OOTS #561 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[AlterForm]

Whoo! Puppets and pie! :smallbiggrin:

Although I strongly suspect the orcs would beat Elan at a pie-eating contest, hands down...

[Laurellien]

great comic Giant, and so soon after the last update.

[Taren]

Talk about altering the pantheon...

Of course, since Giggles will have more followers than Banjo, he'll be the more prominent puppet god, won't he?

[SteveMB]

"I was beginning to think the people who built that tunnel had absolutely no idea where it was going." :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:

[Porthos]

Rich, you are one sick and twisted person.
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I approve! :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:

Outstanding resolution to the dilemma.

[The Extinguisher]

Poor Durkon :smallbiggrin:

I loved this one. Let me say that the God of Slapstick is well named, because I was full of him the entire time.

[BizzaroStormy]

Lol puppet fight!!!

[Spiryt]

That was so weird. :smalleek::smallconfused::smallbiggrin:

[Fighteer]

Sweet Zombie Jesus, that strip had me laughing so hard. I don't know which is funnier, Elan and Vurkle dueling with puppet gods or Durkon's reaction to it. Although one wonders where Elan got the second puppet from...

[DomaDoma]

Huh, I b'lieve this is Durkon's first spotlight time since the siege.

[teratorn]

Now that was silly! And it made me laugh... I really liked the last set of strips.

[HolderofSecrets]

Great comic yet again Giant. I just have a couple questions. Where is the world did Elan get another puppet? And is there going to be full puppet Pantheon by the time this is all over?

[Solara]

I know I haven't posted much lately but I've been loving every bit of this storyline. :smallbiggrin:

And oh God, the face on that puppet...we need a Giggles emoticon, stat.

[Diggs]

Giggles > Thor

[Blanth]

The last four panels reminded me of when I was like six.

I mean, who didn't have to re-assert the rules of play with their action figures amongst friends? :)


Also you can tell that Durkon has reached his tolerance breaking point, look how he's being restrained! :)

[VForVaarsuvius]

XD, that was hularious, Rich. Poor Durkon, though...

I have an odd feeling their going to lead an Orc rebellion against Kubota.

[Kyeudo]

Great work as always, Giant. I can't wait to see what happens next.

Interestingly, because Banjo's brother Giggles is getting worshipped now, that might have a spillover effect on Banjo, as Giggles is going to be worshipped as the equal of Banjo. If Giggles becomes more powerful, that might elevate Banjo by association.

[Blanth]

Talk about altering the pantheon...

Of course, since Giggles will have more followers than Banjo, he'll be the more prominent puppet god, won't he?

Well now let's see, that will make: Banjosits, Reformed Banjoists, Unorthodox Banjoists, Giggleists and the Popular Banjoist Front.

Am I forgetting any of them?

[Hyozo]

A god of slapstick. Every campaign world should have one.

[Johnny Blade]

Okay...um...I laughed. :smallbiggrin:

There's not much more to this update than the humor, but I'll be damned if I complain about that.

[Grunjon]

Too funny! Thanks for the smile on my face, on what's otherwise been a sucky day, Giant.

[Lloyd]

Now I can only wonder how many puppets Elan happens to have...

Also, Giant, before you put this one in print, you may want to take a look at the second to last pannel. The word is spelled rvials, but I think it's supposed to be rivals. :)

[Silverblaze]

The practical focus of heavy armor + waterwalking is so very much Durkon *G*

[Elanorea]

Great one, I laughed at the last line.

[Evil DM Mark3]

PUPETS CANNE EVEN EAT PIE!

Poor Durkon.

[ThePhantom]

So, Funny!:smallbiggrin:

[Chrisorc]

Hello everyone, great comic today, I just want to point out a spelling error I noticed.

In the tenth space Elan says 'Oooo! They're so neat! Ok, so they're brothers, but they're rvials.' As you know it should be rivals.:smalltongue:

Anyway, thank you very much Giant for this wonderful comic:smallredface:.

