OOTS #1018: Or Perhaps Punch
BATTLE ROYALE MOTHERFUCKERS
>>44712756
Is it finally ending? Are we about to not have to endure more of this shit webcomic around here?
>>44712756
>no one just attacking Durkula since he's not protected by the rules any more and he's the one holding the orb
How much Wisdom do these clerics have again?
>>44712808
Like with all mental stats, they are capped at the author's score.
What's the general consensus on this godsmoot subarc?
>>44712832
I'm pretty sure Roy's intention was for them to attack Durkula, or at least dispel the shield protecting him, hence him going "no, I meant -" when they start blasting the random vampires.
>>44712850
The pacing is shit (because it's following pacing of a physical comic, not a webcomic) and it's duller than a sack of potatoes. Potatoes at least have potential to be delicious.
This however, is just overly long, convoluted and terrible, like a pretzel made of poo.
>>44712850
It's the Garlic Jr. Saga
A bunch of episodes of pointless, uninteresting filler that you could remove completely without affecting the main story in the slightest, and takes place shortly after the Namek Saga.
>>44713072
While it does indeed SEEM pointless and uninteresting, and is undoubtedly dragging on for far longer than it reasonably should, you can't claim with certainty that its removal wouldn't affect the main story without knowing what comes next.
>>44713072
Hey, it got Roy out of his guilt addiction, so there's that. And Belkar will probably die soon too.
>>44712756
WHY ARE THESE MOTHERFUCKERS NOT ATTACKING THE ONLY IMPORTANT VAMPIRE?!
>>44713409
Because of the anti-life shell?
>>44713443
Fucking. Magic.
>>44713443
The anti life shell can't keep up fire.
>>44713457
*out
>>44713443
They are clerics, they have magic.
I wonder if Roy will level from all these vampire kills
>>44713409
Because the script says that would be inconvenient.
>Clerical Clusterfuck
Why does Rich hate the holy men?
>>44713409
Despair, for with his plot armor worn,
And the railroad going on,
The power of NPC, for none of sideplot born
Shall harm Durkon.
>>44713664
He was molested as a child by a priest of whatever sect he follows.
>>44713664
*dibs bedora :DDDDD*
>>44712832
No, Roy clearly wanted them to shoot Durkula's helper vamp rather than waste all their spell slots on vamps he could easily solo.
>>44713072
nah Garlic JR was the Haley vs Crystal fight
This is Androids Saga
>>44713809
Not what I meant
>>44712850
It's probably rather nice if read in one go.
We, however, have to wait for a week.
I mean, it HAS interesting stuff going on. But some probably get annoyed at the pacing.
>>44714903
>a week
>singular
Don't be silly.
>It's probably rather nice if read in one go.
Works for all arcs except the desert one, which is tedious and never-ending and shit in any format
>>44714948
>Don't be silly.
For half of the Godsmoot arc we got rather egular updates.
How many years has it been since we've seen Xykon and Redcloak?
>>44715102
Good thing they are both ageless, right?
>>44715102
We saw them in the desert, maybe 18 month
>>44715102
A year and a half, I think.
Vaarsuvius should notice the battle and join in. That might fix things.
>>44715367
>Vaarsuvius
>fix things
One punch is all I need
>>44715780
>his
>>44712787
Don't worry Anon you'll learn to read at a 5th grade level one day!
>>44713940
>nah Garlic JR was the Haley vs Crystal fight
Jesus fucking Christ I just realized there was no point to that entire fucking part. Cut out that whole scene and you just have bird getting a ring/leglet, Belkar getting a ring, and Roy and Durkula finding the Cleric lady. Nobody cared about Bozzok and Crystal. Not even Bozzok and Crystal.
I made the mistake of adding a vampire subplot to my campaign.
Turned out just as fucking stupid and boring as this arc, holy shit.
Make it end. Bring back Xylaphone and Redcloak. Nobody gives a shit about vampire Durkon, it's fucking stupid, this whole arc is stupid, get fucking rekt Rich Burlew and finish your god damn comic already.
>>44716225
I guess it kind of wrapped up Haley's character arc?
>>44716310
What was the subplot about?
This is just Act 2, I'm still hopeful for a good Act 3 payoff.
Keep hope my brothers.
>>44712756
The girl casting Mass Inflict Serious Wounds, is that the girl Durkon banged ?
