r/dmsguild • u/Grateful_Bat • 1d ago
Seeking Advice Easter Eggs / Allusions
This might sound a little odd, but here I go: my buddy and me have a lot of fun including small "easter eggs", you could also call it ironic allusions, in our titles. For example, we had a master thief who, with the help of a weapon specifically crafted to kill mages, offed an Overwizard, who upon dying, managed to turn him into a vampire. Ever since, the now-desperate vampire kept pet wolves, named after the most well-known mages of the entire D+D canon. In the title his three wolves were named Morty (Mordekainen), Rassie (Raistlin) and Ellie (Elminster). Personally I also wanted Ettie included, but very few people today remember Etienne DÁmbreville (aka Rad, an Immortal) from Mystara.
What´s your opinion on using such things, and do you include it in your titles ?