############################################################ # godspeak.txt contains the messages for divine speech. # # For an explanation of how to read godspeak.txt and how to # add new messages, see monster_speech.txt in the docs # directory. ############################################################ %%%% # fall-back in case a keyword can't be found Xom general effect Xom snickers. "How about this?" "Let's try an experiment, hmmm?" w:1 "I wonder... What does this button do?" %%%% ############################## # Xom throwing stuff at you. ############################## Xom general gift Xom grants you a gift! "Here." Xom's generous nature manifests itself. Xom grants you an implement of some kind. "Take this instrument of something!" "Take this token of my esteem." Xom smiles on you. %%%% # Xom will give you a ring or amulet you can't currently use, due to # cursed equipment. Xom cursed gift "Perhaps you should try this instead." "Maybe this would work better." "Catch!" w:1 "Vanity is a pleasure." %%%% # If you're wearing a cursed ring, Xom will give you another ring. Xom ring gift "Try this." "Take this!" "Catch!" w:1 "There is a nice ring to it." %%%% # Xom will choose a weapon of a different subtype from the one you're # currently wielding. Xom weapon gift "Perhaps you should try this instead." "Have you considered using one of these?" "How about this?" w:1 "Variety is the spice of life." %%%% # If you're wearing a cursed cloak, Xom will give you either a cloak # or body armour. Xom armour gift "Perhaps you should try this instead." "Have you considered wearing one of these?" "Here you go." w:1 "It's marvellous!" %%%% #################### # friendly summons #################### Xom single summon "Serve the mortal, my child!" "Serve the toy, my child!" Xom opens a gate. %%%% Xom single holy summon "Serve the mortal, my confused child!" "Serve the toy, my child of exile!" Xom calls in a curious servant of another god. Xom lures something onto this plane. "A toy for the toy!" "I wonder which toy lasts longer." Xom opens a gate. %%%% # higher demonic being Xom single major demon summon Xom grants you a demonic assistant. Xom grants you a demonic servitor. Xom opens a gate. %%%% Xom single major holy summon Xom grants you an assistant from another god. Xom beguiles another god's servant into helping you. "Where'd that come from? Oh, well." You wonder where Xom got that toy from. Xom seems to have successfully tricked another god. Xom opens a gate. %%%% # several demons Xom multiple summons "Serve the mortal, my children!" Xom grants you some temporary aid. Xom momentarily opens a gate. %%%% # holy beings and demons at the same time Xom multiple mixed summons Xom calls in some mixed company. "Serve the toy, my motley children!" Xom sends help from the ranks of the outcast. "Oh, what a happy playground." Xom manages to trick several beings into existence. Xom snickers at the variety. Xom momentarily opens several gates. %%%% Xom multiple holy summons Xom stirs up dislodged servants of other gods. Xom summons wayward servants of other gods. Xom tricks other gods for their servants. "Different god, different toy." Xom momentarily opens a gate. %%%% # changing the scenery Xom scenery Xom briefly touches your surroundings. Xom adds some personal touches to your environment. Xom complains about the scenery! Xom alters the dungeon around you. "There, this looks better." "Just a minor improvement..." %%%% ################## # Xom nastiness ################## # miscast strength 0, mostly harmless Xom zero miscast effect Xom almost notices you. Xom's attention almost turns to you for a moment. Xom's power almost touches on you for a moment. You almost hear Xom's maniacal laughter. %%%% # miscast strength random2(2), harmless/annoying Xom minor miscast effect Xom notices you. Xom's attention turns to you for a moment. Xom's power touches on you for a moment. You hear Xom's maniacal laughter. %%%% # miscast strength random2(3), mostly annoying Xom medium miscast effect @Xom minor miscast effect@ %%%% # miscast strength random2(4), up to really nasty Xom major miscast effect "Try this." Xom's attention turns to you. Xom's power touches on you. Xom giggles. w:1 "Running