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bgaesop: Nov 1, 2005; by Y Kant Ozma Post

I liked this strip too, I really want those two to end up together and in one piece*. :shobon:

*each

# ? Jul 3, 2007 18:37

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# ? May 14, 2024 06:25

Jeet: Jul 12, 2001

further awesome gags taking the piss out of the story predicters.

# ? Jul 3, 2007 19:20

Taerkar: Dec 7, 2002; kind of into it, really

I found it amusing as well.

# ? Jul 3, 2007 19:50

Ashcans: Jan 2, 2006; Let's do the space-time warp again!

I really do want to know what is going on with Haley and Roy and everything else, but I can tolerate some meandering in the narrative. I thought that was pretty good overall, and I do kind of want those two to make it through everything. Not really as a fixture of the comic, more like those white things Roy kept falling on for the first however-many strips.

# ? Jul 4, 2007 00:05

Wolfsheim: Dec 23, 2003; "Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."

Ashcans posted:

I really do want to know what is going on with Haley and Roy and everything else, but I can tolerate some meandering in the narrative. I thought that was pretty good overall, and I do kind of want those two to make it through everything. Not really as a fixture of the comic, more like those white things Roy kept falling on for the first however-many strips.

Agreed. But knowing Burlew, the fact that those two are being built up as being two supposedly nameless NPC's and than are implied to actually defy that convention, we will probably see them get slaughtered out of nowhere right when you think everything's okay.

You guys are getting a little nuts! Just because OotS has been very plot-oriented since this Azure City war began doesn't mean its abandoning its simple, one-shot gags every now and again.

# ? Jul 4, 2007 02:32

Soonmot: Dec 19, 2002; Entrapta fucking loves robots; Grimey Drawer

Oooo, Elan has high charisma, maybe he just picked up a pair of cohorts!

# ? Jul 4, 2007 03:50

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

What's going on with Roy? He's dead. Next question?

As for these two--well, if they want to be non-generic, first thing they need to do is lose the hats. And second, Elan pretty much called that they're gonna die--"...a death sentence, even for main characters!" That they have names just means that they'll get a mini-arc all to themselves before they die. Although I'd be happy enough to see them pull through, 'coz I'm a sucker for Love That Blooms On The Battlefield.

# ? Jul 4, 2007 05:10

Sock: Oct 8, 2001; Do me. Do me.

Robot Bastard posted:

What's going on with Roy? He's dead. Next question?

Where's Vaarsuvius, and what are the two soldiers going to get a cup of? :colbert:

Sock fucked around with this message at 00:17 on Jul 5, 2007

# ? Jul 5, 2007 00:13

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

Sock posted:

Where's Vaarsuvius

Dead.

quote:

...and what are the two soldiers going to get a cup of?

They're going to get a cup of hot death with some death sprinkles and fatal cream on top.

# ? Jul 5, 2007 00:24

Schwarzwald: Jul 27, 2004; Don't Blink

Robot Bastard posted:

Dead.

Since when? Vaarsuvius was doing fine when we last saw him.

# ? Jul 5, 2007 02:23

Taerkar: Dec 7, 2002; kind of into it, really

Schwarzwald posted:

Since when? Vaarsuvius was doing fine when we last saw him.

You trust the word of a bastard, a robot one at that?

# ? Jul 5, 2007 03:07

tsob: Sep 26, 2006; Chalalala~

Taerkar posted:

You trust the word of a bastard, a robot one at that?

He's got such a sincere face though. It'd be like expecting a 2 year old to lie :shobon:

# ? Jul 5, 2007 16:35

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

I was just thinking, does the Mary Marvel arc in Countdown right now SEVERELY remind anyone else of the Miko arc? A little different, but mainly her talking about how she needed and deserved the power to help people.

# ? Jul 5, 2007 19:22

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

greatn posted:

I was just thinking, does the Mary Marvel arc in Countdown right now SEVERELY remind anyone else of the Miko arc? A little different, but mainly her talking about how she needed and deserved the power to help people.

I know, it's like Yakima's run on Starbanner (during the whole "INTERDIMENSIONALITY!" thing where they did a crossover with Two-Ton.)

# ? Jul 6, 2007 03:48

Calaveron: Aug 7, 2006

Here's something to tide you over while he updates the strip

# ? Jul 6, 2007 17:18

Jeet: Jul 12, 2001

Calaveron posted:

Here's something to tide you over while he updates the strip

Its like he's taking the piss out of himself.

# ? Jul 6, 2007 17:26

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

Calaveron posted:

Here's something to tide you over while he updates the strip

Ha ha!

Okay, see, that is what Order Of The Stick is supposed to be like. I think that Eric Burns is a pretentious twat, but I'll steal his "First And Ten Syndrome" idea because I think it applies here. As in, Burlew was trying really hard to turn his joke-of-the-day strip into a Serious Story, and that's much harder to do than most joke-of-the-day writers can manage.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 02:21

NorgLyle: Sep 20, 2002; Do you think I posted to this forum because I value your companionship?

Robot Bastard posted:

Ha ha!

Okay, see, that is what Order Of The Stick is supposed to be like. I think that Eric Burns is a pretentious twat, but I'll steal his "First And Ten Syndrome" idea because I think it applies here. As in, Burlew was trying really hard to turn his joke-of-the-day strip into a Serious Story, and that's much harder to do than most joke-of-the-day writers can manage.

I largely agree with you, and that's the biggest reason that I have no interest in "Start of Darkness." I don't need or want to know Redcloaks motivations; I liked it better when he didn't have any real opinions and was just the ancilliary evil lieutenant character. I mean, of course he's going to be vaguely contemptuous of Xykon, all good evil lieutenant characters are. I liked it when he and Roy had joke names that someone might think up based on a quick look at their miniature instead of long detailed backstories explaining why Greenhilt isn't just a description of his sword.

