# 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:** 198
**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 16, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3942 "2017-11-16T16:37:56Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Tyler Lautner?! As in Tyler Lautner who was Jacob in the Twilight movies? He can act?! That’s the one, and he’s definitely got the right kind of comedy chops. Surprised the heck out of me. There are probably clips of him in _Cuckoo_ out there (there’s a comedy fight scene that likely features prominently but that’s not typical of the sitcom as a whole). His role is very Elanesque - a cheerful, goofy, handsome, physically fit, well-meaning idiot. ETA: And it’s “Taylor”. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2017, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3943 "2017-11-16T16:44:21Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > That’s the one, and he’s definitely got the right kind of comedy chops. Surprised the heck out of me. > > There are probably clips of him in _Cuckoo_ out there (there’s a comedy fight scene that likely features prominently but that’s not typical of the sitcom as a whole). His role is very Elanesque - a cheerful, goofy, handsome, physically fit, well-meaning idiot. > > ETA: And it’s “Taylor”. I’m pretty sure I saw the first episode of Cuckoo. Perhaps I should revisit it. And I know it’s Taylor. :o I have no idea why I wrote Tyler. Twice. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3944 "2017-11-16T18:47:07Z")
He’s way too “mature” now, but Cary Elwes (in Princess Bride or Pirates of Penzance form) would have made a great Elan. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3945 "2017-11-16T19:32:37Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Actually, the people who find him annoying are his teammates who suffer from his naivete. He’s been shown to be very attractive to the ladies, sometimes almost instantly, like with Therkla or Samantha. Also, numerous [Azure](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0302.html) [City](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0316.html) ladies. The fact that Elan can be such a huge goof and NOT be kicked out of the party is testament to his high Charisma score. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3946 "2017-11-16T21:03:03Z")
The affection people feel for Elan is inversely proportional to how useful they expect him to be. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3947 "2017-11-16T21:16:03Z")
> [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](#): > > He’s way too “mature” now, but Cary Elwes (in Princess Bride or Pirates of Penzance form) would have made a great Elan. He’d make a pretty decent Julio Scoundrel… ---
**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:** [November 16, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3948 "2017-11-16T22:16:16Z")
It’d be almost inconceivable for Julio Scoundrél to be anyone _but_ Cary Elwes. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3949 "2017-11-16T23:05:57Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > It’d be almost inconceivable for Julio Scoundrél to be anyone _but_ Cary Elwes. Antonio Banderas. ---
**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:** [November 16, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3950 "2017-11-16T23:26:00Z")
How about Melissa Benoist as Haley? She’s cute enough, and her hair tends towards reddish blonde when they don’t mess with it. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2017, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3951 "2017-11-27T21:30:44Z")
While waiting for an update (no, sorry), I re-read the most recent strip. Wow, that was great. a joke about black speech balloons Belkar writhing from “protection from evil” nice bit of exposition (they have an advantage because the baddies are distracted, per rules) in the bard song gorgeous drawing of flames and glowing swords and all that dumb joke from Elen and a nice chunk of plot development. This is why I read the strip. Eager for more. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3952 "2017-11-27T23:49:46Z")
Went back to re-read the last strip. Noticed for the first time that the baby has the beginnings of a beard. I’m assuming that means it’s a boy. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3953 "2017-11-28T00:32:22Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Went back to re-read the last strip. Noticed for the first time that the baby has the beginnings of a beard. I’m assuming that means it’s a boy. Depends on the campaign. Early editions of (A)D&D had bearded female dwarves. I don’t know if 3.5 had them or not, really, but it varied even then with the setting (Forgotten Realms dwarves did, Eberron dwarves didn’t). ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3954 "2017-11-28T00:36:23Z")
One of the prequel books shows a carnival sideshow, where one of the attractions was a bearded lady. An attendee complains that it doesn’t count, because she’s a dwarf. So apparently, bearded female dwarves are a known thing in Stickworld, even if not all female dwarves have beards (maybe it’s just the style for them to shave). Nor is this the first instance of a bearded baby in the strip: Nale’s always had [a few strands of his goatee](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0050.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:** [November 28, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3955 "2017-11-28T06:54:28Z")
Damnit! False “New strip” alarm. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3956 "2017-11-28T11:23:55Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Nor is this the first instance of a bearded baby in the strip: Nale’s always had [a few strands of his goatee](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0050.html). Good point. Maybe it’s Nale’s baby. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3957 "2017-11-28T12:49:28Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Damnit! False “New strip” alarm. Sorry. ☹ ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3958 "2017-11-28T21:26:53Z")
[1106: Answering the Callback](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1106.html) ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3959 "2017-11-28T21:27:50Z")
nm ---
**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:** [November 28, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3960 "2017-11-28T22:00:29Z")
Clever! And now nobody will notice that the real “New Strip” notice is up! ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/3961 "2017-11-28T23:37:53Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Clever! And now nobody will notice that the real “New Strip” notice is up! I suppose that’s the SDMB equivalent of “slipping one past the guardian” or something. Well, not really, but I have to stay on topic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=197) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=199)