new skill: feign death

Started by Lenny Poppo, September 17, 2009, 04:05:21 PM

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September 17, 2009, 04:05:21 PM
hey

Been a while since I lasted played but I got some ideas running in my head all day on the bus:

how about feign death? many games today allow you to pretend to die but not really, it's just a ruse to trick the enemy

my idea:

feign death skill for sneaky types (maybe some warrior types)

If you succeed: "You successfully trick your foe, all goes black."

Then you are sleeping, but still "aware" of your surroundings.

If you fail: "You can't shake them off, you fall to the floor!"

Then you are lagged and can be hit, also you would have to stand.

if you critical fail: "You stumble to the floor and hit your head, all goes black." (rare)

You are now unconscious and can be killed easily, but that is the risk of feigning death.
September 17, 2009, 04:21:20 PM #1
awesome idea
September 17, 2009, 04:29:26 PM #2
I love this idea.
Quote from: Twilight on January 22, 2013, 08:17:47 PMGreb - To scavenge, forage, and if Whira is with you, loot the dead.
Grebber - One who grebs.
September 17, 2009, 04:31:00 PM #3
I liked your necksnap proposal much better.
Quote from: Vanth on February 13, 2008, 05:27:50 PM
I'm gonna go all Gimfalisette on you guys and lay down some numbers.
September 17, 2009, 04:38:49 PM #4
Actually this is already coded in:

Code Select

>sleep
You go to sleep.

>em is not breathing.
I seduced the daughters of men
And made the death of them.
I demanded human sacrifices
From the rest of them.
I became the spirit that haunted
And protected them.
And I lived in the tower of flame
But death collected them.
-War is my Destiny, Ill Bill
September 17, 2009, 04:44:21 PM #5
Shal, you forgot:

> hemote Actually, @ really is breathing.

Also, can you go to sleep during combat? If not, someone should code that, stat.
Quote from: Vanth on February 13, 2008, 05:27:50 PM
I'm gonna go all Gimfalisette on you guys and lay down some numbers.
September 17, 2009, 04:55:15 PM #6
You should be able to still behead feigning-death characters, causing them to be really dead.  Your risk.
September 17, 2009, 04:57:49 PM #7
Quote from: MarshallDFX on September 17, 2009, 04:55:15 PM
You should be able to still behead feigning-death characters, causing them to be really dead.  Your risk.

Agreed v. an agility/listen check for the one being beheaded.
Quote from: Twilight on January 22, 2013, 08:17:47 PMGreb - To scavenge, forage, and if Whira is with you, loot the dead.
Grebber - One who grebs.
September 17, 2009, 05:08:26 PM #8
Although-
What would "assess" return to a feigning death character?
September 17, 2009, 05:12:52 PM #9
Quote from: MarshallDFX on September 17, 2009, 05:08:26 PM
Although-
What would "assess" return to a feigning death character?


And don't forget "look in body."

I don't dislike the idea, though.
The sword is sharp, the spear is long,
The arrow swift, the Gate is strong.
The heart is bold that looks on gold;
The dwarves no more shall suffer wrong.
September 17, 2009, 05:14:00 PM #10
I wouldn't mind being able to OOCly know that the person was not dead.  IE: Different assesses and whatnot.
Quote from: Twilight on January 22, 2013, 08:17:47 PMGreb - To scavenge, forage, and if Whira is with you, loot the dead.
Grebber - One who grebs.
September 17, 2009, 05:17:18 PM #11
Quote from: brytta.leofa on September 17, 2009, 05:12:52 PM
Quote from: MarshallDFX on September 17, 2009, 05:08:26 PM
Although-
What would "assess" return to a feigning death character?


And don't forget "look in body."

I don't dislike the idea, though.

Oh- you should be fully able to strip a feigning death character- so all eq would have to be removed and placed in the body, and then worn again when you stop feigning.. Oh boy...This is turning into a code-nightmare.

