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Procyonpi
2015-04-15, 08:21 PM
Welcome to the final round of Order of the Stick Plotline / "Round" Tournament! The match:

5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (377 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0377.html)-400 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0400.html)) vs. 3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (643 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0643.html)-662 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0662.html))

On one side we have some of the best humor in the strip coupled with some compelling plot points. Along with Thog's protacted discussion of not-Nale, his zanny adventures with Elan, Final Fantasy references, and the introduction of Julio Scoundrel and the Dashing Swordsman prestige class, Elan and Haley realize their feelings for eachother, Elan becomes useful, and Haley regains her speech. On the other side we have the epic climax of book four, with Darth V's duel with Xykon, an epic speech about power, an epic speech about power, the MitD realizing some of his potential, and O-Chul being a badass. Which plotline will be deemed the forum's favorite?


The round closes at 9:00PM EST on Wednesday April 22st. Get out there and vote!

Links to First Pages of Each Round:


Dungeon Crawlin' Fools
The Order Introduced (DCF)
Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html)
The Linear Guild (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0044.html)
Hot Dwarf-on-Dwarf Action (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0073.html)
To Xykon! (DCF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0086.html)

No Cure for the Paladin Blues
The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0122.html)
The Bandits (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0150.html)
Lizard Noises (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0175.html)
Vilification (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0190.html)
Turning Points (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0198.html)
Inn and Out (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0224.html)
A Linear Plot (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0252.html)
Trial or Error? (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0260.html)
Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0289.html)
Epilogue (NCfBP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0299.html)

War and XP
A Toast to the New Year (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0302.html)
Q & A (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0321.html)
Ready to Rumble (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0339.html)
Kill the Messenger (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0368.html)
Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0377.html)
The Collapse (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0401.html)
The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0412.html)
Fight Another Day (WaXP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0467.html)

Don't Split the Party
On a +9 Cloud (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0485.html)
Where Are They Now? (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0500.html)
The Prisoner (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0541.html)
Advanced Diversions & Distractions (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0551.html)
Secondary Damage (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0582.html)
Return of the King, Baby (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0600.html)
Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0623.html)
The Power of Balance (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0643.html)
Mended Stick (DStP) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0663.html)

Blood Runs in the Family
Save Room for Desert (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0673.html)
Face the Nation (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0699.html)
Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0710.html)
Blood Will Out (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0742.html)
Prize Fight (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0775.html)
All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0823.html)
Pyramid Scheme (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0834.html)
Life After Death (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0867.html)
Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0892.html)
Into the Sunset (BRitF) (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0937.html)


Seeds:

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP)
2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP)
3. The Power of Balance (DStP)
4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF)
5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP)
6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF)
7. Life After Death (BRitF)
8. Q & A (WaXP)
9. On a +9 Cloud (DStP)
10. The Prisoner (DStP)
11. Advanced Diversions & Distractions (DStP)
12. The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP)
13. Ready to Rumble (WaXP)
14. The Collapse (WaXP)
15. Fight Another Day (WaXP)
16. Secondary Damage (DStP)
17. Prize Fight (BRitF)
18. The Order Introduced (DCF)
19. The Linear Guild (DCF)
20. Hot Dwarf-on-Dwarf Action (DCF)
21. To Xykon! (DCF)
22. Trial or Error? (NCfBP)
23. Epilogue (NCfBP)
24. A Toast to the New Year (WaXP)
25. Face the Nation (BRitF)
26. Blood Will Out (BRitF)
27. Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF)
28. The Bandits (NCfBP)
29. Lizard Noises (NCfBP)
30. Vilification (NCfBP)
31. Turning Points (NCfBP)
32. Inn and Out (NCfBP)
33. A Linear Plot (NCfBP)
34. Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfBP)
35. Kill the Messenger (WaXP)
36. Where Are They Now? (DStP)
37. Return of the King, Baby (DStP)
38. Mended Stick (DStP)
39. Save Room for Desert (BRitF)
40. Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF)
41. Pyramid Scheme (BRitF)
42. Into the Sunset (BRitF)


Previous Rounds:
Seeding Round (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?392895-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-quot-Round-quot-Tournament!)

