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Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 03:35
by Jabberwocky
Casting Fulsome Distillation on a spriggan corpse should yield a potion of porridge.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 15:49
by Jabberwocky
There should be demon clubs.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 16:24
by Confidence Interval
Jabberwocky wrote:There should be demon clubs.

There should be demon snozzcumbers.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 16:30
by Jabberwocky
Demonspawn should start out with demon quality equipment. (Demon trident instead of a trident, demon whip instead of a mace, Etc.)

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 16:32
by Jeremiah
All equipment without a species-specific brand should be "human" and humans should get a bonus from using it.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 16:33
by Grimm
Confidence Interval wrote:
Jabberwocky wrote:There should be demon clubs.

There should be demon snozzcumbers.

And blessed ramadans, or whatever those things are called.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 16:38
by Confidence Interval
Jeremiah wrote:All equipment without a species-specific brand should be "human" and humans should get a bonus from using it.

I've been wondering about this. It seems racist to only specify the manufacture of non-human equipment. On the other hand, perhaps it's not necessarily human-made and should say "of uncertain provenance." "You are wielding a dagger of uncertain provenance" has a certain charm to it.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 16:40
by Confidence Interval
Grimm wrote:
Confidence Interval wrote:
Jabberwocky wrote:There should be demon clubs.

There should be demon snozzcumbers.

And blessed ramadans, or whatever those things are called.

I once stayed in the Blessed Ramada in Boston.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 17:11
by Jabberwocky
There should be spriggan quality daggers. (I got this idea from the the spriggans dagger.)
Demigods should start out with godly equipment. (Holy scourge instead of a mace, blessed trishula or however you spell it instead of a trident, blessed blade instead of a falchion. Weapon sometimes branded with chaos/pain/holy wrath/distortion.)

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 17:14
by PerverseSuffering
Human quality +0 robe.
Mundanity (is that even a word) to the max!

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 18:00
by Grimm
Confidence Interval wrote:I've been wondering about this. It seems racist to only specify the manufacture of non-human equipment. On the other hand, perhaps it's not necessarily human-made and should say "of uncertain provenance." "You are wielding a dagger of uncertain provenance" has a certain charm to it.

I've been operating under the assumption that generic, that is to say non-racial, equipment is produced by multispecies workforces labouring in large sweatshops for low pay, and is therefore of slightly lower quality and price than the handcrafted stuff. Dungeon Crawl: Foxconn.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 20:50
by Confidence Interval
Grimm wrote:I've been operating under the assumption that generic, that is to say non-racial, equipment is produced by multispecies workforces labouring in large sweatshops for low pay, and is therefore of slightly lower quality and price than the handcrafted stuff. Dungeon Crawl: Foxconn.

Reminds me of the McSweeney's leak of the unused Zinn/Chomsky audio commentary for Lord of the Rings: "the point is clearly made that the “master ring,” the so-called “one ring to rule them all,” is actually a rather elaborate justification for preemptive war on Mordor."

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/unus ... d-part-one

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Tuesday, 13th December 2011, 21:58
by Yet Another Stupid Noob
JeffQyzt wrote:
Yet Another Stupid Noob wrote:While we are stealing things from random sources, I think that Tengu should be able to wrap their wings around medium or smaller foes, shake them a bit and then turn them into bones and slime.

A cookie to the first person to say which movie I still that from (the fact that it is from a movie is your hint).


"Born with the courage of an eagle, the strength of a black tiger, and the power of a god...The Beastmaster!"

Yup. Crawl definitely needs more weird eagle/slime men. And Jun Horde.


JeffQyzt wins a cookie. If you come to ABQ I'll deliver it.

Beastmaster is a great movie if you watch it before you turn 12 and then never see it again.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 01:33
by Grimm
Confidence Interval wrote:Reminds me of the McSweeney's leak of the unused Zinn/Chomsky audio commentary for Lord of the Rings: "the point is clearly made that the “master ring,” the so-called “one ring to rule them all,” is actually a rather elaborate justification for preemptive war on Mordor."

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/unus ... d-part-one

Nice one. I see an interesting parallel to "The New Shadow", but that's off topic.


Chomsky: I think the Hobbits are criminals, essentially.

WHO AMONG US HAS NOT THOUGHT THAT

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 09:51
by Confidence Interval
Grimm wrote:
Chomsky: I think the Hobbits are criminals, essentially.

WHO AMONG US HAS NOT THOUGHT THAT

Crawl doesn't have a Thief background but if it did we can guess which race would favor it...

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 10:36
by Jeremiah
Norm, the god of mundanity who likes it when you use basic +0 equipment with no egos or special powers and hates artefacts.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 10:52
by Confidence Interval
Jeremiah wrote:Norm, the god of mundanity who likes it when you use basic +0 equipment with no egos or special powers and hates artefacts.

