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Thread: OOTS Strip Summaries
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2015-04-19, 12:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Wolfen Houndog - The World in Revolt (4e)
The Mythic Warrior, a 3.5 base class that severs limbs and sunders armor
The Nameless One, converted to 3.5 and 5e
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2015-04-27, 05:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-04, 09:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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2015-05-06, 10:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-08, 10:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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I live!
School was being school, everyone, sorry - but the first post has now been updated. I just had my last final yesterday, so I should be more on top of things now. (Kudos to Gwynfrid for making me crack up with the most recent summary, FYI.)I am: Neutral Good: -2 chaos, -21 evil and 15 balance!
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2015-05-08, 02:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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I didn't even bother trying to come up with something for that one, because I knew someone else would do better. I was not disappointed.
Wolfen Houndog - The World in Revolt (4e)
The Mythic Warrior, a 3.5 base class that severs limbs and sunders armor
The Nameless One, converted to 3.5 and 5e
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2015-05-08, 10:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thanks, both of you
DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-11, 11:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if, when he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls?
Pokemon:
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Friend Code: 4484-7979-9172
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2015-05-11, 12:05 PM (ISO 8601)
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984: The High Priest of Hel fails his intimidation check.
Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2015-05-11, 01:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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I think I like Unbeliever's proposal better. The only suggestion I'll make is to say, High Priest of Hel, rather than "Durkon". It's pretty minor though.
DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-11, 03:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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"Durkon" (in quotes) matches the summary of 961, the only other specific mention of that character we have. I'm not particularly attached to it, just explaining why I used that.
Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if, when he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls?
Pokemon:
Spoiler
Friend Code: 4484-7979-9172
DS name: Ben
In-game name: Lief
Friend safari: Charmeleon, Pansear, Ninetails
Brew:
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2015-05-11, 04:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-11, 11:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Wow. Somehow I missed all three of those. Yeah, it should be High Priest of Hel. I was just trying to be consistent with the summaries that were there. Frankly, if I had never looked, I'm pretty sure I would have gone with High Priest of Hel or maybe HPOH.
Why should a man be scorned if, finding himself in prison, he tries to get out and go home? Or if, when he cannot do so, he thinks and talks about other topics than jailers and prison-walls?
Pokemon:
Spoiler
Friend Code: 4484-7979-9172
DS name: Ben
In-game name: Lief
Friend safari: Charmeleon, Pansear, Ninetails
Brew:
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2015-05-12, 12:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Just as a comment on this discussion, while it is pretty insignificant whether the summaries use particularly consistent terminology, it does help when searching to see how frequently a particular thing or character is mentioned in them. Which I have done in the past.
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2015-05-12, 01:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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Inasmuch as we have a 'policy', I tend to prefer "HPOH/High Priest of Hel" as the relevant name for summaries unless "Durkon" is particularly appropriate, as in 961.
Also, I prefer Unbeliever's proposal as well.Last edited by DaggerPen; 2015-05-12 at 01:06 AM.
I am: Neutral Good: -2 chaos, -21 evil and 15 balance!
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2015-05-12, 03:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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2015-05-13, 08:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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2015-05-18, 06:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-18, 12:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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2015-05-18, 01:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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986: Cameo-flage: Kickstarter & Tribute cameos on a secret mission.
Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2015-05-18, 01:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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I beg to differ. This needs to be recorded somewhere (such as the Index, for example), but not in the summary. The summary is a compressed version of the storyline, while the cameo explanation is commentary.
I'm afraid this way of doing it doesn't work well, for summary purposes. It's just too cryptic: Nobody will get it, except a tiny minority of forum dwellers. The summary should be focused on clarity and simplicity, imho, not on cramming in every bit of related information.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-18, 01:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Scientific Name: Wombous apocolypticus | Diet: Apocolypse Pie | Cuddly: Yes
World Building Projects:
Magic: The Stuff of Sentience | Fate: The Fabric of Physics | Luck: The Basis of Biology
Order of the Stick Projects:
Annotation of the Comic | Magic Compendium of the Comic | Transcription of the Comic
Dad-a-chum? Dum-a-chum? Ded-a-chek? Did-a-chick?
Extended Signature | My DeviantArt | Majora's Mask Point Race
(you can't take the sky from me)
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2015-05-21, 06:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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2015-05-26, 06:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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Do you include "extras" in the strips? I'm trying to find the strip that has the sketch of Rich at Comic Con in it but am not seeing anything in the summaries...
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2015-05-26, 09:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-26, 11:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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That's the one!
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2015-05-27, 11:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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Thing is that sometimes people want to find strips that have distinctive non-plot features without knowing exactly where they were in the story - both of the preceding things being examples of that*.
I think it would make sense to mention those in the summary where possible.
*it's #146 for the sketching, btw.
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2015-05-27, 12:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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They certainly need to be either here or at the Transcription, but I'm not entirely sure which is more appropriate
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2015-05-27, 12:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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It would be appropriate in the transcription, I guess. Also, since it's a one-time event, I suppose we could allow it in the summary, as a footnote. But that should really remain an exception.
On the other hand, if we start adding "distinctive non-plot features", a very vague definition that would catch a very wide variety of things, then very quickly we would end up with a huge, bloated wall of text, and thus we'd defeat the purpose of the Summary. Not to mention the question, what's a "distinctive feature"? Trying to decide if something is distinctive enough would spark endless debates.DM in Mummy's Mask I, II, III | Keshkaru and Ozkrak in Extinction Curse | Marzena in Age of Worms | Elrembriel in Wrath of the Righteous | Gurmok in Nightmare in Katapesh | DM in Catacombs of Ravenloft Avatar courtesy of Neoseph7
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2015-05-27, 02:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Well before you do all that, let me go ask Transcription what they think, because it really should be there first.
Was this the only case of an "easter egg" after the strip? It's the only one I can think of.