Bashing Messages

by Xiel

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Xiel2010-01-23 09:28:09
Anyways, I was bored and came to thinking - hey, how come warriors are the only ones who get some dandy message when a creature they're bashing bypasses the 66%/33% health threshholds? I know I'd sure like to know when the thing I'm bashing is getting closer and closer to death.

Thus, I propose that all bashing attacks be changed to give notice of when a mob is in the high level health range (66% and above), middle health range (33% to 65%), and the low health range (0% - 32%). Considering that seeing the same message over and over and over again when people bash, I figured this might be both fun and useful! And, because I have no other thing to do, I even give you admin-folk a sampling of my idea! I'll add more later, but, I can only obsess so much. Thus:

QUOTE
Nature Curse (plain talisman)

You point your talisman at a giant red weevil. It glows and a giant red weevil
gasps in pain.

You point your talisman at a giant red weevil. It glows and a giant red weevil
convulses in agony.

You point your talisman at a giant red weevil. It glows and a giant red weevil
staggers heavily.

---

Nature Curse (athame)

You point the tip of your athame at a green eyelash viper's heart and make a sudden
stabbing motion. A glowing pentagram shoots from the tip of the athame and slams
into his chest, making him gasp in pain.

You point the tip of your athame at a green eyelash viper's heart and make a sudden
stabbing motion. A glowing pentagram shoots from the tip of the athame and slams
into his chest, making him convulse in agony.

You point the tip of your athame at a green eyelash viper's heart and make a sudden
stabbing motion. A glowing pentagram shoots from the tip of the athame and slams
into his chest, making him stagger heavily.
A green eyelash viper falls to his knees and blood gushes from his eyes, ears
and nose. He gives one final gasp before falling faceward in death.

---

Nature Curse (sickle)

Making a slashing motion toward a slithering ooze with your sickle, you curse
him for his transgressions against you. Stigmatic lesions suddenly appear all
over his body, dripping with blood.

Making a slashing motion toward a slithering ooze with your sickle, you curse
him for his transgressions against you. Stigmatic lesions suddenly appear all
over his body, covering him in crimson lacerations.

Making a slashing motion toward a slithering ooze with your sickle, you curse
him for his transgressions against you. Stigmatic lesions suddenly appear all
over his body, slowly bleeding him dry.
The stigmatic wounds that slash over a slithering ooze's body gape open one final
time, spitting forth his life's blood. He has died to the curse of the sickle.

---

Druid Cudgel

The end of your cudgel forms a knotty burl and you point it at a green eyelash
viper. The burl pops and ruptures, shooting a barrage of splinters into his flesh.

The end of your cudgel forms a knotty burl and you point it at a green eyelash
viper. The burl pops and ruptures, shooting a barrage of splinters which scar him
with bleeding wounds.

The end of your cudgel forms a knotty burl and you point it at a green eyelash
viper. The burl pops and ruptures, shooting a barrage of splinters which gouge heavily
bleeding furrows into his flesh.
A green eyelash viper bleeds to death from the hundreds of tiny punctures left
by the splinters embedded in his flesh.

---

Moon Moonburst

You thrust your palm towards a brown hill goat and a burst of silver light
shoots out from it burning into a brown hill goat, who cries out in pain.

You thrust your palm towards a brown hill goat and a burst of silver light
shoots out from it burning into a brown hill goat, who glimmers with faint motes
of silver.

You thrust your palm towards a brown hill goat and a burst of silver light
shoots out from it burning into a brown hill goat, who screams as he shines with
a brighter light.
A frown on a brown hill goat's face suddenly changes to horror as his skin
begins to glow with an inner silver light. Moonlight erupts from the pores of
his skin as he tries to scream but is instead consumed by the power of the moon.

---

Night Nightkiss

You grab a raven spider by the back of the neck and pull him forward into an
embrace. You press your lips against his neck and hungrily suck the lifeforce
from him.

You grab a raven spider by the back of the neck and pull him forward into an
embrace. You press your lips against his neck and feed as he scrambles frantically
in your grasp.

You grab a raven spider by the back of the neck and pull him forward into an
embrace. You press your lips against his neck and feed as his struggling grows
weaker and weaker.
As the last dregs of lifeforce are sucked out of a raven spider, his eyes become
glassy and cold, staring off into the empty darkness of death.

---

Elementalism Blast

You make a fist and punch towards a grey pigeon, releasing a blast of pure
elemental energy that slams into him, searing his flesh.

You make a fist and punch towards a grey pigeon, releasing a blast of pure
elemental energy that slams into him, causing painful blisters.

You make a fist and punch towards a grey pigeon, releasing a blast of pure
elemental energy that slams into him, burning him badly.
With a final spasm, a grey pigeon, collapsing into a mound of charred and
smoking flesh.

