Funny messages in *band

[ekolis]

[EDIT] I think temporary effects do not need to follow rule one, permanent effect items do (rings of resist lightning ignore lightning, but items making temporary effect like resistance spells in spellbook don't make book itself resistant to elements)

There's a vast difference between "this item is made of a material that intrinsically grants resistance to cold" and "this item contains knowledge that you can use to give yourself resistance to cold", much greater than the distinction between temporary and permanent effects - would you say that a book that teaches you how to build a brick wall is itself a good building material?

[Derakon]

It's a common fantasy trope for the potions you drink to have attributes in themselves that are similar to the ones that they bestow upon you. Invisibility potions are smoky, potions dealing with heat are themselves hot to the touch, charming potions are pink and sweet, etc. In light of that I don't think it's at all out of line for a potion of resist cold to be cold to the touch and otherwise "cold-aligned", which in Angband's case means that it resists cold damage.

[buzzkill]

It's a common fantasy trope for the potions you drink to have attributes in themselves that are similar to the ones that they bestow upon you. Invisibility potions are smoky, potions dealing with heat are themselves hot to the touch, charming potions are pink and sweet, etc. In light of that I don't think it's at all out of line for a potion of resist cold to be cold to the touch and otherwise "cold-aligned", which in Angband's case means that it resists cold damage.

This make as much sense as anything I've read here, and it got me thinking about potions and their graphics.

[caruso]

Upon entering the level:

You feel this is a tame, sheltered place. You see a cave bear (unhurt, asleep).

Not near as odd an estimation as this one, though ^^ I wonder from which variant it was taken.

[Therem Harth]

Second one definitely comes from Unangband.

[Nomad]

You see a Scroll titled "dense ex".

It turned out to be Aggravate Monster.

[Therem Harth]

You see no more Potions of Boldness.
You no longer feel safe from evil.
You no longer feel heroic.

Uh oh.

[Therem Harth]

And one from debug mode, while wielding Grond:

You freeze the <player> (offscreen).
You have slain the <player> (offscreen).

Apparently the hammer is so powerful that it can cause software glitches.

[Quendus]

I thought they fixed that one?
That happens when a character has multiple attacks with an earthquake weapon, an earthquake displaces the target monster, and the player still has blows remaining. Reported it on IRC a year or two ago.

[Therem Harth]

My variant is based on 3.2.0, that's probably why.

[HallucinationMushroom]

16,570 900 ft Encountered Gorthaur, Servant of Morgoth
16,582 900 ft Slain by Gorthaur, Servant of Morgoth.
16,582 900 ft Died on 29 January 2013.
16,582 900 ft Encountered Turkano, Balrog of the Hosts

Taken from the notes of my last character... it doesn't look like I'm going to have a pleasant afterlife.

[academic.sam]

One for the road

Smacked a dracolich, senseless. It starts to run, but couldn't resist a snack:

Dracolich flees in terror. Dracolich picks up a piece of Elvish waybread.

[MattB]

Smacked a dracolich, senseless. It starts to run, but couldn't resist a snack:

Dracolich flees in terror. Dracolich picks up a piece of Elvish waybread.

We have a winner!
I am trying to work and that one is so funny I am actually, literally crying!
*gets odd looks*

When playing on cheat I got:

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You die. You are no longer confused.
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Which I thought was quite zen.

[MattB]

And yesterday, while fighting Wormtongue, I got:

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You are blind.
Something gives you the finger.
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Which begs the question...How exactly did he give me the finger?

[ekolis]

And yesterday, while fighting Wormtongue, I got:

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You are blind.
Something gives you the finger.
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Which begs the question...How exactly did he give me the finger?

With his finger, obviously. The real question is how exactly do you KNOW that he gave you the finger!