# Order of the Stick - Book 6 Discussion Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 3, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755 "2014-03-03T16:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 167
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3322 "2017-03-30T20:54:02Z")
Surprised there’s any lifting gas left after this much time… ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3323 "2017-03-30T23:03:24Z")
Some plot advancement, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3324 "2017-03-31T00:29:12Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Surprised there’s any lifting gas left after this much time… What feels like a year our time is 5 minutes OOTS time. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3325 "2017-03-31T01:46:45Z")
Less than that, probably. Elan’s tried eleven times, each try taking 6 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3326 "2017-03-31T02:52:27Z")
And he burned through all his cantrip slots, all his 1st level slots and a couple 2nd level slots. Still has lots of high level slots left, but this is by far the most spells he’s cast in a single day. He’s never cast more than 2 or 3 in one day before. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3327 "2017-03-31T03:50:57Z")
I think it’s charming that we see a high level character sweating over casting simple little “intro” spells. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3328 "2017-03-31T03:57:59Z")
Great. He repaired the airship just so we can spend another year on it. :mad: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3329 "2017-03-31T17:59:03Z")
I think each “episode” had been strong recently. The problem is just that new ones are published so rarely. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3330 "2017-03-31T19:32:32Z")
15 days between those last two, for those keeping score… ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3331 "2017-04-10T15:54:03Z")
[Half probably are (#1070)](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1070.html) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3332 "2017-04-10T16:20:30Z")
Elan continues his streak of surprising effectiveness. Me likey! ---
**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:** [April 10, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3333 "2017-04-10T16:26:36Z")
Hi-three Love it. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3334 "2017-04-10T16:31:09Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > [Half probably are (#1070)](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1070.html) Given the owner of the airship, that’s probably actually true. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3335 "2017-04-10T16:35:55Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Elan continues his streak of surprising effectiveness. Me likey! Guy can’t cast a fix-it cantrip in eleven tries, but gets the healing spell off while swinging upside down on a rope. Must be a dashing swordsman, arrive in the nick of time sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3336 "2017-04-10T16:45:08Z")
That’s the advantages of taking Swashbuckler as a class, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3337 "2017-04-10T16:50:27Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Guy can’t cast a fix-it cantrip in eleven tries, but gets the healing spell off while swinging upside down on a rope. Must be a dashing swordsman, arrive in the nick of time sort of thing. Elan’s central truth: he can’t concentrate when it’s boring, he can only concentrate when it’s AWESOME. Also, hi-three made me laugh harder than any other OOTS joke in months. ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3338 "2017-04-10T16:56:48Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Elan’s central truth: he can’t concentrate when it’s boring, he can only concentrate when it’s AWESOME. > > Also, hi-three made me laugh harder than any other OOTS joke in months. I had totally overlooked the hi-three. :smack: Brilliant joke! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3339 "2017-04-10T17:20:20Z")
Hey, a funny strip! I’d kind of forgotten that ol’ Rich was capable. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3340 "2017-04-10T17:30:11Z")
I love how unarmed Roy, being a high level fighter, can still punch out an ice troll that’s 4 times his height. Of course, that enemy is going to be back next round and extra pissed off, but it was still a cool scene. Poor Roy still got upstaged by the upside down swashbuckler, tho. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3341 "2017-04-10T18:59:12Z")
> [@yellowjacketcoder](#): > > I love how unarmed Roy, being a high level fighter, can still punch out an ice troll that’s 4 times his height. > > Of course, that enemy is going to be back next round and extra pissed off, but it was still a cool scene. > > Poor Roy still got upstaged by the upside down swashbuckler, tho. Man, if the swashbuckler can’t outshine the vanilla fighter **in a fight on a zeppelin** , what’s the point? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=166) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=168)