OOTS #1185 - The Discussion Thread

[The_Weirdo]

Maybe if they knew it was a restaurant with an Evil chef? (Tarquie's Takeout?)

Dude, I totally ate you. With ice cream. Everyone here's a witness.

[Peelee]

Dude, I totally ate you. With ice cream. Everyone here's a witness.

Are you sure this is something you wish to continue?

[Ornithologist]

Am I the only one who would be okay with book 7 being a literal sitcom of Hilgya and Sigdi in an apartment somewhere, with a sending panel from Durkon from time to time in ever increasing unlikely scenarios (and sight gags) every 10 to 15 pages.

:Sigdi: Oh Hilgya, you just missed Durkon's Sending! 'es now off to the Demiplane of Candy folk to stop Xykon from moving tha' tenticle of the Snarl to destroy Gumdrop Castle!

:Hilgya: I didn't care when it was the secret astral fortress, I'm not going to care now. Tell him to bring Kudzu some gummi bears, He likes those.


Only me? oh well. (Now I'm stuck on gummy bears the size of grizzly bears and stuffed in some hunter's trophy room.)

[Jasdoif]

I totally ate you. With ice cream.

I'm sure you think you did; But why would I pass up an opportunity to suggest Hilgya could take out Sigdi to the Takeout to take her out, which highlights the linguistic infuriation ambiguity?

[Doug Lampert]

Oh, not at all, I'm not Evil.

Also not a magical dwarf, for the record.

Right, you're a silver dragon. But then you can use alternate form to LOOK like a magical dwarf.

[TheNecrocomicon]

no "the order of the stick will be back in january" at the bottom, so one or two more to go i guess! gotta actually board the airship and fly off into the distance!

That's assuming they're still there. Do recall that the crew were on the verge of mutiny even before this, with their ship being damaged and deprived of its main weaponry. They could easily have decided to cut their losses and head home by now.

There's also the possibility that the frost giants may have taken advantage of the dwarven disarray to pursue the ship to try and exact revenge, or otherwise Thrym commanding them to in some vain hope of impressing Hel. I also find it interesting how we saw nothing of the Mechane (which should have been hovering over Firmament) when Durkon's new hammer broke through to the outside world.

And, as has been pointed out, books tend to end with some sort of cliffhanger. The recent strip featuring the IFCC was plenty ominous, but didn't seem whammy enough for a real sequel hook. That said, it probably won't be any sort of "this seemingly good character is actually evil, OMG" since that would be a retread of the ending of the previous book. It might be Team Evil finding the last Gate, it might be a reveal of the IFCC's "vessel", who knows -- whatever it is, it will only lengthen the odds for the Order.

[The_Weirdo]

Are you sure this is something you wish to continue?

When a mod asks that question, the answer is alwans "no".

So... No. Stopping now.

I'm sure you think you did; But why would I pass up an opportunity to suggest Hilgya could take out Sigdi to the Takeout to take her out, which highlights the linguistic infuriation ambiguity?

It's still hot here. And humid. Meh. >_>

[TRH]

Hey, wait, they never got around to retrieving that one weird celestial dwarf that got Plane Shifted, did they?

[Peelee]

Right, you're a silver dragon. But then you can use alternate form to LOOK like a magical dwarf.

Fair point.

When a mod asks that question, the answer is alwans "no".

So... No. Stopping now.

I do like to note that while in black text, I'm just a normal poster. With that being said... good answer. I'm a much happier dragon when I don't have to break out the red text.

[The_Weirdo]

Hey, wait, they never got around to retrieving that one weird celestial dwarf that got Plane Shifted, did they?

The last page of the comic will be him going: "Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow." as he tumbles down.

I do like to note that while in black text, I'm just a normal poster. With that being said... good answer. I'm a much happier dragon when I don't have to break out the red text.

To be sure, Jasdoif never told me if he likes that joke or not. I've asked him once...

[P.LOC]

Poor Durkon. He left dwarven lands without drinking a single beer!

[hroþila]

Don't forget that it also allows for jokes about what the clerics are doing while they're stuck in the cathedral for days!

Truly, the real purpose of the whole comic!

[Jasdoif]

It's still hot here. And humid. Meh. >_>

There are better options, anyway....Despite the Polymorph Incident, I'm still ambulatory and retain my hair (and seem to still have my warlock damage reduction?); so I imagine conventional bananas would have a far better texture.

[TheNecrocomicon]

Hey, wait, they never got around to retrieving that one weird celestial dwarf that got Plane Shifted, did they?

The last page of the comic will be him going: "Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow." as he tumbles down.

Aw crap ... could he be the IFCC's new "vessel"? Seems plenty powerful as an individual, not to mention Sabine can offer him a way out of his current painful predicament (and into more fiendish clutches).

[The_Weirdo]

There are better options, anyway....Despite the Polymorph Incident, I'm still ambulatory and retain my hair (and seem to still have my warlock damage reduction?); so I imagine conventional bananas would have a far better texture.

Ben & Jerry's actually - fairly recently, some four years ago - finally appeared in Brazil.

No Rocky Road ice cream yet, though, so meh.

[Peelee]

There are better options, anyway....

I thought you said better.

[The_Weirdo]

Aw crap ... could he be the IFCC's new "vessel"? Seems plenty powerful as an individual, not to mention Sabine can offer him a way out of his current painful predicament (and into more fiendish clutches).

"Hello, sir, I am here on behalf of-"

"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow."

