The Order of the Stick: Dungeon Crawlin's Fools by Rich Burlew Comic Strip/fantasy
124 pages
What can I say about this? This is awesome! If you are someone that has ever played Dungeons and Dragons, this is a must buy for you. It is an online comic strip created by Rich Burlew that he decided to publish them in a book. You can also check out the strip here http://www.giantitp.com/ and there are actually other books they have made for some of the later strips. There is also a game based on the strip (which I have and it is awesome) that you can play.
124 pages
What can I say about this? This is awesome! If you are someone that has ever played Dungeons and Dragons, this is a must buy for you. It is an online comic strip created by Rich Burlew that he decided to publish them in a book. You can also check out the strip here http://www.giantitp.com/ and there are actually other books they have made for some of the later strips. There is also a game based on the strip (which I have and it is awesome) that you can play.
Ok, on to the strip. The characters are:
Roy Greenhilt. A human fighter that is smarter than most and reminds everyone of his MBA (master of battle administration). The only truly solid member of the group.
Balkar Bitterleaf. A halfling "ranger". It is in parenthesis because he does not even know how to track. The one thing he does know how to do is killing and boy does he enjoy that. He is a psychotic little bastard that loves to steal as we
Haley Starshine. A human thief. Haley is sweet but man does she love treasure. I mean she LOVES treasure. She has a crush on Elan, but he (cuz he is clueless) has no idea.
Durkon Thundershield. A dwarven cleric of Thor. The quietest of the group with a very strict sense of duty. He is the next most dependable member of the party by default. Mostly due to how undependable the rest are.
Elan the Bard. A human bard. Oh my god he makes this book worth buying just by himself. Elan is not the brightest person ever and his antics are hilarious. He really tries to help, but usually causes more problems rather than actually succeeding in helping.
Vaarsuvius. An elf of some sex, thought not really sure which. They play on that quite a bit. He is powerful, but also a little out there and can be a constant source of amusement.
The story is this. Our heroes are out roaming the countryside (it is D&D after all) and follow some goblins and storm the lair of Xykon. Hilarity ensues as the group makes its way down into the depths of the castle in hopes of defeating Xykon. Nothing too out of the ordinary, but the inside jokes that you get for being a D&D player really shine.
Some of the funnier moments:
1. Balkar (and others) continuously failing his spot roll. Especially when in the strip there are ninja goblins all around him and doesn't see them.
2. Elan trying to use his bardic music to help Roy bluff an ogre. Here is the song. "Bluff, bluff, bluff, bluff the stupid ogre". Needless to say it did not work.
3. Durkon praying to Thor for healing and it being an automated phone system that kept giving him the wrong spells.
4. Vaarsuvius quote. "I love the smell of bat guano in the morning. Smells like victory."
5. Durkon telling Elan that wearing less armor will make you quieter. Elan strips and runs around naked thinking he is invisible. This was hilarious.
6. Elan. Banjo the Clown God of Puppets. A new cleric deity he created.
They did try to mix up some serious moments in the story which really did help it. You could see the comics getting better and more real as you read them. They were never serious drama or anything, but they did come up a bit of drama every once in a while. Only to be followed with even sillier moments.
This book is great. If you are a fan of D&D, you should pick this up. I cannot wait to read more of them!
My rating system
My rating. On the cusp of greatness. 9.5 out of 10. A quirky and fun book that pokes fun at not only itself, but also at Dungeons and Dragons. Which that part I can truly appreciate with how little I like D&D at this point. Very silly with a touch of seriousness just to keep you honest. If you are a D&D fan, it is worth the money.
Roy Greenhilt. A human fighter that is smarter than most and reminds everyone of his MBA (master of battle administration). The only truly solid member of the group.
Balkar Bitterleaf. A halfling "ranger". It is in parenthesis because he does not even know how to track. The one thing he does know how to do is killing and boy does he enjoy that. He is a psychotic little bastard that loves to steal as we
Haley Starshine. A human thief. Haley is sweet but man does she love treasure. I mean she LOVES treasure. She has a crush on Elan, but he (cuz he is clueless) has no idea.
Durkon Thundershield. A dwarven cleric of Thor. The quietest of the group with a very strict sense of duty. He is the next most dependable member of the party by default. Mostly due to how undependable the rest are.
Elan the Bard. A human bard. Oh my god he makes this book worth buying just by himself. Elan is not the brightest person ever and his antics are hilarious. He really tries to help, but usually causes more problems rather than actually succeeding in helping.
Vaarsuvius. An elf of some sex, thought not really sure which. They play on that quite a bit. He is powerful, but also a little out there and can be a constant source of amusement.
The story is this. Our heroes are out roaming the countryside (it is D&D after all) and follow some goblins and storm the lair of Xykon. Hilarity ensues as the group makes its way down into the depths of the castle in hopes of defeating Xykon. Nothing too out of the ordinary, but the inside jokes that you get for being a D&D player really shine.
Some of the funnier moments:
1. Balkar (and others) continuously failing his spot roll. Especially when in the strip there are ninja goblins all around him and doesn't see them.
2. Elan trying to use his bardic music to help Roy bluff an ogre. Here is the song. "Bluff, bluff, bluff, bluff the stupid ogre". Needless to say it did not work.
3. Durkon praying to Thor for healing and it being an automated phone system that kept giving him the wrong spells.
4. Vaarsuvius quote. "I love the smell of bat guano in the morning. Smells like victory."
5. Durkon telling Elan that wearing less armor will make you quieter. Elan strips and runs around naked thinking he is invisible. This was hilarious.
6. Elan. Banjo the Clown God of Puppets. A new cleric deity he created.
They did try to mix up some serious moments in the story which really did help it. You could see the comics getting better and more real as you read them. They were never serious drama or anything, but they did come up a bit of drama every once in a while. Only to be followed with even sillier moments.
This book is great. If you are a fan of D&D, you should pick this up. I cannot wait to read more of them!
My rating system
My rating. On the cusp of greatness. 9.5 out of 10. A quirky and fun book that pokes fun at not only itself, but also at Dungeons and Dragons. Which that part I can truly appreciate with how little I like D&D at this point. Very silly with a touch of seriousness just to keep you honest. If you are a D&D fan, it is worth the money.
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I also like it when they fail their spot rolls and there suddenly is a monster standing beside them.
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