# 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:** 237
**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:** [September 10, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4722 "2012-09-10T12:27:02Z")
For you Kickstarterers, there was a note in the comments from Burlew recently saying that due to “circumstances” the next update will be delayed by a week or two but will still likely include the first of eight (!) PDF stories for backers, this one being a Belkar prequel story. FWIW, I’m betting on a Buggy Lou appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Snifit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Snifit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snifit)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4723 "2012-09-12T07:51:10Z")
New strip! [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0863.html](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0863.html) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4724 "2012-09-12T10:23:43Z")
Hee. So _that’s_ what Elan was going to do. (And I find it hilarious that Roy was preparing for the quite likely event of retreat. That’s OOTS Plan A, after all.) Looks like the Linear Guild is going to jump right back into the fray, but this time without Sabine’s services. And Kilkil will be down for the count, at least until they can get to Malack. Not that Kilkil’s actually proven he can actually _fight._ Moreover, Tarquin’s taken over leadership of the Linear Guild after all, and Nale realizes it. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4725 "2012-09-12T10:39:52Z")
The imp’s gone too. So that’s the imp, Sabine and Kilkil out of it for the Guild, and with Malack and V out of contact with their respective groups. ---
**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4726 "2012-09-12T16:30:39Z")
So Tarquin doesn’t have a recall charm on his axe after all. Sloppy of him. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4727 "2012-09-13T02:13:48Z")
So since Plan A is out, time for Plan B: set something on fire? ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4728 "2012-09-13T16:58:49Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > I once rolled two triple sixes in a row during a game of Risk, shocking myself and my companion. What are the odds? 1:46656 actually. > > In contrast 1/6^15= 1:470,184,984,576 or 2.126822491e-12 or .000000000002126822 > Um, are you sure nobody slipped you a loaded die? (Rhetorical question). > > (Stats geeks: Divide 470 billion by 6 to take into account the 6th roll and the number is still very large.) Yeah, I got far enough figuring the odds when it happened to know I had used up all my luck for the rest of my existence, including the afterlife. 😃 I actually still have those dice. Never come close to doing anything like that again in the intervening 30 years. > [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Reminds me of the Paladin I rolled up whose scores were all 18s and two or three 17s; I named him Prindam the Perfect. I have had some high stats characters, but never with just 3 6 sided for rolls. We used one of the alternate methods, usually 4d6, drop the lowest. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4729 "2012-09-20T00:01:29Z")
I know a lot of people here are getting ["]this news]([url="[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/599092525/the-order-of-the-stick-reprint-drive/posts/312107](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/599092525/the-order-of-the-stick-reprint-drive/posts/312107)) through Kickstarter, but it’s worth reposting for those who aren’t: > [@](#): > > Rich had an accident earlier this week; he injured his right hand pretty badly on broken glass and was rushed in to have emergency surgery. They repaired some severed tendons in his thumb and he’s home now and recovering. But he won’t be able to draw for at least six weeks (maybe longer, depending on how quickly the nerves in his thumb heal). And he didn’t want to keep you guys in the dark for all that time. > > … > > Don’t worry, OOTS will definitely return; the doctor is really confident that this is going to heal well, we just don’t know yet how long it will take. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4730 "2012-09-20T03:07:29Z")
Ouch. At least it seems like it’ll heal. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4731 "2012-09-20T03:31:56Z")
Damn. If only he hadn’t wasted that ointment on Zz’dtri and Nale. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4732 "2012-09-20T06:22:05Z")
Nooooooooooooooo! ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4733 "2012-09-20T09:08:24Z")
[Fixed](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/599092525/the-order-of-the-stick-reprint-drive/posts/312107) link. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4734 "2012-09-20T17:14:30Z")
Cleric! ---
**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:** [September 20, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4735 "2012-09-20T17:44:17Z")
Sympathy for the Giant, I suppose. But at last I got my shipping notice!!! ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4736 "2012-09-20T18:54:49Z")
Well, I hope he gets better soon. But on the bright side, strips were coming so slowly that 6 weeks is really only a couple of missed episodes. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4737 "2012-09-20T20:31:23Z")
Then again, the reason the online strips were going slowly was that he was putting a lot of time into the Kickstarter stuff. Which will also be delayed by this, so now even when it starts back up again, we’ll still be going slow. I hope he’s at least working on plot and story in the meanwhile. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2012, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4738 "2012-09-21T09:16:28Z")
Look, dammit, there are double amputees who learn to paint beautiful pictures with their toes. A few stick figures should be easy. Frankly I think he’s just slacking. ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4739 "2012-09-21T09:39:09Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Look, dammit, there are double amputees who learn to paint beautiful pictures with their toes. A few stick figures should be easy. Frankly I think he’s just slacking. I’m guessing it would take him longer to learn to use his toes (or left hand) than it would to wait for his dominant hand to heal. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4740 "2012-09-24T10:22:42Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I hope he’s at least working on plot and story in the meanwhile. Hopefully, he is creating rough outlines, and just needs to draw the detail when he’s back, so then we’ll get several in a row. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/4741 "2012-09-24T11:19:29Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > I’m guessing it would take him longer to learn to use his toes (or left hand) than it would to wait for his dominant hand to heal. I’m kind of hoping my post was read with the tongue-in-cheek tone I intended. And I’m betting that as frustrated as we fans may be at his inability to draw at the moment, Burlew is far moreso. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=236) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=238)