OOTS #1267 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Crusher]

The undermining is underway!

[Windscion]

OMG the word puzzle ad!
Really, there are a lot of nice touches.
Why should he know synonyms for blue? He's no paladin! Gotta give you that one, demon roach.

[RMS Oceanic]

Xykon's vocab game is on point.

[hamishspence]

Quinton's ads are still funny.

[remetagross]

The ad thing really killed me

Good thing Xykon's being so oblivious with regard to the MitD. However, the Inevitable will probably catch on that something is up.

[hamishspence]

Modron , not Inevitable. Modrons are either Living Constructs, or Outsiders that just happen to look like Constructs, depending on the source. Inevitables are always regular Constructs.

[Sir_Norbert]

I needed a good laugh today. Thanks for this one.

[Windscion]

Good thing Xykon's being so oblivious with regard to the MitD. However, the Inevitable will probably catch on that something is up.

I am more concerned about Quinton (or maybe Greyview) noticing Blackwing (thanks for correction meta).

[Metastachydium]

Modron , not Inevitable. Modrons are either Living Constructs, or Outsiders that just happen to look like Constructs, depending on the source. Inevitables are always regular Constructs.

Also sprach das Marut!

The ad thing really killed me

(Are we sure modrons aren't somehow EVIL in this 'verse?)

Good thing Xykon's being so oblivious with regard to the MitD. However, the Inevitable will probably catch on that something is up.

The quinton has absolutely no interest in any of that. Redcloak might be a bigger problem, especially since the Monster is getting less and less subtle.

Darkwing.

Name's Blackwing. He's a raven, not a duck!

[2.5 cats]

Errata?

Didn't Xykon just fail by saying "fifteen"? Maybe he should've said "Seventeen."...? Fifteen and Thirteen both have two syllables.

[hamishspence]

It's the number of letters, not the number of syllables, that needs to be Odd.

[Peelee]

Also sprach das Marut!

One of these days I should learn that language.

Name's Blackwing. He's a raven, not a duck!

When you're in trouble you don't call BW.

[Reboot]

Xykon's managing better than I expected with the word stuff.

Looks like we're about to get a change of scene.

[SlashDash]

This is pure genius. More showing how team evil doesn't get along with the comedy gold of the monster actually trying to use this to his advantage.

I can't help but think of Chekov's familiar here.
Either this means team evil is going to spot him - or that he heard everything and now Roy should know about this issue.

I'm wondering if characters cast a spell they actually say it out loud and count as a sentence (V vs the Druid would imply that). Maybe they can just get him to cast the wrong spell?

[Dame_Mechanus]

Despite what O-Chul may think, it's increasingly clear that the MitD is making his choice about whose side he's on... even if he isn't fully cognizant of the implications just yet.

[Metastachydium]

One of these days I should learn that language.

There's a beast in every Austrian that stirs when you put… Um… German stuff in his path or something.

When you're in trouble you don't call BW.

Well, you can try, but V's not impressed and would not recommend.

[Reboot]

(Are we sure modrons aren't somehow EVIL in this 'verse?)

Well, I'm not seeing midrolls as Lawful With A Capital L, that's for sure!

[Kareeah_Indaga]

Monster in the Dark is getting a little obvious about that allegiance, methinks.

[Arkain]

The M(VP)itD strikes again. The only question is if and when team evil will catch on to what's actually happening.

[Ivrytwr]

I am enjoying the ads!
Plus MitD being annoying on purpose.

Thanks Giant.

[Tzardok]

One of these days I should learn that language.

What, German?

Incidentally, I would say "der Marut". Inevitables are treated as grammatically male in the Monster Manual... books.

[Psyren]

I'm blatantly stealing the pop-up ads thing for all my modrons and inevitables going forward.

...Aww crap, now it has me playing the game...of... words!

[Metastachydium]

Incidentally, I would say "der Marut". Inevitables are treated as grammatically male in the Monster Manual.

Hm. I figured that as constructs they are as sexless as it gets, hence the neuter. You sure have a point there, though.

I'm blatantly stealing the pop-up ads thing for all my modrons and inevitables going forward.

Make sure you have them Value Your Privacy and be serious about their Legitimate Interests!

[Mike Havran]

Man, Xykon is sharp. And MitD is really pushing his luck now. And Blackwing, for that matter. Xykon might remember him.

[InvisibleBison]

MitD is being dangerously obvious in his attempt to subvert Team Evil's goals here. Even if we assume that no one overheard his remark in panel 7, despite it not being marked as a whisper, I'd say that there's a good chance Xykon at least has figured out why MitD is asking him all these questions.

[Reboot]

MitD is being dangerously obvious in his attempt to subvert Team Evil's goals here. Even if we assume that no one overheard his remark in panel 7, despite it not being marked as a whisper, I'd say that there's a good chance Xykon at least has figured out why MitD is asking him all these questions.

O-Chul should have tought him to use thought balloons... 💭

[Tzardok]

Hm. I figured that as constructs they are as sexless as it gets, hence the neuter. You sure have a point there, though.

Grammatical gender has next to nothing to real sex. See also "das Mädchen" (the girl), "die Wolke" (the cloud) and "der Wahnsinn" (insanity).

[Agi Hammerthief]

what’s up with the „not a paladin“ ?

[Metastachydium]

Grammatical gender has next to nothing to real sex.

Grammatical gender is stupid and its face is stupid! (I.e. yes, I know. I just like to pretend there's a measure of balance and order in the world.)

See also "das Mädchen" (the girl),

That's just the diminutive at work, though. Ancient Greek did pretty much the same with -ιον.

"die Wolke" (the cloud) and "der Wahnsinn" (insanity).

See also all the French linguists trying to figure out whether CoViD is masculine or feminine.