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 == Games ==
-=== Divinity ===
+=== Divinity series ===
 Most of Larian's previous games are part of the ''Divinity'' series, beginning with ''Divine Divinity'' (2002) and ending (for now at least) with ''Divinity: Original Sin'' (2014) and ''Divinity: Original Sin II'' (2017). The latter game has many things in common with ''Baldur's Gate 3'', including the use of "origin characters" who can be chosen as the player character or recruited as companions; physics-based effects like [[surface]]s and [[Dippable|dippable weapons]]; and the ability to talk to most animals.
-The [[Digital Deluxe Upgrade]] contains several references to ''Divinity: Original Sin II'' (DOS2 for short):
+The [[Digital Deluxe Upgrade]] contains several references to ''Divinity: Original Sin II'':
 * It adds portrait paintings of the DOS2 origin characters [[Portrait of Fane|Fane]], [[Portrait of Ifan ben-Mezd|Ifan ben-Mezd]], [[Portrait of Lohse|Lohse]], [[Portrait of Marcus Miles|Marcus "Beast" Miles]], [[Portrait of Sebille Kaleran|Sebille Kaleran]] and [[Portrait of the Red Prince|the Red Prince]] to Act 1 as loot items.
-* Characters who can [[Perform]] gain access to three additional songs which reference DOS2: [[Of Divinity and Sin]], [[The Queen's High Seas]] and [[Sing for Me]].
+* Characters who can [[Perform]] gain access to three additional songs which reference ''Divinity: Original Sin II'': [[Of Divinity and Sin]], [[The Queen's High Seas]] and [[Sing for Me]].
-* The Divinity Item Pack contains several items from DOS2: the [[Mask of the Shapeshifter]], [[Cape of the Red Prince]], [[Lute of the Merryweather Bard]], [[Needle of the Outlaw Rogue]] and [[Bicorne of the Sea Beast]].
+* The Divinity Item Pack contains several items from ''Divinity: Original Sin II'': the [[Mask of the Shapeshifter]], [[Cape of the Red Prince]], [[Lute of the Merryweather Bard]], [[Needle of the Outlaw Rogue]] and [[Bicorne of the Sea Beast]].
-There are other references to DOS2 which don't require the Digital Deluxe version:
+There are other references to ''Divinity: Original Sin II'' which don't require the Digital Deluxe version:
-*Micheil Ros' pig Lulabelle is referenced in a [[Deception]] check during a conversation with [[Manip Nestor]], the Fist guarding the barn at the beginning of Act 3. (May only be available when you're caught sneaking into the barn.)
+*Micheil Ros' pig Lulabelle is referenced in a [[Deception]] check during a conversation with [[Manip Nestor]], the Fist guarding the barn at the beginning of Act 3. This may only be available when the party is caught sneaking into the barn.
 === Final Fantasy XIV ===
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 === 'Allo 'Allo! ===
 * When first encountering [[Hope]] in the [[House of Hope]], she says "You have to listen very very very closely. I will say this only once.", alluding to the famous phrase "Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once", a line spoken very often in the series by several characters, but mainly by Michelle Dubois, a woman in the French Resistance during WWII.
 === Apocalypse Now ===
 * The [[Soldier]] background goal "Love That Smell", granted for bombing the [[Steel Watch Foundry]], alludes to a scene in the film ''Apocalypse Now'' in which an American military officer proclaims "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" as an attack on a civilian target commences.
 === Asterix and Cleopatra ===
 * The [[Guild Artisan]] background goal "Special Iced Arsenic...Brew?" references a song about poisoning a cake (a "special iced arsenic cake", according to the lyrics) from the animated film ''Asterix and Cleopatra''.
 ===Avatar: The Last Airbender===
 * The NPC [[Geezer Loryss]] is a merchant in the [[Lower City]], who bemoans the destruction of his cabbage stand. This references the recurring [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRFDr8Vgp_Q Cabbage Merchant] bit character in ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', who is a frequent victim of collateral damage from the heroes' adventures. Loryss also has unique dialogue for the [[Monk]] class, referencing protagonist Aang's monastic character.
-=== The Fifth Element ===
-* "Multipass", a [[Noble]] background goal, is enthusiastically repeated a number of times by Milla Jovovich's character Leeloo in the film ''The Fifth Element''.
 === Ghostbusters ===
 * The [[Outlander]] background goal "I Ain't Afraid of No Shadows" paraphrases a lyric from the title theme to the film ''Ghostbusters''.
 === Gravity Falls ===
 * The item [[Shield of Shielding]] is a reference to the episode ''Dungeons, Dungeons & More Dungeons'' where a main character, Grunkle Stan, casts a spell of the same name due to rather unimaginative quick thinking.
 === Indiana Jones ===
 * The [[Guild Artisan]] background goal "These Belong in a Museum!" is a reference to ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', in which Indy says this about historical artifacts being pilfered by private collectors.
 === Jojo's Bizarre Adventure ===
 * The greataxe [[Sethan]] and its abilities are a reference to a character in ''Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' named [https://jojowiki.com/Alessi Alessi]. Alessi wields an axe and possesses a stand spirit named Sethan that similarly wields an axe and who has the power to de-age people, usually reducing them into young children.
