Number of Character Appearances V

[Chronos]

969:

Belkar Bitterleaf, Mr. Scruffy

Plus one unnamed who we probably won't see again.

[martianmister]

Updated through 969
Belkar Bitterleaf, Mr. Scruffy

[ti'esar]

970: Bandana, Elan, Haley Starshine.

The green guy will almost certainly get a retroactive appearance count for this page, but we can't identify him or her yet.

[littlebum2002]

Wow, I thought, that thing with Sir Thumb was just a random story for a joke. Could someone add that to the FAQ?

FYI that's the same reason Elan broke his arm before the fight against Miko

[ti'esar]

FYI that's the same reason Elan broke his arm before the fight against Miko

"Well, it would have gone a lot faster if SOMEONE hadn't sprained their wrist."

...Huh. I would never have picked up on that on my own.

[Procyonpi]

970: Bandana, Elan, Haley Starshine.

The green guy will almost certainly get a retroactive appearance count for this page, but we can't identify him or her yet.

My first impression is that it's

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Thog

[AGD]

970: Bandana, Elan, Haley Starshine.

The green guy will almost certainly get a retroactive appearance count for this page, but we can't identify him or her yet.

You forgot Vaarsuvius.

[ti'esar]

Indeed I did.

[martianmister]

Updated through 970
Bandana, Elan, Haley Starshine, Vaarsuvius

[Yana]

971: Bandana, Crystal (as some sort of undead/golem), Elan, Haley Starshine

[Chronos]

Is the appearance of Crystal (in some form) enough evidence to label the green-skinned wandering eyes as Bozzok?

[Angel Bob]

Is the appearance of Crystal (in some form) enough evidence to label the green-skinned wandering eyes as Bozzok?

No. Those eyes could belong to an entirely new character, for all we know.

[TheWombatOfDoom]

Is the appearance of Crystal (in some form) enough evidence to label the green-skinned wandering eyes as Bozzok?

No. Those eyes could belong to an entirely new character, for all we know.

Or of coure, Thog.

[Jaxzan Proditor]

Is the appearance of Crystal (in some form) enough evidence to label the green-skinned wandering eyes as Bozzok?

It seems very likely that's who it is, but we can't tell for certain until we actually see him.

[2.5 cats]

OK I'll list appearances from the bonus comic-pages in Blood Runs in the family. This only includes extra comics which were integrated into the story, not bonus features.

Open at your own risk.

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Page 687a: Elan, Haley, Vaarsuvius, Blackwing. New character: unnamed adolescent sphinx.

Page 708a: Tsukiko. Unnamed wights & ghouls. Not sure if it counts, but there's also a picture on the wall with Tsukiko and Xykon, and another picture with an unnamed hobgoblin.

Page 708b: Monster In the Dark. Unnamed Hobgoblins (including children). Unnamed hobgoblin clown.

Page 743a: All 6 members of the OotS (Roy, Elan, Haley, Belkar, Durkon, Vaarsuvius), plus Blackwing and Mr. Scruffy. Also has, in a flashback, the giant bird that ate the Azure city wizard who teleported the party in War & XPs, plus the half-eaten skeleton of that wizard.

Page 785a: Tarquin, Elan, Haley, Vaarsuvius, Blackwing, Mr. Scruffy, Zz'dtri (disguised as the elf ambassador), Kilkil. Also had unnamed Empire of Blood guard, entertainers, and civilians.

Page 801a: Roy, Thog, Tarquin, Kilkil. Also some unnamed Empire of Blood guards.

Page 827b: Niu, Redcloak (live and on a banner), Thanh (dead), Osmium Elemental, unnamed bearded devil. unnamed resistance members (dead).

Page 837a: The entire Order of the Stick (Roy, Elan, Haley, Belkar, Durkon, Vaarsuvius, Blackwing, Mr. Scruffy), plus Yukyuk (Dominated by V). Roy again (in Elan's vision, taking a very unusual form), the Purple Worm (in Elan's flashback).

