OOTS #1166 - The Discussion Thread

[monomer]

I know that its weaved by story logic, but Kandro must have been pretty high level to hit a 35 AC twice and bypass the DR (tho his axe might have been magic.)

The link to Thor fighting Hel over a splinter made me wonder if the level of heroism required for a "honorable" death is in the eye of the demised.

Awesome comic, I check the website probably twice a day for updates. (Then I skulk the forums for a laugh)

Considering how old the other dwarves were making him out to be, he's also likely well past middle-aged and well into Old, which means he's probably fighting with at least a -3 to STR, DEX, and CON, though +2 to INT, WIS, and CHA. I wonder if he has a prestige class like Dashing Swordsman that uses the CHA modifier while saying an insult?

[Aquillion]

"I really think the spirit of his request was to not let anyone inside, even through the window." Oh LDW, way to subvert tropes there . I'll miss your quips now that your tongue was cut out - I don't suppose you could regrow it for us somehow?

Here we see the advantages of using Gate to summon stuff that is actually aligned with your goals rather than merely compelled by the spell.

[Matt620]

Blackwing: Dwarves are weird.
Varric Tethras: Yep!

[ti'esar]

It's ironic that the same strip that establishes the worm as a non-joke villain by having it kill someone (even if he was totally on board with the idea) also makes it even more ridiculous by how it talks with half a tongue.

...Although Kandro's last words give it a run for its money.

[woweedd]

...This page is the oddest combination of heartwarming, awesome, and a little creepy.

[Sloanzilla]

What happened to the dark skinned bard to the right of the one who was saved?

[JumboWheat01]

Dwarves are not weird. They're awesome.

[monomer]

Dwarves are not weird. They're awesome.

They can be two things.

[gatemansgc]

honestly this is one of the best comics yet, how does the giant keep outdoing himself?

[Peelee]

honestly this is one of the best comics yet, how does the giant keep outdoing himself?

Practice, maybe?

[Rogar Demonblud]

What happened to the dark skinned bard to the right of the one who was saved?

Since she was knocked backwards, she probably slid down the ramp and is back with the Order. Maybe she can school Elan on proper punning while providing a bit of Bardic Music to boost the combatants.

[Jasdoif]

What happened to the dark skinned bard to the right of the one who was saved?

Since she was knocked backwards, she probably slid down the ramp and is back with the Order.

Yeah. She didn't need to be saved, because she made her Reflex save to get on the side of the rupture with less danger.

[LtPowers]

They do both seem to be apprenticing under Janna (which is misspelled "Jenna" in this strip, unless I'm interpreting all of this wrong).

AFAIK, the name of Squeaky's apprentice has only been mentioned once before, so either one is equally likely to be the typo.


Powers &8^]

[schmunzel]

Way to show the horrible implications of the Bet to everyone, Giant.

I can't imagine how much beer Thor must have had in his system to go along with this incredibly Evil plan...

Really feel sorry for the Dwarves now.

These guys seem to be pretty content with who they are
Dont be sorry for him. He had a good death (and hopefully life, too).

sch

[schmunzel]

Hmmm... I just noticed something. Why aren't the mesmerized guards responding? Wouldn't they normally be defending the vampires that charmed them?

Attacking these other dwarves might be against their believes.

sch

[RabidEel]

The link to Thor fighting Hel over a splinter made me wonder if the level of heroism required for a "honorable" death is in the eye of the demised.

I suspect Thor is rules-lawyering, given that he doesn't really believe that trees are dangerous. He'll use whatever ridiculous logic he needs to keep his dwarves away from Hel.

[St Fan]

Anybody else noticed that the shot of Hoskin reaching for Sigdi's hand is very similar to the one shot of Sigdi reaching for another dwarf in the first strip introducing her?

[Psychronia]

A round of applause for Kandro! He got got real good.

I wonder whether that's more of a testament to him being inactive or being really badass in a fight? As the saying goes, "old people don't get to be that way by being easy to kill", which is probably kind of a dilemma for high-leveled dwarves.

Anybody else noticed that the shot of Hoskin reaching for Sigdi's hand is very similar to the one shot of Sigdi reaching for another dwarf in the first strip introducing her?

Good catch. I knew that was symbolic of something, just couldn't place it. The design resembles Kandro, but I think that's just a limitation of the medium considering my impression of their ages.

[danielxcutter]

...Haley's expression practically screams "what the f#$&?"

[Toper]

I love the giant death worm's emotional intelligence and sensitivity so much. "Okay, I didn't understand any of what you're saying, but I feel very insulted by -"

[Hardcore]

Nightcrawlers drain levels from creatures they swallow. It was negative energy, basically.

Thanks!

[Fitzclowningham]

Kandro may still be alive - the Giant made sure to include his movement in panel 7 of the second page. Would be weird to include it if he was just going to die, and I'm sure there's a good joke in there somewhere.

[SpectralTime]

...Have we taken a moment to appreciate he literally pointed out the worm is penis-shaped repeatedly while fighting it?

Also, bleh. Of course the bad guy's summons follow the spirit instead of the letter of the request. Though, I guess he did want to "treat himself."

[Fyraltari]

...Have we taken a moment to appreciate he literally pointed out the worm is penis-shaped repeatedly while fighting it?

Also, bleh. Of course the bad guy's summons follow the spirit instead of the letter of the request. Though, I guess he did want to "treat himself."

Funny thing is, the Deathworm is more respectful of the spirit of things than his master is.

[Particle_Man]

I think the dwarves are not going to worry so much about turning to stone past the blue barrier, so long as they can each get one effective spell or attack in to save the world. The Bet may ruin Hel's plan.

[Emperor Time]

Kandro is gone now but at least he died happy. Since he now gets to spend his days drinking with Thor.

[Riftwolf]

Kandro may still be alive - the Giant made sure to include his movement in panel 7 of the second page. Would be weird to include it if he was just going to die, and I'm sure there's a good joke in there somewhere.

It's showing that he's going down fighting; what, just because he's taking 2d8+12 bludgeoning damage, 12 acid damage and a negative level in there, you think he's going to roll over? That's not the Dwarven way, it's not ghe Glaswegian way, and it's certainly not the Glaswegian Dwarven way!

[Ruck]

Anybody else noticed that the shot of Hoskin reaching for Sigdi's hand is very similar to the one shot of Sigdi reaching for another dwarf in the first strip introducing her?

The connection between the scenes had occurred to me, but I hadn't noticed how intentionally the panels mirror one another.

[Wizard_Lizard]

dwarves are so amazing

[Wowlock]

Considering how they have to die in battle with honor to get to Valhalla, it is actually the most sane decision. Of course if it wasn't for the fact that Hel is trying to usurp the Dwarven pantheon with her evil plan, this would've been actually a celebratory moment for the whole gang!