a series of toy crash tests now." %%%% Xom lose stats "Suffer!" Xom's malign attention turns to you for a moment. Xom's power touches on you for a moment. You hear Xom's maniacal laughter. %%%% Xom rearrange the pieces Xom decides to rearrange the pieces. "First here, now there." "This might be better!" %%%% Xom swap weapons @Xom rearrange the pieces@ %%%% Xom teleportation journey "Whee!" "Let's go for a ride!" "Where it stops, nobody knows!" Xom twists space around you. %%%% Xom confusion "Heh heh heh..." Xom's power touches on your mind for a moment. Xom titters. %%%% # 25% chance of draining, else torment Xom draining or torment "You have displeased me, mortal." "You have grown too confident for your meagre worth." Xom's power touches on you for a moment. You hear Xom's maniacal laughter. %%%% # 25% chance dancing weapon, else summon hostile monster Xom hostile monster "Time to have some fun!" "Fight to survive, mortal." "Let's see if it's strong enough to survive yet." You hear Xom's maniacal laughter. %%%% Xom animate monster weapon @Xom hostile monster@ %%%% Xom banishment "You have grown too comfortable in your little world, mortal!" Xom casts you into the Abyss! The world seems to spin as Xom's maniacal laughter rings in your ears. %%%% Xom revert banishment w:30 "Kidding!" "On second thought, though..." "No, I've changed my mind." Xom pulls you back into the comparable quietude of the dungeon. %%%% # Xom upgrades a nearby hostile monster's weapon to a chaos brand Xom chaos upgrade Xom's power touches on a nearby weapon. "Have a taste of chaos, mortal." Xom chortles. %%%% ##################### # other effects ##################### Xom potion effect "Go forth and destroy!" "Go forth and cause havoc, mortal!" Xom grants you a minor favour. Xom smiles on you. %%%% # cast a random spell Xom spell effect Xom's power flows through you! Xom plays with reality for a moment. Xom guffaws. %%%% # turns walls into glass Xom vitrification You feel watched. Everything around seems to assume a strange transparency. The walls suddenly lose part of their structure. Xom alters the dungeon around you. %%%% # strengthens friendlies, weakens hostiles Xom good monster polymorph "This might be better!" "Hum-dee-hum-dee-hum..." Xom's power touches on a nearby monster. You hear Xom's avuncular chuckle. %%%% # weakens friendlies, strengthens hostiles Xom bad monster polymorph @Xom good monster polymorph@ %%%% Xom good mutations "You need some minor adjustments, mortal!" "Let me alter your pitiful body." Xom's power touches on you for a moment. You hear Xom's maniacal cackling. %%%% Xom random mutations "You need some minor improvements, mortal!" "Let me alter your body." Xom's power brushes against you for a moment. You hear Xom's avuncular chuckle. %%%% Xom accidental homicide "Oops, I didn't mean to do *that*!" %%%% Xom weird death "How'd *that* happen? Weird." %%%% Xom resurrection "Let me repair your body." Xom tricks Death into leaving you alone. Xom's maniacal laughter scares Death away. Xom's power revives you. Xom brings you back to life. Xom smiles on you. %%%% Xom repel stairs Xom changes the scenery. Xom pokes at a nearby @staircase@. "Tag, you're it!" Xom alters the dungeon around you. %%%% Xom life saving general "What? Wait, NO!" "Hey, things were just getting interesting!" "NOOOOOOO, not my @xom_plaything@!" "Not here, not now." Xom is feeling generous. %%%% Xom life saving actor w:20 @Xom life saving general@ "Hey, that's my @xom_plaything@!" "Oh no, you don't!" "That's my @xom_plaything@, go get your own one!" "Leave my @xom_plaything@ alone!" %%%% Xom boring death Xom yawns loudly! "Boring in life, boring in death..." "What!? That's it?" "I guess I need a new plaything now." "Huh? Did I miss anything?" %%%% # Xom laughing # (Currently only used post-game in response to "You die...") Xom laughter Xom guffaws! Xom roars with laughter! Xom thinks this is hilarious! Xom is highly amused! Xom cackles wildly! Xom snickers! Xom laughs nastily! Xom howls with laughter! Xom bursts into laughter! Xom giggles madly! Xom titters! Xom chuckles heartily! Xom chortles! %%%% ############################################ # Beogh rants on destroying an orcish idol # ############################################ # Beogh's messiah has destroyed an idol Beogh idol follower Beogh fumes, "This is no small sin, orc. Repent!" Beogh whispers, "You will suffer for this misdeed." Beogh rages, "An eye for an eye..." %%%% # an unbelieving hill orc has destroyed an idol Beogh idol hill orc Beogh's voice booms out: "Heretic, die!" You hear Beogh's thundering voice: "Suffer, infidel!" Beogh roars, "Feel my power, apostate!" %%%% # a character of another species has destroyed an idol Beogh idol other Beogh is not amused by that idol's destruction. Beogh seems highly displeased. Your arrogance infuriates Beogh. Beogh utters a curse on your species. Beogh curses everyone not orcish, especially @player_genus_plural@. Beogh swears eternal hatred towards @player_god@. %%%% ##################################### # TSO rants on killing a holy being # ##################################### # an evil worshipper has killed a holy being TSO holy evil The Shining One thunders, "Cease your foul attacks on the divine!" The Shining One shouts, "That base death shall not go unavenged!" The Shining One shouts, "Your misdeeds are remembered unto the final battle!" The Shining One whispers, "The forces of light will burn you to a crisp." %%%% # a non-good worshipper or atheist has killed a holy being TSO holy other The Shining One says, "As holy lives are taken, so shall yours be." The Shining One warns, "Defile yourself no further with such kills." The Shining One demands, "It is time to choose between the fair and the foul." The Shining One says, "Martyrs are remembered forever." w:1 The Shining One says, "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." %%%% ########################################################## # Messages for the *player* using Zin's Recite invocation ########################################################## recite_start begin launch into embark on %%%% recite_what a poem about the sacred texts on the word of Zin on sonorously on loudly on %%%% zin_recite_speech_start w:40 begin reciting @axioms_of_law@ begin reciting @recite_what@ @recite_subject@ begin preaching about @recite_subject@ @recite_start@ a @lecture_modifier@ lecture about @recite_subject@ begin explaining in detail about @recite_subject@ begin explaining the importance of @important_subject@ @recite_start@ a @lecture_modifier@ sermon about @recite_subject@ @recite_start@ a @lecture_modifier@ speech about @recite_subject@ w:5 begin speaking about @recite_subject@ %%%% # the short form of the above, for continuing/stopping/finishing # reciting - order and weights must be the same as above! # doesn't need finishing interpunction zin_recite_speech_other w:50 reciting preaching your lecture w:20 your explanations your sermon w:15 your speech %%%% lecture_modifier lengthy passionate righteous stern %%%% axioms_of_law Zin's Axioms of Law. the Axioms of Law. the books of the Law. the sacred Law of Zin. %%%% # used for "explaining the importance of ..." important_subject # law w:50 @axioms_of_law@ the eternal Law. obedience to the Law. the one true way. # purity purity of body and mind. preserving your bodily integrity. keeping your body clean and pure. proper care of body and soul. # mutations avoiding mutations. just saying no to mutations. # respecting intelligent beings proper burial practice. # demons not dealing with demons. rejecting the service of demons. %%%% # the subject of your recital/lecture/whatever # needs the full dot or exclamation mark recite_subject w:120 @important_subject@ # first, law and order w:80 @axioms_of_law@ the Law and the prophets. the importance of the Law. # anti-mutation mutations, and how to avoid them. potions of Mutation - the devil's brew! Neqoxecs and Cacodemons - may they all be destroyed! # respecting intelligent beings a proper diet respecting intelligent beings. # necromancy and evil the evils of necromancy. undead, and why they are evil. # the gods the fall of Lugonu. the alliance of Zin and the Shining One. the alliance of Zin and Elyvilon. the lawlessness of @chaotic_god@. the evilness of @evil_god@. %%%% chaotic_god Xom Makhleb Lugonu Jiyva %%%% evil_god Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Yredelemnul Beogh Lugonu %%%%