Easter Eggs and Puns in DDO

[Sarisa]

theres actually some eberron lore to this: there is something called "The Shadow in the Flame" that most believe refers to the Demon overlord imprisoned within the Silver Flame itself

Specifically, the Demon Lord Bal Shalor. He was imprisoned when the Paladin Tira Minon sacrificed herself to become the embodiment of the Silver Flame itself.

[Peo]

Speaking of the Silver Flame, most people I've spoken to in game never caught on to this either.

If I were to as you when the moon symbol on the shrines meant you would probably say "rest". Validating it as moon equals night equals sleep time equals rest. But if asked about the flame, you would drawn a blank or joked MMOs are hell. So why fire for resurrection?

Well, the old alchemical symbol for silver is a crescent moon. The shrines are in fact stamped as "Silver Flame".

Sort of an implied ownership really, as if there wasn't enough propaganda for them already.

[Asmodeus451]

Speaking of the Silver Flame, most people I've spoken to in game never caught on to this either.

If I were to as you when the moon symbol on the shrines meant you would probably say "rest". Validating it as moon equals night equals sleep time equals rest. But if asked about the flame, you would drawn a blank or joked MMOs are hell. So why fire for resurrection?

Well, the old alchemical symbol for silver is a crescent moon. The shrines are in fact stamped as "Silver Flame".

Sort of an implied ownership really, as if there wasn't enough propaganda for them already.

the arguement could also be made that they chose a "flame" symbol for res shrines from the "pheonix rising from the flame" angle of things

[Vengeance777]

The explorer Dr. Livingstone's Journal can be found in Offering of Blood at the shrine you have to swim to.

[BrackishHighwayman]

Croaker (lorechanter) in Red Fens vs. Croaker (doctor, annalist) from the 'The Black Company'-novels by Glen Cook

[PadrePio]

I don't know if it's already been mentioned, but Roskilde (Frost giant mini boss in Prey on the Hunter) is the name of a city in Denmakr, not tto far from Copenhagen.
Also the fire elemental rare in Orchard is named Firenze, Italian name of the city of Florence, but this is not a big mistery

[VonBek]

Well, whenever my Arti's dog says "AFFIRMATIVE" I start looking around for a blue police call box

[Asmodeus451]

Well, whenever my Arti's dog says "AFFIRMATIVE" I start looking around for a blue police call box

/facepalm

HOW DID I MISS THIS!!!???

[DanteEnFuego]

Well, whenever my Arti's dog says "AFFIRMATIVE" I start looking around for a blue police call box

???

[Asmodeus451]

???

its referencing K-9 from Doctor Who

[Koowluh]

I'm so going to look for Velah in the Bogwater tavern now. I loved it when I found her in the Chrono raid and I would love to see her actually existing in the current world in polymorphed form. The chrono raid is in the past after all.

I loved the beholders in Acute Delirium; Look at the size of beds on that thing!

[Farseer-Lolotea]

Speaking of the Silver Flame, most people I've spoken to in game never caught on to this either.

If I were to as you when the moon symbol on the shrines meant you would probably say "rest". Validating it as moon equals night equals sleep time equals rest. But if asked about the flame, you would drawn a blank or joked MMOs are hell. So why fire for resurrection?

Well, the old alchemical symbol for silver is a crescent moon. The shrines are in fact stamped as "Silver Flame".

Sort of an implied ownership really, as if there wasn't enough propaganda for them already.

Actually, I interpreted the moon symbol as the crescent moon symbol you see on old-timey outhouses (so think "rest" as in "restroom"). The sun thing may simply be a counterpoint to that.

Getting back on topic, one of the other hireling vendors is named Kaeless, a take on Kahless, the famed Klingon Warrior.

[Farseer-Lolotea]

I don't know if it's already been mentioned, but Roskilde (Frost giant mini boss in Prey on the Hunter) is the name of a city in Denmakr, not tto far from Copenhagen.
Also the fire elemental rare in Orchard is named Firenze, Italian name of the city of Florence, but this is not a big mistery

Roskilde is more likely a play on "Rockslide," though the fact that it's also a place name probably helps.

[Enel]

The explorer Dr. Livingstone's Journal can be found in Offering of Blood at the shrine you have to swim to.

Could you explain that please?i dont get it!

[Farseer-Lolotea]

Could you explain that please?i dont get it!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Livingstone

[VonBek]

Could you explain that please?i dont get it!

This used to be in every world history class from elementary through high school:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Livingstone

[Yazzman]

Nobody's mentioned the hirelings:

Byron Scoutsword: Iron Byron (golf club testing machine used by USGA) - inspired this post.
Grommisk Axehead (??? Grummish? can't place this one).
Frenzy: DDO reference
Rage: another DDO reference
Arnal Swarts: Lots of Arnold references in DDO. Hopefully inspired by Conan.
Club : Presumably the description "Do you have tickets to the club show?" is the joke
Alphar Fairwood: In light of Byron, I suspect a golf reference.
Brigita Hammersong: ??? Judging from the Vale, I suspect that these are obvious to the headbanger.
Anthem: Anthem is used a lot where bards are concerned. Since the Rush song is explicitly reference elsewhere...
Full Metal: Presumably full metal jacket. Hopefully he can break DR.
Veil (WF rogue): I thought Veil was an elf sorceress (VON3)?

On second thought, the first few hirelings seemed to be full of references, then they gave up. Can anybody place the rest?

There's a hireling called Dazhbog.

[Slartibreakfast]

13 pages in and no one has mentioned the Bard Bugbears near the Cerulean Gate??? The list of bands those guys could be is very short...

[Cognoscentus]

King Raiyum says, ''I'm a god, why can't I live on?''

Lyrics from Iron Maiden's "Powerslave"

[BadBuy]

Roskilde is more likely a play on "Rockslide," though the fact that it's also a place name probably helps.

Actually Roskilde ir probably more related to the town, because there is even a viking museum in Roskilde. Overall I think it just migh be a normal viking name.