[Mhord]

Well now let's see, that will make: Banjosits, Reformed Banjoists, Unorthodox Banjoists, Giggleists and the Popular Banjoist Front.

Am I forgetting any of them?

Well, yes, there's probably also the Banjulhuists^^

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0085.html

[Oregano]

Rich, what have you done, you're going to start a war between the church of Banjo and Giggles. It'll be like Heironeus/Hextor all over again.:smallfrown:


Class material as always, OOTS always provides grade-A comedy.

[Remirach]

Hooray for pie!

[Fascisticide]

Elan does a wonderful job of conversion to religions that really matter!

[Zurpl]

HI-larious. So much so that I actually had to respond. Nice work, Giant.

[Elder Tsofu]

Hehe, and I got it all wrong - but can't be happier for it. A really nice solution. :smallbiggrin:

[Lunaya]

Aww, poor Durkon.

Way to make me laugh, again! Thanks, Giant. :smallbiggrin:

[Duke]

Brilliant!

That painfully reminded me of my childhood...

Tomm: My GI Joe is better than yours.

Me: Nuh-uh! Mine can fly!

Tomm: Oh, well mine is still so much better. He shoots rockets out of his eyes. Wanna trade?

Me: Sure! And now, my Joe fires rockets out of his eyes, they go soaring through the sky at your Joe!

Tomm: Mine's better. He can fly. And he has magic. And his force shield can only be broken from the inside.

Oh, how I hated my little brother... Good times, good times...

[skywalker]

Is it just me, or did Durkon's accent just get way more pronounced?

This is a very, very funny comic regardless.

My clerics always prepare water walk...

[Yoritomo Himeko]

I love the way Elan just pulls the unexpected out of thin air. Just how many puppets does he have, anyway?

So the Orcs have a new god. I wonder how Giggles will play into the storyline. Are we going to see the pie eating contest?

I also liked how Durkon tried to reform the orcs and get them to worship Thor. His reaction to the puppets was too funny!

Anyway, I really liked this comic!

[Chronos]

It should have been obvious to Elan that Banjo the Clown and Giggles the Clown were brothers. They have the same last name.

[Kato]

Hehe... nice comic again, thanks a lot ^^
'You had Water Walk prepared? - I live onna boat an' wear heavy armor.' Hehe, dumb question, Daigo ^^'

I like the new good ^^ But I'm afraid on the isle there will still be worshippers of Banjo left and they and Giggle' worshipers will fight each other over who's the better god... poor orcs. Still, I'd kinda liked Giggle being called Sticky or Cluby or so... That way he'd fit even better to Banjo ^^***

Only drawback: Therkla's gone again. But that's the way, super heroes are, hu? Always appearing out of nowhere when they are needed and then disappearing once the job is done. Too bad... If her secret identity will ever be uncovered?

[SolkaTruesilver]

Oh man, that was hilarious!!! +1 Rich!!! WTG!!

[MrEdwardNigma]

Awesome.

I loved the tunnel joke.
...And the water walking one.
And the puppets. I loved it all!

[Pronounceable]

Elan, the font of divinity...

[Beholder1995]

Heh heh... I can't wait until there is a holy war in the name of giggles...

[Szilard]

That was frikken hilarious!

[David Argall]

Now I can only wonder how many puppets Elan happens to have...

See No Cure for the Paladin Blues

[Mazar]

Elan... can pull gods out of his pockets...

He has Pantheon Pants with Pockets of Power!

[Lycan 01]

Oh wow. The last one wasn't too funny, but this one.... Oh my gosh, Durkon has never made me laugh so much... I just couldn't stop laughing through the last few panels. Between Giggles, Elan's lines, and Durkon's exclaimations and expressions, it was just great... :smallbiggrin:

[nli10]

So do I stay true to Banjo or change my devotion to Giggles? Man I'm so conflicted... :smallfrown:

[Morgan Wick]

:elan:: Come on, Durkon, don't be such a spoilsport!

