OOTS death pool (thread #4)

[Sniffnoy]

I think I'd count that, yeah. Not sure I want to bother putting that in the "rulings" section in the first post because this is entirely hypothetical so far. Also, hopefully if this were to occur the comic might clarify... although it likely wouldn't do so within the same strip. So, uh, I'd count it but might have to be prepared to revert if the comic made it clear that this is not "dead"? I think that's the best answer I can give.

[DeliaP]

Wow, a second point! Wa hey!

OK, now I'm really sure there won't be any more deaths before the end of the book (which will end with Team Evil finding the Gate, of course...) So I could just leave it, but then I'll have no bets running at all, and if a random unexpected thing happens, I could lose out!

So, take a wild shot in the dark - just in case the book ends with them all on the Mechane heading further north, and the cliffhanger is not the Gate, but the Mechane getting attacked by, I dunno, a surprise entry by a new faction of chaotic space monkeys led by Recloak's niece, I'm going to bet upon a known member of the Mechane's crew dieing in the sudden attack. Not Andi or Bandana.... so another visually well known crew member to be killed to provide shock value?

My new bet is on Felix!

[b_jonas]

Re #1180. I think Curly got away. But an adventuring people should have no more than 6 adventurers, so
I'm changing my bet back to Belkar.
I can change because I bet on Curly before #1175.

[Sniffnoy]

(Bumping this.)

[Sniffnoy]

(And, bumping...)

[Sniffnoy]

(Bumping...)

[Rollin]

I bet on the world-weary, risk-taking Green Voice from #1189.

[Snowblaze]

About time I joined in... I'm going to guess that Minrah will die again.

[Sniffnoy]

I bet on the world-weary, risk-taking Green Voice from #1189.

I don't think I can record a bet on a mysterious voice with only one appearance...

[Rollin]

I don't think I can record a bet on a mysterious voice with only one appearance...

You're right, of course. I'm especially embarrassed because I had just read the rules.

How about Pompey, then?

[trtl]

My vote is Lien.

If Lien is off the table at the moment (considering last time we saw her she was poisoned) then my vote is Minrah.

[Sniffnoy]

My vote is Lien.

If Lien is off the table at the moment (considering last time we saw her she was poisoned) then my vote is Minrah.

No reason you can't bet on Lien!

[b_jonas]

(Pinging thread to unfreeze.)

[Sniffnoy]

And, bumping.

[FlawedParadigm]

Quickly and quietly changing my vote to Durkon even though he's 90% likely to survive somehow. Yeah, that locks me in for what, another ten strips? I don't expect any other fatalities any time soon.

(Actually I apparently haven't changed it since, uh, before it became pretty likely we'll never see Curly again. Figures I bet on the one vampire that didn't dust. So I can't legally change until there's another death. Elan is still due a happy ending, and I see no way that can happen while Xykon is still around, nor do I see him settling peacefully. So let's change to that after the next death.)

[b_jonas]

Just coming in to say that I can hear you even if you're quiet. I thought of the Death Pool right after the end of the strip, though I can't change my vote.

[Xihirli]

Yeah, I'm feeling pretty good about my Xykon vote around now.

[Vulsutyr]

First time voting on this thread; I'm going with Minrah.

[Caerulea]

On my bowl, currently empty of water, Greywolf will die next!

[Sniffnoy]

And, bumping.

[Sniffnoy]

Bumping again!

[b_jonas]

I have an idea that's a bit silly. It seems that Durkon manages to destroy Kraagor's animated statue in #1214. The statue was magically animated, so it was a creature, just as much as a vampire is. Kraagor's statue has had more than 10 appearances, though for all but the last 4 of those it wasn't yet animated. Does this count as the death of a significant character for this thread? I don't think we have a precedent for this. Crystal as a golem comes close, but she appeared as a golem in 11 strips, so there's no question that destroying her counts.

[Sniffnoy]

Oh, hm. Good question. I think I'm going to not count it, due to it only appearing in 4, but I think if it had appeared in more I'd have to.

[b_jonas]

I don't want to count it as a death either. I just feel we have to justify that somehow, after Durkon was alive again for only one strip after he was killed.

[georger0171]

I wish to bet on Lien dying, preferably at a time when she gets to "out-paladin" O-Chul. In fact, those are likely to be her exact last words.

[Aquillion]

Oh, hm. Good question. I think I'm going to not count it, due to it only appearing in 4, but I think if it had appeared in more I'd have to.

What about Elan's puppet? If it were to get destroyed, would that count as a "death?" Could we bet on it?

(Actually I doubt it has 10 appearances.)

[b_jonas]

What about Elan's puppet? If it were to get destroyed, would that count as a "death?" Could we bet on it?

Banjo is a character, even if he's not alive, and has more than enough appearances. I'm not completely sure it would count as a death if the puppet were destroyed, but #10 suggests that it would count. If you want to bet on him, you might need a judgement from Sniffnoy. I don't think he will die though, he will just slumber away forgotten for centuries, until dark priests seek to awaken his unholy power.

[Sniffnoy]

Oh, Banjo easily has 10 appearances. I guess you could bet on him, if you really want? (And yeah, as b_jonas says, rule #10 applies here.)