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FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Monday, 20th July 2015, 20:27
by Pollen_Golem
Just about every living humanoid species that the player encounters many many times exists as a playable species too - orcs, deep elves, nagas, merfolk, and so on. With so many goblins on early dungeon floors, players should expect there to be such a playable race, but there isn't. This would be solved if we just took all goblins and renamed them to halflings. It fits nicely, you don't have to change anything about goblins. They tend to use slings, which is the best halfling skill. The only change will be with Elyvilon and same-species pacification, which might only matter if you want to pacify Ijyb as a halfling. No-one will cry, "bring back the goblins!"

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Monday, 20th July 2015, 20:35
by File200
Pollen_Golem wrote:No-one will cry, "bring back the goblins!"
You say that, but they could be the new Mountain Dwarves.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Monday, 20th July 2015, 20:40
by Sar
fr: rename goblins to hobbits

then rename hobgoblins to hobhobbits

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Monday, 20th July 2015, 20:53
by xentronium
new halfling unique: Dildo Baggins.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Monday, 20th July 2015, 21:23
by Blobbo
Physically similar to halflings, associates with orcs and ogres, lives in nasty mines and caverns... they're not halflings, they're "deep hobbits", aka gollums.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Monday, 20th July 2015, 23:38
by tasonir
xentronium wrote:new halfling unique: Dildo Baggins.

I think this one was already used in a book, so it's going to be too much copyright trouble. We should go with "Dildo Bangings" imho, it's free.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 01:33
by jejorda2
Why not rename player halflings to goblins? That way Robin and Ijyb don't need to change.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 01:43
by duvessa
Pollen_Golem wrote:No-one will cry, "bring back the goblins!"
You're seriously underestimating crawl's players. People complained about removing ravens.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 01:48
by ajon
tasonir wrote:
xentronium wrote:new halfling unique: Dildo Baggins.

I think this one was already used in a book, so it's going to be too much copyright trouble. We should go with "Dildo Bangings" imho, it's free.

Dildo Shaggins

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 01:50
by duvessa
sex

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 01:51
by duvessa
ha ha get it? it is funny because it is a reference to sex

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 01:53
by ajon
... I don't get it.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 02:47
by Rast
ajon wrote:... I don't get it.

Sex?

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Tuesday, 21st July 2015, 04:22
by Arrhythmia
ajon wrote:... I don't get it.

AND YOU NEVER WILL

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Thursday, 23rd July 2015, 00:30
by tasonir
duvessa wrote:sex

spider rape

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Thursday, 23rd July 2015, 00:41
by File200
tasonir wrote:
duvessa wrote:sex

spider rape
You just triggered me.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Thursday, 23rd July 2015, 01:09
by duvessa
File200 wrote:You just triggered me.
ha ha, those people with PTSD sure are wacky aren't they???

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Thursday, 23rd July 2015, 01:18
by File200
duvessa wrote:
File200 wrote:You just triggered me.
ha ha, those people with PTSD sure are wacky aren't they???
Yeah, they're a hoot.
Spoiler: show
Serious post: the people who talk about triggers rarely have actual triggers. My little brother was in therapy for a while, and for some time afterward he claimed that I was triggering him by telling him to help me with gardening. It's trendy on the internet to claim you're more oppressed and disabled than you actually are, even if it denigrates people who have suffered actual trauma.

Re: FR: rename goblins to halflings.

PostPosted: Thursday, 23rd July 2015, 12:49
by Lasty
So what you're saying is that you're making fun of the idea of being triggered by something in order to defend the actual people who get triggered by things? Next time, just punch your brother instead of taking your sibling issues out on traumatized strangers.