OOTS 10th Anniversary Calendar, 2014 Holiday Ornaments, and new T-Shirts

[The Giant]

I'm proud to announce new products for the holiday season.



From Ookoodook, we have The Order of the Stick Tenth Anniversary Wall Calendar, featuring twelve all-new images looking back on scenes from the ten years of the comic's run—all re-imagined with new art:



The art features two scenes from each of the main color compilations (including the current one) and one scene each from On the Origin of PCs and Start of Darkness. The calendar is 12" x 12" and printed on recycled paper with a sturdy cardstock cover.

The pre-orders are going through Ookoodook exclusively, meaning this won't be available at your local gaming store. Right now, the calendar has not been released to the printer yet; I'm waiting until after Black Friday/Cyber Monday to place the order to ensure that I don't run out (or order too many). Once the order is placed, it should take 7 business days to print and 3 to ship to the Ookoodook warehouse—so I fully expect it to be in stock and shipped out well in time for a Christmas delivery, at least in the USA. But the main point is, if you think you want it, I advise pre-ordering it as soon as possible to make sure you get one, because when it sells out we won't be reprinting it.

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We also have a variety of new products in our CafePress store, starting with the 2014 Holiday Ornaments:


This year's Holiday Ornament: Tarquin vs. Julio.


Continuing the Battle Ornament line we started in 2011, Elan vs. Nale.

Then we have a few shirts based on the comic, particularly the recent desert arc. In all cases, the shirts are available in a wide variety of colors and styles, so the background colors you see here for each one is just one option. Click on the picture to see all the options for that design:


Bloodfeast the Extreme-inator (with Belkar and Mr. Scruffy)


Since psionics have entered the story, I thought it was about time we discussed it.


He's not a bird, he's one of these.


A handy field guid in case Tarquin breaks these out again.


This image foreshadows your impending purchase.


A giant monochromatic design of the OOTS in battle, available in six colors.

Then, we have shirts based on the A Monster for Every Season miniature images that I've been making for Kickstarter.

The first is designed to appeal to all those little girls who like girly things, like a rampaging war-rhinoceros.


While the other ten are drawn directly from the set, pairing one adventurer with one mount. (Spoliered for length.)

Spoiler: ShiningKnight

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Spoiler: HippogriffRanger

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Spoiler: DragonKnight

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Spoiler: WyvernHunter

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Spoiler: TortoiseWizard

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Spoiler: GoblinScout

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Spoiler: SeaKnight

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Spoiler: WalrusBeserker

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Spoiler: BearDruid

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(Yes, that's a druid turning into a bear while summoning a bear from atop a bear with his bear companion.)

Spoiler: SnailKnight

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We also finally added our existing designs to iPhone 5 cases, only running like two years behind current models. Whoops.

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I also wanted to mention that Giant in the Playground will be donating $2.00 for each calendar and $1.00 for each ornament purchased between now and the end of the year to disaster relief for the Phillippines, probably through Doctors Without Borders. So if you hate helping people, you might want to wait until January to buy something.

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Finally, sometimes CafePress will spontaneously drop a coupon code on me, so I'll reserve the next post for any that come my way. Though they've been doing that less and less for shops like mine, so there may not be any at all this year. I guess we'll see.

Feel free to ask any questions you might have about the new products, too.

[The Giant]

ACTIVE COUPON CODES:

CafePress:
Until December 31st: Free economy shipping to US addresses with purchase of $45 or more: SHIP6ZG

Ookoodook:
Saturday, November 30th ONLY: All APE Games products will be 50% off, including the OOTS board game. (No code needed.)

[A_Man]

Oh man, I haven't actually purchased any of the books yet, but I think I may have to get one of the shirts.

[Morty]

Those two scenes from the calendar are the best things ever. I wish I could afford one.

[JustIgnoreMe]

Spoiler: BearDruid

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(Yes, that's a druid turning into a bear while summoning a bear from atop a bear with his bear companion.)

This is awesome! So's the princess/unicorn one, of course...

[Hogwarts9876]

The Tarquin shirt is really awesome.
Does V look more female than normal in the calendar scene to anyone else?

[littlebum2002]

That's EXACTLY how I remember the Chimera looking.

[Learuis]

Really awesome set of products. I am definitely preordering!

[HZ514]

Well then, these are nothing short of awesome. As this is the first year I'm actually financially capable of supporting OotS, I'm going to go nuts with getting these! Thank you as always, Giant.

