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(And that should hopefully be enough to boot this article out of the Tattered quality section. Due to me being new at this, if someone could check it for that, that would be awesome.) |
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| − | {{quality|Tattered|08:17, 8 June 2010 (UTC)}}Armok is the name of the mythical god in Dwarf Fortress, of whom the game is loosely based around, if only in Lore. They are also the god of {{l|Blood}} in the world of Dwarf Fortress. However, there are no records of | + | {{quality|Tattered|08:17, 8 June 2010 (UTC)}}Armok is the name of the mythical god in Dwarf Fortress, of whom the game is loosely based around, if only in Lore. They are also the god of {{l|Blood}} in the world of Dwarf Fortress. However, there are no records of dwarf's naming Armok as their deity. |
==Name Origin== | ==Name Origin== | ||
| − | The name of the Dwarven God comes from the variable "arm_ok", from {{l|Toady One|Tarn Adams}}'s fantasy game | + | The name of the Dwarven God comes from the variable "arm_ok", which is from {{l|Toady One|Tarn Adams}}'s fantasy game, Dragslay (an early precursor of {{l|Dwarf Fortress}}). The variable was used to count the number of arms left, for inventory purposes. ([http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3549/interview_the_making_of_dwarf_.php?page=2 Source]) |
[[Category:Lore]] | [[Category:Lore]] | ||
[[Category:World]] | [[Category:World]] | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 5 October 2010
Armok is the name of the mythical god in Dwarf Fortress, of whom the game is loosely based around, if only in Lore. They are also the god of Template:L in the world of Dwarf Fortress. However, there are no records of dwarf's naming Armok as their deity.
Name Origin
The name of the Dwarven God comes from the variable "arm_ok", which is from Template:L's fantasy game, Dragslay (an early precursor of Template:L). The variable was used to count the number of arms left, for inventory purposes. (Source)