OOTS Strip Summaries

[SaintRidley]

1030: To prepare for the fight ahead, the Order attempts to give Durkon* a new name.

[Gwynfrid]

1031: O'Chul and Lien are well equipped for arctic exploration.

[DaggerPen]

Ah, we're getting to the first post update point again, I see. I'll try to grab it when I'm off mobile later.

[Gwynfrid]

If you do that, can I suggest we use a consistent name for the HPoH? So far, we've been writing "Durkon" with double quotes. In deference to #1030, we might want to write Durkon*, like SaintRidley did. I slightly prefer the latter, personally. But either way, it should be one and the same term across the summaries.

[Grey_Wolf_c]

Also, I do rather prefer my version of #1029 to Gwynfrid's (sorry, Gwynfrid). Is having proposed an alternative enough to constitute a contest of the FCFS rule, or do I need to make it explicit?

GW

[ChristianSt]

Also, I do rather prefer my version of #1029 to Gwynfrid's (sorry, Gwynfrid). Is having proposed an alternative enough to constitute a contest of the FCFS rule, or do I need to make it explicit?

I don't really like both proposals (and currently don't have a better one myself), but choosing between them, I would choose Gwynfrid's.

[SaintRidley]

As an alternate proposition for 1029 - At this point spending from Durkon's resurrection fund is okay, it's like one random encounter's worth of savings.

I agree that the other options are less satisfactory.

[Gwynfrid]

Also, I do rather prefer my version of #1029 to Gwynfrid's (sorry, Gwynfrid). Is having proposed an alternative enough to constitute a contest of the FCFS rule, or do I need to make it explicit?

GW

As usual, I think brevity is an important factor, and it's OK to leave details out. Your proposal is longer than mine, but not horribly so. I could live with it, and I'm reluctant to call for a vote: If you feel strongly about it, I'd rather yield.

As an alternate proposition for 1029 - At this point spending from Durkon's resurrection fund is okay, it's like one random encounter's worth of savings.

Sorry, but I rate this one unacceptably long. I believe a summary's value varies in inverse proportion to its word count.

[DaggerPen]

Also, I do rather prefer my version of #1029 to Gwynfrid's (sorry, Gwynfrid). Is having proposed an alternative enough to constitute a contest of the FCFS rule, or do I need to make it explicit?

GW

Having multiple versions is enough by default as long as they both come in before I update the directory and you've had a chance to withdraw your suggestion but didn't. If at least two are proposed I usually just give the thread a week before I pick the one that has a clear consensus, or pick the first one if no one chimed in. If we have one that's close I'll do more formal voting, but we haven't really needed anything that rigorous yet - those rules are mostly there so I won't need to figure them out from scratch if we get into a real debate.

[Elenna]

I like Grey_Wolf's summary.

EDIT: Also, for 1031, how about 1031 - O-Chul always wins in a Paladin-Off
Just because I personally thought that was the more memorable point of the strip.

[Gwynfrid]

1032: While sharing memories, O'Chul and Lien are being stalked.

[TheWombatOfDoom]

1032: While sharing memories, O'Chul and Lien are being stalked.

Fine with the quote, but your link is for the wrong comic strip.

[Gwynfrid]

Fine with the quote, but your link is for the wrong comic strip.

Thanks. Now fixed.

[Gwynfrid]

1033: Sonic attack from a giant, flying, mounted monster.

[DaggerPen]

I kinda feel like "sonic reptilian unicorn" should be in there.

[Pyrous]

1033: Sonic Reptilian Unicorn attacks Paladins

ETA: We could fit unprovoked and/or cowardly in there.

[Gwynfrid]

That's a good idea, but let me suggest we make it even more crisp :

1033: Sonic Reptilian Unicorn Surprise Attack.

[Pyrous]

Meh, too bland. I was thinking more of:

1033: Unprovoked, Sonic Reptilian Unicorn Cowardly Attacks Paladins.

[Gwynfrid]

Meh, too bland. I was thinking more of:

1033: Unprovoked, Sonic Reptilian Unicorn Cowardly Attacks Paladins.

We aren't in a race with the Giant for the most impressive comic title (we'd lose). This is meant to be a summary, its only purpose is to make it easier to find a comic. Any unnecessary fluff actually makes the summary weaker from that perspective. By the way, we don't need to mention the paladins, since the last two summaries have O'Chul's and Lien's names. Since a user would browse the summaries one after the other, it's obvious by now that we're in the paladin sequence: we don't need to repeat that for every comic.

[Pyrous]

We aren't in a race with the Giant for the most impressive comic title (we'd lose). This is meant to be a summary, its only purpose is to make it easier to find a comic. Any unnecessary fluff actually makes the summary weaker from that perspective. By the way, we don't need to mention the paladins, since the last two summaries have O'Chul's and Lien's names. Since a user would browse the summaries one after the other, it's obvious by now that we're in the paladin sequence: we don't need to repeat that for every comic.

My point is that if we include "Sonic Reptilian Unicorn" and "attack", it looks like a headline for a satirical article.

[SaintRidley]

My point is that if we include "Sonic Reptilian Unicorn" and "attack", it looks like a headline for a satirical article.

Which isn't horrible. I mean, you could also have "Attack of the Sonic Reptilian Unicorn" and have it sound like a monster movie while still being concise and not editorializing in ways we don't know are correct ("cowardly", "unprovoked") - we don't know those are even accurate yet.

[Gwynfrid]

My point is that if we include "Sonic Reptilian Unicorn" and "attack", it looks like a headline for a satirical article.

And that's fine. We can be both brief and humorous. In fact, it's even better.

I agree with SaintRidley about not editorializing, too. By the way, "Attack of the Sonic Reptilian Unicorn" feels like the best proposal so far.

[SaintRidley]

1034: In lieu of an escape plan, keep shooting.

[TheWombatOfDoom]

1035: Escape through trapdoor broken ice into frigid waters

[SaintRidley]

1036: Back with Team Evil, the Monster in the Darkness has a new umbrella.

[Gwynfrid]

1037: Oona and Greyview explain the nature of the master-beast relationship.

[DaggerPen]

All right, finally got around to chunking up the Book 6 bits so far as well. I'll flip through Book 5 at some point to edit to the "official" rounds as well - I feel like some of them were a bit longer than I'd like for a good delineation point, but we'll see.

[Gwynfrid]

1038: On the bugbears' place in the pan-goblinoid narrative.

[TheWombatOfDoom]

1039: Team Evil prepare once more to enter Kraagor's Tomb

[Gwynfrid]

1040: The amazing visual complexity of a Team Evil vs Some Random Monster battle.