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[Mithrildream]

I could be wrong but is Alistair somehow derived from Fred Astair's name? Not sure about that being an easter egg. And the Harvest Festival ring from NWN 2?

[jjkrogs]

I got the JA2 reference. Still my favorite game evah. Stupid Sirtech... Why'd you go under...



And I saw the "Knight-Commander" armor. Perhaps it was coincidence, but I couldn't help but think NWN2.

[FalloutBoy]

Mithrildream wrote...

I could be wrong but is Alistair somehow derived from Fred Astair's name? Not sure about that being an easter egg. And the Harvest Festival ring from NWN 2?

Pretty sure the name came from one of the leads on the dev team.

[FalloutBoy]

Maedryc wrote...
Well, Isolde is pretty much Catelyn.
Would do pretty much anything to protect her son? Check.
Hated Alistair for being a bastard (possibly her husband's bastard)? Check.
Pestered her husband into forcing the aforementioned bastard to join an order enforcing chastity on its members? Check.
Yeah, sounds a lot like Catelyn Stark to me.

I'll have to disagree on Tywin=Loghain, though. Twyin is a political genius, he's cold and scheming and rarely gets something wrong.
Loghain is far too emotional, and, as far as political matters and evil plots go, not so smart.
I mean, he let Cailan die at Ostagar in front of a bunch of witnesses ( the troops he was supposed to lead ), a good chunk of the bannorn were against him when he declared himself regent and he even recruited Zevran in person! On my first playthrough, I accidentally skipped the cutscene introducing Zevran. When I beat and questioned him, I immediately asked who hired him. I was expecting some "hooded man" or something along those lines, instead, I got a "Loghain did it!". That's something Tywin would never do.

I definitely agree about Isolde.

Loghain's original plan was to have his men manning the tower (or actually NOT manning it). He allowed darkspawn to overrun the place so that the beacon would never get lit. That was going to be his excuse for letting the King die. Nobody would have been the wiser. So I wouldn't necessarily say he made a mistake in planning, only that he didn't respond well to the outcome.

Also many minor lords were against Tywin's men in the riverlands. So Tywin sent out his pillage squads to beat them all into shape. Loghain does the same to the banns who oppose him. Tywin probably would have been more subtle about it though.

[Inarai]

FalloutBoy wrote...

Mithrildream wrote...

I could be wrong but is Alistair somehow derived from Fred Astair's name? Not sure about that being an easter egg. And the Harvest Festival ring from NWN 2?

Pretty sure the name came from one of the leads on the dev team.

And, you know, the fact that it's an actual name.

[HK01]

"My Warden Sense is tingling".



That made me laugh out loud the first time I heard it.

[Ulyn]

There's a decidedly learned easter egg in the Tevinter Slavers quest in the Denerim alienage.  There's a mythical creature called a Caladrius bird.  As described in a 12th century bestiary, it...

...is white all over; it has no black parts. Its excrement cures cataract in the eyes. It is to be found in royal residences. 

If anyone is sick, he will learn from the caladrius if he is to live or die. If, therefore, a man's illness is fatal, the caladrius will turn its head away from the sick man as soon as it sees him, and everyone knows that the man is going to die. But if the man's sickness is one from which he will recover, the bird looks him in the face and takes the entire illness upon itself; it flies up into the air, towards the sun, burns off the sickness and scatters it, and the sick man is cured. 

The caladrius represents our Saviour. Our Lord is pure white without a trace of black, 'who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth' (1 Peter, 2:22). The Lord, moreover, coming from on high, turned his face from the Jews, because they did not believe, and turned to us, Gentiles, taking away our weakness and carrying our sins; raised up on the wood of the cross and ascending on high, 'he led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men, (Ephesians, 4:8). 

Each day Christ, like the caladrius, attends us in our sickness, examines our mind when we confess, and heals those to whom he shows the grace of repentance. But he turns his face away from those whose heart he knows to be unrepentant. These he casts off; but those to whom he turns his face, he makes whole again.

Somebody in the writing department's showing off grad school  

[Abigail Fenn]

Inarai wrote...

FalloutBoy wrote...

Mithrildream wrote...

I could be wrong but is Alistair somehow derived from Fred Astair's name? Not sure about that being an easter egg. And the Harvest Festival ring from NWN 2?

Pretty sure the name came from one of the leads on the dev team.

And, you know, the fact that it's an actual name.

That's derived from Alexander, which means "defender of man" or something like that.  And Morrigan is an actual name, too.  It means "great queen", which I doubt she would be.

[Justin2k]

"Lord Harrowmont in jail. Awaiting execution. Epic Fail." from a dwarf crier.



