 14. The Collapse (WaXP) (0)
6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (7) vs. 22. Trial or Error? (3)


Round 4A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?405891-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-4A-Quarterfinal!)

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (8) vs. 8. Q & A (WaXP) (0)
4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (3) vs. 5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (5)



Rules:
1. This will be a single elimination Tournament with a seeding round at the start. Voting on each round will last 1 week typically close Wednesday at 9:00 PM EST. Generally, there will be multiple elimination matches voted on each week.
2. The moderator (me) generally will not vote, except to break ties.
3. Feel free to post as much or as little as you want explaining your vote, however, I would appreciate if you bold the round you are voting for. Votes will be counted as I am able to interpret them.

Gift Jeraff
2015-04-01, 08:33 PM
abstain
3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (643-662)

LadyEowyn
2015-04-01, 09:08 PM
Oh, now the choices are getting difficult.

The Battle for Azure City. Very impressive, big epic battle with something for every character to do (well, except Durkon), lots of twists and turns in who's winning, and a game-changing protagonist death.

All the Wrong Places. Truly spectacular moment for Redcloak, and none of his other big plotlines (e.g., The Prisoner, Face the Nation) have made it this far.

Bird
2015-04-01, 11:38 PM
Yeah, these are hard.

Life after Death. To be sure, it's less grand than the competition--a dungeon crawl instead of a war. Life after Death really benefits from occurring much later in OotS' run, though, because it's full of sensational character moments that pay off the years we've spent with these characters. Durkon's sacrifice, Roy's distrust of Belkar, Elan's realization about his family--the whole thing is stunning.

Next one is as close as it could possibly be for me, but I go for All the Wrong Places by a phylactery string.

ranagrande
2015-04-02, 02:08 AM
The Battle of Azure City
The Power of Balance

Jaxzan Proditor
2015-04-02, 06:25 AM
Life After Death (BRitF)
The Power of Balance (DStP)

martianmister
2015-04-02, 05:26 PM
The Battle for Azure City (WaXP)
All the Wrong Places (BRitF)

Joerg
2015-04-02, 11:44 PM
The Battle of Azure City
The Power of Balance

Procyonpi
2015-04-08, 08:33 PM
Results:


2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (4) vs. 7. Life After Death (BRitF) (2)

3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (4) vs. 6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (3)


In a close match-up, the Power of Balance beats out All the Wrong Places.

Semifinals soon.