OOTS #768 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Lateral]

Aww...

That is so heartwarming.

I can see further heartwarming things happening in the future. (Either that, or a bunch of jokes. Probably both.) I wonder how Ian will take Elan?

[Haruki-kun]

Hooray for family reunions. Now, how to get out?

[Dr.Epic]

Looks like I (and a whole lot of other people) were right about it not being a red herring.

edit: Nice new comic.

[One Step Two]

Say it with me now:

d'awww

But really, Red herring? Cmon sometimes it's an obvious setup for a heart-warming moment. I know enjoyed it.


Also, awesome zinger from Roy.

[homersolo]

The rewards of checking the page just one more time before leaving work for the day.

Very interesting as I had never considered how one would jail someone with magical abilities. So, getting in may have been the easy part. Getting out may be another matter.

[Occasional Sage]

This made my day.

[Lateral]

...Why?

[Dr.Epic]

But really, Red herring? Cmon sometimes it's an obvious setup for a heart-warming moment. I know enjoyed it.

In another thread some people actually thought this was going to be a red herring. Weird huh?

[Darth Hunterix]

I just can't wait to see Haley's reaction when she realises, that the potion has been switched off...

[PsychedelicBard]

Huh, I was just in the middle of an archive trawl when this came up.

"INTRUDERS!"
"Nope."
"FALSE ALARM!"

[PirateMonk]

Aw...

The rewards of checking the page just one more time before leaving work for the day.

Very interesting as I had never considered how one would jail someone with magical abilities. So, getting in may have been the easy part. Getting out may be another matter.

It's not a new concept. Azure City had similar facilities.

[seraine]

Angry seperatist muskrats.

[mucat]

I just can't wait to see Haley's reaction when she realises, that the potion has been switched off...

Haley knows the potion switched off; that's exactly what she and Elan were discussing when they entered the anti-magic zone.

[CoffeeIncluded]

Yaaay! This comic made me smile.

[squidbreath]

oh no! (for me anyway) If she manages to gets Roy and Belkar out as well, does this mean we'll skip out on the gladiator games entirely?

[Betropper]

But if the potion didn't wear off, then why didn't the alarm go off? She says the magic is in her words but that means if she spoke she would set it off.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

d'aaaaaaaw

say it with me
d'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaartagnan.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Hmm... somewhat anticlimatic. Running and big hug, but no yelling of DADDY! Guess though that she's not wanting to attract 'too' much undo attention, and ole Dad did say not to tell things to others so probably won't reveal their association.

[Darth Hunterix]

Haley knows the potion switched off; that's exactly what she and Elan were discussing when they entered the anti-magic zone.

"Heck, unless this takes less than a half-hour, we should be able to fib our way back".
That made me think she doesn't know. But after re-reading the previous panel I guess I was wrong. Pity.

[Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll]

"Heck, unless this takes less than a half-hour, we should be able to fib our way back".
That made me think she doesn't know. But after re-reading the previous panel I guess I was wrong. Pity.

Depends if the potion actually dispells the effect, or merely suppresses it.

[mucat]

But if the potion didn't wear off, then why didn't the alarm go off? She says the magic is in her words but that means if she spoke she would set it off.

The words she spoke were magical at the time, and they convinced the guards to believe her...but their belief is not magical in itself, and didn't fade. (This is what she meant by "it's not an enchantment.")

She just won't be able to tell any more supernaturally convincing lies until she leaves the antimagic field...at which point, if the potion's duration hasn't expired ("unless this takes more than a half hour") she'll get her magic voice back, and they can prevaricate their way to freedom.

[Mordae]

She's a rogue, and a smart one. It's not like she's going to yell out "BEAR HUG SNEAK ATTACK!!!" or something silly like the folk in the thieves' guild.

[Goldfly]

Aaaw... Family reunions are always a good thing.

[Psyren]

Hooray for family reunions. Now, how to get out?

AMF suppresses spells, it doesn't end them. Her Glibness is still active, she even mentions it while picking the lock.

[SPoD]

Anti-magic suppresses the potion while she is inside the zone, it doesn't dispel it. Glibness lasts 10 minutes per level, with a minimum of 50 minutes for a potion. She can spend half an hour in the anti-magic field then leave, and the potion will still be effective for twenty minutes or so.

So yes, she knows that she doesn't have the Glibness effect, but it will resume the moment she steps outside the a-m zone.

[Knight13]

But if the potion didn't wear off, then why didn't the alarm go off? She says the magic is in her words but that means if she spoke she would set it off.

Elan was worried that if the Anti-magic zone switched off her potion, the guards would stop believing her bluffs and sound the alarm. Haley explained that the magic of the potion is in her words, not their belief in her words. So entering the zone will not affect their belief.

[Gift Jeraff]

Aaaw... Family reunions are always a good thing.

Except for Elan, it seems.

[MoonCat]

Crowning moment of heartwarming for me. How many years has it been since she saw him? And we got the fade out speech bubble! Thanks Giant!

[Mercenary Pen]

Except for Elan, it seems.

Well, Elan's family counts as extenuating circumstances I suppose.