*Pop*

*Pop*

"-the IFCC, a consortium of demons that-"

"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow."

*Pop*

*Pop*

"-wishes to make you an offer-"

"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow."

*Pop*

*Pop*

"-to get you out of this predicament."

"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow."

"Annnnd I'm out of teleports. Ah well. I'll continue the pitch tomorrow."

[Jasdoif]

I thought you said better.

If we're talking about ice cream in general instead of banana-split-adjacent options, sure.

[elbereth]

You said it, not me.



Well, Hilgya's more awful to people that try to do the opposite of helping her - such as her clan.

To people who try to pleh her, if you will.

"How about you don't tell me what to do human, how about that?" " So you're Durkon's new flavor of the month?" " Nothing suggests that Durkon hasn't been dropped on his head" "Flame strike."
Hilgya is awful (rude, judgmental, dismissive and overreacts to small slights) to people. She could stand to be a bit nicer.
Hilgya seeks vengeance on her former clan. This is perfectly reasonable. She didn't even set fire to them which is nicer that she thought she needed to be.

I think after a few months with Sigdi Hilgya will only flame strike people who deserve it and not people who are rude to her. Maybe not. Who knows?

[The_Weirdo]

"How about you don't tell me what to do human, how about that?" " So you're Durkon's new flavor of the month?" " Nothing suggests that Durkon hasn't been dropped on his head" "Flame strike."
Hilgya is awful (rude, judgmental, dismissive and overreacts to small slights) to people. She could stand to be a bit nicer.
Hilgya seeks vengeance on her former clan. This is perfectly reasonable. She didn't even set fire to them which is nicer that she thought she needed to be.

I think after a few months with Sigdi Hilgya will only flame strike people who deserve it and not people who are rude to her. Maybe not. Who knows?

Oh, I'm mostly in agreement with you on that (and I apologize if my answer seemed snippy). I was just saying she plehs most who plehs her most.

[chiefwaha]

EDIT: Re: hangovers, perhaps beer brewed by a Dwarven brewmaster doesn't do that.

If anything, I would think Dwarven beers would have rougher hangovers for lesser races... I mean they're brewing them to overcome that high Con and poison resistance...

[KatsOfLoathing]

This is a good sendoff, though I have to admit I'm growing slightly impatient to move on to the next thing. We're still owed a dramatic last-page-of-the-book reveal, darn it!

Everyone has their cold weather clothes back on by the last panel. Wonder if that'll be the standard attire for the last book? Or maybe Haley will somehow manage to swing another costume change out of the art upgrade after all.

[StClair]

Durkon's ma will not be denied.

[TheNecrocomicon]

[lengthy teleport gag]

I mean, that might work, but Sabine or Qarr can just fly alongside the guy as he continues to tumble.

Personally, I think Sabine will find Tarquin as he is on the ropes facing a determined mass revolt and offer him a way out (in some way that appeases his desire for drama), which then allows her to deliver him to the IFCC as their "vessel".

Or it could be someone else entirely. Just the implication is that it needs to be somebody strong and/or powerful, or the IFCC could have absconded with anyone to do it -- and more than likely it's not anybody in the Order or in Team Evil.

EDIT: Or maybe, does becoming the IFCC's "vessel" constitute "taking [one's] last breath ever"?

[bunsen_h]

If anything, I would think Dwarven beers would have rougher hangovers for lesser races... I mean they're brewing them to overcome that high Con and poison resistance...

Sure, but the brewmaster might have the skill to incorporate a hangover remedy into the brew without detriment to its taste and other qualities. A built-in Potion of Hangover Cure, as it were.

Has anybody else noticed that in the last panel it looks a bit as if Roy is floating because of the angle of his foot?

I think that the cloud of bubbles around his head contributes to that effect.

[Lord Torath]

That's assuming they're still there. Do recall that the crew were on the verge of mutiny even before this, with their ship being damaged and deprived of its main weaponry. They could easily have decided to cut their losses and head home by now.

Firmament's a big place, and the Council Chamber is some distance from the Temple of Thor. None of the Thunderhammer External Shots^TM showed the external entrance to the Temple of Thor, which is where the Mechane is 'parked'. So it's not surprising we didn't see it in those shots. Plus, I'm pretty sure someone would have commented on the missing Mechane in the last panel of this strip if it was gone.

"The Mechane's gone! How are we going to reach the North Pole now? (Also, here's your stein*)"

* Not to be confused with "Here's your sign".

[Jasdoif]

Ben & Jerry's actually - fairly recently, some four years ago - finally appeared in Brazil.

No Rocky Road ice cream yet, though, so meh.

Well, Ben & Jerry's is much better known for their unconventional flavors, and their "Rocky Road-ish" was a limited thing in 2012....If you're looking for something like rocky road, phish food and s'mores are going to be closest.

[The_Weirdo]

Well, Ben & Jerry's is much better known for their unconventional flavors, and their "Rocky Road-ish" was a limited thing in 2012....If you're looking for something like rocky road, phish food and s'mores are going to be closest.

I have tried phish food. Quite good, too. Good to know that I tried something closeish to rocky road, then.

[chiefwaha]

Sure, but the brewmaster might have the skill to incorporate a hangover remedy into the brew without detriment to its taste and other qualities. A built-in Potion of Hangover Cure, as it were.

I thought the dwarven cure for hangovers was more beer though?

[woweedd]

Heh! I love how Roy's limbs are all bendy in the final panel. Because he's drunk, see.