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[Ruck]

Also IIRC he never said it would be longer than UD, or any book. He said it would be the last book, regardless of how big it would be. That heavily implies it may be bigger, but is ni guarantee.

The term 'phone book' was used, if my recollection is correct.

I believe the line was something like, "It'll be seven books, even if the last is as big as a phone book." So no guarantee it's the longest, but I think from Rich's perspective there's a lot to get through. (Even from the sheer number of unanswered questions or plots that need to be resolved, I think we can say there's a lot left to do.)

It wouldn't surprise me if the final book broke 300 strips. I would still be surprised if it was as high as 400, though.

Edit for one last piece of statistical information: Blood Runs in the Family is currently the longest book, at 273 strips.

[Metastachydium]

I'm not sure about your police work there, Lou.

brian's name brian.

Also IIRC he never said it would be longer than UD, or any book. He said it would be the last book, regardless of how big it would be. That heavily implies it may be bigger, but is ni guarantee.

The term 'phone book' was used, if my recollection is correct.

Yes, it was. As in, "even if it's the size of a phone book". Again, heavily implied but no guarantee.

I believe the line was something like, "It'll be seven books, even if the last is as big as a phone book." So no guarantee it's the longest, but I think from Rich's perspective there's a lot to get through. (Even from the sheer number of unanswered questions or plots that need to be resolved, I think we can say there's a lot left to do.)

It wouldn't surprise me if the final book broke 300 strips. I would still be surprised if it was as high as 400, though.

Edit for one last piece of statistical information: Blood Runs in the Family is currently the longest book, at 273 strips.

It's not a matter of "I believe" or "something like". The post is still available online and for free!

[Omomuro]

It's not a matter of "I believe" or "something like". The post is still available online and for free!

But what if he meant it looks like a phone book in terms of cover design, not thickness?

[Peelee]

Imean, if we want to be just as pedantic as possible, I've lived in a town so small the phone book was arguably thinner than some grocery store magazines, and definitely thinner than a couple of the OotS books.

[Metastachydium]

And I haven't seen a phonebook in years, so it might just imply it will be of dubious existence. (Which is not to say I'm not really curious now what an OotS book with such a cover design would look like, mind you.)

[Peelee]

And I haven't seen a phonebook in years, so it might just imply it will be of dubious existence. (Which is not to say I'm not really curious now what an OotS book with such a cover design would look like, mind you.)

Phone books were wild. They'd just print out where everyone lived, and an unstable person could open it up, pick a random name, load up their rifle, head on over, and then shoot a bunch of cans near that person. Especially if he hates those cans. Everyone had to get away from the cans.

[Metastachydium]

Phone books were wild. They'd just print out where everyone lived, and an unstable person could open it up, pick a random name, load up their rifle, head on over, and then shoot a bunch of cans near that person. Especially if he hates those cans. Everyone had to get away from the cans.

Holy… That is insane. Thankfully, we have GDPR now (plus, you know, the actual gun rules we've always had, you trigger-happy barbarians), so the cans can finally live without fear.

[brian 333]

Phone books were wild. They'd just print out where everyone lived, and an unstable person could open it up, pick a random name, load up their rifle, head on over, and then shoot a bunch of cans near that person. Especially if he hates those cans. Everyone had to get away from the cans.

I remember that movie. For some reason my girlfriend found Steve Martin funny back then. But in their defense, those cans were just asking to be shot.

[Ruck]

It's not a matter of "I believe" or "something like". The post is still available online and for free!

Yeah, but looking it up takes time and effort I didn't want to spend.

Phone books were wild. They'd just print out where everyone lived, and an unstable person could open it up, pick a random name, load up their rifle, head on over, and then shoot a bunch of cans near that person. Especially if he hates those cans. Everyone had to get away from the cans.

My cans! My precious antique cans!

[Peelee]

Five gold on "Redcloak destroyed the phylactery".

This also necessarily implies the round holy symbol he switched back to is just a holy symbol. Probably not great odds for me on this one.

[Kish]

Five gold on "Redcloak destroyed the phylactery".

This also necessarily implies the round holy symbol he switched back to is just a holy symbol. Probably not great odds for me on this one.

I'll take that bet.

Redcloak may destroy it on-panel later, but I do not believe we are going to have a reveal of "oh I smashed the phylactery long ago."

[Provengreil]

Five gold on "Redcloak destroyed the phylactery".

This also necessarily implies the round holy symbol he switched back to is just a holy symbol. Probably not great odds for me on this one.

I'll take any bet you lay on that one, but only for the past tense. There are several dramatic reasons for RC to eventually be the one to break it though. I'll save my breakdown on that for a comic thread when it becomes relevant.

[Ruck]

Five gold on "Redcloak destroyed the phylactery".

This also necessarily implies the round holy symbol he switched back to is just a holy symbol. Probably not great odds for me on this one.

Yeah, I'll bet against that. If Xykon is somehow destroyed before the ritual is completed or before he and Redcloak have turned on each other, Redcloak is probably gonna want to bring him back.