If you read "Dungeon Crawling Fools" back to back with "Origin of the PCs" and "Ain't No Cure" the shift in tone is pretty apparent. I miss the days when it was enough to be funny.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 03:16

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

Seriously. I remember the one strip which introduced the "evasion" joke that was recently referenced; all the PC's get hit with a dragon's breath weapon. Everyone falls down dead except for Haley, who just stands there unscathed--'coz she's got Evasion, right? Even though she didn't do anything at all to dodge--didn't jump, didn't duck, didn't even blink!--she still took no damage from the area-filling fire blast.

This was, originally, "Murphy's Rules" in comic-strip form.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 08:18

Wanderer: Nov 5, 2006; our every move is the new tradition

The new strip is up.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 09:54

Wolfsheim: Dec 23, 2003; "Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."

As the plot slowly churns...

Xykon as charming as ever.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 10:19

Ferrinus: Jun 19, 2003; i'm finding this quite easy, i guess in part because i'm a fast type but also because i have a coherent mental model of the world

Oh god Redcloak has already cast like twenty spells today! What if he dies

# ? Jul 7, 2007 13:11

Factor_VIII: Feb 2, 2005; Les soldats se trouvent dans la v�rit�.

Ferrinus posted:

Oh god Redcloak has already cast like twenty spells today! What if he dies

I think the answer is quite obvious: Zombie Redcloak.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 13:42

Vicissitude: Jan 26, 2004; You ever do the chicken dance at a wake? That really bothers people.

Rehosted, just in case.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 16:27

Schwarzwald: Jul 27, 2004; Don't Blink

I liked the line: "Thor's Lightning can be a bit all over the place."

# ? Jul 7, 2007 17:32

PeterWeller: Apr 21, 2003; I told you that story so I could tell you this one.

Did I see a romance developing between Durkon and that paladin? Does this mean we'll have a mul in the cast fifteen years down the road?

# ? Jul 7, 2007 18:18

Johnny Aztec: Jan 30, 2005; by Hand Knit

PeterWeller posted:

Did I see a romance developing between Durkon and that paladin? Does this mean we'll have a mul in the cast fifteen years down the road?

What is a mul?

# ? Jul 7, 2007 18:53

AgentHaiTo: Feb 7, 2003; Well, isn't this a coincidence? So, um, how you doing? You're busy, I know and I don't want to distract you, please, don't let me interrupt you.

Johnny Aztec posted:

What is a mul?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mul

From the Dark Sun world, a cross between a human and dwarf.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 18:57

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

AgentHaiTo posted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mul

From the Dark Sun world, a cross between a human and dwarf.

And, from human history, a cross between a white and a Negro. (or, at least, "mulatto")

# ? Jul 7, 2007 19:28

KOraithER: May 13, 2007; Kids, go in the other room. Grown-up talk.

New Erfworld up, too. I think this is the first one without any retarded internet references, and minimal cutesy-ness.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 19:55

Kumo: Jul 31, 2004

http://www.giantitp.com/index.html#yOSODsgTNhjraLs4GSe

# ? Jul 7, 2007 20:22

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

I bet it's Crohn's Disease.

I went and ordered all of the books just now...he says he doesn't need financial assistance, but if you've been waiting around to buy the collected editions now might be a good time.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 20:28

SuperKlaus: Oct 20, 2005; Fun Shoe

PeterWeller posted:

Did I see a romance developing between Durkon and that paladin? Does this mean we'll have a mul in the cast fifteen years down the road?

I think you're reading too much into it.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 21:17

The Werle: Aug 8, 2005; Fireworks for Christmas is absolutely American

Robot Bastard posted:

I bet it's Crohn's Disease.

Based on the regularity of flareups and disabling nature of them I'd be inclined to agree. Crohns is such a bitch too, I know like half a dozen people who have it.

# ? Jul 7, 2007 21:27

Maldraedior: Jun 16, 2002; YOU ARE AN ASININE MORT

on the plus side, he said new board game :dance:

# ? Jul 7, 2007 21:46

Robot Bastard: Jul 14, 2004; by Ozma

The Werle posted:

Based on the regularity of flareups and disabling nature of them I'd be inclined to agree. Crohns is such a bitch too, I know like half a dozen people who have it.

Kaja Foglio, as well. I think that Crohn's Disease is something like a standard for webcomics people!

# ? Jul 7, 2007 22:10

BAWRLIN: Nov 23, 2003; He'll regret it till his dying day, if ever he lives that long.

I would watch "World's Funniest Protagonist Deaths".

I would watch the gently caress out of it.

# ? Jul 8, 2007 03:02

farraday: Jan 10, 2007; Lower those eyebrows, young man. And the other one.

BAWRLIN posted:

I would watch "World's Funniest Protagonist Deaths".

I would watch the gently caress out of it.

"We've replaced one of H�d's darts with mistletoe, let's see if Baldur notices."

# ? Jul 8, 2007 03:39

bgaesop: Nov 1, 2005; by Y Kant Ozma Post

farraday posted:

"We've replaced one of H�d's darts with mistletoe, let's see if Baldur notices."

Bwahaha, I cannot stop laughing at this.

# ? Jul 8, 2007 03:46

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# ? May 14, 2024 06:25

Schwarzwald: Jul 27, 2004; Don't Blink

farraday posted:

"We've replaced one of H�d's darts with mistletoe, let's see if Baldur notices."

I laughed hard at this.

# ? Jul 8, 2007 04:37

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