


This in turn is often used by the author to various aspects of role-playing games and fantasy fiction. Much of the comic's humor stems from the characters' awareness of the game rules that affect their lives or from having knowledge of modern culture.

The comic is written and drawn by, who illustrates the comic in a style.Taking place in a magical world that loosely operates by the rules of the of the role-playing game ( D&D), the comic follows the sometimes farcical exploits of six adventurers as they strive to save the world from an evil. Principal characters, from left to right:, andWebsiteCurrent status/scheduleActive (no standard update schedule)Launch dateSeptember 29, 2003 ( )Giant in the PlaygroundGenre(s),The Order of the Stick ( OOTS) is a comedic that satirizes tabletop.
