Interview Chris Avellone Dialogue Monologue

[Vault Dweller]

Tags: Chris Avellone; Obsidian Entertainment

Many moons ago I asked Chris to answer a few questions for our dialogue interview. Chris was too busy at that time, but promised to do it in the future. Unfortunately, he lost the questions, but being too proud to admit that, he wrote a monologue about dialogues instead.

As a "twist," I’m going to do this interview primarily through visuals, which is how I think game interactions should be in the first place - mostly because a good chunk of human dialogue is essentially communicated non-verbally anyway.​

 

[Monolith]

Wow, what a...read. Dammit. All the anticipation and this is all we get? It might be funny and all that but I'm missing the informative part, the insights...perhaps I'm just to tired right now, or too ignorant. Anyway, dammit!

 

[Paranoid Jack]

When I first read the Struggle part of the interview I almost thought he was a writer for Bethesda.

He better be careful before they send him a "cease and desist order" also.

 

[Greatatlantic]

I chuckled. Especially that line about hate-mances.

 

[EliotW]

As always the cartoons are a pleasure.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

Nice drawings, Chris. Design something awesome, pleeease.

 

[Elwro]

Quite entertaining!

 

[fastpunk]

Funny as usual.

Did you guys check out the link to his blog? That part was the best!

 

[VonVentrue]

An interesting read, pretty entertaining.

Chris, please make Aliens an awesome RPG we are dreaming of!

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

Chris, please make Aliens an awesome RPG we are dreaming of!

 

[VonVentrue]

Lestat, let's assume that Chris was being ironic... I truly hope so...

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

Of course he was being ironic! That's the main reason why I like him so much.

 

[Ladonna]

Classic stuff

 

[aboyd]

Lestat, let's assume that Chris was being ironic... I truly hope so...

Wow.

 

[elander_]

Brilliant!!

 

[Admiral Rimjob POOBUM]

Um. Can someone explain the bit with the personalities in the big jar? I didn't really get it. Was there anything to get? At all?

 

[HanoverF]

the Graphix sux!


But seriously... He watched Paycheck?! Ha HA!

 

[aboyd]

Um. Can someone explain the bit with the personalities in the big jar? I didn't really get it. Was there anything to get? At all?

Oh, oh! Pick me! Pick me! I know!

It's a metaphor for writer's block. Amirite?

 

[Müg]

Um. Can someone explain the bit with the personalities in the big jar? I didn't really get it. Was there anything to get? At all?

Oh, oh! Pick me! Pick me! I know!

It's a metaphor for writer's block. Amirite?

No, it's obviously a metaphor for the fear of parenthood.Duhhhhhr

 

[aboyd]

Damn! I was so close!

 

[merry andrew]

Can I get the summary?

 

[Texas Red]

Um. Can someone explain the bit with the personalities in the big jar? I didn't really get it. Was there anything to get? At all?

Oh, oh! Pick me! Pick me! I know!

It's a metaphor for writer's block. Amirite?

No, it's obviously a metaphor for the fear of parenthood.Duhhhhhr

The big jar probably represents his mothers vagina and the personalities his jelousy towards his father.

 

[Admiral Rimjob POOBUM]

Um. Can someone explain the bit with the personalities in the big jar? I didn't really get it. Was there anything to get? At all?

Oh, oh! Pick me! Pick me! I know!

It's a metaphor for writer's block. Amirite?

No, it's obviously a metaphor for the fear of parenthood.Duhhhhhr

The big jar probably represents his mothers vagina and the personalities his jelousy towards his father.

So is the snake his penis or his dad's?

 

[HanoverF]

The snake is original sin

 

[Helton]

The snake is original sin

God's penis.