Order of the Stick: September I

[Lilly]

Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit! New month, new thread, new discussion.

[Winged One]

And new comic when The Giant gets around to it. Not that I can't wait.

[AtomicKitKat]

Unless 215 is Wednesday's script, I'm worried about Giant, board time is now 2 am Thursday morning. :o

[Elethiomel]

Unless 215 is Wednesday's script, I'm worried about Giant, board time is now 2 am Thursday morning. :o

See this post (second to last on the page).

[RebelRogue]

Think of it this way: Hopefully, now you get a dose of OotS for two days in a row :)

Oh, and as someone noticed in the old thread, I really hope the reason is, that Rich is busy enjoying life rather than having another stroke of bad luck :)

[Ilaun_Undil]

I second that notion. Comic writers should be excused from all bad luck, but then agian, that could make the comic less interresting. either way, it is better to not lose a beloved comic before his/her time. (just trying to be politically correct)

[crazymoose]

Yep.. definatly agree... although.. I do wish the comic were up! Wahhh!!! :'(

Its more addictive than tomacco. :)

[Aeek]

Its Friday and I'm still waiting for Wednesday's comic.
OK, I know you're living in the past, kiwis excepted.

[Olivine]

I wonder how Haley will feel about Miko's battle plan? I'm guessing that since Miko won't want any of the loot, Haley will be thinking that she's got a pretty good thing going here. But maybe she'll be annoyed at Miko for not establishing the plan? Or annoyed at Miko for p'ssing off Roy? Then again, maybe she'll like Miko _better_ for that. Hmmmm.....
:-/
~Olivine
(specializing in idle speculation)

[Malachi, the Lich King]

I'm guessing that since Miko won't want any of the loot, Haley will be thinking that she's got a pretty good thing going here.

Why wouldn't Miko want a share? She might not and probably wouldn't keep it but that doesn't mean she wouldn't insist on a fair share. Paladins tithe to the appropriate institutions and must maintain equipment and such. Miko most likely would give about half of her share to her lord or to the temple/charity/whatever. The rest would go to maintenance, training, new equipment, etc.

[Mercutio01]

As a matter of fact, most paladins will insist on receiving their fair share. Just because they're good doesn't mean they're going to give up their loot. Yeah, they have to tithe a bunch, but you can't tithe what you don't have.

[Starla]

Now that we have a better idea of what Roy's personal ad would say I wonder what Miko's would say. Probably looking for someone who is honorable and is solely interested in smiting evil (not bumping uglies) relationship must remain plutonic in the interest for the greater good?

[Olivine]

Paladins tithe to the appropriate institutions and must maintain equipment and such. Miko most likely would give about half of her share to her lord or to the temple/charity/whatever. The rest would go to maintenance, training, new equipment, etc.

Sorry, I'm sure you're right, perhaps I was thinking of Monks? I was remembering Miko's "Filthy lucre" comment, but I didn't remember all of it. :)

Humbly,
~Olivine

[sniffles]

[snip]"This seems to happen a lot." Wolf Mage [snip]

I just had to respond to this from the August thread, but the thread was closed by the time I saw this comment.

<rant mode activated>
I would just like to remind people that Rich doesn't get paid for this comic, unless we buy the books. Being on this site is free. Reading the comic is free. It's not exactly a high-paying job. In the last few months he's injured his wrist, been hospitalized, and had his home broken into. So don't whine when he's late with a comic. We should be happy that he does them as often as he does. And it is now time for the spate of bad luck to be over!! >:(
<rant mode deactivated>

Sorry, I just had to get that off my mind. :)

[Malachi, the Lich King]

[snip]"This seems to happen a lot." Wolf Mage [snip]

I just had to respond to this from the August thread, but the thread was closed by the time I saw this comment.

<rant mode activated>
I would just like to remind people that Rich doesn't get paid for this comic, unless we buy the books. Being on this site is free. Reading the comic is free. It's not exactly a high-paying job. In the last few months he's injured his wrist, been hospitalized, and had his home broken into. So don't whine when he's late with a comic. We should be happy that he does them as often as he does. And it is now time for the spate of bad luck to be over!! >:(
<rant mode deactivated>

Sorry, I just had to get that off my mind. :)

All true but at the same time, to keep momentum going, Rich needs to update on a regular basis so that his audience doesn't succumb to ADD and wander off elsewhere. A day late isn't a biggie but I'm sure people have seen good sites fail from lack of diligence. I'm not saying that I fear this happening here, I'm just saying that human nature will cause people to move on if new material doesn't keep coming in.

