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2016-05-25, 03:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
About 2 years ago, a great forumite named Porthos created an OOTS voting contest (based on a much shorter lived, but equally fantastic, previous version) which had forum goers vote on the best OOTS strips of all time. It was an impressive contest which went on for over 2 years (and only ended, or went on hiatus, due to running out of strips) and will undoubtedly be remembered in this forum as one of the most well-run ongoing threads on here.
This is not that contest. This is a shameless mockery of that contest.
Welcome to The Brick Awards, the Best of the Worst Tournament!
The Stick Awards were handed out to the best strips of all time as chosen by our fellow Playgrounders. However, when voting for the Stick awards, some strips felt left out, abused, unloved. Whether they simply were a weak strip, or a decent strip surrounded by amazing strips, for whatever reason some strips just didn't get any votes.
So this contest is designed to give those strips the morale boost they need and deserve! I am collecting all the strips which received zero votes in the Stick awards and presenting them in groups of ten (Or, at least close to ten, since I don't want to cut off in the middle of a group of strips). We will then vote as to which is our favorite of the worst strips so we can finally decide which the best worst strip is!
(And let's be honest, even the worst OOTS strips are still pretty good and deserve our appreciation!)
To vote in this thread, simply state which comic of thetenTWELVE listed is your favorite. Bolding the number of the comic (Like this) helps it stand out.
Voting will last until Wednesday, June 1 at 10AM (MT). Any votes made after that will NOT count toward the totals.
Last week found out that trying to appease your conscious is only slightly more frustrating than trying to blow out a candle with stockings on your head when 857 The Pit of Despair was our winner!
(please read the next bit in your best monster-truck announcer voice)
Most Intense Brick Awards Ever!
Due to the insane awesome-icity of 870 AND 877, a total of SIX of our strips today are from 861-870 and SIX more are from 871-880!!
This is the THIRD week in a row with at least one super-awesome strip that send tons of competitors to the brick awards, which means more contests for everyone! And more work for me! Hooray!
.THE BRICK AWARDS: 0861 - 0860
861 You Should've Seen What They Did to His Pelvis
862 Pop Goes Pop
863 Looking for Regroup
865 Getting Defensive
868 Unleash the Fury
869 Lesson Fail
871 Just a Couple of Blooddrinkers
872 Concession Stand
873 Spell Check
874 Allies Like This
876 Ensnared
879 Running on EmptyLast edited by littlebum2002; 2016-05-25 at 03:01 PM.
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2016-05-25, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
879, Running on Empty. I love the line "I do not care to linger where tragedy visited a friend", and Belkar's sheer shock.
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2016-05-25, 03:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
#872 then die
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2016-05-25, 03:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
These are mostly pretty solid strips. I'll take 876.
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2016-05-25, 04:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
876 is best. That is where Malak finally vanquishes Durkon
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2016-05-25, 05:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
Oof, the title didn't lie... but I have to go with 876
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2016-05-25, 06:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
Wow, this is a strong bunch... 872 since I found Malack's attempt at persuading Durkon quite interesting.
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2016-05-25, 09:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
Belkar getting schooled by Malack. 869 for me.
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2016-05-25, 11:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
In 862 we have to deal with an especially insufferable Tarquin, but we also get a confused Belkar yelling about the damn mansion whores.
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2016-05-25, 11:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
I have to go with 869.
"Is Nale back there? Because I was right in the middle of totally killing him."
"Hmm, now I am torn..."
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2016-05-26, 12:01 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
I'll plump for 862, for the sheer comedy gold of deafened Belkar
plus Tarquin's mini-dissertation on Drow sign language; "Well, suffice to say that it ended up as a fine evening for everyone." All crammed into a dungeon battle.Spoiler: BelkarELAN IS IT COOL IF I KILL YOUR BROTHER WHAT CAN'T HEAR YOUR ANSWER SORRY!Last edited by Darth Paul; 2016-05-26 at 12:02 AM.
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2016-05-26, 12:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
876 Ensnared
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2016-05-26, 01:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
This is definitely the strongest batch I've ever voted on.
After some thought, 869 wins for Belkar conversing with Malack the way he does best.
Honorable mentions to:
862 for general humor.
863 for the label on the bottle, as well as for an actual OOTS victory.
873 for D&D mechanics.
879 for actual heroism from Belkar
and 876 for making me wonder why it was in the Brick awards. This could have won some of the weaker stick awards threads, but 877 totally stole its thunder.Last edited by Bratmon; 2016-05-26 at 01:32 AM.