Norm better give some good resists to get us through the endgame using only vanilla equipment...

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 11:54
by nicolae
Confidence Interval wrote:
Jeremiah wrote:Norm, the god of mundanity who likes it when you use basic +0 equipment with no egos or special powers and hates artefacts.

Norm better give some good resists to get us through the endgame using only vanilla equipment...


No resists, but with good enough Invocations skill he turns any interesting attacks -- fire, freezing, negative energy, torment, petrification -- into plain vanilla physical damage.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 13:32
by Jabberwocky
New species proposal, mountain dwarves.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 13:33
by MyOtheHedgeFox
Ego-branded suggestions aside, here is mine.

The +0 White Glove {rN}: A single glove of impeccable white colour made by an unknown battlemage. Nothing can stain this whiteness. It is capable of creating small projectiles that sear chaotic creatures like silver.

When evoked, this glove let you throw a +1 silver dart that doesn't last too long in this realm; however, it still can seriously wound a chaotic or heavily mutated creature.

  Code:
You throw a +1 silver dart. The silver dart hits the kobold!
The silver dart disappears in a flash of light.


Who will guess what game gave me the idea?

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 13:38
by Jabberwocky
MyOtheHedgeFox wrote:Ego-branded suggestions aside, here is mine.

The +0 White Glove {rN}: A single glove of impeccable white colour made by an unknown battlemage. Nothing can stain this whiteness. It is capable of creating small projectiles that sear chaotic creatures like silver.

When evoked, this glove let you throw a +1 silver dart that doesn't last too long in this realm; however, it still can seriously wound a chaotic or heavily mutated creature.

  Code:
You throw a +1 silver dart. The silver dart hits the kobold!
The silver dart disappears in a flash of light.


Who will guess what game gave me the idea?

There's even a nice tile for a pair of white gloves, go into wizard mode and create the fencer's gloves.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 13:52
by Confidence Interval
Jabberwocky wrote:New species proposal, mountain dwarves.

Interesting idea. I wonder why no-one has suggested this before.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 14:02
by MyOtheHedgeFox
Jabberwocky wrote:New species proposal, mountain dwarves.


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This really is not funny anymore, guys. ;)

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 17:12
by TehDruid
New God Proposal:

The Shunning One, god of antisocial beings.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 17:52
by Jabberwocky
TehDruid wrote:New God Proposal:

The Shunning One, god of antisocial beings.

Yredelemnul hates him/her/it.
The Shunning One should hate all summoning spells.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 17:53
by PerverseSuffering
Jabberwocky wrote:The Shunning One

Basement dwellers start with this religion.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 21:10
by nicolae
TehDruid wrote:New God Proposal:

The Shunning One, god of antisocial beings.


At ****** you leave mephitic clouds and miasma everywhere.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 21:22
by Confidence Interval
TehDruid wrote:New God Proposal:

The Shunning One, god of antisocial beings.

As penance the Shunning One makes you so painfully shy that you take damage simply from being in the presence of other beings.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 21:54
by Jabberwocky
There should be six packs of confusion.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Wednesday, 14th December 2011, 23:07
by Grimm
Jeremiah wrote:Norm, the god of mundanity who likes it when you use basic +0 equipment with no egos or special powers and hates artefacts.

Norm wants you to live a humdrum, mundane existence and die an unremarkable death. Norm dislikes it when you kill uniques, enter portals, clear branches, pick up runes, enter post-endgame areas (Hell, Pan etc.), and especially dislikes it when you pick up the Orb of Zot. Winning the game will reduce your piety to zero immediately.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 00:03
by Jabberwocky
It seems like norm is the ideal god for a square.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 00:07
by Grimm
Norm even dislikes it when you start playing.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 00:36
by nicolae
Grimm wrote:Norm even dislikes it when you start playing.


You are now a worshipper of Norm!
Norm says: "Wow, way to do something, what, you think you're so great just because you kneeled down and mumbled?"
You have been excommunicated!

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 04:24
by Pteriforever
New branch: Dwarven Redundancy Department. Contains the Runic Rune of Zot.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 04:36
by Grimm
Have you been scouring the forum archives, or do we share some sort of Crawl ESP?

viewtopic.php?p=2643#p2643

Either way, I envision a bunch of shabbily dressed, unemployed dwarves hanging around and downing potions, too lazy to fight but always ready to protest your presence in the dungeon. I can just see their signs.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 06:14
by TehDruid
Grimm wrote:Have you been scouring the forum archives, or do we share some sort of Crawl ESP?

viewtopic.php?p=2643#p2643

Either way, I envision a bunch of shabbily dressed, unemployed dwarves hanging around and downing potions, too lazy to fight but always ready to protest your presence in the dungeon. I can just see their signs.


