OOTS #864 - The Discussion Thread

[Jubal_Barca]

Huzzah! Great to see the strip back.

[Morph Bark]

What would be the funding goal of such a Kickstarter?

[eulmanis12]

digits for the digit knight
thumbs for the thumb throne!

Welcome back

[LuPuWei]

Welcome back, sir! And take your time...

[ManuelSacha]

Can everybody please stop with the "nameless mook" thing?
Do we really need to write pages and pages to "prove" that Miko wasn't a nameless mook?
She wasn't. Obviously.
Nor was the level appropriate dungeon encounter. Obviously.
The ogre with the chain was. Obviously.

But the point is that Zz'dtri isn't a random, or nameless mook, nor were Thog, Leeky Windstaff or the last two kobolds, who troubled V and Belkar. All of these were "new recruits", or at least new characters, and thus so far unknown, and still they managed to obtain draws, if not small victories, against several members of the Order, even though the LG as a whole always ended up defeated in the end.

Some random mook who can fight Roy to a scoreless draw and still escape? Right...

Therefore, assuming that:
GUY I DON'T KNOW = NOT A THREAT
...is a crime.
You are murdering logic.

[Shmuel]

The whole premise of the "nameless mook" thing is that Roy shouldn't know who Tarquin is because the Linear Guild could have easily have recruited somebody else. But that ignores all the actual evidence for it being Tarquin, including the fact that an unknown recruit wouldn't be trying to hide his identity. And that they recently spent enough time with Tarquin to know his style, and that he was certainly in the midst of machinations involving them. (They should know he had an ulterior motive for sending them off. In fact, the last thing Elan did before they entered the fortress was set an as-yet-unknown counterplan in motion.) Add the build, the complexion, the age, the level, the sense of humor, and the fact that he immediately takes control of the party once Nale is down, and this is easily within the ability of Roy and Elan to figure out. (The former, due to Intelligence; the latter, due to Drama, plus it's his dad.)

[Mono Vertigo]

Thank you so much, Rich! Please think about yourself first and foremost once again, though!


... does that mean that we're welcome to discuss the Digit Knight's alignment, or...?

[BrooksSut]

Yay! Thanks for your efforts in getting out a new comic Mr. Berlew! Keep on taking care of yourself and healing, and I'll be happy to see each new comic as it comes, whenever it comes.

Oh, and:

Best. Recap Comic. Ever! LOL

[Killer Angel]

That's... a very nice way to begin the new year! thanks.
(BTW, Not that the Giant needs my +1, but I agree it's a GOOD idea to don't worry for the pacing.)

[BriarHobbit]

Glad to see that the comic is back. Hope that Rich does not overdo it.

[Clertar]

Wooo!!! Yay, go Sir Thumb!

[Xelbiuj]

What do you all think of the first panel? ie whether or not they should have opened the trap wall?
Will it slow the Linear Guild down enough for OOTS to get to the gate, perhaps keep Tarquin and friends out while Xykon arrives? I don't think he'll be able to bash it with his whip and if Malack could have surpassed it, he probably would have by now. I don't think Sabine can unlock it, see Azure City prison.

The order may have missed the perfect opportunity to take out a dangerous threat . . .

[Incom]

First GITP Forum Law: Every thread that lasts long enough will become about Miko, Vaarsuvius' gender and/or alignment, or what DnD rules were applied in a given scene in the comic.

Also, knowing GITP, we'll have that 500-stanza epic poem by, oh, say, 865's posting?

But yeah, welcome back Giant!

[Ninja Dragon]

The best webcomic of the internet is back.

[Zmflavius]

Hmmm...technically, aren't most of the books already recap collections with extras?

Well, they weren't funded on kickstarter.

[Lvl45DM!]

Hahahahahaha!

and the thumb drawing is really quite good!

[NotBambi]

I'm just so happy to see a new strip! I have nothing else valuable to add to the conversation!

[oppyu]

1) An epic poem about Sir Thumb's battle against glass would absolutely get funded on Kickstarter. If you weren't so swamped with your first Kickstarter, I'd demand you get to crowdfunding and then writing that.
2) So... how did Elan figure out that not-Thog was Tarquin? Nice to see the Order's competence streak continue.

[Sparrow]

2) So... how did Elan figure out that not-Thog was Tarquin? Nice to see the Order's competence streak continue.

I believe Elan figured it out when Tarquin was attacking everyone else, and then stopped at Elan, not harming his son. I think even Elan could figure that out.

[Shininghope]

Yay new comic! You sir, are quite amazing! Same as others, just thought I'd add to the noise; it's good to have comics, but it's better for you to get better! Good luck healing up!

Can we get a strip about the Digit Knight added in as an extra on the next book? =D

Not sure what number we're up to, but I DO WANT THIS :D

[the_tick_rules]

Was it that long really?

[Tobimaro]

Glad to see the Giant on the mend. Love the Digit Knight, and bards can be useful (although in Elan's case, that can be debatable).

[MrShadetree]

Glad to see you back doing something you love.

[Sparrow]

Was it that long really?

Oh yes. You have no idea how long we've been waiting for an update. Its worse than the time the forums went down for a few days last year. Terrible

[Heksefatter]

It is times like this that I love Elan and the Bardic Plane that his thought processes operate on.

[shylocxs]

Best recap comic in all of comic history!

Well, I don't know... but I believe so!

Hope your thumb keeps healing well!

[coineineagh]

Has it been only 3 months? It felt like longer.

A great start of the New Year!

[BungleBee]

Great to see you back in action!

[Tundar]

What a fantastic way to begin a new year in!

[BouncingBeatnik]

I did it to magic carpet ride .

O, Susanna.