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[King Kitteh]

What way are we taking this?

Is it meant to be serious, or are we making them jokes? Or a mix?

That said, we could easily make two lists. Would be a shame to waste all these excellent ideas so far.

[Meph]

If there are enough serious suggestions, the easter eggs can stay. I dont mind them.

"he likes dwarves for their baby shields".

[King Kitteh]

Urist likes Wolverine Men for their useful bones.
Urist likes Wolverine Men for their angst.
Urist likes Cyclopes for their stylish shades.
Urist likes Penguins for their tap dancing.

[Egan_BW]

likes Deities for their Great Chests.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

urist likes cats for their deaths from walking over tavern floors

No longer a thing. 'Twas bugfixed, and is forever gone.

urist likes dwarves for their similarity to himself

Keep in mind that humans, elves, and goblins all use the prefstrings, although the average player probably won't see that. So an female elf would like dwarves for their similarity to himself? (I'm not sure if [PRO_POS] is a thing for prefstrings, so avoid using him/his/he for references to oneself.)

[NJW2000]

elves for their devotion to nature

goblins for their devotion to evil

dwarves for their unending avarice

humans for their great height

trolls for their shaggy hides

kobolds for their scurrying
kobolds for their babbling
kobolds for their thieving nature

gremlins for their mischevous ways
cats for their insistent mewling

sheep for their idiotic expressions
cave crocodiles for their terrifying jaws

lions for their noble ferocity
deer for their agile bounding

is this right? Because I like small writing excercise type things, and could spam the hell out of this thread if it were actually happening.

[Meph]

is this right? Because I like small writing excercise type things, and could spam the hell out of this thread if it were actually happening.

I'll certainly make a mod out of this once a huge collection is here.

and its right enough. technically it should look like this:

Code: [Select]

elf
[PREFSTRING:devotion to nature]
DF adds the "for their" automatically.

[NJW2000]

so... what would the best format be?

Actually, I can just use this.

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roc
[PREFSTRING:majestic flight]

giant kea
[PREFSTRING:freakish wingspan]

cat
[PREFSTRING:delicious taste]

mule
[PREFSTRING:manageable breeding habits]

donkey
[PREFSTRING:stubborn nature]

goose
[PREFSTRING:excellent drippings.]

guineafowl
[PREFSTRING:indescribable eggs]

yak
[PREFSTRING:stalwart frames]

water buffalo
[PREFSTRING:magnificent horns]

two-humped camel
[PREFSTRING:durable toes]



[Bumber]

peahen
[PREFSTRING:wonderful, valuable feathers]

Only the cocks have valuable feathers. The hens look like this:

[NJW2000]

good point

amethyst man
[PREFSTRING:valuable composition]

blind cave bear
[PREFSTRING:ferocious roars]

blind cave ogre
[PREFSTRING:easy adaption of weapons and armour]

blood man
[PREFSTRING:revolting stench]

bloodman
[PREFSTRING:freakish nature]

bugbat
[PREFSTRING:long furry antennae]

cave blob
[PREFSTRING:rolls of fat]

cave crocodile
[PREFSTRING:ability to kill the incautious]

cave dragon
[PREFSTRING:resemblance to their nobler relatives]

cave floater
[PREFSTRING:noxious sprays]

Man, why do dwarves like these things? They literally do nothing but spray poisonous vapour, even when dead and treated.

creeping eye
[PREFSTRING:watchful gaze]

crundle
[PREFSTRING:voracious hordes]

draltha
[PREFSTRING:immense size]

draltha
[PREFSTRING:gentle natures]

drunian
[PREFSTRING:mischievous bounding]

elk bird
[PREFSTRING:stunted wings]

fire imp
[PREFSTRING:resplendent fireballs]

fire man
[PREFSTRING:ashen remains]

[Bumber]

blind cave ogre
[PREFSTRING:godlike fighting abilities]

Let's leave 'godlike' fighting for creatures that pose an actual sort of threat, shall we?

