OOTS #1160 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[The DM]

Boomerang buddies!

[Resileaf]

Y'all April's fools people are gonna have to talk about the actual comic now. :D

I think we can confirm that Durkon got what is probably a new belt of giant's strength. It's a different one from the one he wore before.

[Gluteus_Maximus]

Some character growth for V, perhaps they increased their constitution since they gained a level from that last encounter?

the LOKI SUCKS hammer is literally Mjolnir,

And judging by how they flung their weapons and returned them to their hands in one round, the bridge is at least 50 feet long and Gontor is ~10th level.

[KrankenWagon]

Guess Durkon's new weapon is all but confirmed to be a hammer of thunderbolts now as it has a returning enchantment

[Malfarian]

EXCELLENT WORK! Great way to start the week.

[Psyren]

Mid-air evasion! Dang OP rogues
And it's nice to see the Order actually making their concentration checks for a change.

*heads to Geekery thread to check stat speculations on Durkon's new toy*

[Reboot]

And so soon after the April Fools thread. Heh.

Roy look kinda weird in the "throwing" panel to anyone else?

Also, is Minrah not here? Giant makes a point of showing Hilgya in the "so much for surprise" panel, but not her.

[IntelectPaladin]

Goodness Gracious.

[KrankenWagon]

And so soon after the April Fools thread. Heh

I wonder if he was waiting for it

[Giscard76]

Hope this update isn't an April fools joke

[librisrouge]

Just what I needed on the worst day of the year. Thanks Giant!

[Arkku]

Is it wrong to feel bad for the death worm?

[CriticalFailure]

Maybe they should’ve consulted Hilgya on the planning

[Hiro Quester]

Love Belkar’s returning breakfast *gag*.

[schmunzel]

Love Belkar’s returning breakfast *gag*.

Boomerang roll :)

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[137beth]

Ah, good, now we have both Roy and Durkon to glare at Elan!

[Hiro Quester]

Also enjoying the many new sound effects onomatopoeia in this one.

[Doug Lampert]

Is it wrong to feel bad for the death worm?

It's not down yet. No Xs in the eyes, so it may well be unkillable.

Note: The Hammer of Loki Sucks is almost certainly this.
The death worm is almost certainly the first entry here.

[KrankenWagon]

It's not down yet. No Xs in the eyes, so it may well be unkillable.

Technically it doesn't seem to have eyes, so it must be unkillable as there's nowhere for the Xs to go

[thorr-kan]

Is it wrong to feel bad for the death worm?

Yes it is. You may only show sympathy for the protaganists' summoned creatures.

[Roland Itiative]

First, they come back from the dead, and now, their weapons come back from throws. They really are boomerang buddies

[Peelee]

I'm sad the Zim armor prophecy didn't come to pass.

[Hiro Quester]

Trying to figure out the turn mechanics.

Worm readies it’s breath attack to interrupt V when casting a spell

V aims a forcecage at Gontor, who is not in the barrier yet.

Worm’s readied attack goes off.

The interruption and successful concentration check somehow also delays the spell, giving Gontor an (out of turn) moment to dodge a forcecage, and escape behind the barrier.

How does Gontor get to move after V aims the spell? He dodges the spell aimed at him, when Forcecage is a “saving throw (none)” spell.

I know, expcting regular turn-by-turn gameplay mechanics would detract from a dramatic moment in a great story. It still it bugs me that Gontor can escape during V’s turn.

[MartianInvader]

Great comic, but what's a "Forcecaage"? I guess it summons some kind of "caage" of force? According to Google it's a Coalition of Asian American Government Employees? I mean, I know no one wants to deal with government employees, but how would they help against vampires?

[Grey Watcher]

the LOKI SUCKS hammer is literally Mjolnir,

Not quite literally. I believe Mjolnir is still hanging on Thor's belt. This is the Just for Kids Mortals version. Still awesome though.

[hroþila]

Be careful, Wormie!

I know, expcting regular turn-by-turn gameplay mechanics would detract from a dramatic moment in a great story. It still it bugs me that Gondor can escape during V’s turn.

It would bug me more if D&D doesn't have a way to deal with simultaneous actions.

[anonynos]

Maybe they should’ve consulted Hilgya on the planning

I mean... she's right there... what makes you think they didn't consult her?

[2D8HP]

First, they come back from the dead, and now, their weapons come back from throws. They really are boomerang buddies

Oh yeah, they both have visited the afterlife, they share that as well as Alignment.

[Arkku]

No Xs in the eyes, so it may well be unkillable.

Interesting point. Since it doesn't actually have eyes, it can never have Xs in them. One would therefore expect that in such a world many eyeless creatures would have been produced by natural selection, since despite the obvious disadvantage in the beginning (before they evolve magical sight), they would simply be unkillable… (edit: At least by regular means, perhaps disintegration etc still counts.)