The OotS thread

[Lusankya]

Sure, if their party find it. Narrative casuality tells me they will, but still. My plan would make sure Roy & co. knew they were captured. Now only they don't, but they need to find a dagger stuck trought a poster in order to find out. Call me old-fashioned, but I find getting captured just plain retarded, due to the fact the people who got the bounty on Nale might just kill Elan when they get there.

#717 Up

Why wouldn't they find it? The dagger was dropped pretty much bang on the spot where they were supposed to meet, and I imagine Roy and Durkon have decent spot checks. Hell, it's probably obvious enough that even Belkar could notice it. And since V, Elan and Haley had all arrived at the meeting point, it's likely that Roy and co. won't take too long to arrive either.

[Spekio]

Oh, I don't know, maybe due to the same reason you are not likely to find expensive jewelry that your friend dropped in the middle of the street.

[Lusankya]

Sure, there's a chance that it will get stolen, but the street looked pretty deserted, and there's a good chance that Roy, et al will come along in a very short period of time. Somebody actually has to walk into the area in order to take the dagger, and if the first people to walk into the area are Roy, Durkon and Belkar, then the ones who take the dagger will be then.

And in the meantime, the person in the party with lockpicking skills will have knowledge of which exact prison cell Elan and V will be held in.

EDIT: It's also worth noting that they're currently in the city of lamers, and the thieves guild is made up of Avon ladies, who would probably be more likely to return the knife and use the resulting good will as an excuse to sell copious amounts of high-quality skincare products. Haley knows this.

[open_sketchbook]

So the desert land with the arabian nights theme and the darker-skinned people apparently allows slavery, where the two other fantasy counterpart cultures (Northern Continent's Europe and Azure City's South-East Asia) don't.

Hmmm...

Isn't that just a little bit racist?

[Rogue 9]

So the desert land with the arabian nights theme and the darker-skinned people apparently allows slavery, where the two other fantasy counterpart cultures (Northern Continent's Europe and Azure City's South-East Asia) don't.

Hmmm...

Isn't that just a little bit racist?

Belkar dealt with a slave trader in the Northern Continent back before he joined the Order; this is brought up twice, several hundred strips apart. Once again, you don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

[Dark Hellion]

And sketch has topped himself for his dumbest comment on race relations to date.

Let us ignore the fact that it is much more likely a satirical commentary on cooperate welfare. A much more obvious thing should jump up and kick us in the crotch; the slave drivers are multiracial.

[open_sketchbook]

I stand corrected. I guess I was just trying to be offended or something.

However, I would like to point out there is no indication that the Northern lands allow slavery openly (Belkar and Buggy Lou's contact could well be black market), while it is clear that slavery is openly legal here.

[CaptainChewbacca]

I stand corrected. I guess I was just trying to be offended or something.

However, I would like to point out there is no indication that the Northern lands allow slavery openly (Belkar and Buggy Lou's contact could well be black market), while it is clear that slavery is openly legal here.

You're STILL trying to be offended. Its called the EMPIRE OF BLOOD, its neighbors are Distopia and the FREE CITY OF DOOM. What did you expect, littering and hair-pulling? Its a satire of an evil fantasy nation, now go sit in a corner and think about what you've done.

[Crazedwraith]

Let us ignore the fact that it is much more likely a satirical commentary on cooperate welfare. A much more obvious thing should jump up and kick us in the crotch; the slave drivers are multiracial.

multispecies as well.

[Sinewmire]

So the desert land with the arabian nights theme and the darker-skinned people apparently allows slavery, where the two other fantasy counterpart cultures (Northern Continent's Europe and Azure City's South-East Asia) don't.
Hmmm...
Isn't that just a little bit racist?

Absolutely right! Lizardfolk Equality Front, rise up! You have nothing to lose but your scales!

[open_sketchbook]

Well, yes, I understand the satire and such, but beyond that how is it not at least a little bit off that of the three locations we've seen, the one with the Arabian Nights stereotypes is also the one that is a shitty dystopia if warring states, constant violence and slavery? I mean, maybe racist is too strong a word, but it's certainly stereotypical.

[Crazedwraith]

Also note its the Western continent that they're on.

[Ford Prefect]

Well, yes, I understand the satire and such, but beyond that how is it not at least a little bit off that of the three locations we've seen, the one with the Arabian Nights stereotypes is also the one that is a shitty dystopia if warring states, constant violence and slavery? I mean, maybe racist is too strong a word, but it's certainly stereotypical.

I'm sorry, I must have missed the part where the Azure City wasn't rife with in-fighting and run by a borderline genocidal order of Paladins. Meanwhile, the Empire of Blood has equal opportunity slavery and an efficient bureaucracy.

[Spekio]

And remeber that common trope where bad people live in bad places? Drows underground, evil overlords in volcanic areas, etc...

Did you expect slavers to be in Happy Fairy Forest?

[PhilosopherOfSorts]

^ Yes, raiding for slaves.

[Spekio]

^ Yes, raiding for slaves.

The reason they are happy is because there are no slavers there.

[PhilosopherOfSorts]

Maybe they're happy because the slavers left before they could enslave everybody?

ok, I'm done.

[Lord of the Abyss]

#718 up!

Hey, don't fear the Lizgreaper!

[LadyTevar]

More interesting is the golden statues on the altar. A human woman and what could be a half-dragon? And so far it's looking like the higher-ranked are all saurian. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the Accountant seems to be a dragon-blood kobold.

[Lord of the Abyss]

And so far it's looking like the higher-ranked are all saurian.

I can't believe I didn't notice that. The Empire of Cold Blood, perhaps?

[Serafina]

Wet T-shirt contest!
I really have to remind that, just in case the stories about the grim reaper are real!

[Spekio]

I wonder if the Empire of Blood was previously Nale/Elan's father kingdom/empire/tyranny.

[Solauren]

That would make some sense.

Or maybe Nale and his dad tried to Overthrow it.

We'll find out.

[RecklessPrudence]

Wet T-shirt contest!
I really have to remind that, just in case the stories about the grim reaper are real!

That raises a question for me: In the stories, is there an actual downside to challenging Death to a game of whatever, assuming you want to go on living? I mean, if you lose, you're dead, but that happened anyway, right? Or is your soul at risk, or something?

I can't remember the consequences of a lost game ever being mentioned in the stories, although that may just be because it's almost 4am here and my meds are kicking in, as evidenced by the number of typos I've had to fix before posting this.

[Serafina]

Heh, at least you could fix them

Anyway, i do not recall any such drawback which is the best indicator that there IS no drawback.