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Easter Eggs [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Rasputin49
06-19-04, 02:45 PM I was wondering if anyone had noticed any easter eggs as far as the real world is concerned. For example, the Treaty of Thronehold to end the Last War was signed on the 11th day of Aryth. This matches up perfectly with what used to be known as Armistice Day (now Veteran's Day), which was November 11th and ended World War I, which also a war so huge that some thought that wars would be never be fought again. Let me know if you've seen anything esle.
Steven Snyder
06-19-04, 02:58 PM Garyx, a Constellation that heralds Chaos and Destruction...that wouldn't be Gary Gygax would it?

A town in Aundair called Ghalt, which is only significant when you realize it is located in a world where trains are powered by a source of near infinite energy.
ieattrollsforbreakfast
06-19-04, 04:44 PM Originally posted by Steven Snyder
Garyx, a Constellation that heralds Chaos and Destruction...that wouldn't be Gary Gygax would it?
I dont think so. Garyx is a draconic god presented in the Draconomicon, so if it was some kind of refence to Gygax, it wouldnt be an Eberron easter egg.
Senko
06-20-04, 03:09 AM I still don't get the reference to Ghalt.:confused:
Steven Snyder
06-20-04, 09:34 AM There is a book called Atlas Shrugged, that is where the reference comes from.
OtherNiceMan
06-20-04, 10:55 AM Kasha the Monk's flavour text talks about a helf-elf inquisitive called Journe. There is a RPG called Sky Realms of Journe.

The illustration of Creilath the mater iniquistive bares a passing resemblance to Sidney Paget's illustrations of Sherlock Homes (and Jermery Brett from the TV series).

The bard (far right) in the array of Humans from the start of chapter one looks (to me) like Prince. :)
Ezekiel
06-20-04, 04:21 PM My friend had that spontaneous reaction to the bard as well. "Hey, thats prince. Erm, I mean, the artist formerly known as Prince"

Great thread btw, though I'm sorry to not have noticed anything else.
Lady Fierna
06-20-04, 10:02 PM Something wierd that I noticed:

Under the Githyanki Society section in the MM (and PsiHB 3e), it says that the Githyanki Lich-queen devours the soul of any Githyanki who goes above level 16.

Vol (a Lich-queen of sorts) is a level 16 wizard.

Wierd.
Senko
06-21-04, 01:55 AM Well it does say above lvl 16 perhaps Vol is safe until she goes up to level 17 then she becomes lunch?
darkthought
06-21-04, 02:09 AM Originally posted by Senko
Well it does say above lvl 16 perhaps Vol is safe until she goes up to level 17 then she becomes lunch?

Last I checked, Vol was a Lich-Queen Elf. Not Githyanki.
EarthsShadow
06-21-04, 03:21 AM Karrnath sure sounds a lot like the mummy Karnack in The Mummy movie, the place I think. And considering that Karrnath has undead as a standing army, it sure does make some kind of sense to me.

But I can't remember if the Karnack in the movie refers to the mummy or the location, but it's a tie in, that's for sure.
Scholar and a Brutalman
06-21-04, 08:01 AM Dreadhold in the Lhazaar Principalities:

"Rumors persist that an important prisoner from Karrnath is interred here..."

From Karrnath, eh? Perhaps the prisoner is forced to wear an adamant mask so no one can see his face?
jedi8187
06-21-04, 10:17 AM Actually Dreadhold remind
s me of Alkatraz for some reason. It also reminds me a little of Azkaban from Harry Potter, but that in an off itself is an Alkatraz.
darkthought
06-21-04, 01:37 PM Originally posted by EarthsShadow
Karrnath sure sounds a lot like the mummy Karnack in The Mummy movie, the place I think. And considering that Karrnath has undead as a standing army, it sure does make some kind of sense to me.

But I can't remember if the Karnack in the movie refers to the mummy or the location, but it's a tie in, that's for sure.

Karnak? That would be a place. The mummy's name was Imotep.
Hanuman47
06-21-04, 04:49 PM And for that matter, the ruler's name is Kaius, who is definitely not a mummy.
EarthsShadow
06-21-04, 09:42 PM Originally posted by Hanuman47
And for that matter, the ruler's name is Kaius, who is definitely not a mummy.

Just a vampire, another of the undead by the way. ;)
diablos666
06-22-04, 07:57 AM Hmmm... Imhotep in D&D. Now there's an idea! A greater mummy with loads of levels in cleric and a bad attitude!
darkthought
06-22-04, 02:26 PM and a couple in warrior. He's pretty deadly in combat on his own.
Remnant
06-22-04, 03:28 PM The way the nations are set up, the prominence of certain houses, and the style of some of the seals reminds me of stuff from the Battletech universe, but not in a strong way at all- I don't get the feeling of a direct influence.

