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I don't think it's near as good as earLOBe's, but with some free time I tried to make a somber Death Cob for kicks.

As a last little note, if a race were to have wild magic it would be best not to throw max wild right off the bat.

Something like light wild magic at lvl 7, mid wild magic at lvl 14, and max wild magic at 21.

I know it wouldn't be a buff... but I think it would be interesting and thematic.

I had a random idea for a species, I don't expect anyone to take it seriously but I thought it couldn't hurt to share. Jack-in-the-Box (or Zom Spawn): - Jack-in-the-Boxes' small bodies prevent them from wearing helmets and any form of body armour, they can however wear gloves, hats, and jewelry. - S...

The color and texture of the tiles aren't consistent when I change floors, then return.

In tiles, when I go up and down the staircases in the Snake Pit, the art on the walls and floor change theme. Is that supposed to happen?

Yeah, but I don't like the choosing of which god your the offspring of, that's basically worshiping a god again. Maybe if it was randomly chosen at a certain level, like Draconians, but I don't love that idea. But then we just have another version of draconians. Demigods are hard to change around, ...

Yeah, but I don't like the choosing of which god your the offspring of, that's basically worshiping a god again.

Maybe if it was randomly chosen at a certain level, like Draconians, but I don't love that idea.

I wasn't saying they needed a buff.

I had a random thought, I don't know if it's any good, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Give Demigods the mutation; "your spells are much harder to cast, but much more powerful." as a natural mutation, (or some other step along the wild magic branch.) (Also, I think it would be cool ...

I had a random thought, I don't know if it's any good, but I thought I'd throw it out there. Give Demigods the mutation; "your spells are much harder to cast, but much more powerful." as a natural mutation, (or some other step along the wild magic branch.) (Also, I think it would be cool i...

This isn't a huge issue, but I thought I would mention; I've always thought the elemental branded projectiles (arrows, sling bullets, etc...) have a too dramatic representation in tiles, (the huge puff of flame for example.) Perhaps this is too irrelevant to even bring up, lol. Just sayin'

This is one I find a surprising proposal, almost insulting. If there's one game design principle that DCSS has held up through the years, then it's the reevaluation of old content and being willing to modify and remove features. (This is relevant because in free & open games, I think it's a lot...

General discussion threads with multiple topics don't work well in GDD. Please make individual threads for specific ideas. In fact some of these ideas are already being discussed. Yeah, I didn't mean for it be be a huge discussion or anything. I was just kinda presenting my opinions. - To respond t...

Merge and purge even vaguely similar races/classes. So merge the 2 similar races? Maybe another 2. The way you say it seems like you think there are many of these. Do... something... to the pre-branch-end Vaults to make it not so main-dungeon-y. This was done one version ago. Now Vaults are very di...

Sar wrote:Jiyva altar already has a (really small) chance to appear in early D (not in the Temple, in its own vault, but it's mechanically similar).

Yeah, I know. I just thought it would be cool.

I'm not a huge forum goer, so I'm sure these topics have been brought up in the past, but here's some changes I would make to crawl if I held the reins, perhaps more to state opinions than to incite altercation. - Simplify or remove hunger/food. - Remove item destruction and corrosion (compensate by...

I actually do worship Jiyva whenever I get the chance, (which is like... 1/100 games... early Jiyva altars are redonkulously rare) but not necessarily for the conservation... I just like Jiyva.

Yeah, I know the races aren't balanced, I just thought maybe Deep Dwarves should be dialed down a bit.

That damage reduction is a bit ridiculous isn't it? Especially later on, and starting with a wand of healing identified, that you can recharge, is pretty nuts. Idk, maybe I'm crazy. :roll:

Yeah, you can potentially meet a tough pack if you see them before the lair or something, but that rarely happens. I would love it if item destruction and corrosion were abandoned... is that on the table for discussion? If there was a race with natural conservation I would choose it, like... every t...

Yeah, maybe I just play too much berserkers to see how different they might be, lol.

Ehh, I think if you look past some quirks and superficial differences he has a point. If your goal is to make varied races, some of them in practice are pretty similar. Sure, if you look past HP aptitude, exp aptitude, skill aptitudes and innate mutations then Mi=Gr. Still, no any actual explanatio...

Ehh, I think if you look past some quirks and superficial differences he has a point. If your goal is to make varied races, some of them in practice are pretty similar. I realize there are differences between Hill Orcs, Minotaurs, and the new Gargoyles, but not enough for my taste either. Why bother...

True, item destruction and corrosion makes you treat them with some extra caution, but they still aren't as threatening as they probably should be IMO. I didn't point out other enemies because I didn't see them as needing a change, or at least I can't think of any at the moment.

As a random note, one that I suspect most will disagree with me on, but I figured it couldn't hurt mentioning; I think the ugly things (and very ugly things) should be a little more difficult to make encounters with their packs a little more interesting. I think a 25%-50% increase to their defense a...

Yeah, that's cool. I didn't know about Lava Orcs until after posting this thread. I'm toats excited for dat.

I feel like the game is missing a fiery species, but if that's going to be implemented, that's pretty much what I've been thematically craving.

I like the idea, but I would recommend having a ton of possible tips before implementing.

Grimm wrote:"Dumb" is an emotional appeal that leads nowhere.

Okee, I get'cha. But I cast my vote for the removal of labyrinth.

Yeah, I see what your saying. You could switch the element to ice, and call them like Ice Elementals or something to keep them thematically different: - Extremely resistant/Immune to ice damage. - Vulnerable to heat. - Their unarmed combat is freezing branded. - They'd have high ice magic and conjur...

I guess I can see that, I'll probably post those three in that page. Should I post the aptitudes and stuff?

Yah, I guess I can see that, I added some funk just now that makes them quite a bit different from those.

Yeah there are some similarities there, and some of those comments are useful, but still a lot that makes this different. Any feedback on this species?

Interesting...

but quite a bit different mechanically.

I thought it would be cool to have a race named like Djinn... Efreet... or Fire Elemental... or something? Here's my idea: - Extremely resistant/Immune to fire damage. - Vulnerable to cold. - Can walk through fire like nothing, and through lava like it's shallow water. - Shallow water damages them l...

Yes we've been over this, the labyrinth is mechanically dumb but will be preserved anyway because it has "interesting flavour" and "a fun theme". End of story :mrgreen: (Emphasis mine.) This makes sure you're not a candidate for any serious discussion. ...Do you have a problem w...

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