Easter eggs in crawl

[ololoev]

Add some.
You cut ogre in a useless ribbons!

[Lacuenta]

Collect them all to get an easter bunny ally!

[Turukano]

Here are some Easter eggs you get for free in crawl.

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Greetings from Easter bunny Boris!

[Piginabag]

The 27 quadrillion or whatever turn count limit is sort of an easter egg. You'd never see it realistically, but it's there.

It's not really an easter egg but the fact that harpies will dip down into water and douse sticky flame was a shocker to me.

[Rast]

FR: Add "fermented cabbage" to the list of possible fruit descriptions, in honor of our Korean friends.

[duvessa]

I think the devs should work on improving the abyssal stair instead of adding new Easter eggs.

  Code:

##############################...    minmay the Englaciator                   
.................................    Mummy of Sif Muna ******
#################################    HP: 181/245 (247) ==================------
      #....5....................#    Magic:  49/49     ========================
      #...153...................#    AC:  28            Str: 13
      #.....5...................#    EV: 19            Int: 32
      #...###################...#    SH: 15            Dex: 18
      #...# ##..............#...#    XL: 27 Next: 0%  Place: Stair:3
      #...###(..@....c....\.#...#    Gold: 9447        Turn: 358042.7 (1.0)
      #...##................#...#    Wp: a) staff of cold
      #...#....##############...#    Qv: -) Nothing quivered
      #...#...##            #...#
      #...#....##############...#
      #...##................#..Z#    c _ hydrataur
      #...###...............+...#
      #...# ##..............#...#
      #...#######################
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin misses you.
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin hits you!
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin misses you.
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin hits you!
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin hits you!
_You see here 7 steel javelins.

This screenshot is from like 0.8 and that boring ending vault is still there. Another thing it doesn't show is that the glyph for cock worms still hasn't been changed, they're still on '6' despite monster demonspawn being added. Then again, the criteria for getting to abyssal stair are such a pain in the ass nowadays that practically nobody goes there anyway...

[Tiktacy]

I think the devs should work on improving the abyssal stair instead of adding new Easter eggs.

  Code:

##############################...    minmay the Englaciator                   
.................................    Mummy of Sif Muna ******
#################################    HP: 181/245 (247) ==================------
      #....5....................#    Magic:  49/49     ========================
      #...153...................#    AC:  28            Str: 13
      #.....5...................#    EV: 19            Int: 32
      #...###################...#    SH: 15            Dex: 18
      #...# ##..............#...#    XL: 27 Next: 0%  Place: Stair:3
      #...###(..@....c....\.#...#    Gold: 9447        Turn: 358042.7 (1.0)
      #...##................#...#    Wp: a) staff of cold
      #...#....##############...#    Qv: -) Nothing quivered
      #...#...##            #...#
      #...#....##############...#
      #...##................#..Z#    c _ hydrataur
      #...###...............+...#
      #...# ##..............#...#
      #...#######################
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin misses you.
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin hits you!
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin misses you.
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin hits you!
The hydrataur throws a steel javelin. The steel javelin hits you!
_You see here 7 steel javelins.

This screenshot is from like 0.8 and that boring ending vault is still there. Another thing it doesn't show is that the glyph for cock worms still hasn't been changed, they're still on '6' despite monster demonspawn being added. Then again, the criteria for getting to abyssal stair are such a pain in the ass nowadays that practically nobody goes there anyway...

Congratulations on getting 5000 posts duvessa! Didn't notice until now, you are honestly part of what makes this forum awesome.

[tasonir]

I think the devs should work on improving the abyssal stair instead of adding new Easter eggs. [cut screenshot] This screenshot is from like 0.8 and that boring ending vault is still there. Another thing it doesn't show is that the glyph for cock worms still hasn't been changed, they're still on '6' despite monster demonspawn being added. Then again, the criteria for getting to abyssal stair are such a pain in the ass nowadays that practically nobody goes there anyway...

Imho I think the stair falls victim of the common elven hall argument: it isn't worth the risk to get the reward loot at that point. While I personally think the elven hall reward is worth the risk, some people don't. The risk/reward ratio is far, far worse for stair - it often has little to no loot and is much more dangerous. Hydrataurs are a huge threat even to high AC characters...

[duvessa]

are you joking? hydrataur is by far the easiest guardian. his damage isn't even that good since the steel nerf

[ydeve]

What are the other guardians?

[yesno]

don't we already have enough food items????