Order of the Stick: September I

**King_Troll** · 2005-09-12, 02:56 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Nikolai II

He accepted the rescue mission without complaint or coercion because "ogres make a very satisfying thump when they hit the ground" (IIRC)

Yes, see OOTS #212 - Belkar goes on to state the obvious, that he is a simple man with simple tastes. The "THUMP" followed by Belkar's "Ahhh.... there it is." is definitely a reference to his earlier statement on the sound of ogres hitting the ground.

This was, of course, after he got over the fact that they were not going to hunt down and destroy the dirt farmers (see OOTS #211).

**The Giant** · 2005-09-12, 04:18 PM (ISO 8601)

New strip is up.

**MadLlama** · 2005-09-12, 04:23 PM (ISO 8601)

hehehehe thanks G-man

**Fanatic-Templar** · 2005-09-12, 04:24 PM (ISO 8601)

She just crossed a very dangerous line. No one messes with Varsuuvius on my watch. It's called "Wizardly Solidarity". Which stipulates that in any conflict involving a group including a wizard to a group without, the wizard-enlightened group is correct de facto.

**The Vorpal Tribble** · 2005-09-12, 04:26 PM (ISO 8601)

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Oh, I love it.

GO V!

**Mercutio01** · 2005-09-12, 04:27 PM (ISO 8601)

One word: Hilarious.

Longer response: By far the best comic of this arc. I actually laughed out loud, and provoked strange stares from my work companions. The Explosive Runes trick is hands-down the funniest thing I've seen V do. I may have to employ a similar trick next time I run a wizard...

**Brother_Hood** · 2005-09-12, 04:33 PM (ISO 8601)

I now feel sorry for Roy. Ouch. Though now I can see why he's not moving that fast on the Paladin.

**Nighthawk4** · 2005-09-12, 04:34 PM (ISO 8601)

Nice one V ;)

Also a nice comment from Belkar - comparing a hairy man with a hot kung-fu chick :D

**Overelemental** · 2005-09-12, 04:38 PM (ISO 8601)

LoL :D

Great strip, V was excellent in it :) Nice to see Miko get what she deserves :)

**Gleanerizer** · 2005-09-12, 04:40 PM (ISO 8601)

V-man, you straight up ICE COLD.

Yo.

8)

**Leveller** · 2005-09-12, 04:42 PM (ISO 8601)

Best one in a great while ;D

Don't mess with the bad guy!

**Omega_Mage_Zero** · 2005-09-12, 04:46 PM (ISO 8601)

Very funny strip. Will likely inspire more alignment debates.

**Muhugoo** · 2005-09-12, 04:49 PM (ISO 8601)

I must declare the final panel the funniest scene since Xylon's 'evilgasm' statement and Redcloak sending many hob-goblins to their death.

**Blaznak** · 2005-09-12, 04:50 PM (ISO 8601)

Avast and Arrgh! So many of these strips have been SO funny lately, I thought I'd be immune to even a hint of a smile. I was wrong. This was classic! From Belkar to V, and everything inbetween, it was perfect!

Roaming charges for a wizard :)
NPC Spell casting charges! (Was that accurately calculated?)
Roy's " You don't have to keep track of components!"

Very, very funny...

**drothgery** · 2005-09-12, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)

Okay, this strip definitely lends credence to the notion that V is female, and jealous ;)

**benkir** · 2005-09-12, 05:02 PM (ISO 8601)

haha great strip
and the potential outcomes of this are tantilising (sp).

**mastroyo** · 2005-09-12, 05:05 PM (ISO 8601)

V is such a bitch. Or the male word for it.

;-)

LordMiritar · 2005-09-12, 05:07 PM (ISO 8601)

That kinda eliminates the "V is lawful good/lawful neutral" from the alignment debates...

I think that strip was the one where I laughed the hardest...