Page 855a: Roy, Haley, Belkar, Mr. Scruffy, Tarquin, Malack, Nale, Zz'dtri(in comic and in flashback), Sabine (as herself and as Tarquin), Qarr (in comic and in flashback), Kilkil, Yukyuk (dead), Frudu Biggens (flashback), Emmerick of Melbourne (flashback), Jim Slush (flashback), Spook (flashback), unnamed devil lawyer (flashback), and a human lawyer who is probably Jones (flashback).

Page 864a: Elan, Belkar (normal and dominated), Roy, Durkon (as himself), Mr. Scruffy. Also "Soul-Muncher" who I'm not sure counts or not.

If you really want to know what I'm talking about...

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Soul-Muncher was Tarquin's axe, an intelligent weapon. If Soul-Muncher counts as a character, someone else can go back and count appearances.

Page 938a: Belkar, Elan, Roy (normal and in flashback--hypnotised) , Haley (normal, but injured with a broken arm) and in flashback--hypnotised), Eugene Greenhilt (as Oathspirit/ghost in flashback)

I double-checked and think that's all, but others should feel free to confirm this.

[2.5 cats]

Here's the rest of the book. I'll just post what I see, and you all can decide what does and doesn't count.

Read at your own risk.

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The preface (1 page) is written "by Durkon Thundershield" and there's a little picture of (regular) Durkon next to the title.

The story recap (3 pages) is done by characters on that boat that they were on at the end of "Don't Split the Party." Characters are presenting information, but as a storytelling aid they're using a large pad of paper which has drawings of various characters on them. I'm not sure if drawings of characters count, so I'll divide it up:

Page 1: Real: Haley
Drawn on paper: The six heroes (Roy, Elan, Haley, Durkon Vaarsuvius, Belkar), Mr. Scruffy, Team Evil (Xykon, Redcloak, Tsukiko, Monster in the Dark, Demon Roaches), The Snarl, the orginal Linear Guild (Nale, Sabine, Thog, Zd'dtri, Yikyik, Hilgya), Hinjo, Ho Thanh, Niu.

Page 2: Real: Haley, Elan, Blackwing
Drawn on paper: Bossok, Crystal, Therkla, Qarr, Daimyo Kubota, Vaarsuvius (both regular and soul bound/powered up versions), the Black (mother) Dragon, the three fiends in the IPCC.

Page 3: Real: Haley, Elan, Blackwing
Drawn on paper: Vaarsuvius (both regular and soul bound/powered up versions), the Black (mother) dragon (both in regular form and as an animated dead head), many nameless black dragons, The Snarl, O-Chul, Blackwing, Xykon, Monster in the Dark, Daimyo Kubota, Qarr, Therkla, Elan, Roy, Durkon.

Quoth the Familiar special feature: 5 pages

Page 1: Vaarsuvius
Page 2: Vaarsuvius, Blackwing
Page 3: Vaarsuvius, Blackwing
Page 4: Vaarsuvius, Blackwing
Page 5: Vaarsuvius, Blackwing, Haley, Belkar, Aarindarius (= Vaarsuvius's master. We saw him in #634).

There's the one-page, never published "Order of the Stick #3" in which Durkon "Turns Undead"

Roy, Haley, Elan, Vaarsuvius, Belkar, Durkon (as undead. He looks like vampire Durkon in the more primitive early art style, though the party was fighting ghouls). Also some unnamed ghouls.

On the past page of the book (other than the cover), Roy's girlfriend Celia is standing on an otherwise-blank page and says a line.

The inside of the front & back covers have "wallpaper" made of many repeated images of Blackwing & Mr. Scruffy. The first (non-cover) page of the book has the same image of these two, but in color and only drawn once rather than repeated.

Rich Burlew draws a "stick" portrait of himself next to his 1-page Introduction.

And of course you already know what the cover looks like.

OK I think that's everything!

[Gift Jeraff]

From what I remember, the front/back covers (including inside?) and the page showing the other available books were not counted before, but everything else goes.

Thanks, 2.5 cats!

