A tidbit from the upcoming book from Chris Perkins -- "The Panopticon of Revel’s End, where the Lords’ Alliance keeps its most dangerous criminals. More info on this maximum security prison can be found in Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden."
or a villain that would have a good reason to break-IN!Hope there's a great selection of weird and scary villains ready to be broken out
Hope there's a great selection of weird and scary villains ready to be broken out
Real life prisons - awful and terrible.
Fantasy prisons that are "impregnable" and "unescapable" are awesome and terrific.
or a villain that would have a good reason to break-IN!
I've, unfortunately, been involved in some RL prison designs (I'm an architect) and some designs still follow the mindset of the panopticon, if not replicating it precisely.This was educational. I always associated the term Panopticon with Doctor Who, where it is the name of the central council chamber / auditorium of the Time Lords on Gallifrey. Today is the first time I've actually looked up its proper definition.
Ditto. My first thought upon reading the announcement was, "Somebody on the writing team's a Doctor Who fan." And while that may well be the case (I'm sure there's a lot of overlap between Whovians and gamers) the term's being used as originally intended. I learned something new today.This was educational. I always associated the term Panopticon with Doctor Who, where it is the name of the central council chamber / auditorium of the Time Lords on Gallifrey. Today is the first time I've actually looked up its proper definition.
Totally. Icewind Dale, the winter is coming.Strikes me as having a 'Beyond the Wall' (or rather at the wall) Game of Thrones vibe...