Dudley's dungeon -- Tuesday, 26 April, 2005

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Plague	April 26, 2005 00:19
First comment: 31 January, 2005	102 comments written
So mortals listened not to my warning, they shall eat bitter food and drink bitter waterDay after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere Nor any drop to drink. [ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details., Plague now blows his hornRoland hath set the Olifant to his mouth, He grasps it well, and with great virtue sounds. High are those peaks, afar it rings and loud, Thirty great leagues they hear its echoes mount. So Charles heard, and all his comrades round; Then said that King: "Battle they do, our counts!" And Guenelun answered, contrarious: "That were a lie, in any other mouth." [ The Song of Roland ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. this morning. Appears at thine feet the object of thine slaughter: a newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of its time in the water. [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ] "Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and howlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble." [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details., and sink, and a demonIt is often very hard to discover what any given Demon looks like, apart from a general impression of large size, huge fangs, staring eyes, many limbs, and an odd color; but all accounts agree that Demons are very powerful, very Magic (in a nonhuman manner), and made of some substance that can squeeze through a keyhole yet not be pierced with a Sword. This makes them difficult to deal with, even on the rare occasions when they are friendly. [ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. daughter.
Kernigh	April 26, 2005 00:29
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
What do you want to eat? [bBQ or ?*] I want to eat scrolls and gems. You eat a scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone, With many a scalding tear and many a groan, When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand, Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand. I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd-- I caught a finger: but the downward weight O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst The comfortable sun. I was athirst To search the book, and in the warming air Parted its dripping leaves with eager care. Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on My soul page after page, till well-nigh won Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied, I read these words, and read again, and tried My eyes against the heavens, and read again. [ Endymion, by John Keats ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. labeled XIXAXA XOXAXA XUXAXA. You have consumed a scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone, With many a scalding tear and many a groan, When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand, Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand. I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd-- I caught a finger: but the downward weight O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst The comfortable sun. I was athirst To search the book, and in the warming air Parted its dripping leaves with eager care. Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on My soul page after page, till well-nigh won Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied, I read these words, and read again, and tried My eyes against the heavens, and read again. [ Endymion, by John Keats ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. of genocide! What class of food do you wish to genocide? %
Plague	April 26, 2005 02:54
First comment: 31 January, 2005	102 comments written
Kernigh, Kernigh, bliss you naught know, ye who words fill from head to toe, slay not corpse, rather slay thine foes, or I shall present ye the gift of throes it gets weaker and weaker...
Nameless	April 26, 2005 04:32
First comment: 29 December, 2004	281 comments written
A strange crusade, a precious time, A dungeon that's both yours and mineMade by Dwarfs. The Rule here is that the Mine is either long deserted or at most is inhabited by a few survivors who will make confused claims to have been driven out/decimated by humans/ other Dwarfs/Minions of the Dark Lord. Inhabited or not, this Mine will be very complex, with many levels of galleries, beautifully carved and engineered. What was being mined here is not always evident, but at least some of the time it will appear to have been Jewels, since it is customary to find unwanted emeralds, etc., still embedded in the rock of the walls. Metal will also be present, but only when made up into armor and weapons (_wondrous_). [ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.. To comit to our Dudley's questMany, possibly most, Tours are organized as a Quest. This is like a large-scale treasure hunt, with clues scattered all over the continent, a few false leads, Mystical Masters as game-show hosts, and the Dark Lord and the Terrain to make the Quest interestingly difficult. [...] In order to be assured of your future custom, the Management has a further Rule: Tourists, far from being rewarded for achieving their Quest Object, must then go on to conquer the Dark Lord or set about Saving the World, or both. And why not? By then you will have had a lot of practice in that sort of thing and, besides, the Quest Object is usually designed to help you do it. [ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details., humourous style presents the best. Yet strange traditions start to grow. Who started it? I do not know. A lymeric; a careless rhyme, these odd comments just grew in time. For the people I think the best: Please put these useless rhymes to rest! Anyway, nice comic.
korodzik@poczta.onet.pl	April 26, 2005 08:09
First comment: 20 April, 2005	23 comments written
Mmm. Barbecue.
Anonymous	April 26, 2005 14:18
First comment: 3 September, 2004	29 comments written
Could you two lay off the poetry? It's starting to get a little irritating.
Plague	April 26, 2005 23:56
First comment: 31 January, 2005	102 comments written
I give to the anonymous mortal.
Anonymous Mortal	July 4, 2005 17:07
First comment: 4 July, 2005	1 comments written
Ooh, thanks eats it right up
Plague	July 15, 2005 21:37
First comment: 31 January, 2005	102 comments written
Anonymous Mortal, read from the top :)
Fathead	May 31, 2006 22:10
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
One time I got [ANY or ?*]
Schnee	October 23, 2006 14:17
First comment: 10 November, 2004	76 comments written
Poor guy. :)
Grognor	April 12, 2007 06:12
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
I found Kernigh's post hilarious, so the comic gets excellent. Hell, I forgot the content of the strip itself.

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