# 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:** 92
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1824 "2023-10-11T12:46:35Z")
That’s what I think we’re both saying: MitD wouldn’t be an Indescribable Horror because too many people have casually seen him for that to be reasonable. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1825 "2023-10-11T13:03:02Z")
Is Indescribable Horror an actual thing in D&D, or something made up for the strip? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1826 "2023-10-11T13:33:34Z")
I just finished rereading all of the online strips starting with #1. I had forgotten almost all of the details about the Girard’s dungeon arc and many details from the Godsmoot bit, too. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1827 "2023-10-11T13:33:43Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I’m feeling dim. Serini’s final line comes across like she’s been listening to Haley and Elan’s banter and is responding to it as subtext even while she’s superficially talking about traps. But is she reflecting on her own love life? Is she snarking on their own foolishness? Is she reflecting on her own poor decisions about the snarl? Is it something else? I’m just not getting it. I’m not sure either. It doesn’t feel like real snark, there’s no edge to it. It sort of feels like “reflective voice of experience” old person wisdom, but it’s hard to say if she even means to refer to Ethan and Haley - I mean, we see the relevance, but I’m not confident she’s been paying attention to their low-level bickering. It might be a joke for us but not the characters. Or maybe she’s reflecting on the trap, _and_ E&H, _and_ on what she’s learned over her long life across a number of areas. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1828 "2023-11-03T13:17:25Z")
[Group Project](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1290.html) Extra long one! ---
**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 3, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1829 "2023-11-03T13:31:53Z")
Jesus - it was only “last week” Durkon died and was resurrected? ---
**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 3, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1830 "2023-11-03T13:52:33Z")
Beat me to it. I liked this one. ---
**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 3, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1831 "2023-11-03T14:55:47Z")
At this pace Belkar will outlive all of us! ---
**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 3, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1832 "2023-11-03T15:02:59Z")
Like. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1833 "2023-11-03T16:12:50Z")
Snerk. “Aren’t the paladins sweet? It’s their first unreliable narrator.” ---
**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:** [November 6, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1834 "2023-11-06T00:27:37Z")
In case anyone is wondering, Rich has released a strip about once every 19 days since June. ☹ Standard deviation is ~6.5 days for those interested. Range is about 10-28 days. ---
**Author:** ![OldManLogan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oldmanlogan/32/5237_2.png) [@OldManLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldManLogan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1835 "2023-11-22T14:15:45Z")
**[Threadbare](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1291.html)** Make sure to check all the art on this one. There’s some neat details going on. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1836 "2023-11-22T14:23:48Z")
Those of us who read Start of Darkness know that Xykon cannot taste (specifically coffee) and that this is indeed a major source of anger and frustration for him. Has that ever been established in the main continuity? If not I predict we will be reminded of it soon. ---
**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 22, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1837 "2023-11-22T14:37:53Z")
> [@OldManLogan](#): > > Make sure to check all the art on this one. There’s some neat details going on. Let’s see… I count 1: The outer panel boundaries fade out into a mist effect at the Threads. 2: The outer panel boundaries might themselves be Threads. 3: The interior panel boundaries are all skewed 4: The interior panel boundaries are misaligned, going too far or not far enough. 5: The Threads are shifting every time we see them. 6: It’s hard to tell without animation, but there appears to be a Hitchcock zoom thing going on in the panel where Elan is about to touch them. Also, it’s not just the rigid lawful types who’d have a hard time fitting through. Sunny would have an even harder time, and they’re full of humor. Mostly vitreous. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1838 "2023-11-22T17:07:31Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I’m feeling dim. Serini’s final line comes across like she’s been listening to Haley and Elan’s banter and is responding to it as subtext even while she’s superficially talking about traps. But is she reflecting on her own love life? Is she snarking on their own foolishness? Is she reflecting on her own poor decisions about the snarl? Is it something else? I’m just not getting it. I feel like it’s foreshadowing of some future interaction between Elan and Haley. ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1839 "2023-11-22T17:12:28Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > they’re full of humor. Mostly vitreous. Nicely done! ---
**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 22, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1840 "2023-11-22T17:19:00Z")
I also noticed that the borders firm up towards to bottom as they walk further away from the threads ---
**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:** [November 22, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1841 "2023-11-22T22:11:38Z")
“than”, dammit. ---
**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 22, 2023, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1842 "2023-11-22T22:23:23Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Those of us who read Start of Darkness know that Xykon cannot taste (specifically coffee) and that this is indeed a major source of anger and frustration for him. > > Has that ever been established in the main continuity? [#1266, page 2, panel 5](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1266.html) [#1282, final panel.](https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1282.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:** [December 4, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-of-the-stick-book-7-discussion-thread/847438/1843 "2023-12-04T14:27:32Z")
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