Yeah.
Quote from: Shalooonsh on September 17, 2009, 04:38:49 PM
Code Select

>sleep
You go to sleep.

>em is not breathing.

September 17, 2009, 05:19:40 PM #12
I can't really imagine it would be that hard, frankly, to do.
Wynning since October 25, 2008.

Quote from: Ami on November 23, 2010, 03:40:39 PM
>craft newbie into good player

You accidentally snap newbie into useless pieces.

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September 17, 2009, 05:43:04 PM #13
my idea:

Troll

By uttering a specific phrase (sort of like an incantation) you can get characters around
yours to go into blind rages causing them to become confused and, sometimes, defenseless.

If the skill backfires all characters near to yours go into a rage with bonuses to combat skills
and attack your character.
September 17, 2009, 05:44:53 PM #14
Only if we can practice it at nil.
Quote from: Vanth on February 13, 2008, 05:27:50 PM
I'm gonna go all Gimfalisette on you guys and lay down some numbers.
September 17, 2009, 05:51:21 PM #15
I already practice at mon on the GDB.
September 17, 2009, 05:58:18 PM #16
Quote from: jstorrie on September 17, 2009, 05:51:21 PM
I already practice at mon on the GDB.

Sorry, you're a newb even though you spampractice the skill.

As many of you can guess, the chances of 'feign death' being implemented are somewhere between null and 0, as long as you divide by nil, and multiply the result by nothing.

Or to quote a philospher we all know and love:

"Nothin... times nothin... carry the nothin..."
-Jayne Cobb.
I seduced the daughters of men
And made the death of them.
I demanded human sacrifices
From the rest of them.
I became the spirit that haunted
And protected them.
And I lived in the tower of flame
But death collected them.
-War is my Destiny, Ill Bill
September 17, 2009, 06:01:20 PM #17
OK, but what about necksnap, man?
Quote from: Vanth on February 13, 2008, 05:27:50 PM
I'm gonna go all Gimfalisette on you guys and lay down some numbers.
September 17, 2009, 06:28:19 PM #18
After re-reading the necksnap thread:

Critical fail: You feign your death so hard that you die for reals!
September 17, 2009, 06:30:59 PM #19
Necksnap thread was so damn awesome :D
Quote from: Twilight on January 22, 2013, 08:17:47 PMGreb - To scavenge, forage, and if Whira is with you, loot the dead.
Grebber - One who grebs.
September 17, 2009, 06:39:07 PM #20
Why necksnap when you can flying dropkick?
September 17, 2009, 10:46:25 PM #21
Quote from: Shalooonsh on September 17, 2009, 05:58:18 PM
As many of you can guess, the chances of 'feign death' being implemented are somewhere between null and 0, as long as you divide by nil, and multiply the result by nothing.

I'm sorry to be pedantic, but you just broke my computer.

On the bright side, my FPU is now non-orientable.
The sword is sharp, the spear is long,
The arrow swift, the Gate is strong.
The heart is bold that looks on gold;
The dwarves no more shall suffer wrong.
September 18, 2009, 02:49:57 AM #22
LMFAO. I love it.


Guys it's not nice to pick on people, no matter how funny their ideas are. I actually like this one.
September 18, 2009, 11:22:11 AM #23
Quote from: RogueGunslinger on September 18, 2009, 02:49:57 AM
LMFAO. I love it.


Guys it's not nice to pick on people, no matter how funny their ideas are. I actually like this one.

     Didn't you know, RGS, we specialize in parade-raining in these parts.  The OP probably has an account note by now for the ideas he posts on the GDB.   :D
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

- Eleanor Roosevelt
September 18, 2009, 04:28:36 PM #24
Besides which...

FIND OUT IC.
Quote from: WarriorPoet
I play this game to pretend to chop muthafuckaz up with bone swords.
Quote from: SmuzI come to the GDB to roleplay being deep and wise.
Quote from: VanthSynthesis, you scare me a little bit.
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