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Armok, Lord of Blood, did gaze upon the world and he was displeased. Blood flowed no more from ye gates of ye dwarven settlements, ye elven cities or ye human hamlets. And then came unto him a powerful demigod, Gary Gygax, and he spake unto Armok, and he did suggest to create new life of terrible power. And Armok was pleased with Gygax, and he did take a mortal of malicious mind and twisted thoughts, Illogical_Blox, and he told unto him to create new life with ye powers that Armok did grant him, and Illogical_Blox quoth, "oh Lord, give me five score years, and I shall have restored ye rivers of blood."

And Armok did wait five score years, and then he gazed upon ye world, and he was pleased, for ye blood did flow again with mighty force.

Create Piscesi (complete)
Code new workshops and reactions (started)
Create megabeasts (started, two so far)
Create animals (started, several done)
Create domestic animals (Piscesi animals largely finished)

Piscesi (playable) - half-fish, half-men, they worship a terrible carp god. Males, about 5 times more common than females, are smaller than dwarves, whereas females are larger. Totemists (always male) are basically administrators. Minnowkin are tiny, gender-less little creeps who are extremely agile, so are great archers. Their pets include needlefang drakes, gorgons and other scaly creatures. They can sift sand to find parts of deadly legendary weapons.

Duegar (playable) - dark dwarves with a natural quill attack. They have a Hellraiser caste with a fire attack (as a result, they are currently fire-immune.) They have a natural connection to Hell (i.e. the HFS), and as a result, have pets like hellhounds. They will eventually be able to summon new pets.

Illithids (playable?) - tall, dangerous mind flayers with some of the most powerful natural attacks. They are, however, weak and clumsy.

Bullywugs (playable?) - ugly little frogmen that pollute wherever they go. They hate everyone, even kobolds. They can manipulate weeds to grow into clothes and weaponry.

Yuan-ti - scaly snake-like men who use quiet, behind-the-scenes force to get what they want. They have a deadly bite.

Primitive Civilisations - Ogres (basically much more dangerous kobolds.)

Dire creatures - 1.5 times the size of normal creatures, that will eat food and drink booze. They also like fighting, and have a slight value modifier. Currently in bear, boar and wolf form.

Woad Wood - intelligent trees who will attack you for daring to chop down trees.

Crawling Head - the undead head of giant. They are able to raise the dead (but currently neither undead nor able to raise the dead.)

Gelatinous Cube - a green cube of slime. Quite large, and it takes a considerable time to kill. It is not dangerous to ARMOURED creatures.

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[OBJECT:CREATURE]

[CREATURE:PISCESI]
   [DESCRIPTION:A short, fish-like creature. Its scales glint. Beware it!]
   [NAME:piscesi:piscesis:piscen]
   [CASTE_NAME:piscesi:piscesis:piscen]
   [CREATURE_TILE:P][COLOR:4:0:0]
   [CREATURE_SOLDIER_TILE:P]

   Many of the following tags are actually caste-level tags (in this case, male and female), but because there are no differences between the castes for these tags in a dwarf, you can add them earlier.  Any caste-level tag that occurs before castes are explicitly declared is saved up and placed on any caste that is declared later, unless the caste is explicitly derived from another caste.

   [INTELLIGENT][LIKES_FIGHTING]
   [TRANCES]
   [EVIL]
   [CANOPENDOORS]
   [BONECARN]
   [PREFSTRING:carp worship]
[BODY:2EYES:2LUNGS:HEART:GUTS:ORGANS:HUMANOID_JOINTS:THROAT:SPINE:BRAIN:SKULL:4FINGERS:3TOES:MOUTH:TONGUE:FACIAL_FEATURES:TEETH:RIBCAGE]

   Next we use body detail plans (which have their own raw file) to streamline the addition of some of the common materials, tissues and their relationships with each other.

   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_MATERIALS]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_TISSUES]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:VERTEBRATE_TISSUE_LAYERS:SKIN:FAT:MUSCLE:BONE:CARTILAGE]

   And nails.

   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:NAIL:NAIL_TEMPLATE]
   [USE_TISSUE_TEMPLATE:NAIL:NAIL_TEMPLATE]
   [TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL:FRONT]
   [TISSUE_LAYER:BY_CATEGORY:TOE:NAIL:FRONT]

   Set up some major arteries that couldn't be handled in the raw templates.  The selection commands can be used to grab tissue layers to adjust their properties after they have been created.

   [SELECT_TISSUE_LAYER:HEART:BY_CATEGORY:HEART]
    [PLUS_TISSUE_LAYER:SKIN:BY_CATEGORY:THROAT]
      [TL_MAJOR_ARTERIES]

   Then back to some more body detail plans.

