One Small Line of Code for Staff...

[quickslash]

...one giant leap of convenience for players. Who supports the following?

100hp 100mv 100st>
contact dude
You contact the dude.

You suffer from use of the way.

100hp 100mv 65st>

psi Sorry about your carpet dude.
You send a telepathic message to the dude:
  "Sorry about your carpet dude."

You suffer from use of the way.

100hp 100mv 45st>

The dude sends you a telepathic message:
 "Yeah man that thing really tied the room together."

You suffer from use of the way.

100hp 100mv 25st>

psi It sure did Lebowski.

You send a telepathic message to the dude:
 "It sure did Lebowski."

You suffer from use of the way.

Your psionic connection begins to make you feel faint.

100hp 100mv 12mv>



Completely realistic- your PC would realize this. More playability- few people get robbed and/or killed for completely immersion breaking and disheartening reasons. I can't imagine a single argument against this that isn't petty drivel, but if you vote no I challenge you to hit me with your best.

[Reiloth]

The only adjustment I would make is "You begin to feel very faint from over-exertion." With recent changes, stun is affected by more than just psionic abilities.

[BlackMagic0]

I support this addition to the code.  Since it'd help not only the newbies that do not know to keep a eye on their stun.. but those that just forget. And your character would know what is going on with his own head....

[Marshmellow]

I would suggest also having it trigger ONLY when something that actively drains stun occurs, not just when your stun is low.  The premier (only) example being, of course, "You suffer from use of the Way."

[HavokBlue]

I don't see any reason not to do this, but in the mean time, I imagine you could probably set up your client to do the same thing. Dunno, I fail at that sort of stuff.

[Nyr]

Death breaks my immersion, too.  I submit we revoke permadeath! 

[Marc]

You begin to feel faint.    when you hit a certain % of total stun?  20-25%?  Doesn't matter if it's combat, psionics or whatever then.
Tagged on to strikes like reeling, I don't believe it would add to the spam terribly.  It could also then accompany each of the way usage messages.

A thick figure in a duster bludgeons your head very hard.
You reel from the blow.
You begin to feel faint.

You suffer from use of the Way.
You begin to feel faint.


+1 op

[quickslash]

Death breaks my immersion, too.  I submit we revoke permadeath! 

...ah.

[drunkendwarf]

Death breaks my immersion, too.  I submit we revoke permadeath! 

Was that meant as a joke or as a snide way of saying you didn't support his argument?

[quickslash]

I'm pretty sure Nyr voted no.

[musashi]

I voted yes, but I have to admit that aside from helping out n00bs I don't think the addition is desperately required.

It would be nice, absolutely.

I just wouldn't think of it as a very high priority item.

So long as it didn't take too much time for one of the coders to plug in, I say sure. A warning before blacking out would be nice.

Although I wonder what would happen if you got sapped and went from being fine, to passed out in a single go.

A thick figure in a duster bludgeons your head very hard.
You reel from the blow.
You begin to feel faint.
Your vision goes black.

[RogueGunslinger]

That doesn't look bad. Whats the issue?

[musashi]

I think it's aesthetically a bit clunky.

But that's just my opinion. I could live with that as well.

Like I said, all in all I think sure, why not? So long as it wouldn't take the coders too long to put it in.

[Anaiah]

I voted yes, but I have to admit that aside from helping out n00bs I don't think the addition is desperately required.

It would be nice, absolutely.

I just wouldn't think of it as a very high priority item.

So long as it didn't take too much time for one of the coders to plug in, I say sure. A warning before blacking out would be nice.

Although I wonder what would happen if you got sapped and went from being fine, to passed out in a single go.

A thick figure in a duster bludgeons your head very hard.
You reel from the blow.
You begin to feel faint.
Your vision goes black.

I voted no. I don't think it would be so nice once you get that every time any stun message comes up around that %. I think you'll find that it would be very, very spammy, and serve little point ultimately. That's just my personal opinion though.

[quickslash]

One warning at a certain percentage wouldn't be spammy.

[Yam]

It could be if you kept hovering around there.

I don't think I would mind it either way. I've never had a problem not noticing my stun.

[bcw81]

One warning at a certain percentage wouldn't be spammy.

It would if it did it at anything below that percent. Say it's set at <20%, any time you gain or lose even one stun past 20% you would get that message.

[musashi]

It could be if you kept hovering around there.

I don't think I would mind it either way. I've never had a problem not noticing my stun.

This is how I feel about it too.

[Morrolan]

I do like it.

But I would prefer "You feel faint." over "You begin to feel faint."

And it should probably be on a toggle, so those who don't like it never have to see it.

PS  On a failed constitution check, I would like it if it set off a hemote of some sort.  Let perceptive people notice that you seem a bit faint, unsteady, or something.

[Cindy42]

I do like it.

But I would prefer "You feel faint." over "You begin to feel faint."

And it should probably be on a toggle, so those who don't like it never have to see it.

PS  On a failed constitution check, I would like it if it set off a hemote of some sort.  Let perceptive people notice that you seem a bit faint, unsteady, or something.

win

[musashi]

PS  On a failed constitution check, I would like it if it set off a hemote of some sort.  Let perceptive people notice that you seem a bit faint, unsteady, or something.

This I like.

[Morgenes]

I like the ideas here, but why is this limited to stun?  Why shouldn't all of the 'points' have a similar 'low level' warning and hemote?  Why not a 'You feel pain all over and are nearing death.' message or 'You feel very tired.' or 'Your energy reserves are low' for the others?

[Reiloth]

I like the ideas here, but why is this limited to stun?  Why shouldn't all of the 'points' have a similar 'low level' warning and hemote?  Why not a 'You feel pain all over and are nearing death.' message or 'You feel very tired.' or 'Your energy reserves are low' for the others?

To be fair, you can see if someone is 'near death' or bleeding heavily, and you can tell if they are exhausted, but you can't tell if they look out of sorts. (Have low stun).

[Morgenes]

Then following that argument we should have an indicator in look or assess that would show their apparent mental fatigue state.

Why is a warning message for stun ok, but not for hp, mana or stamina?

[SMuz]

You really shouldn't be 'hovering' around the point where you're about to pass out, unless it was a fistfight or something

I like the ideas here, but why is this limited to stun?  Why shouldn't all of the 'points' have a similar 'low level' warning and hemote?  Why not a 'You feel pain all over and are nearing death.' message or 'You feel very tired.' or 'Your energy reserves are low' for the others?

Because it's a very common problem from psionics? Most people watch their hp carefully in battle. No reason not to add it; nobody actually wants to fight to near death.

I could see stamina being very useful, though. I tend to push my character harder than most of them would psychologically go, and some kind of reminder would be helpful.

At a low level hp, I'd rather have a setting for auto-flee, ala 'wimpy' or whatever it's called in those generic MUDs. I have a horrible connection and I find it quite annoying that I'm unable to hunt or go anywhere where I could get backstabbed when my net connection is acting up, because I fear they'd be dead in the 2-5 seconds it takes to reconnect.

Maybe it could be modifiable. e.g.
> warn st 15
You will now get a warning when your stun is below 15

> warn hp 70
You will now get a warning when your health is below 70
(useful for sparring, etc)


If you don't like it, just set it to 0.
-3hp 30mv 25st>
You feel the mantis head approaching.