OOTS #761 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Lukraak]

*bow* That was hilarious

Did anyone else get a flashback to several monkey island games? :)

[Grim ranger]

Gah, it's a pun storm

Still funny as heck, though. I wonder what Tarquin will do now

[hamishspence]

The puns are great

Which makes me wonder if Tarquin has the same PrC as Elan.

[SuperPanda]

Now, the flaming letters thing had me laughing out loud for a few minutes.

Then the roof top confrontation got me smirking.

This though... this. I still haven't gotten over the shock but I'm going to be smiling about this one for weeks to come.

[ThePhantasm]

Lol at Elan correcting his Dad - "premature? no immature." Don't know why I thought that was so funny, but it was.

And that was only the beginning.

Also, I love the blurry swordplay. Perhaps we've seen it before, I can't remember, but it looks good.

[cc_kizz]

Eep. What happens next?!

[Katana_Geldar]

Elan correcting his Dad...and being totally wrong about it!

[Comet]

Did anyone else get a flashback to several monkey island games? :)

Yes! This is a great day to be a fan of Monkey Island.
Awesome comic, as usual.

[Orzel]

Pun overload
PUN OVERLOAD!!

[Surfing HalfOrc]

The Puns! Once you read them, you can't unread them!

[Katana_Geldar]

*bow* That was hilarious

Did anyone else get a flashback to several monkey island games? :)

Oh yeah, Elan all but said he dad fought like a cow.

[isocum]

Someone has to clarify all those puns somewhere for non-native english speakers.

[Edhelras]

Seems like Tarquin has some levels in Dashing Swordsman as well?

[Katana_Geldar]

Tarquin clearly has a good relfex save

[hamishspence]

Seems like Tarquin has some levels in Dashing Swordsman as well?

I've been wondering that as well.

[BaronOfHell]

Applauds and thanks to the author for the incredible pace of high quality updates.

It doesn't seem unlikely Tarquin is a Dancing Swordsman, though he might just had played along with his son.

It's really awesome that eventhough he's apparently the EVIL one, he's no interest in harming his GOOD son, whereas his son apparently tries to make him surrender through force.

I think Elan is in for a major education in some point that'll both make him smart as Tarquin and realise that maybe the adventures violence way is not always the best possible option, and certainly not always what is the 'GOOD' option. Though I guess it'll only be temporary.

[Burner28]

I feel that this, behind 758, is one of the best strips of this arc! Great puns, Elan and Tarquin!

[Chaos rising]

You know, for a while I thought Tarquinn would be a fighter, maybe some type of blackguard, but I didn't see another dashing swordman coming. Although it makes sense, due to his obvious charisma.

[Teddy]

Hehehe, the puns, the puns... well... they were quite advanced indeed. They didn't even hurt especially much, which is quite remarkable. Good work, giant.

It also seems that most of the slaves have burnt out by now.

Tarquin clearly has a good relfex save

Probably, but I think it's his high dodge AC that is displayed in this comic.

[Hrairoo]

awesome once again, mr. giant!

i'm sure elan enjoys having a target who understands him to such a theatrical degree. i think this is the first time we see him really let loose!

[SmaugTheYounger]

This made me giggle. And Tarquin rather lazily defeating with a knife is so sexy shoed god of war. Foreseeable, but entertaining.

[The_Admiral]

So many puns

[One Step Two]

Todays comic: Simply pun-derful.

Great stuff Giant.

[Boogastreehouse]

I wasn't expecting that, in fact I found the whole battle completely disarming.

So many puns

Thank you, Captain Obvious.

[siobharek]

Someone has to clarify all those puns somewhere for non-native english speakers.

Well, the two each chose a theme for their punning (Dashing Swordsman for the win!) with Elan going by a fencing route (thrust, clear-cut, fence, Martial, riposte, smash, epée [pay], foil) while Tarquin makes parenting/breeding jokes (heir/air, a-parent-ly, success(or), (pro)created, scionce, beget).

I even think there's a difference in the quality of the puns - as if Tarquin has had more practice...

[Secris]

Well, that answers the who would beat who in a fight question. I think the real question now is what does Tarquin do now? Or maybe who comes to save the day? Haley? V? Malack? Man, I would love for it to be Malack.

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In fact, I hereby predict that Malack will save the day, even though that's the longest long-shot I have predicted to date.

[Katana_Geldar]

Well, the two each chose a theme for their punning (Dashing Swordsman for the win!) with Elan going by a fencing route (thrust, clear-cut, fence, Martial, riposte, smash, epée [pay], foil) while Tarquin makes parenting/breeding jokes (heir/air, a-parent-ly, success(or), (pro)created, scionce, beget).

I even think there's a difference in the quality of the puns - as if Tarquin has had more practice...

Don't forget "issue", another parenting pun.

[Lorin]

well, that's a really good one. Battle of two punmasters.

Well, after so many months of lurking i have made up my mind and decided to finally start posting...

[HandofShadows]

I notice Tarquin does NOT seem at all upset about Elan attacking him. In fact he seemed to rather to enjoy it. Boolsters my suspicion that Tarquin is pulling a Xanthos Gambit.