# Order of the Stick - Book 5 Discussion Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323 "2009-08-31T04:09:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 180
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3582 "2012-02-19T14:37:44Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Do I add the patch and such during post-drive or do I acknowledge it before hand? I still find this bewildering. You need to pledge the amount for the patch before hand. For example, I’m missing a few of the consolidated books so I’m taking the opportunity to order them using the $78 pledge. But I also want an extra coloring book and the patch so I pledge an extra $5 and $4 dollars respectively. Instead of $78, I need to pledge $87 BEFORE the end of the drive. However, they don’t know if the extra $9 is a gift or for the sticky sheets or some other combination. They will send a survey AFTER the drive to understand what extras people wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3583 "2012-02-19T14:53:00Z")
Ah, OK. So I dropped my pledge down to the $25 Art pack with an extra $15 for the extra coloring book, the card set, and the patch. Thanks for the update. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3584 "2012-02-19T15:25:17Z")
49 hours and less than $37K to go. This is happening. [Dr. Evil] One MILLION dollars. [/Dr. Evil] Some folk are already talking about the 2000% mark (IIRC $1,155,000) which seems ludicrously optimistic to me. But then $1million seemed ludicriously optimistic to me only a few days ago so I’m just going to wait and see. Fortunately I’m not one for autograph collecting so I don’t feel the need to F5 camp, but I admire Rich’s technique for pumping up the total in the last three days of the campaign. I wonder if there’s a lesson for public broadcasting here… ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3585 "2012-02-19T16:45:55Z")
The pledge amount increased by almost $1000 while I was looking through the rewards and increasing my pledge $4 for the patch. I went for the $139 Full Color option. I have the 2 prequels and the Dragon Tails, but none of the compilations from the web, so it is quite a bargain for me. Wish I had seen the Patience for the Whole Story Signed deal before it filled though. Would have came up with the extra for that even already owning the three. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3586 "2012-02-19T17:24:58Z")
I just bumped my pledge to include a couple of the patches as well. Worth every penny. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3587 "2012-02-19T17:28:30Z")
The way the pledge total keeps going up is pretty impressive, but what I’m far more wowed by is that the number of backers is also still increasing. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3588 "2012-02-19T17:55:40Z")
From the comments, I am pretty sure a large number of the increased number of backers are second and third accounts of people already backing. That is the only way to get multiple rewards for this Kickstarter. I have thought about it, to get just the game reward, since I have not seen any option including just the compilation books and the game stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3589 "2012-02-19T19:13:14Z")
[Latest strip.](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0839.html) ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3590 "2012-02-19T19:45:29Z")
What’s the over/under on how long until they get ambushed, do you think? 5 strips? 3? I’d bet less than three. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3591 "2012-02-19T20:11:04Z")
Dammit, we’re getting one about every two days now. I wish he’d slow down and save a few up to post during his down times so we don’t continue the sporatic “a whole bunch at once and then two weeks or more without an update” pattern. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3592 "2012-02-19T20:12:42Z")
Rich promised us a new strip every day for the rest of the pledge period. Who knows how many he has on tap for after that. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3593 "2012-02-19T20:14:59Z")
I predict we won’t see another strip once the drive ends until the end of April. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3594 "2012-02-19T20:30:50Z")
[QUOTE= Inner Stickler] I predict we won’t see another strip once the drive ends until the end of April. [/QUOTE] [I predict you’re WRONG!!!](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0839.html) [sub](always wanted to do that!)[/sub] ETA- DAMMIT!!! ninja’d!!! ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3595 "2012-02-19T20:34:31Z")
Well? Is it a trap or a decoy? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3596 "2012-02-19T20:50:51Z")
Ok, so they suckered me into signing up. Goddamned new job with a higher wage. Making me think I have money. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3597 "2012-02-19T20:54:07Z")
Why choose? Can’t it be both? A troy? A decap? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3598 "2012-02-19T22:48:59Z")
And teh Kickstarter has hit $1,000,000 ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3599 "2012-02-19T22:52:05Z")
> [@Lok](#): > > And teh Kickstarter has hit $1,000,000 You’re quick! I just popped in to say the same thing. Good for Rich Burlew! Good for everyone who gets to see what the 8th Mystery Prize is! ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3600 "2012-02-19T22:53:47Z")
> [@shantih](#): > > You’re quick! I just popped in to say the same thing. Me too! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/3601 "2012-02-19T23:05:35Z")
Honestly, an ambush is the best thing that could happen to them. Their loss condition is for the Guild and the Gate-defenders to meet before they meet either of them. If they meet the Guild before the Guild finds the Gate-defenders, they can smack them down and take off the time pressure. And if they meet the Gate-defenders before the Guild gets there, they can warn them against them. Yeah, it’d be awkward for a little while, but their first contact with Draketooth’s group is going to be awkward no matter how it happens. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=179) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=181)