CannibalBob Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Edit Some More: The Honey Pot, in addition to being a general reference to a part of female anatomy, is also a spy operation in which an asset is seduced and the results of that seduction are used as leverage against the asset. Honey Pot also happens to be a commonly used term for portable toilets, especially those used in the military such as the ones installed on old aircraft which were not equipped with lavatories (such as the still heavily used C-130). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllistorPreist Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Only the designers know for sure, but I always thought the witchling stalkers were a nod to the little dudes in the movie Phantasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparksman Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Honeypot is also a computing reference: In computer terminology, a honeypot is a trap set to detect, deflect, or, in some manner, counteract attempts at unauthorized use of information systems. Generally, a honeypot consists of a computer, data, or a network site that appears to be part of a network, but is actually isolated and monitored, and which seems to contain information or a resource of value to attackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikk Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 EDIT - Threadomancy Alert! ORIGINAL POST: There has been a similar thread recently here that includes some of the above suggestions, and more. In a blatant attempt to earn more 'likes' can I point out again that I spotted that Howard Langston is the character played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Jingle All The Way"! Also I thought I read somewhere that the Wastrals were inspired by the gang of thugs in A Clockwork Orange?!? I can totally imagine Howard saying "Nyaaargh GET OUT!" the Arnie way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybarite Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Pretty sure Lady Justice is based on well... the roman/greek goddess Lady Justice, Justitia/Themis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warham Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I always thought Mah Tucket was Granny Clampett from the Beverly Hillbillies. She was always hitting Jedthro with a wooden spoon. So does that make Trixibelle, Elly May Clamppett? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Loki- Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I thought Trixibelle was rather unsubtly Daisy Duke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebarbalag Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 1 hour ago, -Loki- said: I thought Trixibelle was rather unsubtly Daisy Duke. Or this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalpelexis Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 9/25/2012 at 1:11 PM, Darios said: MÖP! Baba Yaga is an Russian Myth, not a nordic one... big difference there... Ash upon your tongue! Baba Yaga is an Eastern Slavic Myth, not a Russian one... big difference there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalpelexis Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Some more: Wastrels - the Wastrel with the sideburns leaning on his pickaxe is clearly a reference to Alex DeLarge, the main character in "A Clockwork Orange". Heh, I guess that the Guilty minion from the "Guilty As Charged" starter box, the one on the chair, is also somewhat of a resemblance? Sidhir Alchibal - Captain Nemo I/Prince Dakkar from "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" Seamus, Resurrectionist Avatar of Dread - Mr. Hyde from "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" Steam Chest - possibly based on The Luggage from Sir Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series Insidious Madness - possibly based on Tzeentch's Pink Horror daemons from Warhammer 40,000 or the Gibbering Mouther monsters from DnD/Pathfinder fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argailwall Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I think that one of the convict gunslingers is Danny Trejo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darios Posted February 24, 2017 Report Share Posted February 24, 2017 On 11.2.2017 at 8:56 AM, Scalpelexis said: Ash upon your tongue! Baba Yaga is an Eastern Slavic Myth, not a Russian one... big difference there. well not exactly. There are several such entitys subsummed under the Baba Yaga Archetype, spread as far as eastern Syberia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tick Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Zipp: Zapp Brannigan from Futurama? It follows then that... The First Mate: LT Kif Kroker, 1st Mate to Zapp Brannigan.....might also explain his ability "Menacing Croak", Kif KROKER was NOT menacing in the slightest. But that is likely a stretch. Titania: Might be a reference to Shakespeare's fae character of the same name. Could the Autumn Knights be references to more Shakespeare plays? Each seems themed around a season. Would need to re-read things like A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night to see if there's any connection. Maybe somebody who has a better memory could chime in on this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treehouse Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Quote On 20.2.2017 at 5:16 PM, argailwall said: I think that one of the convict gunslingers is Danny Trejo Most definitly. Also, I'm pretty positive the Guild is modelled after the East India Trading Company - especially if you read Sandeep's story in Ripples of Fate you get the impression. Also, if McMourning is partly based on Frankenstein, the Flesh Consturct in his box is Frankenstein's monster. The Mechanical Rider reminds me of that one rider figure in the Animatrix. Tannen and Graves remind me of Finch and Mullet in Tad William's Otherland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadhna Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 7 hours ago, the tick said: Zipp: Zapp Brannigan from Futurama? Titania: Might be a reference to Shakespeare's fae character of the same name. Could the Autumn Knights be references to more Shakespeare plays? Each seems themed around a season. Would need to re-read things like A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night to see if there's any connection. Maybe somebody who has a better memory could chime in on this one? There weren't any Knights in Midsummernight's Dream, but Titania is definitely the mythological Fae queen (it's far older than Shakespeare). Moreover, the way Lilith, Zoraida and Dora are presented in M1E books, they were definitely inspired by Shakespeare's three witches around a cauldron (Macbeth, I think?) oh, and Zipp is definitely cpt. Brannigan, it's evident from his speeches in the Ripples of Fate story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengt Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 9 hours ago, Seadhna said: There weren't any Knights in Midsummernight's Dream, but Titania is definitely the mythological Fae queen (it's far older than Shakespeare). Moreover, the way Lilith, Zoraida and Dora are presented in M1E books, they were definitely inspired by Shakespeare's three witches around a cauldron (Macbeth, I think?) While the idea of Fae queens is older than Shakespeare, he did name her Titania. They were typically nameless in the Fae legends and the name was nicked from an unrelated source. The three witches are on the other hand much older than Shakespeare, e.g. The Fates (in Greek mythology), the Norns (in Norse), and he didn't really add any details to them in Macbeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolf240 Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was doing some paint research and found this on Wikipedia: Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium(IV) oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO2. When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 (PW6), or CI 77891. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisistratus Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Anna Lovelace is a reference to mathematician Ada Lovelace. Seamus and Molly, at least the way they are pictured in the first book, remind me strongly of the Joker and Harley Quinn.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4ml3t Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm waiting for a Doc Holliday inspired Character. Maybe dual faction Guild/Outcasts? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey_C Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, H4ml3t said: I'm waiting for a Doc Holliday inspired Character. Maybe dual faction Guild/Outcasts? Yes please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H4ml3t Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 I'm thinking Tombstone inspired. Abilities or Triggers such as: "I'm your Huckleberry." "Play for Blood" and "In Vino Veritas" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlewicked Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 I'm thinking Tombstone inspired. Abilities or Triggers such as: "I'm your Huckleberry." "Play for Blood" and "In Vino Veritas" This. This needs to happen now. Will throw money at this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisistratus Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 This just in: Phiona Gage is a reference to Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who survived an iron spike driven through his head. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Loki- Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 21/04/2017 at 10:21 PM, Pisistratus said: This just in: Phiona Gage is a reference to Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who survived an iron spike driven through his head. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage This has been known since the book was released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisistratus Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Yeah, it was a reference to how sh'e hooked up with journalists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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