- Paperback: 72 pages
- Publisher: Paizo Publishing, LLC. (April 4 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0976658011
- ISBN-13: 978-0976658016
- Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 19.6 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #377,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Like all great stories in the history of the universe, this one begins in a tavern. The Order of the Stick: On the Origin of PCs reveals the secret character backgrounds of your favorite band of webcomic adventurers, the Order of the Stick. Spinning out of the popular online comic (and subsequent book collections), On the Origin of PCs presents 72 pages of all-new, never-seen- before-or-since OOTS action and comedy that detail what each of the six members of the Order were doing with their lonely and pathetic lives before they joined forces to become a less lonely (but no less pathetic) team. Presented in nostalgic greyscale that we like to call "Past-O-Vision", On the Origin of PCs is a vital part of your Order of the Stick collection. From new DBD publisher Paizo Publishing!
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4.8 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)
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The inauspicous beginnings of an underwhelming band of Player Characters - dun dun dun!, July 18 2007
By Lark Tucker - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Order Of The Stick Volume 0: On The Origin Of PCs (Paperback)
I'm not much of a comic book or manga fan. But the Order of the Stick is different, different, different! I must admit that a reader who has never played D&D might not catch every innuendo, but there are enough laughs for even the most uninitiated. The jokes and twists are hilarious and yet, with each comic, the story moves forward.Origin of the PCs tells how the player characters (PC's) got their start and formed the infamous Order of the Stick. As Burlew's online strip starts with the party already together, it was fun to go back in time and see the characters before they knew each other. After all, how did a psychotic halfling, dwarven cleric, bumbling bard, androgynous mage, and opportunistic rogue all team up with a college-grad fighter on quest to avenge his father's death? Overall, a very fun read with plenty of chuckles. Now, I'm looking forward to 'Start of Darkness' for a similar look at the 'origin of the NPCs'. How did Xykon become a litch? What is the creature in the darkness? And how long will it take for SOD to reach Amazon, so we can order it here?
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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So funny it hurts!, May 9 2006
By C. C. CASE "Hardcore gamer geek" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Order Of The Stick Volume 0: On The Origin Of PCs (Paperback)
If you have EVER played an RPG, especially Dungeons and Dragons, this comic series will have you in stitches. Burlew thoroughly skewers everything from game mechanics, to racial stereotypes (androgynous elves, drunken dwarves, kleptomaniacal halflings) to intra-party politics. It's SOUTH PARK for gamers.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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So this is how it all began., Oct 15 2010
By romevi - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Order Of The Stick Volume 0: On The Origin Of PCs (Paperback)
Interestingly, I have never played a D&D game in my life. The only sort of game similar to that that I've played is Warhammer 40k--but even then, I've only played a few games.Nevertheless, a friend of mine introduced me to this webcomic, and I became so engrossed in it that I decided to order the first book. The first book was fine, but because I'm an outsider looking in, I had a hard time getting a lot of the jokes and understanding the subtle jabs at D&D and D&D-related games.
But I pressed on.
After reading this book, I have to admit that I enjoyed it far more than the first one. Not because it was funnier or anything; it was actually on the same plane of humor and plot. But now that I understood the characters more, I laughed so much more at how they met up. First thinking the prequel was going to be a disaster, I finished it with it having far exceeded my expectations, and impressed with how well Burlew put together volume 0.
Burlew noted that it's probably preferable to read this after the third book, but after later explaining the only situation in the third book that you'd need to fully get everything from the prequel, it's best to read it after the first volume.
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