OOTS #1242 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Hamste]

Neat and now we get to see Elan's poison cure at work.

[Ruck]

I don't think I'd ever seen Calm Emotions before; Belkar of all people is a very funny choice for the target.

Looks like the tide may be turning!

[tcrudisi]

I'm imagining this chain of events where one person helps another who is then able to help another and so on until everyone has been brought back into the fight.

It is very amusing to me.

[Zhorn]

Bloodfeast in to save the day!

It just takes one domino to start the chain

[vonBoomslang]

I will laugh forever if Belkar retrieving Bloodfeast the Extreme-inator is what saves them all.

[Mad Humanist]

Does this mean Sunny is Evil or something? I mean how did Belkar's clasp work. Sunny does not seem to be your typical Evil character to me.

[Psepha]

That was just fantastic.

At first I thought the whole Bloodfeast thing was just there to tease everyone (so close to more glorious metal band covers, but none for you!) but he ended up being key! Awesome stuff.

I can't think of anyone funnier to cast Calm Emotions on than Belkar, and I'm loving the chain reaction of them each helping another party member in turn.

[Ekul]

I never expected Bloodfeast to be the MVP of this encounter.
It really goes to show how having just one agent non-incapacitated of a well-made party can snowball into multiple available party members, even if it's a cohort, familiar or animal companion.

[internisus]

Oh, Area of Affect! That's clever; I enjoy it.

[littlebum2002]

Oh, Area of Affect! That's clever; I enjoy it.

I don't get it.


Also, who's better? Calm Emotions Belkar or Owl's Wisdom Belkar?

[Hamste]

Does this mean Sunny is Evil or something? I mean how did Belkar's clasp work. Sunny does not seem to be your typical Evil character to me.

Protection from evil actually protects from all mind controlling effects not just from evil. The evil protection part comes in as an ac and saving throw bonus as well as forbidding summoned creatures other than good ones from touching you.

Also side note for those curious is because protection from evil only suppresses effects affecting you. So the ring is making Elan all glowy as long as it is doing so.

[Metastachydium]

And the dinosaurlizard saves the day! (I see a pattern emerging here; is anyone else getting battle of the dining hall vibes?)

[internisus]

I don't get it.

Area of effect is a common gaming mechanic for determining the range of a spell or other event, and affect as a noun is like an emotional state.

[Peelee]

What is it that turns a halfling neutral? Lust for power? Gold? Or was he just born with a heart full of neutrality?

[Crusher]

Hah! Belkar support is kind of addition by subtraction.

[RatElemental]

Turns out it really was Bloodfeast's time to shine, just not in the way we were expecting.

[Schroeswald]

What is it that turns a halfling neutral? Lust for power? Gold? Or was he just born with a heart full of neutrality?

Neutrality is made by a life filled with boringness.

[Coventry]

I had not thought to role-play the calm emotions spell that way, but seeing it in action like this?

Yep, I am definitely following the pattern of this strip from now on!

[Toper]

I love it! Everything about this comic is great, starting with Bloodfeast's heroics.

[Hiro Quester]

I’m sorry to see that Durkon failed to resist being turned to stone a second time.

[vonBoomslang]

I’m sorry to see that Durkon failed to resist being turned to stone a second time.

And conveniently the bard with Song of Freedom is right there.

[Quebbster]

A bit surprised to see the flames around Elan too, I sort of assumed they only appeared for Evil users. They don't seem to hurt him though so maybe it was just the pain that struck Evildoers.

Also love how Bloodfeast continues to contribute throughout the page.

[Tundar]

Oh this is clever. Bloodfeast saves the day!
And a calm Beklar is somewhat disturbing to me.

[Shining Wrath]

Totally calm Belkar is amazing. And Minrah is showing what a few low-level cleric spells can do.

I may use Elan's line at my next performance review. "I'll do my best to live up to your tepid indifference".

[Kareeah_Indaga]

“Cleric at them vigorously” was my favorite line.

[hroþila]

What is it that turns a halfling neutral? Lust for power? Gold? Or was he just born with a heart full of neutrality?

All I know is my gut says "maybe".

[Aahz]

I have no idea what the mechanics of calm emotions are as a spell. But I love thinking that Minrah rolling a natural 20 caused this level of passiveness in Belkar.

Also love bloodfeast continuing to help by stopping the charmed cat from attacking anyone...

[The MunchKING]

Neat and now we get to see Elan's poison cure at work.

It just makes it where it won't get worse, it doesn't actually cure what the poison has already done to them.

(Well unless he's gotten some new spells since he last explained to us.)

[The MunchKING]

I have no idea what the mechanics of calm emotions are as a spell. But I love thinking that Minrah rolling a natural 20 caused this level of passiveness in Belkar.

It just shuts off people's emotions. No need for a roll or anything. Aside from that, it explicitly overrides all the emotion based spells, and all the emotional class powers. SO it's actually a surprisingly good spell in a very limited set of circumstances.