---

Aquamancy Staff

Pointing your staff at a rat, icy water erupts forth and pounds into his body. A
rat gasps from the shock of the cold water, the very breath knocked out of him.

Pointing your staff at a rat, icy water erupts forth and pounds into his body. A
rat gasps from the shock of the cold water, causing him to shiver under the tidal
onslaught.

Pointing your staff at a rat, icy water erupts forth and pounds into his body. A
rat gasps from the shock of the cold water, drowning him in a deluge of freezing pain.
No longer able to stand the brutal force of the icy waters, an old rat struggles
for one last breath before succumbing to death.

---

Pyromancy Staff

You point your staff at a small green lizard, and the burning ball at its tip
flares and shoots a stream of liquid fire that blasts a small green lizard,
scorching his flesh.

You point your staff at a small green lizard, and the burning ball at its tip
flares and shoots a stream of liquid fire that blasts a small green lizard,
causing his flesh to blacken and burn.

You point your staff at a small green lizard, and the burning ball at its tip
flares and shoots a stream of liquid fire that blasts a small green lizard,
overwhelming him in an inferno of pain.
A small green lizard is blown to smithereens.

---

Aeromancy Staff

You point your staff at a small baby pigeon, and electricity crackles across its
length before it discharges a bolt of blue lightning that slams into a small baby
pigeon in an explosion of cobolt sparks.

You point your staff at a small baby pigeon, and electricity crackles across its
length before it discharges a bolt of blue lightning that slams into a small baby
pigeon, singeing flesh with an audible clap of thunder.

You point your staff at a small baby pigeon, and electricity crackles across its
length before it discharges a bolt of blue lightning that slams into a small baby
pigeon, lancing him with a storm's fury.
Electricity coursing through his body, a small baby pigeon finally collapses in
a twitching heap.

---

Geomancy Staff

You point your staff at a kephera warrior and it swells, rapidly discharging a
torrent of poisonous fumes and sharp rocks into his body, engulfing flesh and
spirit with deadly venoms.

You point your staff at a kephera warrior and it swells, rapidly discharging a
torrent of poisonous fumes and sharp rocks into his body, ravaging him with a
flood of agony.

You point your staff at a kephera warrior and it swells, rapidly discharging a
torrent of poisonous fumes and sharp rocks into his body, tainting him
with the earth's might.
A kephera warrior turns purple as the poisonous fumes overcome him and blood
gushes out of his mouth as he collapses to the floor, dead.

---

Cosmic Cosmicfire

You allow an infinitesimally small mote of cosmic fire to manifest and direct
it at a baby rat. Cosmic fire blasts forth, dissolving his flesh in a sparkling
current of energy.

You allow an infinitesimally small mote of cosmic fire to manifest and direct
it at a baby rat. Cosmic fire blasts forth, dissolving his flesh and eliciting a
scream of pain.

You allow an infinitesimally small mote of cosmic fire to manifest and direct
it at a baby rat. Cosmic fire blasts forth, dissolving his flesh in a flare of
crackling power.
The final blow proves too much for a baby rat, who expires, pitifully.

---

Celestialism Symbol

You raise a holy symbol of the light towards a mountain rockeater, and a
scintillating beam of light burns into his chest.

You raise a holy symbol of the light towards a mountain rockeater, and a
scintillating beam of light flares and briefly illuminates him.

You raise a holy symbol of the light towards a mountain rockeater, and a
scintillating beam of light consumes him in a golden brilliance.
The Light of Celestia overwhelms a mountain rockeater, as his soul is purged from
his flesh.

---

Nihilism Symbol

You point a chilling symbol of despair towards an old rat, and a gout of black
fire slams into his chest.

You point a chilling symbol of despair towards an old rat, and a gout of black
fire swarms his form with agonizing tongues of flame.

You point a chilling symbol of despair towards an old rat, and a gout of black
fire consumes him with an unholy conflagration.
Screaming in pain, an old rat burns horribly to death within the Black Fires of Nil.

---

Harmonics Wand




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Transmology Hands

You slug a kephera worker in the jaw with your enormous fist.

You slug a kephera worker in the jaw with your enormous fist,
forcing him to stagger heavily back.

You slug a kephera worker in the jaw with your enormous fist,
feeling the satisfying crunch of cartilage and bone.
A kephera worker's neck snaps and he dies instantly.

---

Radiance thingy (still need to get first person POV)

Razenth raises a hand towards a mutated mugwump scientist, and a dazzling
fountain of celestial light engulfs him. The undead writhes and burns while
gripped in this holy blaze.

---

Music Minorsecond

You play a minor second on a violin and direct the disharmonic notes towards a rat.
Blood trickles out of a rat's ears and from the corners of his eyes.

You play a minor second on a violin and direct the disharmonic notes towards a rat.
Blood trickles out of a rat's ears as pain wracks his form.

