what the freak

@swimmingseafish okay so gw2 is a game that matt sam and liam have all worked on relatively frequently (in a variety of minor and major roles), cr isn't far outside their purview

and as i said it loves to reference other properties, in other cr references i can think of off the top of my head there is an achievement for fighting a dragon called you can certainly try

and in one of its story expansions that came out around the end of campaign one, your character gets put in prison, and you have to escape

when you do, leaving the prison moves the story along, but you don't have to leave immediately, the game gives you the ability to explore as long as you don't get too near any of the guards

and if you go down to the lowest level there's a skeleton in an armchair called the imprisoned storyteller

and interacting with it gives you the following text chain:

The figure looks oddly calm, confident in its eternal repose. It's strangely compelling. A voice whispers, "Imagine..." >Touch the skull. Fractured images flash before you, as if in a dream. Whoever he was, this man had tales to tell. You're not sure if you can make out details... >...but you feel compelled to try. Dark dwarves, white stone, colorful dragons. A motley crew, gathered around a fire. A pistol, a staff; a shield, a lute; three daggers; a bear. And a whole lot of grog. >What does it mean? The images fade, and you draw back. You can't explain it, but something about the man... >...makes you smile. No doubt he brought escape and hope to the weary denizens of Istan. Perhaps that's how he ended up here, master of the dungeon. >Sleep well, storyteller.

@swimmingseafish okay so gw2 is a game that matt sam and liam have all worked on relatively frequently (in a variety of minor and major roles), cr isn't far outside their purview

and as i said it loves to reference other properties, in other cr references i can think of off the top of my head there is an achievement for fighting a dragon called you can certainly try

and in one of its story expansions that came out around the end of campaign one, your character gets put in prison, and you have to escape

when you do, leaving the prison moves the story along, but you don't have to leave immediately, the game gives you the ability to explore as long as you don't get too near any of the guards

and if you go down to the lowest level there's a skeleton in an armchair called the imprisoned storyteller

and interacting with it gives you the following text chain:

The figure looks oddly calm, confident in its eternal repose. It's strangely compelling. A voice whispers, "Imagine..." >Touch the skull. Fractured images flash before you, as if in a dream. Whoever he was, this man had tales to tell. You're not sure if you can make out details... >...but you feel compelled to try. Dark dwarves, white stone, colorful dragons. A motley crew, gathered around a fire. A pistol, a staff; a shield, a lute; three daggers; a bear. And a whole lot of grog. >What does it mean? The images fade, and you draw back. You can't explain it, but something about the man... >...makes you smile. No doubt he brought escape and hope to the weary denizens of Istan. Perhaps that's how he ended up here, master of the dungeon. >Sleep well, storyteller.