OOTS #946 - The Discussion Thread

[Cuthalion]

Well, that's a question answered.

[TRH]

Wonderful, I was hoping for just such a twist. I can't wait for this brilliance to continue.

[Plerumque]

Thank you so much for creating this wonderful story, Giant. It's been a wild ride.

[KillianHawkeye]

Well DAMN. That was a pretty epic cliffhanger, Giant!

[dpm]

Nice to see Garm, even if he is unusually mellow.

[DaggerPen]

All right, and that's me officially on board the "Stake Durkon" boat.

(Though I'd still like to point out that it was totally right for the Order to give him the benefit of the doubt. The fact that he's proven to in fact be an unholy abomination imprisoning Durkon's soul doesn't mean that the Order knows that. Still, the sooner staked the better.)

And seriously, because I didn't say it earlier - thank you, Giant. This has been an incredible ride of a book, and this rest is well deserved. I can't wait for more.

[Clarkson]

Flurrg... When did he screw up on the accent?

[deuxhero]

Well... didn't expect that.

[Agnostik]

You know, I had a half-baked theory that Durkon (or his shell, as the case may be) would become the first ever Dwarven priest of Hel.

I never voiced my half-baked theory, just to give all the other half-baked theories more room (Gods know they need it), so I can't prove it. But it's true, I kind of called it. Believe me.

[TheFool]

That is one large puppy.

[Canisius]

Aw Crikey, Rich. That's pretty dang harsh.

[Keltest]

Flurrg... When did he screw up on the accent?

arguably when he shouted "GIVE ME MY STAFF". although having a rather decent overly-exaggerated Scottish accent I can say that shouting MY sounds more or less American, and MAH just looks weird.

[Silva Stormrage]

I honestly did not expect that… Huh…. surprising

[CrispyCriminal]

And here I thought we were going for the warped version of himself. Ah well, that's what denouncements are there for; clearing the air and setting us up for the next book.

[DaggerPen]

Flurrg... When did he screw up on the accent?

GIVE ME MY STAFF is one. Can't remember any others - Durkon's accent is always kind of inconsistent.

[Everyl]

Flurrg... When did he screw up on the accent?

"GIVE ME MY STAFF!" was the most oft-cited example in the forum debates on the subject.

[RedSand]

*Applause for ungodly hard-to-wait-for-conclusion twist ending
I wonder how Durkon'll feel about all this once he's been resurrected. He's always had a lot of faith in his companions, and having them treat something that horrible-basically enslavement, but worse-happening to him as a minor change in mood aught to make for some decent drama.

[AdmiralCheez]

Wow, what a cliffhanger. At least we know that Durkon is still there and hasn't been permanently changed to evil. So, there's still hope for him.

[The Kind Knido]

So Trigak or Malack?

[Jordan Cat]

Yes! This is a brilliant ending! Yes! :)

[JSSheridan]

Thanks Giant!

[abcd_z]

What bothers me is that he got the accent right from the very moment he was freed. That's a ludicrously quick adaptation, although I figure Rich probably did it that way to keep the accurate predictions to a minimum.

[ThePhantasm]

I hope we get some real-Durkon dialogue now that we know he's in there... even though no one can hear him, I'd like to see his reactions to what Durkula does.

Can't wait on the new plot arc. This one has been spectacular.

[Rakoa]

So Trigak or Malack?

I thought Malack at first. But Hel mentioned that he was sired by "Nergal's Snake" (referring to Malack being his sire), so that wouldn't make sense. She did say this his spirit was birthed in her dark halls, though, which would indicate that this is an entirely new character, one we've never seen before.

Or Trigak was born in Hel's halls.

[Domino Quartz]

So - does this mean that Nale sort-of did the barbarian Lizardfolk shaman a favour when he killed Malack?

[Fly_or_Die]

Does this mean Durkon really will return to his dwarvern homelands and bring ruin? (Posthumously, I might add?)

[PirateMonk]

Wait, Durkula really does worship Hel? So the crazy speculators were right? Again?

[Dudu]

I actually believed Durkon had some control over his corpse.

Guess I was wrong. Which is good. It turns his death back damn dramatic again instead of just a template upgrade.

[Shale]

All right, and that's me officially on board the "Stake Durkon" boat.

(Though I'd still like to point out that it was totally right for the Order to give him the benefit of the doubt. The fact that he's proven to in fact be an unholy abomination imprisoning Durkon's soul doesn't mean that the Order knows that. Still, the sooner staked the better.)

If that's how OOTS vampires work, though, anybody with a good Knowledge: Religion score should have known that wasn't Durkon. Of course, nobody on the Order has such a score, so.

[Blisstake]

Oh Hel...

Not good for the Order.