[martianmister]

Updated through 971
Bandana, Crystal (as Golem/Undead), Elan, Haley Starshine

[martianmister]

2.5 cats, can you give more details about "Soul-Muncher"? What happened to it?

[rodneyAnonymous]

Suggest "Crystal (as monster)".

[2.5 cats]

2.5 cats, can you give more details about "Soul-Muncher"? What happened to it?

Here you go! Read at your own risk--major spoilers for bonus comic #864a!

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The party found Tarquin's axe. Other members of the OotS picked it up, but found it very painful, and concluded that it was an evil weapon that would hurt any non-evil people who picked touched it. (In regular D&D rules touching an evil weapon gives a non-evil person a negative level, I beleive. The comic reflects this by having it be a very uncomfortable level of pain.) So Haley asked Belkar to pick it up, in the hope that they could sell it in the future. Belkar did, and was immediately (spiral eyes) dominated. In a different (red colored) voice box dominated-Belkar announced "Fear me meatbags! I am SOUL MUNCHER! Too long have I been forced into service by that strong-willed bastard { = Tarquin }. Now that I have found a suitable vessel to manipulate { = Belkar } I will be UNSTOPPABLE!"

At which point Roy said, "Yeah, no." and grabbed the axe away from Belkar before Belkar could react. Haley opened up a pit trap and Roy tossed the axe down there. We see the axe all alone at the bottom of the pit (and sad about it) as the trap doors close and the party moves on.

Given that we never were shown the Linear Guild finding it (and Roy chucked it down the pit in the explicit hope that it wouldn't be found) Soul Muncher presumably was still inside the Pyramid when it exploded in strip 899. Was it destroyed in the explosion? Did it survive under the sand? Was it unmade by the Snarl? Your guess is as good as mine...

[Jaxzan Proditor]

Here you go! Read at your own risk--major spoilers for bonus comic #864a!

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The party found Tarquin's axe. Other members of the OotS picked it up, but found it very painful, and concluded that it was an evil weapon that would hurt any non-evil people who picked it up. So Haley asked Belkar to pick it up. Belkar did, and was immediately (spiral eyes) dominated. In a different (red colored) voice box dominated-Belkar announced "I am SOUL MUNCHER! Too long have I been forced into service by that strong-willed bastard { = Tarquin }. Now that I have found a suitable vessel to manipulate { = Belkar } I will be UNSTOPPABLE!"

At which point Roy said, "Yeah, no." and grabbed the axe away from Belkar before Belkar could react. Haley opened up a pit trip and Roy tossed the axe down there. We see the axe, all alone at the bottom of the pit (and sad about it) as the trap doors close and the party moves on.

Given that we never were shown the Linear Guild finding it (and the OotS chucked it down the pit in the explicit hope that it wouldn't be found) Soul Muncher presumably was still inside the Pyramid when it exploded in strip 899. Was it destroyed in the explosion? Did it survive under the sand? Was it unmade by the Snarl? Your guess is as good as mine...

Ah, so that's what happened to it. Lots of forumites had asked about that, good to know they will have an answer.

[2.5 cats]

Here's the 2015 Calendar. (Do calendars count?)

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Front page (which you all already have seen): The 6 members of Oots, plus Mr. Scruffy, Blackwing, O-Chul, Lien

January (art page): Elan, unnamed harpies
January (dates page): Elan, Haley, Vaarsuvius, Blackwing, Belkar. Also a large "ghost outline" of Elan under most of the page.

February (art): The 6 members of the Order of the Scribble. Note: the elf druid is shapeshifted into a guant bear. Girard is mirror-imaged. Unnamed Red Dragon.
February (dates): Roy, Belkar, Mr. Scruffy, Haley, Durkon, Celia, Lien, O-Chul, Elan, unnamed frog. Large "ghost outline" of Dorukan? (I may be spelling that wrong--the wizard guy whose Dungeon the OotS was in in book 1.)

March (art); Belkar, Mr. Scruffy. Unnamed large monster.
March (dates): Roy, Elan, Belkar, Mr. Scruffy, Blackwing, Vaarsuvius. Large "ghost outline" of Belkar.