Round 1A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?394270-Thread-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-1A)

41. Pyramid Scheme (BRitF) (6) vs. 42. Into the Sunset (BRitF) (3)
27. Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF) (5) vs. 28. The Bandits (NCfBP) (4)
25. Face the Nation (BRitF) (4) vs. 26. Blood Will Out (BRitF) (5)
35. Kill the Messenger (WaXP) (6) vs. 36. Where Are They Now? (DStP) (3)
33. A Linear Plot (NCfBP) (1) vs 34. Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfBP) (8)

Round 1B (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?395464-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-1B)

39. Save Room for Desert (BRitF) (0) vs. 40. Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF) (9)
29. Lizard Noises (NCfBP) (6) vs. 30. Vilification (NCfBP) (3)
23. Epilogue (NCfBP) (3) vs. 24. A Toast to the New Year (WaXP) (6)
37. Return of the King, Baby (DStP) (4) vs. 38. Mended Stick (DStP) (5)
31. Turning Points (NCfBP) (7) vs. 32. Inn and Out (NCfBP) (2)

Round 2A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?396723-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2A)

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (9) vs. 41. Pyramid Scheme (BRitF) (1)
16. Secondary Damage (DStP) (4) vs. 17. Prize Fight (BRitF) (6)
8. Q & A (WaXP) (9) vs. 27. Wacky Dungeon Hijinks (DCF) (1)
9. On a +9 Cloud (DStP)) (4) vs. 26. Blood Will Out (BRitF) (6)


Round 2B (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?398091-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2B)

4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (7) vs. 35. Kill the Messenger (WaXP) (2)
13. Ready to Rumble (WaXP) (8) vs. 20. Hot Dwarf-on-Dwarf Action (DCF) (3)
5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (10) vs. 34. Allies and Other Obstacles (NCfPB) (1)
12. The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP) (6) vs. 21. To Xykon! (DCF) (5)


Round 2C (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?399450-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2C)

2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (11) vs. 40. Father, Sun, and Slaughter (BRitF) (1)
15. Fight Another Day (WaXP) (7) vs. 18. The Order Introduced (DCF) (2)
7. Life After Death (BRitF) (11) vs. 29. Lizard Noises (NCfBP) (1)
10. The Prisoner (DStP) (10) vs.24. A Toast to the New Year (WaXP) (2)


Round 2D (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?400761-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-2D)

B]3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (9)[/B] vs. 38. Mended Stick (DStP) (2)
14. The Collapse (WaXP) (9) vs. 19. The Linear Guild (DCF) (2)
6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (7) vs. 31. Turning Points (NCfBP) (4)
11. Advanced Diversions & Distractions (DStP) (4) vs. 22. Trial or Error? (NCfBP) (7)


Round 3A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?402131-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-3A)

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (11) vs. 17. Prize Fight (BRitF) (0)
8. Q & A (WaXP) (7) vs. 26. Blood Will Out (BRitF) (4)
4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (8) vs. 13. Ready to Rumble (WaXP) (3)


Round 3A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?403188-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-3B)

5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (8) vs. 12. The Villiage Idiots (NCfBP) (2)
2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (10) vs. 15. Fight Another Day (WaXP) (0)
7. Life After Death (BRitF) (5) vs. 10. The Prisoner (DStP) (4)


Round 3C (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?404470-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-3C)

3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (10) vs. 14. The Collapse (WaXP) (0)
6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (7) vs. 22. Trial or Error? (3)


Round 4A (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?405891-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-4A-Quarterfinal!)

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (8) vs. 8. Q & A (WaXP) (0)
4. Obligatory Climactic Battle (BRitF) (3) vs. 5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (5)


Round 4B (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?407239-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Round-4B-Quarterfinal!)