[Dallas-Dakota]

:smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbi ggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::s mallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin::smallbigg rin::smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:

Happy! Funny! Great!

Good one Rich, full of humor!


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Tonight at Celebrity Deathmatch we have two gods fighting for power.
Wow Tom, that sure will be one heck of a match!
Indeed. What makes it even more special is that they're PUPPETS!

BANJO Vs. GIGGLES!

[Trizap]

well lets see, how many puppets does he have? he has

Banjo
Banjulhu
That Lawyer Puppet
and now Giggles

I predict the next puppet will be the god of juggling

[Lycan 01]

Or balloon animals! :smallbiggrin:

[Izodor]

Yes! More puppet gods!

[HOLEkevin]

Not sure which part was the funniest here. The crack about the creators having no idea where that tunnel was going, the fact that Elan had another puppet up his sleeve, how quickly the orcs warmed to Elan-style theological debate, or how upset Durkon got over it all. No… the funniest part was how happy everyone else was.

[Sir_Elderberry]

PUPPETS CANNAE EVEN EAT PIE!!!

That was...amazing. Raw amazing.

[maxon]

Puppets cannae even eat pie! :smallbiggrin:

Ah but look at the expression on that puppet's face - scary. :smalleek:

[TroyXavier]

:smallbiggrin:Go pie-eating contests. Awesome all around.

[Blanth]

I love the way Elan just pulls the unexpected out of thin air. Just how many puppets does he have, anyway?


Can't tell you. It's a class skill: Bardic Puppetry. :smallamused:

[Raider]

Bloody amazing comic Giant, I was laughing the whole time.

I must say I LOVE Giggles, classic dynamic of brother v brother gods always works.

All in favor of joining The Black Sect of Giggleans? I

[Child Conscript]

I wonder how Banjulu (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0085.html) feels. . .

[Aerysil]

It's amazing how two chaotic people can actually find a middle ground. Pie-eating contest? Saw that coming a mile away. Not.

[Ezbez]

My favorite one, as of late! Keep it up, GiTP.

[TARINunit9]

TYPO ALERT!!
:smalleek:
In the second to last panel, Elan says "rvials" instead of "rivals".

Otherwise, the comic is good, but I wanted to see what happened to the half-orc ninja!

[Alynn]

Just three words...

All Hail Giggles!

Seriously, I laughed hard on this one, Durkon's frustration was fan-freakin-tastic.

Oh, and the Lost joke made me smile.

[Lupy]

Woot! The internetia pantheon grows! TROGDOR THE BURNiNATOR welcomes his brother Giggles. Best comic in a while, and they've all been great!

[Mauve Shirt]

But now Banjo's going to become less powerful! Now he doesn't have a large group of worshipers!

[Bitzeralisis]

Wow. Elan is good.

[Blaznak]

PIE!

Is there anything Pie can't solve?

[DSCrankshaw]

So now that they're friendly with the orcs again, are they going to re-open trade negotiations and complete their mission? Now seems like a good time.

[1condor12]

ok who besides me sees this in the final battel.

Everyone is in negative hp and they are about to die
Roy: we cant make it.
(flash of lightening)
and orc apears wearing the colors of a cleirc of giggles
Orc: is there a puppet god here that need help?

[Miraqariftsky]

AHAHAHA! Well, well... so Elan's the godmaker...

[MyrddinDerwydd]

:smallfurious::furious:PUPPETS CANNAE EVEN EAT PIE!!!:furious::smallfurious:

[DSCrankshaw]

Y'know, I'm now thinking that I want to make a "cleric of a puppet god" character in 4e. The puppet itself could serve as an implement (same bonuses as a magic weapon, but for spells).

I think he'd be a fun NPC when I DM.

[FoE]

"I was beginning to think the people who built that tunnel had absolutely no idea where it was going." :smallwink:


Is there anything Pie can't solve?

