OOTS #677 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Elfin]

Very awesome. Love the crack in the first panel.

[daggaz]

sweeet! =) I laughed already on the first panel (nice to have the joke switcheroo and good old evil V back)

[BigFatLion]

Dang those shiny dangly things, Blackwing had good advice until then.

[nysisobli]

Thats great, a warlock? WHAT!!!

[sikyon]

wait what happened to the guy in the last panel?

was he contingencied or something?

[FoE]

Hey! My mother was a warlock!!

[Morty]

Aaah. There's no greater insult for a wizard than being called a warlock.

[Kaytara]

...Unsettling.

Loved the crack about spell component value in the first panel, though.

[Dixieboy]

Query:
That "Glassy look" thing, reference to something, or just a general insult?

No matter, purdy awesome comic thar.

[Elfin]

...Unsettling.

Loved the crack about spell component value in the first panel, though.

Yea, that was great.

[Avilan the Grey]

Effective, but not creative. V is very... direct.

[Kaytara]

So, what wizard spells require diamond dust to cast? I know it sounds familiar. A pinch of diamond dust...

[shadzar]

Shiny.

Kicks his ass V!

[Mando Knight]

Was the guy's head supposed to be missing in the last panel?

[TengYt]

Uh oh, V's losing it again. (And no, this was not morally justified, before someone says anything)

[Lord Gyles]

The perils of queuing...

[Elfin]

Was the guy's head supposed to be missing in the last panel?

I think that was a contingincied teleport or somesuch.

[Yuki Akuma]

He got blown back from the force of the spell, but left his hat behind.

It's a common comedic technique in both animation and sequential art.

You can clearly see his feet in the last panel, people. He didn't teleport.

[Morty]

I think his turban simply fell off as he was hit by lighting and knocked back.
Ninja'd, of course.

[Zanaril]

It's always the shinies that cause the problems.

I'm torn over deciding which is better: the line about the cost of spell components or the line about bad self-insertion fanfic.

[FoE]

Was the guy's head supposed to be missing in the last panel?

V hit him so hard that his turban flew right off of his head.

Actually, he might be dead in the next strip. Wouldn't that be hilarious?

[Armitage]

wait what happened to the guy in the last panel?

The Lightning Blot trew him out of the picture and he lost his turban in the process.

So, what wizard spells require diamond dust to cast? I know it sounds familiar. A pinch of diamond dust...

Identify? Or did that need a complete diamond?

(It's been far too long since my last RPG session *sigh*)

[Saph]

That was hilarious. I love the interaction between V and his familiar, I hope we get more of that. :)

(Diamond Dust is the material component for Stoneskin, which requires 250 gp worth, and Restoration, which needs 100 gp worth. Looks like V's planning ahead.)

[Shale]

If this is where we're going with Blackwing as a regular, I like it.

[CyberRebirth]

Poor V, he just can't catch a break.

It's like the universe is bent on making her lose his temper and going on a mad wizard killing spree.

I'm sure she's very close, too.

[FlawedParadigm]

Good to see V is still a bit evil.

And no, he was probably not morally justified in zapping the guy. Although I'd look the other way.

[Zordrath]

Loved it The line about bad self-insertion fic was great.

[Mando Knight]

He got blown back from the force of the spell, but left his hat behind.

It's a common comedic technique in both animation and sequential art.

You can clearly see his feet in the last panel, people. He didn't teleport.

Oh, now I see. He's falling backwards. I had assumed that his oversized torso was still entirely vertical, thus make it look like V vaporized his head.

[DOOMBOT9000]

Sometimes, a quickened lightning bolt is the best solution.