01-21-2011, 01:35 PM
Aldarron Wrote:Ah, well I think the horror movies that Dave loved are too easily glossed over when one thinks of sources. Blackmoor castle in its abandoned state, "feels" not unlike Dracula's castle - an abandoned ediface on a rocky outcrop filled with ghosts and with a creepy old dungeon ruled by a vampire (Sir Fang).
There's also the "van Helsing" model used to create the Cleric class - both being doctors/healers who hunt and destroy unlife.
Isn't that a bit far fetched? I mean, there are so many vampires throughoutliterary history, it doesn't really have to be that particular one.
The same goes for Van Helsing as a model for clerics. Possible, but not demanding a conenction.
Aldarron Wrote:Dune:
I think there's a number of subtle things but the nomads and thier leader, as Havard mentioned do seem influenced by the fremen, at least in the FFC where it says "...their military prowess... is fearsome beyond belief... defeating up to ten times their number with ease."
And there's "magic" items like the "educator" that have dune equivalents and the fighting machine straight out of the book.
I am still sceptical about the Dune connection, especially since there are other books that I - at least from my very limited perspective, would consider equally possible influences, namely:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Brain - Which features a Egg of Coot-ish sentientorganism.
Or, this booklet, which features what could be labeled as protopsionics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_Star
Not saying you're wrong, just saying that I still don't get it.