Apparently (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050418) not. (http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070119)

[Matuse]

Banjo = Elan
Giggles = Nale

[MyrddinDerwydd]

Banjo = Elan
Giggles = Nale

Daaaaaang. That's a good call! I hadn't even thought of that, but you're completely right. :smallbiggrin:

[Haruspex]

The angry clown with a stick suits the orcs better anyway. Poor Durkon, he's not much of an evangelist is he?

[Uncle Festy]

By Banjo's divine lute, that was great! :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:
Anyways, the thing to remember is this - no matter the situation, no matter the time and place, no matter what has come before or what will come after, Elan will always be essentially Elan.
… and apparently Orcs will always be essentially Orcs.

[Faramir]

It should have been obvious to Elan that Banjo the Clown and Giggles the Clown were brothers. They have the same last name.

Oh, well done!

Another funny strip. Loved "I was beginning to think the people who built that tunnel had absolutely no idea where it was going". And poor Durkon...

[Faramir]

The angry clown with a stick suits the orcs better anyway. Poor Durkon, he's not much of an evangelist is he?

Well, his charisma is probably less than half Elan's.

[TheExpat]

When the Orcs said, "Hurray!" at the end of the strip, I about lost it. Good times.

Also, as I read it, I kept waiting anxiously for the Water Walk spell to wear off. I guess in game mechanics, Durkon would have something like 2 hours before it went away, but I wouldn't put it past the creator not to take advantage of an angry dwarf and opt for Concentration failure anyway.:smallbiggrin:

[Ghastly Epigram]

Never watched Lost, but I loved the joke regardless. :smallamused:

And Durkon just gained some much needed cred points from that. "PUPPETS CANNAE EVEN EAT PIE!!!!" :smallbiggrin:

[HUMVEE Driver]

Eh.

It would be nice to have some more story progression.

[Chazzie]

Oh Thor.

Not another one.

Ohhhhh man... -facedesk-

Doesn't mean I didn't laugh hysterically though.

[Paragon Badger]

Eh.

It would be nice to have some more story progression.

Clearly, this was a take that (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TakeThat) to all the people who didn't get the references of the last strip. :smallbiggrin:

Well...a less aggresive version of the 'take that', at least. A 'Have that?'

[silvadel]

But what happens if they call themselves the order of the stick... I mean they arent very original and it is the sock puppet of slapstick...

[brilliantlight]

Pretty good. Giggles should fit the orcs better then Banjo.

[Halvormerlinaky]

Well now let's see, that will make: Banjosits, Reformed Banjoists, Unorthodox Banjoists, Giggleists and the Popular Banjoist Front.

Am I forgetting any of them?

Yes, the Banjoist Popular Front.

[Ellen]

If the Orcs provide all the pies everyone can eat . . . I guess that solves the negotiating for food supplies.

And I'm still cracking up over just about every line in this strip. Awesome job, Giant!

[Halvormerlinaky]

Sorry, lag-based double post.

[xarvh]

This made me laugh.
Hard. =)

[The Extinguisher]

But now Banjo's going to become less powerful! Now he doesn't have a large group of worshipers!

No, because they are rivals, the orcs worshiping Giggles will cause a side effect that Banjo gains appropriate power.
That makes sense. Why wouldn't it?


Yes, the Banjoist Popular Front.

Also, don't for the People's Front of Banjo

[Eakin]

I can't help but notice that Elan, in his own ridiculously circuitous way, appears to have just completed the goal the diplomatic party was originally sent to achieve.

How does he DO that?

[kukn]

Had me giggling like crazy :) Funniest in a while, love Durkon's fuming :smallbiggrin:

Interesting point there Eakin... Elan tbh...

[Capt'n Ironbrow]

Hehe...

The title is a pun in two languages! :D

"what?" I hear you say, "how?"

well...

Pop is (also) the Dutch word for puppet ;)

[factotum]

How does he DO that?