April (art); Daigo, Kazumi. Unnamed ninjas. (One is a possible half-orc. Could potentially be Therkla, but I'm guessing not.)
April (dates): Kazumi, Daigo, Durkon, Belkar, Elan, Blackwing, Vaarsuvius. Large "ghost outline" of Kazumi and Daigo.

May (art): Haley, unnamed acid-breathing pirahnas.
May (dates): Elan, Durkon, "Red" (Haley's father), Haley, Mr. Scruffy, Belkar, O-Chul. Large "ghost outline" of Haley

June (art): Roy, unnamed Mummies. (Unlike the other pages which feature new art, this was a previously-seen panel of Roy "great-cleaving" mummies in Girard's pyramid).
June (dates): Durkon, Eugene Greenhilt, Roy, Vaarfuvius, Mr. Scruffy, Belkar, Julia Greenhilt. Large "ghost outline" of Roy

July (art): Lien, Unnamed Sahaugin
July (dates): Haley, Lien, Elan, Roy, Hinjo. Large "ghost outline" of Lien

August (art): Bandana, Pirate guy with dark skin & dreadlocks, 2 other pirates I haven't seen before--one may be an elf or half elf? Unnamed skeleton captain & skeletons.
August (dates); Bandana, Julio Scoundrel, Roy. 5 Mechane crewpeople (Andi, one with the blue head scarf (that Haley used on her broken arm late in the last book), older guy with eyepatch, and guy with brown vest & 5-o'clock shadow. And again the dark-skinned guy with the dreadlocks). Large "ghost outline" of Bandana

September (art): Celia. Lots of extraplanar creatures, none of whom look familiar.
September (dates): Roy, Celia, Belkar, Elan, Haley, the two recurring Lawyers (Jones & Phil Rodriguez). Large "ghost outline" of Celia

October (art): O-Chul. Unnamed boy, unnamed cat (not Mr. Scruffy)
October (dates); O-Chul, Haley, Elan, Vaarsuvius, Blackwing. Large "ghost outline" of O-chul.

November (art): Vaarsuvius, Blackwing, unnamed Ogre Mage
November (dates): Haley, Blackwing, Durkon, Vaarsuvius, Belkar, Elan, Bandana. Large "ghost outline" of Vaarsuvius.

December (art): Durkon, two Azure city soldiers, one of whom might be Niu.
Demember (dates): Haley, Roy, Durkon, Belkar, Elan, Mr. Scruffy. Large "ghost outline" of Durkon

Bonus page (art): Flumph, bother as regular art and as him/herself in a dream.
Bonus page (dates): Belkar, flumphs, another monsters I can't indentify, Roy, Elan, Haley, Durkon, Blackwing, Vaarsuvius, O-chul, Lien, Xykon, Redcloak, Jirix, Demon Roaches, Sabine, Monster in the Dark.

Back page: Small version of all 12 monthly "art pages" (Other than the bonus page) are shown on the back page.

[Gift Jeraff]

Tsukiko gives the wight in boots an "official" name in one of the bonus strips: Boot-Wight
Also, the chapter title pages:

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Round 1: the full 8 OOTS, Hinjo's Junk Crew
Round 2: MitD
Round 3: Tarquin
Round 4: Elan, Tarquin
Round 5: Roy
Round 8: Mr. Scruffy

[martianmister]

Tsukiko gives the wight in boots an "official" name in one of the bonus strips: Boot-Wight

I guess he appeared then?

[Gift Jeraff]

Yep...............

[137beth]

972:
Bandana, Crystal (as flesh golem), Elan, Haley Starshine

[martianmister]

Updated through 972
Bandana, Crystal (as Golem), Elan, Haley Starshine

[TheWombatOfDoom]

Now that we know the names of some of the Mechane's crew, do we have names for the ones appearing in this comic:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0392.html

[Gift Jeraff]

All of the named crewmen were not seen until the past ~50 strips.