OOTS #260 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up. Hope everyone had a good couple of days, whether or not a holiday was celebrated.

[Eutheos]

I have noticed a lot of self-referencing in the comics as of the inn. I like that very much! :D Giant, have you read any postmodern literary theories of narration by any chance? :D

[King_Troll]

HAH

...healer not a footstool...

just misssing the Dammit, Jim (Elan?)!

[Oznstuff]

So did anyone else notice the pronounced lack of Belkar? Is he perhaps off in a special cell reserved for the chronically evil? dum de dum dum...

[WampaX]

Great.
Now Blue by the Seatbelts is stuck in my head.
:'(

[Jevanyn]

Good to have you back, Giant. Hope you had a great holiday vacation.

It's not fair that Roy makes fun of Elan when he does something well. It could be really important that Azure City gets twenty-odd inches of rain a year. Or does Roy just dislike box text?

Nifty art - check
Plot recap - check
Elan being Elan - check ;)
Roy frustrated with same - check ;)
Star Trek reference - check :D
Firesign Theater reference - "Hey, look at that blue horse!" - check :P

[Drraagh]

Silk, spices and video games...

Can you imagine what sort of video games the characters would play? Like Haley would probably enjoy games like Tomb Raider, but I could just see Belkar playing one of the FPS games or maybe Mortal Kombat fighting games.

[Lizard_SF]

So did anyone else notice the pronounced lack of Belkar? Is he perhaps off in a special cell reserved for the chronically evil? dum de dum dum...

Yes, I did *indeed* notice his abscence. A minor oversight, or deliberate plot point? Time will tell....

[Sundog]

I just love Haley, still aphasic, trying to pick the lock with what looks like straw...

[Eriol]

Bardic Knowledge. hehe

Glad we're back to the Order. LG was funny, and necessary, but in the end we're here for our favorite group!

Too bad Haley hasn't recovered her speech yet. I'll admit I'm disappointed about that.

[Samiam303]

So did anyone else notice the pronounced lack of Belkar? Is he perhaps off in a special cell reserved for the chronically evil? dum de dum dum...

Think about it... If Haley got a Cage within a Cell, just imagine what Belkar's earned... ;D

EDIT: Okay, so I was wrong. But still... ::) :P ;)

[Eva_of_Sirrion]

Haley's still not cured of her aphasia as yet. Wonder if Durkon or V have ranks in deciipher cryptogram?

[Aja]

Whee, great page. It's good to have OOTS back after the holidays.

"Come on, baby, open for mommy..."

If only Persuade skills worked on locks. ;D

[Krytha]

HOORAY! OotS! I admit that I was a little disappointed in this comic... mostly because I was doing so well in rehab for what felt like an eternity of no stick.

I dont see Belkar... I suppose they have him locked up in a different place if not already squished and interrogated... or *gasp* dead?

[Wrecan]

THink about it... If Haley got a Cage within a Cell, just imagine what Belkar's earned... ;D

Haley's not in a cage within a cell. She's trying to pick the door of the cage.

[Alfryd]

"The likelihood is strong that before much longer, we're all going to be executed, permanently."
Aw... I see somebody took a few levels in the 'Mean ol' cranky-pants' prestige class.

Hang on. If V is no longer bound & gagged, why isn't s/he working on some form of escape plan. Invisibility sphere must have some utility in this situation.

Belkar?
Belkar!
BELKAR!
NOOO!

[Tetralemma]

Ooh yeah, that's the stuff! I been needin' my fix man. Been gettin' the shakes somethin' fierce for the whole last week. I just needed a little taste of OotS to get by. Really. I can stop any time I want.

Ah, Elan. So innocent, so trusting. Don't ever change.

[Flak_Razorwill]

Wow, we left the guild fast.

(Thanks, I needed that.)

EDIT: Elan's a tour guide...

[luilupino]

Oww I really wanted to meet the LG new party members... :'(

[DOOM2099]

Belkar is doing something evil somewhere.

[Tawkis]

A new spell for my campaign !!

Protection from negativity ^^

[bluish_wolf]

Belkar is probally to the far right or far left of the cell.

[Winged One]

[mightbeaspoiler]Really? I figured he was in solitary for trying to do something evil.[/mightbeaspoiler]

[evileeyore]

Hang on. If V is no longer bound & gagged, why isn't s/he working on some form of escape plan. Invisibility sphere must have some utility in this situation.

No spellbook and was likely stripped of spells before being thrown into prison.

Or no spellbook and has promised not to use magic in order to escape.

[NullAshton]

V still has all of her spells remaining that wasn't used in the inn battle or battle with Miko. She should still have a few fireballs and lightning bolts or something. Of course, knowing DMs, the DM probally has an antimagic field cast permanently on the cells...

[archon_huskie]

No spellbook and was likely stripped of spells before being thrown into prison.

Or no spellbook and has promised not to use magic in order to escape.

Wise magic-users tatoo a few spells onto their bodies and their party-mates for just such an occassion.

[Eriol]

No spellbook and was likely stripped of spells before being thrown into prison.

Or no spellbook and has promised not to use magic in order to escape.

Still, V does know of a spell that is quite effective at breaking people out of prison...

[Tawkis]

Wise magic-users tatoo a few spells onto their bodies and their party-mates for just such an occassion.

That only works if the DM allows such foolishness, tattoo's aren't a "core" method of studying by any means.

[TarSheva]

THink about it... If Haley got a Cage within a Cell, just imagine what Belkar's earned... ;D

Nah, that looks more like a wall between the boys' cell and Hailey & V's cell. Apparently the people of Azure City think V's a girl too. Ahh, the androgeny continues.

I love OotS. Thank you, Giant.

[ref]

Though I wasn't expecting the OotS reaching destination for another 20 strips or so (and I know that was a nitpick), this was very good after a week of no updates. Azure City is... well, azure! :)

we'll see what happens next :)