3/16/2023 0 Comments The bards tale missed the crone![]() ![]() Tim Cain, Lead Programmer and Designer of Fallout and currently the Design Director of Carbine Studios’ unannounced MMOG, notes that Heinig was the one who figured out how to get followers working in the first place. If there is one person to thank for Dogmeat, it is likely Heinig. ![]() “One, he was an iconic character to add to the game, so it would be rather undramatic for him to be weak and useless and two, since he couldn’t use ranged weapons, he needed to be tough enough to contribute somehow in melee combat.” “Dogmeat specifically had strong stats for two main reasons,” says Jesse Heinig, Fallout Scripter/Designer and current freelance game writer for White Wolf/CCP. At least Dogmeat never shot me in the back!”įallout‘s Dogmeat has been described as a “killing machine” and a “tiny god.” He can chew up foes with four attacks per round, often knocking them prone, and his 50 hit points make him tougher than you in the early stages of the game. “Dogmeat ended up getting a terrific bonus to knock down and was actually rather useful,” says Chris Taylor, Lead Designer of Fallout (and Lead Systems Designer for Interplay’s “Project V13,” the working title of the widely speculated Fallout Online MMOG). If you want him gone, you either have to shoot him, Old Yeller-style, or wait until someone else does the job for you. If you feed him an iguana-on-a-stick or are wearing a leather jacket like his previous owner, Dogmeat will follow you and never again leave your side. This makes him unique in the Wasteland.ĭogmeat first appeared in 1997’s Fallout, developed by Black Isle Studios and distributed by Interplay, where he can be found in Junktown terrorizing a man named Phil. So long as you feed him, exercise him regularly and generally avoid shooting him in the head, Dogmeat will be your friend until the end. He doesn’t care who you are or whether you’re good or evil. She touched many people not only with her extraordinary creative fire but also with her warmth and intelligence she was a wonderful person and a beautiful soul who will be deeply missed by all those that had the pleasure of knowing her.Perhaps no character in the Fallout universe is as beloved by players as Dogmeat, the canine companion to every Lone Wanderer to leave (or be thrown out of) his vault. ![]() It is a wonderful way to pay tribute to Claire’s life and talent.Ĭlaire was an Honoray Bard of OBOD she has left us an enduring legacy that will continue to bring joy and inspiration. Claire’s partner Steve Eddy has put together a crowdfunding campaign so that people can contribute to the posthumous publication of Claire’s novel – if you would like to be involved please click here. She had agent interest but had yet to secure a publisher. Shortly before her death, Claire had completed her novel, I, A Child. Her books Tales of the Celtic Bards, Maiden, Mother, Crone: Voices of the Goddess and Celtic Seasonal Meditations are inspired retellings of Celtic Myth and show both her skill as a writer and teller of stories. ![]() Isn’t that the true gift of a Bard, to reflect back to us the depth, power, pain and joy of this wonderful life we are blessed with? Claire had the power to make the listener feel these stories in their bodies, to grow them in their imaginations, revealing the wisdom at their core. For all those lucky enough to be present at one of Claire’s performances, she will be remembered for her gift of transporting the listener to other worlds, carried upon the beauty of her harp and the magic of her voice.Ĭlaire was a scholar of Celtic, Arthurian and Greek Mythology but her understanding of these fascinating tales was not merely academic – she had that enviable ability to get to the emotional heart of a story – to understand it in her bones – and because of this intimate connection to the language, imagery and archetypal pulse of these myths, Claire could crack them open for the listener to effortlessly enter, the mundane world slipping away to reveal the magic beneath. Claire was an exceptionally gifted Bard not only was she a fabulous musician, recording many beautiful harp albums but she was also a wonderful performer, storyteller and writer. I was deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Claire Hamilton. ![]()
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