This creature is dubbed "The Balor" and has a
lightning sword. Hmmm, wonder whither the inspiration for him
came?
Perhaps from the Celtic-Irish mythology, Balor is the god of death and the king of the Fomorians, a race of demonic giants.
Dunno 'bout the sword tho...
This creature is dubbed "The Balor" and has a
lightning sword. Hmmm, wonder whither the inspiration for him
came?
Ramses II
Using my spectacles of divination +2, and consulting my AD&D Monster Manual ('78 edition) I find that Type VI demons are unique creatures, one of which is named "Balor." The illustration looks to be based on Tolkien's balrog, because it carries a many-headed whip, has wings that appear to be flaming, and a lightning-shaped sword.
I think in the current iteration of the rules, a Balor is a type of demon, rather than a unique creature.
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having problems getting in...
And if you do get in, and register, you may not get confirmation. I managed to squeak in yesterday afternoon. Still haven't received any confirmation.
I even cast "Summon Ratbert" on cphl, to no avail.
"We'll run our regristration server on a 386, mabye people will think it's insanely popular when they cant get in, heh heh"
-ax
http://pc.ign.com/articles/357/357878p1.html
Typical pre-release interview hype, with this interesting screenshot:
http://mediaviewer.ign.com/ignMediaPage.jsp?media_id=1495695&object_id=12077&channel_id=59&page_title=Neverwinter+Nights+Hands+On&adtag=network%3Dign%26size%3D468x60%26channel%3Dpc%26site%3Dpc_hub%26channel%3Dpreviews%26type%3Dpartner
(The second one down in the original art since that link is a monster ;-)
This creature is dubbed "The Balor" and has a lightning sword. Hmmm, wonder whither the inspiration for him came?
Ramses II
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/neverwinternights_042302_028.jpg
Perhaps from the Celtic-Irish mythology, Balor is the god of death and the king of the Fomorians, a race of demonic giants.
Dunno 'bout the sword tho...
Using my spectacles of divination +2, and consulting my AD&D Monster Manual ('78 edition) I find that Type VI demons are unique creatures, one of which is named "Balor." The illustration looks to be based on Tolkien's balrog, because it carries a many-headed whip, has wings that appear to be flaming, and a lightning-shaped sword.
I think in the current iteration of the rules, a Balor is a type of demon, rather than a unique creature.