New Order of the Stick Strip Up

[Fromper]

The oracle said LONG ago that Belkar would be dying permanently by the end of the year. That may have been 10+ years ago in real time, but in OOTS time, it's only been a few months, so they're still in the same year.

[The Raven Black]

Fromper wrote:

The oracle said LONG ago that Belkar would be dying permanently by the end of the year.

IIRC it was worded as "drawing his last breath." Not as "dying" ;-)

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That may have been 10+ years ago in real time, but in OOTS time, it's only been a few months, so they're still in the same year.

I now yearn to live an Isekai in the OotS world and come back to RL centuries later.

[John Woodford]

1315: In Case You Were Worried

Paladins waxing philosophical.

[Thomas Seitz]

I feel bad in some ways, but regardless, I love that bird.

[Dragonchess Player]

Poor V...

"Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind." - William Shakespeare

[The Raven Black]

Only Elan and Sunny are smiling in the end.

[John Woodford]

1316: Reflection of a Reflection

Scene change!

[Thomas Seitz]

Now THIS is how you do villain reform! ;)

[Dragonchess Player]

OK, "post-knell clarity" was worth a laugh.

I also kind of like the college dorm vibe (I think) Sabine has going on.

[TriOmegaZero]

Well, she did have the co-ed outfit that one time.

This and Roy/Durkon's time in the afterlife suggests that just because Belkar will be moving on, we will still see some story involving him.

[Thomas Seitz]

I thought Belkar would survive this...but *shrugs*

[TriOmegaZero]

Fromper wrote:

The oracle said LONG ago that Belkar would be dying permanently by the end of the year.

[Phillip Gastone]

Almost makes one forget that he is a murderous psycho.

[TriOmegaZero]

Yeah, this isn't him being redeemed, this is him recognizing how he screwed himself out of what he wanted. His selfishness is just spinning out how he could have used Elan to beat their father.

[Andostre]

I love the unexpectedness of this scene change. I thought we'd never see Nale again.

[Thomas Seitz]

I remain unconvinced he's not changed. But then again I always felt Nale could be redeemed. Kind of.

[thejeff]

It would be interesting to see him get resurrected somehow and find out how much the "post-knell clarity" actually changes him once alive again.

I'm also kind of surprised that she really does seem to care about him - even once he's dead and damned.

[John Woodford]

1317: Rescued

Man, they really are evil.

(Also, only a week between strips! Yay!)

[Dragonchess Player]

To quote Elan, IIRC: "Dun-dun-DUN!"

[Thomas Seitz]

I love these guys. Also Supervisor jump scare +20 for intimidate! :D

[John Woodford]

This got chewed over here a few years ago, but are the Directors' colors related to divine quiddities (since demon lords/archdevils/whatever the D&D Horsemen equivalent is are demigod-equivalent)?

[Andostre]

I remember that their names are related to their alignments, but I don't remember anything about their colors being related to their names, alignments, or particular brand of evil outsider.

Lee - Lawful Evil, Devil, yellow
Nero - Neutral Evil, Yugoloth (aka Daemon), purple
Cedrik - Chaotic Evil, Demon, orange

[Andostre]

And speaking of colors, Nero's and Cedrik's speech bubble colors are switched in the final panel.