Beoghites auto-pray on orc corpses


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Post Sunday, 29th November 2015, 10:50

Beoghites auto-pray on orc corpses

Proposal:

If following Beogh, standing over one or more orcish remains automatically destroys them. This takes no time, gives you the normal praying over remains message and has the chance of giving you piety as it is now.

Why:
- Because praying over corpses as it is right now is rarely an interesting choice. It is one thing that one usually does when there is no danger.
- Because in the orcish mines pressing of "p" becomes aggravating.
- Because pressing "p" for praying at an altar and sacrificing a corpse is bad design.

Discussion:
This proposal would make impossible for beoghites to butcher orcish remains or reanimate them with some spells. That is rarely an action any player would consider.
This proposal may enable players to pray over corpses that they would normally have to abandon (when guarded by dangerous enemies). The effect of this buff is very small.

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Post Sunday, 29th November 2015, 14:49

Re: Beoghites auto-pray on orc corpses

Or remove 'p'raying over orc corpses from Beogh like it happened to any other god recently (why hasn't it happened yet?)
screw it I hate this character I'm gonna go melee Gastronok

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Post Sunday, 29th November 2015, 17:19

Re: Beoghites auto-pray on orc corpses

It was proposed to have some chance of orc resurrection for dead allies, but I don't think that ever advanced beyond the "idea on the dev wiki" stage.
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Post Monday, 30th November 2015, 21:57

Re: Beoghites auto-pray on orc corpses

nago wrote:Or remove 'p'raying over orc corpses from Beogh like it happened to any other god recently (why hasn't it happened yet?)

It could be because devs like to spread changes over several version (nemelex in 0.15, two other gods in 0.16, two more gods in 0.17) or it could be that they just forgot; like, being hated by all prevents you from joining Elyvilon/Beogh/Jiyva, but not Fedhas or Yred.

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