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2020-05-15, 01:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
The tale of how they were imprisoned is a convoluted saga, more of a loose collection of similar stories than one coherent narrative....What most of them have in common is the background: the vampire lord Dyson, as part of his overengineered plan to blot out the sun, diverted one of the mightiest rivers into a planar portal that passed through the Elemental Plane of Air. The legendary Hoover strove to stem the tide, and their conflict filled a region of the plane with wild magic that collapsed the Folk of Fog into pinpoint light sources, as well as creating the Spherical Cow.
The stories are wildly divergent on their accounts of the individual people; but the main sequence is the stars finding their way out of the mess they found themselves in, only to find they'd been tricked into an even worse mess. A great many involve convincing a wizard to craft a lamp to serve as a focus for them to transfer their essence to (using the thematic power of moving a light to a source of light to facilitate the magic) in exchange for performing some favor for the wizard, only to discover after the fact that the lamps were constructed to compel them to serve their owner indefinitely.FeytouchedBanana eldritch disciple avatar by...me!
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2020-05-15, 01:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
Rich's art regarding the spell effects has progressed a great deal.
Also, I love that Blackwing and Haley were harassing the potion-seller in opposite ways.
They're not really looking up though, so it's plausible that there won't be a complication resulting from wind walking down there.Last edited by Psyren; 2020-05-15 at 01:28 PM.
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2020-05-15, 01:30 PM (ISO 8601)
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Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2020-05-15, 01:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
Andi did not look sad to see them go.
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2020-05-15, 01:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
I find this strip rather timely and amusing, because I play a hill dwarf cleric in a 5E campaign right now and we just did exactly this to sneak up on a camp full of cultists.
I almost wish somebody would write "SURRENDER XYKON" in the sky in black smoke, but that would certainly kill all hope of a successful Stealth check.
There is no way in the Nine Hells that this is going to go that straightforwardly. My "impending snarls and complications" sense is pinging rather wildly by now.
That's Andi. I'm pretty sure she's still all kinds of resentful for the Order helping thwart her short-lived mutiny, and thus doesn't want to bother seeing them off as she goes about her duties.I prepared Explosive Runes before writing this signature.
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2020-05-15, 01:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
A really nice tiny touch in the final panel; Haley's ponytail and Belkar's cloak are lengthened/warped compared to their usual models because of the spell and the fact that they're moving at high speeds. Love the little details and the background in this one.
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2020-05-15, 01:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
Who, Andi? At this point, she's in a perpetual state of grump, not that we've ever seen her particularly happy so far as I can recall. She doesn't like that the Mechane is involved in this mess, and she's not earning anything from this trip -- her share is being split among the rest of the crew. She's probably "happy" that their part in this quest appears to be almost over.
I'm not sure which is more noticeable: a group of straight lines all moving together, or a group in which just one is behaving very differently from the others.
Durkon also really didn't enjoy flying with Minrah and Thor through the Astral Plane. His nausea was attributed to all of the "ideas" that he was flying through, but there may have been more to it. And there might be an element of conditioned nausea coming through now.
EDIT: Minrah's comment to him in panel 4 implies that she's aware that Durkon has a deep-seated aversion to flight, enough to potentially impair him.
Ah, yes, I think that's it. I noticed the heart but couldn't parse the rest.
This is a very pretty page overall.Last edited by bunsen_h; 2020-05-15 at 02:17 PM.
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2020-05-15, 02:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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I don’t know but the term “Genie” being offensive sounds like Simpsons’s “living impaired” for zombies and Doom Eternal’s “mortally challenged” for demons.
Just the vibe.
Also are the genies Genansi since both of them had the spirits from another elemental realm idea.Last edited by t209; 2020-05-15 at 02:13 PM.
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Rest in Peace:SpoilerMiko Miyazaki, Thanh, Durkon- Order of the Stick
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2020-05-15, 02:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Genasi, in 3rd ed, are part-human, and descended from beings native to the Elemental Planes - Elementals or Outsiders.
Marids, dao, djinni, and efreeti, the four major "genie races", are Outsiders native to the elemental planes, which interact with humankind a lot.
As such, many (but not all) genasi will be descended from one of those.Last edited by hamishspence; 2020-05-15 at 02:27 PM.