**The Vorpal Tribble** · 2005-09-12, 05:15 PM (ISO 8601)

Okay, this strip definitely lends credence to the notion that V is female, and jealous

Despite the fact that I still say V is a dude, I have to say that did have a hint of a feminine feel to it ;)

I've been chuckling and snickering at the comics for awhile now, but this is the first one in awhile that gave me an honest, full-bodied guffaw. Oh, I don't wanna wait till wednesday...

**kriklaf** · 2005-09-12, 05:21 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Eye Tyrant

That kinda eliminates the "V is lawful good/lawful neutral" from the alignment debates...

I don't know about that...someone who's good- or lawful- aligned isn't exempt from the occasional petty act. After all, V's seen that the paladin can take a lot of damage, so V wasn't trying to kill Miko.

As to this strip lending credence to the 'V is female' camp--I totally disagree. V's actions are (beautifully, hysterically) in keeping with his/her superior attitude seen in so many other strips. Miko rubs V the wrong way because she doesn't accord him/her any respect. Plus, she's an outsider who's more or less taken charge, thus pushing V even further down the ladder. I don't see jealousy--even if I thought V was female, which I don't, I certainly don't see any evidence of Roy/V chemistry.

**chrek** · 2005-09-12, 05:24 PM (ISO 8601)

I would like to say for the record that I REALLY hope that Giant continues the explosive runes running joke...I giggle everytime. AS a matter of fact in a new game I have coming up, I've decided I'm going to play an elven wizard/cleric and one of the spells I'm going to keep prepared is explove runes...just for the exact same comedic value.

Of course there's a running joke in our game about passing notes to the DM, and I cannot wait for the first chance to use that in an actual note to the DM.

**Jagyr_Ebonwood** · 2005-09-12, 05:28 PM (ISO 8601)

Ah, I'd been waiting for the Explosive Runes joke to come back ;D

**RebelRogue** · 2005-09-12, 05:34 PM (ISO 8601)

Lol. V sure makes good use of the Explosive Runes spell, huh?

**AdInfinitum** · 2005-09-12, 05:36 PM (ISO 8601)

I think we all know what her/his/their/its/_____'s first epic feat will be.

Spontaneous Spell: Explosive Runes

**RawBearNYC** · 2005-09-12, 05:38 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by drothgery

Okay, this strip definitely lends credence to the notion that V is female, and jealous ;)

your logic is very flawed. I'm assuming you're suggesting that V has a thing for Roy and is jealous of Roy's attraction to Miko. Let's say for the moment that that's true, It's just as likely that V is a gay man, instead of a straight woman. But, even further to that:

V is male, and has a thing for Miko. But because she's human, he can't face it, so demonstrates animosity.

or

Same as above, except V is a lesbian.

or

Miko's a snooty <expletive deleted>, and V doesn't like her <----- that one gets my vote.

**Janitor** · 2005-09-12, 05:42 PM (ISO 8601)

That is quite possibly the best running gag of late. Good work Rich, for splitting my sides.

**Nihility** · 2005-09-12, 05:44 PM (ISO 8601)

LOL!!! I've so been waiting for Miko to get what she deserves! The wait was definitely worth it. I send out thanks to the Giant for ths strip. Been having a bad day, but this little beauty has raised my spirits. Can't wait to see Wednesday's strip.

**Techonce** · 2005-09-12, 05:51 PM (ISO 8601)

Poor Roy. He just can't win.

I have mixed feelings for Miko, but maybe that comes from playing a paladin once in a while.

V is definitly being petty, but I love the roaming charge.

Unfortunatly my group reads this comic, so I can't pulled the EX Rune gag on them...

**Gefangnis** · 2005-09-12, 06:12 PM (ISO 8601)

Haha! That was hysterical, and got a full blown guffaw. Very nice.

**silvadel** · 2005-09-12, 06:22 PM (ISO 8601)

I especially like that the bill was to : That Paladin...

V definitely glommed onto the Elf remark...

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The only thing it was missing was a smirk on belkar's face that should have appeared in the last panel...

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Top 10 strip....

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