Things You Never Noticed VII: Wait, This Isnt the MitD Thread?

[Kish]

Hah, in the same strip where Sabine calls Vaarsuvius "elf dude," Nale calls V "elf chick."

And later, in the bar when she's disguised as a geisha, she addresses Vaarsuvius as "sister."

[ziproot]

A goblin teenager says that goblins are usually neutral evil (panel 2) in OOTS.

[Ruck]

I was reading an old thread (I get the urge to once in a while to see how people reacted to a certain development), and someone in the #763 discussion mentioned something I never noticed:



And exactly 150 strips later, notice where he casually places his hands toward the end of the strip.

I just noticed he does the same thing in #819, panel 5-- and once you've read the whole strip, it's also obvious that in panel 5 he's looking at Nale.

One more: In the happy ending illusion of #887, Durkon has his eyes closed when they're on the flying carpet and destroying the phylactery, as befits his fear of flying.

[WanderingMist]

113:7

You can see Eric in panel 7, but then he doesn't make an appearance in panel 9 like he logically should, hinting at his death.

[arimareiji]

One more: In the happy ending illusion of #887, Durkon has his eyes closed when they're on the flying carpet and destroying the phylactery, as befits his fear of flying.

Technically, with all the spells Xykon has on it, it might not destroy the phylactery.

So in a million years or so, he may become someone else's problem after an eruption.

[Ruck]

Technically, with all the spells Xykon has on it, it might not destroy the phylactery.

So in a million years or so, he may become someone else's problem after an eruption.

Technically, that whole thing is an illusion, so whatever Roy and company believe needs to be done to successfully destroy the phylactery will have been done.

[Peelee]

Technically, that whole thing is an illusion, so whatever Roy and company believe needs to be done to successfully destroy the phylactery will have been done.

Aye. Even if it somehow doesn't destroy the phylactery, how's Xykon gonna regenerate in a pit of lava?

[WanderingMist]

Aye. Even if it somehow doesn't destroy the phylactery, how's Xykon gonna regenerate in a pit of lava?

Very carefully.

[arimareiji]

Aye. Even if it somehow doesn't destroy the phylactery, how's Xykon gonna regenerate in a pit of lava?

Indeed. It seems about as literal of an eternal damnation to "fire and brimstone" as you can get, except for the whole "might get tossed out in a million years".

Geeky question for DM's: Would you just automatically make him a demilich, and may whatever gods still exist take mercy on whoever lives anywhere nearby?

[Peelee]

Indeed. It seems about as literal of an eternal damnation to "fire and brimstone" as you can get, except for the whole "might get tossed out in a million years".

Geeky question for DM's: Would you just automatically make him a demilich, and may whatever gods still exist take mercy on whoever lives anywhere nearby?

If I were DMing, nope. Sucks to be the lich.

[arimareiji]

If I were DMing, nope. Sucks to be the lich.

I believe in this case, the appropriate expression would be a sarcastic "Couldn't happen to a nicer guy."

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Never noticed, and not sure what to make of it:

Haley's speech bubbles change color when she tells Ian he didn't screw up her life, near the end of 774, which seems to indicate she's using the potion's magic to convince him of a lie. Not unexpected since I'd always thought that speech bubble was part of a very sad joke, with the punch line being the last panel: "The potion only works on things that aren't true."

But her speech bubble is still potion-colored in the last panel.

Accidental slip on the part of the Giant, or was her speech bubble in the last panel a perhaps-paradoxical lie?

[Ruck]

I believe in this case, the appropriate expression would be a sarcastic "Couldn't happen to a nicer guy."

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Never noticed, and not sure what to make of it:

Haley's speech bubbles change color when she tells Ian he didn't screw up her life, near the end of 774, which seems to indicate she's using the potion's magic to convince him of a lie. Not unexpected since I'd always thought that speech bubble was part of a very sad joke, with the punch line being the last panel: "The potion only works on things that aren't true."

But her speech bubble is still potion-colored in the last panel.

Accidental slip on the part of the Giant, or was her speech bubble in the last panel a perhaps-paradoxical lie?

The speech bubble is still colored because the potion is still active. It doesn't strictly mean she has to be lying when she speaks-- any more than she was lying in the second-to-last panel of #767. At least, that's how I interpret it.

[arimareiji]

The speech bubble is still colored because the potion is still active. It doesn't strictly mean she has to be lying when she speaks-- any more than she was lying in the second-to-last panel of #767. At least, that's how I interpret it.

