OOTS #899 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Saph]

Okay, that was the funniest fulfilled prophecy I've seen in a while.

[Kingscourt]

HA! I actually did a spit-take reading that.

Hope V is okay though, wonder if his body will be moved from all the rubble when s/he's sent back

[Hogwarts9876]

That was one hell of an explosion!
EDIT: This also confirms that Girard, duplicitious though he was, didn't lie to Serini about the coordinates of the Gate.

[Nevitan]

Fantastically tricky title.

[DaggerPen]

Welp.

There goes that semantics debate.

I can't stop laughing. Short, sweet and to the point. Prophecy fulfilled, indeed.

EDIT:

HA! I actually did a spit-take reading that.

Hope V is okay though, wonder if his body will be moved from all the rubble when s/he's sent back

Okay, that was the funniest fulfilled prophecy I've seen in a while.

Looking at the size of that explosion, I honestly think that V was probably blown entirely clear of it. There's not really a lot of rubble left to collapse - we're mostly looking at large scattered chunks o' pyramid here, so unless one lands right on V, zie'll probably be fine.

[KyrtFurey]

Nice one.

After all, he did have to be within 1000 foot of the gate BEFORE it was destroyed for the prophecy to be fulfilled.

The Oracle would be proud.

Now, we just have to see about the OotS and especially V.

[Tev]

That was perfect

[jolus]

That was unexpected on more than one level.

[Conte_Vincero]

Best conclusion to a semantics debate EVER!

[Tyrmatt]

Haha, that's a good one.

Obviously Redcloak and Xykon will survive in a fashion but its interesting how this will affect Team Evil. Xykon will reform in Redcloaks pocket rather than in the Astral Plane, leaving Redcloak with the MitD who has orders to eat him alive at the first hint of treachery.

Also, anyone else feeling comic 900 for an end of book page?

[RMS Oceanic]

Well that answers that.

This makes me think it's more likely Belkar has actually suggested a safe 'splosion proof place to hit, but I can't explain why.

[M.A.D]

The explosion occurred while the main cast is hiding off-panel. Of course they're safe! XD

[Seharvepernfan]

Could someone please point me to a thread where this "semantics debate" was going on?

[Syklone]

Absolutely perfect.

[Yoyoyo]

Boom goes the dynamite...ah, gate. Awesome.

[RMS Oceanic]

The question now is how likely is it that Xykon gets involved with the other two groups in the area? He may decide to go straight to Kraagor's gate instead.

Also I don't think we have to worry about V being buried alive. Looks like most stuff is being flung clear.

I wonder what Tarquin's gonna say about this? If it turns out he never really intended to seize the gate at all that's gonna be heartbreaking. All that grief (literally in 877) for nothing.

[Morquard]

Well... that answers that question!

[Yendor]

Well, that was straightforward.

[DaggerPen]

Could someone please point me to a thread where this "semantics debate" was going on?

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showt...291730&page=11

There was some debate over whether the Oracle's answer meant that Team Evil would have to arrive at Girard's Gate before the Gate exploded or if they could arrive afterwards because it was still the Gate's location.

This comic answered it rather, ah, succinctly.

[Cavelcade]

That was amazing. Favourite comic in a while.

[Steward]

Which prophecy is this?

[RMS Oceanic]

Could someone please point me to a thread where this "semantics debate" was going on?

898 discussion thread. The question was whether Xykon would get to the Gate before it exploded or not, or whether just the location of the gate counted.

[DigoDragon]

Exploding dungeons is usually the first sign the PCs have been there.

[Iruka]

Hilarious.

[oball]

This makes me think it's more likely Belkar has actually suggested a safe 'splosion proof place to hit, but I can't explain why.

Maybe they hid in a refrigerator

[DaggerPen]

Which prophecy is this?

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0331.html Between Girard's and Kraagor's Gate, Xykon will be within 1000 feet of Girard's first.

[Syklone]

Which prophecy is this?

I don't remember the exact words, but it was like "Xykon will be within 1000 feet of Girard's Gate first."

EDIT: AHH I was stabbed by a ninja.

[RMS Oceanic]

Maybe they hid in a refrigerator

They should be careful to make sure they're not stuffed in there.

[M.A.D]

They should be careful to make sure they're not stuffed in there.

Maybe they have a Giant's refrigerator? (See what I did there?) The Draketooth family is rather large, after all, and food goes bad quickly in their home climate.