# 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:** 23
**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:** [July 26, 2014, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/441 "2014-07-26T23:04:13Z")
Meanwhile, another pondering on 958: Is the song Elan’s singing Freya’s Necklace, or Thor Against the Frost Trolls? And if the former, is this the first time Durkon (who’s led a rather sheltered life) has actually heard it? ---
**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:** [August 13, 2014, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/442 "2014-08-13T09:12:50Z")
**[960 is up](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0960.html)** ---
**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:** [August 13, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/443 "2014-08-13T10:03:35Z")
And Belkar gets a new weapon! With predictably amusing results. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/444 "2014-08-13T10:41:49Z")
And amusingly predictable, as well, if we can judge from the last four panels. 😃 ---
**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:** [August 13, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/445 "2014-08-13T12:23:07Z")
Was that a fantasy sequence, or did he really try to off Durkula? ---
**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:** [August 13, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/446 "2014-08-13T12:52:22Z")
Nah, he almost certainly knew it wouldn’t destroy Durk. He just wanted the most realistic test possible. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/447 "2014-08-13T12:54:20Z")
V easily got the best line this page with panel three. Belkar’s acerbic personality is roosting. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/448 "2014-08-13T13:17:48Z")
I don’t know, there were a lot of good lines in this one. My favorite is “I defer to your greater expertise in both fisticuffs and mustelid elimination”. ---
**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:** [August 13, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/449 "2014-08-13T15:06:45Z")
V’s accurate assessment of Belkar’s personality not withstanding, it should seem amiss that Durkon would attempt to kill Belkar. That’s completely out of character for Durkon in general, much less to do so on the eve of their final race against Xykon. If V believes Belkar’s story about Durkon dominating him and having him jump to his death, that really should trigger some alarm that Durkon isn’t quite in charge of Durkon. Of course, empathy and psychology were never V’s forte. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/450 "2014-08-13T15:10:38Z")
What was Roy doing? Trapping Belkar or hoisting him aboard after Durkin forced him to jump overboard again? ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/451 "2014-08-13T15:31:08Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > What was Roy doing? Trapping Belkar or hoisting him aboard after Durkin forced him to jump overboard again? I’m pretty sure it’s hoisting him back aboard. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/452 "2014-08-14T06:14:59Z")
“red pleather” ? ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/453 "2014-08-14T06:56:17Z")
Yep. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/454 "2014-08-16T07:31:27Z")
Hmph, I’d never heard the word ‘pleather’ before. Is that really a common word? Weird. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2014, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/455 "2014-08-16T10:27:51Z")
Pleather is a real thing, if that’s what you mean. Kinda odd, though, that someone as genre-savvy as Tarquin, who _knows_ the importance of image, would try to achieve it on the cheap in one of his most significant accessories. ---
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/456 "2014-08-16T11:49:13Z")
> [@yellowjacketcoder](#): > > If it was an ex-boyfriend there wouldn’t have been any need to mention him, because he obviously wouldn’t be wearing female armor. Actually, at reading Haley’s line about “Kinda surprising, since you’re so skinny”, I thought Rich was going to make a joke about how D&D armor always seems to fit whichever character needs it (for obvious gameplay reasons). He could have made the throwaway line something about how Bandanna had to lose some weight so she could swing around the rigging or something. Wait, Bandana is female?? Looks like male to me ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/457 "2014-08-16T11:55:53Z")
> [@BrianJ](#): > > Wait, Bandana is female?? Looks like male to me Males have rectangular torsos. Bandana doesn’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:** [August 16, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/458 "2014-08-16T14:59:00Z")
Specifically, she’s non-rectangular by virtue of having breasts. Which is usually a pretty strong clue. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/459 "2014-08-16T17:02:13Z")
Bandana also has a pixie cut, (her haircut, as opposed to being an actual pixie), so at a quick glance I could understand the confusion, but she’s definitely female. ---
**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:** [August 16, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/460 "2014-08-16T17:10:02Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Pleather is a real thing, if that’s what you mean. Kinda odd, though, that someone as genre-savvy as Tarquin, who _knows_ the importance of image, would try to achieve it on the cheap in one of his most significant accessories. Tarquin knows all about image. It’s substance that he has difficulty with. Pleather, which is something that looks like leather but is actually plastic, is an apt metaphor for Tarquin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=24)