OOTS #677 - The Discussion Thread

[Kaytara]

The title is hilarious. XD After I did a google search, of course. Jiminy Cricket is the little cricket in Disney's Pinnoccio, who, not to put too fine a point on it, acts as his conscience, if I recall correctly. The joke being that V's conscience is easily disabled by shiny bits of glass.

[chiasaur11]

Oh, now I see. He's falling backwards. I had assumed that his oversized torso was still entirely vertical, thus make it look like V vaporized his head.

Mind, that may happen eventually anyway.

V does love disintegrate.

[Elan's Modron]

Panel 1: I'm very happy to see that Eve & Larry have kin abroad...

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0135.html

[shadzar]

The title is hilarious. XD After I did a google search, of course. Jiminy Cricket is the little cricket in Disney's Pinnoccio, who, not to put too fine a point on it, acts as his conscience, if I recall correctly. The joke being that V's conscience is easily disabled by shiny bits of glass.

You had to google for that? I was already complaining about Disney taking over everything else, so didn't want to say anything about the title here or allude that Disney has taken over Rich like Marvel and Naruto, and is injecting itself even into OOTS-verse.

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So then we all know who the opposite of Blackwing is then right? Qarr.


Blackwing is the good side of the conscious and Qarr is the bad side of V's conscious.

[Leliel]

Damn you, shiny thing!

Ah well. Who needs Stone Skin when Durkon can provide?

[Malkar Grumbo]

I have the feeling that the Order will be fleeing town soon.

[Kaytara]

Quickened Lightning Bolt takes up a seventh-level spell slot, doesn't it?

Dammit. I thought V had learned his lesson about expending high-level spell slots to prove a point. Though I guess Rich had to keep things interesting.

[Raenir Salazar]

lashing out in anger isn't nessasarily an evil act. People get into tavern brawls all the time, if he killed him thats another thing.

[Silverraptor]

Well, V has lost it. He does seem more edge now.

[Katrover_Swatroad]

V, have you learned anything?

But the "Warlock" comment hit to close to home, didn't it? In D&D 4th edition, Warlocks are folks who channel the energies of fell supernatural beings. Kinda like what V was doing with the Soul Splices.

V wants to improve, but the elf's still got a long way to go. Then again, the road to self-improvement has always been long and detour-filled.

[The Recreator]

Well, it was a Quickened Lightning Bolt… maybe Vaarsuvius still has enough time to complete a Buy Item action?

[ThePhantasm]

I have a feeling this wizard who is taunting V is more than he appears, and the diamond dust is just a ruse. He knew just which buttons to push to make V mad. My guess: Sabine or one of the three cloaked ICC guys.

[Malkar Grumbo]

This was stated in another thread, but what if this guy is one of the new members of the Liner Guild, or one of them in disguise? I mean it would explain why he was trying to get V's goat, because we know the Liner Guild is headed to the gate as well.

[Malkar Grumbo]

I have a feeling this wizard who is taunting V is more than he appears, and the diamond dust is just a ruse. He knew just which buttons to push to make V mad. My guess: Sabine or one of the three cloaked ICC guys.

Darn you and your obviously faster typing skills! Although you do make a good point in the last sentence. It is implied that the ICC has some purpose for V, maybe they want to push V down the road to evil, and thus put stuff like this in to make it happen.

[Ikialev]

What is so wrong about being a warlock.

Also, was V's attack on The Guy morally justified?

[Bat Bear]

Wow, I was really worried about V until I came on here and saw he hadn't actually killed the, um, turban wearing person.

[Dark Faun]

Poor V never gets a break. Looks like the universe did take a level of ranger and chose Favored Enemy (Vaarsuvius).

I have a feeling this wizard who is taunting V is more than he appears, and the diamond dust is just a ruse. He knew just which buttons to push to make V mad. My guess: Sabine or one of the three cloaked ICC guys.

