# 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:** 85
**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 22, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1681 "2011-02-22T16:48:24Z")
Spartacus, surely? ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1682 "2011-02-22T17:18:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Spartacus, surely? I thought the same thing. Burlew doesn’t make mistakes often, so I’ll give him a pass on this one. Less than stellar strip, though. I chuckled, but it failed to advance the plot any. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1683 "2011-02-22T17:49:08Z")
Did he go back and fix the typo, or am I missing something? ---
**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:** [February 22, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1684 "2011-02-22T17:55:49Z")
He went back and fixed the typo after about a zillion people pointed it out on the OOTS forum. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1685 "2011-02-22T17:59:08Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Did he go back and fix the typo, or am I missing something? The misspelling was brought up in the forum and Burlew fixed it. ---
**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 22, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1686 "2011-02-22T18:15:09Z")
I hope that really IS ‘Lizard victory string’ and he kicks Roy’s ass with it. At least for a while. That would be a great overturning of expectations. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1687 "2011-02-22T18:21:19Z")
Ironically, at this point the biggest twist Burlew could have would be having Roy and Enor fight. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1688 "2011-02-22T18:27:15Z")
I think we’ll get a strip of Roy and Enor matched up. Roy won’t want to hurt Enor and and try to talk his way to a less fatal solution while trying to stay unharmed. Roy’s gonna have some fun fighting without his sword, armor, and magic belt. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1689 "2011-02-22T18:42:38Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I think we’ll get a strip of Roy and Enor matched up. Roy won’t want to hurt Enor and and try to talk his way to a less fatal solution while trying to stay unharmed. > > Roy’s gonna have some fun fighting without his sword, armor, and magic belt. Almost as much fun as a campaign I was once in where we had to fight a bunch of fire giants in an anti-magic field. My high-level 1st Edition bard was suddenly AC7 and wielding a normal longsword, and despite having about 140hp it’s amazing how quickly fire giants can chew through that when you’re having to fight fair. 😃 ---
**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 22, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1690 "2011-02-22T18:47:26Z")
Enor is handicapped too, so it stands to be a reasonably fair fight. Not that it will go to a conclusion, but they should both get some shots in. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1691 "2011-02-22T19:55:25Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I think we’ll get a strip of Roy and Enor matched up. Roy won’t want to hurt Enor and and try to talk his way to a less fatal solution while trying to stay unharmed. > > Roy’s gonna have some fun fighting without his sword, armor, and magic belt. I’m predicting Roy will take the Attack Bonus penalty and use subdual damage. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1692 "2011-02-22T20:05:09Z")
So I’m the only one who thinks that Burlew has been laying down some huge hints that the big fight won’t be between Roy and Enor? “Well, despite the big issue that’s being made of keeping the schedule of who will be fighting secret, I’m overwhelmingly confident that I’ve figured out how the system works and can predict with absolute certainty how the incredibly manipulative person who runs this arena thinks. So I certainly won’t bother making any contingency plans. And I’m not afraid to loudly proclaim this in a manner that will make me look foolish if I was wrong.” ---
**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 22, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1693 "2011-02-22T20:17:47Z")
So who? Roy vs Belkar? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1694 "2011-02-24T04:56:30Z")
Or Roy vs Haley’s father. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1695 "2011-02-27T02:11:53Z")
[Let the Games Begin!](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0778.html) So I wonder what thumbs down means to Tarquin? ---
**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:** [February 27, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1696 "2011-02-27T03:09:13Z")
Two thumbs [del]up[/del] [del]sideways[/del] [del]tucked[/del] er… I mean, great comic! ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1697 "2011-02-27T03:15:48Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > So I wonder what thumbs down means to Tarquin? Pterodactyls, is my guess. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1698 "2011-03-07T01:20:21Z")
New strip! [Stop oppressing _MY_ culture, now](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0779.html)… ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1699 "2011-03-07T01:34:26Z")
A forum post theorizes that Geoff is working for Bozzok (thus his panic when he thinks Bozzok sent Belkar), but against his will (thus his apparent disappointment that Bozzok isn’t dead). Seems solid to me. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323/1700 "2011-03-07T01:46:18Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > New strip! > > [Stop oppressing _MY_ culture, now](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0779.html)… Hah, yes, I loved that last panel. I [found the comic](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0202.html) it was a callback to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-5-discussion-thread/508323.md?page=86)