OotS #353

[Gez]

Still, dwarf vs bear should be fun.

But Dwarf vs. Beer would be better.

 

[Storyteller01]

never mind...

 

[Ambrus]

But Dwarf vs. Beer would be better.

Heh. This reminds me of a campaign I played in years ago. We had a french GM who's english was a little mangled and he described how, after having entered a cave we chanced upon a "beer".

PC: A beer?
DM: Yes un bear.
PC: Uh. Okay. I drink the beer.
DM: You drink le bear?!?
PC: Yeah.
DM: Okay. Le bear hits you for 12 damage.
PC: Wow! That's good beer!

 

[Piratecat]

I called it in the last thread, and the behavior is not new to this particular strip, so I don't see why we should assume he planned it. It's also known that he doesn't draw far ahead, and also that he has changed stuff in previous comics because folks correctly guessed his plotpoint.

I've had a couple of opportunities to chat with Rich, and I went to the Q&A in Cambridge last month. Both publicly and privately, he's pretty adamant that he's completely stopped reading OotS threads both on his and other peoples' forums. I certainly believe that.

On the other hand, his mind is crazy-agile. To me it's almost certain that he thinks of plot, thinks of 'What will the readers assume based on what just happened?', and then figuratively pull the carpet of expectations out from underneath them. This is deliberate, not accidental.

 

[mhensley]

I will admit ... I think a bit more outcry to get Haley speaking normal again wouldn't hurt, too! After all, I'm getting tired of having to wait for other people to translate her speach for me! [Yes, I know the code. I'm just lazy....]

I agree. The encoded speech stopped being interesting or funny months ago. So here's some public outcry about it, ahem...

MY HAT OF HALEY SPEECH CRAP KNOWS NO BOUND!!! ITS NOT TEH FUNNEY!!!!!

 

[GandhitheBFG]

So, has anyone complained about Durkon not declaring a trip yet? It'll happen.

A great comic again. Definitely liking the druid baddy.

 

[wingsandsword]

Heh. This reminds me of a campaign I played in years ago. We had a french GM who's english was a little mangled and he described how, after having entered a cave we chanced upon a "beer".

PC: A beer?
DM: Yes un bear.
PC: Uh. Okay. I drink the beer.
DM: You drink le bear?!?
PC: Yeah.
DM: Okay. Le bear hits you for 12 damage.
PC: Wow! That's good beer!

I saw a similiar exchange, but instead of Beer/Bear, it was Leak/Lich

DM: You enter the dungeon room, against the far wall there is a Leak
PC: A leak, on the far wall?
DM: Yes, a leak.
PC: Okay, I stick my finger in the leak.
DM: Uh. . .it casts Finger of Death at you as you try, make a save.
PC: What is it leaking!?!?

 

[Sejs]

DM: The leek casts Finger of Death at you as you try, make a save.

 

[diaglo]

Durkon is owed an AoO for the druid standing up.

 

[Kishin]

I think the thing people have to remember, is that Rich uses the D&D rules as a beginning, but he's also telling a story and being entertaining. There have been strips already that lampoon the attempts to "rules lawyer" the OotS universe.

Just relax and have a good time with it. Rich is a professional game writer, but he is also a storyteller. If rules conflict with story and fun, which do you think should suffer? OotS is a story, so I say let the rules take the hit.

It really can't be said better than this. Its entertainment, not a D&D rules demonstration. Thereby Plot & Humor Value > Rules. I don't see why the Control Weather thing is a huge problem, especially if the end result is amusing.

Well, at least the D&D community has a long way to go before its as petulant and anal retentive as the Total War community, but still. Lighten up, folks.