The mountain sanctuary of Adar reminds me of Shangrala.
Sereno
06-22-04, 03:46 PM Sharn seems a lot like NYC ... towers/skyscrapers, all races living together, etc.

There was even an event when something called the glass tower was destroyed for no apparent reason and killed lots of people -- that, sadly, reminded me of 9/11....
TheOneRonin
06-22-04, 04:48 PM C'mon guys, has no one caught the LotR reference?
Valenar, home of the Elves (well, one branch, anyway)
Valinor, home of the Valar, and where the Elves sailed to as they left middle earth.

That one stood out the most.

And the illustration of the City of the Dead looks a LOT like the City of the Dead from The Mummy. Come to think of it, I think the ECS cites The Mummy as one of the references the authors used when searching for flavor.
darkthought
06-22-04, 05:54 PM Originally posted by TheOneRonin
C'mon guys, has no one caught the LotR reference?
Valenar, home of the Elves (well, one branch, anyway)
Valinor, home of the Valar, and where the Elves sailed to as they left middle earth.

That one stood out the most.

And the illustration of the City of the Dead looks a LOT like the City of the Dead from The Mummy. Come to think of it, I think the ECS cites The Mummy as one of the references the authors used when searching for flavor.

I thought of that too. Except that the Valenar are much more warlike than the people of Valinor.
CJ1720
06-22-04, 10:21 PM Originally posted by EarthsShadow
Karrnath sure sounds a lot like the mummy Karnack in The Mummy movie, the place I think. And considering that Karrnath has undead as a standing army, it sure does make some kind of sense to me.

But I can't remember if the Karnack in the movie refers to the mummy or the location, but it's a tie in, that's for sure.

And Karnack is pronounced just like the Johnny Carson character Carnac! And Johnny Carson certainly made you feel like you were undead on many nights -- asleep but awake -- get it?

Spooky, huh? Gives me a shiver just thinking about it.
Stouthammer
06-23-04, 12:24 AM In some of the original drafts of the scrips for the first Star Wars movie, there were references to a focusing talisman for the force, known as the "kiber crystal" which has also at times been spelled "khyber crystal" and finally in the 1978 novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster, "kaiburr crystal", the plot of which has Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader racing to find these powerful crystals. The spelling changes but the pronunciation remains the same. I was reminded of this crystal by the references to the Khyber Dragonshards in Eberron.
Latif Khan
06-23-04, 07:04 AM anyone noticed the similarities of sharn or ebberon in general to the books by china mieville (perdido street station, the scar) ?
anyway great stuff in there for inspiration.
Alhandra's Feisty Destrier
06-23-04, 09:56 AM 'Kaius' - sounds to me like 'Gaius', as in 'Gaius Julius Ceasar'
Alathayn
06-23-04, 12:47 PM Well, know the iron mask idea sure enough stikes me as true intend. I've allready wondered what becameof the true Kaius lll.
Lucifi
06-23-04, 01:06 PM Originally posted by diablos666
Hmmm... Imhotep in D&D. Now there's an idea! A greater mummy with loads of levels in cleric and a bad attitude!

Imhotep is in D&D...
Deities and Demigods, he's in the Pharaonic Pantheon...
though in there he's a demigod of crafts and medicine.
Expert 20

Though, I suppose that's not the same, but I just wanted to point that out.

:)
Lucifi
06-23-04, 01:08 PM Originally posted by OtherNiceMan
Kasha the Monk's flavour text talks about a helf-elf inquisitive called Journe. There is a RPG called Sky Realms of Journe.

It's call the Sky Realms of Jorune, btw.
darkthought
06-23-04, 02:02 PM Originally posted by Lucifi
Imhotep is in D&D...
Deities and Demigods, he's in the Pharaonic Pantheon...
though in there he's a demigod of crafts and medicine.
Expert 20

Though, I suppose that's not the same, but I just wanted to point that out.

:)

That's closer to the realistic protrayal of Imhotep. He was originally a mortal who acended to godhood. The movies just threw that whole "grinding with the concubine" thing in there to make it interesting for his fall. ;)
Ormus
06-23-04, 02:06 PM Those Valenar double scimitars sure look a lot like what the Elves wield in the opening battle scene of Fellowship of the Ring(in Mordor). They're both cool by me. :devil:
zootcat
06-23-04, 02:54 PM Karnak is a real place in Egypt. It was prominent in ancient Egypt and if you go there today, you will see the really cool ruins of the Temple of Karnak.

