History TheOrderOfTheStick / TropesMToO

** In [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1000.html "Hel Polls for Thee"]], Balder's representative can be seen running up the stairs as [[spoiler:Roy jumps down from the balcony to fight Vampire Durkon.]] Eleven strips later, in [[https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1011.html "Red Means Stop"]], he returns with [[spoiler:the demigod priests.]]

* MindRape: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1130.html Durkon, of all people, actually manages to weaponize the full extent of his memories and cause this! Also blends with MySkullRunnethOver.]]

* OurElvesAreDifferent: There a few of the usual D&D elves.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Averted.

** Durkon when he sees [[spoiler:[[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1114.html Xykon himself]] emerge from the ravine.]]

** In addition to mortal dragons, there is also Dragon, one of the Twelve Gods of the southern lands, each of which is one of the creatures of the eastern zodiac.

-->'''Vaarsuvius''': [=*sigh*=] And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot.

* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: The (comparatively) minor crime in the backstory was Xykon's murder of Roy's father's mentor Fyron, which he did for no other reason than he wanted Fyron's gold crown. The crown itself wasn't even that special; Xykon just liked the way it looked. This led to Eugene swearing a blood oath to destroy Xykon, which then passed to Roy when Eugene died without fulfilling it. [[spoiler:It turns out Xykon and several other factions are involved in a multiverse-spanning plot to gain control of an abomination that could potentially destroy the world and kill all of the gods.]]

* MissionFromGod: Redcloak is on a mission from the Dark One to [[spoiler:use the Snarl to force the gods to]] give goblins standing in the world.

->'''Haley:''' ...Though I did expect him to spend most of it purchasing [[LandmarkSale local bridges]].

%% MoralEventHorizon: YMMV trope, go in the YMMV tab.

* MagicalSensoryEffect: Spellcasters get a brief moment of PhosphorEssence when they're in the process of casting a spell. This is often localized to their [[MagicalGesture hands]], but they might get a full-body aura and GlowingEyes if they're using powerful magic or [[BattleAura are particularly worked up]].

* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe examples.
** Vaarsuvius over, uh, "time sharing" their soul.
--->'''Vaarsuvius:''' I have a plan.\\
'''Blackwing:''' Does it involve selling your soul?\\
'''Vaarsuvius:''' No.\\
'''Blackwing:''' Really?\\
'''Vaarsuvius:''' No! I mean, yes, really. It involves coordination.\\
'''Blackwing:''' Coordinated soul-selling?\\
'''Vaarsuvius:''' NO!\\
'''Blackwing:''' Is that a "maybe"?
** Also, the destruction of Lirian's Gate in a forest fire seems to be this for Redcloak.
--->'''Redcloak:''' Look, it was an accident! OK? Let it drop already. Geez!

* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: The Monster in the Darkness's [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0475.html tea party]].
* NoNameGiven: The Monster in the Darkness; the Oracle; [[DaChief the Chief]]; the Rookie; the Cleric of Loki

* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: The Monster in the Darkness's [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0475.html tea party]].
* NoNameGiven: The Monster in the Darkness; the Oracle; [[DaChief the Chief]]; the Rookie; the Cleric of Loki

* {{Mondegreen}}: Roy mistakes [[spoiler: the High Priest of Hel saying "Go Hel! Know? Thor won't!"]] as "Hell No! Thor won't go!" This is [[spoiler:[[InvokedTrope exactly as the High Priest of Hel intended]]; he chose the rather awkward syntax so he could be saying something that technically counts as praying to Hel but would sound like praise of Thor to anybody listening in... and as a vampire his +8 bonus to Listen mean he certainly was aware of Roy's approach well before Roy could put his ear to the door]].

* MartialArtsAndCrafts: In one strip, a waitress, upon sneaking up on her customers and startling one, admits that she's waiting tables to pay for ninja school.

** Clerics, sequestered indefinitly at the Godsmoot, use their spells to create food and water to survive.

%%* OurBugbearsAreScarier: Like everything else, they stick to the ''D&D'' mold with a few tweaks. In the bugbears' case, this means they're large, hairy goblins that live in isolation the frozen north. They're considered goblinoids, but have some cultural differences and complain of being ignored by the other goblin races. The one bugbear character we see is more AffablyEvil or even BlueAndOrangeMorality than a serious threat, though she is allied with the main villains.

* OurBugbearsAreScarier: Like everything else, they stick to the ''D&D'' mold with a few tweaks. In the bugbears' case, this means they're large, hairy goblins that live in isolation the frozen north. They're considered goblinoids, but have some cultural differences and complain of being ignored by the other goblin races. The one bugbear character we see is more AffablyEvil or even BlueAndOrangeMorality than a serious threat, though she is allied with the main villains.

* MyRuleFuIsStrongerThanYours: The entire Godsmoot arc is a war between Roy and [[spoiler: the High Priest of Hel]], with other clerics running side arguments, to manipulate the rules of the Godsmoot (both the rules for the voting, the conditions surrounding the vote, and the rules and loopholes regarding violence at the Godsmoot) so that the results will ultimately end up favoring one side or the other.