OOTS #805 - The Discussion Thread

[rewinn]

hoorah we finally get to see Durkon. the fact that we first see him with the Lawyers suggests the anti-Durkon hasn't appeared yet?...

Unless ... the lawyers ARE the Anti-Durkon?

Durkon: wise. effective. doesn't have good hair.

The Lawyer Team: unwise. ineffective. good hair!

[brionl]

Flawyers and Lumphs and Tree-sloths...
Oh my.

[Vectner]

Giant, you made me laugh in a strip where you are trying to kill Elan! That's just not fair!

[ORione]

Unless ... the lawyers ARE the Anti-Durkon?

Durkon: wise. effective. doesn't have good hair.

The Lawyer Team: unwise. ineffective. good hair!

If you're right, I'd say Rodriguez is the anti-Durkon, because Jones is bald.

[Particle_Man]

What could Haley do with a bow that would provoke Sabine without hitting her? A few more moments and Elan would be dead and Break enchantment takes one minute (The giant said something about Zz`dtri`s original version`s author not reading the spells cast time) She can deal with her later anyway.

I expect Haley to hit Sabine with arrows, actually (she is likely high enough level to have a feat that lets her hit Sabine without risking hitting Elan), that will annoy Sabine enough to attack Haley or scare her enough to fly away. Either way, Elan gets dropped. Then Elan lands on the soft lawyers, safe.

[OoTLink]

lol awesome bit with the lawyers :D And suddenly Durkon and Haley are back in the story. yay!

I sense a sneak attack BITCH! coming soon.

[UrsielHauke]

Well played, Elan. Save Haley from Sabine while getting yourself off-panel at the same time. Getting smarter.

[Gd8908]

Celestial Tree Sloth Attack!!

[Psyren]

Finally.

The team really needs a Durkon signal.

[Snails]

I expect Haley to hit Sabine with arrows, actually (she is likely high enough level to have a feat that lets her hit Sabine without risking hitting Elan), that will annoy Sabine enough to attack Haley or scare her enough to fly away. Either way, Elan gets dropped. Then Elan lands on the soft lawyers, safe.

Also Elan has taken quite a few negative levels, but probably not much HP damage at all. He could easily survive a fall from a great height. (Really he should have looked down, noticed Durkon, and jumped).

[Adventurer]

...Did anyone actually understand what happened in the last panel? Why did the flumphs take the lawyers' place? Is it complete randomness or is there supposed to be a joke behind it?

[Kish]

...Did anyone actually understand what happened in the last panel? Why did the flumphs take the lawyers' place?

Because the lawyers took the flumphs' place.

[ThePhantasm]

...Did anyone actually understand what happened in the last panel? Why did the flumphs take the lawyers' place? Is it complete randomness or is there supposed to be a joke behind it?

It is a running joke that the flumphs show up when someone is falling. This is just a variation on the joke.

[MoonCat]

Whoa, we haven't seen Durkon since 2010. I cannot believe it. We'd better get some more of him again!

We apologise for the fault in the flumph-lawyer panel placement. Those responsible have been sacked.

I wanted them promoted!

It was an awesome strip, although I thought Haley had to be thrown onto a firm surface, not just thrown?

It was preemptive. The magic saw Joneses thick skull down there and figured "Oh hell, I'm not going to get smashed by that thing, I'm going to go bump into that wall instead".

"You cut him in half and BOTH sides sue!"

PRATCHETT QUOTE!!!!! (note, five exclamation points)

[fibonacciseries]

But I wanted to hear the rest of Nale's quip.

I agree; after all, he was just on the brink of finishing it. It's really annoying to have it left as a cliffhanger.

[WickedWizard17]

Whoa, we haven't seen Durkon since 2010. I cannot believe it. We'd better get some more of him again!

Whoa - it's been THAT long? When was the last time we saw him?!

[MoonCat]

Whoa - it's been THAT long? When was the last time we saw him?!

In Small Talk. I'll go look it up.

[Gnoman]

The IFCC want Vaarsuvius to survive. They don't give a devil-rat's ass about whether Elan or the rest of the OotS survive.

Wrong. They need the Order of the Stick to keep Team Evil from winning, because whatever their plan is, it relies on the conflict between the two sides continuing.

[MoonCat]

September 12th. Giant, you officially kept a main character off of the screen for over a year, by three days.

EDIT: Wait, that was a year ago? I was joinng the forum back then!

[Gift Jeraff]

September 12th. Giant, you officially kept a main character off of the screen for over a year, by three days.

Huh? #764 came out on December 9th.

EDIT: Fun Fact: The record keeper for longest absence in terms of strip # is still V, I think. (#508-553) Just barely, though.

EDIT2: Nevermind. If you don't count flashbacks or hypothetical scenes (or the Durkon drawing), the longest absence is Elan and Durkon. (#599-646)

[MoonCat]

Huh? #764 came out on December 9th.

EDIT: And the record keeper for longest absence in terms of strip # is still V, I think. (#508-553) Just barely, though.

Crap. Too much being European. I read that wrong.

[Who149]

You know, its nice to see Elan being resourceful. He seems to only do it when he's without a large team.

[Blisstake]

Huh? #764 came out on December 9th.

EDIT: Fun Fact: The record keeper for longest absence in terms of strip # is still V, I think. (#508-553) Just barely, though.

EDIT2: Nevermind. If you don't count flashbacks or hypothetical scenes (or the Durkon drawing), the longest absence is Elan and Durkon. (#599-646)

Yeah, but I think this might be the longest absense in terms of real time.

[Lemur Bear]

I wonder what Durkon is researching...

Just missed the rule of threes on Nale getting cut off unless I Nale got cut off once the last time he was chasing Elan off a ledge. Regardless, I like the reversal of expectations with the lawyers getting crushed. The Flumphs usually get squished by a normal weighted character. Those lawyers got wrecked.

[Kyronea]

Here's a question: what happens to a person's soul while they're petrified? Does it count as dying and as a result they end up in their alignment-based afterlife?

Or does something else happen? Note, to be precise: I am asking about the time they are a statue, not if the statue breaks or something--that's an obvious death plus probably a need for True Resurrection.

[dtilque]

I suppose the lawyers could try filing a claim against Haley for personal injury...

But their claim would no doubt be found to fall outside the Statue of Limitations.

Groan! The problem with this board is that everyone has to be a Dashing Swordsman...

[Niknokitueu]

At last - an use for lawyers.

Loves ya, Rich!

Have Fun!
Niknokitueu

[DougTheHead]

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We apologise for the fault in the flumph-lawyer panel placement. Those responsible have been sacked.

I wanted them promoted!

We apologize for sacking the people responsible for the fault in the flumph-lawyer panel placement. Rest assured, the people who sacked them have now been sacked.

[Werbaer]

I wonder what Durkon is researching...

mass protect against negative energy effects

[FujinAkari]

Here's a question: what happens to a person's soul while they're petrified? Does it count as dying and as a result they end up in their alignment-based afterlife?

Or does something else happen? Note, to be precise: I am asking about the time they are a statue, not if the statue breaks or something--that's an obvious death plus probably a need for True Resurrection.

A character is not "dead" while a statue, merely alterered. Classically, they are still aware of what goes on around them and can still see and hear, but cannot move their eyes or, obviously, speak.

When Haley is Stone to Fleshed, she will retain all memories of her time in the stone.

((This causes a fairly frenquent "timetravel" issue in D&D games where people get petrified and released years / centuries later, they haven't aged but have likely been trapped in a cave for just about ever))