What is your personal favorite obscure piece of information?

Lenwen · Unread post by **Lenwen** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:43 pm

What is your personal favorite obscure piece of information , in the entire game or if you have multiples .. what are they ?

Do you have 1 favorite passage in each book ? What is it ?

Killer Cyborg · Mon May 21, 2012 4:05 pm

People use those MDC bugs from England as bowling balls.

The Galactus Kid · Mon May 21, 2012 4:43 pm

That the right eye of Osiris is in a box in New York.

Lenwen · Unread post by **Lenwen** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:41 pm

hehe those are great obscure peices of information.

One of my many favorites (I forget which book its in now atm hehe) Is where Lady Hel , has a mirrior in which she can travel to the nightlands .. but has the mirrior mystically covered or something like that . hehe

Love the Nightbane tie in .

GlitterKnight · Mon May 21, 2012 5:54 pm

People believe that John Wayne and Clint Eastwood were real Old West figures, along with the likes of Wild Bill Hickock and Doc Holliday.

Pepsi Jedi · Unread post by **Pepsi Jedi** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:19 pm

You saying they're not?

Mack · Unread post by **Mack** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:00 pm

Killer Cyborg wrote:People use those MDC bugs from England as bowling balls.

KC, you own the internet for the day. :ok:

My humble submission: that some Dog Boys have a completely human appearance.

drewkitty ~..~ · Mon May 21, 2012 7:35 pm

That astral projected beings can not go past lunar orbit.

Incriptus · Unread post by **Incriptus** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:33 pm

Lenwen wrote:One of my many favorites (I forget which book its in now atm hehe) Is where Lady Hel , has a mirrior in which she can travel to the nightlands .. but has the mirrior mystically covered or something like that . hehe

I am intrigued with by this one, I would like evidence :twisted:

I was going to mention Yolanda the 15th! level Nightbane Sorceror of the Kingsdale Magic Guild. [Juicer's Uprising p108]

Faceless Dude · Mon May 21, 2012 9:59 pm

That there is awesome Chinese food in MercTown due to a portal behind the shop that leads to the Yin Caverns

Nightmask · Unread post by **Nightmask** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:39 pm

drewkitty ~..~ wrote:That astral projected beings can not go past lunar orbit.

You'll have to point out where it says that, as I've never seen it and I've most of the Palladium books up until the Tolkeen war.

Faceless Dude · Mon May 21, 2012 11:11 pm

Nightmask wrote:
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:That astral projected beings can not go past lunar orbit.

You'll have to point out where it says that, as I've never seen it and I've most of the Palladium books up until the Tolkeen war.

I remember reading that in Mutants in Orbit I think. I can't quote pages and might just be wrong. Its been years since I opened that. But I want to say that's where I saw it.

It's also a common theme in other games. Shadowrun particularly said this, to the point that a Mage taking a suborbital flight needed to be careful trying to access the astral plane in flight or risk insanity.

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Tue May 22, 2012 12:23 am

Incriptus wrote:I was going to mention Yolanda the 15th! level Nightbane Sorceror of the Kingsdale Magic Guild. [Juicer's Uprising p108]

That's not very obscure...

Nightmask · Unread post by **Nightmask** » Tue May 22, 2012 12:47 am

Faceless Dude wrote:
Nightmask wrote:
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:That astral projected beings can not go past lunar orbit.

You'll have to point out where it says that, as I've never seen it and I've most of the Palladium books up until the Tolkeen war.

I remember reading that in Mutants in Orbit I think. I can't quote pages and might just be wrong. Its been years since I opened that. But I want to say that's where I saw it.

It's also a common theme in other games. Shadowrun particularly said this, to the point that a Mage taking a suborbital flight needed to be careful trying to access the astral plane in flight or risk insanity.

I can't find it in Mutants in Orbit, if such a limitation exists it's so obscure to be pretty much non-existent.

Dr. Doom III · Unread post by **Dr. Doom III** » Tue May 22, 2012 2:16 am

People in Center on Phase World watch holographic versions of 90's music video's.
The example being "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue.

The Galactus Kid · Tue May 22, 2012 6:37 pm

Faceless Dude wrote:That there is awesome Chinese food in MercTown due to a portal behind the shop that leads to the Yin Caverns

WHAT!?! REALLY!?! Man, I have to read that book again.

