OOTS #1166 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Hootman]

Oh goodness, I'm choking with laughter. That was a brilliant final line for the page. Got me good.

[Fyraltari]

It was nice knowing you, Kandro.

Also, I require a translator.

[AutomatedTeller]

Dwarves ARE weird.

[kiapet]

Giant Worm continues to be best character. "Spirit of the request" indeed.

[Agnostik]

I mean, in the world with a definitely existing afterlife and a well-known surefire way to get there, why WOULDN'T one react like this?

[Resileaf]

Glasgewian dwarves are as hard to understand as actual Glasgewians.

Also watch out for hypocrisy, Durkon, your job description as adventurer is literally to kill people and take their stuff.

[vegetalss4]

I just love how this Deathworm is written.
It's such a refreshing experience to see a called creature doing it's best to fulfill it's orders in good faith rather than trying to weasel out of it through abusing technicalities.

[Tarthalion]

Dwarves are weird.

[Vendanna]

New comic is up.

I'm really confused with this development, didn't we got foreshadow tht you cannot cast spells inside the orange barrier? (reason why the high priest casted the scroll with the hands outside the barrier?. Then why he is able now to cast Harm inside the orange barrier without getting stoned?

[Fitzclowningham]

Looks like Durkon's hammer has some healing mojo.

RIP Kandro

[Grey_Wolf_c]

I'm really confused with this development, didn't we got foreshadow tht you cannot cast spells inside the orange barrier? (reason why the high priest casted the scroll with the hands outside the barrier?. Then why he is able now to cast Harm inside the orange barrier without getting stoned?

No, you can't cast spells through the barrier - it blocks magic.

You also can't cast spells that are against the law in the inner chamber, but they're in the middle chamber right now.

Grey Wolf

[The Giant]

I'm really confused with this development, didn't we got foreshadow tht you cannot cast spells inside the orange barrier? (reason why the high priest casted the scroll with the hands outside the barrier?. Then why he is able now to cast Harm inside the orange barrier without getting stoned?

Spells can't pass through the orange barrier. The stoned thing is inside the blue barrier, which is a room that hasn't been shown yet.

[Fyraltari]

I'm really confused with this development, didn't we got foreshadow tht you cannot cast spells inside the orange barrier? (reason why the high priest casted the scroll with the hands outside the barrier?. Then why he is able now to cast Harm inside the orange barrier without getting stoned?

He can’t cast trough the barrier. In the same way that I can’t throw a ball through a brick wall, but I can throw just fine regardless of the side of the wall I am on.

[warmachine]

That old dwarf should be glad that a judgement of 'killed in battle' doesn't require always paying attention to a likely attacker.

[deworde]

"Okay, I didn't understand any of what you were saying, but I feel pretty insulted by"?

Oh, and for reference, "knobby", "roaster", "tadger", "bawbags", "haf-pished", "skelp", "geggie" and "dobber" all mean precisely what you think they do.

"Bairn" means child.

[Tarthalion]

Now that Hoskin has saved her life via outstretched arm, I wonder if Sigdi will be more receptive to his proposals?

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Now that Hoskin has saved her life via outstretched arm, I wonder if Sigdi will be more receptive to his proposals?

Isn't he married with children now? Wasn't he the one who got married by Durkon?

Grey Wolf

[Personification]

I can't believe that the Giant just posted! (I mean other than the comic itself. I don't think I've ever seen him respond to someone on the forums since I joined).
YAY, first page!

[White Blade]

Good for the old man, glad he got a good afterlife.

[jollydm]

Okay, that one got a good laugh out of me, I needed that this morning. :D

[Vendanna]

Spells can't pass through the orange barrier. The stoned thing is inside the blue barrier, which is a room that hasn't been shown yet.

ah ok, sorry for the confusion then Rich. I thought it was "no spells allowed or stoned" inside the orange (because I thought the OOTS could pass one of the barriers and the fight was in a sandwhiched zone between the barriers)

Probably due the nature of the webcomic (since it takes times between each strip) compared to the printed book. So I only had in my mind "inside barrier = welcome to stone age"

Thank you everyone else that took its time to correct me. Wish you all a happy weekend!

[Fyraltari]

"Okay, I didn't understand any of what you were saying, but I feel pretty insulted by"?

Oh, and for reference, "knobby", "roaster", "tadger", "bawbags", "haf-pished", "skelp", "geggie" and "dobber" all mean precisely what you think they do.

"Bairn" means child.

But I have no idea what they mean!

Isn't he married with children now? Wasn't he the one who got married by Durkon?

Grey Wolf

Yes he was.

[RblDiver]

Gone entirely too soon if you ask me! (Also, his insults and accent really reminds me of the Fable gargoyles, I wholeheartedly approve!)

[understatement]

Double strips! Yeah!!!

Finally someone got Jonah'ed.

[Matt Sharp]

Also, I require a translator.

Jings an' Helpmabob, ye wouldnae get a wurd o' it past yon profanity filter...

[deuterio12]

So let's recheck...

Freshly created vampires spawn:
-Tear their way through a dwarf fortress like a hot knife through butter.

Strongest non-unique monster that Hel can gate to her followers:
-Has the defensive advantage and earth elemental summon support yet takes several comics to kill a single old dwarf that was already at death's door and so wanted to get killed in battle for an honorable end before a "dishonorable" demise in the bed.

Clearly they shouldn't have bothered with the deathcrawler and just gated a bunch of extra vampires.

[Peelee]

But I have no idea what they mean!

Spoiler: Maybe this will help.

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Also, I'm loving the perspective shots.

[Gluteus_Maximus]

I love this half-confused, half-terrified face Haley made at the end

[Edric O]

So this is the cultural result of having weird rules for the afterlife combined with absolute certainty about the afterlife (and the accuracy of those rules).