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My YANIs
A few ideas I've had while playing, haven't seen them mentioned before
but if they have my apologies.
1. Rogue "thief's instinct".
After exp 5? a rogue should gain either gem identification like an arc
before touchstones came along, or the thief's instinct. Like a priest,
this detects b/u/c status of objects as follows:
When an object is picked up off the ground/out of a container for the
first time, there is a 1 in 5 chance of getting one of the following
messages:
"You feel your fingers tingle!" - Blessed
"You feel nothing at all.." - Uncursed
"You reluctantly pick up the (insert name here)" - Cursed
This would be affected by luck, e.g bad luck would make the chances of
this happening to 1 in 10, the highest it can rise is to 1 in 4.
Also - when a monster, peaceful or not is within your sight and
carrying more gold then you you should get the message "Both your
thumbs start to itch!" ;-)
2. Knight artifact. As this is not really very useful in my opinion,
how about changing what it does? As combat types have difficulty
mapping Gehennom (at least, mine do), I propose the following changes:
When #invoked, if you are a Knight you get the message:
You hear the voice of Merlin in your ear! ---More---
Merlin whispers "Behold, good knight!" ---More---
The mirror shows you the way! ---More---
You have a sudden sense of direction
and both the up and down stairs are shown for 2 turns, during which you
may not teleport. This gives you an idea of where to head for, but does
not show you the route. The Mirror would not work on any level which
cannot be mapped e.g VotD
If not a knight, there is a 1 in 3 chance of the following:
You hear the voice of Merlin in your ear! ---More---
Merlin refuses to help just any common oik ---More---
Your mind is filled with crazy lines! ---More---
Your head spins in bewilderment ---More---
this is like reading a ?oMM in the VotD. The bonus of this is that it
could be wished for by any alignment with a "oOA, unlike the Eyes of
the Overworld which are neutral.
3. Laughing Policeman (has anyone else heard that song, or is it just
me?)
When the Keystone Kops are summoned, there is a 1 in 10 chance of the
Laughing Policeman being generated as well, becauce the Kops are so
easy to beat. When this happens, you get the message "You hear loud
laughter in the distance! ---More--- You are not amused" He is a strong
character, generated with:
A +3 rubber hose
either speed boots (for catching robbers) or a helm of brilliance (well
polished kit!), a very small chance of both
A hooded cloak
Some type of armour - leather? studded leather?
He would also have some more AC points on top of this, making for a
total AC of about 3-4. He would also have a special attack from two
sqaures away, like a lance or bec de corbin applied:
You see the Long Arm of the Law reach out! ---More---
You are hit! ---More---
You feel guilty. (no effect)
There is only one, and cannot be tinned, tamed or brought back to life.
Those were the ideas I've spent time thinking about, if anyone likes
them I may post some more when I get them!
Joe
My YANIs
A few ideas I've had while playing, haven't seen them mentioned before
but if they have my apologies.
1. Rogue "thief's instinct".
After exp 5? a rogue should gain either gem identification like an arc
before touchstones came along, or the thief's instinct. Like a priest,
this detects b/u/c status of objects as follows:
When an object is picked up off the ground/out of a container for the
first time, there is a 1 in 5 chance of getting one of the following
messages:
"You feel your fingers tingle!" - Blessed
"You feel nothing at all.." - Uncursed
"You reluctantly pick up the (insert name here)" - Cursed
This would be affected by luck, e.g bad luck would make the chances of
this happening to 1 in 10, the highest it can rise is to 1 in 4.
Also - when a monster, peaceful or not is within your sight and
carrying more gold then you you should get the message "Both your
thumbs start to itch!" ;-)
2. Knight artifact. As this is not really very useful in my opinion,
how about changing what it does? As combat types have difficulty
mapping Gehennom (at least, mine do), I propose the following changes:
When #invoked, if you are a Knight you get the message:
You hear the voice of Merlin in your ear! ---More---
Merlin whispers "Behold, good knight!" ---More---
The mirror shows you the way! ---More---
You have a sudden sense of direction
and both the up and down stairs are shown for 2 turns, during which you
may not teleport. This gives you an idea of where to head for, but does
not show you the route. The Mirror would not work on any level which
cannot be mapped e.g VotD
If not a knight, there is a 1 in 3 chance of the following:
You hear the voice of Merlin in your ear! ---More---
Merlin refuses to help just any common oik ---More---
Your mind is filled with crazy lines! ---More---
Your head spins in bewilderment ---More---
this is like reading a ?oMM in the VotD. The bonus of this is that it
could be wished for by any alignment with a "oOA, unlike the Eyes of
the Overworld which are neutral.
3. Laughing Policeman (has anyone else heard that song, or is it just
me?)
When the Keystone Kops are summoned, there is a 1 in 10 chance of the
Laughing Policeman being generated as well, becauce the Kops are so
easy to beat. When this happens, you get the message "You hear loud
laughter in the distance! ---More--- You are not amused" He is a strong
character, generated with:
A +3 rubber hose
either speed boots (for catching robbers) or a helm of brilliance (well
polished kit!), a very small chance of both
A hooded cloak
Some type of armour - leather? studded leather?
He would also have some more AC points on top of this, making for a
total AC of about 3-4. He would also have a special attack from two
sqaures away, like a lance or bec de corbin applied:
You see the Long Arm of the Law reach out! ---More---
You are hit! ---More---
You feel guilty. (no effect)
There is only one, and cannot be tinned, tamed or brought back to life.
Those were the ideas I've spent time thinking about, if anyone likes
them I may post some more when I get them!
Joe
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