Faceless Dude · Tue May 22, 2012 7:16 pm

The Galactus Kid wrote:
Faceless Dude wrote:That there is awesome Chinese food in MercTown due to a portal behind the shop that leads to the Yin Caverns

WHAT!?! REALLY!?! Man, I have to read that book again.

Yep. On page 53. The Celestial Dragon. Named just like every other hole in the wall Chinese place you've eaten at.

The Galactus Kid · Tue May 22, 2012 8:31 pm

Faceless Dude wrote:
The Galactus Kid wrote:
Faceless Dude wrote:That there is awesome Chinese food in MercTown due to a portal behind the shop that leads to the Yin Caverns

WHAT!?! REALLY!?! Man, I have to read that book again.

Yep. On page 53. The Celestial Dragon. Named just like every other hole in the wall Chinese place you've eaten at.

This wins hands down.

drewkitty ~..~ · Tue May 22, 2012 8:41 pm

Here is something I found in MiO while looking for my other reference.
That black holes are really massively powerful super space Ley Line Nexuses.

The Galactus Kid · Tue May 22, 2012 10:26 pm

drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Here is something I found in MiO while looking for my other reference.
That black holes are really massively powerful super space Ley Line Nexuses.

I don't buy it. Its a trap.

Gamer · Unread post by **Gamer** » Wed May 23, 2012 12:43 am

The Galactus Kid wrote:
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Here is something I found in MiO while looking for my other reference.
That black holes are really massively powerful super space Ley Line Nexuses.

I don't buy it. Its a trap.

And if it isn't you'll turn it into one is that it? :lol:

Nether · Unread post by **Nether** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:18 am

drewkitty ~..~ wrote:Here is something I found in MiO while looking for my other reference.
That black holes are really massively powerful super space Ley Line Nexuses.

Haha, i wonder how many stupid mages went off thinking, omg, it is a free nexus that no one has claimed and it is alll miiiinnnnneee... Wait, what issss haappppeeeeennnii......

sHaka · Unread post by **sHaka** » Wed May 23, 2012 7:41 am

Not particularly obscure, but isn't discussed too often - The Republicans arranged the death of "The" Dunscon.

Braden Campbell · Wed May 23, 2012 8:01 am

Erin Tarn is from Missouri.

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Wed May 23, 2012 8:42 am

You can earn negative experience points.

MADMANMIKE · Unread post by **MADMANMIKE** » Wed May 23, 2012 11:00 am

Rifts Underseas pg. 203: Kevin Siembieda goes for a cruise in the observation bubble of a Triax Sub.

cornholioprime · Wed May 23, 2012 10:37 pm

MADMANMIKE wrote:Rifts Underseas pg. 203: Kevin Siembieda goes for a cruise in the observation bubble of a Triax Sub.

NOTHING that I can think of will come even close to matching that tidbit in terms of obscurity. Not even the suspiciously SDF-1 -looking building in Atlantis.

Killer Cyborg · Wed May 23, 2012 10:57 pm

The Beast wrote:You can earn negative experience points.

Where's it say that?

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Wed May 23, 2012 11:17 pm

Killer Cyborg wrote:
The Beast wrote:You can earn negative experience points.

Where's it say that?

In the RDF Accelerated Training course. They have a demerit system in it that causes you to lose xp should you violate it. IIRC, the biggest penalty is -100 points, and technically it only applies to characters undergoing the training, but you can still earn those negative points.

Killer Cyborg · Wed May 23, 2012 11:23 pm

The Beast wrote:
Killer Cyborg wrote:
The Beast wrote:You can earn negative experience points.

Where's it say that?

In the RDF Accelerated Training course. They have a demerit system in it that causes you to lose xp should you violate it. IIRC, the biggest penalty is -100 points, and technically it only applies to characters undergoing the training, but you can still earn those negative points.

Nice!

Xar · Unread post by **Xar** » Thu May 24, 2012 12:05 am

Braden Campbell wrote:Erin Tarn is from Missouri.

Where does it say that?

Braden Campbell · Thu May 24, 2012 7:05 am

RUE, page 13.

