# 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:** 62
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1221 "2010-10-21T01:18:57Z")
I was surprised at how quickly Belkar realized that it would not be a good idea for them to indicate that they knew Elan. This will make the actual games awkward, but I don’t think they yet know for sure that Elan will be present - plus, they need time to figure out what to do and think about this development anyway. I forget if they know any of Elan’s backstory or not, though. ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1222 "2010-10-21T01:45:41Z")
The only time I remember his dad being discussed is way back in [#50](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0050.html) where Durkon was present. Of course, I don’t know how much he was paying attention or how much Elan and Durkon related the story to everyone else. I think there may have been a couple more throw-away lines, but I’m not remembering them now. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1223 "2010-10-21T02:40:25Z")
> [@](#): > > I forget if they know any of Elan’s backstory or not, though. If absolutely nothing else, the [Sending that Haley wrote and had Vaarsuvius cast](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0741.html) said that the top general was Elan’s father. Which is really the most relevant point of information, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1224 "2010-10-21T03:07:20Z")
_Nice_ save there, Belkar! More proof of how secure our favorite psychopathic halfling is in his masculinity, and oh, what fun to watch him savor the jabs at Roy! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1225 "2010-10-25T12:27:06Z")
And another [new one](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0754.html). Sure enough, She goes back to her classic look. The next strip or two will probably be the next big plot point. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1226 "2010-10-25T12:39:37Z")
Yeah, they’re building up to something. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1227 "2010-10-25T12:41:21Z")
Thor. Smiled. Upon. Ye. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1228 "2010-10-25T12:42:41Z")
Hah, “_Maybe She Swallowed a Zeppelin_”; she’d probably look skinnier if that’s all she’d swallowed. > [@Alessan](#): > > Yeah, they’re building up to something. Yeah; a glaring elf, a secret message; something’s coming. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1229 "2010-10-25T12:43:27Z")
Okay, so why … … was the elf ambassador glaring? ---
**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:** [October 25, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1230 "2010-10-25T13:08:23Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Okay, so why … > > … was the elf ambassador glaring? No clue, but I suspect that V is going to regret dismissing it as unimportant, and the bird is going to rub it in. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1231 "2010-10-25T13:11:12Z")
I’m thinking that glare might be a warning of whatever bad thing is about to happen. OR, the ambassador thinks that V is aligned with the evil General Tarquin. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1232 "2010-10-25T13:30:19Z")
Or s/he knows something about what happened at V’s house. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1233 "2010-10-25T13:45:24Z")
Or the ambassador’s half dragon friend mysteriously vaporized recently. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1234 "2010-10-25T17:37:54Z")
Hm, that could be. Note also the lizardfolk ambassador who has a message for the Empress’s earholes only. Surely he knows who the real power is around here, which means that it’s something specifically relevant to a dragon. And on the previous strip, it’s just more proof that Belkar really is pretty smart. Unwise, yes, but clever. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1235 "2010-10-25T17:39:18Z")
I wonder what the empress would do if she knew about V’s act of Familicide. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1236 "2010-10-25T20:02:14Z")
I doubt she’ll care very much. Or, you know, understand. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1237 "2010-10-25T20:20:58Z")
“I should avoid casting any spells tonight, if only to give the laws of physics time to cry alone in the corner.” Classic V! ---
**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:** [October 25, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1238 "2010-10-25T22:20:33Z")
Not up to my all time favorite though: _“Once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1239 "2010-11-03T11:04:52Z")
New comic [Brought to You By Mace-y’s](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0755.html) ---
**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:** [November 3, 2010, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1240 "2010-11-03T11:18:03Z")
Argh! “Facist”! I hates that, I does. But lots of blood-themed jocularity. Yay! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=63)