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* The value of the [[Demonic Skull]] is 666, the [[Wikipedia:Number of the Beast|Number of the Beast]]. However, as it sells for only 1/4 of its value, this number is actually never observed in the game. | * The value of the [[Demonic Skull]] is 666, the [[Wikipedia:Number of the Beast|Number of the Beast]]. However, as it sells for only 1/4 of its value, this number is actually never observed in the game. | ||
* The structure of [[New Anthur]] is based upon Act 3 of ''The Winter's Tale'' by ''William Shakespeare'' which is ''Exit, Pursued by a Bear''. |
Revision as of 11:45, 5 June 2018
References
- In the description of Ghostbane it says "Who you gonna call?". This is a reference to the film Ghostbusters.
- In the description of the Iron and Steel Greataxe it says "Like the song says: careful with that axe". This is a reference to the song Careful with that axe, Eugene by Pink Floyd.
- In the description of the Ring of the Star Traveller it says "Useful for all kind of galaxy hitchhikers". This is a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Fittingly, the mana and resistance values of this item equal 42!
- In the book at the entrance to the Traitors area of Mausoleum, there is a text passage reading "War, War never changes". This is a reference to the Fallout series.
- One of the password options for opening the door to the Tower of Tremadan is "Say Mellon". This is a reference to the book or film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
- One of the proposed character names during the initial dialogue of The World is a Stage in New Anthur is "I am the Pineapple Man!". This is a reference to the comic Pineapple Man. The same line also appears when talking to the Guardian Golem in the Cave of Echoes.
- In the Ark of Lothasan, each time you go to one of those frustrating computer terminals, you see that the OS is "ArcOS V3.1". This might be a reference to Windows 3.1, the version of Windows famous for the "screen of death". Appropriate when you are surrounded by robot agents of death.
- My Little Vorator is perhaps what My Little Pony would be like if ponies were fearsome monsters who could maul you to death.
- The books in the Secrets of The Dead quest might make you grin if you recognize the references.
Character Naming
- Many characters in New Garand have their names borrowed from the band Pink Floyd, most notably Trader Pink and Armorer Floyd, but also Barret, Gilmour, Sir Andrew Mason, Waters, and Captain Wright, which refer to the band members Syd Barrett, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, respectively. New Garand is a center of learning, with a major library and guilds, and here is the band that sung, "We don't need no education." Fittingly, New Garand is surrounded by a wall, just like their album The Wall.
- Likewise, the names of Spice Trader Jethro and Alchemist Tull hint at the band Jethro Tull.
- Another inspiration seems to have been the band Camel. Not only lent their founder Andrew Latimer his name to Latimer, but there are also references in the quest Spicing things up. The family name of Fritha Rhayader appears as a song in their album The Snow Goose, which itself is referenced in the description of the Rhayader Medallion, "a curious and ancient jewel, with the emblem of a white goose extending its wings". Thanks to Asherun Storba for pointing out these insights into the developers taste in music.
- Many characters in New Anthur have their names borrowed from Shakespeare's plays:
- Captain Guildenstern, Laertes, Trader Ophelia, Polonius, and Trader Rosencrantz from Hamlet,
- Captain Demetrius and Hermia from A Midsummer Night's Dream,
- Cordelia from King Lear,
- Banquo from Macbeth.
- Other names in Freetown are anagrams of characters from The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien:
- Armorer Dorma = Amrod,
- Tribune Geleb = Beleg,
- Legionnaire Gnulbam = Mablung,
- Niruh = Hurin,
- Ronaëf = Feanor.
- Another source of inspiration has been the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov, from which Sage Amaryl, Bishop Bayta, Blacksmith Dornick, Trader Hardin, Brother Palver, Captain Pelorat, and Seldon in Nivarian received their names.
Miscellaneous
- The value of the Demonic Skull is 666, the Number of the Beast. However, as it sells for only 1/4 of its value, this number is actually never observed in the game.
- The structure of New Anthur is based upon Act 3 of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare which is Exit, Pursued by a Bear.