"Potions"? Why in Zin's name are there no beverages in this game? They could boost your mana regen for a while, or have totally different effects. :P Dorfs need ale to survive!

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 06:21
by nicolae
TehDruid wrote:"Potions"? Why in Zin's name are there no beverages in this game?


The dwarfs get to them first.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 08:49
by MyOtheHedgeFox
TehDruid wrote:"Potions"? Why in Zin's name are there no beverages in this game? They could boost your mana regen for a while, or have totally different effects. :P Dorfs need ale to survive!

"You need more mana. Drink more booze!"

Remember that teetotalers also can play this game. Stop violating their rights: I am already feeling annoyed by this mechanic in Dungeons of Dredmor.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 09:48
by Confidence Interval
Grimm wrote:Have you been scouring the forum archives, or do we share some sort of Crawl ESP?

viewtopic.php?p=2643#p2643

Either way, I envision a bunch of shabbily dressed, unemployed dwarves hanging around and downing potions, too lazy to fight but always ready to protest your presence in the dungeon. I can just see their signs.

There is a staircase leading out of the dungeon here.
Are you sure you want to leave the Dungeon?
[Y]es or [N]o only, please.
Are you sure you want to leave the Dungeon?
There is a group of belligerent dwarves holding signs barring your path.
Are you sure you want to try crossing the dwarven picket line?
[Y]es or [N]o only, please.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 14:12
by Stormfox
Grimm wrote:Winning the game will reduce your piety to zero immediately.

Doesn't that happen with all gods, in the ways that matter?

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 14:14
by Stormfox
TehDruid wrote:Dorfs need ale to survive!

Given how the potions have the potential to explode, I suspect there's already some DF booze in all of them.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 15:54
by Confidence Interval
Jabberwocky wrote:It seems like norm is the ideal god for a square.

No way, man. Norm is not the god of squares; he's the god of slackers. Norm's Champion is Jeff Lebowski.

The dude abides.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 16:26
by cerebovssquire
I think the dude is a little to eccentric for Norm. Norm appreciates guys in grey suits with short hair and office jobs.

Norm does not accept worship from those such as you!

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Thursday, 15th December 2011, 17:16
by Grimm
Confidence Interval wrote:
Jabberwocky wrote:It seems like norm is the ideal god for a square.

No way, man. Norm is not the god of squares; he's the god of slackers. Norm's Champion is Jeff Lebowski.

The dude abides.

We clearly need two new gods, one for squares, one for slackers. They overlap a little, like Yred and Kik, but not too much. The square god still wants you to do things, just not amazing or special things. The slacker god doesn't mind if you do a J.


Stormfox wrote:
Grimm wrote:Winning the game will reduce your piety to zero immediately.

Doesn't that happen with all gods, in the ways that matter?

YOU'VE PUT YOUR FINGER RIGHT ON THE COMEDY NUBBIN


Confidence Interval wrote:There is a group of belligerent dwarves holding signs barring your path.

You read their signs.
UNPLAYABLE RACES HAVE RIGHTS TOO
WE ARE THE 99.9% OF DUNGEON INHABITANTS
TREASURE FOR MONSTERS, JAIL FOR ADVENTURERS
ORB SEEKING IS HARMFUL TO DWARVES AND OTHER BEINGS

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Friday, 16th December 2011, 00:03
by Jabberwocky
New fixedart proposal, the cap of Wiglaf. In tiles it should have as many stupid and tasteless pieces of fruit, lots of plumes from endangered birds, the whole nine yards of stupid looking.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Friday, 16th December 2011, 01:25
by nicolae
Jabberwocky wrote:New fixedart proposal, the cap of Wiglaf. In tiles it should have as many stupid and tasteless pieces of fruit, lots of plumes from endangered birds, the whole nine yards of stupid looking.


It should have a long train of fabric hanging off the back that gets dragged along the ground behind you, and you can't move if a monster steps on the train.

Edit: Perhaps could be used in some sort of ball-and-chain Hexes spell... *scribbles furiously in notebook, sequesters self in lab*

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Friday, 16th December 2011, 04:40
by TehDruid
Centaur barding of sustenance

Image

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Friday, 16th December 2011, 04:45
by Grimm
centaur barding of my pretty pony

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Friday, 16th December 2011, 04:56
by nicolae
I was watching a kung fu movie clip on Youtube and pondered if there were a martial arts god who had a high-piety effect that when you were surrounded by enemies only one of them would attack you at a time, kung fu style.

Re: Generic Brainstorming!

PostPosted: Friday, 16th December 2011, 05:04
by varsovie
Centaur barding of the invisible pink unicorn. Gives - Stealth, but ability to evoke invisible.