Imhotep was an actual historical figure. He was the pharoah's chielf architect and he disigned the pyramids. (But I don't remember if this included the Great Pyramid or not.)

In the movie The Mummy, the pyramids were located in Thebes/Karnak. But in reality the pyramids were 300 miles downstream from Thebes near modern-day Cairo.
Mike Czaplinski
06-23-04, 04:00 PM Khorvaire looks like it would be pronounced 'Corvair',
which is of course a famous 60's muscle car that, among
other things, was the target of Ralph Nader's book
UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED (Basically, the heater worked off
exhaust fumes, and as such was prone to blow up for
no apparent reason).

I'm sure that this is pure coincidence. Still: I'll make sure
to keep my EBERRON book in a fireproof container....;-)

MikeC
Azual
06-23-04, 04:15 PM Originally posted by Hanuman47
And for that matter, the ruler's name is Kaius, who is definitely not a mummy.

a vampire ruler HMMMMMM :rolleyes:
darkthought
06-23-04, 10:19 PM Originally posted by Azual
a vampire ruler HMMMMMM :rolleyes:

But he's a good vampire. I think. He was maniuplated by Vol. That's how his country has undead in the army.
Slayen
06-24-04, 12:47 AM Originally posted by darkthought
But he's a good vampire. I think. He was maniuplated by Vol. That's how his country has undead in the army.

Well, he is technically Lawful Evil, his actions for the most part are good. He is even married to a CG Elf from Aerenal. He is a very cool and complex charracter.
darkthought
06-24-04, 03:12 AM I'm gonna try my hardest to get my players up there. :) They're about to make contact with the Chamber, but they don't know it. And contact with the Order of the Emerald Claw.

I must get them into that country! I want to see what they do when they see the first Undead patrol. :)
Halflingspy
06-25-04, 01:13 AM Well, what I saw was the Glass Tower falling by terrorists in Sharn. That was a direct lift from this world I believe very strongly.