I couldn't believe it the first time I heard it. This made me laugh for days.

[hawat333]

Morrigan also stands for phantom queen, which is a bit closer to her personality

[Thibbledorf26]

Bodan Feddic has a reference to Cespenar- when you talk to him the first time about his son he says something like 'sandal can enchant items for you, OH YES!'. This is a clear reference to Cespenar who said 'Oh yes' at the end of sentences frequently. It was not Sandal who said this, but Bodan.

[Godkarl]

I cannot believe noone has mentioned the reference to the Beatles song, "Elenor Rigby" It is the "rigby's journal quest", she is in the chantry; she just learned that her husband and son have died. She was in a church waiting for something; ie the chantry. All the lonely people; where do they all come from.

[voidcommander9111980]

yes this superman encounter make me laugh haha

[Nhyt Fahl]

Tripedius wrote...

There is this questgiver called athras in the dalish camp, part of the lich king in wow was arthas.

Reminded me more of Zathras from B5.

Another funny from the dwarven criers, before deciding on which will be king, one of the things Harrowmont's crier says is "Lord Behlen is a ... a ... BAD, BAD MAN!" (Dobby the House Elf, anyone?)

[eschilde]

Lots of people said ASOIF, but besides Jory and Oathkeeper I think it's unfair to compare all the characters to ASOIF characters. The one big reference from ASOIF that I saw was the funeral scene post-Redcliffe defense where they shoot the flaming arrows at the boats. Tully funeral, anyone?

[twincast]

MrGOH wrote...
Edit: Dog can find a journal of some sort that begins with the narrator stating that s/he sometimes feels like /she's under the control of unseen forces in teh sky and hears a "click click" sound coming from above almost constantly.

LOL Didn't find that, but the two guys behind the Collective guy at Lake Calenhad have an immensely funny discussion in a similar vein.

[Ickabod27]

I know there is a lot of WoW hate here but



Orzimmar = Orgimmar

[EricHVela]

Random start-of-battle comment:
"Down you go!"
    -Alistair, Dragon Age: Origins
    -Carth Onasi, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

(I'm sure that's what the Alistair-ain't-Carth crowd wanted to hear.)

Modifié par ReggarBlane, 10 décembre 2009 - 05:17 .

[Sylixe]

Kilafer wrote...

Axameter!
The legendary axe in the stump haha.
Seemed like it could have come straight out of the Quest for the Holy Grail.

Man i got that one on my first play through and i haven't gotten it again in three more plays through.  It's a little disappointing cause that ax is pretty damn good.  However them arguing while you are standing there is pure comedy


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Nhyt Fahl wrote...

Tripedius wrote...

There is this questgiver called athras in the dalish camp, part of the lich king in wow was arthas.

Reminded me more of Zathras from B5.

Another funny from the dwarven criers, before deciding on which will be king, one of the things Harrowmont's crier says is "Lord Behlen is a ... a ... BAD, BAD MAN!" (Dobby the House Elf, anyone?)

I knew that seemed familiar but i couldn't remember from where.  I cannot believe i forgot about zathras from one of my favorite series of all time.

Modifié par Sylixe, 10 décembre 2009 - 05:31 .

[Wolfva2]

Abigail Fenn wrote...

That's derived from Alexander, which means "defender of man" or something like that.  And Morrigan is an actual name, too.  It means "great queen", which I doubt she would be.

The Morigan is also a creature of Celtic myth; basically a harbinger of death.  If, on the eve of battle, a soldier saw her washing his clothes in the river then he knew he was fated to die.  She was also associated with crows.  Sort of a fell witch type creature.

[Jedi-Master-Spock]

Paragon Seuss anyone?

[Lord Phoebus]

Not sure if the iron ring is just a coincidence or if there were any Canadian engineers on Bio's staff.

[Vaeliorin]

Sylixe wrote...

Kilafer wrote...
Axameter!
The legendary axe in the stump haha.
Seemed like it could have come straight out of the Quest for the Holy Grail.

Man i got that one on my first play through and i haven't gotten it again in three more plays through.  It's a little disappointing cause that ax is pretty damn good.  However them arguing while you are standing there is pure comedy.

Lucky.  I've beaten the game 3 times now, and I still haven't gotten that encounter.

Personally, I like the zombie kitten reference (keep asking the bartender in Lothering about rumors, he eventually talks about people rising from the grave, and a little girl whose kitten came back and almost gnawed her finger off), though I suppose that doesn't count unless you were on the forums in days long past.

[Seraphism]

Orzimaar is also very very similar to IF. especially the layout of the market area and the great forge area. + you can even fall through the world and walk around the lava section (without dying) like you could in IF. Didn't find an old orzimaar though...