[TwinFang]

Well there is a 'paypal' buttuon on the site, if the readers feel so strongly about the comic that if it is more than day late they would leave it, they can use that and help support rich in anyway possible.

[AtomicKitKat]

I wasn't complaining, merely observing that it was past even the new "dateline" he set for himself, and a little bit of concern as to his wellbeing.

Sidenote: Rich really needs to say "Rabbit Rabbit" each new month. I always forget to, but I try to remind myself to "Tibbar Tibbar" before sleeping.

[Sylvius]

As a matter of fact, most paladins will insist on receiving their fair share. Just because they're good doesn't mean they're going to give up their loot. Yeah, they have to tithe a bunch, but you can't tithe what you don't have.

They have to tithe or give away most of it, don't they? Paladins aren't allowed to accrue wealth.

Or did 3E get rid of that rule? Like it did with illiteracy.

[The Glyphstone]

3E still has illiteracy. For barbarains only, though.

There's no restrictions on paladin wealth, unless they have Vow of Poverty. ;D

[GypsyThorn]

Easy explanation for the strip being late.

I learned in Psych 101 that intermittent rewards are more effective than rewards that come on demand or on schedule. Basically, if the pellets dropped out of the tube whenever we expected them, we would become lazy and complacent rats. So, this is Rich's way of keeping us on our toes, a lean, mean, reading machine.

[Malachi, the Lich King]

Easy explanation for the strip being late.

I learned in Psych 101 that intermittent rewards are more effective than rewards that come on demand or on schedule. Basically, if the pellets dropped out of the tube whenever we expected them, we would become lazy and complacent rats. So, this is Rich's way of keeping us on our toes, a lean, mean, reading machine.

Great. Like I'm not already a guinea pig for 500 other unofficial studies and experiments, now my web strips are leading me along with carrots! >:(

[Froggy_the_Great]

Now that we have a better idea of what Roy's personal ad would say I wonder what Miko's would say. Probably looking for someone who is honorable and is solely interested in smiting evil (not bumping uglies) relationship must remain plutonic in the interest for the greater good?

Plutonic...Like unto a large mass of molten rock rising slowly towards the surface, possibly bursting out as a volcano?

Yeah, ok, I see your point.

[thatwolfguy]

I would just like to remind people that Rich doesn't get paid for this comic, unless we buy the books. Being on this site is free. Reading the comic is free. It's not exactly a high-paying job. In the last few months he's injured his wrist, been hospitalized, and had his home broken into. So don't whine when he's late with a comic. We should be happy that he does them as often as he does. And it is now time for the spate of bad luck to be over!! >:(

ok, i've bought a t-shirt, two books and i'm sending him something for his wrist. i want his bad luck to be over as much as anyone else but i also need my fix!

withdrawals stink :-&

dave / that wolf guy

[kriebly]

ok, i've bought a t-shirt, two books and i'm sending him something for his wrist.

i want his bad luck to be over as much as anyone else but i also need my fix!

Your couplet rhymes, but is it set to iambic pentameter?

[maxon]

Your couplet rhymes, but is it set to iambic pentameter?

That would be

da dum da dum da dum da dum da dum

So it isn't but I like the rhyme too. Is Rich ok? Does anyone know what's happening?

[Olivine]

Is Rich ok? Does anyone know what's happening?

RawBearNYC wrote in the August thread line:

on Aug 31st, 2005, 5:16pm, Theo wrote:Is he alright? It's not usual for him to skip without a good reason...


He's got a good reason, but I'm not really comfortable giving away his personal business.
/quote from RawBearNYC


I'd quote it the official way, but I'm not sure how to do that across threads. :-/
~Olivine

[Lilly]

I'm probably not going to be forgiven for this, but he might have a good reason. (The link isn't going to provide any information after 9/1 so I'll remove the post later tonight)

[Lawful_Stupid]

It's his birthday? *blows noisemaker*

[silvadel]

His birthday eh? He is almost 6 years younger than I am... :o

[Olivine]

Hippy Papy Bithuda Thuthdyy! (or something like that)
~Olivine (approximating Pooh)