Ever wonder how the Order of the Stick met? Or why on earth Roy would ever hire Elan? Or whether any of the OOTSers ever knew each other before the team formed? All of these questions and many others have been left annoyingly unanswered in the online edition of the Order of the Stick.
But wait! Now you can know! Now your burning curiosity that borders on unhealthy obsession can at last be sated, for the new OOTS book is here—and it's a prequel!
Yes, travel back with Rich Burlew, creator of the popular gaming comic, The Order of the Stick, as he unearths the secret origins of your favorite adventurers in the first all-new never-posted-on-the-internet version of OOTS. In The Order of the Stick: On the Origin of PCs, you'll discover the answers to all of the following questions:
• How did Haley leave the employ of the Thieves' Guild?
• Why was Durkon sent into human lands by the high priest of Thor?
• What was Roy like in Fighter College?
• What ever happened to Elan's last employer?
• What does Belkar really think of the Monk class?
• Why DO they call themselves the "Order of the Stick"? (No, for real this time.)
Presented in 72 glossy pages of glorious black-and-white art (for that nostalgic "old movie" feel), the book also features a preface by Redcloak the Goblin Cleric. The Order of the Stick: On the Origin of PCs will retail for just $13.95 and is a must for any fan of the comic series. Well, any fan who doesn't want to be kept up nights worrying about the horrible, horrible truth about their favorite characters. Trust us—your sanity practically DEMANDS you own this book!
Release Date: Late October 2005. However, GITP Games will have 1000 special advance copies available at their booth at GenCon Indy, August 18-21 in Indianapolis, IN. Buy enough for all your friends, or just get one for yourself and lord it over them for a few months.
Frequently Asked Questions about OOTS: OTOP:
Q: Whoa, buddy, I didn't even get my copy of the FIRST book yet!
A: Well, assuming you didn't receive this email putting you in the Lost Books Claim Program, we're going to work hard to get all outstanding orders out the door by September 1st. So this book won't even be on sale until you DO have your book.
Q: How can I be sure it won't get lost in the mail?
A: Because we won't be offering it for sale until we have overhauled our ordering system and fixed all of the problems that plagued shipping on the first book. If that means the release is delayed past October, then so be it. Seriously, I'm not taking any orders until I'm positive we won't have a repeat of the shipping nightmare from which the first book suffered. Plus, there's no preorders; when you place an order, I will already have the book in my hand and waiting for you.
Q: Why is it in black and white, anyway?
A: You mean besides the fact that it fits the "flashback" nature of the book? Because it's less expensive, and it will allow us to easily raise the money needed to print the second true compilation of the web strips, probably in January. So you're not just buying this book, you're helping publish the next one, too.
Q: It's not fair that some people get to buy it early!
A: Yeah, it's also not fair that I'm not writing for Marvel or DC. Think of it this way, though: without the early sales at GenCon, I couldn't afford to print the 3000-4000 copies I estimate I'll need for internet sales. Without the early sales, the project wouldn't happen.
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