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===Discworld=== | ===Discworld=== | ||
Terry Pratchett's Discworld is a series of comic fantasy novels set on a flat world which travels on the back of an enormous turtle. While it developed into its own fantasy universe, it was born from and always contained elements of parody of other fantasy - including ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Larian's Swen Vincke has said on Twitter that the first book he gave to his wife was the Discworld novel ''Small Gods'', and that he has converted "countless people" to the series via that book. | |||
* 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 and flying mount of the rat equivalent of the grim reaper, the Death of Rats, and Death's mostly human granddaughter, Susan Sto Helit. | * 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 and flying mount of the rat equivalent of the grim reaper, the Death of Rats, and Death's mostly human granddaughter, Susan Sto Helit. | ||
* '''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]], {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}. "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. (In 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 [[Potion of Glorious Vaulting]], {{rare|Swiresy Shoes}} and {{very rare|Swires' Sledboard}}. "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. (In Discworld, gnomes are only about six inches tall.) | ||