Warhammer homage in Adventurer's Vault 2

[Nikosandros]

Maybe this has already been posted, but has anyone noticed the small homage to WHFRP in AV2? On page 10, in the fluff for the Rat Killer's Cloak (a magical armor), a rat catcher is mentioned, armed only with a small stick and a small but vicious dog.

 

[Crothian]

Didn't notice it but now that you mention it I of course see it.

 

[CapnZapp]

[4e+] Adventurers Vault 2 - Page 4 - RPGnet Forums

 

[applenerd]

Rat catcher!

 

[Saeviomagy]

So... what is it that makes this a whfrp thing?

 

[game.jock]

me too..

i have been noticing what you had noticed and at first didnt bother to ask my friends about that because it might be just usual to them..

at least we are the same..haha

 

[frankthedm]

So... what is it that makes this a whfrp thing?

The rat catcher in WFRP is the epitome of the "Start, and possibly die, in an inglorious and ignoble career" flavor the game has. Other than a stick with a random number of dead rats, the rat catcher's most notable starting gear is a "small but vicious dog". As such, it is kind of a meme related to WFRP.

 

[Henry]

...As such, it is kind of a meme related to WFRP.

Yep, kind of like if another game mentioned a hand and eye of evil power from a wizard named "Nacev", or something.

That's great! I need to post this over on the Small but Vicious Podcast forums.

 

[PeelSeel2]

The rat catcher in WFRP is the epitome of the "Start, and possibly die, in an inglorious and ignoble career" flavor the game has. Other than a stick with a random number of dead rats, the rat catcher's most notable starting gear is a "small but vicious dog". As such, it is kind of a meme related to WFRP.

And the Warhammer career is based off a real career that of course no longer exists.

 

[Saeviomagy]

Ah, so it's the specific wording on the subject of the dog. Got it.

Here I was thinking that people thought that whfrp invented the concept of a rat catcher, or that only whfrp rat catchers typically had small vicious dogs...