OOTS #331 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

The comic is up.

[Thray]

Wow, nice responses. "Posthumously." Heh.

[Krytha]

ahahahahahaaa! that was great!

[zeorge]

Great comic Giant
(Woot first page!!!)

[Lord Herman]

Awesome. I can't wait to see who Belkar is going to kill.

edit: or get killed, at least

[RedMage]

Loved it as usual

[toysailor]

XD - 1st 1st page ever and I'm akin to a happy little boy at Christmas.

Roy didn't mention Azure City in his question =(

Anyway, I thought if Xykon didn't head within 1000 ft of his next targeted gate, Roy would be further tricked by his own cleverness wouldn't it?

[thespyder]

YAY!!! new comic!!

[Daraniya]

Geez, talk about being specific... Roy just screwed the pooch... That is going to bite him in the arse later...

[kasib]

Poor, poor foolish Roy.

[Liliedhe]

*rofl*

That was great. While the questions weren't that surprising (except Roy's - in a way *lol* ) the answers certainly leave a lot of food for thought. And I absolutely love Roy outwitting himself - that is what you get for trying to be smarter than the author of the story... This is going to be fun... *eg*

And I'm very curious if Belkar's answer won't become a self fullfilling prophecy... One of the kind that causes dreadful things to happen that would never have happened if they hadn't been foretold...

[molonel]

Wait ...

Plots points! Promises of character death! A bard the only truly happy member of the party? Sarcasm? Belkar killing one of the beings he hates most?

And the tightly written 1st Edition Wish contract twisted into a plot point?

Is that STORY I smell?

[Sorcha_Ravenlock]

"Will this story have a happy ending?" Elan always makes me smile ;)

[enigma]

That was awesome. Some people overthink way too much.
Who's going to translate Haley first? I'm horrible at those word puzzles.

Enigma
*And just as I was about to go to sleep I decide to see if the Giant was nice to us this weekend. And he was.*

[molonel]

For anyone who is curious, Google the term "ginko-bilboa" to see what sort of natural remedy the Oracle is suggesting for V's familiar.

I actually snickered.

[Krytha]

Alas, Roy, you've finally outdone yourself. (Darn that MBA...)

[Wiggle]

Well to be honest it's Durkon I feel sorry for.

I hope he makes some nice dwarf friends on the way (hopefully with the return of a certain ex-girlfriend!)

[Maestoso]

Hi, first post for me. I think it translates as

"What can I do to restore my speech?"

but it requires h and r to be represented by the same letter which doesn't quite work, but hey.

[Lokey]

Typo in Haley's question? Stymied on the sixth word: What can I do to _______ my speech?

[orcmonk89]

That was funny. Nice one Giant.

Post-humourously.

[tarlen]

To finish Lokeys work:

"Restore" fits for everything but the Rs. If you assume F can be either H or R, then it works. Since the Giant has done that numerous times in the past, it works.

Ie: What can I do to restore my speech?

[Solmage]

Ok.. this one made me chuckle! thanks! :) And Roy.. Nooooooo! And poor poor Durkon...


Edit: Oh and I suppose I should edit to add the traditional: "Woot! second page!"

[DarkCorax]

Lol! great comic, and unexpected....

Love Roy managing to outwit Himself...

And Haley and V's Answers...

[rosebud]

Cute. Roy knows there are three gates. As such, he would have crafted a question that included all three gates. Clearly, despite what the story would have you believe, it requires that they be headed towards the "wrong" gate. :) Roy isn't as stupid as the Oracle would have you believe. Of course, The Story might mandate misery for this supposed error, but it's not like Roy has a choice in the matter. ;)

I love that Belkar's simplicity made it obfuscate the answer. Preface "Which of the following" and remove "any of the following" and you get a list, instead.

I love Elan's question.

Poor, poor Durkon. I hope at least he finds out the why to provide him some solace.

V. Hee hee hee. That should be ... amusing.

I also love the non-trance moments of the Oracle when requesting a different question.

[Nerd-o-rama]

*facepalm*

That is such a...a Roy thing to do. *Sigh* oh well, it'll all turn out for the best. At least for Elan.

Woot page 2.

[Cruiser1]

Wow, lots of foreshadowing here! So what might be the four words V will say, and to who, and for what wrong reason?

Spoiler

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The being may be the Snarl. V could sacrifice zerself to seal the rift behind a Gate that got opened, and will say something challenging to get the Snarl blast zer with the magic power of the Universe. Belkar could push V in to the rift, so V can save the world, doing a good act but getting to cause the death of V in the process. Or something like that!

[PhoeKun]

I could comment about the plot. I really could. I could comment on the jokes. But people do that all the time.

No, I'm going to say something nobody else would bother to point out. They never do. See that head of Tiamat's? The one poking up through the top of the strip? That... that is the coolest stick-figure visual effect to date.

Well, that and the way the panels involving Xykon's legions are actually connected to show one full picture of the zombie dragon.

[Ragnarokpc]

Nice comic, thanks for the super-size!

[Miraqariftsky]

Salutations all!

Congratulations to the Giant for yet another verse in this, his grand tale! It's glad I am that Elan stoo up to Roy at least this once...

[efi]

Oh, was it yet another demonstration for "figters are dumb"?

Seems like Roy's MBA did'nt help him much this time.


I fear Elan could see a "Happy End" in every little flower surviving the apocalyptic final battle... :-/


Anyway, great strip!