>>44716760
It did cut the dangling thread of one of her nemeses in removing Bozzok, at least. And without Bozzok, Crystal isn't likely to be an issue again either.
>>44716862
Roy expresses everyone's opinion for the first time in his fucking life.
Dear God, not everyone wants to hear you give a Kirk-tier speech every fucking conflict.
>>44716893
Nah, she was a Dwarf, and a cleric of Loki so is too low level.That cleric (casting a Touch spell as a Ray) is a curvy human
>>44716897
>And without Bozzok, Crystal isn't likely to be an issue again either.
Him and the lava they dropped her do her death into
>>44716893
>>44716940
She's the High Priestess of Sigrun.
>>44716962
I forgot she got dropped into lava after that.
>>44712937
>it's duller than a sack of potatoes. Potatoes at least have potential to be delicious.
I'm gonna steal that phrase, hope you don't mind.
>>44712787
Hi there 5 wpm anon!
Any luck with those reading classes?
Yeah, this is gonna get ugly. Snarl v.2 here we go.
Why is the qt pie vampire going into the antilife shell? Now once the other clerics waste their load on the common vampires, she will be standing inside the antilife shell, back to square one. Well, minus Dorkula and co.
>>44718627
If she weren't hiding, Roy could just kill her without dealing with the rest of the vampires.
>>44713457
Fire needs oxygen and food so it's alive.
Ok the list is slightly longer but it gets most of them.
>>44715102
They've had the steampunk city arc and now the godsmoot arc unmolested, in a custom-built high-to-epic level dungeon crawl being high-to-epic levels themselves, and they do love making undead legions.
The final arc is going to be a mirror of the first arc, just watch.
>>44719005
So what other plot elements are waiting to be brought back?
Only one that springs to mind for me is those two Twelve God Paladins that went off to try to intercept Xykon and co at that last Gate dungeon.
>>44719169
The most relevant one is the Three Fiends sub-story, they still have two call-ins of V they can use.
I can't see Elan's Dad coming back, and everyone else's character subplots are pretty much done at this point.
Last time I read OOTS they was still in gnome town and got fighting aRocky Rogue
Anyone roughly remember what number that was? Want to avoid spoilers
>>44719456
971
>>44720463
His sword healed his damage, would make sense for it to fix that too
>>44715102
I'm surprised Redcloak hasn't made an appearance at least, being a high priest of a deity.
Or he tried to go, and was told no by Xykon.
>>44722015
Except for Redcloak and his God's whole plan is centred on the fact that the other Gods refuse to acknowledge them as legit.
>>44712937
>>44717295
I'm more in stealing this clever one:
>This, however, is just overly long, convoluted and terrible, like a pretzel made of poo.
How did I do?
>>44722940
>Me
I gigled
>>44712756
I think I'll start making serious edits again.
I feel like I still have too many words, but I tried.
>>44714948
The desert one actually is hella satisfying, go read it. The payoff feels right when binged, it's just weighty enough for the lack of conclusion to actually feel like the best conclusion of all.
Has Rich ever told anyone what "disease" he has, or is it simply an excuse?
>>44724659
The same mysterious condition of being prone to hand injuries that several other webcomic artists have.
>>44724798
I thought he had a woman, why would he suffer from exessive fapping?
>>44724798
Is "hand injuries" the webcomic-world equivalent of "moms home gtg" or what?
>>44724872
Depends on the webcomic. For questionable content, it is more like "I'm going to self harm and then show everybody so they will pity me," in that it is literally what he does.
>>44724659
It doesn't actualy affect his hands. It painful leg diseases although how painful varies from case to case and from time to time.
Meaning his condition is really bad or he's a fucking pussy.
>>44716980
Shitty valkyrie.
>>44725050
Sounds like diabetes leg ulcers
>>44724964
I'm not sure if that's better or worse than going full SJW then getting depressed because it doesn't get you turbo-laid. See also:Dresden Codak
>>44724659
If I recall correctly he hasn't straight out said but he's given enough details over the years that it can be pretty well identified.
>>44724659
He hasn't said, but the evidence points to Krohn's Disease.
>>44724798
Nah, he was upfront about that one. Cut a tendon in his thumb on some broken glass.
Anyone got the oots pdfs on here?
>>44712756
Less words.
The trick to writing a good webcomic is to never use your best characters or move the plot forward.
