OOTS #1038 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Raazan]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAGrimspectreofnoogieHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[archaeo]

Honestly, if the Giant abandons the main plot to just tell jokes about these northern bugbears and their world-weary animal companions, I'm down. I'm totally 100% down. I for one welcome our new warg overlords.

[Peelee]

I really like the light being shown to contrast bugbears and owlbears. Also, I learned a new word today: elide.

OotS: It's educational!

[Ivrytwr]

Yeah! Start the work week with Head Rubs!
Thanks Giant!

[Keltest]

"Grim specter of noogie hangs like shroud over us all."

Greyview continues to impress with his wisdom. Also, is it just me, or is Oona coming off as being a little bit dumb?

[Leirus]

Nibolgs are so rare that apparently they only show up when you google image them. There is not a single written page about them in all the internet. Poor saps.

[Hamste]

I really like the light being shown to contrast bugbears and owlbears. Also, I learned a new word today: elide.

OotS: It's educational!

I still prefer defenstrate as far as words learned in the comic is concerned.

[Sylian]

Wow, Great Beast in Shadow is pretty smart, isn't he? I don't buy it that the just "overheard some guy", he totally made that analysis himself!

[Beacon of Chaos]

Another fantastic page!

So... which monsters do have "trenchant political analysis" as a special attack?

Trick question! It's a special quality that improves INT-based skill checks!

*goes to look up what trenchant means*

[Tom Lehmann]

Oona talk funny but understand more than she lets on...

[dmc91356]

I love the MitD lines there. And the roaches. And the worg. And Oona . . . ! Frickin' awesome.

[Melville's Book]

And an excellent comic it is! Feels a bit more politically observant than I'm used to, and I'll say no more on that subject since there's probably a rule about it.

Also, Greyview continues to bring welcome snarks. He sort of reminds me of Haley's angst projection, just in terms of line delivery. And unexpected noogies are certainly a fate to prepare for, unwelcome as they will always be. Especially from a bugbear...

Tangentially, Oona is especially amusing to me since my first ever boss fight in D&D was against a bugbear. Leading a group of orcs rather than other goblinoids, oddly enough. It was still in that stage of D&D experience before you've grown weary of creative plans and gained awareness of the tactical efficiency of more conventional combat methods, so we ended up beating him by luring him into a trap we'd bypassed earlier in the dungeon.

[Peelee]

I still prefer defenstrate as far as words learned in the comic is concerned.

I used to love defenestrate until Zach Weinersmith bettered it.

[Kralzen]

So kids, did you find something?

Also Greyview, great life philosophy.

[Ninjaman]

This page was just rapid firing jokes, one of the funniest OotS strips for sure.

[Phoniex]

trenchant political analysis.... just means that MITD is growing up and taking a interest in adult things.. soon he will start looking at the ladies!

[carborundum]

The meta, he is strong in this one, no?

[ghoul-n]

I want Redcloak at my wedding now.

[Kranerian]

I am facing a dilemma, because I have the urge to include a Greyview-inspired character in a game now but I'm not creative / depressed enough to come up with appropriate dialogue.

The solution of course is for Greyview to become a main character and supply us with more lines.

[Morty]

Bugbears have always felt rather superfluous to me, I won't lie. Goblinoids rival elven subraces in sheer questionably-necessary variety.

[SmaugTheYounger]

Greyview really earned his name.

[infomatic]

That dog needs a t-shirt. Maybe several.

[Basement Cat]

Greyview is rapidly becoming one of my favorite characters.

[TRH]

The roaches are certainly in top form today, on top of everything else.

[Krakes]

"Grim Spectre of Noogie" would make a great band name.

[achinca]

interesting strip. I am not sure how much it advances the plot.

Once thing for sure, it is does admit that bugbear like owlbear don't feel like real monster race like an orc or a goblin does.

[foobar1969]

Nibolgs are so rare that apparently they only show up when you google image them. There is not a single written page about them in all the internet. Poor saps.

Nilbog

Nibolg (formal taxonomic name Nibolg Omeh) is a cross between a Firbolg and a Reverse Vampire.

[Ninjaman]

That dog needs a t-shirt. Maybe several.

I think the dog would look silly in a t-shirt.

[KillingAScarab]

I really like the light being shown to contrast bugbears and owlbears. Also, I learned a new word today: elide.

OotS: It's educational!

Somehow, I don't expect the phrase containing that word to show up in Gobotopia's textbooks.

I still prefer defenstrate as far as words learned in the comic is concerned.

Defenestrate is one of the few rare words I learned from a comic before I saw it in D&D. Thanks, Questionable Content!

Another fantastic page!

So... which monsters do have "trenchant political analysis" as a special attack?

Trick question! It's a special quality that improves INT-based skill checks!

*goes to look up what trenchant means*

This was a dictionary strip for me, too.