If we kill Nale, all he needs is for Hilgya or Zz'dtri or someone we don't even know about to drum up the cash for a True Resurrection spell and BAM! Nales's back in buisness and there's not a lot we could have done.
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2016-05-26, 06:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
879 For great much awesomeness of Belkar.
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2016-05-26, 06:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
Honorable mention: 863, for the inactive ingredient "Heart of a virgin collected on his/her wedding night" (though I rather despise the politically correctness), "If condition worsens, apply more to the affected area". Also, sausage variety.
My choice is definitely 862. The Belkar-Nale duel. Tarquin. The drow sign language. One of my absolute faves.
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2016-05-26, 08:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
873: Spell Check is my vote.
"I warded tha cat too, in case yer wonderin'."
"At least Tarquin's not here to make a crack about me going blind from bolstering myself."
"An' fer the record, I was savin' me best spell fer when you came back in touch range. HEAL!"
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2016-05-26, 09:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
Dang, this is tough!
863 has awesome comedy plus shows the OOTS' progression. 865 has the dramatic reveal of Xykon's success. 868 shows Belkar trying to show fake development. Ultimately though 876 is the strongest for me, though.
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2016-05-26, 10:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
868 for several reasons.
First and foremost, is that the title is a fun callback to this earlier strip. "Unleash the Fury" suggests that in the hellhound, Belkar found his ideal riding dog: "Imagine me riding on the back of such a powerful beast, its sharp teeth bared in a predatory snarl. The smell of blood will drive it into a frenzy as it attacks foes in a whirlwind of fangs and claws! Hell yeah, I'll take the riding dog. Let's unleash the fury!" Not sure if that counts as a brick joke, but it must be in the same ballpark.
Also, as a dog person and an oddball, "Tarterus pugs" and "Pandemonium chihuahuas" make me chuckle.
And Mr. Scruffy's loyalty is always rather touching, no matter how it's manifested.Spoiler
So the song runs on, with shift and change,
Through the years that have no name,
And the late notes soar to a higher range,
But the theme is still the same.
Man's battle-cry and the guns' reply
Blend in with the old, old rhyme
That was traced in the score of the strata marks
While millenniums winked like campfire sparks
Down the winds of unguessed time. -- 4th Stanza, The Bad Lands, Badger Clark
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2016-05-26, 10:40 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
Oh wow this is quite the batch. They all deserve at least one vote! (at least everything after #868)
As for my vote...I have to go with #868. For so many Belkar-related reasons.
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2016-05-26, 02:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
879: Running on Empty easily wins it for me, even though many others in this series could have won a *normal* round of the Stick Awards. Belkar's genuine shock and horror at Durkon's death is an incredibly strong character moment. Love it.
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2016-05-26, 02:47 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
i ALWAYS LIKED 863
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2016-05-26, 04:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
An impressive set.
I'd say 872, but really, I could have picked another one.Do I contradict myself?
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2016-05-28, 01:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-05-28, 09:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
Title doesn't lie. This is quite the bunch. The Linear Guild battle in the pyramid through when the pyramid gets destroyed was the best part in a book full of great parts, and probably my second favourite segment of the comic (behind Cliffport through the fall of Azure City).
It's a tough call, but I think I'm going to go with #872, on the basis of one often overlooked line:
"Then there can only ever be conflict between us now."
It's a powerful line, especially in its full context. Malack might have turned out to be an evil blighter who was giving skewed compromises, but it's still kind of sad to see his and Durkon's friendship unravel so quickly, especially after how close they had gotten during the rest of the book. It's basically a more poignant way of saying "last chance, buddy", and it comes across as both sad and kind of badass, especially in hindsight (between Malack having an obvious ace in the hole with the Death Ward bypass which meant Malack KNEW this was probably going to end with his friend dead at his feet), and ESPECIALLY how he still savours their friendship after he vamps Durkon)
It's a surprisingly human moment for a character who, just a few pages later, talks about how excited he is for the prospect of killing thousands of people daily for his god.
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2016-05-30, 10:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
876 it is.......
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2016-05-31, 05:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
#872 For Durkon/Malack dialogue.
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2016-06-01, 12:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Most intense brick awards ever! #861-880
I gotta agree with the majority, 876 is clearly the best. This leaves four ultra-bricks: 861, 865, 8871 and 874.
876 Ensnared is our winner this week!
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!
........THE BRICK AWARDS: 0861-0880
Comic Number Votes Received Vote Percentage 86100%862311.5%86313.8%86500%86827.7%869415.4%87100%872519.2%87313.8%87400%876726.9%879311.5%
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