THE OotS Thread, Part IV.

Esquire · Post by **Esquire** » 2016-02-13 11:48am

I know, isn't it great? Reminds me of 2009.

Raesene · Post by **Raesene** » 2016-02-16 12:50pm

1024 is up.

Potential psychological warfare ?

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-02-16 01:38pm

Hopefully it will help Durkon overcome Durkula at a key moment.

Alkaloid · Post by **Alkaloid** » 2016-02-17 08:09am

Or, depending on how honest Durkula is being about being a dark reflection of Durkon, make some fundamental changes to Durkons and thus Durkulas character and motivation in an enjoyable way that thoroughly screws somebody in an amusing manner.

Raesene · Post by **Raesene** » 2016-02-22 04:38pm

1025 is up.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-02-22 04:54pm

Nice send off for Wrecan there given the origins of the character.

Is this Weapon of Legacy a real D&D thing?

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2016-02-22 05:41pm

Crazedwraith wrote:Nice send off for Wrecan there given the origins of the character.

Is this Weapon of Legacy a real D&D thing?

Yeah, there was a sourcebook titled that near the end of 3.5e's publishing run.

Highlord Laan · Post by **Highlord Laan** » 2016-02-23 01:04am

Legacy Weapons started showing up, IIRC in the Book of Weaboo Fitan Magic, AKA: Book of Nine Swords. One of my favorite 3.5 books, honestly.

Grumman · Post by **Grumman** » 2016-02-23 02:25am

Highlord Laan wrote:Legacy Weapons started showing up, IIRC in the Book of Weaboo Fitan Magic, AKA: Book of Nine Swords. One of my favorite 3.5 books, honestly.

I'm fairly certain the Book of Weeaboo Fitan Magic is the Tome of Battle. Which happens to be one of my favourite 3.5 books.

Edit: Never mind, I just found out they're the same book.

Ralin · Post by **Ralin** » 2016-02-23 05:33am

The consensus I remember hearing was that they were an okay concept that never really worked well mechanically, and that in practice they meant investing more character wealth for a weapon that you couldn't even use all of the powers from for most of the time you had it.

Venator · Post by **Venator** » 2016-02-29 03:55pm

1026 Up: http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1026.html

Oh Belkar...

Simon_Jester · Post by **Simon_Jester** » 2016-02-29 05:27pm

Poor guy. All that effort, and careful preparations, and he was robbed of his Sexy Shoeless God of War moment.

Raesene · Post by **Raesene** » 2016-03-09 01:33am

1027 is up

Oh Elan...

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-03-09 03:06am

Oh yay. A strip shorehorned in to debunk fan theories.

Ralin · Post by **Ralin** » 2016-03-09 06:03am

Crazedwraith wrote:Oh yay. A strip shorehorned in to debunk fan theories.

You have a very negative attitude about this comic, you know?

I don't see anything shoehorned about it. It's a natural joke to make, given Elan.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-03-09 08:50am

Oh not just about this comic surely.

Simon_Jester · Post by **Simon_Jester** » 2016-03-09 11:14am

"Roy gives the Order their explanation of what they're going to try to do next" is a very reasonable thing to take up a strip. This was also an opportunity for Roy and Belkar to finish up their conversation about Durkon.

FaxModem1 · Post by **FaxModem1** » 2016-03-09 12:38pm

Dang, but Odin likes puppets.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-03-09 12:48pm

Simon_Jester wrote:"Roy gives the Order their explanation of what they're going to try to do next" is a very reasonable thing to take up a strip. This was also an opportunity for Roy and Belkar to finish up their conversation about Durkon.

Note how I didn't complain about that half/third of the strip.

Ralin · Post by **Ralin** » 2016-03-09 01:28pm

Crazedwraith wrote:
Note how I didn't complain about that half/third of the strip.

You do realize that Burlew has said many times that he actively avoids reading fan theories and speculation, right? Because I'm not seeing anything shoehorned about the Banjo bit. It's a natural joke to make off of a long-running gag.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-03-09 01:56pm

I am aware of that. But it's also a meta joke he's pulled a lot of times. He either has a certain awareness what the fans are saying or he's good a predicting what people will predict will happen.

You disagree? Great. I'm not suddenly going to find it funny because you've explained it.

Ralin · Post by **Ralin** » 2016-03-09 03:24pm

Well, one

Crazedwraith wrote:But it's also a meta joke he's pulled a lot of times.

I'm not seeing any evidence that it's meta, since it's a joke that works regardless of what fans have said. It's the sort of thing Elan could be expected to bring up.

Two,

he's good a predicting what people will predict will happen.

Most good storytellers and comics are.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-03-16 03:26pm

1028 is up

Hopefully Ralin will be satisfied if I find it entirely unobjectionable.

Ralin · Post by **Ralin** » 2016-03-17 02:14am

I found it unfunny.

Crazedwraith · Post by **Crazedwraith** » 2016-03-17 04:56am

Well you're just being too negative. Pirates wanting to be paid is a totally logical joke to make that derives from their known characteristics of being pirates.

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