Some people say that the gods protect the terminally stupid... :smallbiggrin:

[Fire_Wolf]

PIE SCENE!!!

Seriously, funniest comic in ages. I loved it.

[rincewind bpm]

Orcs are soo cute :)

Giant could be a professor in a School of Reference - his jokes about popculture are so simple and so accurate.

[RyannWolfgang]

Nyah nyah nyah

xD

Priceless!

[elonin]

I'm awaiting the creation of the whole puppetish pantheon. Poor Durkin didn't get to mention that Thor can lay the smack down.

[Lothar Hill]

Anybody else see that Giggles looks like an erupting volcano?

[Glorfindel]

*wonders about the fact that there is no Banjo vs Giggles thread (yet) ...

[kierthos]

Give in to your dark side, Durkon. Smite them all down with holy lightning!

[brionl]

I think there are about to be tiny pieces of Durkon's head scattered all over the island any minute now.
:smallbiggrin:

All hail the Popular Front for the Liberation of Banjo!

[Ulicus]

Aw, man... I split my sides!

Good job, Giant. :)

[Tauntaun13]

Yay! I wanted the Orcs to get some sort of happy ending and this one delivers!

[Orangemilk]

This comic had me laughing a silly amount.

"He's just like Banjo, except instead of playing music, he hits people with a stick."

"giggles is god of action!"

Oh man, wouldn't it be great if Elan tries to take Giggles back from the orcs now too.

[shaddy_24]

You know, I felt sorry for Durkon in that one. He's a follower of the true gods and to him it looks like Elan and the orcs are mocking the gods.

[Forealms]

Elan is the best part of Team Hinjo.

[notanel02]

PUPPET FIGHT!!! COOL!!! GO BANJO!!!

Though I wonder what's going on with haley and belkar...What about you guys?:smallconfused:

[dragongirl13]

"PUPPETS CANNAE EVEN EAT PIE!"

lol XD. That is so classic. I laughed for about five minutes straight.

[the_tick_rules]

I guess Elan needs Haley around to divert his attention from his Elanness.

[LordSintax]

awesome. simply awesome. makes me wonder how long Elan had giggles waiting in the wings. Or maybe he took ranks in craft:clown puppets last level.

:durkon: "PUPPETS CANNAE EVEN EAT PIE!!!!" thats two successive strips i have laughed long and loud at. :smallamused:

[Ellen]

I guess Elan needs Haley around to divert his attention from his Elanness.

Oh, darn! That's right!

And I was beginning to wonder if Therkla stood a chance, but she just feeds into the Elanness instead of force feeding a few IQ points to it.

[teratorn]

You know, I felt sorry for Durkon in that one. He's a follower of the true gods and to him it looks like Elan and the orcs are mocking the gods.

If he only knew Banjo nearly made it into Thor's group...

[ref]

That was amazing!

[fang_q]

This is the best comic i have seen in a long time.

[brilliantlight]

You know, I felt sorry for Durkon in that one. He's a follower of the true gods and to him it looks like Elan and the orcs are mocking the gods.

I think Elan is too stupid to deliberately mock the gods and I hope Durkon figured that one out by now.

[Weiser_Cain]

Wait, they get away then resolve the conflict? That doesn't make genre sense.

[Arcadius798]

i seriously sympathize with Durkon, imagine what life must be like for him, dealing with morons who dislike even talking without hurting their own tiny brains, and at the same time attempting to defeat the ultimate evil

anyway, keep up the good work Rich:smallsmile:

[Child Conscript]

This most will likely become an elan/nale brotherly conflict representation.
A coincidence?? I think not!!!

[fractal]

Wait, they get away then resolve the conflict? That doesn't make genre sense.
It does if you figure that getting away was the challenge, so once the PCs have accomplished that mechanically, the DM is letting them have fun and roleplay with the orcs.

[Red XIV]

Why is Elan giving the orcs their own puppet god to resolve the conflict, instead of just water-walking back to the ship? Because it's funnier that way. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny)

[Niknokitueu]

Mmmm. Pie...

