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    Default Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread

    Okay, am I the only one who has no idea what the deal is with the title on this one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lheticus View Post
    Okay, am I the only one who has no idea what the deal is with the title on this one?
    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Miel View Post
    Quote from a song, Such Great Heights, by The Postal Service

    "I'm thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned"
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    I've listened to "Such Great Heights" about a million times and I'm perfectly familiar with the vendor before the boss fight trope, and I still missed both. I'm embarrassing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bedinsis View Post
    Roy and the casters could die while ending the threat of Xykon. Which would leave the survivors stuck on the north pole without any means of contacting the Mechane.
    One would reasonably assume that since this "leave immediately" plan seemed pre-planned by Roy, he probably talked about it through with Julia during their "strategy discussion" session. I think it's likely that he'd already planned for her to cast sending to him (and then individual non-sending capable members of the order) should she not receive a reply from Roy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Miel View Post
    Quote from a song, Such Great Heights, by The Postal Service

    "I'm thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned"
    Ah, then it's their eyepatches which are the freckles!

    They've got them on opposite eyes, perfectly aligned.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fyraltari View Post
    While she probably wouldn't shed a tear for Belkar (and even then) and don't know Minrah she would probably try to rescue Elan and Haley if she could.
    Dream is a Bard spell, and even if Elan doesn't have it now, he'll certainly level up by the time this is over. Plus, there's always Haley's "Schrodinger's Wands".
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    Quote Originally Posted by The MunchKING View Post
    And while REAL Humans might have a hard time surviving at the North Pole, these ARE high level Fantasy Heroes with Magic and stuff. They could probably hold out as long as they needed. Especially given there's a city near there which shows there is food and fresh water nearby.
    The bugbears "mine" the dungeon doors for food, i.e. slain monsters. As long as the OOTS survivors have a source of heat, they'd probably be okay for a long time. They might even be able to come to some agreement with the bugbears, trading their service for shelter; the bugbears strike me as pragmatists.

    EDIT: The gods are keeping a close eye on these events, so I assume that they would be able to get a message across to some cleric that the OOTS survivors needed a pick-up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lkctgo View Post
    One would reasonably assume that since this "leave immediately" plan seemed pre-planned by Roy, he probably talked about it through with Julia during their "strategy discussion" session. I think it's likely that he'd already planned for her to cast sending to him should she not receive a reply from Roy.
    That makes sense. Better yet, Julia's researched sending spell variant means that if she tries to contact him via it and it fails she knows that the Blood Oath must've been fulfilled, in which case a regular Sending failing would mean that he is dead, and she has to contact Bandana.

    Quote Originally Posted by Lkctgo View Post
    (and then individual non-sending capable members of the order)
    How would she be able to? A gag a few pages back was about how Julia didn't know who Belkar is, something I suspect extends to the rest of the Order save Roy & Durkon, and Sending requires familarity with the guy on the other end.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TuringTest View Post
    Actually, it is! I don't know if putting the wrong number is a slip, but it make me look the next unpublished strip for the first time, and I found this.
    Wow. I haven't seen that in years. Maybe even a solid decade. I didn't think it was there anymore, since after a while there was just text in its place.

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    Also, it made me find this easter egg in the 404 page that I also hadn't seen before.
    I had not seen that one. Figures that if anyone wanders off the site map, it'd be the MITD.
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    Love the final merchant! It's giving me og Zelda vibes.

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    After they learned about the world inside the rifts from Durkon's passing comment, it seems unlikely to me that Odin and Thor would just drop the matter with a shrug. How would Thor be able to reach out to Durkon to get as much info as Durkon had, or possibly even send some info back if the gods were able to do some investigating themselves?

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    It doesn't matter to the Order, but the crew on the Mechane probably let out a breath of relief because the belligerent sexual tension between those two was stewing for ages.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Psychronia View Post
    It doesn't matter to the Order, but the crew on the Mechane probably let out a breath of relief because the belligerent sexual tension between those two was stewing for ages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TuringTest View Post
    Actually, it is! I don't know if putting the wrong number is a slip, but it make me look the next unpublished strip for the first time, and I found this.

