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Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Saturday, 29th September 2012, 02:20
by Konebred
Maybe some early game crabs that utilize the constriction mechanic, except it would be with pincers. They would be submerged in water. When they do come out to attack the player they could attempt to drag the PC in to shallow water and hold them there where they fight with a penalty. Possibly steam vulnerable. It just seems odd there is one type of crab and it is a fire crab.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Saturday, 29th September 2012, 20:32
by XuaXua
Konebred wrote:Why aren't there more crabs?


The early game applies creme liberally.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Sunday, 30th September 2012, 08:53
by sardonica
That is exactly what crawl needs. More gimmicky submerging water creatures. I will get right on this.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Sunday, 30th September 2012, 17:26
by Konebred
haha sorry man, didn't even think of it that way. Hell I hate crabs in real life, I dunno what I was thinking about putting them in game.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Sunday, 30th September 2012, 23:21
by Guppyfry
Well I don't think actual crabs make sense, but I do think it would make sense for the fire crab to come in other flavors. At least Ice crab, right? Poison crab? And doesn't everyone like streamed crab?
I have no idea why fire crabs are called crabs as it is, but I think they are a cool monster

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 12:35
by njvack
Guppyfry wrote:I have no idea why fire crabs are called crabs as it is, but I think they are a cool monster


Presumably, they're in reference to (or at least share a common inspiration with) the magma crabs from Dwarf Fortress. Or those crabs come from here.

I dunno; crabs spread like crazy.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 13:42
by sardonica
Dont misunderstand, more crabs would be fun, fire crabs are one of the more dangerous threats early->mid game. But don't let them swim...

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 15:51
by Bloax
oh god how would i hate you if this resulted in those god darned crabs spawning more frequently

Though I'd be totally cool with more crabs if, and that's a pretty big if - they don't spam their Fill-The-Entire-Room-With-Farts breath 24/7 every turn you're in their sight. (Which is why I hate fire crabs.)

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 21:41
by ontoclasm
Chaos crabs. Hope you like seething chaos.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 23:09
by Grimm
Moved to CYC so that I can propose...SCISSOR CRABS. They cut off your johnson.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 23:11
by Jabberwocky
Grimm wrote:Moved to CYC so that I can propose...SCISSOR CRABS. They cut off your johnson.

What if your character is female?

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 23:14
by Grimm
You're immune.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Monday, 1st October 2012, 23:41
by Pteriforever
Jabberwocky wrote:
Grimm wrote:Moved to CYC so that I can propose...SCISSOR CRABS. They cut off your johnson.

What if your character is female?


Everything in Crawl is biologically male, regardless of what it thinks it is.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 00:24
by Jabberwocky
Pteriforever wrote:
Jabberwocky wrote:
Grimm wrote:Moved to CYC so that I can propose...SCISSOR CRABS. They cut off your johnson.

What if your character is female?


Everything in Crawl is biologically male, regardless of what it thinks it is.

That makes Dowan and Duvessa rather more interesting.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 00:25
by Jabberwocky
Not to mention queen bees.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 00:25
by Jabberwocky
And vampire mosquitoes.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 00:25
by Jabberwocky
And sirens. And mermaids.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 19:55
by cerebovssquire
and eresh, and tiamat

PS what is the gameplay effect of castration

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 21:27
by Moanerette

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Tuesday, 2nd October 2012, 21:31
by Grimm
New class: Castrato.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Wednesday, 3rd October 2012, 08:37
by VargrVeum
Moanerette wrote:You gain piety with Cybele - http://www.britannia.com/tours/bmrbgal/cybele.html


Propose Cybele's Testicular Clamp as a new hex.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Wednesday, 3rd October 2012, 16:59
by cerebovssquire
VargrVeum wrote:
Moanerette wrote:You gain piety with Cybele - http://www.britannia.com/tours/bmrbgal/cybele.html


Propose Cybele's Testicular Clamp as a new hex.


bleeding + paralysis + weapon drop when the monster covers his groin in pain, should probably be level 5-7

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Wednesday, 3rd October 2012, 19:46
by Grimm
It could be a special weapon strike, like cleave.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Wednesday, 3rd October 2012, 19:50
by chukamok
Would octopodes be immune?

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Wednesday, 3rd October 2012, 21:28
by yogaFLAME
Why aren't there more carbs?

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 00:34
by Jabberwocky
yogaFLAME wrote:Why aren't there more carbs?

Because they fatten you up? Seems like many of the monsters would like that.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 00:47
by Grimm
He meant carburetors. Answer: Crawl is diesel.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 07:42
by Confidence Interval
I would have thought it was because fuel injection is now more commonly used.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 08:12
by Grimm
You can't be serious.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 11:16
by Confidence Interval
Is that an order or an observation?

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 15:31
by Jabberwocky
I'd take it as a order. They are a mod after all.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 18:24
by njvack
Grimm wrote:It could be a special weapon strike, like cleave.

Or fixedart "Boots of the Nutshot"

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 18:31
by omegasean
Mudcrabs please !

D1 monster that really sucks.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 18:33
by Grimm
Dungeon Crawl: Idiocracy Soup

Confidence Interval wrote:Is that an order or an observation?

"Can" can't be an imperative.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Thursday, 4th October 2012, 22:09
by Grimm

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Friday, 5th October 2012, 00:30
by claws
I suppose it'd be nice to note the birth of some absolute monstrosity here, of all places...

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Friday, 5th October 2012, 08:53
by Confidence Interval
Grimm wrote:
Confidence Interval wrote:Is that an order or an observation?

"Can" can't be an imperative.

Not in general usage but when one is dealing with an entity (a so-called "moderator") who can change reality then it might be taken as such.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Friday, 5th October 2012, 08:58
by Grimm
I have control over semantic energies as well.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Friday, 5th October 2012, 09:20
by Bloax
Breaking news: Grimm has reached a phase of anger over the extinction of mountain dwarves that he now wants everything not dwarf to get their Johnsons cut off horribly by crabs.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Saturday, 20th October 2012, 01:12
by SchwaWarrior
I like Chaos Crabs. :) Huge clouds of seething chaos blanketed over a large group of varying monsters sounds like it would be hilarious.

Maaan, there need to be more chaos monsters, or foes with chaos weapons or something... Chaos is like, my favorite brand ever.

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Friday, 30th November 2012, 12:57
by gdami1
I've heard that in the "premium" version of DCSS, for 5$ fire crabs will be replaced by fire lobsters

Re: Why aren't there more crabs?

PostPosted: Friday, 30th November 2012, 13:03
by Jabberwocky
It's a horrible example of pay to win.