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General => Code Discussion => Topic started by: Eyeball on July 04, 2015, 11:15:41 PM

Title: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: Eyeball on July 04, 2015, 11:15:41 PM
The idea being a skill that lets one dimly sense significant events of the past when standing where they happened.

Or it doesn't have to be a skill.. maybe some tea spiked with a special plant or something could be prepared to give people visions.

Rooms where significant past events occurred could have some historical text attached to them. The text would become visible, in whole or part, when the skill or ritual is used.
Title: Re: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: MeTekillot on July 04, 2015, 11:34:58 PM
Could be a spice thing.
Title: Re: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: Armaddict on July 04, 2015, 11:43:41 PM
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
You sense trauma.  An insect-like scrab killed a chalton here.
Title: Re: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: RogueGunslinger on July 04, 2015, 11:44:01 PM
LOL, Armaddict.

I like the idea.
Title: Re: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: Eyeball on July 04, 2015, 11:54:06 PM
Significant past events. Not that someone forgot to pack a tent and was pissed about it.

It would require that some historical text be written up in the same way room descs are. Player submissions could work here.
Title: Re: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: Malken on July 05, 2015, 08:38:50 AM
How would you twink up that skill?
Title: Re: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: Armaddict on July 05, 2015, 08:56:57 AM
We should call it 'lore'.

And you twink it up by trying to identify items.  "This sword design was made famous by Sujaal."

Half serious.  Because while this is basically lore, this would also be kind of a pain.
Title: Re: A 'pastsense' skill?
Post by: ibusoe on July 05, 2015, 06:42:37 PM
Quote from: Eyeball on July 04, 2015, 11:15:41 PM
The idea being a skill that lets one dimly sense significant events of the past when standing where they happened.

Or it doesn't have to be a skill.. maybe some tea spiked with a special plant or something could be prepared to give people visions.

Rooms where significant past events occurred could have some historical text attached to them. The text would become visible, in whole or part, when the skill or ritual is used.

This is quite frankly the awesomest idea this MUD has seen in a long time.

EDIT:  And the best part is, it unbalances nothing.