Some Coalition guys are talking to a bunch a locals about how twisted her world view is, and how they shouldn't trust her. They claim she's just some hick from back-water Missouri, whose family was killed when she was young, and who was raised by aliens.

Given the source, it could be nothing but lies... but it's all we have to go on.

Josh Sinsapaugh · Thu May 24, 2012 9:07 am

MADMANMIKE wrote:Rifts Underseas pg. 203: Kevin Siembieda goes for a cruise in the observation bubble of a Triax Sub.

This verified? That could be anybody.

~ Josh

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Thu May 24, 2012 6:57 pm

torkair wrote:My favorite obscure bit of info is the XP tables from Chaos Earth: Rise of magic. It's so obscure as to be considered unobtanium!

Xar · Unread post by **Xar** » Fri May 25, 2012 1:14 am

Braden Campbell wrote:RUE, page 13.

Some Coalition guys are talking to a bunch a locals about how twisted her world view is, and how they shouldn't trust her. They claim she's just some hick from back-water Missouri, whose family was killed when she was young, and who was raised by aliens.

Given the source, it could be nothing but lies... but it's all we have to go on.

Heh, cool.

Chronicle · Unread post by **Chronicle** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:10 pm

The lack of Detail on the Supposed Alien technology Triax has been reverse engineering. (Their gear looks very CCW like)

glitterboy2098 · Mon May 28, 2012 6:40 pm

2_Gun_Sally wrote:
cornholioprime wrote:
MADMANMIKE wrote:Rifts Underseas pg. 203: Kevin Siembieda goes for a cruise in the observation bubble of a Triax Sub.

NOTHING that I can think of will come even close to matching that tidbit in terms of obscurity. Not even the suspiciously SDF-1 -looking building in Atlantis.

Only being partially familiar with the combined Robotech universe timeline these days, it could be the SDF-2 which was sent out to colonize with 80,000+ people onboard and was never found again (Not the Harmony Gold version mind you I believe). Also Atlantis has transformable mecha ... hmmmm

not in robotech or original macross, actually. in robotech the SDF-2 is specifically said to have been destroyed (although where this unseen starship was parked remains a point of debate)

in macross the SDF-2 was built to look way different from what the Splynn artwork resembles.

Macross Frontier gave us some SDF-1 looking ships that probably could be used if you really wanted to, and of course the DoYouRememberLove/Macross II timeline had the ship it's SDF-1 was built from as a semi-common meltran warship..

MADMANMIKE · Unread post by **MADMANMIKE** » Tue May 29, 2012 10:16 am

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:
MADMANMIKE wrote:Rifts Underseas pg. 203: Kevin Siembieda goes for a cruise in the observation bubble of a Triax Sub.

This verified? That could be anybody.

~ Josh

Not long after the book came out Kev and I were talking about artists paying homage to people in the art, and I pointed it out to him; it was one of the last pieces of art Long did for him and he remembered Long hinting at doing something like that, but he had never noticed it himself before I pointed it out.

drewkitty ~..~ · Tue May 29, 2012 10:10 pm

It was MegaRoad colony fleet (w/notables aboard as command crew and passengers) that went missing.

Side note: the megaroad fleet was shown departing earth in the music video album "flashback 2012".

glitterboy2098 · Tue May 29, 2012 10:19 pm

drewkitty ~..~ wrote:It was MegaRoad colony fleet (w/notables aboard as command crew and passengers) that went missing.

Side note: the megaroad fleet was shown departing earth in the music video album "flashback 2012".

canon supplimentary material for macross details how the unfinished earth built copy of the SDF-1 macross was finished as the SDF-2 Megaroad colony vessel.

macross frontier shows us the SDF-4 Global, which was a copy of the SDF-1 macross... i assume the writers for macross intentional avoided using the designation "SDF-3" in any show to avoid even indirect connection to robotech.

ShadowLogan · Unread post by **ShadowLogan** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:44 am

glitterboy2098 wrote:
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:It was MegaRoad colony fleet (w/notables aboard as command crew and passengers) that went missing.

