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Odin seems like he is more Malkavian-style than anything else. He's probably not consciously aware of it.
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MarquiseMindfang posted:During a reread I noticed Odin actually knows about this on some level. But he's entirely forgotten about it by the time Durkon gets Flame Striked back to the afterlife and mentions it in front of him and Thor. Yeah, I've been wondering about the world inside the Snarl. My guess is that all the souls that the Snarl has 'eaten' are on that world.
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ultrafilter posted:On the other hand, there's a world inside the gates.
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My Lovely Horse posted:... has anyone ever theorized we might be looking outside through the rifts? That would be inconsistent with the information we have from Thor, though that doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong. Not even the gods know everything about what's going on with the Snarl. Of course, when dealing with cosmological planes of existence, the ideas of "inside" and "outside" may not mean anything at all. The material plane could be a prison, or a wall, or a bunker, and there be no meaningful difference between them.
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Tenebrais posted:Of course, when dealing with cosmological planes of existence, the ideas of "inside" and "outside" may not mean anything at all. The material plane could be a prison, or a wall, or a bunker, and there be no meaningful difference between them. So what you're saying is, the Snarl is Wonko the Sane and is just frustrated about the gods all being squabbling jerks.
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https://youtu.be/n7h6wDYzTj4 Imagine the baboon shouting the exarch's speech at the door
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It occurs to me that the Dwarven Council only being a single vote away from ending the world could be a nasty post-twist to the end of the primary conflict. Loki's made it clear that the only reason he's backing Thor now is because of the game changing nature of the Dark One. If that plan goes south, or even appears to be going south, I could easily see him pulling some last minute trickery to make Hel's plan a thing again. We've already seen a pretty decent theological argument made for why condemning the Dwarven race to Hel might actually be the right decision. If the Snarl breaks loose it's entirely possible that nobody's souls will be going anywhere, which would be an even worse possible outcome for everybody, not just the dwarves.
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One thing to keep in mind is it's place in the narrative and how much "stuff" can be reasonably written within the approximate number of strips Rich has planned.
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I could see Loki rigging it so the Council rests in perpetuity on the option of ending the world, forever hung on a technicality. Leaving Durkon trapped as a stone statue. They free Durkon by Belkar either offering to swap places, or breaking some law in a manner that gets Durkon free, but imprisons himself. Belkar remains petrified there, forever, in a meeting that never ends and is one vote away from ending the world. His last breath drawn.
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Sky Shadowing posted:I could see Loki rigging it so the Council rests in perpetuity on the option of ending the world, forever hung on a technicality. Leaving Durkon trapped as a stone statue. that's clever
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Is there a definitive answer for how much longer Belkar has? He might still have a week or two left.
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Sky Shadowing posted:I could see Loki rigging it so the Council rests in perpetuity on the option of ending the world, forever hung on a technicality. Leaving Durkon trapped as a stone statue. Belkar sacrificing himself for Durkon would complete his character arc...
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Who What Now posted:Is there a definitive answer for how much longer Belkar has? He might still have a week or two left. Nope.
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Nope there's no definitive amount of time left, or nope he doesnt have a week left?
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We only know that its less than six weeks according to Roy a little over a week ago in comic time
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Who What Now posted:Nope there's no definitive amount of time left, or nope he doesnt have a week left? the former, sorry. I can't see any upside for rich being specific, so I'm not surprised.
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I mean, if the world is destroyed, then Belkar would have taken his last breath.
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I swear to Banjo if we don't eventually get a "Freebird" joke where Elan uses the Song of Freedom on Blackwing, I'm gonna be so disappointed.
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Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYAc7gB-0A
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This is a really flat chapter break. The climax was really good and the denouement was pretty fun, but every other chapter in the story closed on a pretty strong note. Compare this to Miko coming to get them, or durkon praying to hel, or sapphire city falling under the cloister spell
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ikanreed posted:This is a really flat chapter break. this is the denouement though. we’ve still got some last plot bits to wrap up (durkon telling the party about purple quiddity being the big one) and I’ll be damned if we don’t end on a snarl/gate cliffhanger
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Soup du Jour posted:this is the denouement though. we’ve still got some last plot bits to wrap up (durkon telling the party about purple quiddity being the big one) and I’ll be damned if we don’t end on a snarl/gate cliffhanger This, it's the first page of the book's last chapter.
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We definitely need another Xykon check-in before we're done.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:This, it's the first page of the book's last chapter. Oh. There's more than one chapter per book
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What are the odds the world ends before the book does?
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Schwarzwald posted:What are the odds the world ends before the book does? Climate change isn't quite that fast
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I love that we've never seen bards be this useful by being bards and it's not only in Durkon's homeland but it's his family's fault. Have we even seen this many bards before?
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By Odin's missing eye, that song's twenty nine years old! When did I get old? 
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Huh. Figured it was a country song reference.
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Tinyn posted:Huh. Figured it was a country song reference. I dunno that was just the first thing that came to mind.
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Raenir Salazar posted:One thing to keep in mind is it's place in the narrative and how much "stuff" can be reasonably written within the approximate number of strips Rich has planned. "Okay guys, that's it for Order of the Stick. Thanks for reading, and please come back next year for the start of my new, follow-up comic: Order of the Twig. Join Kudzu Firehelm, Ramona Greenhilt, Santa Helena, Lena & Nela Starshine, and a random kobold as they strive to put right what once went wrong..."
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Endless Mike posted:I dunno that was just the first thing that came to mind. Whereas I thought in a different way
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They're wearing headbands and are in front of a crowd waving protest signs. The art supposed to invoke 1960s folk singers.
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Yeah, Elan's use of the ability previously was supposed to invoke country music, but this is clearly something else.
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They look like Woodstock-era rockers.
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I read it as they were protest singers, with the signs behind them all the protesters.
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It's really weird to think that, since he's level 16 or so, Elan is certifiably a bardic genius at this point. To all these dwarfs, he's close to the pinnacle of their craft, and more skilled than any other bard they've ever seen. Since the OOTS world is generally pretty low-level as far as NPCs go, he's probably one of the most powerful bards in history.
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Phenotype posted:It's really weird to think that, since he's level 16 or so, Elan is certifiably a bardic genius at this point. To all these dwarfs, he's close to the pinnacle of their craft, and more skilled than any other bard they've ever seen. Since the OOTS world is generally pretty low-level as far as NPCs go, he's probably one of the most powerful bards in history. A chilling thought, indeed.
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Song of Freedom is a 12th level ability. The two dwarf bards whose names I forgot are pretty darn powerful in their own right.
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