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[Christes]

Core59, LOVE AND ROMANCE, (Future): Though some of the dialog is likely to be an entertaining trainwreck, especially if coupled with a random poem generator (yes, that's a threat), love of all sorts is very important for driving stories and situations and needs to come in all over the place -- world generation, the world during play, dwarf mode and adventure mode.

The funny part is that it is probably really easy to do.  Actually it reminds me of a site I found a bit ago:

http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm

With a couple changes you get stuff like:

TRAVEL QUIETLY LIKE A BIG FORTRESS.
AH, DESOLATION!
ALL FORTRESSES COMMAND DARK, ROUGH DWARFS.
THE RUGGED CARP ROUGHLY LOVES THE FORTRESS.

[Dae]

http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm

It delivered me something of an advice for a new way of life.

NEVER DESIRE A TUNA.
DIE SWIFTLY LIKE A WARM MAINLAND.

GOLLY GOSH, LIFE!
WHY DOES THE PIRATE WAVE?
LORD, DEATH!

Life is short, indeed.

[Davion]

http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm

WHY DOES THE GUY EAT?
WHY DOES THE CAR SHOP?
OH, WORK!

Indeed, why does the car shop. Isn't that just a metaphor for life, really.

[TheSpaceMan]

http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm

WHY DOES THE GUY EAT?
WHY DOES THE CAR SHOP?
OH, WORK!

Indeed, why does the car shop. Isn't that just a metaphor for life, really.

GROW CALMLY LIKE A SMALL DONKEY.
THE GOBLIN WAVES LIKE A MISTY WHALE.
O, CAT!
WHY DOES THE DONKEY FALL?

[Nonanonymous]

http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm

WHY DOES THE GUY EAT?
WHY DOES THE CAR SHOP?
OH, WORK!

Indeed, why does the car shop. Isn't that just a metaphor for life, really.

GROW CALMLY LIKE A SMALL DONKEY.
THE GOBLIN WAVES LIKE A MISTY WHALE.
O, CAT!
WHY DOES THE DONKEY FALL?

THE DEAD MAST QUIETLY DESIRES THE CLOUD.
ALL WINDS FIGHT MISTY, COLD MASTS.
TRAVEL ROUGHLY LIKE A LIVELY REEF.
WHY DOES THE MOON WAVE?
THE RAINY SHIP QUIETLY DESIRES THE SHARK.

Toady, you need to make it possible for ships to become possesed whenever you get boats into the game, I want to sail on a ship that quietly desires a shark.

[Draco18s]

Core59, LOVE AND ROMANCE, (Future): Though some of the dialog is likely to be an entertaining trainwreck, especially if coupled with a random poem generator (yes, that's a threat), love of all sorts is very important for driving stories and situations and needs to come in all over the place -- world generation, the world during play, dwarf mode and adventure mode.

The funny part is that it is probably really easy to do.  Actually it reminds me of a site I found a bit ago:

http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm

With a couple changes you get stuff like:

TRAVEL QUIETLY LIKE A BIG FORTRESS.
AH, DESOLATION!
ALL FORTRESSES COMMAND DARK, ROUGH DWARFS.
THE RUGGED CARP ROUGHLY LOVES THE FORTRESS.

Added to the Quote Archive.

[erendor]

My first word-list altered attempt at the poem thing netted me this:

ENDURANCE, ADVENTURE, AND ADVENTURE.
STORMY, SMALL DOGS CALMLY KILL A DEAD, COLD ELF.
THE BIG CAT CALMLY DESIRES THE DWARF .
WHY DOES THE CAT GROW?

[Neoskel]

http://thinkzone.wlonk.com/PoemGen/PoemGen.htm

WHY DOES THE GUY EAT?
WHY DOES THE CAR SHOP?
OH, WORK!

Indeed, why does the car shop. Isn't that just a metaphor for life, really.

GROW CALMLY LIKE A SMALL DONKEY.
THE GOBLIN WAVES LIKE A MISTY WHALE.
O, CAT!
WHY DOES THE DONKEY FALL?

THE DEAD MAST QUIETLY DESIRES THE CLOUD.
ALL WINDS FIGHT MISTY, COLD MASTS.
TRAVEL ROUGHLY LIKE A LIVELY REEF.
WHY DOES THE MOON WAVE?
THE RAINY SHIP QUIETLY DESIRES THE SHARK.

Toady, you need to make it possible for ships to become possesed whenever you get boats into the game, I want to sail on a ship that quietly desires a shark.

LIFE IS A COLD PIRATE.
ENDURANCE IS A SMALL SHARK.
ALL REEFS FIGHT SMALL, MISTY MASTS.
THE COLD MAINLAND QUIETLY VIEWS THE SAILOR.


Yarr!!!brrrr.... *shivers* 

[ShadeJS]

OH, LOVE!
ALL CIGARETTES BUY FAST, NOISY GIRLS.
ACTION, DESOLATION, AND LOVE.

Hmm, seems to be talking about my real life

[Tormy]

OH, LOVE!
ALL CIGARETTES BUY FAST, NOISY GIRLS.
ACTION, DESOLATION, AND LOVE.

Hmm, seems to be talking about my real life

Shrugs, what happened to this thread? 

[Davion]

A more Dwarf Fortress-y poem:

LIFE IS A FACELESS JOB.
THE NOISY DOOR ROUGHLY FIGHTS THE LIGHT.

And:

DOORS TALK!
GOBLINS STOP!

Last one:

WHY DOES THE DEMON TALK?
NEVER FIGHT A DWARF.
DEATH IS AN OLD WORKER.

[sneakey pete]

Indeed, why does the car shop. Isn't that just a metaphor for life, really.

Friction. Its evil stuff you know

[MathijsBuster]

MISTY, FAST DWARFS CALMLY CARRY A DRY, DARK TOWER-CAP.
WHERE IS THE GRIMY GOBLIN?
GOD, DEATH!
GOBLINS GO!

... maybe we should make a seperate thread for these poem thingies as to not derail this thread any further.

[Bullion]

Holy shit, It's the holy grail:

NEVER GRAB A DWARF.
ELEPHANTS GO!
DWARFS WORK!
ELEPHANTS TALK!
NEVER DESIRE A CARP.

[Sean Mirrsen]

GO CALMLY LIKE A DEAD DRIVER.
NEVER FIGHT A TRUCK.

I like this one. Rather philosophic. I think in plain language it would be "No speeding!".