# 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:** 244
**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 18, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4862 "2018-08-18T19:07:16Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > The tree thing played an important role in the [forest bandit arc](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0169.html). And then again in the [Cliffport battle](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0344.html). Yeah, I know it keeps coming up. It’s just dumb. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4863 "2018-08-18T20:08:28Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Yeah, I know it keeps coming up. It’s just dumb. My point was that it wasn’t _just_ a running joke, but had real consequences in their battles. ---
**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 18, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4864 "2018-08-18T21:50:54Z")
One doesn’t change the other. Those events only happened so Burlew could go “Boy, Durkon and trees, eh? Ain’t it funny? Eh? Am I right here?” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2018, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4865 "2018-08-19T00:19:00Z")
I hope you all realize that the MitD is a tree, and Durkon is going to learn a lesson about prejudice. ---
**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 19, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4866 "2018-08-19T00:26:51Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I hope you all realize that the MitD is a tree, and Durkon is going to learn a lesson about prejudice. Makes sense. “Escape” is just another way of saying “Leaves” ---
**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 19, 2018, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4867 "2018-08-19T07:29:31Z")
I trust that joke was pre-groaned. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4868 "2018-08-20T03:17:20Z")
> [@Uniqueorn](#): > > Has anyone read the “Good Deeds Gone Unpunished” book? All stories are pretty good and the O’Chul’s backstory is amazing. I love Lien’s story most of all, though: She has always been a personal favourite. O’Chul’s hits the hardest, Lien’s charms the most. Plug! Here’s the TOC and ad-copy from [Good Deeds Go Unpunished](https://www.ookoodook.com/products/order-of-the-stick-book-good-deeds-gone-unpunished). [INDENT] **That’s the Spirit** : Kazumi and Daigo find a lost soul in need of their help on their new island home. **Scruff and Tumble** : Surviving alone behind enemy lines, Mr. Scruffy searches for food. **Spoiler Alert** : Therkla is tasked to retrieve a priceless artifact, but she’s not even supposed to be here today. **Pier Pressure** : Young Lien comes face to face with a sinister choice. **How the Paladin Got His Scar** : Before he joined the Sapphire Guard, Captain O-Chul lead a ragtag team to stop a bloody war of retribution.[/INDENT] Spoiler Alert and How the Paladin Got His Scar were originally Kickstarter bonus stories; the others are new. Both are solid. That’s the Spirit is charming. Teen Lien stars in Pier Pressure. Scruffy encounters a non-speaking friend in Scruff and Tumble, but I couldn’t tell what exact D&D specie it is. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4869 "2018-08-20T18:31:29Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Scruffy encounters a non-speaking friend in Scruff and Tumble, but I couldn’t tell what exact D&D specie it is. Something called a [carbuncle](https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Carbuncle_(3.5e_Creature)) (thank you, GitP). Apparently some sourcebooks give it a teleporting ability. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4870 "2018-08-21T15:42:59Z")
[1136](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1136.html) ---
**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 21, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4871 "2018-08-21T16:29:46Z")
Although it obviously isn’t what happened, I’m still going to say that Burlew lampshaded the tree thing on my account. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2018, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4872 "2018-08-21T16:31:22Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Although it obviously isn’t what happened, I’m still going to say that Burlew lampshaded the tree thing on my account. So much for my treehugger guess. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4873 "2018-08-21T18:12:19Z")
I love this bit between Thor and Durkon: > [@](#): > > _Thor_: But in all fairness, you really took your sweet time getting up here. When did you croak, like five and a half years ago? > > _Durkon_: Uh, I think it were only aboot a week, me lord. > > _Thor_: Well, still. Took forever. The bariaur reference was nifty too. I had no idea that such things were in D&D’s Asgard. Mazel Tov was a little strange to hear a Norse god say, but roll with it. Like I’m rolling with Thor’s dithering before getting to the point. Considerate of Thor to see if Durkon actually wanted to go back before springing a request upon him. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4874 "2018-08-21T18:54:07Z")
And now my headcanon is that the gods are aware of the passage of time in the real world. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4875 "2018-08-21T19:22:44Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > And now my headcanon is that the gods are aware of the passage of time in the real world. HA! I hadn’t thought of that! ---
**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:** [August 21, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4876 "2018-08-21T19:26:00Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > And now my headcanon is that the gods are aware of the passage of time in the real world. That’s pretty great. How long has it actually been since Burlew wrote the “Durkon Croaks” comic? Edit: [Holy crap, it actually HAS been nearly five and a half years!](http://oots.wikia.com/wiki/The_Bright_Side_(877)) ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4877 "2018-08-21T19:37:52Z")
This isn’t the first time a call out to real world time has been in the strip. for example, [Wrecan does it here](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0987.html) (last panel of the first page). ---
**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 21, 2018, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4878 "2018-08-21T20:16:07Z")
Of course, Wreccan himself is a real-world call-out. **Gray Ghost** , what’s a bauriar? Back to the current strip, Thor’s not dealing straight with Durkon. It was nearly a full strip between when Durkon said that he was planning on going back, and when Thor revealed himself. That’s not what Thor was waiting for. When he actually interrupted was right when Durkon mentioned the Snarl. Obviously Thor’s mission for Durkon involves the Snarl, but I’m guessing that he’s not allowed to tell him that. Or, well, pretty much anything else. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4879 "2018-08-21T20:23:38Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > **Gray Ghost** , what’s a bauriar? Centaur but goat instead of horse. Chaotic good denizen of Ysgard. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4880 "2018-08-21T21:07:02Z")
So Thor doesn’t really believe that fighting a tree is brave enough to get you into Valhalla, he’s just saying that to keep the dwarves out of Hel? > [@Jophiel](#): > > Although it obviously isn’t what happened, I’m still going to say that Burlew lampshaded the tree thing on my account. I thought of you when I read the punchline. ---
**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 21, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755/4881 "2018-08-21T21:19:58Z")
Would a bariaur have rectangular pupils (like a goat has)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=243) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-6-discussion-thread/682755.md?page=245)