On the illustration of the inside cover of D1-2 Descent to the Depths of the Earth there is a stone slab with runes. (There is also a nice little nod to Marvel Comics as someone pointed out in an earlier post).

Does anyone know what the translation of the runes is?

Cheers,
Curt

Nod to Marvel Comics?...gotta check that out.  I don't recall ever seeing that but it has been awhile since I have pulled that one out of the closet.

Asberdies the Lich I remember though.  Nearly wiped out my entire party when I played Queen of Spiders.  Does anyone recall which Planescape supplement or module referred to Greyhawk's lich infestation?  I remember reading one of them and laughing my ass off because of the way they referenced Oerth as being full of liches and how no one in their right mind should ever go there.

Ahhhh....I love Greyhawk!!!

Howdy Frank,

Deadlord36 wrote:"Beware of Asberdies". Isn't he the lich in the small cave, with a bag of holding containing a cursed crown, scepter and orb?
Oh man, I can't believe I remembered that. I truly have no life.

Yeah, that's right Frank! But since I simlarly have no life: How did you get "Beware of Asberdies"?


Futures Bright,

Paul

A-HA!!!!!

Took a bit to find my copy of D1-2 and yes I did notice the Capt. America shield, the Spider-Man mask, and the 70's/early 80's Iron Man helmet.  As a collector of comics I find that to be really cool.

And as for the lich thing....just like an old song or line from a movie, once it got stuck in my head I couldn't rest until I found where it came from.  On page 112 of the Planescape supplement The Inner Planes under the entry for Citadel Cavitius is a comment from the narrator that is talking about Vecna and Acererak.  "You ask me, it sounds like that Oerth world's full of liches.  You won't catch me there!"

See....Planescape is good for something.  :mrgreen:

So Oerth has built in Planescape deterrant, I like it!

On the runes, it looks like they're pretty standard Nordic/Tolkien runes, but I certainly can't manage to get Asberides' name in there

It looked like the identical ones read "No No No" which was interesting, but I didn't bother much futher with them after you said you made up the Asberides translation Frank

I began to try for meanings, but my head started to hurt, so I stopped. It looks like a pretty good translation to me.

Dragon 69?

I don't have a copy of D1-2, sadly.  Can someone post a scan of the runes?  (Please tell me they aren't standard futhark!).  :)