OOTS #864 - The Discussion Thread

[Skios]

Great to see another comic, glad to see that your thumb is improving.

[t209]

At least some of us fans, including me, became Bronies during three months of waiting.

[Arcanist]

I wonder how much diamond it took to resurrect the noble digit.

I think it was the combined efforts of everyone who tried to resurrect the noble digit! Alas, even the might of Epic Spellcasting was incapable of resurrecting this mighty hero! but surely have the God's blessed us with the return of this legendary hero!

but seriously, I loved this comic so much. When I saw it I'm squeeled and shouted in sheer happiness. So loud in fact my Brother came over and bonked me on the head

[Lentrax]

Con should be - not 0, there's a difference between not having a stat (such as constructs and con) and having a stat of 0.

Similarly 0 dex would indicate that the things are incapable of moving or making physical attacks, so you need to give then a dex score.

I don't know. Glass seems to me to not have one, unless you really need a dex score to fall down.

Nah, I'd use glass golem stats instead, just divide damage between slashing/piercing.

These are for a glass shard, and are only meant for humor to reply to the Succubus's comment about noone statting the shard that critted the Giant's thumb.

So, thanks for the PEACH guys, but it was only a joke. But hey, if someone want to be serious about it, by all means, have at it.

[kiapet]

That was wonderful! It's humor like this that makes OOTS so enjoyable.

[Kurald Galain]

I find it funny that Elan basically sucks at given recaps, considering how most of what he recapped was in the last half-a-dozen comics. Then again, think of his intelligence score

Anywyay, thanks Giant for the end-of-year present!!

[theinsulabot]

Eh, if the cliff hasn't been there, Roy would have just found another way to win. Miko had been foreshadowed for over 80 strips, and the mind flayed was a throw away when Roy was considerably weaker.


...these don't seem like the best examples.

[Bagger Baggins]

I always sing songs and poems that I do not know the tune for, to the Gilligan's Island theme.

That works for anything in ballad meter which means I can never read Emily Dickenson without giggling to myself. :)

http://xkcd.com/788/

Thank you, Joosy. I'm not musical in the slightest and hadn't even tried to find a tune for Elan's song. But Gilligan's Island works great.

Have to wonder what the Giant was humming while he was writing it, though....

[ti'esar]

In addition to what everyone else has been commenting on, I loved panel 3.

: Good start, Roy! Keep going!

[Gwynfrid]

Great news to see you in a somewhat better shape, Giant. Here's to a fantastic 2013 !

(Great update, too).

[Ravens_cry]

*tears* It's the best Christmas ever!
Welcome back, Giant!

[Trixie]

And since when was Miko a nameless mook?

Since her name is given 5 strips later, she is the very definition of nameless mook when she won the fight. Shall I explain 'mook' part too?

[Dracarot]

Huzzah! The Giant's herald Sir Thumb rides once more!

[Ivrytwr]

Awesome-ness! Welcome back Giant!

[Draxonicar]

Oh cool, OOTS is back.

[Ave]

Phew. A somewhat happy end of the year!

[Ave]

This comic would probably appear rather odd in the future to anyone on an archive binge, who wasn't reading around this time. That said, I'm glad you're back, Giant, and it was a good update for everyone reading right now.

Any more odd than the snack interludes? Or the interviews with the cast?

[Bulldog Psion]

Woot!!!! Congratulations, Rich!!!! Happy New Year, everyone!!!!!

[SteveDJ]

I heard it to "Brave Sir Robin" from Monty Python

Thank you for making me discover this song :D

Yea, you say "Thank you" now, but just wait until you cannot get that song out of your head every time Elan gives us a song... ... thank you, indeed.

[Turgon9357]

And the fandom rejoiced.

[pendell]

New comic is up.

There's a brief News post about it as well.

Huzzah! All constructive criticism from me is hereby suspended both in observance of the new year and also in welcome of the return of posting!

Also well pleased to see the plot advancing. So Roy and Elan both twigged that it was probably Tarquin. That's ... surprisingly intelligent on Elan's part. Character development? Did he add points to INT on his last level up?

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[Kareasint]

I think it was the combined efforts of everyone who tried to resurrect the noble digit! Alas, even the might of Epic Spellcasting was incapable of resurrecting this mighty hero! but surely have the God's blessed us with the return of this legendary hero!

25k GP to resurrect an EPIC LEVEL character. And he has got to want to come back.

Welcome back, Giant. It took my thumb about three months to heal also.

[Beacon of Chaos]

Glad to see you're on the road to full recovery, Rich. This comic was a lot of fun, even if it is a recap!

I kinda want to sing along with Elan. Shame I can't actually sing.

[Sparrow]

Huzzah! All constructive criticism from me is hereby suspended both in observance of the new year and also in welcome of the return of posting!

Also well pleased to see the plot advancing. So Roy and Elan both twigged that it was probably Tarquin. That's ... surprisingly intelligent on Elan's part. Character development? Did he add points to INT on his last level up?

Respectfully,

Brian P.

You can think it is character development, but surely Elan isn't that stupid. Tarquin specifically stopped to ask if Elan was gonna do anything. Any other member of a team of evil-doers who surely of just struck him down right there (Well Probably.) Elan had to know that, right? Right?

[Silverraptor]

Oh man, the digit knight at the end. Glad your feeling better Giant.

[Katalina Island]

YE- freakin- HAW! So glad to see you are back! May the Digit Knight sally forth and kick some ass!

[Niesra]

Awesome strip Rich! And a happy new year. I was laughing for most of the strip (and hearing a guitar quartet in the background of my mind for some reason...which is weird because Elan was carrying just the one lute).

I was also surprised Elan figured out the masked person was his father. Though in retrospect Elan notices a lot of things...he just doesn't seem to realize their importance or significance xD

[Beowulf DW]

Glad to see that the valiant Digit Knight is recovering so well. Also glad to see that your sense of humor still in top shape, Sir Giant.

[gamingfreak10]

so glad i happened to click on the bookmark. completely random check and i almost didn't notice the new comic.

grats on getting enough control back to do comics again giant! and please don't rush the next one, I'm sure everyone would agree we'd prefer to wait for the next comic than to have you hurt yourself again

[nonbeliever93]

Roy and Haley based their deduction on the fact that Tarquin was in disguise as Thog with a helmet. Even without fourth wall awareness, that's enough to guess it's someone they know on this conitinent.