Line #66 ShoutOut/DungeonsTheDragoning


1	''Dungeons: The Dragoning''. A blend of so many TabletopGames and other references, it might be hard to sort them out. That's why Website/TVTropes is here.
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4	* In the new book, there is a gun kata restriction that requires that you make the attack with a pistol. It's called the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Ocelot's Roar]].
5	* In the setting description, the creation of the aasimar and tieflings paraphrases a quote about the Space Marines of 40K
6	* The beginning of the introduction is an altered version of Andrew Ryan's famous speech from ''VideoGame/{{BioShock\|1}}''.
7	* [[TabletopGame/IronKingdoms Page 5]]
8	* [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Tzeench]] is the Chaos god of change -- [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama Change We Can Believe In]].
9	* Obviously, the major influences are ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', both [[TabletopGame/TheWorldOfDarkness Worlds of Darkness]], ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', and other [=RPGs=].
10	* The sample image for the Paragon is [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]].
11	** The sample image for the Tiefling race is [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt Scanty and Kneesocks]].
12	*** Page 330 of the version 1.5 gives us [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt Bolter and Chainsword with Daiklave]].
13	*** There's a Tiefling called 'Petticoat' in that race's sample hero section, who is not only named after a piece of clothing and is high society, but bears a strong resemblance to the Demon Sisters.
14	** Likewise the sample image for the Human race is [[Franchise/MassEffect Male!Shep]].
15	** [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Derse and Prospit]] appear as example images for Commorragh and Elysium respectively.
16	*** The Underdark in Commorragh is basically The City of Manga/{{Blame}}.
17	** The picture used to represent Daemonhosts is the Maiden of the Mirthless Smile, an Abyssal Exalt.
18	** The sample Promethean is [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell The Major]]
19	* One of the stories has a character with a [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} bolter]] shouting [[Film/ArmyOfDarkness THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK!]]
20	* Another of the story excerpts has characters chartering a ship called [[Franchise/StarWars the Thousand-Year Eagle from a pilot and his half-orc copilot in order to avoid Imperial entanglements]].
21	** Another has a WeCanRuleTogether and LukeIAmYourFather scene right out of ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack''. "If you only knew the power of the C'Tan..."
22	* Yet another story is the library scene from ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}''.
23	* Its discussion of "unstoppable forces" and "immovable objects" are ripped straight from the pages of ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'', except in reverse; in ''Exalted'', it's defense that wins.
24	* Other assorted ''Exalted'' ShoutOut:
25	** The Solar Hero Style sample speciality in Brawl refers to a popular martial art style.
26	** The Atlantean Caste Assets are named after Solar castes.
27	** And the Daemonhosts are Abyssals, with Caste Assets that let them function like Infernals.
28	* The description of Prometheans: "[[Music/TheProtomen Each Promethean is a device created to bring about a change, machines built to bring freedom, men created to save the Great Wheel. They are typically revered by their creators, icons, perfect men, unbeatable machines, designed to destroy every evil standing between their people and freedom.]]"
29	* One of the excerpts has a cameo by [[Anime/{{FLCL}} Haruko Haruhara]], and the Black Flag pirate base is run by Atomsk the Pirate King.
30	** She's telling someone to [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} "Come with me if you want to live."]], but their attempt to leave is interupted by [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion "STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM!"]].
31	* One of the settings - Carceri - is one big ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}'' ShoutOut, with a heaping of ''Manga/OutlawStar''. The head honcho at the closest thing to a main city there is called Sidorovich. The mysterious "Shipyard X-18" is an installation run by "the government", protected by pirates, and tasked with designing ships that can penetrate deeper into Carceri's deepest layers using a unique navigation system. It even has the [[LiteralGenie Wish Granter]] as an adventure hook!
32	* [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 We don't go to Pandemonium any more.]] It even has a city called Ravenholm.
33	* The following exchange, in an intermission page that is a recreation of a scene from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing'';
34	-->''"He is no mere ranger,"'' Megablos said, trying to defuse the situation ''"[[Series/WalkerTexasRanger He is Walker, son of Tecksas.]]"''
35	-->''"Walker?"'' Boromos asked, quietly. ''"[[Creator/ChuckNorris Norris']] heir?"''
36	** Megablos is a rather fitting alt-name for [[Franchise/{{Lego}} Lego]]las. Also, [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Frodo's Prefect]].
37	* The Evocation spell Energy Grip makes [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam your hand glow with an awesome power]].
38	* In the glossary, it is stated that "[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} the best characters gain all the levels. All of them. Yeah!!!!!!!!]]"
