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Throw darts?

This.

Make sure your monitor isn't glass though, or else they'll just bounce off.

Wow! How many years did that take to gen??

Fun tidbit of information.

This thread inspired me to try naming an adventurer manually. I didn't know everyone thinks you're a weirdo in game for having an odd name. People often greet, " (name), hmmm, you're parents must have been...interesting."

Quote from: quekwoambojish on January 29, 2016, 04:05:09 pm

No, I mean if I lived in a fantasy world, and I called another humanoid race a 'creature', it would be offensive.

No... "we are all God's creatures" and similar wording was common in past centuries.  The word creature in older times did not have the same connotations that it does for us.

I am familiar with "we are all God's children ", "we are all God's creatures" I cannot find a quote from anything predating the 19th century.

Creatures spoken from a person of authority, or overseeing an activity of other beings can be a term of endearment. *Looks over at city from tall tower at civilians*, "look at all the little creatures." But 1 on 1 it is hardly endearing unless commenting on something as if it's an animal like activity, "You're a creature of habit aren't you?".

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Goblins for most people don't qualify as creature I would think.

are not blind cave ogres intelligiant ?(realize misspelled but brain won't tell me correct spelling)
kea men have sentience also. and besides DWARVES count as creatures
sorry if I was a jerk saying that

No, I mean if I lived in a fantasy world, and I called another humanoid race a 'creature', it would be offensive. For instance, if a goblin peacefully lives in a human hamlet amongst humans as a tailor, the goblin would probably be offended if you call him a creature (unless you are intentionally calling a goblin a creature to denounce their race).

Whereas in a fantasy world, calling a blind cave ogre a creature is much more understandable.

For instance, you ask others about troubles with 'beasts'. They won't say, the human, goblin, elf or dwarf Carl has been harassing us etc..

Once magic starts picking back up, I'm sure we'll see more variety in mythical creatures such as your suggestions. I'm hoping though more for randomly generated mythical traits though as opposed to 'fixed' types of said mythical/magical creatures.

Ex: maybe a cocktail of aggression, strength modification, raise undead can be a combined syndrome cloud that creates the zombies you speak of, instead of there being a new 'thrall zombie' type.

Questions:

1. Again, Does hitting a giant tortoise after it has retracted into it's shell not grant weapon experience? It doesn't seem to for me.

2. Almost all of my deaths are from when a beast larger than I latches on firmly with a bite. What are good ways to escape bite from larger than you creature after it latches?

Thank you