Order of the Stick

Sebmojo · 2011-10-25T13:09:50.000Z

Jasper Phillips:

Could be either from what we’ve seen.

I’d guess Lawful Neutral actually, as that fits for non-crazy death deities and avoids the standard villain cliche, especially given how well he gets along with Durkon.

And with Tarquin (LE).

Jasper_Phillips · 2011-10-25T13:15:15.000Z

Exactly.

Dawn_Falcon · 2011-10-25T13:16:18.000Z

Sebmojo:

So Nale saying ‘how’s your family’ is ballsy.

It’s not ambition or the ability to brag he lacks, it’s more the ability to implement the grandiose plans. The whole communication mishap thing comes to mind :)

Dejin · 2011-10-25T13:59:11.000Z

Jasper Phillips:

Could be either from what we’ve seen.

I’d guess Lawful Neutral actually, as that fits for non-crazy death deities and avoids the standard villain cliche, especially given how well he gets along with Durkon.

I was wondering about that as well. I’m assuming Durkon is Lawful Good – Durkon’s actions sure seem LG, although his patron god seems to be more Chaotic than anything else.

I guess Durkon and Malack might bond over their shared Lawfulness, although I can see LG and LN getting along a lot better than LG and LE.

Greatatlantic · 2011-10-25T18:55:48.000Z

Dejin:

I was wondering about that as well. I’m assuming Durkon is Lawful Good – Durkon’s actions sure seem LG, although his patron god seems to be more Chaotic than anything else.

I guess Durkon and Malack might bond over their shared Lawfulness, although I can see LG and LN getting along a lot better than LG and LE.

I suspect Malack is more Lawful Evil myself. Burlew likes to play around with alignment types. In particular, the basic point of Miko’s storyline was how a Lawful Good character can also be an antagonist. Now, we’re seeing how an Evil character can also be an ally (whether its Tarquin or Malack).

Or, he’s just neutral.

Jasper_Phillips · 2011-10-25T21:32:57.000Z

I could see Neutral. Durkon seems more NG than LG for one thing.

Sebmojo · 2011-10-25T22:20:36.000Z

Jasper Phillips:

I could see Neutral. Durkon seems more NG than LG for one thing.

Naww, remember the whole plot point about how he couldn’t lie? Definitely LG.

Greatatlantic · 2011-10-25T22:24:45.000Z

Sebmojo:

Naww, remember the whole plot point about how he couldn’t lie? Definitely LG.

I’d say he’s more likely to be lawful neutral than neutral good. This is the man who said Roy had to serve his sentence (albeit not knowing the sentence was death) for not having a pass to be in the city. Still, Lawful Good is the most likely.

Pjerrot · 2011-11-04T14:02:13.000Z

I believe we’ll soon get back to the main story.
But first - some red tape:

813 Pardon me

nixon66 · 2011-11-11T12:06:23.000Z

#814 - The Answer is Blowing in the Wind

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0814.html

strategy · 2011-11-14T03:57:01.000Z

Love how Belkar has really begun pulling his weight around as a member of the party. Also, if Rich brings him back into the story with a ressurection after he suffers his foretold death, it is now beginning to make sense for the rest of the party to want him back.

Regarding alignments, Rich has specifically stated that Durkon is Lawful Good.

The rest:

Roy - Beleaguered Good (Lawful Good)
Haley - Chaotic Greedy (Chaotic Good-ish)
Elan - Foolish Good (Chaotic Good)
Belkar - Selfish Evil (Chaotic Evil)
Varsuvius - Arrogant Neutral (True Neutral)

Dejin · 2011-11-14T04:10:04.000Z

strategy:

Love how Belkar has really begun pulling his weight around as a member of the party. Also, if Rich brings him back into the story with a ressurection after he suffers his foretold death, it is now beginning to make sense for the rest of the party to want him back.

I could be totally off on this, but I thought the prophecy was he dies and stays dead.

strategy · 2011-11-14T05:19:27.000Z

Dejin:

I could be totally off on this, but I thought the prophecy was he dies and stays dead.

True. Though I’m sure Rich will work around that, if he wants to.

SlyFrog · 2011-11-14T10:35:01.000Z

strategy:

True. Though I’m sure Rich will work around that, if he wants to.

Vampire halfling ranger!

Djscman · 2011-11-14T10:42:56.000Z

SlyFrog:

Vampire halfling ranger!

A meaningful relationship with Tsukiko!

Dawn_Falcon · 2011-11-14T12:47:41.000Z

Djscman:

A meaningful relationship with Tsukiko!

If it wasn’t stick figures, that would be a disturbing mental image.

Sebmojo · 2011-11-14T13:43:24.000Z

strategy:

True. Though I’m sure Rich will work around that, if he wants to.

I will be really surprised if he does. He’s jabbed hard at the twisty words style of prophecy and he’s laid it on extremely thick with foreshadowing about the death.

If he did something like bring back Belkar it would be very cheap. Dead will be dead, presumably at the (upcoming) end of the arc.

Tin_Wisdom · 2011-11-14T15:54:37.000Z

Dejin:

I could be totally off on this, but I thought the prophecy was he dies and stays dead.

The Oracle’s actual words:

"The Oracle in strip 329":

[If] I happen to let slip that, say, the halfling shouldn’t bother funding his IRA, I don’t want it to influence anything.

"The Oracle in strip 329":

Well, I’m just thinking he should savor his next birthday cake. 'Nuff said.

"The Oracle in strip 572":

At any rate, your pal isn’t long for this world […]

The actual prophesy is:

"The Oracle in strip 572":

Belkar will draw his last breath - ever - before the end of the year.

Dejin · 2011-11-14T18:37:20.000Z

Tin Wisdom:

The Oracle’s actual words

The actual prophesy is:

Thanks for digging those up, Tin!

Tin_Wisdom · 2011-11-14T19:12:42.000Z

My desire to avoid putting in my daily NaNoWriMo quota is a powerful incentive to do OC stuff like this.