DDO Cocktail Hour, Episode 33, Lore with Tolero From Turbine!

This week on the Craziness that is DDO CtH welcomes DDO Community Relations manager Tolero back to the show!  We talk about Eberron Lore in Stormreach as well as favorite clicky’s, Halloween plans, the fate of DDO CtH now that DDO Cast will be ending and more!  Listen to find out WHY Delera Omaren is the Jebidiah Springfield of Stormreach!  Thanks so much for listening!

 

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00:58:51
00:00:09  Intro: Tavern Rock 2, From the DDO Soundtrack
00:01:45  What are you drinking?
00:02:54 The Alcohol Apothecary with Adan Maskery (via Jerry Snook)
00:04:41  Goodbye Jerry?  What does that mean for the future of CtH?
00:09:35 Twitter Question: Cocktail Hour Twitter Q for this week: Name your favorite clicky! What is the “Must Have” clicky in your inventory? 
00:18:26  Twitter Question: What Scares you about online gaming? Any thing directly with DDo?

Bonus Twitter!  I want to know about your Halloween plans? Gaming, slutty costumes, Trick or Treating with the kids, other?

Reading list, Eberron based novels  
Religions of Eberron
00:26:05 Politics in Stormreach
00:29:23 Religion in Stormreach, Silver Flame, Sovereign Host, Blood of Vol, Vulkoor, Lord of Blades.
00:38:40 Why is Stormreach so much more tolerant of diversity (religious and otherwise) than in the rest of Eberron?
(Bonus! Why is it considered rude in Stormreach to ask for someone’s true name?)

00:41:55  Drow in Eberron.  What makes drow in Eberron different from drow in other campaign settings (Forgotten Realms for example) 
Why do Xendrick Tribal drow dislike Searing heights drow? 
00:44:26  Notable NPC’s in Stormreach. (Samius Gurobo is Charlotte the Scarlet’s baby daddy!)
Forums
00:46:32 The Thelanis Anthology Thread, started by Robi3.0
00:47:27 Ask a Loremaster By MysticTheruge 
00:47:43 Why starting a new character is a bummer by Mr. Wizard 
00:49:59  Mabar Poem BY Ultimatesuperman, Twas the Night of Pure Evil 
 
00:50:34  This is a Beholder, By R3dL4nce 
00:51:32 Email!!!  (101 emails! Thank you CtH listeners!)
00:53:07  +1 Intelligence tome Thelanis, pay it forward?
00:54:37 Samius email saying he is WRONG!
00:55:14  Reach us at …
00:58:14 Outro & Toast

(A tribute to Jerry Snook, by Clankenbeard!) 

 

 

‘Twas the Night of Pure Evil
By Ultimate Superman

‘Twas the night of pure evil, All Hallows’ Eve,
Fighters and Barbarians all wished to cleave;
Weapons were drawn by adventurers with care,
Appreciating Update Seven which is finally here;
Wizards and Sorcerers conjured up spells,
To destroy all undead, including the quells;
Monks without greensteel and a bard with a song,
Unleashed their fury against the evil so strong;
In Delera’s Graveyard there arose such a clatter,
Disrupting khopeshes, this evil to shatter;
To the in-game event, we flew like a flash,
Looking for loot and some skulls we could bash;
The moon in the sky emits a purplish glow,
Emitting an eerie effect on the monsters below;
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a Spectral Dragon, instilling nothing, but fear;
Dozens of gamers, so lively and quick,
Jumped into the fray, one had a big stick; (Greatclub of the Scrag )
Paladins and GH to remove the fear,
Collecting Motes of Night to upgrade new gear;
Rogues get excited, stuffing loot in their packs,
Downhearted they realize they get no sneak attacks;
Now, mummies! Now, skellies! Now, vampires and wights!
Many killed by firewalls and some radiant lights!
This undead infestation has started a brawl,
Former living re-slain and disrupted by all;
Holy Burst of Pure Good are weapons we’ve chosen,
For damage against undead like marrow that’s frozen;
Half-Orcs and Half-Elves guzzling much healing fluid,
But alas, sorry to say, we still have no Druid;
A raid for the lowbies and a few new quests,
Time for some action for our high-level guests;
They’re coming, they’re coming in an update so near,
Could be 8, 9, or 10…probably 16 we fear!
Where is the balance, poor Rangers we cry,
There’s no DPS when your arrows fly;
What are these? They are items from the DDO store,
Dropping from chests, Turbine has given us more;
Epic upgrades you’ll find them: item, scroll, seal, and shard,
But they will not drop on casual, or normal, or hard; (okay, not elite either, but that doesn’t rhyme, does it? )
Now back to the subject of tainted evil at hand,
Working together, restoring the land;
Don’t venture alone, be cautious and wary,
Scores of undead can really be scary;
You boast of your power, killing everything in sight,
Then Mabar will find you and give you a fright;
Negative levels and death the game will bestow,
For destroying undead too many levels below;
This is the story of the dev’s current release,
And try as they might, most whining won’t cease;
Enjoy what you have now and look past the present,
Get ready for the update and in-game event.

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  1. Jerry says:

    Thanks for the love! I’m flattered. That image is so cool, I’m totally going to print it, frame it and put it on my desk at my new work.

    I too love the drow lore in Eberron. Mockduck definitely sides on the “giants are bad” philosophy, although he tends to be pragmatic and feels that lots of people have reasons to dislike their past.

  2. Restoration says:

    Wait a minute…you can put pictures on a desk? All I have is Dungeons and Dragons books along with pens, dice, and post it notes.
    Well…..that and my StarCraft II box which ROCKS.

  3. JakLee says:

    oh, I missed this one being released, i cant wait to listen!

  4. Lessah says:

    heya Jaklee! Where ya been!

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