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Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Wednesday, 13th March 2013, 13:11by mandor
I suddenly became interested in Cerebov`s background. Most uniques have mythological or popular cultural origin, which can be googled. All I have on Cerebov is that his name sounds slavic. Is it Linley, who thought him out, or did he appeared more recently? Any other interesting facts?
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Wednesday, 13th March 2013, 13:46by Jeremiah
AFAIK, all the named Pan lords are made up/unique to Crawl, unlike the Hell lords who originate in various mythologies. I don't know if they originated with Linley or were later additions; I haven't been around that long.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Wednesday, 13th March 2013, 16:10by Grimm
I seem to remember that "Cerebov" is a deliberate misspelling of "
Cerebus", the Canadian demigod of misogyny (whose name is itself a misspelling of Cerberus), but I can't recall where I read it. Maybe I imagined it.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Wednesday, 13th March 2013, 16:57by wizzzargh
I always thought it might have been a reference to Chernobog...
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 02:18by dassem
I think I subconsciously assumed it was a corruption of Cerberus.
I like the suggestions above.
I am not clear on the history - I did play Crawl back when Linley first released early versions, but lost touch with the game at several points during the subsequent development.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 11:21by Jabberwocky
Grimm wrote:I seem to remember that "Cerebov" is a deliberate misspelling of "
Cerebus", the Canadian demigod of misogyny (whose name is itself a misspelling of Cerberus), but I can't recall where I read it. Maybe I imagined it.
That would be hilarious if it were the case, but I doubt. I remember reading those as a wee little kid.
Also,
The 6000-page story is a challenge to summarize
summarizes the story perfectly.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 13:24by Confidence Interval
More to the point, who is Mrs Cerebov?
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 13:42by Jabberwocky
Doesn't exist. The devs don't want to have little cerebovs scampering around, getting under cerebov's feet, and eventually turning into big cerebov's.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 15:08by Stormfox
Besides, we all know that Cerebov's sword is just compensating for something. (And it's useless anyhow.)
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 15:26by nicolae
Jabberwocky wrote:Doesn't exist. The devs don't want to have little cerebovs scampering around, getting under cerebov's feet, and eventually turning into big cerebov's.
All cerebov wants is someone to love... I bet if you brought him something nice he would be overwhelmed with emotion and let you have the rune
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 15:44by cerebovssquire
shit. my secret for success is out
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 15:52by Jabberwocky
Confidence Interval wrote:More to the point, who is Mrs Cerebov?
And when Cerebov does have certain... desires, they do have a convenient squire removing the need for a Mrs Cerebov.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 16:46by Grimm
Jabberwocky wrote:And when Cerebov does have certain... desires, they do have a convenient catamite removing the need for a Mrs Cerebov.
ftfy
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 17:01by nicolae
Perverts! All of you!
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 19:31by Confidence Interval
Grimm wrote:Jabberwocky wrote:And when Cerebov does have certain... desires, they do have a convenient catamite removing the need for a Mrs Cerebov.
ftfy
I commend you on your excellent use of the word catamite.
Next up: omnifutuant
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 19:38by Grimm
Don't look this up if you are tender of constitution:
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 19:50by BlackSheep
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 19:52by Confidence Interval
I more typical think of him as Sigmund the Onanist, or some variant thereupon.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Thursday, 14th March 2013, 19:58by Grimm
Confidence Interval wrote:I more typically think of him as Sigmund the Onanist, or some variant thereupon.
ftfy
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 06:22by mandor
All this joking reminds me how we used to joke about particulary dreadful professor back in my student days (catamites and twisted swords and all this stuff). So I suggest we add pan lord like 1.5 times more dreadful than cerebov and call him Barilovich. He could drain intelligence on industrial scales among other things.
Even better, given he taught thermodynamics, he could throw fire and ice storms in turns.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 07:36by Grimm
new unique: Maxwell's Demon. Sits near a vault entrance and arbitrarily lets you in or not.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 08:07by mandor
Grimm wrote:new unique: Maxwell's Demon. Sits near a vault entrance and arbitrarily lets you in or not.
