OOTS Quiz XIII

[rgrekejin]

What makes it meaningful?

Paying for that swing.

Show me some spells with 90's-era sensibilities. (this can be answered in one comic)

[rgrekejin]

Hint: In the 90's, poor literacy was kewl.

[Ron Miel]

I hope you're not thinking of these because they are against the rules.

[rgrekejin]

I hope you're not thinking of these because they are against the rules.

Nope. This one is totally answerable in-comic.

[Tojso]

Is it a reference to Larry?

OQ

[rgrekejin]

Is it a reference to Larry?

OQ

It is not a reference to Larry, although by the bylaws of this thread, I think I may have to accept that as a valid answer, since a valid line of reasoning exists for thinking that might be the answer. If not, some additional hints:

We never actually see any of these cast, to the best of our knowledge. And they appear in a flashback.

[ti'esar]

Is it a reference to Larry?

OQ

I don't think that's it, actually.

[petersohn]

So what's the question now?

[Ron Miel]

Hint: In the 90's, poor literacy was kewl.

Mast depth word, etc?

Not certain about this. Waiting for confirmation. OQ if correct.

[rgrekejin]

Mast depth word, etc?

Not certain about this. Waiting for confirmation. OQ if correct.

Sorry, that's not it either.

[Kalrany]

Can we have another hint?

[rgrekejin]

Hint: The 90's were the most Xtreme decade on record.

[JaaSwb]

The Xtreme Evocation Booster Pack in #49.

OQ.

[rgrekejin]

The Xtreme Evocation Booster Pack in #49.

OQ.

Yes! Those are the ones. I do love me some XTREME Evocations.

...oh, look at that. Another OQ. Well, how about...

Show me the character who, by all appearances, has the most radically out of whack character wealth for someone of their apparent level in the entire comic.

[JaaSwb]

I estimate the bag in #29 contains around 250 cubic feet of loot. If all of it's gold coins, then going by the Draconomicon that's around 3 million gp. Even if it's all silver that's a LOT for a level 11 character.

I'll keep looking for better examples.

EDIT: My size estimate was rather far off.

[Ron Miel]

Well, maybe you mean Haley's unrealistically huge bag of loot.


Or the dirt farmer who has no money at all, despite seemingly being a retired adventurer.

Or Miko who only has a small stipend to live on.

Or the roach dressed as the Monopoly guy

Or Ian, a prisoner who has nothing at all.

Any of these do?

[rgrekejin]

I estimate the bag in #29 contains around 250 cubic feet of loot. If all of it's gold coins, then going by the Draconomicon that's around 3 million gp. Even if it's all silver that's a LOT for a level 11 character.

I'll keep looking for better examples.

EDIT: My size estimate was rather far off.

Well, maybe you mean Haley's unrealistically huge bag of loot.


Or the dirt farmer who has no money at all, despite seemingly being a retired adventurer.

Or Miko who only has a small stipend to live on.

Or the roach dressed as the Monopoly guy

Or Ian, a prisoner who has nothing at all.

Any of these do?

...wow. If that size estimate for Haley's loot is right, that might take it, but since we don't know the exact amount she has there, my feeling is not to count it. Some clarifications:

1. I'm looking for the one who is the farthest from where they should be in terms of the absolute value of the difference between what their wealth is and what it ought to be, not who is off by the greatest factor (although the answer is probably the same, if not for the divide-by-zero errors Ian and the dirt farmer cause).

2. A semi-specific number is stated, so there's no need to infer anything.

[JaaSwb]

I made a second mistake in estimating the size of the bag.

My new (rough) estimate is pi*(23/9)^2*9 = 185 cubic feet for the bag, making for 2.2 million gp if it's all gold pieces.

That's assuming the bag has a circular cross-section throughout, the bag is not closer to the 'camera' than Roy, and Roy is about 6 feet tall.

[Ron Miel]

Enor and Ganji, after their WBL was confiscated?

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0785.html

[rgrekejin]

Enor and Ganji, after their WBL was confiscated?

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0785.html

Nope. It is a single character. And while the difference between the 66,437 gp Enor and Ganji should have and the 0 gp they do have is a whopping 66,437 gp, it is still not even close to the gap between what this character probably ought to have and what they have been stated to have.

[Kalrany]

Is it Goblin Dan?

[rgrekejin]

Is it Goblin Dan?

It is absolutely Goblin Dan! He has, at minimum, slightly more wealth than one would expect a 21st level character to have, despite the fact that he appears to have no real reason to suspect he even has class levels.

...so OQ, I guess. I have more questions, but I don't want to hog the thread.

[Kalrany]

What is Roy "such a good sport" about?

...Didn't want to post a question until I knew if I actually had the answer right...

[RNGgod]

Hexes.

OQ.

[rgrekejin]

Show me someone with no regrets.

[ti'esar]

Growing... so cold...

What was 'for good cause'?

[Red.Tide]

Elan stealing clothes.

Find >10 individuals in one panel that wouldn't have died if they had had the same magical protection that Tarquin has currently.

[ti'esar]

We don't actually see all of them being blown away, but there's over ten in the first panel.

If that's correct, OQ.

[Red.Tide]

We don't actually see all of them being blown away, but there's over ten in the first panel.

If that's correct, OQ.

That definitely counts, although it wasn't the example I was thinking of.

[petersohn]

Find one ship on the horizon (there is only one on that panel).