OOTS #769 - The Discussion Thread

[gymbrall]

1) Pour a small amount of gold dust in your left ear
2) Build a tiny miniature tavern under your right foot
3) All the lice are killed by an adventuring party made up of an earwig wizard, a slilverfish rouge, a ladybird fighter and a weevil cleric.

This is brilliant!

[TheBlackShadow]

Heh, nice strip. Clearly Haley is annoyed because we weren't supposed to know what she was up to until the very end, if at all.

On a different note, in panel 7 Ian mentions his "team". I don't think there are such larger groups among the gladiators. A little bit of foreshadowing there, perhaps?

[Dr.Epic]

Considering where he raised her, it was the best thing he could do. Remember what her old friend Pete did?
In that city, telling someone that there may be a fresh body in the family tomb isn't such a good idea.

Ian is as good a person as Haley is. And I like Haley.

Right, because leaving the city was totally not an option.

[faustin]

No, really. It´s only a fortunate coincidence that we all came to the Empire, and that Elan, the bard of my group and Haley´s boyfriend, was Tarquin´s son. But thanks to that, the rest of my companions are in the palace and awaiting my orders.

Ian: Ahh, now it´s clear
(sniff... my little kitty has finally grown up... now she is a mastermind!)

[Themrys]

Shame both the fathers turned out to be corrupt. Hopefully Ian won't be as bad.

Would be hard to be as evil as Tarquin or as bad a parent as Roy's father.

[Kaytara]

Great page - the "Fatherland" joke got me laughing. :D

But where's Elan? Who left him unsupervised???!

[pendell]

Well, that was done quite quickly and with a minimum amount of exposition. And I'm laughing my head off at Ian's perfectly reasonable view that Haley arranged all this. It really is more probable than the true explanation.

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[mucat]

Every parent thinks their offspring is the one in charge. Eugene thinks it's Roy, Tarkin thinks it's Elan, and Ian now thinks it's Haley.

No one knows that the real leader is Mr.Scruffy.

Mr. Scruffy's dad knows that.

[Shoelessgdowar]

Or Tarquin will remember he's an evil puppet master who's somewhat skilled in combat and this guy just broke out of my prison.

I thought Elan was the puppet master? I've yet to see Tarquin pull out a single puppet.

[ricorum]

Very nice; Someone's in for a rude awakening...

[Dr.Epic]

I thought Elan was the puppet master? I've yet to see Tarquin pull out a single puppet.

Oh, I get it. Because I said puppet master you took it as literal puppets.

[mucat]

It is almost as if several diverse plot lines were being drawn together by some sort of higher agency. An Author (or GM, if you will).

Remember, always let the stuffed shirt think he is in control. Lol.

It goes deeper than that. You really think Rich Burlew is in charge of the plot here?

He works for Haley.

[Dvandemon]

It's nice to see that everyone has so much time to stop and chat...while they are in the middle of attempting a PRISON BREAKOUT?

Expositions are free actions

[Shoelessgdowar]

Oh, I get it. Because I said puppet master you took it as literal puppets.

Well come on... you totally set yourself up for it :)

I mean Elan has pulled Banjo, Banjulhu, and Giggles...

It was just too good to pass up on.

[Gift Jeraff]

Now watch Eugene show up when Roy gets out of the anti-magic field and Polozius turn out to be V's step-parent.

Every parent thinks their offspring is the one in charge. Eugene thinks it's Roy, Tarkin thinks it's Elan, and Ian now thinks it's Haley.

No one knows that the real leader is Mr.Scruffy.

That's just what Shojo, Mr. Scruffy's biological father, thinks.

No one knows that the real leader is Thor. Not even Thor.

[Shoelessgdowar]

Now watch Eugene show up when Roy gets out of the anti-magic field and Polozius turn out to be V's step-parent.


That's just what Shojo, Mr. Scruffy's biological father, thinks.

No one knows that the real leader is Thor. Not even Thor.

Oh please... everyone knows the real leader is Banjo, just ask his and Giggles' father, Odeum the Wise Puppet G-D of all Performance. He'll you his son is in charge.

[Dvandemon]

@/\:...what!?

[The_Firenail]

Great page - the "Fatherland" joke got me laughing. :D

Y'know, I would actually call it the Dadland instead of the Fatherland, I bet it would've been a much friendlier country.

And also, when the hell was the last time did anyone refer to the Order of the Steick by name like Roy there? (aka Roy Buzzkillington Gongsho)

[Jay R]

And I'm laughing my head off at Ian's perfectly reasonable view that Haley arranged all this. It really is more probable than the true explanation.

Of course. Why would a long-time prisoner of Tarquin the Empress of Blood and Tyrinar the Bloody believe that the official leader is actually in charge?

[The MunchKING]

HA! Take it and run with it, Haley!!

Sadly, while I'd like to see the fight, Tarquin would likely use his 10+ level difference to make a paste out of him

Wasn't he some kind of sniper guy back in the theives guild like Haley, back in the day? So they give him one of Haley's bows, and he'll be good as ever.

[The MunchKING]

Great page - the "Fatherland" joke got me laughing. :D

But where's Elan? Who left him unsupervised???!

he's right outside with orders to whistle, remember?

[Warren Dew]

Then again, he managed to fool Haley with his "I recognized my feelings for you when I nearly died at the hands of my handsome brother Nale...that I didn't much earlier probably is due to my childlike persona..." - speech, so one could think he is as intelligent as her.

Haley is not especially intelligent. She's not stupid, but Roy is the one with the 18 INT.

[DougTheHead]

Yes, what's not to love about a man who scolds his daughter for telling someone her mother went to heaven and who raised said daughter to be a paranoid adult?

Hey, it's not his fault that celestials and half-celestials have well-known weaknesses. If Haley lets too many people know about her genetic background, soon everyone will know the proper weapons and spells to equip before trying to kill her.

[Locnil]

Haley is not especially intelligent. She's not stupid, but Roy is the one with the 18 INT.

Hang on, where was it stated that Roy had 18 INT? I don't own any of the books, yet, so it would be good to know.

[Calmness]

That was hilarious.

[G-Man Graves]

No one knows that the real leader is Thor. Not even Thor.

Odin knows.

[ericgrau]

Hang on, where was it stated that Roy had 18 INT? I don't own any of the books, yet, so it would be good to know.

The mindflayer thing. It was explained later that he was more well rounded in all 3 mental stats giving him the highest overall mind, and in fact did not have the highest int. That's vaarsuvius with the 18. At different points in the strip it's been pointed out that Roy has had the option to become a wizard or cleric, suggesting that his int is fairly high. "You have the wisdom for it" was said specifically of cleric-ness.

[Grumpy-Mcfart]

Hey, it's not his fault that celestials and half-celestials have well-known weaknesses. If Haley lets too many people know about her genetic background, soon everyone will know the proper weapons and spells to equip before trying to kill her.

wait...


what?

[Irbis]

wait...

what?

Welcome to the Desert... of Epileptic Trees :P

[seraine]

No one knows that the real leader is Mr.Scruffy.

Mr. Scruffy's Tips for Cats

Always let the humans think they're in charge.