What if ALL the group buys it?

[Gamerlord]

Some crazy speculation....

The devil beast proves too much for the order of Elan, Varvarsaruis and Durkon and manages to slay each and every one of them and also destroys pretty much almost the ENTIRE fleet .

Meanwhile Haley, Belkar, and Celia Are attempting to to leave Greysky after the meeting with the cleric goes bad are on the run from a large group of theivers when they are either:
A. cornered and killed
B. Escape to Cliffport and get killed by the linear guild there

Fast forward a couple of years later and due to the fact the order died Xykon and Redclock managed to reach Giarad's gate only to have that destroyed by the linear guild but manage to take Kraggors gate and summon the snarl therefore using it to rule the entire world and now rule the world with a iron fist, the linear guild at the moment is mind controlled at the moment and humanity is being enslaved. However there are pockets of resitance still and about 6 members of the risitance are retreating from a attacked base when one of them finds a book or something hiddin in a secret part of the archives and they discover it tells of a "Order of the stick" and a "Order of the scribble" soon the learn what they failed to do and decide to take on the task of bringing down Xykon and Redclock by resurecting each of the members of the stick and aid them in finally eliminating xykon! However a mind controlled thog who was leading the attack upon the base overheard them and reports to redlcock who reports to xykon about the discovery and then xykon gets a idea: They can't be resurected IF THEY ARE UNDEAD! And so the chase to resurect or skelitify the order begins!"
How crazy is this idea?

[d'Bwobsling]

How crazy is this idea?

On a scale of one to ten, about 1000

[Yoritomo Himeko]

Well, that is pretty far out there, but not crazier than some of the other theories.

While I don't think they'll all die, I'm afraid not all of them are going to make it out alive. Belkar is a denfinite, #572 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0572.html) has already confirmed it.

Anyway, it would be interesting to see one of them become undead. Roy's body is a golem, so I do see it as a possibility.

[Deepkicker]

Extremely unlikely.

Also, to nitpick...

Despite what Xykon believes, it is impossible to control the Snarl in order to enslave the world. Redcloak lied to him about this fact.

[hamishspence]

impossible to control perfectly. But assuming users are careful, makes good blackmail instrument.

[Lissou]

It's called the Order of the Stick. They need to still be the PCs. Otherwise, it would drift into a different series.

[Inhuman Bot]

impossible to control perfectly. But assuming users are careful, makes good blackmail instrument.

psst.... Spoiler tags.

[krossbow]

Think of the snarl this way:



A nuclear weapon is a weapon which has a number of unwanted components. For example, radioactive fallout, collateral damage, the destruction of all desirable resources, ect.


However, when used as a blackmail "do what i say or i will use this!" weapon, it can be useful.
Similiarly, the snarl is oncontrollable, and possibly might make the area its used on unusable if there is a tear in the area. However, as a blackmail tool of mass destruction, it could be highly useful.

[chiasaur11]

Not happy enough for Elan.
And we know he gets a happy ending.
Also, a minor mid quest challenge finishing off our heroes is simply bad storytelling.

[David Argall]

crazy enough that we can ignore the idea.

[Lupy]

David is right, Rich would never kill the whole Order.

[Gamerlord]

Not happy enough for Elan.
And we know he gets a happy ending.
Also, a minor mid quest challenge finishing off our heroes is simply bad storytelling.
MINOR????!
That THING is the conclusion of a storyline filled with danger, devils and evil chancelor!
PLUS IT IS MUCH BIGGER THEN EVEN THE LARGEST PIT FIENDS I KNOW OF!

[MrEdwardNigma]

Redclock? Seriously? :smallconfused:

[snoopy13a]

Not happy enough for Elan.
And we know he gets a happy ending.
Also, a minor mid quest challenge finishing off our heroes is simply bad storytelling.

Wouldn't Elan and Haley being together in a chaotic good afterlife be a happy ending?

The chances are slim but the strip does have to end sometime...

[Occasional Sage]

On a scale from "one" to "crazy", I'd call this one "batboop nuts".

Which is to say, like Himeko said earlier, much more reasonable than lots of the theories floating around. :smalltongue:

[Zolem]

How crazy is this idea?

On a scale of 1 - 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (that's 1 octillion for those below the 4th grade) I'd have to say it's aproximatly 789,567,435,234,895,786,435,675,876.875289652658

That's right, LN has a formula for calculating crazy. I'd like to thank Mechanus at this time for having created the formula before insanity was even invented to quantify.

[teratorn]

Extremely unlikely.

You mean, with 1 to 1 millions odds?

[Zolem]

You mean, with 1 to 1 millions odds?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[chiasaur11]

You mean, with 1 to 1 millions odds?

