Order of the Stick Trivia XXII: Find Me An Original Question

[Metastachydium]

Well, at least that's still not a paladin :P

Find me a hobgoblin tongue.

It's blue [insert gibberish here]!

[Rogan]

Can you find Roy trying to kill Belkar?

[Metastachydium]

Can you find Roy trying to kill Belkar?

Does an "I should just finish you off myself" accompanied by a sword drawn at the Belkster count?

[Rogan]

Does an "I should just finish you off myself" accompanied by a sword drawn at the Belkster count?

Depends... do you have a great question you would like to ask? Otherwise no.

[Kornaki]

Maybe

https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0748.html

I don't think he was trying to kill him, but it's a pretty hard hit.

https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1127.html

Is another pretty good shot

[Rogan]

Maybe

https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0748.html

I don't think he was trying to kill him, but it's a pretty hard hit.

https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1127.html

Is another pretty good shot

No to both. Especially in the second one, Roy is explicitly pulling his punches (said on a later page).

[Metastachydium]

Okay, this one must be it.

[enq]

find durkon not enjoying situation thog would love to be in.

[Kornaki]

Would thog like being a vampire? Hmmm...

I'm wondering if there's some situation where a dog licks Durkon's face, but if there is I have no idea where.

[Ron Miel]

Durkon doesn't like being a footstool.

Thog does.


OQ.

[Rogan]

Who's a good clever boy?

[Metastachydium]

Who's a good clever boy?

Is a smart boy close enough?

[Rogan]

Is a smart boy close enough?

If you have another question, yes. Otherwise I am still looking for a clever boy.
In fact, I'm looking for a very clever boy.

[yokyok]

Roy is, according to Belkar (#1237). Or rather has a very clever boy, though it seems like a typo.

Find Thog in a situation Durkon likes being in (allowing for some allegory).

[enq]

Haven't the time to look for the Thog half of this question, but...

Spoiler: Click for the Durkon half

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...it's clearly panel 4 here.

[Ruck]

Haven't the time to look for the Thog half of this question, but...

Spoiler: Click for the Durkon half

Show

...it's clearly panel 4 here.

Spoiler

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I don't know if this or this would count for Thog.

[yokyok]

Yes, his hands clearly are tied in #399, though not shown. I had in mind #70 where they're visible as well.

[Rogan]

Taking the OQ once more... (Serious guys, ask some more questions on your own!)

What is very hard to use as intended and why?

This time I'm explicitly not looking for the exact wording, but it should be something similar.

[Ruck]

Taking the OQ once more... (Serious guys, ask some more questions on your own!)

What is very hard to use as intended and why?

This time I'm explicitly not looking for the exact wording, but it should be something similar.

It's been 48 hours; the rules of the game are that a hint is to be posted after 24, and if still no one gets it, then the answer is revealed and we move on. And you get the pleasurable feeling of having stumped everybody.

[Rogan]

It's been 48 hours; the rules of the game are that a hint is to be posted after 24, and if still no one gets it, then the answer is revealed and we move on. And you get the pleasurable feeling of having stumped everybody.

Oh, yeah. I didn't think about the hint, sorry.

If someone would like to post another question, feel free. Otherwise, here is a hint:

Hinjo has some of the objects in question.

[Ruck]

Perhaps it's the miniature figurines for the wargames?

[Rogan]

Perhaps it's the miniature figurines for the wargames?

Hard to use, since you won't find the right one when you need them?

Hmm... it's a stretch, but if you have a question ready, fire away.

[Ruck]

Honestly-- and this isn't just directed at you, because I've felt it about some of the other questions lately-- the clues seem to be getting increasingly vague, which makes them harder to interpret. There have been several recently, at least, that require a specific interpretation of a certain scene, or require a lot of deduction beyond what's just on the page.

Funnily enough, I didn't think I had a question, but when I randomly picked a number to get a strip to choose from, I found the one I had just been thinking about asking a few days ago. Probably quite easy, but:

"How ragtag are we talking here?"

Find it.

[Rogan]

Honestly-- and this isn't just directed at you, because I've felt it about some of the other questions lately-- the clues seem to be getting increasingly vague, which makes them harder to interpret. There have been several recently, at least, that require a specific interpretation of a certain scene, or require a lot of deduction beyond what's just on the page.

It's the problem if you want to avoid being too obvious.
Anyway, here is the answer to my question:
Saphire Guard discount coupons are awfully difficult to redeem, since most people living there don't even know the guard exists.

I avoided the word redeem, since it would be too easy to search a transcript otherwise.

[Squire Doodad]

I avoided the word redeem, since it would be too easy to search a transcript otherwise.

Personally, I assume that people will not use a transcript or search previous threads, simply because it would ruin the fun of the game.
It's nice to see "oh hey, this was asked in thread VI" but at the same time, if you're basically googling the answer, it's not much of a trivia game.

[Metastachydium]

Honestly-- and this isn't just directed at you, because I've felt it about some of the other questions lately-- the clues seem to be getting increasingly vague, which makes them harder to interpret. There have been several recently, at least, that require a specific interpretation of a certain scene, or require a lot of deduction beyond what's just on the page.

Noticed that too.

Funnily enough, I didn't think I had a question, but when I randomly picked a number to get a strip to choose from, I found the one I had just been thinking about asking a few days ago. Probably quite easy, but:

"How ragtag are we talking here?"

Find it.

Probably ragtag enough to warrant a no-warranty clause.

[Ruck]

It's the problem if you want to avoid being too obvious.
Anyway, here is the answer to my question:
Saphire Guard discount coupons are awfully difficult to redeem, since most people living there don't even know the guard exists.

I avoided the word redeem, since it would be too easy to search a transcript otherwise.

Personally, I assume that people will not use a transcript or search previous threads, simply because it would ruin the fun of the game.
It's nice to see "oh hey, this was asked in thread VI" but at the same time, if you're basically googling the answer, it's not much of a trivia game.

Yeah, agreed. If you're searching a transcript for answers, you're not really playing the game. And there's no money or prizes to win or cheat people out of, so what's the point?

Probably ragtag enough to warrant a no-warranty clause.

That's the one, of course. I didn't think it would be hard; I was just laughing at remembering the "How ragtag are we talking here?" line again, so I decided to ask it the next chance I got.

It's OQ then unless you want to ask something.

[Metastachydium]

You know what? Yes, I do!
Find me a single little red flower with two little green leaves held in an improperly horizontal position!

[Mike Havran]

You know what? Yes, I do!
Find me a single little red flower with two little green leaves held in an improperly horizontal position!

The red rose from redhead illusionist.

Find an instance where Vaarsuvius (!) rephrases a statement from someone else to make it more understandable.

[enq]

Panel six here?

It's not really a rephrase, I guess...