And introducing Banjo's evil twin puppet, Giggles!

Mere words cannot convey my appreciation, Rich. Closest I can come is "Perfect Elan arc". Thank you.

Have Fun!
Niknokitueu

[banjo1985]

Hurray for a new glove puppety god!

*runs away and goes to draw a Giggles avatar*

[zergling001]

Giggles! WOOT:smallbiggrin:

[King of Nowhere]

Poor durkon, here we see the difference between having a good argument and a low charisma, or having a dumb argument but a high charisma.
And I appreciated the explanation of why Durkon had water walk prepared. Sometimes seeing them having always the right spells is kinda lame.

[whitemane]

So lets see... Banjo started as a puppet and is now the chief god of his own pantheon!

Lets see... I can see it now...

Banjo--God of Puppets
Chaotic Good
Patron god of bards, clowns, puppets, and marionettes...

Giggles--Puppet God of Slapstick
Chaotic Neutral
Patron god of jesters and bar-room brawlers...

Anyone want to expand on this?

[JoseB]

No, because they are rivals, the orcs worshiping Giggles will cause a side effect that Banjo gains appropriate power.
That makes sense. Why wouldn't it?


Yes, the Banjoist Popular Front.

Also, don't for the People's Front of Banjo

SPLITTER!!

[Sylvius]

I have been reading OotS from the beginning (I think it was on issue 31 when I found it), but I hadn't laughed out loud reading it for months until Durkon's last line today.

That was epic win.

[The Gremlin]

Where the hell is Banjullu?!:smallfurious:

[DrivinAllNight]

If its name is Giggles, then why isn't it smiling, its not even an evil looking grin which might convey some sort of laughter. It just looks mad.

[kierthos]

If its name is Giggles, then why isn't it smiling, its not even an evil looking grin which might convey some sort of laughter. It just looks mad.
Well, consider that the three High Priests of Slapstick (Moe, Larry and Curly) rarely smiled when the copious amount of slapstick were going on. Lots of grimaces, frowns, cries of pain, but not a lot of smiling. (Well, except when Larry would hit Moe with a pie... then Larry would laugh for like five seconds until Moe hit him back with another pie.)

Oh, and obviously, the favored weapon of Giggles is a thrown pie.

[T-O-E]

I was looking back through the archives and came to a conclusion. It looks like it's going to rain.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0199.html

Like someone tries to kill someone, or someone is revealed to be a traitor, or someone kisses someone for the first time

Kubota's ninjas try to kill Hinjo while he's alone (His higher-level guards (V is studying, Kato is pregnant, Durkon, Elan, Diago and Lien are on the island).
Qarr tells Kubota about Therkla's actions.
Therkal gains the courage to kiss Elan.

:smallwink: A post not to be taken seriously.

[drachefly]

Excellent.

[brilliantlight]

Proof yet again that despite his stupidity Elan is very gerne savy. When he said it was cool that the two gods were rival brothers he shows that he knows the fact that is what has been done for thousands of years. It is very classic mythology.

[The 1HP Wonder]

"orcs not have god. again." Poor Vurkle.
Doesn't suprise me that Durkon keeps Water Walk prepared. After all, not only is there the boat/heavy armor issue, but very few trees are seen on water, making it an ideal spell to use when escaping them.

- 1HP

[Eric]

"orcs not have god. again." Poor Vurkle.
Doesn't suprise me that Durkon keeps Water Walk prepared. After all, not only is there the boat/heavy armor issue, but very few trees are seen on water, making it an ideal spell to use when escaping them.

- 1HP

Two words to drive fear into Durkon:

Mangrove Swamp.

They are coming to get you....

[Tordek]

I look forward to seeing the mother and father of the brother-gods being developed.

[B.I.T.T.]

Read it, laughed.

[katkin]

:smallbiggrin: Great one, Giant!