   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:STANDARD_HEAD_POSITIONS]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_HEAD_POSITIONS]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_RIBCAGE_POSITIONS]
   [BODY_DETAIL_PLAN:HUMANOID_RELSIZES]
   [RELSIZE:BY_CATEGORY:LIVER:200] Of course!  Standard relative size for humanoids is 200.

   Tendons and ligaments are currently very abstract, but adding these flags will let wounds occur that damage them.  The number afterward is the healing rate.  Lower is faster.

   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SINEW:SINEW_TEMPLATE]
   [TENDONS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]
   [LIGAMENTS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SINEW:200]

   This makes the creature susceptible to severed nerves when muscles are torn in limb, grasp and stance parts.

   [HAS_NERVES]

   This controls the bleeding behavior.

   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:BLOOD:BLOOD_TEMPLATE]
   [BLOOD:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:BLOOD:LIQUID]

   These classes are used by syndromes (such as poison) as well as some restricted entity positions.  You can name them whatever you want.

   [CREATURE_CLASS:GENERAL_POISON]

   Some tags to control the overall infection behavior.

   [GETS_WOUND_INFECTIONS]
   [GETS_INFECTIONS_FROM_ROT]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:PUS:PUS_TEMPLATE]
   [PUS:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:PUS:LIQUID]

   Some additional materials.

   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SWEAT:SWEAT_TEMPLATE]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:TEARS:TEARS_TEMPLATE]
   [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:SPIT:SPIT_TEMPLATE]

   [SECRETION:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SWEAT:LIQUID:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN:EXERTION]
   [SECRETION:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:TEARS:LIQUID:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:ALL:EXTREME_EMOTION]

   [CAN_DO_INTERACTION:MATERIAL_EMISSION]
      [CDI:ADV_NAME:Spit]
      [CDI:USAGE_HINT:NEGATIVE_SOCIAL_RESPONSE]
      [CDI:USAGE_HINT:TORMENT]
      [CDI:BP_REQUIRED:BY_CATEGORY:MOUTH]
      [CDI:MATERIAL:LOCAL_CREATURE_MAT:SPIT:LIQUID_GLOB]
      [CDI:VERB:spit:spits:NA]
      [CDI:TARGET:C:LINE_OF_SIGHT]
      [CDI:TARGET_RANGE:C:15]
      [CDI:MAX_TARGET_NUMBER:C:1]
      [CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:30]

   Attributes for dwarves are still described in terms of the median value below, but the actual game effects are altered according to the raw numbers.  The numbers are different percentile values.  1000 is the human median for all attributes, so dwarven strength, for instance, has a higher median of 1250, although they suffer from their smaller size.

   [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:STRENGTH:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]              +
   [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:AGILITY:150:550:700:800:900:1100:1300]                 -
   [PHYS_ATT_RANGE:TOUGHNESS:850:1000:1250:1350:1450:1650:2450]             +
   [MENT_ATT_RANGE:ANALYTICAL_ABILITY:450:950:1150:1050:1250:1300:1850]    +
   [MENT_ATT_RANGE:FOCUS:700:1200:1400:1500:1600:1800:2500]                ++
   [MENT_ATT_RANGE:CREATIVITY:450:950:1050:1150:1250:1350:2050]            +
   [MENT_ATT_RANGE:PATIENCE:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]              +
   [MENT_ATT_RANGE:MEMORY:450:950:1150:1250:1350:1550:2250]                +
   [MENT_ATT_RANGE:SPATIAL_SENSE:700:1200:1400:1500:1600:1800:2500]        ++

   These tags establish the growth phases of the creature's life.  The format is (BODY_SIZE|<year>|<day>|<average size>).

   [BODY_SIZE:0:0:3000]
   [BODY_SIZE:1:168:10000]
   [BODY_SIZE:8:0:40000]

   These body modifiers give individual dwarves different characteristics.  In the case of HEIGHT, BROADNESS and LENGTH, the modifier is also a percentage change to the BODY_SIZE of the individual creature.  The seven numbers afterward give a distribution of ranges.  Each interval has an equal chance of occurring.

   [BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:65:85:95:100:102:105:110]
      [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:500]
   [BODY_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:75:95:98:100:102:105:115]
      [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:500]

   In order to set properties for body parts, first you select them.  In this case, we select all body parts of category EYE, then we add a few modifiers to them.

