# Order of the Stick book 7 discussion thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [February 3, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438 "2020-02-03T17:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1 "2020-02-03T17:48:02Z")
This thread is for discussion of Rich Burlew’s comic strip The Order of the Stick. Book 7, the final book, is due to start today. The previous book took about 6 years. This book promises to be even longer. Read it from the start, beginning [here](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html). [This Link](http://www.giantitp.com/cgi-bin/GiantITP/ootscript)should take you to the latest update. Strips are published on an irregular schedule. Someone always announces within moments any time a new strip arrives. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2 "2020-02-03T17:53:02Z")
Yes!, I had forgotten the date. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/3 "2020-02-03T17:54:34Z")
And as soon as I post, the strip goes up. **[1190 Getting Started](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1190.html)** ---
**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 3, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/4 "2020-02-03T17:58:42Z")
“Getting Started Getting To The End”, to give it its full and appropriate title. ---
**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/5 "2020-02-03T18:10:13Z")
[Order of the Stick - Book 6 Discussion Thread - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=717307) Book 6 “Totally Dwarfed” [Order of the Stick - Book 5 Discussion Thread - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=530128) Book 5 “Blood Runs in the Family” [Order of the Stick General Discussion Thread (Open Spoilers and Speculation) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=504715) Discussion starts midway through Book 4 “Don’t Split the Party” ---
**Author:** ![vislor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vislor/32/5933_2.png) [@vislor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vislor)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/6 "2020-02-03T18:28:09Z")
Wow. I was thinking it was further away for new strips, so a nice surprise for me! ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/7 "2020-02-03T18:38:30Z")
When I saw the first panel of this strip, I thought it was going to start with the Snarl. I suspect that was Burlew’s intention, so good fake out. And as usual, Elan is good getting us up to speed. ---
**Author:** ![ebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@ebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ebb)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/8 "2020-02-03T19:03:52Z")
Only three miles away. It’s time to start another game of “This has been a very long day. How many spells do they have left?” Cross off two Invisibility’s, unless they picked up potions or scrolls or such somewhere. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/9 "2020-02-03T19:07:51Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > When I saw the first panel of this strip, I thought it was going to start with the Snarl. I suspect that was Burlew’s intention, so good fake out. Likewise. And I’m sure it was deliberate. ---
**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 3, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/10 "2020-02-03T19:28:11Z")
Are you sure it’s not foreshadowing instead of a misdirect? Lots of things like playing with such. Hell, what’s Stick-world if not a ball of yarn played with by the Gods? ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/11 "2020-02-03T20:27:21Z")
Weird that the teleportation orb was kept in Belkar’s cabin. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/12 "2020-02-03T20:47:22Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > Weird that the teleportation orb was kept in Belkar’s cabin. I assume they’re sharing a cabin or switched cabins. The explosion was from a scroll V had just scribed and left on the desk. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/13 "2020-02-03T20:51:08Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I assume they’re sharing a cabin or switched cabins. The explosion was from a scroll V had just scribed and left on the desk. [V will only room with Miss Starshine](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0225.html). ---
**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/14 "2020-02-03T20:59:17Z")
> [@squeegee](#): > > [V will only room with Miss Starshine](http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0225.html). Presumably Miss Starshine is rooming with Elan now, and V 2.0 is less up him/herself. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/15 "2020-02-03T21:04:35Z")
Plus, that was more a refusal to room with Miko. Also, limited space on the flying boat. Separate rooms not available. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/16 "2020-02-03T22:06:46Z")
But V rooming with _Belkar?_? Ain’t seeing it. It’d destroy the “V’s Schrödinger’s Gender” joke at the very least. I guess V switched cabins as she couldn’t properly handle the bat guano fireball regent in that burned out room. Or something. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/17 "2020-02-03T23:15:47Z")
> [@ebb](#): > > Only three miles away. It’s time to start another game of “This has been a very long day. How many spells do they have left?” Cross off two Invisibility’s, unless they picked up potions or scrolls or such somewhere. Or one Invisibility Sphere. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/18 "2020-02-03T23:26:52Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Also, limited space on the flying boat. Separate rooms not available. For that matter, sleeping in shifts – V tranced and then, while Belkar took the room, went off with Haley. As you mention, it’s doubtful the ship has ample extra sleeping quarters and there’s been several scenes with someone below deck while stuff is going on above with other characters. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/19 "2020-02-03T23:54:02Z")
Nope, nope sorry. Can’t rationalize this away. V and Belkar are clearly lovers now. (where’s the barfy emoji when you need it?) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/20 "2020-02-04T17:11:44Z")
Dang it. I was looking at the link to the GitP link just yesterday and thought, “Naw. The startup’s not until March.” I swear I’ll get a new strip first post yet. > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Plus, that was more a refusal to room with Miko. I think anyone or thing would have refused to room with Miko regardless of his, her, or its preferences. I’d bet she had her own cell at the Paladin Academy rather than a bed in the dorm like everyone else. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438.md?page=2)