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[Sammuthegreat]

 Hey there.

Just wondering, has anyone other than myself read Robert Jordan's the Wheel of Time series? The reason I ask is that two of the characters in the books are called Moridin and Logain. Obviously ME2 has Mordin, and I believe I'm right in thinking that DA:O has a character called Loghain (haven't played it yet so can't be sure).

I guess what I'm asking is, are Bioware influenced by the late Robert Jordan's books? If so, I'm glad to hear it! You'd have to go a long way to find a better source of epic storytelling.

[PathofDaggers]

I had the same thoughts on DA:O because of fighting the Darkspawn coming from the Blight, but just because two products share a character's name doesnt mean that one is influenced by the other.

[Sammuthegreat]

PathofDaggers wrote...

I had the same thoughts on DA:O because of fighting the Darkspawn coming from the Blight, but just because two products share a character's name doesnt mean that one is influenced by the other.

True enough, but Loghain and Mordin are fairly unusual names... Given the whole gamut of choices available when making up an entirely fictional name, it seems more than a little coincidental to come up with two so similar! I guess that's why I asked though.

Good to see another fan, Pathofdaggers!

[PathofDaggers]

yea, just waiting for the next book to come out, I dont remember the Mordin name though.

[Sammuthegreat]

PathofDaggers wrote...

yea, just waiting for the next book to come out, I dont remember the Mordin name though.

Er... Moridin is the name for the reborn Ishamael/Ba'alzamon, one of the Forsaken, who has become Nae'blis to the Dark One over the course of the series. He's the one that gave Rand the first stab wound on his side. He's a fairly major character really...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishamael

[PathofDaggers]

Ah yea, I remember now. Send me a PM so we dont get in any trouble from the Devs

[Sammuthegreat]

Well, there is still a relevant question in the OP... Devs, do you know of any influence that the writers have taken from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series? I think it'd be an interesting thing to know.

[acridnynaeve]

I've often wondered whether there were any WoT fans within the mass effect community...Lets see...Shepard is becoming more and more of a bad*** as the game progresses, Rand, as we know got darker and darker as the books continued...um...Rand was a shepherd? um good versus evil?



What we REALLY need though are some pillow friends for my femShep mmm hmmm

[halO bendeR]

I can think of several fantasy series that either share character names or have names that sound fairly similar to one another. Part of that probably has to do with the fact that there are only so many English-sounding fictional names one can come up with

When you're talking about universes as expansive as The Wheel of Time, Mass Effect and Dragon Age, it's not surprising that you'd get some overlap. That doesn't mean there couldn't be a fan or two of WoT amidst the Bioware staff --the writers of DA:O mentioned A Song of Ice and Fire as a source for tonal inspiration afterall-- but I think it's more likely any coincidences are unintentional.

[Sammuthegreat]

acridnynaeve wrote...

What we REALLY need though are some pillow friends for my femShep mmm hmmm

Haha, yeah. I've always found that the whole concept of pillow friends seemed less plausible than the rest of the WoT lore. I wonder if it was introduced as fan service by Jordan way back when... I don't have a copy of the first book to check if the phrase "pillow friends" was used back then!

[PathofDaggers]

I think it was (I still have all the books though some of them need replaced) or at least from the second book, because I most certainly remember it being used while Egwene and Elayne were novices in the Tower. I know for a fact that it wasnt made up by the new author because his blog before book 12 was released stated that he was reading through all the books so he could get all the terms and such down.

[Ettecoud]

That was a great series....why`d he have to die

[PathofDaggers]

I know, Im glad he chose to make notes for a new author rather than try to finish it and leave in incomplete though, and the new author, in my opinion, has done a great job. I just wish I didnt have to wait so long for book 13

Modifié par PathofDaggers, 18 janvier 2010 - 11:34 .

[halO bendeR]

I haven't read the series in over a decade but I thought the term was from the Legends short story that takes place before The Eye of the World.



I don't want to sound like 'that guy', but all I can say is if you haven't read it, I highly recommend A Song of Ice and Fire. I could never go back to the WoT after reading A Game of Thrones.

[hero3440]

Robert Jordan's books were amazing his characters were so in depth and slowly change through out the story it was simply amazing.