The Order of the Stick: May '05

[pumpkinetics]

Well, another month ahead of us, and a new thread to celebrate.

(If you're wondering why it's may '05, check this thread)

[durandal]

yay!

hehe some guy gets tstuck with a foreign spell checker. sucks to be him!

[evileeyore]

This thread had a reply, whereas the other didn't, so here's bumping this one up the row.

On topic. Yeah Hexes!

[Schattendrache]

Whoah! Deja vu! :o

[Zho]

Hexes! yay

[RBPRX1204]

This will all end in tears, you know.

[The_King_of_Durf]

Oi people, let the Giant or the mods take care of these things

[pumpkinetics]

Well, since the last comics thread is still open for discussion, I have less of a trust in the mods now.

Besides, regulars creating new monthly threads has happened before.

[Nikolai_II]

The mods that you don't trust have just seen fit to sticky your thread, grasshopper. ;D

[Sneak]

I'm, surprised the mods didn't make a new thread and lock this one, like they did with the other May thread. Why did they choose to use this one, instead of the other? Just wondering.

[The Giant]

Because it's utterly unimportant who starts the thread for each month, and of the two that existed, this one had at least SOME on-topic posts?

The new comic is up.

[Bill]

Oh no! V got baleful polymorphed.
:o

[Gez]

The absurd continues! ;D

I like how V. was turned into a newt. Hope he'll get better! But does that mean the hag weighs the same as a duck? :D

[Sneak]

Hehe... ;D Great comic. But I don't get it, what happened to V?

[PokeTheBard]

Build a bridge out of her! Then we'll know for sure!

*hears muttering about stone bridges and jabs the person in the ribs*

I hope V DOESNT get better, at least not until after the showdown at the starmetal.

I want to see a newt cast fireball lol!! ;D

Ed: In (i think) the second panel, the Hag is dancing forward on the hex-grid and you see green hexagons swirling around V. just partially off screen. I'm assuming he was morphed...


Ciao.

[Edalmri]

You're all missing the best part of the comic! How can V getting polymorphed possibly compare with the sheer awesomeness of Belkar's Halfling rage jumping attack?

[Nikolai_II]

I'm, surprised the mods didn't make a new thread and lock this one, like they did with the other May thread. Why did they choose to use this one, instead of the other? Just wondering.

This was the first, and/or the luckiest. (11 hours older as first, much luckier since it isn't locked :P)

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That jumping rule is a wee bit silly in my opinion (and completely correct by the RAW, not that I will ever care ;))

[The_Meal]

Lots of great jokes in 176 (as always), but clearly the biggest joke was "Flawless victory." Classic, Rich! (Is my {electronic} gamer background that rare around here?)

~Neal

[bedbugsareyummy]

Now I have the urge to go "Flawless victory!" at someone.....
I think V-man morphed into a purple snake.

[Grey Watcher]

I love the last line. :-) Best V moment ever.

[Arian]

Besides, regulars creating new monthly threads has happened before.

The full list of creators of the monthly comic thread is:

May '05: Pumpkinetics (not mod)
Apr: The Giant (mod)
Mar: Baron (mod)
Feb: Baron (mod)
Jan: GypsyThorn (not mod)
Dec: Baron (mod)
Nov: Matuse (not mod)
Oct: Bogotter (mod)
Sep: Lilly (not mod)
Aug: Baron (mod)
Jul: Duskrider Moogle (not mod)
Jun: daverics damsel (not mod)
May '04: daverics damsel (not mod)
Apr '04: The Giant (mod)
Original: The Giant (mod)

This brings the total 'score' to Mods: 8 Not-Mods: 7

You were saying, Janitor? ;)

[Janitor]

Ouch, I have been zinged.

Great comic, Belkar jumping was awesome, and I expected someone to be hexed, I just didn't think V was going to be.

[Aidan305]

Blimey! How many class levels did that hag have?

[Zherog]

Assuming she was a plain ol' green hag, she'd need enough to cast baleful polymorph - which would be 9 levels in either druid or wizard, or 10 levels in sorcerer.

A hag covey gets polymorph - but that spell only works on willing targets.

Then, of course, there's the whole "plot takes precedence over rules" thing with the comic. Which is a good thing, in my opinion - too many people try to analyze the comics from a rules perspective.

[The_Meal]

I think V-man morphed into a purple snake.

Ah, the rarely sighted Leggy Snake. Gotcha. :D

~Neal

[malicousinsectuk]

Hopefully, when V becomes Elf again, we'll find out once and for all her(my preference) gender.

[Brother_Hood]

Again, Belkar gets all the fun moves. :D

The image of a pint-sized halfling soaring through the air is amusing.

[Gez]

It's not a snake, it's a NEWT.

[garand]

V turned into the little girl from "Aliens"?!

[Schattendrache]

No no, I think he meant the former House Speaker of the U.S. government....