2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (4) vs. 7. Life After Death (BRitF) (2)
3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (4) vs. 6. All the Wrong Places (BRitF) (3)


Semi-Finals (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?408580-The-Ultimate-Order-of-the-Stick-Plotline-quot-Round-quot-Tournament-Semi-Finals!!!)

1. Deus Elf Machina (DStP) (7) vs. 5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (7 + tiebreaker)
2. The Battle for Azure City (WaXP) (5) vs. 3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (10)



Rules:
1. This will be a single elimination Tournament with a seeding round at the start. Voting on each round will last 1 week typically close Wednesday at 9:00 PM EST. Generally, there will be multiple elimination matches voted on each week.
2. The moderator (me) generally will not vote, except to break ties.
3. Feel free to post as much or as little as you want explaining your vote, however, I would appreciate if you bold the round you are voting for. Votes will be counted as I am able to interpret them.

Rakoa
2015-04-15, 08:44 PM
Power of Balance, please!

ZidIles
2015-04-15, 09:04 PM
i will vote for Heroism for Dummies

Mordae
2015-04-15, 09:21 PM
I've got to vote for The Power of Balance. As much as the opposing strips are a great conclusion to all that came before "(excrement) got real", I am nigh certain that by the end of Order of the Stick we will look back at The Power of Balance as the axis about which the story pivoted onto its ultimate, epic journey to completion. Planet-within-rift revealed to Blackwing? Check. MitD showing he's more than just a monster? Check. Also, Order reunited and epic magic shenanigans, and O-Chul is truly a badass.

Bird
2015-04-15, 09:51 PM
A bit sad that Deus Elf didn't make it--Vaarsuvius' unconscionable decision means a lot more to me than the fight with Xykon--but Power of Balance is a good consolation vote.

Jaxzan Proditor
2015-04-16, 06:19 AM
Well, this is certainly not the final match up I was expecting. I choose The Power of Balance, though I would prefer Deus.

D.One
2015-04-16, 06:39 AM
Agreed. I'm sorry for Deus Elf Machina, I really rooted for that plotline. My viote goes for The Power of Balance, both as its rightfull successor and as the point in which we see V starting to change his mentality and badass O-Chull (seriously, does anybody else thinks he deserves a spinoff of his own?).

Gift Jeraff
2015-04-16, 09:00 AM
My 2 favorite chapters are in the finals. Nice.

Heroism for Dummies

Joerg
2015-04-16, 01:58 PM
The Power of Balance

martianmister
2015-04-16, 05:39 PM
Heroism for Dummies :smallsmile:

LadyEowyn
2015-04-17, 02:01 AM
The Power of Balance

ranagrande
2015-04-17, 04:37 AM
I'm fine with either one of these winning, as these really are the two best chapters in tOotS thus far. My vote goes to Heroism for Dummies.

thisisnotspam
2015-04-17, 04:38 AM
Heroism for Dummies

declinator
2015-04-17, 05:55 AM
I'll take one Power of Balance, please.

Xihirli
2015-04-17, 02:04 PM
The Power of Balance.

Because the villains are just that awesome.

137beth
2015-04-19, 01:31 AM
Unlike in the Stick Awards, my favorite chapter not only won its first two matches, but made it to the finals. Hence, my vote goes to
The Power of Balance
.

Procyonpi
2015-04-24, 02:22 PM
and the winner is...

The Power of balance!

5. Heroism for Dummies (WaXP) (5) vs. 3. The Power of Balance (DStP) (10)

That's a wrap, folks! Thanks for coming along with me on this silly adventure.

Bird
2015-04-24, 03:23 PM
Thanks for running it!

Jaxzan Proditor
2015-04-24, 06:36 PM
Yeah, many thanks, Procyonpi! It was very interesting to watch this tournament progress.

LadyEowyn
2015-04-25, 10:35 PM
Thanks for running that tournament! I'd been wanting a fandom poll like that for a while, to see which storylines were the most popular.