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  • andrewdoull
    Unangband maintainer
    • Apr 2007
    • 872

    Competition 81

    Code:
    === The torn out bookplate from the front of your first spell book ===
    
    These are words printed sideways and on top of each other in a crumbling
    ink that resembles dried blood. You struggle to make them out:
    
    You, who are born to be a true Master, hold the very first of your
    great works in your hands.  The spells you find herein do not have the
    overt flamboyance of fire and lightning, but neither will your hands
    and face end up covered in soot, and your hair will remain unfrazzled and
    not stand on its ends like it dos some idiot wizzards and others. There
    are, however, important errors which you can make as a Master, and hence
    you should pay attention to the notes I have made:
    
    - Detect evil will find few, if any monsters when you first start out
    on your journey. But the most powerful and dangerous monsters you find
    will be evil, and should you survive long, it will become an invaluable
    tool.
    
    - Darkness will allow you to escape monsters which need lite to find
    you - the spell will also shutter your lantern and smother your torch -
    but you will have to put away your magical staff and any other light
    sources in order to benefit from this effect.
    
     - Shadowstep requires you be in darkenss, and will only transport
    you to similarly dark places. If you are not standing in such a
    region, attempting to cast this spell will not cost you time or mana.
    Since corridors are usually dark, and rooms are usually lit, this is
    a safer method of escape than some alternatives.
    
     - Chill will be your mainstay spell to start with. It takes several
    turns to apply its damaging effects so is most effective against those
    monsters which are immobile or when there are several moving through
    a corridor towards you. Be careful not to walk into the effects of
    chill yourself!
    
     - Stinging a target may initially appear less effective than your
    Chill spell. But in a situation when you are running low on mana, a
    well delivered set of stings will be a much more effecient use of
    this resource against a single target.
    
     - Find Familiar will summon a randomly chosen creature of the wild
     to be at your side.  The familiar will grow in power with you, and
     you can dictate the additional powers it gains. Casting the spell
     again while your familiar is nearby will detect it for you; after
     a while your familiar will leave your service but it is easily
     summoned again.
     
     Beware: You will be given only one such gift and should your
     familiar die, you will not be able to replace it!
    
     
                                         - Saruman the Wise
    The Roflwtfzomgbbq Quylthulg summons L33t Paladins -more-
    In UnAngband, the level dives you.
    ASCII Dreams: http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com
    Unangband: http://unangband.blogspot.com
  • konijn_
    Hellband maintainer
    • Jul 2007
    • 367

    #2
    Originally posted by andrewdoull
    Code:
    <snip>
                                         - Saruman the Wise
    <Insert funny joke about Saruman and spelling>

    s/helo/hello/g
    s/darkenss/darkness/g
    s/effecient/efficient/g

    T.
    * Are you ready for something else ? Hellband 0.8.8 is out! *

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    • SaThaRiel
      Adept
      • Nov 2009
      • 174

      #3
      Well, and Saruman seems to like Terry Pratchett - is Rincewind his guide?

      But a really good text i have to say
      Proud candidate for the Angband Darwin Award!

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      • konijn_
        Hellband maintainer
        • Jul 2007
        • 367

        #4
        Greetings,

        Flask of blood description is missing something:
        "... to starving players. to attacking monsters, if they hit the applied regionWhen thrown,"

        The shop patch that grays out items the player cannot afford would be really useful here, I can only afford 3 things in most shops, and have to scan thru everything.

        I read 4 scrolls of enchant armor on sandals of stability [1,+1], all 4 failed... That seems pretty harsh..

        T.
        Last edited by konijn_; January 16, 2010, 03:47.
        * Are you ready for something else ? Hellband 0.8.8 is out! *

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        • andrewdoull
          Unangband maintainer
          • Apr 2007
          • 872

          #5
          Originally posted by konijn_
          I read 4 scrolls of enchant armor on sandals of stability [1,+1], all 4 failed... That seems pretty harsh..
          T.
          You can only enchant up to the base armour value 'easily'.