True, but her speech bubbles in the previous panels are white... and I just noticed that in 768, there's a gradient of them fading from potion-colored to white when she tells Elan the presumable truth in panel 3. Curiouser and curiouser. (^_^)

[Kornaki]

True, but her speech bubbles in the previous panels are white... and I just noticed that in 768, there's a gradient of them fading from potion-colored to white when she tells Elan the presumable truth in panel 3. Curiouser and curiouser. (^_^)

They become colored again when they leave the anti magic zone. She probably deliberately steps over the line before lying to her father.

The bubble changes in the panel when she is literally crossing the line as she speaks.

[arimareiji]

They become colored again when they leave the anti magic zone. She probably deliberately steps over the line before lying to her father.

The bubble changes in the panel when she is literally crossing the line as she speaks.

Thank you! This made perfect sense, once I went back to look through with this in mind. (^_^)b

[snowblizz]

Thank you! This made perfect sense, once I went back to look through with this in mind. (^_^)b

Lol. Was just about to post this after reading the first post then seeing it was in fact answered. It's good when you remember to read to the finish before posting. And not get distracted and reply to something off page 1 of a 20 page thread.

It's a very neat trick of interaction there, always enjoyed it.

[Fyraltari]

While Minrah and Hilgya are both blondes, Minrah's hair is paler.

[danielxcutter]

Kudzu is making an “Ooo” face and reaching for Roy’s Bag of Tricks here.

[arimareiji]

Lol. Was just about to post this after reading the first post then seeing it was in fact answered. It's good when you remember to read to the finish before posting. And not get distracted and reply to something off page 1 of a 20 page thread.

It's a very neat trick of interaction there, always enjoyed it.

Ditto, and ditto. I was glad to have had my understanding of it expanded. (^_^)b
_{(Wrt first ditto, yup... but sometimes it's sooooo tempting, especially when it's a new discussion thread.)}

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Spoiler: bad followup joke to the "Xykon's phylactery got dropped in lava" threadlet

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Technically, with all the spells Xykon has on it, it might not destroy the phylactery.

So in a million years or so, he may become someone else's problem after an eruption.

Oh crap. Anyone who so much as has Green in their name, let alone Greenhilt... might be a good idea to change it, or hide, or both.



I think I saw something that looks like Redcloak's holy symbol come flying out, and if you thought Xykon was *-opathic any time he got bored in Azure City... imagine how he's gonna feel after a million years of watching bits of himself regenerate only to be instantly charred to powder. (^_~)

[Ruck]

In #174 (panel 6), Gortok gives Miko the same "pamphlet" he gave Belkar in #132.

[arimareiji]

In #174 (panel 6), Gortok gives Miko the same "pamphlet" he gave Belkar in #132.

Never noticed, panel 5 isn't actually the Order's fault. And I'm so very happy to find out Thog didn't put "puppy" down when they left, because that orc is a lot more jacked up than I had thought through until recently.

[Fyraltari]

Vaarsuvius uses gendered language (mister) when adressing Zz'dtri.

[ti'esar]

There's never really been any question about the fact that Z is male, if only because he's a joke about preexisting characters.

(Unless your point was more that it's odd for V to identify someone's gender, but I don't think that's really a common area of confusion either.)

[Lord Torath]

Everyone (who reads the comic) remembers that there's a Forget spell over the Oracle's valley.

I forgot he actually warns everyone about it (Panel 7).

[danielxcutter]

Everyone (who reads the comic) remembers that there's a Forget spell over the Oracle's valley.

I forgot he actually warns everyone about it (Panel 7).

...Uh, that link is borked.

[Lord Torath]

...Uh, that link is borked.

Whoops! Fixed.

Thanks for the heads-up!

[Kornaki]

https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0611.html

Panel 4 appears to highlight some writing on the wall "alive, in danger with belkar"
There's certainly an accurate description of the rogue in that panel.

[Squire Doodad]

...Uh, that link is borked.

It seems Rake Arms are a vital part of Oracle foresight!

[danielxcutter]

It seems Rake Arms are a vital part of Oracle foresight!

...Rake whats?

[ti'esar]

...Rake whats?

The URL you originally quoted. It ends with "Rake Arm.pdf".

Which is an intriguing name, but I'm leery about clicking on random links, so your guess is as good as mine as to what they actually are.