OOTS #808 - The Discussion Thread

[FujinAkari]

Why did Thog suddenly lose all his rage? that as the pivotal point...does roy know something we don't about thog?

Because he only got to rage for 13 or so rounds, and they had run out?

[Squeejee]

Why did Thog suddenly lose all his rage? that as the pivotal point...does roy know something we don't about thog?

He was raging for quite a few rounds there - Roy definitely realized that Thog was running up on his time limit.

Also? AWESOME UPDATE!!!one! It reminds me of a game I ran where the party pulled a trick like that - but the party member that did it was a Wizard, so it wasn't quite as brilliant.

[DoughGuy]

I have to say I would like to see Thog dead simply so the order finally get an actual permanent victory over a plot important nemesis. However given their current luck against their foes i.e. the lack of permanent victories over plot important nemesises I am inclined to believe that Thog will be back.

[Lombard]

That was pretty sweet how thog, after going hulk green, pulls off a genuine hulk jump


p.s. omg roy's got a crapton of hp and his head is as hard as zinedine zidane's. the less hair you have the harder your head is, i think that's a rule lol

[KoboldRevenge]

808 love!

Obviously Thog's alive, also couldn't you have done the whole call them to attack then dodge OUT of the way not just let'em hit you Roy?

[Mr. Snuggles]

I was seriously concerned for Thog's life when Roy pointed out the damaged columns. I thought this could be it! But no, Thog's down but not out. Like Tarquin said, he's too popular to kill.

I'm glad to get a long comic at the end of an equally long wait. Oh, for the days when OOTS updated three times a week...

[Glich]

EPIC.. That was well worth the wait. and it may actually keep thog down!.

[Ulysses WkAmil]

Only took 17 strips to prove a point. And also, based on how much damage the LG and OotS has been taking, I dobt this would kill Thog. Did Wile. E. Cyote die from a simple rockslide?

[motorfirebox]

That was pretty damn epic.

[R. Shackleford]

While I doubt this would kill Thog, I would love to see him killed off.

Never really liked Thog.

[Chad30]

What's not to like about Thog?

[Mutant Sheep]

What's not to like about Thog?

You serious? Did you even NOTICE Roy point out he is a murdering psychopath?

[R. Shackleford]

I think I'm just in the 1% that doesn't find him hilarious.

I think my funny bone just grew in wrong. Like an impacted wisdom tooth.

[Anarion]

Okay, maybe my imagination is playing tricks on me, but does anyone else think that the dust cloud in panel 1 makes Thog look like a bunny rabbit?

[Mutant Sheep]

Okay, maybe my imagination is playing tricks on me, but does anyone else think that the dust cloud in panel 1 makes Thog look like a bunny rabbit?

Thank god, I'm not the only one to notice he looks like Bionic Bunny's friend,Hulk Bunny.

[Petrocorus]

Awesome comic.
Unexpected, with calls back.
And Roy using his intelligence in fight.

Maybe Roy should create his own prestige class, a fighter prestige class based on using intelligence in fight.

Anyway, good work giant.

[Katana_Geldar]

I hope Thog isn't dead, I find him adorable.

[raymundo]

I think I'm just in the 1% that doesn't find him hilarious.

I think my funny bone just grew in wrong. Like an impacted wisdom tooth.

Make it 1.2% and count me in. Please just let him be dead and give the Order a victory over something.



Well, and if he is still alive.. I like him still more than Elan (whom I really can not stand)

[bengator]

Just saying great comic. Worth the wait.

And i don't think roy knew thog's rage was going to wear out. He just needed him to rage until the columns were busted and his rage ran out one column too early! Otherwise the last column also would have been broken by roy's marvelously hard head.

[renovator]

That ... was FANTASTIC!!

At any rate that's a tremendous lot of skill points spent on a fluff skill rather than core warrior specialty. But I guess that's because he's supposed to be a 'real person' rather than an ultra-optimized combat guy.

Civil engineering is a core skill in siege warfare. Analyzing the weaknesses in a fortress was critical in planning an attack

Does Thog changing his shade of green in the strip mean anything?

[Lvl45DM!]

This is easily the most epic thing in this strip. I mean.
Just
Goddamn
LOOK HOW EPIC IT IS!

The best part is, in the campaign I'm playing right now we've all be deleveled and had our stuff stolen, so my character has been fighting exactly like Roy, sand in the eyes glass in the face and even causing a mine shaft to collapse.

So frelling awesome
I love that you can see the shards of glass on thogs face but not his eyes. The Giant is toying with us

[Chad30]

You serious? Did you even NOTICE Roy point out he is a murdering psychopath?

Yes. He's a villain. They tend to do villainous things. That doesn't mean I can't like the guy as a character. Besides, barbarians are my favorite D&D class.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Does Thog changing his shade of green in the strip mean anything?

He's out of rage rounds.

But remember, it's likely that they'll Never Find the Body.

[Katana_Geldar]

With a touch of No One Could Have Survived That.

[raymundo]

Yes. He's a villain. They tend to do villainous things. That doesn't mean I can't like the guy as a character. Besides, barbarians are my favorite D&D class.

Well, nobody implied you could not. You have asked what is not to like about him and being a murderous psychopath may qualify.


But you do not have to like a character to like the character.

[Raddish]

I am impressed with Thog's leap directly onto Roy in the stands...

And since his rage wore off, if I remember rightly, that means he would lose some of his damage resistance does it not?

Yeah, I think Thog is flat now.

[Geech]

I loved seeing a decisive victory for the Order. It was a great set of strips, although it would have been sweeter if Thog had remained fully cognizant as he stopped raging.

[Chad30]

Well, nobody implied you could not. You have asked what is not to like about him and being a murderous psychopath may qualify.


But you do not have to like a character to like the character.

I guess I should have been more clear, then.

[Anarion]

I am impressed with Thog's leap directly onto Roy in the stands...

And since his rage wore off, if I remember rightly, that means he would lose some of his damage resistance does it not?

Yeah, I think Thog is flat now.

It's not the damage resistance, which is minimal but permanent. The loss of the rage means a loss of constitution, probably around -6 con depending on level and feats, but -6 if I had to guess. That's a lot of hp, so if Thog was already hurt, it could leave him on death's door before the rockfall.

[Penandpaper]

WAY TO GO ROY!!

It is great to see Roy back at it again, he is an oddity in his world, a contradiction in terms, he is a smart fighter.

(Also hope the characters get to level from all this, its been a while since we've been able to see how the party's collective leveling progression has been.)