The Order of the Stick: May

[JD]

I'm so happy about this one, Belkars hat, Haleys rope skill ;D, and of course the "I want a bajilion gold pieces"

Wonder if we'll see her carry around her "Haleys Loot" bag again next episode

I didn't say anything *whistles*

EDIT: I have stolen this page.... [evil laughter] soon I will spread to all message boards as a plauge..... or not....

[Grey Watcher]

:swoops in a gallantly rescues the page from JD:

Funny, I could have sworn you said something about the "Haley's Loot" bag. ;D

[Matuse]

Ok, so if we assume that the sylph has been falling the whole time since being turned to stone, and that it has been at least 20-30 minutes since she was turned to stone...

How high is the roof in this place (as in...150-200 miles), how can Varsuuvius see it at that distance, and why didn't the statue shatter into a bajillion pieces when it landed?

[Michael]

When it landed on the ground in the Air temple place, maybe it was heavy enough to crack the floor beneath it.

The floor may have been cracking beneath its weight all this while, and as the cracks got larger and larger the floor under the statue (or, from our heroes' point of view, the ceiling above their heads) got weaker and weaker until the statue finally broke through and fell.

At least, I assume that's what happened. Either way, I don't really think the Giant needs to calculate every single thing that happens in his strip. Like he says, things move at the speed of plot.

[The Giant]

The floor may have been cracking beneath its weight all this while, and as the cracks got larger and larger the floor under the statue (or, from our heroes' point of view, the ceiling above their heads) got weaker and weaker until the statue finally broke through and fell.

Something like that. It will be touched on next strip.

[WouldILie]

I seem to recall at least one monster taking a pot shot at the Linear Guild in flight... few ranged attacks from the right beasty could probably weaken a ceiling pretty good.

[marketingman]

I think the time frame is shorter then twenty to thirty minutes for the combat, I figure more like 5 minutes total for the combat.

[fredryck]

Vaarsuvius did mention that the ceiling was cracked...

[Duskrider_Moogle]

I seem to recall at least one monster taking a pot shot at the Linear Guild in flight... few ranged attacks from the right beasty could probably weaken a ceiling pretty good.

That's what I was thinking actually. Like the hydrolisk's acid shot that missed Zz, for instance

[Grey Watcher]

Well, at least ONE of the sigil guardians has a chance of making it out alive. Or will they just use her cell phone to call for help? ;D

:blows smoke from his PlotDestroyer (TM) Gun:

[WouldILie]

I hope its that simple. my regular group always comes up with convoluted ideas like, for example, casting reverse gravity spells on the stoned creature and using it as a buoy to float out or using stoned creatures as trebuchet ballast and then flinging themselves across chasms...

really, they even do the math to prove it will work. its what i get for playing with physics majors...

[Caleb]

[...]casting reverse gravity spells on the stoned creature and using it as a buoy to float out or using stoned creatures as trebuchet ballast and then flinging themselves across chasms...[...]

What? You are giving your monster drugs? :D

[Wanderer]

No! Save the sylph! Save the sylph! Please? :'(

[Grey Watcher]

No! Save the sylph! Save the sylph! Please? :'(

MWAHAHAH! You are too late, Wanderer! You're very request has sealed her doom! DOOOOOOOM!

...

:-[ ;D

[mossfoot]

No! Save the sylph! Save the sylph! Please? :'(

I gotta admit, having her call her mom beforehand, I was going "ah, man!" when the inevitable came ;) At first I just thought it was just in the name of comedy, developing her personality within that one strip even though you knew she was going to get whacked... now that she's back, I'm thinking there might be more to it. Cool stuff!

[Carrion]

Hello, love the comic etc etc... Quick question - did the last comic (Sylph falling through the roof) have a reference to Kevin Smith's Dogma, or was that a coincidence?

<Jay> Guys like us don't just fall out of the sky you know!

[The Giant]

Not intentionally, no. As a big fan of Kevin Smith, I can assure you that any actual references will be obvious. ;)

[Wanderer]

Yes! The sylph is back! I can now be happy. Especially since she has the good sense to fry Nale. ;D

(Although... is it just me, or is she missing a leg in the last panel? It just looks kind of... odd.)

[The Giant]

Whoops! It got brought to the back layer by accident. I'll fix it now.

[Gorbash Kazdar]

Ah, layering - the cause of, and solution to, many imaging problems. :P

Yes, bad, I know...

In any case, I have to say Nale's definitely Evil with a capital E. Even when he's tied up he gets a nasty jab in... I suppose now they'll just have to gag him ;)

[mossfoot]

Not just evil, but a bad ass to boot! I mean, he's just grinnin' taking the lightning hit! Must be protected by a warm aura of evil satisfaction ;D

Wonder if the lightning would fry the rope ala Indiana Jones? ;)

[Dolash]

"No, I'm just screwing with you, its' been like an hour, tops."

;D What a great line.

And hi Mossfoot, this is HL.

[Duskrider_Moogle]

In any case, I have to say Nale's definitely Evil with a capital E.

NalE?

[Tarlonniel]

That was nasty. Bad Nale, bad. But at least she's flesh-and-blood again; I wonder how she can help them, though? And are we ever gonna see Durkon again? :-/

[Calyn]

I'm kind of curious what that glowing sphere around Nale and Thog is in the last panel.

Some kind of protective bubble? Some weird affect of the lightning spell?

[The Giant]

It's intended to convey that they are getting zapped without having to draw lightning covering Nale and Thog.

[Calyn]

Gotcha.

[Daveric]

Hello, love the comic etc etc... Quick question - did the last comic (Sylph falling through the roof) have a reference to Kevin Smith's Dogma, or was that a coincidence?

<Jay> Guys like us don't just fall out of the sky you know!

I was wondering the same thing. :)

Also Nale's line at the end reminded me of Monty Python and Eric Idle from "Life of Brian" 'Na, I'm just pulling your leg. Cruxification.' or something to that effect. :) Good comic Rich.

[Baron]

Cruxification's a doddle!

[Grubb]

The line reminded me more of the guy from Futurama that says "Welcome to the world of tomorrow" in the first episode. Only evil. I don't know why, it just does.