OOTS #1117 - The Discussion Thread

[Kish]

It's also entirely possible that they wanted to maintain flexibility to respond to Greg's response to the giraffes.

i.e., if it turned out Greg had anticipated them sending in summons and hadn't ordered the vampires to focus-fire Vaarsuvius to the point of ignoring all the others, and there was now (let's say) an enraged fiendish dire elephant bearing down on Elan, Vaarsuvius could have cast Stoneskin on Elan.

"The Order of the Stick would like to inform that no summoned creatures were harmed during the drawing of this strip. Vampires were hurt, but they might as well go to Hel!"

"And Vaarsuvius was hurt, but they, as well, can go to--"