OOTS #964 - The Discussion Thread

[Murk]

Tinkertown is nice. It's even sadder that Belkar killed the poort Gyort Lurkyuk-guy who's name I just totally miswrote before he could go live there :(

[Itrogash]

Gnome with a geared tophat and the fisherman guy bring a smile to my face

[ref]

Yes for Steampunk. That is awesome! I'm sure gonna enjoy the next arc.

[Gnoman]

Is it just me, or does Haley's new armor look somewhat off in the last panel. I paged back to where she got it, and I'm not seeing any overt differences, but in the small panel it looks strange in a way it didn't full-sized.

[BranMan]

V, Durkon, and Elan, form a link and Uncroak the volcano!

[hamishspence]

Tinkertown is nice. It's even sadder that Belkar killed the poort Gyort Lurkyuk-guy who's name I just totally miswrote before he could go live there :(

Solt Lorkyurg:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0539.html

which makes me wonder if his death will be a plot point here.

[LadyEowyn]

Yay, steampunk!

[Killer Angel]

steampunk FTW!

...totally worth the little wait.

[Skull the Troll]

I think Rich knew about Gnomeregan in Warcraft or the Worgen city.
Trust me, he made WoW jokes.
I thought D&D Gnomes are into natural stuff.

I refer you to the Dragonlance books from 20 years before this Webcomic started. :) Wonderful page though, best showing of the new art style IMHO.

[Keltest]

I refer you to the Dragonlance books from 20 years before this Webcomic started. :) Wonderful page though, best showing of the new art style IMHO.

I hope for the gnomes' sakes that Rich isn't using Dragonlance as inspiration.

[hamishspence]

I hope for the gnomes' sakes that Rich isn't using Dragonlance as inspiration.

Spelljammer also took Dragonlance's gnomes and ran with them.

I wonder if we will see mutant giant hamsters at any point?

[Origamite]

Solt Lorkyurg:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0539.html

which makes me wonder if his death will be a plot point here.

I doubt it. He looked like he had bare minimum technology and got news from a fox. However, he was coming down from the North, so...who knows?

Also, what's with the perfect Mechane-sized dock? Is this type of ship common?

[Keltest]

Spelljammer also took Dragonlance's gnomes and ran with them.

I wonder if we will see mutant giant hamsters at any point?

Personally I would love for Elan to get a miniature giant space hamster

[BannedInSchool]

That could be a miniature giant space rabbit there.

[Thomas Hunter]

I love the detail in this. Quite frankly, it's beautiful.

That said, these are the comics that I appreciate much more in readthroughs than when actually waiting for updates. *takes cover*

[Grey Watcher]

Personally I would love for Elan to get a miniature giant space hamster

But he already has Banjo to help him with butt-kicking for goodness!

Hooray for Gnomepunk!

Also, the wide shot of the Mechane is gorgeous. Much kudos all around for beautifully detailed splash panels!

[Keltest]

But he already has Banjo to help him with butt-kicking for goodness!

But Banjo can't go for the eyes!

[Lurkmoar]

Didn't expect a steampunk setting to be honest. Haley and Elan's comment at the end made me chuckle.

[rbetieh]

All right, the Framing portion is over and the first side-quest begins! Just like clockwork

[Mike Havran]

I could almost hear some classic adventure game soundtrack

[HandofShadows]

Wow a lot of nice views there. And we are going to have rebuild the 4th wall again.

[ti'esar]

Oh my... is that a gnome without a hat in the background of panel 2?

I don't care much for steampunk, personally, but I was expecting this sort of take on gnomes ever since I heard the name "Tinkertown", so I don't mind this. And I really like how the place looks.

I can't help but wonder if the ending gag is also a bit of a poke at the people who keep insisting that the story needs to progress faster.

[Keltest]

Also, what's with the perfect Mechane-sized dock? Is this type of ship common?

I wouldn't be surprised if it was an exclusively gnome-created device, but on the off chance it isn't, there are likely universal standards for the construction of skyships and skydocks specifically so that if you need to make a landing you aren't setting down on a dock three sizes too small and wrecking it. It wouldn't be very useful if you couldn't actually land the darn thing in 99% of the world.

[Ceiling_Squid]

Bleagh... Steampunk.

Not you too, Rich!

Just kidding! I shall endure, regardless of my personal gripes. I'm sure Tinkertown will be both whimsical and amusing.

And yet, I cannot hide my disdain for a completely wrung-out, misapplied, dead horse of a fashion trend.

So be it.

PS: Beanie propeller gnome is the MAN. Love that guy.

[Spirited Charge]

I love the gnome flying around using a beanie propeller cap!

[NihhusHuotAliro]

Looks more like Clock Punk plus some Steam Punk.

There's a difference.

Look at the second panel's fisherman and his walker-thing. It's clearly powered by winding it up (which is clockpunk).

The steam funnels are clearly steam punk.

And gears are more associated with steam punk than clock punk, but should really lead the mind to clock punk just as much.

The real reason why most "steam punk" isn't actually steam powred is that stuff from that actual time looks dull and boring. See the telautograph.

[DaggerPen]

I think the rule of thumb for this comic is-

Gnomes have shoes, (usually) have hats and may have random gears or other tech apparel.
Halflings have bare feet.
Dwarven men have beards, and dwarves of all genders have accents, with the exception of Hilgya, who may have purposely dropped hers, and that one theology professor, who I guess could have been a gnome (he did have a hat).

As with the theology professor, there remains some room for ambiguity.

Spelljammer also took Dragonlance's gnomes and ran with them.

I wonder if we will see mutant giant hamsters at any point?

Well...

[Vinsfeld]

Holy mother of steampunk. I loved it!

[Aerolith]

Gnomes wearing hats that aren't just red cones? Nice.

Looking forward to seeing what side they'll take in this story, what worldview they'll have and how they contrast against the Elves and Dwarves.

[Carl]

Adorable scene, especially the kid with the rabbit. Got a something in my eye..."No get away from me you psychotic halfling"

Nothing much to speculate on, but who care's, scenery porn yay.


Also since i don't have Twitter

@Mr Burlew: Whilst Im obviously super pleased at getting more updates, i also aren't going to throw a hissy fit over you focusing on the necessary parts of getting the prior sequence into print, but i do appreciate very much the communication on the point of the rate of updates. Obviously you've always made it clear that the rate of updates is upto you and so on and so forth vis a vis people complaining about the the pace, i just wanted to say thanks for telling us why things have slowed down recently and keep up the good work on the new print thingy. I think i'll leave it their as i don;t want to come off condensing or something equally awful, just wanted to say thanks basically.