ALSO the Church of the Silver Flame is a critique, or a 'fantasy parody' of the Christian church, especially when it existed in the 1000's, when the crusades started, and popes were having orgies and such. Lots of corruption amidst a very holy and pure idea.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Rasputin49 06-19-04, 02:45 PM	I was wondering if anyone had noticed any easter eggs as far as the real world is concerned. For example, the Treaty of Thronehold to end the Last War was signed on the 11th day of Aryth. This matches up perfectly with what used to be known as Armistice Day (now Veteran's Day), which was November 11th and ended World War I, which also a war so huge that some thought that wars would be never be fought again. Let me know if you've seen anything esle.
Steven Snyder 06-19-04, 02:58 PM	Garyx, a Constellation that heralds Chaos and Destruction...that wouldn't be Gary Gygax would it? A town in Aundair called Ghalt, which is only significant when you realize it is located in a world where trains are powered by a source of near infinite energy.
ieattrollsforbreakfast 06-19-04, 04:44 PM	Originally posted by Steven Snyder Garyx, a Constellation that heralds Chaos and Destruction...that wouldn't be Gary Gygax would it? I dont think so. Garyx is a draconic god presented in the Draconomicon, so if it was some kind of refence to Gygax, it wouldnt be an Eberron easter egg.
Senko 06-20-04, 03:09 AM	I still don't get the reference to Ghalt.:confused:
Steven Snyder 06-20-04, 09:34 AM	There is a book called Atlas Shrugged, that is where the reference comes from.
OtherNiceMan 06-20-04, 10:55 AM	Kasha the Monk's flavour text talks about a helf-elf inquisitive called Journe. There is a RPG called Sky Realms of Journe. The illustration of Creilath the mater iniquistive bares a passing resemblance to Sidney Paget's illustrations of Sherlock Homes (and Jermery Brett from the TV series). The bard (far right) in the array of Humans from the start of chapter one looks (to me) like Prince. :)
Ezekiel 06-20-04, 04:21 PM	My friend had that spontaneous reaction to the bard as well. "Hey, thats prince. Erm, I mean, the artist formerly known as Prince" Great thread btw, though I'm sorry to not have noticed anything else.
Lady Fierna 06-20-04, 10:02 PM	Something wierd that I noticed: Under the Githyanki Society section in the MM (and PsiHB 3e), it says that the Githyanki Lich-queen devours the soul of any Githyanki who goes above level 16. Vol (a Lich-queen of sorts) is a level 16 wizard. Wierd.
Senko 06-21-04, 01:55 AM	Well it does say above lvl 16 perhaps Vol is safe until she goes up to level 17 then she becomes lunch?
darkthought 06-21-04, 02:09 AM	Originally posted by Senko Well it does say above lvl 16 perhaps Vol is safe until she goes up to level 17 then she becomes lunch? Last I checked, Vol was a Lich-Queen Elf. Not Githyanki.
EarthsShadow 06-21-04, 03:21 AM	Karrnath sure sounds a lot like the mummy Karnack in The Mummy movie, the place I think. And considering that Karrnath has undead as a standing army, it sure does make some kind of sense to me. But I can't remember if the Karnack in the movie refers to the mummy or the location, but it's a tie in, that's for sure.
Scholar and a Brutalman 06-21-04, 08:01 AM	Dreadhold in the Lhazaar Principalities: "Rumors persist that an important prisoner from Karrnath is interred here..." From Karrnath, eh? Perhaps the prisoner is forced to wear an adamant mask so no one can see his face?
jedi8187 06-21-04, 10:17 AM	Actually Dreadhold remind s me of Alkatraz for some reason. It also reminds me a little of Azkaban from Harry Potter, but that in an off itself is an Alkatraz.
darkthought 06-21-04, 01:37 PM	Originally posted by EarthsShadow Karrnath sure sounds a lot like the mummy Karnack in The Mummy movie, the place I think. And considering that Karrnath has undead as a standing army, it sure does make some kind of sense to me. But I can't remember if the Karnack in the movie refers to the mummy or the location, but it's a tie in, that's for sure. Karnak? That would be a place. The mummy's name was Imotep.
Hanuman47 06-21-04, 04:49 PM	And for that matter, the ruler's name is Kaius, who is definitely not a mummy.
EarthsShadow 06-21-04, 09:42 PM	Originally posted by Hanuman47 And for that matter, the ruler's name is Kaius, who is definitely not a mummy. Just a vampire, another of the undead by the way. ;)
diablos666 06-22-04, 07:57 AM	Hmmm... Imhotep in D&D. Now there's an idea! A greater mummy with loads of levels in cleric and a bad attitude!
darkthought 06-22-04, 02:26 PM	and a couple in warrior. He's pretty deadly in combat on his own.
Remnant 06-22-04, 03:28 PM	The way the nations are set up, the prominence of certain houses, and the style of some of the seals reminds me of stuff from the Battletech universe, but not in a strong way at all- I don't get the feeling of a direct influence. The mountain sanctuary of Adar reminds me of Shangrala.
Sereno 06-22-04, 03:46 PM	Sharn seems a lot like NYC ... towers/skyscrapers, all races living together, etc. There was even an event when something called the glass tower was destroyed for no apparent reason and killed lots of people -- that, sadly, reminded me of 9/11....
TheOneRonin 06-22-04, 04:48 PM	C'mon guys, has no one caught the LotR reference? Valenar, home of the Elves (well, one branch, anyway) Valinor, home of the Valar, and where the Elves sailed to as they left middle earth. That one stood out the most. And the illustration of the City of the Dead looks a LOT like the City of the Dead from The Mummy. Come to think of it, I think the ECS cites The Mummy as one of the references the authors used when searching for flavor.