No, 999,999 out of a million odds.
Those things never happen.

[Zolem]

No, 999,999 out of a million odds.
Those things never happen.

ACtually, the odds are 1 in 789,567,435,234,895,786,435,675,876.875289652658 so we're booped!

[evisiron]

I doubt that this would happen in the comic, but I love this idea!

Hey, any chance I can mooch this as a potential campaign setting? :smallbiggrin:

[thereaper]

No. No, you cannot. If you try to, we will hunt you down and flay your skin while you shriek in agony.

And no, I don't think this will happen. Honestly, the Linear Guild messing with Xykon and co's plans? Gimme a break. They might be cool, but they are not nearly as high-level as Team Evil, aren't PCs or protagonists, lack an army, and don't even know much about the gates.

[T-O-E]

Your prediction is way too specific.

[Dra-Goon]

It's called "Order of the Stick", not "Order of the Sticky (Pool of Blood and Other Flattened PC Bits)"

[Red XIV]

Who ever heard of a D&D campaign where all the PCs die and then some random NPCs save the world? If all the PCs are dead, it's game over. No more story.

[ref]

On a scale of 1 - 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (that's 1 octillion for those below the 4th grade) ...

No, it's one thousand quadrillion (also known as one quadrilliard). Don't get me started about this, please.

To the OP, paraphrasing Groucho, your theory is crazy, but not crazy enough to be right.

[Linkavitch]

Wow...that's nuts. That's...really nuts. Funny, but nuts.

[Grey Watcher]

No, it's one thousand quadrillion (also known as one quadrilliard). Don't get me started about this, please.

To the OP, paraphrasing Groucho, your theory is crazy, but not crazy enough to be right.

Ah, Britain and America. Two countries separated by the Atlantic Ocean. I mean, a common language.

As for the theory, well, the fiend certainly looks impressive, appearances can be deceiving. And even if they're not, the Order has has a great deal of practice fleeing from things.

[DreadSpoon]

MINOR????!
That THING is the conclusion of a storyline filled with danger, devils and evil chancelor!


No it's not. It's a single encounter int he middle of said storyline. They haven't even confronted Daimyo yet.



PLUS IT IS MUCH BIGGER THEN EVEN THE LARGEST PIT FIENDS I KNOW OF!


Back to reality, kid. You don't know any pit fiends. They're not real. They're just entries in a monster book, which Rich has already made clear is not his sole source of artistic inspiration. It's big because that makes it look menacing and scary and actually kinda funny (tiny imp summoning that thing? a bit humorous).

Take your Ritalin and calm down.

[Graymayre]

I mark this as a Poison Oak Epileptic Tree. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/PoisonOakEpilepticTrees)

[Callista]

It's called the Order of the Stick. They need to still be the PCs. Otherwise, it would drift into a different series.Well, the OP wasn't talking about them not being the main characters anymore, just them dying.

I do think it's unlikely. If they journey to the "afterlife", it'll be via plane shift or something like that. There's no real reason to take this battle off-plane, though.

[Gamerlord]

When did i ever say that the oots whould not become the main charterers anymore, they might be able to do something similear with roy ( Go down and see for yourself and comment on the situation) plus when they resurected they whould help the new adventureres.

[Ron Miel]

One death sucks but six spells TPK.

[Gamerlord]

One death sucks but six spells TPK.
ANNNNND that whould mean.....

[mikeejimbo]

Who ever heard of a D&D campaign where all the PCs die and then some random NPCs save the world? If all the PCs are dead, it's game over. No more story.

Those people would become the new PCs, though.

[TARINunit9]

This contradicts Elan's "happy ending" i.e. at the end of the comic, he's gotta be alive. Death by a demon is not a happy ending, at least not for Elan or me.

[TerrickTerran]

They won't all die but a couple more deaths woudln't be a surprise.

[Ron Miel]

They won't all die but a couple more deaths woudln't be a surprise.

Well, the Deva said that Roy was due to be raised and then killed.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0487.html


I also think that V will bite the dust.

The dwarf will return home, you know how.

Belkar will survive, reform, and raise a family of quarter-orc half-halfling kids.

Elan and Haley will get their happy ending.

[Ramien]

Well, the Deva said that Roy was due to be raised and then killed.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0487.html



I think you're reading too much into what the Deva said. All mortals who get raised die again eventually - that's why they're mortals. Assuming Roy gets raised, he's as likely as Elan, Haley, or V to survive the final battle.

[Gamerlord]

This contradicts Elan's "happy ending" i.e. at the end of the comic, he's gotta be alive. Death by a demon is not a happy ending, at least not for Elan or me.
But being resurected and finally restoring the world to peace IS.