   [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:CLOSE_SET:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:DEEP_SET:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:ROUND_VS_NARROW:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LARGE_IRIS:25:70:90:100:110:130:200]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]
         [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:30:60:90:110:150:190]

   [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:LIP]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:THICKNESS:50:70:90:100:110:130:200]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:lips:PLURAL]
         [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:55:70:90:110:150:190]

   [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:TOOTH]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:GAPS:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:teeth:PLURAL]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:100:100:100:100:100:100:100] for vampires
         [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:1000]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:teeth:PLURAL]
         [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:30:60:90:110:150:190]

   [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:SKULL]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HIGH_CHEEKBONES:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROAD_CHIN:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:JUTTING_CHIN:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:SQUARE_CHIN:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]

   [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:THROAT]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:DEEP_VOICE:0:20:30:40:50:60:100]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:RASPY_VOICE:0:70:90:100:110:130:200]

   [SET_BP_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:BROADNESS:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
         [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:700]
         [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:91:94:98:102:106:109]
      [BP_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:HEIGHT:90:95:98:100:102:105:110]
         [APP_MOD_IMPORTANCE:700]
         [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:91:94:98:102:106:109]

   These are as before.

   [MAXAGE:40:70]

   Attack definitions are formatted as follows:

   [ATTACK:PUNCH:BODYPART:BY_TYPE:GRASP]
      [ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE]
      [ATTACK_VERB:punch:punches]

      This means that the attack will use as much of the available tissue as possible, rather than, say, thrusting with a spike.

      [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_WITH]
      [ATTACK_PRIORITY:MAIN]

   [ATTACK:KICK:BODYPART:BY_TYPE:STANCE]
      [ATTACK_SKILL:STANCE_STRIKE]
      [ATTACK_VERB:kick:kicks]
      [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:4:4]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_WITH]
      [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_BAD_MULTIATTACK]

   This causes all of the nails on the finger's of a given grasp to be used.

   [ATTACK:SCRATCH:CHILD_TISSUE_LAYER_GROUP:BY_TYPE:GRASP:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL]
      [ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE]
      [ATTACK_VERB:scratch:scratches]
      [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
      [ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3]
      [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]

   [ATTACK:SCRATCH:BODYPART:BY_CATEGORY:HAND:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL]
      [ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE]
      [ATTACK_VERB:claw:claws]
      [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
      [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]
      
   [ATTACK:SCRATCH:BODYPART:BY_CATEGORY:HAND:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL]
      [ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE]
      [ATTACK_VERB:slash:slashes]
      [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
      [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]
      
   [ATTACK:SCRATCH:BODYPART:BY_CATEGORY:HAND:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL]
      [ATTACK_SKILL:GRASP_STRIKE]
      [ATTACK_VERB:rake:rakes]
      [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
      [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]

   This causes all of the teeth on a given head to be used.

   [ATTACK:BITE:CHILD_BODYPART_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:HEAD:BY_CATEGORY:TOOTH]
      [ATTACK_SKILL:BITE]
      [ATTACK_VERB:bite:bites]
      [ATTACK_CONTACT_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_PENETRATION_PERC:100]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_EDGE]
      [ATTACK_PREPARE_AND_RECOVER:3:3]
      [ATTACK_PRIORITY:SECOND]
      [ATTACK_FLAG_CANLATCH]

   Here, GENERAL_BABY_NAME is at the creature level, and BABYNAME is at the caste level.  These names could be gender-specific but aren't right now.

   [BABY:1]
   [GENERAL_BABY_NAME:piscen baby:piscen babies]
   [BABYNAME:piscen baby:piscen babies]
   [CHILD:8]
   [GENERAL_CHILD_NAME:piscen children:piscen children]
   [CHILDNAME:piscen child:piscen children]
   [EQUIPS]
   [DIURNAL]
   [SMELL_TRIGGER:90]
   [LOW_LIGHT_VISION:10000]

   This is the new format for making specific unit names for a creature.  Any unit token can be used.  If you want to add a caste-specific profession name, use CASTE_PROFESSION_NAME instead, once the caste has been declared.

