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Refs all the way *SPOILERS*

ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
edited December 2012 in Archive (General Discussion)
Heya, I picked up Dorn for my BG:EE playthrough and noticed something: His sword is called Rancor. Like this giant monster from Return of the Jedi in Jabba's palace. Also one of his quest NPCs is called Taris. Like the planet, were KOTOR starts (well, after you leave the ship).
Coincidence? Has anybody spotted more References? Lemme know :D

(This was originally a thread only for Star Wars references, in case you woder ;) )
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  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    Well Rancor is actually another word for anger. And I think the Taris thing is a bit of a stretch. Thereis a reference to star trek though, in a name of a certain halberd.
  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    Oh, it is? Welp, english isn't my mother language. And what Halbert do you mean?
  • GoodSteveGoodSteve Member Posts: 607
    edited December 2012
    The Chesley Crusher. Will Wheaton's character in Star Trek: The Next Generation was Wesley Crusher.

    Edit: I thought the NPC from Dorns quest was named Yaris...
  • NukeninNukenin Member Posts: 327
    GoodSteve said:

    The Chesley Crusher. Will Wheaton's character in Star Trek: The Next Generation was Wesley Crusher.

    This is truly a image moment for me. How could I not have caught that? :D
  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    @GoodSteve
    Nope, Taris. The woman standing in front of the the inn in Nashkel.

    @Nukenin
    Well ... uhm .... I have never watched any full episode of anything Star Trek related ... (if you exclude the german parody "Sinnlos im Weltall")
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  • Aasimar069Aasimar069 Member Posts: 803
    edited December 2012
    ajwz said:

    Well Rancor is actually another word for anger. And I think the Taris thing is a bit of a stretch. Thereis a reference to star trek though, in a name of a certain halberd.

    In fact, I guess it comes from the french word "rancoeur" ( old latin origins), which mean bitterness or hatred you keep against someone for a non solved dilemma or a score that was not settled.

    So yes, it is a synonym of anger, but not only.



  • ButtercheeseButtercheese Member Posts: 3,766
    I think I'll turn this thread into a general reference thread ... to gather them all :)
  • IllustairIllustair Member Posts: 878
    "... the castle (Gnoll Stronghold) was home to the infamous adventurer 'Dinkamus Littlelog', the slayer of Kazgaroth. Local rumors seem to point to Dinkamus becoming rather unhealthily obsessed with protecting an item referred to only as "The Holy Groundhog"

    It is a homage to a classic RPG game "Dink Smallwood". I played a demo version of that game when I was a kid; only last year did I get to play it to the end (it's now freeware by the way). I didn't expect to enjoy the game, almost as much as when I first played it. Good times!
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