OOTS #1034 - The Discussion Thread

[Gift Jeraff]

Looks like the rider is a woman.

[JohanOfKitten]

Well he says that he doesn't have a fast or flying mount.

My bet stay on a polar bear (ops the bear is fast...)

If Resurrection was as easy on people as it is on this forum's speculations, the afterlife wouldn't be very crowded

[The Giant]

Oh, I thought you were poking fun at OChul mount speculation.

Then again the forum talks about every little detail that happens in the strip, so it's inevitable that the strip and the discussions will overlap.

I didn't know there was any such speculation. I don't read the forum anymore, beyond the threads about products and the first few posts of a new comic thread (so I can make sure other people are actually seeing the posted comic).

It's just a logical point that needed to be made in the scene, given that all other paladins so far have had mounts.

[Quild]

Hmm, a lot of nods to the community, between this, the attempts to name Durkon*, and explaining why Banjo couldn't vote in the Godsmoot. I'm not sure how keen I am on these nods so often. :P

Because the communauty overanalyzes everything, a lot of things may looks like not to the communauty without being intended as such

[GM_3826]

I would guess that O-Chul has at least 3 or 4 paladin levels, but it makes sense that he could have less than 5.

[KillingAScarab]

If only Redcloak were there to watch as paladins get a choice between something other than, "Fight or Fight Some More."

Ah, who am I kidding, Redcloak would be buffing the yrthak and rider, if not killing Lien and O-Chul himself.

[8BitNinja]

So they did have ranged weapons

But where did crossbow come from?



Anyway, nice comic again. I always love it when new comics are posted.

Wait, Mr. Burlew reads the first few posts? I had the first post once on an OotS thread, so that means...

Senpai noticed me!

Jokes aside, I liked the comic, it was really good

[SmaugTheYounger]

What a strange situation. The goblinoid? rider has no weapons and relys only on the yrthaks attack capability. This looks more like a strength probing than an outright attack to destroy an enemy.

Could he belong to some sort of reconnaisance system of the gates defences?

[Surfing HalfOrc]

You're not shooting. In lieu of a plan, you should keep shooting.

Best Advice Ever!

[LordRahl6]

O-Chul gets some nice one liners.

"If I had one (Pegasus) it would already be out." and "You're not shooting. In lieu of a plan you should be shooting."

Also like how they reason they should try to extricate themselves since there s no reason to fight.

[Quild]

What a strange situation. The goblinoid? rider has no weapons and relys only on the yrthaks attack capability. This looks more like a strength probing than an outright attack to destroy an enemy.

Could he belong to some sort of reconnaisance system of the gates defences?

Maybe it's a brown one with nice shoes, but I don't think the rider is a goblinoid at all.


I always figured that attacking an enemy for high damage while suffering very low damage was a good strategy to destroy such enemy. I seem to have still a lot to learn

[8BitNinja]

O-Chul gets some nice one liners.

"If I had one (Pegasus) it would already be out." and "You're not shooting. In lieu of a plan you should be shooting."

Also like how they reason they should try to extricate themselves since there s no reason to fight.

So I checked, and there is a 2% chance of getting a Pegasus as a mount. My question is why would Lien expect him to have something that rare that you can only roll for once?

[Anarion]

O-chul showing great strategy, but minimal tactical insight there. As a former fighter though, he really ought to have a ragged weapon. Tut tut.

[hamishspence]

So I checked, and there is a 2% chance of getting a Pegasus as a mount. My question is why would Lien expect him to have something that rare that you can only roll for once?

I'm pretty sure that in 3.5 you don't roll for mounts - you can choose them, with your DMs agreement. BoED had the list of common non-warhorse Paladin Mounts as I recall.

[Tarqiup Inua]

Mount are very important class feature to paladins - intelligence is a dump stat for many, so smart companion can come handy.

I'm pretty sure that in 3.5 you don't roll for mounts - you can choose them, with your DMs agreement. BoED had the list of common non-warhorse Paladin Mounts as I recall.

Perhaps there was a table for rolling mounts of NPC paladins, somewhere? That could explain the confusion.

[Lhynard]

Could he belong to some sort of reconnaisance system of the gates defences?

she, not he

[PallentisLunam]

Awesome comic. Love the strategy talk and the reframing of the order's favorite tactic. Embrace that oldest and noblest of Paladin traditions.

One question though, what's with the black damage marks on O'Chul and Lien?

[KillingAScarab]

So I checked, and there is a 2% chance of getting a Pegasus as a mount. My question is why would Lien expect him to have something that rare that you can only roll for once?

I'm pretty sure that in 3.5 you don't roll for mounts - you can choose them, with your DMs agreement. BoED had the list of common non-warhorse Paladin Mounts as I recall.

However, if you did, then the chance to get a very fast flying mount would need to be one-in-a-million to apply to this situation.

[JSSheridan]

Thanks Giant!

[LunarDrop]

Darn, I was really hoping for a white lion.
But in lieu of a plan line makes up for it.

[Peelee]

Old, female goblinoid.

I'ma sit here and wait for all the Redcloak's niece speculation to come in.

[Gift Jeraff]

Awesome comic. Love the strategy talk and the reframing of the order's favorite tactic. Embrace that oldest and noblest of Paladin traditions.

One question though, what's with the black damage marks on O'Chul and Lien?

They are wounds but not flesh wounds.

[Carl]

Old, female goblinoid.

I'ma sit here and wait for all the Redcloak's niece speculation to come in.

I've been expecting this ever since we first got the rider on page.

That or siri speculation :p.

[GM_3826]

If the rider is a goblinoid, then why does she have a human skin color?

[Peelee]

If the rider is a goblinoid, then why does she have a human skin color?

Because I'm colorblind, and was basing it on the footgear.

[PallentisLunam]

They are wounds but not flesh wounds.

Huh, I guess I never noticed black wounds on living characters before.

[SmaugTheYounger]

she, not he

Did'nt outright notice the female body form.

Maybe it's a brown one with nice shoes, but I don't think the rider is a goblinoid at all.

I always figured that attacking an enemy for high damage while suffering very low damage was a good strategy to destroy such enemy. I seem to have still a lot to learn

In the thread for #1032 there were speculations about the riders race, but I have no real opinion on this.

I would not rule out a stratetegy for pure destruction, too; but if this were her primary goal, she ought to have some sort of ranged weapon for backup, in case the enemy turned out to be stronger than anticipated.

Since yrthaks do not speak, her function seems be on the intel gathering side - unless she is a sorcerer/wizard.

[Sniffnoy]

Usage nitpick: "In lieu of a plan, you should keep shooting." should probably be something like "Absent a plan, you should keep shooting." "In lieu of a plan" suggests that they have a plan and are ignoring it in favor of shooting, or that they are ignoring trying to come with a plan in favor of shooting, rather than what I assume was the intended message of, seeing as we don't have a plan, you should keep shooting.

[NeoNinevite]

This was a good comic overall, especially the "In lieu of a plan, keep shooting" line.

[WindStruck]

Interesting! Maybe it could be Siri if she cast enlarge person on herself or something! I guess the monster isn't undead either.

I do agree those paladins could be doing more, though! They have lay on hands and spells. O'chul should be buffing and healing! Hm. But he doesn't have any decent charisma either, does he? Maybe O'chul should be the one shooting...