Toastmn Posted December 11, 2016 Report Share Posted December 11, 2016 Does anyone know where any materials talking about the two new alternates for Ressers this year might be? I'm curious to find some literature or explanations as to who Ameila Bathory and Rowan Nilsson are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Elizabeth Báthory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Nilsson is the 4th most common surname in Sweden (and probably somewhat common in say Minnesota as a consequence) but the one that pops out to me is Per Nilsson, but I have no idea if he is at all well known outside Sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toastmn Posted December 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Neither of those people have anything to do with what I'm asking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefyingReality Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 They do, actually. Elizabeth Báthory is who Amelia is based on (and wow does she make good source material for a Resser...), and Per Nilsson seems like a good fit for the Yoked-Up-Bishop model. A lot of Wyrd's special characters are based in some way on real-world people, so knowing who the basis of a character is tells you a lot about them. If you're talking solely about in-universe fluff on them, I don't believe any exists yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Yeah I thought you were asking about what influenced the names, as that is a common interest of many Malifaux players. Special editions rarely have any stories associated with them, though there are some cases, e.g. Luther (#17), Mr Cooper (#18) has Chronicle stories. Funnily I thought Doctor Dufresne also had a story but it turns out the art was used in a Chronicle story for a character called Imogene Watts (#12). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sycorax Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 Dr. Dusfresne is from Defense of Innocence the TTB Penny Dreadful. I don't remember any particular fiction on either Amelia or Rowan. But my memory isn't what it used to be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Torsul said: Wasn't Dr Dufresne envolved with the story part about barabos and bishop in this underground pit fighting thing? That is the story I thought of first, but it only uses the same art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toastmn Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 5 hours ago, sycorax said: Dr. Dusfresne is from Defense of Innocence the TTB Penny Dreadful. I don't remember any particular fiction on either Amelia or Rowan. But my memory isn't what it used to be... 7 hours ago, DefyingReality said: They do, actually. Elizabeth Báthory is who Amelia is based on (and wow does she make good source material for a Resser...), and Per Nilsson seems like a good fit for the Yoked-Up-Bishop model. A lot of Wyrd's special characters are based in some way on real-world people, so knowing who the basis of a character is tells you a lot about them. If you're talking solely about in-universe fluff on them, I don't believe any exists yet. Yes, I meant in-universe fluff stories. Thanks for confirming they are yet to be any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 On 12/12/2016 at 9:47 PM, Toastmn said: Yes, I meant in-universe fluff stories. Thanks for confirming they are yet to be any. Rowan is the source of the Chemist flavor quote in TTB (where the art originated). That's the only place she's appeared thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Git Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 On 12/12/2016 at 4:14 PM, Bengt said: Elizabeth Báthory Wow, she certainly sounds like a dear... Is Amelia the Rafkin or Nico alt (seems much more Nico than Rafkin to me...) On 13/12/2016 at 4:14 AM, DefyingReality said: They do, actually. Elizabeth Báthory is who Amelia is based on (and wow does she make good source material for a Resser...), and Per Nilsson seems like a good fit for the Yoked-Up-Bishop model. A lot of Wyrd's special characters are based in some way on real-world people, so knowing who the basis of a character is tells you a lot about them. If you're talking solely about in-universe fluff on them, I don't believe any exists yet. Just a quick q, where does the name Amelia come up? Also, what are the names for the other limiteds? Are they on the stat cards (mine haven't arrived yet). Any ideas for their inspiration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Perhaps Amelia Dyer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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