OOTS #1175 - The Discussion Thread

[SeeSome]

"Adequacy achieved!"

LOL

I feel like this could be the motto of many, many RPG parties.

[wRAR]

Who is that Brighstone guy and why are his eyes white?

[137beth]

So, is the remaining vampire cleric going to
a)Start a temple of Hel and try to spread knowledge about her so that Hel can get a more balanced diet in this world?
b)Make their way to the north pole and try to destroy the last gate so that the world is destroyed anyways?

[Fyraltari]

It's been a day since the Order got there, I think so the third time.

No, the order met Minrah shortly after midnight and the meeting was scheduled for midmorning. We are now, Wednesday morning sometime after eight or ten depending on when morning starts.

She reformed probably a short ways past the platform, because it isn't a hallway and she passed Hilgya

There’s no time limit to misting right? Because if there isn’t, her reforming means she is going to try to do something.

Likeable Deathworm was probably sleepy because he was weak and dying.

Is that a D&D thing? Because I can’t recall any near-death character feeling sleepy.

...so (assuming no random stragglers wandering about), Curly is technically the second-highest ranking Cleric of Hel, right?
She's moving up in the world!

Or rather, the world is moving down around her.

[Kashem]

...so (assuming no random stragglers wandering about), Curly is technically the second-highest ranking Cleric of Hel, right?
She's moving up in the world!

Yes, there should now be two, but the Frontarch is not in a great position upon the conclusion of the godsmoot. I have a feeling that cleric will not fare well when the protections of the godsmoot are gone, and that the clerics who would have had to protect her will likely not interfere as she is massacred by a dozen or so very high level clerics.
So really, Curly is the last one, and from what we've seen, she's likely a very low level acolyte.

I'm betting that either Hilgya is about to take her out with a single flamestrike, or a low level adventuring party is about to show up and take her out as a boss.

[D.One]

Who is that Brighstone guy and why are his eyes white?

He's Logann, Durkon's cousin, and he's been blinded by Gontor*.

There’s no time limit to misting right? Because if there isn’t, her reforming means she is going to try to do something.

From SRD:

Gaseous Form (Su): As a standard action, a vampire can assume gaseous form at will as the spell (caster level 5th), but it can remain gaseous indefinitely and has a fly speed of 20 feet with perfect maneuverability.

[Dentarthur]

She can’t, like, Rita Repulsa her last vampire, can she?

Not with her dad still hanging over her shoulder.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Nice touch by Rich. With the blue barrier down, the dwarves can now hear the battle outside.

Also, we can now rename the character "Logann's Mom" to "Mrs Brightstone".

[The Pilgrim]

Can someone explain why the Likeable Deathworm was feeling sleepy? Was that a spell from V or?

More like "I have fulfilled the requeriments of the summoning, and the being that summoned me is dead anyway, so I'm returning to the plane of shadows before those guys kill me".

[Squire Doodad]

No, the order met Minrah shortly after midnight and the meeting was scheduled for midmorning. We are now, Wednesday morning sometime after eight or ten depending on when morning starts.

Good catch.

Is that a D&D thing? Because I can’t recall any near-death character feeling sleepy.

Generally speaking things about to die feel weak. Every so often you have a major character (foe, player, whatever) who right before dying says "I'm just...going to rest for a while" before they die. It might not be right to call the Likeable Deathworm "major", but it's the same sort of line.

Likeable Deathworm is probably also not too familiar with dying (being killed rather than the other way around) and so would have difficulty understanding why he feels so weak, and amounting it to being sleepy.

Or maybe he de-summoned himself to go take his nap? I dunno.

[hroþila]

So, is the remaining vampire cleric going to
a)Start a temple of Hel and try to spread knowledge about her so that Hel can get a more balanced diet in this world?
b)Make their way to the north pole and try to destroy the last gate so that the world is destroyed anyways?

c)Tell Hel to stuff it and go on to unlive her unlife less dangerously.

[Schroeswald]

Also panel 2. Curly* surely has a somewhat decent Hide check.

Curly might have better stats for a rogue.

[Fyraltari]

In Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, whenever the monster of the week is on the ropes, the show’s villain turns the monster into a giant version of itself as a last-ditch effort to beat the Rangers. The first villain of the show was Rita Repulsa.

I’m wondering if Hel can turn Curly into another monster and try one last time to win.

If Hel could do that (without Hel’s Might) she would have done so already. Hel does not have any secret weapon because she is improvising this whole thing and is seen several times being frustrated that she’s not allowed to do more (sending Garm and the Death Giants or giving Durkon a heart attack for example)

Who is that Brighstone guy and why are his eyes white?

