Conrad Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Does anyone recognise that the reference to the Dropa race in Dragon Lines (page 93) goes back to long debunked hoax? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropa_stones And did anyone catch the reference to a place called Battuta in Atlas of the Young Kingdoms (page 106) which is the name of the Muslim explorer Ibn Battuta? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Battuta I'm just wondering what other obscure references I've missed in various other BRP supplements? Do any of you have any? Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilschemer Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 There are dozens if not scores in Swords of Cydoria. Especially in names of the creatures. There's also the espionage service of the planet Phanos: the Hands of Fate. Quote __________________ Christian Conkle Blogs: Geek Rampage! - Swords of Cydoria - Exiled in Eris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 the Hands of Fate. Had to bing that one! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Manos%22_The_Hands_of_Fate Quote http://www.basicrps.com/core/BRP_quick_start.pdf A sense of humour and an imagination go a long way in roleplaying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilschemer Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The armed forces of Phanos are called: The Spear of Destiny (space forces) and the Shield of Truth (defense forces). Other obscure references in Cydoria include: The name of the aero-ship is the Tonbo, which is Japanese for Dragonfly, because Firefly was too obvious. It's captain is Kak Resko instead of Mal Reynolds (moving a letter up and down, then using the Czech version of the name Reynolds). His illustration is based on Timothy Hutton. Ku-Bawa-Mavu is Swahili for "Big Wasp". 1 Quote __________________ Christian Conkle Blogs: Geek Rampage! - Swords of Cydoria - Exiled in Eris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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