darkthought 06-22-04, 05:54 PM	Originally posted by TheOneRonin C'mon guys, has no one caught the LotR reference? Valenar, home of the Elves (well, one branch, anyway) Valinor, home of the Valar, and where the Elves sailed to as they left middle earth. That one stood out the most. And the illustration of the City of the Dead looks a LOT like the City of the Dead from The Mummy. Come to think of it, I think the ECS cites The Mummy as one of the references the authors used when searching for flavor. I thought of that too. Except that the Valenar are much more warlike than the people of Valinor.
CJ1720 06-22-04, 10:21 PM	Originally posted by EarthsShadow Karrnath sure sounds a lot like the mummy Karnack in The Mummy movie, the place I think. And considering that Karrnath has undead as a standing army, it sure does make some kind of sense to me. But I can't remember if the Karnack in the movie refers to the mummy or the location, but it's a tie in, that's for sure. And Karnack is pronounced just like the Johnny Carson character Carnac! And Johnny Carson certainly made you feel like you were undead on many nights -- asleep but awake -- get it? Spooky, huh? Gives me a shiver just thinking about it.
Stouthammer 06-23-04, 12:24 AM	In some of the original drafts of the scrips for the first Star Wars movie, there were references to a focusing talisman for the force, known as the "kiber crystal" which has also at times been spelled "khyber crystal" and finally in the 1978 novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster, "kaiburr crystal", the plot of which has Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader racing to find these powerful crystals. The spelling changes but the pronunciation remains the same. I was reminded of this crystal by the references to the Khyber Dragonshards in Eberron.
Latif Khan 06-23-04, 07:04 AM	anyone noticed the similarities of sharn or ebberon in general to the books by china mieville (perdido street station, the scar) ? anyway great stuff in there for inspiration.
Alhandra's Feisty Destrier 06-23-04, 09:56 AM	'Kaius' - sounds to me like 'Gaius', as in 'Gaius Julius Ceasar'
Alathayn 06-23-04, 12:47 PM	Well, know the iron mask idea sure enough stikes me as true intend. I've allready wondered what becameof the true Kaius lll.
Lucifi 06-23-04, 01:06 PM	Originally posted by diablos666 Hmmm... Imhotep in D&D. Now there's an idea! A greater mummy with loads of levels in cleric and a bad attitude! Imhotep is in D&D... Deities and Demigods, he's in the Pharaonic Pantheon... though in there he's a demigod of crafts and medicine. Expert 20 Though, I suppose that's not the same, but I just wanted to point that out. :)
Lucifi 06-23-04, 01:08 PM	Originally posted by OtherNiceMan Kasha the Monk's flavour text talks about a helf-elf inquisitive called Journe. There is a RPG called Sky Realms of Journe. It's call the Sky Realms of Jorune, btw.
darkthought 06-23-04, 02:02 PM	Originally posted by Lucifi Imhotep is in D&D... Deities and Demigods, he's in the Pharaonic Pantheon... though in there he's a demigod of crafts and medicine. Expert 20 Though, I suppose that's not the same, but I just wanted to point that out. :) That's closer to the realistic protrayal of Imhotep. He was originally a mortal who acended to godhood. The movies just threw that whole "grinding with the concubine" thing in there to make it interesting for his fall. ;)
Ormus 06-23-04, 02:06 PM	Those Valenar double scimitars sure look a lot like what the Elves wield in the opening battle scene of Fellowship of the Ring(in Mordor). They're both cool by me. :devil:
zootcat 06-23-04, 02:54 PM	Karnak is a real place in Egypt. It was prominent in ancient Egypt and if you go there today, you will see the really cool ruins of the Temple of Karnak. Imhotep was an actual historical figure. He was the pharoah's chielf architect and he disigned the pyramids. (But I don't remember if this included the Great Pyramid or not.) In the movie The Mummy, the pyramids were located in Thebes/Karnak. But in reality the pyramids were 300 miles downstream from Thebes near modern-day Cairo.
Mike Czaplinski 06-23-04, 04:00 PM	Khorvaire looks like it would be pronounced 'Corvair', which is of course a famous 60's muscle car that, among other things, was the target of Ralph Nader's book UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED (Basically, the heater worked off exhaust fumes, and as such was prone to blow up for no apparent reason). I'm sure that this is pure coincidence. Still: I'll make sure to keep my EBERRON book in a fireproof container....;-) MikeC
Azual 06-23-04, 04:15 PM	Originally posted by Hanuman47 And for that matter, the ruler's name is Kaius, who is definitely not a mummy. a vampire ruler HMMMMMM :rolleyes:
darkthought 06-23-04, 10:19 PM	Originally posted by Azual a vampire ruler HMMMMMM :rolleyes: But he's a good vampire. I think. He was maniuplated by Vol. That's how his country has undead in the army.
Slayen 06-24-04, 12:47 AM	Originally posted by darkthought But he's a good vampire. I think. He was maniuplated by Vol. That's how his country has undead in the army. Well, he is technically Lawful Evil, his actions for the most part are good. He is even married to a CG Elf from Aerenal. He is a very cool and complex charracter.
darkthought 06-24-04, 03:12 AM	I'm gonna try my hardest to get my players up there. :) They're about to make contact with the Chamber, but they don't know it. And contact with the Order of the Emerald Claw. I must get them into that country! I want to see what they do when they see the first Undead patrol. :)
Halflingspy 06-25-04, 01:13 AM	Well, what I saw was the Glass Tower falling by terrorists in Sharn. That was a direct lift from this world I believe very strongly. ALSO the Church of the Silver Flame is a critique, or a 'fantasy parody' of the Christian church, especially when it existed in the 1000's, when the crusades started, and popes were having orgies and such. Lots of corruption amidst a very holy and pure idea.