39	** In the notes on Dark Eldarin culture, it mentions that they are exceedingly self-aggrandizing, and that they "want all the treasure. All of it!". It is also stated that Dark Eldarin emotional relationships all boil down to either hate or pity.
40	** Also, someone who does poorly in social combat may drop below even normal hostility, into Kissmessitude.
41	* [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook Praise Vectron!]]
42	* The story at the end of chapter 3 is a reference to a dialogue from the first episode of ''{{Literature/Slayers}}''.
43	* The excerpt before chapter 9 is a reference to the final episode of Anime/CowboyBebop.
44	* The "7th Edition" logo on the cover is taken from ''TabletopGame/SeventhSea''.
45	* On the more obscure side of references, in possible adventure hooks for the crystal sphere Arcadia, it's mentioned that the farm animals could be positioned to form logic gates and the whole planet might be a computer. This is a double-reference to ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', and a legendary thread on [[Website/FourChan /tg/]], where somebody suggested that since Necromancers can give their undead creations simple commands, it could be possible to make an undead-powered computer, which posters nicknamed "Deep Rot" (itself a reference to [=HG2G=]).
46	** As well as the bizarre world-computers made in games like ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' and ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''.
47	** Another Arcadia adventure hook is a shout-out to The Wicker Man.
48	* The most recent version makes the Eldar's standard clothing [[Franchise/MassEffect air-tight suits with opaque visors, along with attachment to their home ships.]]
49	** There's a good deal of ''Franchise/MassEffect'' references throughout the book. The war between Eladrin and Humans is a direct reference to the Relay 314 Incident, Mention of "The Reapers", The Portal Relays, Eladrin pilgrimages, The fall of the Eladrin which details a few things like migrant fleets, the Council. There's probably even more then this.
50	** Dryads have a 3-stage life cycle that references the asari.
51	* The Daemonhost Sin Assets are a reference to the demonic classifications of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins''.
52	* Edition 1.4 adds a parody of the Library scene from ''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}'' with a Daemonhost.
53	* The Paragon powers are [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Swift as the Coursing River, Force of a Great Typhoon, Strength of a Raging Fire and Mysterious as the Dark Side of the Moon]].
54	* The excerpt at the end of Chapter 14 is the "Get Three Coffins Ready" scene from Film/AFistfulOfDollars.
55	* The Modrons of [[TabletopGame/{{Planescape}} Mechanus]] are now [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Necrons]], and the plane itself resembles [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Phyrexia]].
56	* The example of a "typical game" has characters from various anime, including [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], who thinks tabletop games are like ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''.
57	** Which at one point involves a convergence of doomsday devices called [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} The Tumor]]. Which is always written in black in the middle of colored text.
58	* The largest Dark Eldarin settlement is called [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Vivec]].
59	** In addition, the furthest planet from the sun of Gehenna, which is frozen solid apart from the volcanic rifts, is called Soltheim.
60	* ''"Some have even unlocked their secrets through intense personal meditation and study, with no teacher to guide them save their own desire [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} to be the very best, like no other warrior ever was]]."''
61	* The Vehicles section on the second book has a huge shout-out at [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion NGE]]. From a Berserker System that overrides the driver to Super Solenoid engines (S2, for short) which give infinite amounts of energy.
62	** Bonus Points for the fact that [=LawfulNice=] was one of the main devs of ''TabletopGame/AdeptusEvangelion'', and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsTheDragoning'' was born in an [=AdEva=] game.
63	* The class of Assassin is described as being [[Videogame/TeamFortress2 "a profession, not a mental illness"]].
64	* Book 2's intermissions are basically one long homage to [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan The Wrath of Khan]].
65	** With parts played by [[Literature/CiaphasCain Ciaphas Cain, Jurgen, and the members of the 597th.]] Funnily, Cain is an Admiral instead of a Commissar here; in the books, he notes various times a distaste for space battles, which add a third dimension to have to worry about.
66	* Malal is described as the "God of [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue Teamkilling Fucktards]]".
67	* The introductory text mentions [[Series/GameOfThrones the Throne of Blades]].
68	* The story before chapter three is the opening scene of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Stardust Crusaders]].
69	** The Gun Kata techniques Sex Pistol and Manhattan Transfer are also references to stand abilities in Parts 5 and 6 of [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]].
70	* "Some people think that they can outsmart you. Maybe. [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 But you can outsmart bullet]]."
71	** The entire Big Shot class series is based off of and filled with references to the Heavy.

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