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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Order_of_the_Stick I would risk saying Order of the Stick is a very notable webcomic, or at least, one of the longest running. Having been going since September 29th, 2003, it actually started in Dragon Magazine, where several alternate strips were published.
The webcomic alone has 1,171 strips currently. It's also had a few books containing canon content, as well as merchandise published.
Some people might dislike it for being a Stick Figure comic, but it is still a comic, & we've published pages based on literature, newspaper comics, anime & more. I don't think HOW the fiction is depicted is as important as its content & the notability of the published work.
But thus, the bigger issue: The content. As that Wikipedia article can tell you, it "loosely operates" under rules from Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition, & has referenced, many times, especially comically, mechanics of D&D, meta-humour & other games & fiction.
However, there are a few differences. The characters & setting are original.
For one, AFAIK, it doesn't involve the Core Pantheon; To simplify, the Creation Myth involves Pantheons of Gods, each with a different, single-coloured "Quiddity"; Their Divine Essence.
There have been at least 4 such Pantheons, the original 4 named for the Cardinal Directions. They created worlds to have followers... but at some point, their fighting created a tangled mess of Divine Quiddity, known as The Snarl. As a product of all The Gods, with multiple colours of Quiddity, it is more powerful than any being with less colours of Quiddity, Gods included.
It killed the Green Quiddity bearing Eastern Pantheon, & as a result, became untouchable; Even united, the remaining Gods didn't have enough colours to be able to harm it, while it could easily destroy them.
Thus, the Gods built a world, and sealed The Snarl away. That world is not the setting of the Order of the Stick... but there are rifts connecting the two. These gates were discovered, and sealed away using a combination of Epic Arcane and Divine Magic. https://oots.fandom.com/wiki/Gates
I haven't compiled any lists or such, but it may also contain different spells, abilities, or creatures. The Monster in the Darkness still has its species speculated about, & Vampires in OotS aren't the same person, but an evil spirit putting someone prisoner in their own mind.
In setting at least, & perhaps mechanics -as much as it may reference them- there are some differences. So can we create pages for it? And if so, how do we go about doing it?
Do we just base it on D&D, given how often it references the contents of it & how many fans have made close approximation of the cast's stats?
Or do we do like we usually do and scale based on the feats, statements, & other info available to us about this fiction?
Or a mix of those? Something else? I'd like to discuss this, please and thank you.
The webcomic alone has 1,171 strips currently. It's also had a few books containing canon content, as well as merchandise published.
Some people might dislike it for being a Stick Figure comic, but it is still a comic, & we've published pages based on literature, newspaper comics, anime & more. I don't think HOW the fiction is depicted is as important as its content & the notability of the published work.
But thus, the bigger issue: The content. As that Wikipedia article can tell you, it "loosely operates" under rules from Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition, & has referenced, many times, especially comically, mechanics of D&D, meta-humour & other games & fiction.
However, there are a few differences. The characters & setting are original.
For one, AFAIK, it doesn't involve the Core Pantheon; To simplify, the Creation Myth involves Pantheons of Gods, each with a different, single-coloured "Quiddity"; Their Divine Essence.
There have been at least 4 such Pantheons, the original 4 named for the Cardinal Directions. They created worlds to have followers... but at some point, their fighting created a tangled mess of Divine Quiddity, known as The Snarl. As a product of all The Gods, with multiple colours of Quiddity, it is more powerful than any being with less colours of Quiddity, Gods included.
It killed the Green Quiddity bearing Eastern Pantheon, & as a result, became untouchable; Even united, the remaining Gods didn't have enough colours to be able to harm it, while it could easily destroy them.
Thus, the Gods built a world, and sealed The Snarl away. That world is not the setting of the Order of the Stick... but there are rifts connecting the two. These gates were discovered, and sealed away using a combination of Epic Arcane and Divine Magic. https://oots.fandom.com/wiki/Gates
I haven't compiled any lists or such, but it may also contain different spells, abilities, or creatures. The Monster in the Darkness still has its species speculated about, & Vampires in OotS aren't the same person, but an evil spirit putting someone prisoner in their own mind.
In setting at least, & perhaps mechanics -as much as it may reference them- there are some differences. So can we create pages for it? And if so, how do we go about doing it?
Do we just base it on D&D, given how often it references the contents of it & how many fans have made close approximation of the cast's stats?
Or do we do like we usually do and scale based on the feats, statements, & other info available to us about this fiction?
Or a mix of those? Something else? I'd like to discuss this, please and thank you.