Scratch that, since if Xykon regenerates in Redcloak's holy symbol, it's all over anyway. The better argument is that destroying it beforehand might somehow alert Xykon, and thus be an unnecessary risk, when Redcloak can wait until Xykon's body is destroyed and he can't do anything to retaliate until it's regenerated (which Redcloak can simply not let happen at that point).

[Precure]

I have nothing to bet, but I predict that Redcloak is planning to throw it into Snarl.

[ZhonLord]

New wager: I bet one whole internet that Serini will also be on the list of permanently dead after the big climax, and the party - most likely Elan and Haley - will adopt Sunny and take care of him til.he matures enough to go off on his own.

Reasoning: Haley is the most parental out of the group, as opposed to Roy's leader personality, and Elan would be a brother as much as a dad. It would also emphasize the plot aspect of relations between monstrous creatures and non-monstrous ones needing to change once the Snarl is dealt with for good.

[Precure]

Reasoning: Haley is the most parental out of the group

How is she parental in any way?

[Metastachydium]

Redcloak may destroy it on-panel later, but I do not believe we are going to have a reveal of "oh I smashed the phylactery long ago."

Well, of course not. He's not a Republic serial villain. He will have done it thirty-five minutes ago.

[Kish]

How is she parental in any way?

Oh you know. She has a vagina.

[Peelee]

Spoiler: The Dwight Schrute methodology!

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[Metastachydium]

Oh you know. She has a vagina.

Well, fathers in OotS do have a, shall we say, track record.

[ZhonLord]

How is she parental in any way?

how about managing her boyfriend in the same manner a parent would when their kid is at a playground?

or treating Belkar like a petulant child.

[Peelee]

or treating Belkar like a petulant child.

I see her treating Belkar as a loose cannon she has little to no control over. Not getting where you see "treats like petulant child"

[Metastachydium]

how about managing her boyfriend in the same manner a parent would when their kid is at a playground?

And there's another possible read on the nature of their relationship one might want to consider. (Also, frankly, both options are somewhat disturbing.)

[KorvinStarmast]

New wager: I bet one whole internet that Serini will also be on the list of permanently dead after the big climax,

While Xykon does groove on stuff like fire, Serini has that troll blood thing going.
Hard to kill at this point thanks to regeneration.

[brian 333]

While Xykon does groove on stuff like fire, Serini has that troll blood thing going.
Hard to kill at this point thanks to regeneration.

Except, you know, fire vs. troll. Troll regeneration doesn't work on fire damage. So, you know, killing trolls with fire is a popular pastime.

[woweedd]

Actually, betting point:
300 GP on this book being longer in terms of strips then Blood Runs in the Family.
200 GP on it being over 300 strips long.
100 GP on it being over 400 strips long.

[Tubercular Ox]

I'll take that bet.

Redcloak may destroy it on-panel later, but I do not believe we are going to have a reveal of "oh I smashed the phylactery long ago."

"Oh, I had that character growth already."

(I take the bet, too)

These are all separate bets, and value bets at that. Two scrabble tiles each:

There's going to be a fake finale RSN, when the whole party fights Team Evil.

Tarquin, Ian, and everyone else associated with Elan's plan to defeat Tarquin is going to miraculously appear in a way that screws the pooch and everyone is going to get segregated into plot-sized chunks.

The plot-sized chunks, where necessary, will be forced to cooperate because of the hostility of the Final Dungeon.

Team Negotiator: Redcloak, Durkon, Minrah, and Belkar. Belkar is going to break the ice with Redcloak the same way he broke it with Serini. Worlds will be saved.

Team This Is Your Life: Monster in the Dark, Oona, Greyview, O-Chul, Lien. The Monster in the Dark's allegiance will go on trial. O-Chul is the prosecution, Oona is the defense. I expect O-Chul to win, but subversion is a heavy possibility here.

Team Odd Couple: Xykon and the Quinton will be together long enough for a few jokes and then Xykon will kick the dog somehow by killing the Quinton.

Team Oh Shoot, I Think I'm Out of Scrabble Tiles: V and Tarquin will be together. V will be called away. Sabine will agree to free V from the comfy chair if V kills Tarquin. V will kill Tarquin and then be dragged away for V's third timeout. The power of Lawful Evil will prevent the fiends from compelling V to finish the timeout he escaped. V will return in the nick of time. We will find out whether Outsiders are absorbed into their plane or regenerated somewhere else after losing all their hit points.

The story from this point will be a race for the gate where everyone is absolutely convinced they have to keep moving to accomplish their objectives.

[Kish]

See, if you were betting gold instead of scrabble tiles I'd take all those bets.

[Metastachydium]

See, if you were betting gold instead of scrabble tiles I'd take all those bets.

Come, now. There might be O tiles in there!

These are all separate bets, and value bets at that. Two scrabble tiles each:

I TAKE 'EM ALL!

[Tubercular Ox]

See, if you were betting gold instead of scrabble tiles I'd take all those bets.

Spoiler: You know you want to

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I TAKE 'EM ALL!

I'll give you a zyqxuwy if none of them come true.