+=== Kitchen Nightmares ===
+* [[Marjoram|Chef Marjoram]] in [[Lady Jannath's Estate]] can be heard berating [[Falura]] for serving raw food "You served this to Lady Jannath? It's RAW!", a reference to the famous scene with Gordon Ramsay in an episode of ''Kitchen Nightmares''.
 === Parks and Recreation ===
+* The [[Charlatan]] background goal "Not to Worry, I Have a Permit" quotes a scene from ''Parks and Recreation'' in which Ron Swanson offers a park ranger a permit that simply says "I can do what I want".
+=== The Fifth Element ===
+* "Multipass", a [[Noble]] background goal, is enthusiastically repeated a number of times by Milla Jovovich's character Leeloo in the film ''The Fifth Element''.
+=== The Karate Kid ===
+* [[Kethk|Sa'varsh Kethk]] in [[Crèche Y'llek#Classroom|the Classroom]] in [[Crèche Y'llek]] can be heard saying "Strike hard! Slice flesh! No hesitation!" a reference to the motto of Cobra Kai, the antagonistic dojo in the film ''The Karate Kid.''
-* The [[Charlatan]] background goal "Not to Worry, I Have a Permit" quotes a scene from ''Parks and Recreation'' in which Ron Swanson offers a park ranger a permit that simply says "I can do what I want".
+=== The Simpsons ===
+* The [[Crawling Claw]]s Itchy and Scratchy in [[Lucretious|Lucretious']] tent share their names with the titular characters of ''The Itchy and Scratchy Show'', a show-within-a-show on ''The Simpsons''.
 == Literature ==
 === Poetry ===
-* The Raven summoned by [[Find Familiar]] is always named "Quothe", the only standard familiar to receive a name. A raven of the same name is summoned by the {{rare|Raven Gloves}}. This is clearly a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven", which includes the recurring line "Quoth the raven: 'Nevermore.'" (See also the Discworld section below.)
+* The Raven summoned by {{SAI|Find Familiar}} is always named "Quothe", the only standard familiar to receive a name. A raven of the same name is summoned by the {{rare|Raven Gloves}}. This is clearly a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's poem "The Raven", which includes the recurring line "Quoth the raven: 'Nevermore.'" (See also the Discworld section below.)
 ===Discworld===
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 * In addition to the Poe reference (see above), '''Quothe the Raven''' is likely also a reference to the talking raven named Quoth (no "e") appearing in the Discworld novels ''Soul Music'', ''Hogfather'' and ''Thief of Time''. Quoth was originally a wizard's familiar, but in the novels he is the companion, translator and flying mount of the Death of Rats, the rat equivalent of the grim reaper.
-* '''Lupperdiddle Swires''' is a gnomish adventurer famed for their ability to leap extraordinarily high. While they don't appear in the game, they're mentioned several times in the name or description of various items, including the [[Potion of Glorious Vaulting]], {{uncommon|Arsonist's Oil}}, {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}, as well as in notes and letters. "Swires" is the name of two different gnome characters in Discworld: Swires, the first gnome in the series, who appears in ''The Light Fantastic''; and Buggy Swires, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who isn't known for leaping but does give aerial support by riding on various birds. (On the Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.)
+* '''Lupperdiddle Swires''' is a gnomish adventurer famed for their ability to leap extraordinarily high. While they don't appear in the game, they're mentioned several times in the name or description of various items, including the {{SmRarityItem|Potion of Glorious Vaulting}}, {{uncommon|Arsonist's Oil}}, {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}, as well as in notes and letters. "Swires" is the name of two different gnome characters in Discworld: Swires, the first gnome in the series, who appears in ''The Light Fantastic''; and Buggy Swires, a member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, who isn't known for leaping but does give aerial support by riding on various birds. (On the Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.)
-* The in-game book ''[[The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End]]'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg.
+* The in-game book ''{{SmRarityItem|The Butler's Cane Has A Knob On The End}}'' is a reference to "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End", a bawdy Discworld tavern song frequently sung by the witch character Nanny Ogg.
-* The in-game book ''[[You've Got Friends in the Guild]]'' contains the sentence "Their view is this: if you got to have crime, better it be ''organised'' crime!" This is a paraphrase of a line from the novel ''Men at Arms'', attributed to Lord Vetinari, ruler of Ankh-Morpork, explaining the logic behind having a legalised Thieves' Guild.
+* The in-game book ''{{SmRarityItem|You've Got Friends in the Guild}}'' contains the sentence "Their view is this: if you got to have crime, better it be ''organised'' crime!" This is a paraphrase of a line from the novel ''Men at Arms'', attributed to Lord Vetinari, ruler of Ankh-Morpork, explaining the logic behind having a legalised Thieves' Guild.
+* A group of dwarves in Rivington can be found enjoying several Fried Rat Skewers. In Discworld, fried rat-onna-stick is a favorite dwarven delicacy.
+* The in-game book ''{{SmRarityItem|Lessons of Helm}}'' is written by someone named ''Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Doom Herring To Live O'Reilly''. That's similar to a kind of name used in the Discworld novels like ''Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler'', ''No'-As-Big-As-Medium-Sized-Jock-But-Bigger-than-Wee-Jock Jock'' or ''Constable Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets''.
 === Other Novels ===