OOTS death pool (thread #4)

[dps]

Since we've had another death, I want to change my pick from Uncle Geoff to Laurin Shattersmith.

[ravenmeister]

Is it legit to bet on Nale? (I know he is dead. :))

If so i bet on him.

[Cuthalion]

Tarquin. Unfortunately.

[Alabenson]

Hah, called it!

Alright, I'm going to put my next bet on Belkar, at least for now.

[Mike Havran]

I'll go with the Empress of Blood.

[SMEE]

The Rainbow Mod: This game contains structured rules, and thus is more fitting at the Structured Games forum.

[mhsmith]

Well, Giant has stated that the point of this book is to deal with the conflict with the Linear Guild. It's unclear if Tarquin gets rolled into that or not, but it's certainly possible. Tarquin, Nale and Belkar seem like the most obvious possibilities, but with Malack already dead and Tarquin leading a massive army, it seems like it'd be cheap for Tarquin to bit the bullet anytime soon (I mean, he IS supposed to be a near-epic level adventurer and strong enough to best, or at least equal the OOTS in combat single-handedly).

So I'd say that other than "random character x" (like spiked devil) it's probably down to Nale or Belkar. Screw it, I'll stay with Belkar.

I can totally see more deaths coming, and something tells me that the end point resolution for Tarquin is that Sabine offs him in revenge for Nale (which would certainly qualify as "destructive, unnecessary conflict")... but I don't see that as happening immediately. So I'm probably stuck with Belkar for the duration. Now watch as he survives deep into the final book. Jeez I suck at these.

[Sniffnoy]

Is it legit to bet on Nale? (I know he is dead. :))

If so i bet on him.

Characters can come back to life, so, yes, it is. And hell, we have someone betting on Miko. (OK, so that one was meant as a joke, but I still counted it. :) )

[Sir_Leorik]

I'm going to switch my bet to Belkar.

[Silverionmox]

Since the chance of him dying here is one in a million (an army and an epic psion watching his back? Yeah, right), I'm going to bet Tarquin. Because I don't see who else is going to kick the bucket before the end of the book, and who knows what the next book brings. Sabine has a role to play yet, and it's unlikely that we'll revisit this desert or Tarquin abandons his long con to go crawl in filthy dungeons again.

[Pory]

Three points already! I'm good at guessing people being killed...not sure if I should be proud of it, though

My next bet is on Uncle Geoff...not really sure about this one but I think no one present in the recent comics is going to die soon.

[EnragedFilia]

I shall now bet on Thog, which as I understand the rules pays off whether he is confirmed dead or whether he is confirmed alive and subsequently dies on-panel in the traditional unambiguous fashion.

[Sniffnoy]

You understand correctly.

[Sabeki]

I am switching to Tarquin. Because Elan will probs try to kill him.

[Tris]

For my first bet on this thread I choose Tarquin.

[Arkhosia]

I bet Qarr.

[DarrenLocke]

I will bet on Tarquin.

[WindStruck]

Now my bet is on Sabine.

Why? Cause she's about to go apes**t and out of control. The IFCC guys will then realize she's completely unstable and no longer any use to them, and so... they'd rather have a (permanently) dead demon than a rogue demon who could potentially blab all their plans.

[Gift Jeraff]

Yeah, I'll go with Laurin. Laurin's death prevents Tarquin from having an active presence in the beginning of the next book as he is forced to regroup, allowing for the usual breather.

[Sniffnoy]

Since Gourntonk had less than 10 appearances and nobody had bet on him, his death does not count for the purposes of this thread. So no, you can't go changing your bets now.

[Ornithologist]

I am moving my bet to Tarquin. I figure betting on Belkar when he is always at near death never works. Maybe I can reverse psychology it this way. Also, I'm ready for Tarquin to go. His narrative is over as he would put it.

[Sniffnoy]

I am moving my bet to Tarquin. I figure betting on Belkar when he is always at near death never works. Maybe I can reverse psychology it this way. Also, I'm ready for Tarquin to go. His narrative is over as he would put it.

You can't change your bet yet, I'm afraid. Since Gourntonk didn't have 10 appearances and nobody had bet on him, he doesn't count so far as this thread is concerned.

[Ornithologist]

I was more thinking of since Nale died. I don't hop into this thread very often, and I last bet on Belkar like before Durkon died even.

Those of you who placed your bet before Nale's death and haven't since changed it still have the opportunity to do so, of course, should you want.

[Sniffnoy]

But you just changed it to O'Chul up above, after Nale's death.

[Mollez]

But you just changed it to O'Chul up above, after Nale's death.

I thought from the wording that he was talking about his hypothetical next bet, not actually betting. He didn't bold.

[Sniffnoy]

I thought from the wording that he was talking about his hypothetical next bet, not actually betting. He didn't bold.

Bolding isn't some rule that makes it official -- it's just a courtesy to me so I can spot bets more easily without having to read the whole post (sometimes people bury a bet in a longer post). He stated "my next bet is O'Chul" and "I am moving my bet". If he meant it as not an actual bet, well, he didn't do a good job being clear about it. :-/

[Ornithologist]

Sorry, its been so long since I was here last. I forgot that I did change to O'Chul.

Keep it as O'Chul.

That's what I get for foruming on sleep deprivation.

[Sniffnoy]

Sorry, its been so long since I was here last. I forgot that I did change to O'Chul.

Keep it as O'Chul.

That's what I get for foruming on sleep deprivation.

OK, good to know, thanks for clarifying!

[Zjoot]

Let's give this a try. As of 915, I've got a feeling the next death is gonna be Uncle Geoff. He seems just expendable enough.

[TRH]

With 916 out, I expect the usual Belkar death predictions to come out in full force, as usual. That said, I still have a prediction left over from Nale's death, and if Tarquin isn't getting set up to bite it, then I have gleaned no insight whatsoever from reading OOTS for years. So yeah, that's my guess, for sure.

That said, Kilkil actually being here when things go pear-shaped between Tarquin and the OOTS puts him at more risk than I expected. I'm not sure I expect him to walk away from this, either. Still, Tarquin first.