gnomes and stoning, spoily i guess

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Are there any wacky messages concerning gnomes and being stoned by
something (chickatrice, cockatrice, medusa, etc)? I know when one is
hallucinating and one consumes a lizard corpse, quaffs a potion of acid or
eats an acidic corpse then there's a message of "What a pity - you just
ruined a future piece of fine art!" (depending on your charisma score).
I was just wondering if there were any messages joking about gardens and
whatnot.

 

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Haakon Studebaker wrote:
> Are there any wacky messages concerning gnomes and being stoned by
> something (chickatrice, cockatrice, medusa, etc)? I know when one is
> hallucinating and one consumes a lizard corpse, quaffs a potion of acid or
> eats an acidic corpse then there's a message of "What a pity - you just
> ruined a future piece of fine art!" (depending on your charisma score).
> I was just wondering if there were any messages joking about gardens and
> whatnot.

As far as I am aware, no. But I think it's obvious that there should
be.

- John H.

 

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John H. wrote:
> Haakon Studebaker wrote:
> > Are there any wacky messages concerning gnomes and being stoned by
> >...
> > I was just wondering if there were any messages joking about gardens and
> > whatnot.
>
> As far as I am aware, no. But I think it's obvious that there should
> be.

Especially if wearing a pointy hat, which are of course available in
nethack, or a wielding a fishing pole, which is available in .

Hmmm, do you think maybe the non-wizard-charisma-hit for wearing
cornuthaums should be removed for gnomish characters?

 

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Boudewijn Waijers wrote:
> dogscoff@eudoramail.com wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, do you think maybe the non-wizard-charisma-hit for wearing
> > cornuthaums should be removed for gnomish characters?
>
> Not every pointy hat is a cornuthaum...

No, but a pointy hat is a pointy hat, whether it's a cornuthaum or not.
Gnomes should receive something- some kind of bonus/ reduction in
penalty or just a YAFM for wearing any pointy hat. (And/or carrying a
fishing rod.)

Or maybe a new monster- the garden gnome- could be added to the game.
This monster would be generated with a pointy hat of random type and a
fishing rod. Would be a very handy little critter to encounter in
slashem...

 

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dogscoff@eudoramail.com wrote:

> Hmmm, do you think maybe the non-wizard-charisma-hit for wearing
> cornuthaums should be removed for gnomish characters?

Not every pointy hat is a cornuthaum...

--
Boudewijn.

The garden of happiness is surrounded by a wall so low only children
can look over it. - "the Orphanage of Hits", former Dutch radio show.

 

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dogscoff@eudoramail.com wrote:
>
>
> Boudewijn Waijers wrote:
>> dogscoff@eudoramail.com wrote:
>>
>> > Hmmm, do you think maybe the non-wizard-charisma-hit for wearing
>> > cornuthaums should be removed for gnomish characters?
>>
>> Not every pointy hat is a cornuthaum...
>
> No, but a pointy hat is a pointy hat, whether it's a cornuthaum or not.
> Gnomes should receive something- some kind of bonus/ reduction in
> penalty or just a YAFM for wearing any pointy hat. (And/or carrying a
> fishing rod.)

And charisma should act as some function of the name of the shopkeeper,
as some hate garden gnomes.

 

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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 01:25:33 -0700, dogscoff wrote:

> John H. wrote:
>> Haakon Studebaker wrote:
>> > Are there any wacky messages concerning gnomes and being stoned by
>> >...
>> > I was just wondering if there were any messages joking about gardens
>> > and whatnot.
>>
>> As far as I am aware, no. But I think it's obvious that there should
>> be.
>
> Especially if wearing a pointy hat, which are of course available in
> nethack, or a wielding a fishing pole, which is available in .
>
> Hmmm, do you think maybe the non-wizard-charisma-hit for wearing
> cornuthaums should be removed for gnomish characters?

But the tradeoff would be a reduction in time it takes to turn to stone.

Other cute, dumb ideas:

"You find a gnome posing as a statue. Guess he wasn't a garden gnome!"

On minetown level, if a gnome is in the town area: "You hear a ticking
sound." (Metro gnomes)

Gnomish wizards have a 5% chance of carrying wands of cold. (Nome, Alaska)

"Hello, player! Welcome to Syktywkar's liquor emporium."
(A gnome enters.)
"Gnorm!"


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"We are setting a standard for the rest of the world in the treatment
of people who may have loyalties to an enemy nation. We are protecting
ourselves without violating the principles of Christian decency."
Milton S. Eisenhower, "Japanese Relocation" (1943 propaganda film)