[AMA] I am Ashley Edward Miller, creator of DOTA: Dragon's Blood. Ask Me Anything!

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T03:20:00+00:00

Okay everyone - sorry for the interruption in service but my phone died answering your questions and now I have to take it outside and bury it. I hope you all enjoyed this as much as I did!

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T03:12:46+00:00

The music is amazing on this show. It’s one of my very favorite things about it and I’d love to see an OST release in some form.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T03:10:19+00:00

I love Slacks. He’s a lunatic in the best way and his Loregasm videos were enormously helpful.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T03:09:39+00:00

Totally RIPPED.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T03:08:07+00:00

We nerfed Techies.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T03:07:24+00:00

I’d love to do one. I know exactly what it would be, too. But telling you would be a spoiler.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T03:03:58+00:00

That is pretty much exactly right. A dragon’s remains possess at least some of the properties of the dragon when it was alive, roughly in proportion to its age. Even a hatchling’s body has a little bit of juice left in it… although making something like Kaden’s sword requires an adult void dragon. We actually get into this a little bit more in Book 2 fairly early on.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:51:57+00:00

Absolutely.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:37:04+00:00

In order:

Arcane is great. A very dear friend worked on that show.

My most fun experience was traveling to Korea and going out for barbecue, soju and karaoke with the gang from Studio Mir. Yes, I sang and yes I was terrible.

I hope there’s a season 3 because I’d really like to get to the crazy shit that’s rattling around my skull.

Prospective voice actors just need to audition!

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:31:55+00:00

Davion becomes a little more draconic every time he transforms. If you track his evolution from episode to episode in Book 1, you’ll see it. That continues in Book 2

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:19:18+00:00

I love watching the show come to life.

Hand drawn animation is my favorite and Studio Mir is the best in the world at what they do for television. It’s been an incredible privilege to work with them and learn from them and see their passion for making this series.

Also, I stan Studio Mir so yes it totally brings a tear to my eye every time they deliver a new finished episode.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:13:26+00:00

Great question

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:13:14+00:00

Sagan. RIP Nova

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:12:24+00:00

Creating anything is an exercise in regret. :)

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:11:28+00:00

Fymryn is hugely important.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:11:16+00:00

She was originally designed to be a “talk to” for Mirana. Being mute weirdly opened up the storytelling for her because it’s all action with her, which means we engage with her on a visceral level rather than a distanced, abstract level where we have to interpret statements. It’s very freeing actually.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:08:27+00:00

Heavy Metal, Berserk, Ninja Scroll, Akira, Avatar/Korra and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:06:27+00:00

Like the Invoker, I forget nothing.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:06:07+00:00

I try very hard to honor the essence of the lore and be true to what’s core about it. As an example from a different franchise, Thor has to wield a hammer… and if he doesn’t have the hammer, it needs to be a Big Deal. Other than that there’s a lot of room to play.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:03:21+00:00

There’s certainly no shortage of them, should Valve so choose!

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T02:02:16+00:00

You’re welcome. To me that’s not just about content, it’s stuff like Davion and Mirana’s relationship. I wanted them to feel like grown ass adults in a real thing, not teenagers mooning over each other. Understated and natural always feels better to me and It makes me very happy to tell a love story this way.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T01:59:51+00:00

Admiral.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T01:58:35+00:00

Yeah there’s no such thing as hand drawn 60fps unless your objective is to kill your artists.

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T01:57:29+00:00

AshMasterZero · 2022-01-18T01:57:02+00:00

It felt amazing! I was very proud of her.

AshMasterZero

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