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Randart Names
Wouldn't a simply system of preset Suffixes, Nouns and Prefixes easily change completely random names to something that describes the weapon at least a little?
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roctavian wrote:Says the guy named "xzanthius," which I am pretty sure is the name of the +1 pair of boots (+lev, *tele, dex +1) I just left in Lair.
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Amnesiac wrote:roctavian wrote:Says the guy named "xzanthius," which I am pretty sure is the name of the +1 pair of boots (+lev, *tele, dex +1) I just left in Lair.
I don't know if this is true, but it's funny.
xzanthius wrote:Gwerjiwe
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3758 | D:5 | Identified the +6/+7 demon whip 'Portalquaffer', the Wails of Hubris. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is made from finely tanned death yak leather. The leather is inscribed with images of pain and torment. It bristles with tourmaline spikes of electricity resistance. It is studded with fine zircon gems of see invisible. The handle is decorated with orb spider silk. It portrays the slaying of Zippy the Deep Dwarf Necromancer by a two-headed ogre on the turn 6892. The two-headed ogre is hitting Zippy with a giant spiked club and hitting Zippy with a giant spiked club. Zippy looks as though that really hurt. The design is outlined in spikes of transparent sky beast bone.
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roctavian wrote:Says the guy named "xzanthius," which I am pretty sure is the name of the +1 pair of boots (+lev, *tele, dex +1) I just left in Lair.
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xzanthius wrote:I am always a little dismayed and embarrassed at the Names usually attributed to otherwise perfectly respectable Randart equipment.
Wouldn't a simply system of preset Suffixes, Nouns and Prefixes easily change completely random names to something that describes the weapon at least a little?
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nicolae wrote:xzanthius wrote:I am always a little dismayed and embarrassed at the Names usually attributed to otherwise perfectly respectable Randart equipment.
Wouldn't a simply system of preset Suffixes, Nouns and Prefixes easily change completely random names to something that describes the weapon at least a little?
Actually, all the artefact names that look randomly generated are in fact precise summaries of the artefact's powers, just written in a language you don't speak.
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nicolae wrote:Actually, all the artefact names that look randomly generated are in fact precise summaries of the artefact's powers, just written in a language you don't speak.
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Igxfl wrote:
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3758 | D:5 | Identified the +6/+7 demon whip 'Portalquaffer', the Wails of Hubris. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is made from finely tanned death yak leather. The leather is inscribed with images of pain and torment. It bristles with tourmaline spikes of electricity resistance. It is studded with fine zircon gems of see invisible. The handle is decorated with orb spider silk. It portrays the slaying of Zippy the Deep Dwarf Necromancer by a two-headed ogre on the turn 6892. The two-headed ogre is hitting Zippy with a giant spiked club and hitting Zippy with a giant spiked club. Zippy looks as though that really hurt. The design is outlined in spikes of transparent sky beast bone.
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Marbit wrote:Igxfl wrote:
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3758 | D:5 | Identified the +6/+7 demon whip 'Portalquaffer', the Wails of Hubris. All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality. It is made from finely tanned death yak leather. The leather is inscribed with images of pain and torment. It bristles with tourmaline spikes of electricity resistance. It is studded with fine zircon gems of see invisible. The handle is decorated with orb spider silk. It portrays the slaying of Zippy the Deep Dwarf Necromancer by a two-headed ogre on the turn 6892. The two-headed ogre is hitting Zippy with a giant spiked club and hitting Zippy with a giant spiked club. Zippy looks as though that really hurt. The design is outlined in spikes of transparent sky beast bone.
Wow, that was marvelous!
Is that in the trunk? If not why not? Having those elaborate descriptions for randarts would make me very happy.
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Marbit wrote:Can we produce something like that? Hopefully it wont be obtrusive if it is only made for randarts and it will make them awesome.
For a start I'd suggest having something like.
Granted that it would require a lot of text. Getting ten different descriptions for each brand would require at least two hundred different lines and that is just the brands. Also I don't know if it would be hard to code.
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