    Also, it made me find this easter egg in the 404 page that I also hadn't seen before.
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    Is it just me, or does the kerning seem off when Elan says "long" in panel 6? It looks just fine when Roy says it in the same panel, but it looks kind of like Elan is saying "bng" instead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Miel View Post
    Quote from a song, Such Great Heights, by The Postal Service

    "I'm thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned"
    Ah, thanks! I knew there had to be some cultural reference. But in this case I had never heard of the band, let alone the song!

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    No self-respecting villain could ever maintain their final boss status without providing a potion merchant and a save point.

    They'd lose their license otherwise.

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    Such Great Heights, by The Postal Service is a great song, so it nice to see it lyrics as the title. And must be tough for the potion seller if they have to teleport that far away in order to sell an basic potion.

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    Nice to see Roy is still thinking about the crew's wellbeing.

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    Default Re: OOTS #1201 (not 1202) - The Discussion Thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Goosefarble View Post
    YESSS the final merchant! He's everything I ever hoped he would be and more!



    Feh, they never sell anything but basic potions anyway.
    huh, i should have known this was a callback!

    also the romance between the two crewmembers was cute!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fyraltari View Post
    Bandana’s confusion tells a different story.
    Bandana has been shown to be rather ignorant of what's going on with the crew. Hopefully she's getting better since Andi clocked her with that spanner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TuringTest View Post
    Actually, it is! I don't know if putting the wrong number is a slip, but it make me look the next unpublished strip for the first time, and I found this.

    Also, it made me find this easter egg in the 404 page that I also hadn't seen before.
    stuff like this makes me love the site even more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grey Watcher View Post
    Wow. I haven't seen that in years. Maybe even a solid decade. I didn't think it was there anymore, since after a while there was just text in its place.
    I think it wasn't. The "future comic-specific" redirect probably broke, and the recent server move/site upgrades gave them a chance to reinstate it.

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    I thought the two crews are homosexual couple, until noticing that peg-leg is a male (square hips) while the hook-hand is a female (round hips and her chest is obscure by giant coat).
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    Quote Originally Posted by t209 View Post
    I thought the two crews are homosexual couple, until noticing that peg-leg is a male (square hips) while the hook-hand is a female (round hips and her chest is obscure by giant coat).
    Huh. Indeed.
    I guess that's one for the "Things I never noticed" thread.
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    Good for you, random crew members. Good for you.

    I'll be sad to see the Mechane crew go, but it makes sense to make room for other characters and subplots. I enjoyed the time we had with them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kantaki View Post
    As I said. Bonus dungeon.
    Usually entirely optional and with little to no connection to the (main) plot.
    Very often with a boss far stronger than the actual end-boss.

    Neo-Xykon Mk VII the Mecha-Lich maybe?
    But this is a story, not a game.

    Quote Originally Posted by hroşila View Post
    I've listened to "Such Great Heights" about a million times and I'm perfectly familiar with the vendor before the boss fight trope, and I still missed both. I'm embarrassing.
    I got the merchant gag, but I have similar feelings about "Such Great Heights." That really should have been right up my alley, and yet...

    Also, I didn't get my usual Twitter notification for a new strip, so by the time I found out about this one the thread was already on page 4.

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    Some say the Final Boss Merchant is just a mortal being like you and I. Others whisper that he is an immortal who needs neither food nor sustenance and can repair any item instantly. But only if your setting includes item wear Mechanics. . . . . .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ruck View Post
    But this is a story, not a game.
    But the world's based on...
    You know what? I'm fairly certain the Giant did that gag better.

    Point is yes, it is unlikely to come up again in the story. That's the very reason I called it a bonus dungeon.

    At best it will come up in the epilogue- either to be immediately dismissed, because it's empty anyway or as a "and the adventures continue" style send off for the order.
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    Quote Originally Posted by t209 View Post
    I thought the two crews are homosexual couple, until noticing that peg-leg is a male (square hips) while the hook-hand is a female (round hips and her chest is obscure by giant coat).
    Huh, I thought they were both dudes too.
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