I’ve been replaying a lot of the classics recently, and just like with Combs when I rewatch a Star Trek series, I keep finding myself saying “fuck, that’s him too?”
Playing Fallout, there’s Jim as the main voice of The Master.
Playing the original Baldur’s Gate trilogy, there’s Jim as Minsc, Gorion, Mulahey, and a bunch of other people.
Taking a break to test out some character builds in Icewind Dale? Fuck me, there’s Jim as Hrothgar.
Like I know he’s one of the most prolific voice actors, especially of that era, but I didn’t realize how entwined he was with that specific genre.
It’s set in the 1490s because that’s the current era in Forgotten Realms, just like the first games were set in the 1360s because that was the era that was current at the time. It’s not like they actively chose that specific time period for any of the three games.