The IFCC has no interest in V not getting the materials for her spells. If anything, they want V to be as powerful as possible to be able to reach the gate, defeat Xykon and, once possessed by one of them, take out the OotS.

This was stated in another thread, but what if this guy is one of the new members of the Liner Guild, or one of them in disguise? I mean it would explain why he was trying to get V's goat, because we know the Liner Guild is headed to the gate as well.

I think it's more a matter of all wizards being jerks.

[Zanaril]

Wow, I was really worried about V until I came on here and saw he hadn't actually killed the, um, turban wearing person.

We don't know that yet.

[Trixie]

Yet another proof burying "not-evil" under pile of reason bricks

Incidentally, what spells require diamond dust?

[Malkar Grumbo]

Poor V never gets a break. Looks like the universe did take a level of ranger and chose Favored Enemy (Vaarsuvius).


I think it's more a matter of all wizards being jerks.

That may be, but I do think it is possible. Although we will not find out until the next comic what comes of this.

[Malkar Grumbo]

What is so wrong about being a warlock.

Also, was V's attack on The Guy morally justified?

Short Answer: No

Long Answer: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooo

[Dreadon]

I have chosen to find all the spells that use diamonds as a material component. Stone skin, Restoration, Greater warding, Raise dead spells, magic jar, Protection from spells, Symbol of X spells, Undead to Death, and the one that i just found out that will be most likely be use by V. Nondetection. Short description all spell that try to find or detect information about that target don't work. Like what alignment V is.

[Elfey]

yeah, gonna be a while for V to be non-evil despite V's intent...

[Trobby]

Eh...this comic doesn't quite chime with me. I like the crack about spell components in the first panel, but the whole exchange between V and the Turban Guy just seems...inserted. "V gets angry" Isn't really comedy gold, nor is it all that reassuring to know that V is still a "loose canon", something I never, ever saw in him until he started blaming himself for the loss of the city and taking it upon himself to win battles. Yes, he was at a point more concerned about arcane power than he was about humanity, but his ultimate purpose in this comic was always, to me, to play the straight man. Seeing him get outraged like that...it just doesn't seem very "V-like".

[Dark Faun]

Incidentally, what spells require diamond dust?

Here's Saph's answer:

(Diamond Dust is the material component for Stoneskin, which requires 250 gp worth, and Restoration, which needs 100 gp worth. Looks like V's planning ahead.)

That may be, but I do think it is possible. Although we will not find out until the next comic what comes of this.

It is indeed possible. In any case, I doubt it is shapeshifted Sabine since this plot was already used in the past with the dwarven blacksmith.

[Murdim]

Yet another proof burying "not-evil" under pile of reason bricks

How ? This kind of incident triggers quite often even in non-evil parties, it's kinda traditional in tabletop RPGs...

[Onyavar]

Ok, I'm not familiar with familiars. Does a raven evoke wisdom? And the warlock insult was something that topped V's will save?

And does the toad of the other wizard guy give him skill points in provocation? It IS a big-mouthed animal...

[sombrastewart]

Yet another proof burying "not-evil" under pile of reason bricks

Incidentally, what spells require diamond dust?

That was hilarious. I love the interaction between V and his familiar, I hope we get more of that. :)

(Diamond Dust is the material component for Stoneskin, which requires 250 gp worth, and Restoration, which needs 100 gp worth. Looks like V's planning ahead.)

First page.

[Malkar Grumbo]

It is indeed possible. In any case, I doubt it is shapeshifted Sabine since this plot was already used in the past with the dwarven blacksmith.

Hey, no one said they had to be original. Why throw out a perfectly good ploy when it works so well.

[The Recreator]

So, what wizard spells require diamond dust to cast? I know it sounds familiar. A pinch of diamond dust...

At 7th level and below and within V's allowed schools of magic, there's Nondetection, Stoneskin, Symbol of Sleep, Symbol of Persuasion, and Symbol of Stunning.

(Yes, I know a bunch of people beat me to it. My list's more narrowed down, though. )