[OOTS 479] Jaws of Life

[el-remmen]

Oof. Long way to go for that joke, but I love it anyway.

 

[SPoD]

You misunderstood me, monsignor.

I'm still not sure how you got your conclusion out of my statement, but oh well.

I reached that conclusion from the context of the quote you were answering:

I never realized that paladins kept their mounts in Poke'balls.

Since actual paladins in the actual game do not keep their mounts in literal pokéballs, I read the following:

Thunderfoot: I never realized that paladins (in the Order of the Stick comic) kept their mounts in (literal red-and-white) pokéballs.
You: (The aforementioned fact that the Order of the Stick paladins keep their mounts in literal red-and-white pokéballs) is why we've been calling them Pokemounts since, well, quite a while.
Me: I think it's the other way around. I think Rich draws them coming out of pokéballs because early critics of 3.5 dubbed the paladin mount summoning ability "pokémounts" several years ago.

Not a big deal, just figured I would enlighten you as to my interpretation of your text.

 

[freyar]

The hammer bit is definitely hilarious. "Now how did that happen? "

 

[paradox42]

I said it out loud right before reading the next panel- when Durkon echoed my own words.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Durkon's hammer quote is the quote of the strip for me.

Nothing like sundering a tentacle with a blunt weapon to make you go "huh?" at D&D rules logic! (I learned a while ago now to stop trying to equate D&D with reality and logic. My head hurts a lot less often now! )

Olaf the Stout

 

[WD40]

Durkon's hammer quote is the quote of the strip for me.

Nothing like sundering a tentacle with a blunt weapon to make you go "huh?" at D&D rules logic! (I learned a while ago now to stop trying to equate D&D with reality and logic. My head hurts a lot less often now! )

Olaf the Stout

I'm still waiting on a Swallow Whole "Muscular action closes the hole" gag!

 

[Asmor]

Oh.

My.

God.

I totally want to play a Paladin with a shark mount now!

Of course, I doubt I'll ever play an aquatic campaign where a pally would be appropriate... so failing that, I think I have a new NPC.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Oh.

My.

God.

I totally want to play a Paladin with a shark mount now!

Of course, I doubt I'll ever play an aquatic campaign where a pally would be appropriate... so failing that, I think I have a new NPC.

In my Eyros Halfling Pirates game, there's a Halfling Druid with a Porpoise mount. Could have had a Shark, but the Porpoise proved to be a solid choice, as it also uses its echolocation to find invisible opponents and guide them through treacherous hidden reefs.

 

[carborundum]

Durkon's hammer quote is the quote of the strip for me.

Nothing like sundering a tentacle with a blunt weapon to make you go "huh?" at D&D rules logic!

Of course - he sundered it! Nice one Rich!

Is it odd that the octopus falls apart so easily? With Durkon & Lien's attacks that thing's shedding tentacles like they're going out of fashion! Maybe it's something else and Redcloak's being sneaky?

And as for shark mounts - I totally have to slip one into my Savage Tide campaign now. One PC has a Dire Otter mount and that's fun, but sharks are way cooler for later.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Of course - he sundered it! Nice one Rich!

Is it odd that the octopus falls apart so easily? With Durkon & Lien's attacks that thing's shedding tentacles like they're going out of fashion! Maybe it's something else and Redcloak's being sneaky?

And as for shark mounts - I totally have to slip one into my Savage Tide campaign now. One PC has a Dire Otter mount and that's fun, but sharks are way cooler for later.

Actually, if you look at the Giant Octopus stats, it is truly wimpy compared to the OotS and their allies. I've always wondered why the Druid gets Giant Octopus and Dire Bear as choices at the same level.