Side note: the megaroad fleet was shown departing earth in the music video album "flashback 2012".

canon supplimentary material for macross details how the unfinished earth built copy of the SDF-1 macross was finished as the SDF-2 Megaroad colony vessel.

macross frontier shows us the SDF-4 Global, which was a copy of the SDF-1 macross... i assume the writers for macross intentional avoided using the designation "SDF-3" in any show to avoid even indirect connection to robotech.

Then wouldn't they avoid the SDF-4 use also since it's in the 85ep dialogue IIRC (the old timers episode) and IINM it's also in TSC (granted TSC may be "newer" than M:F in release). It was also connected with RT in older materials to (that aren't part of canon anymore).

Nightmask · Unread post by **Nightmask** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:47 am

glitterboy2098 wrote:
drewkitty ~..~ wrote:It was MegaRoad colony fleet (w/notables aboard as command crew and passengers) that went missing.

Side note: the megaroad fleet was shown departing earth in the music video album "flashback 2012".

canon supplimentary material for macross details how the unfinished earth built copy of the SDF-1 macross was finished as the SDF-2 Megaroad colony vessel.

macross frontier shows us the SDF-4 Global, which was a copy of the SDF-1 macross... i assume the writers for macross intentional avoided using the designation "SDF-3" in any show to avoid even indirect connection to robotech.

Considering the shape the world was in and how they didn't have a full understanding of the technology in the first place I've always wondered how they could build a complete copy of the SDF-1 let alone several.

cornholioprime · Wed May 30, 2012 6:30 pm

Okay....maybe this one counts as an obscure piece of information:

In one of the Books, there is actually a picture of XY, the Great Old One.
(And as soon as I find out which Book it is, I'll let you know; I can't remember right now.)

Killer Cyborg · Wed May 30, 2012 7:10 pm

cornholioprime wrote:Okay....maybe this one counts as an obscure piece of information:

In one of the Books, there is actually a picture of XY, the Great Old One.
(And as soon as I find out which Book it is, I'll let you know; I can't remember right now.)

The one with the binding made from human flesh.

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:29 pm

Killer Cyborg wrote:
cornholioprime wrote:Okay....maybe this one counts as an obscure piece of information:

In one of the Books, there is actually a picture of XY, the Great Old One.
(And as soon as I find out which Book it is, I'll let you know; I can't remember right now.)

The one with the binding made from human flesh.

Tell me you didn't actually read that one... :badbad:

Killer Cyborg · Wed May 30, 2012 9:07 pm

The Beast wrote:
Killer Cyborg wrote:
cornholioprime wrote:Okay....maybe this one counts as an obscure piece of information:

In one of the Books, there is actually a picture of XY, the Great Old One.
(And as soon as I find out which Book it is, I'll let you know; I can't remember right now.)

The one with the binding made from human flesh.

Tell me you didn't actually read that one...

It.
Read.
ME.
:shock:

Lenwen · Unread post by **Lenwen** » Wed May 30, 2012 9:08 pm

Killer Cyborg wrote:
The Beast wrote:
Killer Cyborg wrote:
cornholioprime wrote:Okay....maybe this one counts as an obscure piece of information:

In one of the Books, there is actually a picture of XY, the Great Old One.
(And as soon as I find out which Book it is, I'll let you know; I can't remember right now.)

The one with the binding made from human flesh.

Tell me you didn't actually read that one...

It.
Read.
ME.

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA

cornholioprime · Wed May 30, 2012 9:14 pm

Dang it, I can't find the picture of Xy.

IIRC, it's in one of the Books, on one of the very first pages (as in, the List of Credits).

It's a small picture of a vaguely humanoid, multi-eyed and multi-tentacled......thing....and at the bottom of the small, rectangular picture, in even smaller print below it is the word "Xy."

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Wed May 30, 2012 9:16 pm

cornholioprime wrote:Dang it, I can't find the picture of Xy.

IIRC, it's in one of the Books, on one of the very first pages (as in, the List of Credits).

It's a small picture of a vaguely humanoid, multi-eyed and multi-tentacled......thing....and at the bottom of the small, rectangular picture, in even smaller print below it is the word "Xy."

Page 6, Old Ones.

The Beast · Unread post by **The Beast** » Wed May 30, 2012 9:19 pm

drewkitty ~..~ wrote:That astral projected beings can not go past lunar orbit.

Have you found the source yet? I went through MiO but didn't see it in there.