List of god mantras
Posted: Thursday, 11th January 2018, 00:29
Inspired by duvessa's spell list thread.
Am I the only one that's bothered by some of the inconsistent fluff writing in Crawl? Here's a list I made ranking the different mantras of the gods with some suggestions.
CRAP
Just no. The title of an Eagles song simply isn't appropriate for a deity's divine mantra. I get the feeling whoever wrote this didn't really try that hard to come up with something catchier...
For example, "Everything in due time."
Too lame. A cool line would be, "It is not yet your time."
Uska needs a fluff rehaul pretty badly. A god of dancing just sound half-baked when you think about it. If the dancing theme were tied to an even larger theme, like star travel, then it would be cool. Uskayaw the Starmaiden would be more interesting than Uskayaw the Reveler by a long shot, with the appropriate catchphrase:
"May ecstacy inspire the star within!"
OKAY
Too wordy. "Conquer the unbelievers!" would suffice.
How about "Unveil the eternal night" instead? And how about not having Chei and Dith's names both ending in "-os", which is very annoying to see on the Ctrl+O screen.
Again with "spread" being used as a catch-all verb. For Fedhas, a better line would be: "Nurture the world in both life and death."
The word "good" isn't good enough here.
Either change it to "god" or change the whole line to something like "Greed begets greed."
Too long. A more concise catchphrase would be, "Uphold the legacy!"
"Usher forth unending darkness!"
"Wreak carnage and corruption!"
Rather, "Desecrate all of creation!"
"Unleash the forces of nature!"
Can we change Ru's name to Ro or Rho? Ru reminds me too much of Roodypoo. As for the line, it sound weird because of the wishy-washy "might" stuck in the middle.
"Great power comes from great sacrifice!" is better.
That's the fiftieth time "spread" has been abused.
"Preach the message of light, my child."
QUALITY
Good. Sets the tone for the god really well.
I like how commanding this one is.
Who could hate this one? It's damn catchy.
Not too shabby.
I can't complain about this one.
Another decent catchphrase.
One of the more memorable ones, bravo to whoever wrote it.
I like the gung-ho spirit that captures TSO perfectly. However, the penance message is slightly off:
"Only martyrdom may absolve your sin!" is better.
Short and sweet.
Very nice.
Perfect.
Lovely.
No way I could ever criticize Xom.
Am I the only one that's bothered by some of the inconsistent fluff writing in Crawl? Here's a list I made ranking the different mantras of the gods with some suggestions.
CRAP
Cheibriados wrote:Take it easy.
For example, "Everything in due time."
Cheibriados Penance wrote:Don't be so hasty
Uskayaw wrote:Revel in the joy of movement!
"May ecstacy inspire the star within!"
OKAY
Beogh wrote: Drown the unbelievers in a sea of blood!
Dithmenos wrote:Spread the eternal night.
Fedhas wrote:Spread life and death.
Gozag wrote:Greed is good.
Either change it to "god" or change the whole line to something like "Greed begets greed."
Hepliaklqana wrote:Through your memory, the past survives and persists.
Kikubaaqudgha wrote:Spread unending torment and darkness!
Lugonu wrote:Spread carnage and corruption!
Abyssal Knight welcome wrote:Depart the Abyss and spread corruption, my servant!
Qazlal wrote:Let the forces of nature tear it all down!
Ru wrote:Sacrifice that you might gain great power!
"Great power comes from great sacrifice!" is better.
Zin wrote:Spread the light, my child.
"Preach the message of light, my child."
QUALITY
Ashenzari wrote:Partake of my vision. Partake of my curse.
Elyvilon wrote:Go forth and aid the weak!
Jiyva wrote:Slime for the Slime God!
Makhleb wrote:Blood and souls for Makhleb!
Nemelex Xobeh wrote:It's all in the cards!
Okawaru wrote:Bring me glory in combat!
Sif Muna wrote: I know many secrets...
The Shining One wrote:Lead the forces of light to victory!
The Shining One penance wrote:Being a martyr may wash away your sin!
Trog wrote:Kill them all!
Vehumet wrote:Let it end in hellfire!
Wu Jian Council wrote: Follow the Path!
Yredelemnul wrote:Carry the black torch! Rouse the idle dead!
Xom wrote:A new plaything!