OOTS #581 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Siosilvar]

Yummy plot/backstory of a newly introduced character!

[Surfing HalfOrc]

Woot! Elan is gettin' some! (Maybe...)

Love the way Crystal gets to advance without even trying. Is that some obscure Prestege Class?

[Lira]

Hmm, a cleric of Loki? I wonder...

[Hyozo]

Good plot is good.

It's nice to see that they have a plan which may work.

[Siosilvar]

Woot! Elan is gettin' some! (Maybe...)

Love the way Crystal gets to advance without even trying. Is that some obscure Prestege Class?

No, it's an automatic special ability granted by being a personal rival of the PC. See panel 3.

[otakuryoga]

gotta say it.... may indeed be spending the night in a warm bed

....naw..he would never betray that way


on the other hand maybe Therkla falls into some "cold" water and needs Elan to "keep her warm"

[Maelstrom]

Dind ding ding....incoming roy?

[theKOT]

I think this is one of those strips that will go over much more smoothly in book form. Frankly I just don't see where this Haley plot is going. It seems really decentralized from the main arc and it isn't that interesting on its own. Still, I liked the ending. Heh

[Saurous]

Hmm, a cleric of Loki? I wonder...

No, no, Pete said "him." It probably isn't Hilgya, unless she somehow managed to kill this new guy's friend and seamlessly take his place.

Unless I'm missing something here, and forgot about another, male Loki cleric running around.

Anyways, great comic, as always. It's amazing how he's only been around for one comic, and I'm already starting to like Blind Pete.

[Lira]

No, no, Pete said "him." It probably isn't Hilgya, unless she somehow managed to kill this new guy's friend and seamlessly take his place.

Whoops, I read too quickly I guess. Oh well, this should still be interesting.

[HOLEkevin]

"Appendix Steve." That killed me.

Funny comic, and good to see a glimmer of cleric-y hope on the horizon.

[mockingbyrd7]

Rich is great at introducing likable characters quickly. We already know a lot about Blind Old Pete's personality, some of his backstory, and that he's totally awesome, in just one strip.

I wonder if a cleric of Loki would be willing to raise Roy, who is Lawful Good. Odds are Loki is Chaotic Neutral or Chaotic Evil.

Appendix Steve cracked me up as well. All in all, an excellent strip.

[Kyeudo]

Blind Pete reminds me of Roy, only with a slight touch of Alzhiemers.

[Ascension]

I absolutely love the line about the animated public urinal.

Blind Pete's great!

[blackspeeker]

Blind Pete reminds me of Roy, only with a slight touch of Alzhiemers.

Did Roy's grandpa have another son or bastard child we don't know about?

[Icewind136]

Yep, Belkar's definitely more lucid now...I would say the Mark of Justice is wearing off...maybe it's just a timed thing, or maybe it's because Roy was re-animated...darn, I liked him better when he was insane.
Hehe...love the instant level-up that Crystal gets...very, very good reason to pick a fight with a PC.
If Elan does end up cheating on Haley, she'll find out. Not only because she's superthief and can thus sneak, it'll add to the drama.

[Fridesgerte]

Great comic. Blind Old Pete is definitely awesome. Even if the reason the regeneration spell didn't last is "Crystal" clear. It's an interesting answer to the question why a character (even an NPC) would remain blind.

[ss49]

Arrgh! Back to the others now?

[Lunaya]

Yep, Belkar's definitely more lucid now...I would say the Mark of Justice is wearing off...maybe it's just a timed thing, or maybe it's because Roy was re-animated...darn, I liked him better when he was insane.
Hehe...love the instant level-up that Crystal gets...very, very good reason to pick a fight with a PC.
If Elan does end up cheating on Haley, she'll find out. Not only because she's superthief and can thus sneak, it'll add to the drama.

I don't think the Mark is wearing off so much as migrated south, i.e. vomiting replaced with...something we feared more. :P

I doubt Elan will cheat on Haley. More likely he just doesn't know what Therkla's up to.

[Deepkicker]

Switching to the others now!? The treachery!
Great strip though. I likey new characters! But am I the only one who'd love to meet Appendix Steve?

[mikeejimbo]

Darn, I was hoping the cleric of Loki would be Hilgya, but he said "he".

[Green-Shirt Q]

Damn, Belkar isn't the cheerful, delusional "I'm a centar!", "I'm a unicorn!", Happy Fun Sunshine Land character he was in comics 573-576!

Darn, I was hoping the cleric of Loki would be Hilgya, but he said "he".

You know, there still is slim hope. Pete IS blind.

[Zolem]

Apendix steve would probably has to call himself Pancreus Steve next. Anyway, I was under the impression that if somebody is made into an undead or construct, that even if it used only their body, you can't rais them from the dead (except with spells that don't require a body).

Also....I declare eternal vengance on V for causing me to obsess about her gender. *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding**ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* Dang that's a lot of levels.

[Aurorax]

Great! The best way for Elan and Haley to be reunited is for Elan to be hit upon in some compromising way!

[Belkster11]

Did Roy's grandpa have another son or bastard child we don't know about?

I don't think so. Remember, the King of Nowhere looked exactly like Roy, yet he wasn't related to the Greenhilt family by blood or marriage at all.

I think it's just Roy's head being reused for different characters (and edited)

I don't think we're suddenly switching to Elan, V, and Durkon yet. I think it's just a little joke.

Haley: Elan's probably in a worser position than I am.
(Cue Elan meeting Ninja Assassin)

[Warren Dew]

"Appendix Steve." That killed me.

Yes, that was great.

Also, "Have you seen Haley Starshine?" Crystal has to be blonde under that black hair dye.

[Guildorn Tanaleth]

Great, now that everyone has expressed admiration for Blind Pete,

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he'll get killed the next time we see him. It'll be the Cliffport police chief all over again!

Apendix steve would probably has to call himself Pancreus Steve next.

But then he'd become Diabetic Steve afterwards. Wouldn't Spleen Steve or, if he's middle-aged, Gall Bladder Steve be a better choice?

Anyway, I was under the impression that if somebody is made into an undead or construct, that even if it used only their body, you can't rais them from the dead (except with spells that don't require a body).

I think that that only applies while the undead/construct is still around. If you destroy it first, then you can bring back the original person.

[Renegade Paladin]

Hee.

And either Elan's about to die, or he's going to die when Haley gets back to him.

[Wright]

This comic forced me to register just so that I could express my appreciation.

I cracked up over the magically-animated public urinal, 160-proof, and Appendix Steve lines. Excellent job, Giant.