Order of the Stick. War and XPs by Rich Burlew. 282 pp.
Order of the Stick started out as a webcomic making fun of Dungeons and Dragons tropes, done in a stick-figure style. It has morphed into a fairly sophisticated fantasy adventure about a group of adventurers trying to save the world from the machinations of an evil lich. (Plus D&D jokes.) This is the third compilation of the online strips, and not only does it contain a lot of plot, it has bonus notes from the author on what he tried to do with certain plot points and how well he thought certain artistic decisions had turned out. I love that kind of stuff, so I really enjoy the printed volumes even though I read the strip online at http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0699.html (warning: strips are posted rather slowly, maybe one per week at this point, so reading the books can be less frustrating than waiting for strips to be posted).
What's a lich?
ReplyDeleteA specific type of undead animated skeleton. Becoming a lich is a way for a high-level wizard to "live" forever, retaining (and possibly improving) his magical power. He stores his soul in a secret item called a phylactery, and as long as no one destroys the phylactery, the lich is impossible to kill.
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