# 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:** 113
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2244 "2024-12-18T15:45:47Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > And i don’t remember the empathy peas at all. Serini gave one to a badly wounded monster en route to the final dungeon to squeeze if Xykon came through again. The other peas in Serini’s possession would squeal out a warning letting them know that he’s on his way. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2245 "2024-12-18T19:46:55Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > And i don’t remember the empathy peas at all. > [@Gyrate](#): > > I don’t remember the empathy peas either. But we should give them a chance, is all I’m saying. Strip # 1284. And ISWYDT, Gyrate. [https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1284.html](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1284.html) ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2246 "2024-12-18T20:03:13Z")
…If I’d known you were about to post that, I wouldn’t have just done an archive-dive, too. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2247 "2024-12-18T20:11:01Z")
No need to dive, just look it up in the wiki > **[Order of the Stick Wiki](https://oots.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page)** ---
**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:** [December 31, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2248 "2024-12-31T18:25:11Z")
No strip this morning means 21 strips this year, after 22 in 2023. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2249 "2024-12-31T19:35:02Z")
So, about the same pace. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2250 "2025-01-07T14:47:16Z")
1316 - [Reflection of a Reflection](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1316.html) ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2251 "2025-01-07T14:48:21Z")
**[Reflection of a reflection](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1316.html)** I really like this one. I especially like the riff on the garden of earthly delights. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2252 "2025-01-07T14:48:43Z")
I took too long to finish posting. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2253 "2025-01-07T14:50:07Z")
You need to put more points in DEX. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2254 "2025-01-07T14:52:29Z")
You almost feel bad for Nale. _Almost_. I definitely cheered when he got ashed. That bit when they had Nale tied up in Azure City and talked about how even if they killed him he’d just come back right away was freaky - it almost made Nale feel like an undefeatable Eldritch horror - and then (years later) that whole question is resolved so easily… But now I almost feel bad for him. Of course, he did butcher dozens of innocent people just to lure Elan in Cliffport, so fuck him. * * * What’s up with what appears to be a dance party inside a collosal wizard’s cavernous bum? ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2255 "2025-01-07T14:57:23Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > What’s up with what appears to be a dance party inside a collosal wizard’s cavernous bum? It’s a reference to Bosch’s _Garden of Earthly Delights_ [![](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/0edc3e35-29da-47b8-8497-d8ae812c7143/cover.jpeg?t=1713960442) ](https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/uploads/asset/file/0edc3e35-29da-47b8-8497-d8ae812c7143/cover.jpeg?t=1713960442) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2256 "2025-01-07T14:59:12Z")
> [@blue\_infinity](#): > > It’s a reference to Bosch’s _Garden of Earthly Delights_ Gotcha! I was thinking it might be a DND reference. That makes sense. (Bosch’s creature looks more like a broken open egg than a cavernous bum. Thanks for that mental image, Rich! 🤮) ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2257 "2025-01-07T15:00:57Z")
I just clipped that. Again, I am too slow. Anyway, I love that he referenced that. > [@Babale](#): > > Bosch’s creature looks more like a broken open egg than a cavernous bum. It has legs. It’s a monstrous bum in the original, too. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2258 "2025-01-07T15:04:08Z")
Aww. Also note the evil lava lamp, evil Newton’s Cradle, and D20 of doom. Where is he? He was LE, wasn’t he? So the Nine Hells? ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2259 "2025-01-07T15:08:35Z")
And who is being tortured? He seems to be doing okay. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2260 "2025-01-07T15:09:21Z")
I’m wondering about that thing on the roof of the temple. Seems like it’s under construction. Perhaps it’s the artifact the IFCC mentioned in [1183](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1183.html) ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2261 "2025-01-07T15:11:03Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > And who is being tortured? He seems to be doing okay. Well, he has Sabine to vouch for him. That probably helps. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2262 "2025-01-07T15:11:51Z")
Having a girlfriend on the facility staff grants you certain privileges, I guess. He’ll probably skip the Lemure stage and go right to Fiend. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/2263 "2025-01-07T15:17:48Z")
> [@blue\_infinity](#): > > I’m wondering about that thing on the roof of the temple. Seems like it’s under construction. Looks like a bed inside a cage with two people on the bed. And a long line of more people waiting their turn. Some kind of sexual torture, perhaps. Some of the people impaled on the stalk look familiar. That may be just a function of the limited possibilities of stick figures, though. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > And who is being tortured? He seems to be doing okay. Yeah, I wondered about Nale’s torture. Is sitting in a waiting room alone that severe a torture for him? Especially when they let someone else into the room? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438.md?page=112) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438.md?page=114)