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[Morrus]

Is this a preview from the player's primer or the DM's primer?

There's a clue in this very thread!

 

[Riastlin]

I like it, looks like it should work fairly well and be a very good way of helping with roleplay and story elements, etc.

 

[Morrus]

You lucky, lucky people! This is the Dramatis Personae from Island at the Axis of the World.

WARNING. ONLY LOOK AT THIS IS YOU ARE PLANNING TO RUN THE ADVENTURE AS THE DM. IF YOU'RE A PLAYER, YOU WILL SPOIL IT FOR YOURSELF. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

 

[Riastlin]

Nice to see a little good-natured ribbing pays off every now and then.

Thanks for the preview. Even without the full intro packs and such, its clear that there should be some very interesting intrigue and the like. Kudos to all the people who have put in so much work to bringing this about.

Though seriously, did you really have to make one of the NPCs Shatner?

 

[Morrus]

Though seriously, did you really have to make one of the NPCs Shatner?

Is that the only one you spotted? I see William Riker, Grand Moff Tarkin, and others, too. Perhaps [MENTION=63]RangerWickett[/MENTION] will tell us who inspired each (if nothing, that makes for fantastic roleplaying tips).

 

[Riastlin]

Yeah saw those too, though they were more an artwork inspiration in my mind whereas the Shatner reference was more to the mannerisms. Of course Shatner would also be the easiest . . . for a DM . . . to emulate.

In addition to the ones you mentioned I also got a sense of Maya Angelou, which seems pretty cool in an odd sort of way given the brief description, etc.

 

[Redbadge]

You lucky, lucky people! This is the Dramatis Personae from Island at the Axis of the World.

WARNING. ONLY LOOK AT THIS IS YOU ARE PLANNING TO RUN THE ADVENTURE AS THE DM. IF YOU'RE A PLAYER, YOU WILL SPOIL IT FOR YOURSELF. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

Thanks for the warning. Seeing as this is one of my only chances to actually play as a player, and I definitely don't want any spoilers, I will reluctantly have to opt out of this preview. I will get my DM to look at it though. Hopefully it will get him even more excited about DMing.

I guess I'll also have to stop lurking around the EN Publishing forum, as the other DMs are likely to spoil things once the adventures start coming out.

 

[RangerWickett]

I like Star Trek.

I like Firefly/Battlestar Galactica/Supernatural.

I like Wrath of Khan.

I like Highlander.

I'm not actually a fan of Che Guevara, but he would look fantastic with a beard.

Maya Angelou has not been in any sci-fi movies, but I like her too.

One of my friends like Bollywood films.

Devas can survive being shot from the grassy knoll.

I really liked The Wire and Treme, though I'm not sure Claudio (the artist) has seen them.

Um . . . I like France? I dunno. It's a tradition to have heads of state appear as random NPCs. (In WotBS, the bearded devil was president of Brazil, and the head of Seaquen was the president of the U.S.).

I like Goodfellas.

I didn't actually like Die Hard 4, nor am I a fan of Macs.

That friend I mentioned before? She really likes Bollywood.

And the final 4: Transporter, I don't recall, I don't recall, and I bet you'll never guess.



I work in a medical library, and our Public Health students love thesis titles just as long as "Field Study of Melee Effectiveness and Foe Debilitation through Focused Limb Severance Techniques Contrasted with Mainstream Opportunistic Techniques."

 

[Colmarr]

There's a clue in this very thread!

Doh!

You lucky, lucky people! This is the Dramatis Personae from Island at the Axis of the World.

Ooh, I did not pick the appearance of the rulers of Risur. It's a nice surprise.

Which reminds me: How exactly is Aodhan intended to be pronounced? Various sources on the net give pronunciation as A-den and A-yawn.

I work in a medical library, and our Public Health students love thesis titles just as long as "Field Study of Melee Effectiveness and Foe Debilitation through Focused Limb Severance Techniques Contrasted with Mainstream Opportunistic Techniques."

I must admit that the name of the thesis did make me smile. I know a lot of health PHD students

And another question, trying very hard not to spoil anything: Do eladrin have glowing, pupiless eyes in Zeitgeist (which I believe is the 4e default)?

 

[Morrus]

Which reminds me: How exactly is Aodhan intended to be pronounced? Various sources on the net give pronunciation as A-den and A-yawn.

See, we knew you'd say that. Which is why the PG includes a pronunciation guide.

Damn, are we good at this AP stuff or what?