OOTS #769 - The Discussion Thread

[SaintRidley]

I like Ian.

[the_tick_rules]

well for Ian that is how things work in his kinda world.

[Belsirk]

No doubt, daddy have too much fait on his littlen kitten ...
P.d. Very good comic :P

[Vectner]

How would you de-louse someone in D&D?

[Trixie]

How would you de-louse someone in D&D?

Cast 'Remove Disease'?

[Killer Angel]

INteresting fellow, Haley's father...

[hewhosaysfish]

How would you de-louse someone in D&D?

1) Pour a small amount of gold dust in your left ear
2) Build a tiny miniature tavern under your right foot
3) All the lice are killed by an adventuring party made up of an earwig wizard, a slilverfish rouge, a ladybird fighter and a weevil cleric.

[warmachine]

Living in the OotS world must drive the occupants nuts. Although being thrown in prison as a colleague's long lost father in an unwanted side quest is staggeringly unlikely, the laws of drama make it likely. There's a good chance that every ludicrous story you hear is actually true.

It must be even more nuttier for PCs. Half the NPCs you ignore or dismiss must be plot critical. It's a wonder Roy's head hasn't exploded.

[Dr.Epic]

I like Ian.

Yes, what's not to love about a man who scolds his daughter for telling someone her mother went to heaven and who raised said daughter to be a paranoid adult?

[Terbovus]

Roy's Fatherland comment FTW! All we need now is Belkar's old dad to turn up...

[geekwraith]

1) Pour a small amount of gold dust in your left ear
2) Build a tiny miniature tavern under your right foot
3) All the lice are killed by an adventuring party made up of an earwig wizard, a slilverfish rouge, a ladybird fighter and a weevil cleric.

Win.

[Dr.Epic]

Roy's Fatherland comment FTW! All we need now is Belkar's old dad to turn up...

Somehow I wouldn't be surprised if Belkar killed him.

[Murdim]

I like Ian.

Yes, what's not to love about a man who scolds his daughter for telling someone her mother went to heaven and who raised said daughter to be a paranoid adult?

I like Tarquin.

[Psyren]

Yes, what's not to love about a man who scolds his daughter for telling someone her mother went to heaven and who raised said daughter to be a paranoid adult?

I'm glad I'm not the only one who remembered this.

[Acero]

I like Ian.

I do too. You gotta have respect for a man who will randomly scratch himself with both hands during a conversation..

Too bad Tarquin will kill him....

[grimbold]

this is going to get interesting soon
i am looking forward to it

[Swordpriest]

1) Pour a small amount of gold dust in your left ear
2) Build a tiny miniature tavern under your right foot
3) All the lice are killed by an adventuring party made up of an earwig wizard, a slilverfish rouge, a ladybird fighter and a weevil cleric.

I'd like to see this as a bonus strip along the lines of Fruit Pie the Sorcerer and that other one.

[Themrys]

Um, we already saw that. They're called Nale and Elan.

Though, seeing how Haley has average Int to Tarquin's genius (for the sake of Elan I won't compare his Int to his mom's), their kids will be even dumber.

No. Intelligence is on the X-chromosome. This means, Elan and Nale both inherited their mothers intelligence.
Haley's and Elan's son would be about as intelligent as Haley, while a daughter would,besides Haley's intelligence, inherit Elan's intelligence or lack thereof.



Ian will be proud of his little girl who seduced the evil overlord's son in order to rescue her father. :)

Yes, what's not to love about a man who scolds his daughter for telling someone her mother went to heaven and who raised said daughter to be a paranoid adult?

Considering where he raised her, it was the best thing he could do. Remember what her old friend Pete did?
In that city, telling someone that there may be a fresh body in the family tomb isn't such a good idea.

Ian is as good a person as Haley is. And I like Haley.

[Swordpriest]

Ian will be proud of his little girl who seduced the evil overlord's son in order to rescue her father. :)

Dang -- that would fall right in with what he's viewing the situation as being like at the moment, wouldn't it?

[whitemane]

How would you de-louse someone in D&D?

In my D&D game I actually created a minor magic item called an Earing of Cleanliness. In essence, it would keep all forms of dirt, grime, body odor, etc. off of you as long as you wore the earing. It also automatically repaired minor tears and rips in your clothing. It was very popular among adventurers that didn't always have time to take a bath and such...

[Swordpriest]

In my D&D game I actually created a minor magic item called an Earing of Cleanliness. In essence, it would keep all forms of dirt, grime, body odor, etc. off of you as long as you wore the earing. It also automatically repaired minor tears and rips in your clothing. It was very popular among adventurers that didn't always have time to take a bath and such...

I'd love to have one of those IRL for traveling ....

[Mando Knight]

I'm noticing a trend here in "the Fatherland." Dads always jump to the conclusion that their beloved little kiddo is in charge. Next we'll run into Belkar's parents or something, and boy, will that be a laugh.

[whitemane]

I'm noticing a trend here in "the Fatherland." Dads always jump to the conclusion that their beloved little kiddo is in charge. Next we'll run into Belkar's parents or something, and boy, will that be a laugh.

I doubt that... I'm thinking that Belkar must've slit his parents throats in their sleep before he left to become an adventurer!

Of course, we could see a pair of halfling zombies...

[Thalnawr]

Honestly, I don't think Elan's lack of intelligence is going to be hereditary, if panel 13 is any indicator.

[Blaznak]

"Better not let the Dwarf know." Best line in a Looooooong time :)

[Mr. Snuggles]

It's nice to see that everyone has so much time to stop and chat...while they are in the middle of attempting a PRISON BREAKOUT?

[Traab]

Delousing made easy. Cast a low level fire spell that engulfs his entire body. Then have cleric cast heal minor wounds. Oh sure itll sting a bit, but its hardly more damage than a bad sun burn before the cleric gets around to healing it.

[Themrys]

Honestly, I don't think Elan's lack of intelligence is going to be hereditary, if panel 13 is any indicator.

Yeah...but Nale's pretty stupid, too.
Then again, he managed to fool Haley with his "I recognized my feelings for you when I nearly died at the hands of my handsome brother Nale...that I didn't much earlier probably is due to my childlike persona..." - speech, so one could think he is as intelligent as her.
However, Haley does have the excuse of being in love with Elan.

[Sylthia]

Thanks, Giant. I wonder if Haley's uncle will also play a role soon, I'm surprised he hasn't joined in on the conversation yet.

[ericgrau]

Ah I love the commentary from characters on things that were set up for the sake of plot. Even if they aren't intentionally being wise guys.

Shame both the fathers turned out to be corrupt. Hopefully Ian won't be as bad.