Siddharth asked Brian McClellan:

Hey Brian, I'm almost finished with the Crimson Campagin and can't wait to finish the series, it's amazing. Anyway, my favorite character is Olem. And somehow I can't help comparing him with lieutenant Shafer (Clint eastwood) from 'where eagles dare'. Is there a chance you partially based Olem on him?

Brian McClellan Actually, I've never seen WHERE EAGLES DARE. I'll have to check it out some time!

Hello Mr. McClellan, Firstly thank you for breathing new life into fantasy by bringing it to a later point in time. It's thoroughly refreshing compared to the usual medieval setting. One question; what in your opinion makes a good magic system? I am totally digging the authenticity of your powder mages. How in the world did you ever come up with the system?

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