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2020-05-15, 02:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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What a pretty strip; I've really been enjoying everything Rich has been pulling off since the art update. Also, this one is hilarious to boot: "It's an awful spell an' I hate ev'rey minute o' it", "lamp-based oppression of people of vapor".
I'm excited for what happens when they finally land.
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Why would Haley convince someone to price-gouge her?
When people told you that you were dumb, they were being nice.
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2020-05-15, 02:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2020-05-15, 02:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
Haley is pregnant confirmed....
but it's Belkar's because she didn't use enough protection while zooming around merging cloud stuff.The Chaotic Evil Dungeon Master
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2020-05-15, 02:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Haley is great here. First her gloriously scewed priorities with the potion merchant and then she proves she can be just as goofy as Elan.
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"Erm, can you destroy the earth?" "EGADS! I hope not! That's where I keep all my stuff!" ~ The Tick
Reference aside, the broader question, however, is that our most fashionable of air pirates didn't say "all." He said "most".
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What kind of extra-planar storage solution do you think our dreadlocked friend is using?
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Cuthalion's art is the prettiest art of all the art. Like my avatar.
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2020-05-15, 03:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Shades of one of the best Tick episodes!
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RC or Xykon may not. But I'm thinking the (probable) Beastmaster with a flying mount that they're traveling with, would normally pay close attention to the weather.
Are there any long range scrying spells that could pick out the Order from a background of clouds? Something like True Seeing, but with much better range?
So, have we figured out where O-Chul and Lien are? I am wondering if they're in a cavern within this Tomb, that doesn't have a clearly marked door. A sliding partition of the same interdimensional stone that comprises the rest of the Tomb, would serve to block any divination attempts, right? Bonus points if it's also where the Gate is.
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2020-05-15, 04:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
The weather may not vary by much if the area is technically a desert, like our poles. So Oona may not be too concerned about the weather. Then again, I think I see clouds in the background, although it’s sort of hard to tell.
Also, if the Order is smart they’ll observe a bit more caution once they approach the tomb, and not fly directly above the camp where they can be observed. (Unless, that is, they can blend in against a backdrop of cloud.)
Regarding long-range scrying spells - I think Team Evil would have to use an actual scrying spell to find the Order at this point. There’s no long-range version of True Seeing that I know of, and although Xykon could certainly have researched an epic version, that’s really not his style.Number of Character Appearances VII - To Absent Friends
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2020-05-15, 04:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Deserts still get a bunch of wind, although I don't think our Poles get much in the way of convective weather, which is something flyers pay real close attention to. Near the Poles, comparatively, there are things like katabatic winds, which can get a bit severe, with frequent triple digit wind speeds. Freezing fog is also a concern for those flyers not relying on magic for their airfoil.
Anyway, it was just an observation that Oona likely has some additional talents that are in excess of those possessed by the other members of Team Evil, even if her overall combat power or CR would be well behind them. She's hanging with some "seriously evil badasses here", and doing really well, judging by the cross hatching on her compared to RC or Xykon.
Agreed they're not going to zoom right overhead. Besides, we already did the 'Monster sees us when we thought we were invisible' gag with the Nightcrawler.
Also agree that scrying prep like RedCloak might normally do, and doesn't seem to bother with here so far, for some reason, isn't Xykon's style at all. I didn't know though whether there was some Detect spell or a spell that created line that when crossed by Good, tripped an alarm.
Thanks for pointing out the (Love)ers trail in the clouds. I knew there'd be a goody in the art, I just didn't see it.
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2020-05-15, 05:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: OOTS #1202 - The Discussion Thread
Speaking of cross hatching on their sprites after they finish a Tomb-crawl, has there been a single one yet on the MITD's umbrella? He (O-Chul calls him, "a good man") did get jacked up after Girard's Gate exploded, so it's possible to damage his umbrella. At least the one pre-art upgrade.
But AFAIK, and am willing to check, he hasn't been touched yet. Just what is his DR?! Or does he just have Fast Healing out the wazoo?Last edited by Ghosty; 2020-05-15 at 05:06 PM.
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2020-05-15, 05:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Unknown. We have threads of theories, though.