Bethesda Softworks Inside the Vault Q&A

The latest “Inside the Vault” Q&A feature on the Bethesda Blog pummels RPG veteran and Fallout: New Vegas senior designer Chris Avellone with several job-related questions.

Any fun facts you’d like to share about Obsidian?

All of our desk drawers are designed to be rolled out and used as extra seats. The rollers also mean that if we wanted to, we could have a demolition derby in the halls, although I can’t confirm that in a public forum.

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Thus far, what’s been the highlight of your career?

Threatened by Ron Perlman. He was just tired. In the next game we had him in, I had the privilege of telling him he was playing a transvestite dragon. Great times. Fearful times.

Actually, I take that back. Being in the studio with Sheena Easton was great, she’s funny and tells great stories.

I had no idea getting Ron to voice Wylfdene nearly cost Avellone his life.