Six brave stick-figure adventurers embark on a semi-epic journey to overcome hardship, villainy, and the rules of their favorite fantasy roleplaying game in The Order of the Stick.
And now you can own the first 121 strips of Rich Burlew’s ridiculously popular webcomic epic in easy-to-read-in-the-bathroom book format! Time and again, you’ll be able to read as Roy, Elan, Belkar, and the rest of the OOTS cast face off against power-mad liches, snippy goblin's henchmen, rebellious teenagers, clown puppets, and their own crushing incompetence.
The Order of the Stick: Dungeon Crawlin’ Fools features 160 pages of full-color comics, including 18 all-new, never-seen-on-the-web bonus strips. Plus, commentary by the author, prefaces by James Wyatt and Belkar Bitterleaf, and scads of random extras we crammed in wherever there was a gap in the page count. This is THE definitive version of the early OOTS adventures, and you like being definitive, don’t you? Of course you do.
NOTE:Copies sold as "Non-Mint" have been dinged or bent during the course of shipment, or have some markings on the cover, so we're making them available at a discounted price. While they have some cosmetic damage, they'll make great second reading copies or companions for your gaming table. There will be no refunds on these non-mint copies.
The first volume detailing the adventures of The Order Of The Stick, a maybe not-so-typical dysfunctional adventuring party starts in the basic setting of low-level D&D adventures: the Dungeon.
Much of the early strips lean heavily on parodying the FRPG - mainly D&D of course - conventions and rules, but it also does a nice job introducing the main protagonists. The casual reader might first be sceptical about both the setup and the stick-figure art, but rest assured, it is not only for D&D-enthusiasts and the art works perfectly, being both very personal looking and highly expressive in its apparent simplicity.
The Order of the Stick always made me happy when I read it online, but I never stopped to sit and sort through all the entries to follow the storyline all the way through.
I was very happy to get this first collection. It's a treat to read, cover to cover. Wound up buying the rest of the books the day after I finished this one. Heck, I even picked up the board game too. ;)
If you are a fan of "gamer comics" give this a try, you won't be disappointed.
If you have EVER played DnD, even in the most basic of its form and no matter what your knowledge level of the game is, you will end up on the floor laughing yourself silly.
Rich has masterfully created a great online webcomic which has now been brought to life in print. I was fortunate enough to order with his first shipment and have shared the book with a couple of people I game with. They have since bought the book from a keepsake value (even having read the material in it, on line).
I just finished ordering book 2 - The Order of the Stick: On the Origins of PCs and look forward to adding to this incredible collection.
To fellow fans and readers, get off the fence and order it - you won't regret it.
To Rich - keep 'em coming - you have a loyal fan base beyond belief and we are all craving for more.
The Order of the Stick is a comic for any D&D fan, and just gets funnier and funnier. I recommend it to anyone who likes jokes based on game rules, game content, and game context.
-Lord Doombringer of the Dark Fortress of Minestrone
Dungeon Crawlin' Fools is Fun for the Whole Family
The Order of the Stick: Dungeon Crawlin' Fools by Rich Burlew is an entertaining poke at the game we love to play.
If you are familiar with Rich Burlew's on-line comic, The Order of the Stick, you know this book. Dungeon Crawlin' Fools is generally a compilation of the first story arc from The Order of the Stick on-line, but it incorporates a number of additional pages of material to make the transition to print complete. While Dungeon Cralin' Fools still follows the OOTS and their encounter with the Linear Guild, the plot has been strengthened and extended through the additional material.
For those of you familiar with the on-line strips, you know that action begins in the middle. The adventure is already underway, and the mayhem is in progress. Rich Burlew adds a more natural introduction with some of the additional pages to produce a smoother beginning to the story and introduce some of the characters. There are also a number of additional pages added throughout the book that simply enhance the story or plot, and on first read you may not even realize that they have been added.
Generally, Rich Burlew repeatedly makes jokes about RPG's and D&D, but the majority of the humor extends beyond gaming. While you may miss a joke or two if you have never gamed, the story is still very entertaining, and there is still an awful lot of fun for everyone.
I would recommend this to anyone who games. I hope you enjoy it.
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