[Audio transcript: Ben Galpin voicing Jonathan Harker from Dracula by Bram Stoker. He says, “There was no lethal weapon at hand, but I seized a shovel which the workmen had been using to fill the cases, and lifting it high, struck, with the edge downward, at the hateful face,” followed by a cartoon “bonk” and the Wilhelm scream. End transcript]
Trying to use an in-game ability that allows a player character to impact or influence others by using their true name, players get tangled up in a lengthy discussion of what a true name even is, especially in the context of Twilight Mirage’s complex worldbuilding regarding names, ranks and titles, and Austin suddenly goes:
“Maybe we should think about “true’ in a non-exclusive sense. Which is to say, my true name is– is Austin Walker. My true name is also when my dad picked me up and threw me in the air and said, “My boy!” That’s a true name for me.”
Holy shit. This is a guy who understands magic. Now I know what some of my true names are, and understand how they could be used to devastate me.