[FlawedParadigm]

I'm not sure I can bear that Druid. I suppose I'll try to grin and bear it, but it seems to be he's abusing his right to bear arms. All he's missing is a bear-d.

[t209]

Spoiler: WalrusBeserker

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSTAqr_0wQ
Whenever I see this, it reminded me of a viking monk from lands of moving pictures.
edit: *seeing Red Cloak and his brother*

[Ramien]

Okay, the drow hand signs are awesome. I started laughing at work...

[t209]

Okay, the drow hand signs are awesome. I started laughing at work...

I wonder how the heroic outcast was like "good alignment in evil drow race but evil jerk in "good" race," ala Elric of Melnibone.

[Anne Calie]

Those look awesome!

The art of the calendar is fantastic, I love the colors and the perspective.

The new shirts are also great, the Blackwing and the princess one are my favourites.

[Ramien]

I wonder how the heroic outcast was like "good alignment in evil drow race but evil jerk in "good" race," ala Elric of Melnibone.

Eh, the heroic outcast was just a Drizzt clone. What made it for me was Z in the next panel over (For overexposed cliché) Just... pointing.

[t209]

Princess on the Unicorn, that was badass. That's the way how a kiddy franchise could be adapted to adult fans.

[Bird]

The calendar artwork is gorgeous. Well done, Giant.

I appreciate the feminist-friendly "princess on unicorn."

I'm predicting that the psionics shirt is going to become a point of reference for related discussions on the forum.

The berserker on walrus is the funniest -- mostly because, as much as that berserker screams and waves his axe, that walrus is just gonna sit there and keep looking dignified.

[King of Nowhere]

Damn, I'm going to have to get the blackwing t-shirt. and the calendar, since shipping to europe is pretty expensive, so once we pay the expedition costs, we may as well add some stuff.

[Rogar Demonblud]

Bloodfeast!!

And the princess one, for my niece.

[Ghost Nappa]

Curses and damnations! The Giant knows exactly how to push my GIMME LOOT NAO Button while my Wallet is a -8 HP and bleeding out.

Probably going to have to until Christmas to get the money to even buy the shirts I want.

[Gift Jeraff]

The real question is: will the calendar reveal the title, colour, and character of Book 5? Dunh dunh DUNH!

EDIT: Uh, it keeps telling me "Please copy the letters in the image" when I try placing my order on Ookoodook. I'm assuming it means the CAPTCHA, but I'm doing that.

[The Giant]

The real question is: will the calendar reveal the title, colour, and character of Book 5? Dunh dunh DUNH!

Yes.

EDIT: Uh, it keeps telling me "Please copy the letters in the image" when I try placing my order on Ookoodook. I'm assuming it means the CAPTCHA, but I'm doing that.

Hmmm. I don't have any access to Ookoodook's system, but if this keeps up (or if anyone else has similar problems), I can poke the folks there and let them know.

[Zeb]

...and now I need to buy 9 oots shirts and a calender!

*goes to revise statement to wife about Christmas gift requests

[Cuthalion]

Your art is amazing, and I look up to you so much. Thank you.

Also, I love the unicorn one. So good.

[Vinsfeld]

What a beautiful Trigak. I wish I had the money to buy a lot of these things.

[Domino Quartz]

You know, before I clicked on the spoiler button I half-expected the GoblinScout to be a Scout riding on a Goblin.

[Savannah]

I don't suppose you'd ever offer something other than shirts? I desperately need that princess on a unicorn war rhino, but already have more shirts than I can wear.

[Everyl]

If Unicorn Princess War-Rhino were to be available on baby garments, I guarantee you at least one sale. I need to put my 1-year-old in this.

Sadly, I don't see anything like that in the store.

[Occasional Sage]

I want the princess shirt for my daughter, but she's two. Rather than a 31" bust, she's working toward 31#. Any chance of expanded (or I suppose contacted) size options?

[Bramble]

If Unicorn Princess War-Rhino were to be available on baby garments, I guarantee you at least one sale. I need to put my 1-year-old in this.

Sadly, I don't see anything like that in the store.

There's a subcategory where the wording is changed to "When I grow up", and the baby/kids items are in there. http://www.cafepress.com/orderofthestick/10861435

Personally I'd like to see the Princess on a Unicorn design on a mug. I'd love to take it to work and drink my tea out of it everyday.