Like not letting you in the ice cave if you have any rC. And vice versa with volcano.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 08:14by Grimm
That wouldn't be arbitrary.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 08:22by mandor
Just like actual Maxwell`s demon
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 08:26by Grimm
Oh right yeah, my memory failed me there pretty badly. Doesn't help I only know it from a novel.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 08:38by mandor
Actually, I had to check wiki to be sure, so I don`t feel much superior
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 08:42by Grimm
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Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 10:03by cerebovssquire
schrodinger's felid - will simultaneously respawn and not respawn
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 10:42by Confidence Interval
New weapon proposal: atomic bomb.
Similar in effect to Lugonu's Corrupt ability except that it affects all of every level and inflicts non-cureable degeneration, rot, and glow on all creatures, living and non-living, including the original wielder. These effects time out eventually but certainly not until after you're long dead.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 12:57by Grimm
new class: death, the destroyer of worlds
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 14:14by Confidence Interval
You hit death.
You kill death!
You wonder what happens now.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 15:16by cerebovssquire
The ogre hits you with a giant spiked club! You leave the dungeon in shame...
(I can't be bothered to find the original post to quote but yeah, it's been discussed before)
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 15:23by Confidence Interval
Grimm! Grimm!! Did you see what he just did there?!
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 15:32by Grimm
Don't you have a sporran to flense or something?
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 15:34by tcjsavannah
Confidence Interval wrote:New weapon proposal: atomic bomb.
Similar in effect to Lugonu's Corrupt ability except that it affects all of every level and inflicts non-cureable degeneration, rot, and glow on all creatures, living and non-living, including the original wielder. These effects time out eventually but certainly not until after you're long dead.
New playable species: Giant Cockroach
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 15:55by Confidence Interval
New race proposal: Wall-E
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 16:43by Grimm
new unique: Ms. Cerebov
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 20:17by Confidence Interval
Grimm wrote:new unique: Ms. Cerebov
Pursued by player ghosts unless she picks up the Orb, in which case she can eat them for bonus points.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 20:27by BlackSheep
Confidence Interval wrote:Pursued by player ghosts unless she picks up the Orb, in which case she can eat them (or fruit) for bonus points.
ftfy
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 20:33by Grimm
Fruit does need to be given a pivotal role in the game. It's probably the most pressing issue in crawl development.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 20:51by Confidence Interval
And the most overlooked. Where are the playable fruits we spent so long debating and refining? Never implemented, that's where. I just hope the moment is not lost forever.
Meanwhile
other games are way ahead of us in the fruit/ exploration/ combat genre. Not for the first time, we risk losing market share for entirely avoidable reasons.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 21:07by Grimm
Confidence Interval wrote:playable fruits
Confidence Interval wrote:playable fruits
Confidence Interval wrote:playable fruits
Confidence Interval wrote:playable fruits
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 21:08by Grimm
Mais où sont les playable fruits d'antan?
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 21:09by Jabberwocky
Choko gladiator
Pear assassin
Snozzcumber death knight
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 21:17by Grimm
No! We've got to think bigger - much bigger! Not a "choko gladiator" - a choko.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 21:18by Jabberwocky
They're axing classes? DEATH TO THE DEVS!!!
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Friday, 15th March 2013, 21:24by Confidence Interval
I've just one word to say in response to that: carrot.
This time it's not just fruit!
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Saturday, 16th March 2013, 15:48by Jeremiah
New item: amulet of resist fruit.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Saturday, 16th March 2013, 18:00by Grimm
Are you insane? That would be like adding a "win now" button.
Re: Who is mr. Cerebov?
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Saturday, 16th March 2013, 21:29by Confidence Interval
New Demonspawn Mutation: Fruity Guardian
Summons one or more friendly fruits to aid you temporarily. Only occurs when tension is high, and dismisses them when tension drops. Higher mutation levels require higher tension to activate. This is a bad mutation to have when worshipping Fedhas, especially when you only have one level of it: weak fruits will appear unbidden just when they are most likely to be killed, which Fedhas deprecates.
Rank 1: Weak fruit (Grape, Sharon Fruit, Raspberry). Rank 2: Medium fruit (Tangerine, single Banana, bunch of Grapes). Rank 3: Powerful fruit (Bunch of Bananas, Coconut, Watermelon)
