OOTS #1169 - The Discussion Thread

[The Giant]

New comic is up.

[Hardcore]

I have a suspicion the friendly banter is to lull us into some false security before RB drops a bomb.
Super first too!

[ellindsey]

Nice artwork on the stairs and the Blade Barrier in this one.

[HouseRules]

Nice artwork on the stairs and the Blade Barrier in this one.

Better than Tarquin's Swords?
Sure, these blades are moving, not fixed in one place.

[Hardcore]

Nice artwork on the stairs and the Blade Barrier in this one.

Yeees, they are indeed not swords this time. Looks like some kind of shuriken or obscure indian weapon.

[HouseRules]

Yeees, they are indeed not swords this time. Looks like some kind of shuriken or obscure indian weapon.

Woo, it looks like you could see my post before I hit "submit reply".

Just joking.

[HorizonWalker]

Logann kinda reminds me of a short, hairy Roy, right down to the constant talking.

I like it.

[Alabenson]

Ouch, Durkon's cousin's going to need another Cure Critical Wounds for that burn

[Quebbster]

I kind of want to see Sigdi turning the battle around.

[Fyraltari]

Is Gontor* just walking away in panel 7?
Poor Logann, he was trying so hard to get his moment.

So are the characters going to pretend Blade Barrier always looked like that or do Clerics of Hel get a different one? Or maybe the caster can choose the melee weapon that makes the barrier?

[Coyote0715]

Mom just being mom.

[brian 333]

Just like old times! Logann and Durkon picking up where they left off.

[declinator]

Last time I looked, Sigdi had a weapon at the end of #1166, but I can't see it now. Did the Giant retcon the mysteriously appearing weapon out of existence? Or do I misremember things?

EDIT: Not misremembering. Art mistake - fixed.

[Peelee]

Those damage lines... I thought a simple punch was going to take him down before Durkon cleric'd all over the place.

[Cicciograna]

Dwarves are awesome.

[tigerusthegreat]

Logann kinda reminds me of a short, hairy Roy, right down to the constant talking.

I like it.

What if (if this was a real d&d game) the DM let the players roll up dwarven characters to participate in the inner battle and this one is Roy's? Now we meed to find the rest of the party.

[Fyraltari]

Last time I looked, Sigdi had a weapon at the end of #1166, but I can't see it now. Did the Giant retcon the mysteriously appearing weapon out of existence? Or do I misremember things?

Yes the Giant admitted the mistake and fixed it.

[White_Mouse]

Wait, who else did this "What am I doing, I'm getting distracted" bit in the comic?
It sounds so familiar, it's unfunny!

[anonynos]

Last time I looked, Sigdi had a weapon at the end of #1166, but I can't see it now. Did the Giant retcon the mysteriously appearing weapon out of existence? Or do I misremember things?

He did, because she dropped the axe and thus shouldn't have had it at the end there. IIRC he said he'd drawn the panels out of order and then forgotten to go back and remove the axe after he decided it was a good visual to show it down in the pit.

(edit to add link)
Here is his comment about it.

[Goblin_Priest]

It's but a flesh wound. :P

[johnbragg]

Not using 3.5/OGL engine at all anymore--some system where you can take multiple actions on your turn, presumably some sort of regenerating mana system.

[Morquard]

Damn Durkon, your cousin will need another heal after that burn :D

[RyanW1019]

That is funny! Better living through magic.

[redwizard007]

Not using 3.5/OGL engine at all anymore--some system where you can take multiple actions on your turn, presumably some sort of regenerating mana system.

Or haste, or quicken spell, or it wasn't in combat so no turns...

[Fyraltari]

Not using 3.5/OGL engine at all anymore--some system where you can take multiple actions on your turn, presumably some sort of regenerating mana system.

Or the fight was over since Gontor went away in panel 7 (presumably to the Inner Chamber) and the dwarves are going after him in the last one.

To the one who asked wich dwarves would be analoguous the other PCs:

Haley: the Rogue Twins,

V: Logann's spellcasting sister.

Elan: Jenna.

Bekar: NotThad?

[Grey Watcher]

Stealing his thunder seems perfectly fair Durkon. Balances the scales between you two, I think.

[johnbragg]

Or haste, or quicken spell, or it wasn't in combat so no turns...

3.0 haste maybe. Metamagic has generally been announced. And we've been in combat for a while, initiative has definitely been rolled.

We're outside the 3.5 parameters, and in the story. If you REALLY need 3.5 RAW to still be in effect, then sure, it was a quickened cure critical wounds from an 8th level slot.

[Hardcore]

Nice artwork on the stairs and the Blade Barrier in this one.

Yeah, but I don't like the art creep. Hopefully the comic will end before it goes totally realistic.

[kiapet]

Torn between laughing at the family's antics and worrying about the unnecessary spell slot usage for Cure Critical Wounds

[Moriel64]

Ahh, Sigdi. She sounds just like my mother on long car trips. All we need now is for two of them to start bickering over which vamp is "theirs" to kill. . .

"Sarge, he's whaling on MY vamp!"
"I got here first!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
"Both of you shut up. Do I have to separate you again? Dust him and move on before I stop this whole fight and turn us around!"
(in unison)"Yes, Sarge."

And gorgeous art on the wall of blades. And love Durkon cutting off the heroic speech. . . he's used to Roy, who doesn't do that.