You play a minor second on a violin and direct the disharmonic notes towards a rat.
Blood trickles out of a rat's ears and from the corners of his eyes.
A rat screams and dies, as his eyes fly out of their sockets and blood splurts out
of his ears.

---

Ascendance Destruction

You shape liquid globes of power from the air and hurl them at a kephera
monk. He screams in agony as they splash across his burning skin and hungrily
devour it.

You shape liquid globes of power from the air and hurl them at a kephera
monk. He screams in agony as they burst with fiery destruction.

You shape liquid globes of power from the air and hurl them at a kephera
monk. He screams in agony as they ravage his form with unbridled fury.
A kephera monk is burned to a crisp by the globes of power, dropping his
charred corpse to the ground.


The basic premise being, of course, that at the high level health range, the message stays the same as it is now, but as they get lower, more fun stuff could be put in to indicate the decrease in health! I'll tweak bards/monks/radiance thingy more when I'm less bored/get the messages, but tada. Oh, and if you have better ideas for messages, go ahead, but woo tweaking.
Eldanien2010-01-23 09:35:53
I've wanted this forever.

But since it is an (albeit small) advantage, I'd make it a skill in Combat or Discernment. From there, you might consider adding it to Knighthood very early on so that the change doesn't give the perception of penalizing existing warrior characters.
Jules2010-01-23 18:50:27
For Monk messages, the Admins could just copypasta the blunt force messages from BC Warriors, since our damage is blunt anyhow.

I really like this change, and I've also wanted it forever. This has my vote!
Damadreas2010-01-23 18:56:10
Bump! Great idea!
Aerotan2010-01-23 20:44:56
QUOTE (Jules @ Jan 23 2010, 01:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For Monk messages, the Admins could just copypasta the blunt force messages from BC Warriors, since our damage is blunt anyhow.

I really like this change, and I've also wanted it forever. This has my vote!

Only Tahtetso and unarmed kata. Nekai, and Shofa are blades. I'm not sure about Jakari.

Gimme a bit and I'll see what I can contribute to this.

QUOTE
Cosmic Cosmicfire (got nothing here. Got tired)

You allow an infinitesimally small mote of cosmic fire to manifest and direct
it at a baby rat. Cosmic fire blasts forth, dissolving his flesh in a sparkling
current of energy.

You allow an infinitesimally small mote of cosmic fire to manifest and direct
it at a baby rat. Cosmic fire blasts forth, dissolving his flesh and eliciting a
scream of pain.

You allow an infinitesimally small mote of cosmic fire to manifest and direct
it at a baby rat. Cosmic fire blasts forth, dissolving his flesh in a causing him
to plead for mercy.
The final blow proves too much for a baby rat, who expires, pitifully.
Jules2010-01-24 04:42:59
Eh, then take all of the Warrior messages then, and apply them to Monks, still pretty easy solution.
Kiradawea2010-01-24 16:27:10
Hmm. Nifty idea, but I don't like how for some, it seems that the attack itself is getting stronger, rather than the victim getting weaker. Lemme see... I'll try my hand at rewriting Celestialism Symbol.

QUOTE
You raise a holy symbol of the light towards a mountain rockeater, and a
scintillating beam of light burns into his chest.

You raise a holy symbol of the light towards a mountain rockeater, and a
scintillating beam of light buries into his chest and causes him to briefly light up.

You raise a holy symbol of the light towards a mountain rockeater, and a
scintillating beam of light consumes him in light as the shimmering outline of his soul can be seen.
The Light of Celestia overwhelms a mountain rockeater, as his soul is purged from
his flesh.
Xiel2010-01-24 19:11:12
cheer.gif Go, go with the idea.
Unknown2010-01-24 19:47:54
Why not, anything to make bashing less monotonous than it already is would be nice. Would be neat if the attacks themselves had variety too e.g. different ways of attacking with a staff or symbol or etc.
Unknown2010-01-24 21:31:36
*agrees* content.gif
Esano2010-01-25 01:12:01
QUOTE (Aerotan @ Jan 24 2010, 07:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Only Tahtetso and unarmed kata. Nekai, and Shofa are blades. I'm not sure about Jakari.

Gimme a bit and I'll see what I can contribute to this.

I wouldn't like messages that involve forcing such things as "plead for mercy". Involuntary gasping, screaming or struggling is one thing, but I think making my character plead for mercy would be taking it a bit far.

Rodngar2010-01-25 04:16:31
1000 times yes.
Ayden2010-01-30 08:51:22
Make it so number one! ohyeah.gif
Unknown2010-01-30 20:50:32
Yes yes yes. As long as they're not too over-the-top.
Xiel2010-07-29 01:44:31
jarbump.gif I'd still really like this to happen! Look, I even added in some Transmology stuff and updated a few others. -hope-