Durkon’s cousin, Logann. Gontor* blinded him in an attempt to slow Durkon down.
Edit: Shinobi’d.

Yes, there should now be two, but the Frontarch is not in a great position upon the conclusion of the godsmoot. I have a feeling that cleric will not fare well when the protections of the godsmoot are gone, and that the clerics who would have had to protect her will likely not interfere as she is massacred by a dozen or so very high level clerics.
So really, Curly is the last one, and from what we've seen, she's likely a very low level acolyte.

Unlikely. The Godsmoot truce would be meaningless if the High Priests could be attacked on the back journey. You could argue that it’s the Creeders who would be enforcing that rule but I think every High Priest is Wise enough to realize that breaking the truce would only result in a free-for-all as the Churches of Loki and Thor, Tyr and Fenrir, etc ‘settles’ their difference.

[Dion]

c)Tell Hel to stuff it and go on to unlive her unlife less dangerously.

Yeah, it’s too bad she decided to reform right in front of ms. murders mcmurderface.

[2D8HP]

"Adequacy achieved" maybe with "hooray" added will henceforth used by me as often as applicable!

[Dion]

She fled the battle of the Forcecage, the battle in the banquet hall, and now the battle of the Council of Clans. She’s sick of fleeing, and worsening her position each time, I think.

Also, she did actually die in battle sometime in the last 24 hours. It’s been a bad day.

[Kantaki]

From SRD:

That's slower than walking I guess?
Maybe she just wants to get away fast-like, so after misting away from the fight she starts running.
Or maybe flying? Moving faster than the mist form anyway.

[denthor]

Who else wishes it was ponchoella that was the last one stsmding?

[Angband]

Let's not forget, Hilgya has said that her god Loki really really hates the undead, so I'm gonna guess Curly is about to eat a flame strike.

[D.One]

Yeah, it’s too bad she decided to reform right in front of ms. murders mcmurderface.

Maybe Hylgia will burn Curly* because undeads are gross, icky things, but I fully expect her to go all Peter Parker before the murder of uncle Ben "I missed the part where that's my problem".

[Schroeswald]

Yeah, it’s too bad she decided to reform right in front of ms. murders mcmurderface.

Maybe they can work together and join the Linear Guild!

[Dion]

Who else wishes it was ponchoella that was the last one stsmding?

I think there’s already a comic for that called oglaf. Uhh... don’t read it at work.

[Lkctgo]

Anybody wants to bet that Hilgya doesn't end up killing curly? Given Rich's proclivity for subverting the story, the fact that she noticed the smoke probably means she ISN'T going to do a damn thing.

[hroþila]

Yeah, it’s too bad she decided to reform right in front of ms. murders mcmurderface.

She could have covered an arbitrarily long distance between those two panels, though. She's too good at fleeing to make the mistake of materializing in front of an enemy, but panic does funny things to you.

[Fyraltari]

Good catch.

Thanks.

Generally speaking things about to die feel weak. Every so often you have a major character (foe, player, whatever) who right before dying says "I'm just...going to rest for a while" before they die. It might not be right to call the Likeable Deathworm "major", but it's the same sort of line.

And if this was any other comic I’d agree, but in OOTS, the characters never register their wounds until they are in negative HP or under some special effect. Nale was feeling just peachy even though he was a hair’s breadth away from death in his last scene.

c)Tell Hel to stuff it and go on to unlive her unlife less dangerously.

More likely give up on the plan but not Hel, she needs all the magical power she can get right now.

Yeah, it’s too bad she decided to reform right in front of ms. murders mcmurderface.

How do you now she’s in front of Hilgya? She could be back in the dining hall, for all we know.

[Aveline]

In order for Durkon to become unpetrified, do they have to reduce the number of councilors until they can practically resume the meeting and formally adjourn, or can Vaarsuvius walk in and cast the appropriate "undo" spell?

[Messenger]

Looks like the worm puffing into smoke didn’t taste so great. Brightstone is an interesting family name. I wonder if that’s like a quartz thing, or maybe originally can’t from one of those bioluminescent phenomena.

I'm honestly worried that worm smoke is actually poisonous and detrimental to Belkar.

[D.One]

Who else wishes it was ponchoella that was the last one stsmding?

Unlikely, given she's not standing anymore.

[Squire Doodad]

In order for Durkon to become unpetrified, do they have to reduce the number of councilors until they can practically resume the meeting and formally adjourn, or can Vaarsuvius walk in and cast the appropriate "undo" spell?

V can probably walk in, but if not he can probably do it from the window.

[Kantaki]

Maybe they can work together and join the Linear Guild!

You mean Sabine?
Cause I'm pretty sure she's all that's left.