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Christian Thoma

Christian Thoma @Kalcheus — Christian lives in North Carolina with his wife (gorgeous), son (lovable), and dog (dozing). Better known as Kalcheus and occasionally Chrth, he has been playing World of Warcraft since 2008 and is just as bad now as when he started. A huge fan of D&D since the red box days, he is currently in therapy for his crippling addiction to Norse-themed 5E campaign settings. Stuff he writes that isn't good enough for BlizzardWatch gets dropped off at Kalcheus.com instead.


The Queue: Ob la di, Diablo

It just occurred to me that Ob La Di is an anagram of Diablo so I’m really wondering if there’s some secret meaning behind the song. Could Desmond actually be a rework of “D[iablo] Demons”? Could the “barrow in the marketplace” actually be a reference to the Gauntlet of the Wastes? It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that McCartney put references in all his works — after all, canonically the walrus was Paul.

While I consider whether Penny Lane is a road in New Tristram and download the Diablo 4 beta (85 gigs!) let’s answer some questions!


The Queue: All hail the fifth Old God, Azathoth!

I know what you’re thinking: Kalcheus, you’ve clearly been diving into some old Tin Foil Hat articles if you’re dredging up the old Azathoth=Azeroth theory, but hear me out. When Y’shaarj got yanked out of Azeroth it caused a lot of bleeding but there’s no evidence the titans took a good look at the wound. What if it’s like a tick, where they tell you not to rip them off because it can leave behind a head — perhaps there’s a part of Y’shaarj still in the planet somewhere, ready to infect Azeroth. Granted, none of this syncs up with all of the various ruminations lately on a 5th old god, it’s just a thought I had.

Since I’m writing this on Tuesday night and am sure nothing of importance will be announced Wednesday morning let’s answer some questions!


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