New class proposal: Beat poet

[Grimm]

Maybe if you had a class named "beat poet", you'd understand the embarrassment I feel.

New class: Beat poet

Weak in fighting, armour, hit points. Good at spellcasting but only in the new spell school "Poetry". Poetry spells are comparable to Zin recites.

Can only wear robes and caps and sandals.

[Zuboki]

Never runs out of breath. Never.

Snapping heals him.

[MyOtheHedgeFox]

I demand an ASCII Artist!
He can draw friendly ASCII-art in the dungeon!

[Silk]

So... it's pretty much the D&D Bard. Not unfathomable but I really doubt that a new school is what Crawl needs right now. Most "classic" Bard spells already exist as either Charms or Hexes and the poetry school would find it hard to produce spells that don't fall into those categories.

[Kate]

Woooooosh.

[MyOtheHedgeFox]

I agree! Woooooosh is definitely needed!
Playing as a Vampire Woooooosh would definitely be incredibly cool!

[Stormfox]

Wooooooosh would never work under the current map mechanics in most roguelikes. There's no provision for flying objects to pass over the heads of creatures.

[ekolis]

While we're on the topic of unusual backgrounds, why not the Engineer? He gets the following spells from the Book of Gadgetry:

L1: Build Dispenser - Creates a stationary "dispenser" (can be treated as an immobile friendly monster) which heals the Engineer and restores his MP when he is standing next to it.

L2: Build Teleporter - Creates a teleport trap.

L3: Build Sentry - Creates an auto-firing turret which fires at the nearest enemy, but can only see enemies in a 180 degree arc. Turret can be upgraded; initially it fires darts, but can be upgraded to fire arrows, then crossbow bolts.

[Grimm]

That's what I'm talking about - Crawl TD.

[Curio]

wooooosh?
I dont get this joke. What does it means?

[jejorda2]

Woosh is the sound of something going over someone's head, which may happen when someone does not understand a joke or reference.

[Grimm]

The Beat Poet has an inbuilt attack: "Body Odor". It's basically like miasma but can be left on permanently.

The effect of this "Body Odor" attack is heightened for some races. SpBP have almost none, OgBP have a massive and powerful stench cloud.

All game dialogues are modified to end with "..., man."

You are very hungry, man.

You feel a strange sense of stasis, man.

You die..., man.

[Confidence Interval]

Additional special attack: Howl. Enemies are afflicted with madness, starvation, hysteria, and nudity.

[Grimm]

Nice one CI.

New item type: bongos. Does nothing but all BP must carry one around at all times.

[Confidence Interval]

New monster: mugwump.

We need not discuss its special attack.

[Grimm]

Beat poets can only worship one god: Kerruack. He has no clear powers but his utterances are reminiscent of Yiuf's.

[Confidence Interval]

Beat poets can only worship one god: Kerruack. He has no clear powers but his utterances are reminiscent of Yiuf's.

THERE IS NO OTHER WAY OUT FOR THE HOLY MAN: HE MUST SWEAT FOR GOD.

[Grimm]

Kerruack appreciates: sweating. +1 piety for every turn you are exhausted, burdened, or encumbered.

[Confidence Interval]

Kerruack appreciates: drinking potions of confusion, casting Alistair's intoxication. +1 piety for every 10 turns you are intoxicated.

Kerruack deprecates: not being on the road. -1 piety for every 10 turns you rest or stand still.

[OdiumTheologicum]

wooooosh?
I dont get this joke. What does it means?

The irony. XD

[Grimm]

You drink a potion of confusion, man.
Kerruack digs you, man.
You stumble into a wall, man.
You fall down, man.
"Crazy, man, crazy!" exclaims Kerruack, man.

[Confidence Interval]

You hit the giant rat, man.
Man, you kill the dirty rat!
Kerruack is cool with that, man.
You play the bongos, man.
You drink another potion of confusion. Oh man.

[Grimm]

You drop a potion of confusion, man.
Kerruack says, "Are you some kind of square, man", man.


This might help with class and god flavour:
http://www.groove-quantize.com/groovebl ... eatnik.jpg

[Confidence Interval]

This might help with class and god flavour:
http://www.groove-quantize.com/groovebl ... eatnik.jpg

Let's try:

A murgatroid comes into view, man. It is wielding an axe, man.
You take knuckles to the creep, man.
You kill the murgatroid, man!
Kerruack says, "You're a real gone mazda, man!"

A mazda? I'm not sure this is going to catch on...

[Grimm]

On the other hand "hustling hershey" could come in handy for the planned poop monster for the Sewers.

[Confidence Interval]

On the other hand "hustling hershey" could come in handy for the planned poop monster for the Sewers.

This seems to take us immediately back to Burroughs. I have just overcome the impulse to change my signature to "What's with all the Mugwump jissom?"

[Grimm]

Keep that impulse under the firmest control.

[Confidence Interval]

Keep that impulse under the firmest control.

Along with all the others. How else does one make it safely through the day?

[Grimm]

Sure, but that's the worst one. That and the urge to play the bongos.

[OdiumTheologicum]

Sure, but that's the worst one. That and the urge to play the bongos.

Or the djembe. Most hipsters I know play that instead.

[Grimm]

Hipster is a separate class from Beat Poet.

[Confidence Interval]

Does djembe crosstrain with bongos?

[Grimm]

Does the Pope wear a funny hat?

[Confidence Interval]

Does the Pope wear a funny hat?

You say funny hat, I say +2 wizard hat of life protection.

[Grimm]

Priests should become Popes at their highest piety level.

[OdiumTheologicum]

Does it grant a swanky car and templar knights for protection?

[Grimm]

Given the recent activities of a self-proclaimed "Templar Knight" I'd say we'd better go with Swiss Guards instead.

[Confidence Interval]

I've never thought that a Swiss Army Knife was a particularly effective weapon, though - baseline damage is low. Maybe a branded one would be OK.

[Grimm]

a +3 Swiss Army Knife of tin opening

[Confidence Interval]

a +3 Swiss Army Knife of tin opening

Double damage against iron golems.

[XuaXua]

New Troll/Ogre specialization class: Poet Beater

[Confidence Interval]

New Troll/Ogre specialization class: Poet Beater

Ah, but don't forget that the pen is mightier than the sword!

[MyOtheHedgeFox]

New Troll/Ogre specialization class: Poet Beater

Ah, but don't forget that the pen is mightier than the sword!

"Pen is mightier than the sword, but they both are beaten with his trusty Rocket Launcher."
(from a description of a guy in UT2004 CBP)

[Confidence Interval]

"Pen is mightier than the sword, but they both are beaten with his trusty Rocket Launcher."
(from a description of a guy in UT2004 CBP)

I'll have to check the Weapon Comparison Spreadsheet but, from memory, I think the highlighter pen is more powerful than the Rocket Launcher - at least against non-undead opponents.

[betamin]

I want this class right now. What the fuck are the devs doing?

[Confidence Interval]

What the fuck are the devs doing?

The devs work for The Man. They fear the counterculture.

[Grimm]

It's time to stick it to the Man, man.

[Grimm]

Let's fork alt.Crawl.

[Confidence Interval]

Let's fork alt.Crawl.

The Man isn't gonna like that...

[Grimm]

SMASH THE STATE