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Goblins

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Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« on: January 12, 2015, 01:32:10 pm »
Describe Dwarf Fortress in less than 20 words.

For me it would be;

A game of alcoholic idiots controlled by an even worse idiot, the player!
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Edit: BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! A goblin just got gelded by a copper mace in a weapon trap! This game is the greatest.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2015, 02:33:55 pm »
Magma.

Alternatively:

Death.
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Quote from: NJW2000 on June 27, 2015, 06:15:36 pm
And yet another bit of proof that RNG is toying with us. We do 1984, it does animal farm
Quote from: Max™ on October 27, 2015, 05:59:30 am
...why do your hydras have two more heads than mine? 
Does that mean male hydras... oh god dammit.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2015, 02:36:04 pm »
Asperger's FTW

(I'm allowed - I've been formally diagnosed with it by a professional)
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2015, 02:37:21 pm »

A game of unruly, murderous letters.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2015, 02:39:50 pm »
Build a fortress.  Watch bad things happen.  Try to stay alive.

You won't.

There, 13 words.
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I'm new to succession forts in general, yes, but do all forts designed by multiple overseers inevitably degenerate into a body-filled labyrinth of chaos and despair like this? Or is this just a Battlefailed thing?

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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2015, 02:46:32 pm »
Losing is !!FÜÑ!!
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2015, 02:51:12 pm »
You build stuff.  Then everything catches on fire and dies.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2015, 02:59:07 pm »
Quote from: Lord_lemonpie on January 12, 2015, 02:46:32 pm
Losing is !!FÜÑ!!
This can be shortened to just "FUN".

Also, either "Pyschopathy", "Sociopathy" or "Random batshit insanity through midgets" would work.

Quote from: Badger Storm on January 12, 2015, 02:51:12 pm
You build stuff.  Then everything catches on fire and dies.
I really like this one.
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Quote from: NJW2000 on June 27, 2015, 06:15:36 pm
And yet another bit of proof that RNG is toying with us. We do 1984, it does animal farm
Quote from: Max™ on October 27, 2015, 05:59:30 am
...why do your hydras have two more heads than mine? 
Does that mean male hydras... oh god dammit.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2015, 03:07:58 pm »
Tragedy simulation

That should cover most use cases, or at least the worthwhile ones...
I thought about genocide simulator, but we also use controlled tragedy, such as the child care.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2015, 03:17:04 pm »
Quote from: Dwarf4Explosives on January 12, 2015, 02:59:07 pm
Quote from: Lord_lemonpie on January 12, 2015, 02:46:32 pm
Losing is !!FÜÑ!!
This can be shortened to just "FUN".

Actually, no. !!FÜÑ!! in fact depicts a giant frog, a human, and a night creature, all of them on fire.

EDIT: A human guard is trying to kill a distraught frog during a forest fire, when a flaming goblin corpse sneaks up from behind...
« Last Edit: January 12, 2015, 03:27:10 pm by surqimus »
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2015, 03:27:21 pm »
Quote from: surqimus on January 12, 2015, 03:17:04 pm
Quote from: Dwarf4Explosives on January 12, 2015, 02:59:07 pm
Quote from: Lord_lemonpie on January 12, 2015, 02:46:32 pm
Losing is !!FÜÑ!!
This can be shortened to just "FUN".

Actually, no. !!FÜÑ!! in fact depicts a giant frog, a human, and a night creature, all of them on fire.
This is indeed what i meant :D. Normal FUN is too mainstream, we need fire, Giant frogs, human soldiers and zombies!
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2015, 03:55:58 pm »
Take the good with the bad and you'll have no reason to cry.
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2015, 04:14:10 pm »
Quote from: BoredVirulence on January 12, 2015, 03:07:58 pm
Tragedy simulation

That should cover most use cases, or at least the worthwhile ones...
I thought about genocide simulator, but we also use controlled tragedy, such as the child care.
I'm partial to the infamous "crimes against nature simulator" quote myself, but each to their own.
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Quote from: NJW2000 on June 27, 2015, 06:15:36 pm
And yet another bit of proof that RNG is toying with us. We do 1984, it does animal farm
Quote from: Max™ on October 27, 2015, 05:59:30 am
...why do your hydras have two more heads than mine? 
Does that mean male hydras... oh god dammit.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2015, 04:25:26 pm »
Head-shaking wererats, atom-smashed kids, stupid-hippie elves and pet bugbats!
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Re: Dwarf Fortress in Less Than 20 Words
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2015, 11:24:09 pm »
Pit designated kitten blood power demon pike hallway simulator.
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