          Andrew
          The Roflwtfzomgbbq Quylthulg summons L33t Paladins -more-
          In UnAngband, the level dives you.
          ASCII Dreams: http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com
          Unangband: http://unangband.blogspot.com

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          • konijn_
            Hellband maintainer
            • Jul 2007
            • 367

            #6
            Originally posted by andrewdoull
            You can only enchant up to the base armour value 'easily'.

            Andrew
            Ah, I knew it was an unintended consequence That's not intuitive, you might want to give some feedback to the player wrt that.

            T.
            * Are you ready for something else ? Hellband 0.8.8 is out! *

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            • andrewdoull
              Unangband maintainer
              • Apr 2007
              • 872

              #7
              Originally posted by konijn_
              Ah, I knew it was an unintended consequence That's not intuitive, you might want to give some feedback to the player wrt that.

              T.
              You get exactly the same feedback as you get with the +9 limit with Angband...
              The Roflwtfzomgbbq Quylthulg summons L33t Paladins -more-
              In UnAngband, the level dives you.
              ASCII Dreams: http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com
              Unangband: http://unangband.blogspot.com

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              • konijn_
                Hellband maintainer
                • Jul 2007
                • 367

                #8
                Originally posted by andrewdoull
                You get exactly the same feedback as you get with the +9 limit with Angband...

                There I was thinking you wanted to write a better variant than Angband

                T.
                * Are you ready for something else ? Hellband 0.8.8 is out! *

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                • konijn_
                  Hellband maintainer
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 367

                  #9
                  Greetings,

                  got deceased, there are many forms of healing, not sure which one I need ?
                  How would I know which one I need.

                  It would seem I need the 1000+ gold cure, I hope not..

                  T.
                  * Are you ready for something else ? Hellband 0.8.8 is out! *

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                  • will_asher
                    DaJAngband Maintainer
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 1124

                    #10
                    Originally posted by konijn_
                    got deceased, there are many forms of healing, not sure which one I need ?
                    If you're deceased, all we can do is check your body for loose change. I think you mean diseased. (sorry, couldn't pass that up)
                    Will_Asher
                    aka LibraryAdventurer

                    My old variant DaJAngband:
                    http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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                    • konijn_
                      Hellband maintainer
                      • Jul 2007
                      • 367

                      #11
                      Originally posted by konijn_
                      Greetings,

                      got deceased, there are many forms of healing, not sure which one I need ?
                      How would I know which one I need.

                      It would seem I need the 1000+ gold cure, I hope not..

                      T.
                      Wait, I was diseased, now I am deceased
                      Man, those traps are waaaaay too much, I think the competition ladder will confirm this.

                      T.
                      * Are you ready for something else ? Hellband 0.8.8 is out! *

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                      • Pete Mack
                        Prophet
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 6883

                        #12
                        Finally got around to downloading this via svn--it's surprisingly huge: 35MB, most of which (30MB) is sound files that I never use...

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                        • Derakon
                          Prophet
                          • Dec 2009
                          • 9022

                          #13
                          Some diseases can be cured by chowing down on fruit. But yeah, I don't know what the different diseases do and which cures are needed for which ones.

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                          • andrewdoull
                            Unangband maintainer
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 872

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Pete Mack
                            Finally got around to downloading this via svn--it's surprisingly huge: 35MB, most of which (30MB) is sound files that I never use...
                            I've debated with myself whether I should include these by default. They're in for the moment, but I can take them out of the distribution easily enough...

                            Edit: Just realised you said SVN. Where else could I put them?

                            Andrew
                            The Roflwtfzomgbbq Quylthulg summons L33t Paladins -more-
                            In UnAngband, the level dives you.
                            ASCII Dreams: http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com
                            Unangband: http://unangband.blogspot.com

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                            • Pete Mack
                              Prophet
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 6883

                              #15
                              I realized that I should just ignore the sound directory to keep the size down.
                              I do agree about the distribution though. 35M is very large for an Angband release.
                              It was once possible to download the whole thing in 3 minutes via a dialup modem. No more; now it takes 3 minutes via broadband.

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