OOTS #325 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Fale]

Another fantasic comic. Loved the last line by Roy.

[Lefty_X]

1st Post WOOT!

And while I'm at it, yeah what's with DM's thinking that fighting another of the same type of creature soon after the first battle is bad? Make them up a little different, use different tactics, add class levels, etc.

Well, I was the first.

[kaairn]

Nice one giant :D at least I know I'm not the only fool to have chopped off a hydra's heads just to see them regenerate ;)

[HabbakukUnknown]

"gee, the oracle must be whispering to me from afar"

I love that line, the simple sarcasm that i imagine in his voice is hilarious

thank you giant...

[Krimm_Blackleaf]

that's my party aaaaaaaall over

[Piedmon_Sama]

FIRST PAGE AWWW YEAH.

btw, haven't read the comic yet.

[Big_Red_Bird]

This is why I'm afraid to send hydras against my players...
My first time on the first page!

[Jacen]

This is why I'm afraid to send hydras against my players...
My first time on the first page!

Usually players try be as fast as possible. Unless XP is given from each head =).

[teekc]

have to register to get this first page!!!!

your random update just makes me visit this site more. and i am not complaning.

[ScreamerSimon]

Is the number of a hydra's heads limited by something like "only two on the original neck"? Or is every head replaced by two new ignoring of the number it already has? I wonder if a DM can manage a 87 headed monster's attack rolls ;D

Roll for initiative....

[Njerus_Xhazekarath]

;)Nice one

[Pelziges_Ohr]

This hydra is going to have many heads... and maybe a forced intrusion ;D

[KayJay]

Thanks for the strip :)
... Now to read it :)

Edit: Ah, Belkar... The question is if V will let the Hydra eat him up next strip or not :)

[Stepanov]

Great comic, good line at the end ;D

[OmegaDonut]

I like Belkar's simple, effective, and yet utterly humorous method of shutting V up. :)

[tyr]

I love that little pause where they all ponder this new development.

[efi]

*schlurkt!* ==> *pop* *pop*

Hey that's funny. I wonder how many heads the hydra can get before it has the shape of a hedgehog-like sphere...

[The Glyphstone]

AWESOME. Hydras are one of my all-time favorite monsters, ranked only after beholders. Great comic.

Oh, and second page for one! Plus, I read the comic first!

[Hotspur]

I *knew* there was a reason my new dog got me up early. House training, my foot! It sniffed out a strip of hydra-y goodness.

Now for the doggy treat so it will do it again...

[celticdeltic]

Very good comic.

[battleburn]

That was cool!!!
;D loved this one.

The best jokes come when both Elan and Belkar are enjoying them selves.

2nd page!!

[Arkadian]

oye...that comic gives me the willies...not from the hydra..but from the last group i played with...nuthin but poster children for ADD without a prescription for ridalin. talk about not getting anything done...thankfully i got the sense to leave that group.

[remirat]

AD&D ;D ;D ;D great one!
w00t! first post!
OH YEA! 2nd page!!

[Yorkiebar]

Nice comic as always, I particularly liked Belkar's simple dismissal of V.

[Gentlemaniac]

Great comic.

I was actually talking to a girl once about RPGs, and I mentioned AD&D; she managed to get me wrong and for a moment she thought I was talking about ADD. I'm just glad I got to clarify...

Oh, and I love the "we already foughta chimare once, lad" line. Hooray for DMs who are thoughtful enough to give their players some variety...

[Premier]

What can I say?

That was SO FRIGGING COOL! ;D

[gregory_carslaw]

The look on the hydras faces in panel 7 is great.

I wonder if you do that enough times does the hydra collapse under it's own weight? I mean it's STR doesn't increase and each head weighs something so they'd end up dragging on the floor.

Hey if you did it even more would it eventually end up as a ball of heads such that it's legs couldn't touch the floor? Then you could roll it ahead of you through dungeons to set of traps and crush your foes.

[Kriel]

First off, YES, SECOND PAGE, a personal best for me! And now I must say that I believe that Vaarsuvius owes the tables of the world a big apology, 'cause this hydra is going to be most unpleasant to fight.

[Delgarde]

Is the number of a hydra's heads limited by something like "only two on the original neck"? Or is every head replaced by two new ignoring of the number it already has? I wonder if a DM can manage a 87 headed monster's attack rolls

Yeah, there's a limit - if I remember right, it's limited to never having more than twice the original number of heads, or something like that.