[NJW2000]

Sure, but someone's evidently never dropped a bunch of weapons and armour on these guys in a danger room

[Findulidas]

Dont all animals already have prefstrings? Do you want additional ones is that it?

Tick
[PREFSTRING:careful crawling]
Tick-man
[PREFSTRING:scary mouths]
Giant tick
[PREFSTRING:awe inspiring bodies]
Louse
[PREFSTRING:miniscule bodies]
Louse man
[PREFSTRING:bizarre speech]
Giant louse
[PREFSTRING:alien biology]
Thrips
[PREFSTRING:strange wings]
Thrips man
[PREFSTRING:restless creeping movements]
Giant thrips
[PREFSTRING:biological implications]
Slug
[PREFSTRING:harmless behavior]
Slug man
[PREFSTRING:curious eyes]
Giant slug
[PREFSTRING:soft body]
Mosquito
[PREFSTRING:stubborn nature]
Mosquito man
[PREFSTRING:strange probuscis]
Giant mosquito
[PREFSTRING:amazing ability to suck]
Jumping spider
[PREFSTRING:pouncing ability]
JUMPING_SPIDER_MAN
[PREFSTRING:eight impressive eyes]
Giant jumping spider
[PREFSTRING:quick scuttering]
TERMITE
[PREFSTRING:unique mounds]
MOON_SNAIL
[PREFSTRING:colorful pattern]
MOON_SNAIL_MAN
[PREFSTRING:intense colors]
GIANT_MOON_SNAIL
[PREFSTRING:unique shell]
SPIDER_BROWN_RECLUSE
[PREFSTRING:infamous venom]
BROWN_RECLUSE_SPIDER_MAN
[PREFSTRING:scary bite]
GIANT_BROWN_RECLUSE_SPIDER
[PREFSTRING:webs]
SNAIL
[PREFSTRING:twisting shell]
SNAIL_MAN
[PREFSTRING:amazing epiphragm]
GIANT_SNAIL
[PREFSTRING:determined crawl]
GECKO_LEOPARD
[PREFSTRING:natural camouflage]
LEOPARD_GECKO_MAN
[PREFSTRING:amazing climbing ability]
GIANT_LEOPARD_GECKO
[PREFSTRING:striking spots]

[Meph]

Not only animals, plants also have pref-strings.

Yes, they do. But the vanilla strings can be a bit... lacking. here an example, all strings from plant_crops:

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Line 43: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 88: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 133: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 178: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 223: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 268: [PREFSTRING:wine]
Line 316: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 356: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 388: [PREFSTRING:sprouts]
Line 439: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 488: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 539: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 586: [PREFSTRING:popped kernels]
Line 634: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 688: [PREFSTRING:beer]
Line 727: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 790: [PREFSTRING:striking color]
Line 849: [PREFSTRING:striking color]
Line 908: [PREFSTRING:striking color]
Line 946: [PREFSTRING:leaves]
Line 985: [PREFSTRING:leaf coloration]
Line 1036: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 1081: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 1126: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 1171: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 1216: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 1261: [PREFSTRING:grain]
Line 1320: [PREFSTRING:flowers]
Line 1360: [PREFSTRING:fibrous stems]
Line 1430: [PREFSTRING:leaves]
Line 1488: [PREFSTRING:flowers]
Line 1525: [PREFSTRING:useful stems]
Line 1583: [PREFSTRING:flowers]
Line 1626: [PREFSTRING:useful stems]
Single words. grain grain grain, beer beer beer. This could be much more interesting. I mean, do it like the gladiator: "he likes wheats for their slow movement in the wind and the feel of their fine fibers on the fingertips when running a hand through them, lost in thought."

[jecowa]

Single words. grain grain grain, beer beer beer. This could be much more interesting. I mean, do it like the gladiator: "he likes wheats for their slow movement in the wind and the feel of their fine fibers on the fingertips when running a hand through them, lost in thought."

I thought the "beer" ones were kind of funny.