Everyone, go look at the Lore Bible and read the Rikti section; it's on page 406. It is a complete history of the Rikti race. Yeah.
Is there any stuff going in-depth on Villain and Praetorian lore?
Am I the only one who didn't realize that the Ritkti wereof sorts?Spoiler for Hidden:
Am I the only one who didn't realize that the Ritkti wereof sorts?Spoiler for Hidden:
It's the arc "The Organ Grinders", if memory serves, that brings that particular bit of truth to light. Which I totally ran with when I wrote my AE arc "Kill or Cure."Wasn't it also in the "cure the lost" to gain access hero-side to Cimerora ?
Michelle
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Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
Wasn't it also in the "cure the lost" to gain access hero-side to Cimerora ?
Wasn't it also in the "cure the lost" to gain access hero-side to Cimerora ?
It's the arc "The Organ Grinders", if memory serves, that brings that particular bit of truth to light. Which I totally ran with when I wrote my AE arc "Kill or Cure."
Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite
The worst part about the emphasis of Praetoria over the existing threats we faced as Paragonians, is that for all of their "moral gray areas" I don't really feel like the Praetorian Guard was ever portrayed as anything truly different from before the retcon. Yes they have a more "noble reason" for what they do, but is there any different in the result, or what actually affects the people? We might have never known it before and it could have been canon then hidden away, but what you find out about Mother Mayhem in First Ward is ten times worse than anything any of the Praetorians did before Going Rogue.
As someone who even rather enjoyed Praetoria, and even had their toon's story linked up with that golden place (not in any way where she took credit for anything that happened mind you), it doesn't really feel like making the Praetorians from a group of mirrorverse people to "unique" mirrorverse people actually gave us anything additional.
Putting the guard in the trials was nice for the blueside accolade, but since they decided to add in Nega Pendragon (this character felt pretty bleh) and Shadow Hunter in the Magi instead of Infernal, and Duncan hops sides before you would get a shot at her, you still need to run the old arc anyway.
Confusing!
I'm interested in the part where they talk about the "Surviving Eight" thing that was only around at launch, and how it never should have been in the game, as it was an early concept, that only a few heroes had originally survived. Always wondered why that didn't continue.
My memory is sketchy but was it not "surviving eight" from the one taskforce? I mean, a handful of heroes (not every hero) went in with Hero One and only 8 made it back? Darn should have copied those PDFs to my iphone last night...the "Surviving Eight" were the remaining members of the Phallanx, who originally were supposed to be the only major heroes who survived the Rikti War. Its in the original manual that came from the box and had a few references in game early on i think. Obviously they didnt stick with that story, since many of the other major groups are clearly still alive, Vindicators, et al.
From reading this game lore, he apparently perished in a sea battle with created a rift in the sea floor which is what created the Island itself. It is thought he was trapped in the lava that created the island. The big mountain that we all fought Rikti during their incursions, could have been directly about the final resting place of Talos, making it a hallowed ground, of sorts. I would have treated it as such had I known. I really wanted to know the story of that mountain. I wish it had received a plaque early on.
Don't forget the "wait, what?" moment when you read the history plaque on the east side of Talos Island itself, where you discover that "Mayor 'Spanky' Rabinowitz was born on this very street, in 1878 to Aaron and Maria Rabinowitz." -- on a street that didn't even exist until the 1960s, when Talos fell in his final battle and the resultant rift in the sea floor created Talos Island.
Spanky was born at sea then?!More likely he was born on that street when Talos Island was known by its original name, Atlantis.
More likely he was born on that street when Talos Island was known by its original name, Atlantis.