   [PROFESSION_NAME:CRAFTSMAN:craftspiscesi:craftspiscesis]
   [PROFESSION_NAME:FISHERMAN:fisherpiscesi:fisherpiscesis]
   [PROFESSION_NAME:SPEARMAN:spearpiscesi:spearpiscesis]
   [PROFESSION_NAME:SWORDSMAN:swordspiscesi:swordspiscesis]
   [PROFESSION_NAME:PIKEMAN:pikepiscesi:pikepiscesis]
   [PROFESSION_NAME:BOWMAN:bowpiscesi:bowpiscesis]
   [PROFESSION_NAME:MASTER_BOWMAN:Blessed Bowpiscesis:Blessed Bowpiscesis]
   [SPEECH:dwarf.txt]
   [HOMEOTHERM:10067]
   [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_BIPED_GAITS:900:711:521:293:1900:2900] 30 kph
   [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CLIMBING_GAITS:5951:5419:4898:1463:6944:8233] 6 kph
   [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_SWIMMING_GAITS:5951:5419:4898:1463:6944:8233] 6 kph
   [APPLY_CREATURE_VARIATION:STANDARD_CRAWLING_GAITS:2990:2257:1525:731:4300:6100] 12 kph
   [SWIMS_LEARNED]
   [PERSONALITY:ANGER_PROPENSITY:25:75:100]
   [PERSONALITY:HATE_PROPENSITY:25:75:100]
   [PERSONALITY:VIOLENT:25:50:70]
   [PERSONALITY:IMMODERATION:50:75:100]
   [PERSONALITY:EXCITEMENT_SEEKING:0:60:100]
   [PERSONALITY:CHEER_PROPENSITY:0:40:90]
   [PERSONALITY:ALTRUISM:0:25:50]
   [PERSONALITY:IMMODESTY:10:60:100]
   [PERSONALITY:CRUELTY:25:35:45]
   [PERSONALITY:SINGLEMINDED:0:55:100]
   [PERSONALITY:GREED:0:55:100]
   [MANNERISM_FINGERS:finger:fingers]
   [MANNERISM_HEAD:head]
   [MANNERISM_EYES:eyes]
   [MANNERISM_MOUTH:mouth]
   [MANNERISM_HAIR:hair]
   [MANNERISM_KNUCKLES:knuckles]
   [MANNERISM_LIPS:lips]
   [MANNERISM_CHEEK:cheek]
   [MANNERISM_NAILS:nails]
   [MANNERISM_FEET:feet]
   [MANNERISM_ARMS:arms]
   [MANNERISM_HANDS:hands]
   [MANNERISM_TONGUE:tongue]
   [MANNERISM_LEG:leg]
   [MANNERISM_LAUGH]
   [MANNERISM_SMILE]
   [MANNERISM_WALK]
   [MANNERISM_SIT]
   [MANNERISM_BREATH]
   [MANNERISM_POSTURE]
   [MANNERISM_STRETCH]
   [MANNERISM_EYELIDS]
   [SPOUSE_CONVERSION_TARGET]
   
   Now we'll declare the specific castes.

   [CASTE:FEMALE]
      The gender tag lets it know how breeding works.
      [FEMALE]
      [MULTIPLE_LITTER_COMMON]
      [POP_RATIO:1]
   [CASTE:MALE]
      [MALE]
      [POP_RATIO:5]
   [SELECT_CASTE:FEMALE]
      [DESCRIPTION:A short, fish-like creature. Its scales glint. The females are much larger than the males. Beware it!]
      [BODY_SIZE:0:0:4000]
      [BODY_SIZE:1:168:12000]
      [BODY_SIZE:8:0:80000]

   This command lets you select all of the castes again.

   [SELECT_CASTE:ALL]

      Here we handle nail length.

      *** need a new style to keep these short and need to make the entity def say to keep them short
      SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:FINGER:NAIL]
       PLUS_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:TOE:NAIL]
         TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:LENGTH:200:200:200:200:200:200:200]
            APP_MOD_RATE:1:DAILY:0:1000:0:0:NO_END]
            APP_MOD_NOUN:nails:PLURAL]

      [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:ALL:SKIN]
   [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:BLUE:1:GREEN:1]
         [TLCM_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR]

      [TISSUE_LAYER_APPEARANCE_MODIFIER:WRINKLY:0:0:0:0:0:0:0]
         [APP_MOD_RATE:1:YEARLY:0:100:60:0:NO_END]
         [APP_MOD_NOUN:skin:SINGULAR]
         [APP_MOD_DESC_RANGE:0:0:0:1:25:50]

      [SET_TL_GROUP:BY_CATEGORY:EYE:EYE]
         [TL_COLOR_MODIFIER:IRIS_EYE_AMETHYST:1:IRIS_EYE_AQUAMARINE:1:IRIS_EYE_BRASS:1:IRIS_EYE_BRONZE:1:IRIS_EYE_COBALT:1:IRIS_EYE_COPPER:1:IRIS_EYE_EMERALD:1:IRIS_EYE_GOLD:1:IRIS_EYE_HELIOTROPE:1:IRIS_EYE_JADE:1:IRIS_EYE_OCHRE:1:IRIS_EYE_RAW_UMBER:1:IRIS_EYE_RUST:1:IRIS_EYE_SILVER:1:IRIS_EYE_SLATE_GRAY:1:IRIS_EYE_TURQUOISE:1]
         [TLCM_NOUN:eyes:PLURAL]