Dear WotC - You suck at names.

[Ruin Explorer]

*chuckle*

Wasn't Icingdeath the dragon they killed, and Frostbrand the name of his scimitar? It's been a long time since I read those though, so I could be totally wrong...
-blarg

The scimitar is called Icingdeath (rofl) and it is a Frost Brand weapon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drizzt_Do'Urden's_scimitars

The dragon was also called Icingdeath, and yes, I am as horrified as you are the Drizzt's scimitars get their own Wikipedia entry.

 

[Korgoth]

and yes, I am as horrified as you are the Drizzt's scimitars get their own Wikipedia entry.

I know a little part of me just died inside.

 

[Exen Trik]

Emerald Frost wouldn't seem nearly as bad if it weren't an obvious reference to the cold and acid damage they specialize in, which makes no sense together anyways. Maybe if the name refers to a place that was once a corrupted, green colored, poisoned sea, that was magically frozen to keep it's blight contained. That would at least makes some sense.

I'm fine with everything else, really. A Feywild by any other name would be just as fey... and wild... or whatever.

 

[HeinorNY]

I've not read the whole thread, but I have a better name for the Feywild, hopefully no-one has mentioned it:

The Emerald Dream

I mentioned it twice. The feywild really reminds me of the Emerald Dream from WoW.

 

[Hairfoot]

Either it's a complete coincidence, or Noonan just stole your joke.

Where?

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I mentioned it twice. The feywild really reminds me of the Emerald Dream from WoW.

Oh well. It really does though. I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. I dunno if I like the whole "other planes are parallel to and similar to ours!" deal. It's bit hmmm, but also cool but also hmmm.

 

[Hairfoot]

Where?

Oh, on his blog. That's a bit cheap. Remember, you read it here first.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

I don't think he's stealing it; he's just giving it its props.

 

[Blackwind]

A friend of mine, upon first learning that Driz'zt's weapons were "Twinkle" and "Icingdeath" replied with:

"I'm going to bake a cake. An EVIL cake!"

I think that about sums it up.

Agreed. Next time I need a dark elf pastry-chef NPC, he's going to dual-wield cake knives called Frosting and Sprinkle.

 

[Hairfoot]

I don't think he's stealing it; he's just giving it its props.

I would have hoped for, oh, I don't know, just a byline in bold 14pt, reading "this natty tagline courtesy of Hairfoot at ENworld, a legendary gamer whose opinions are always right" and a mention in every 4E publication from WotC.

I hate ingratitude.