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[LumenPlacidum]

Miasma just means a bad smell.

On the contrary.

That was a theory created in the Middle Ages to explain disease, but now we know that disease is spread by bacteria.

However, there's no reason to assume that all worlds are like that. As fantasy elements go, challenging the germ theory of disease is a pretty mild change.

[Balor]

Well, I think that making miasma an inhaled poison that causes vomiting in higher concetrations is quite plausible, don't you think?

"I tested out these and the poison effects by making the berserk test dwarf breathe dwarven blood vapor that was linked to an inhaled poison effect that caused immediate pain throughout the body."

Wicked! Please, leave it for Armok-worshipping berserks .

[Aqizzar]

God is this release going to be fun.  Especially the first few versions before most of the bugs are ironed out.

Material projectiles?  Illness effect links?  Sprayable attacks and/or constant release clouds?

I tested out these and the poison effects by making the berserk test dwarf breathe dwarven blood vapor that was linked to an inhaled poison effect that caused immediate pain throughout the body.

Best game in the world.  I want it now!

[Zai]

I tested out these and the poison effects by making the berserk test dwarf breathe dwarven blood vapor that was linked to an inhaled poison effect that caused immediate pain throughout the body.

Best game in the world.

Was there ever any doubt?

[Footkerchief]

"liquid/solid glob projectiles" -- wow.  I don't even know what that has to do with breath weapons, but I like it.  If the globs spatter on impact, that would be a kickass way to transfer a contact poison.

[Warlord255]

"liquid/solid glob projectiles" -- wow.  I don't even know what that has to do with breath weapons, but I like it.  If the globs spatter on impact, that would be a kickass way to transfer a contact poison.

Likewise, SOLID globs could possibly be turned into effective guns/cannon attacks for metal Colossi, if there's any initial damage effect from impact. If not, substitution with a short-lived, high-damage contact poison would do.

[brainfire]

Stray kitten coughs up a hairball!
The hairball strikes the kobold in the the head!
It is smashed into the body, an unrecognizable mass!

[bjlong]

Likewise, SOLID globs could possibly be turned into effective guns/cannon attacks for metal Colossi...

The Bronze Collosus sneezes.
A bronze glob shoots out!
It begins spinning!
The bronze glob strikes Urist McTissue in the head!
It is smashed into the body, an unrecognizable mass!
Urist McTissue has been struck down.

[Tormy]

"liquid/solid glob projectiles" -- wow.  I don't even know what that has to do with breath weapons, but I like it.  If the globs spatter on impact, that would be a kickass way to transfer a contact poison.

Yeah awesome stuff...the next version will keep the modders very busy I guess.... Oh boy! I guess I will mod in a lizardmen race and I will "give them" a special ranged attack. Breath Acid/Acid Splash or something along that line. 

*edit*
Toady I am seriously thinking about hitting that donation button again. 

[Neonivek]

Kinda funny (or possibly Ironic) that not too long ago people were complaining that Toady was concentrating too much on pointless stupid stuff.

Now all that "Pointless stupid stuff" IS what is making the game seem unbelievably awsome.

[Soadreqm]

However, it seems a bit off that the only way to employ inhaled poisons is with breath weapons. An "aura" system might be visually cluttering, but surely there must be other ways to use inhaled poisons?

For example, plants that explode, or trees that periodically "pollinate" the area with an equivalent breath weapon; maybe gaseous body layers could carry inhaled poisons that might transfer when leaked. At the very least, collapse dust and smoke ought to have some effect.

The poisonous forest of fungi from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind comes to mind. Some areas, like sufficiently evil swamps, might also have poison gasses hovering around for no obvious reason. I can imagine being forced to remain on high ground so the heavier-than-air miasma stuff won't make you dizzy or something.

[Warlord255]

However, it seems a bit off that the only way to employ inhaled poisons is with breath weapons. An "aura" system might be visually cluttering, but surely there must be other ways to use inhaled poisons?

For example, plants that explode, or trees that periodically "pollinate" the area with an equivalent breath weapon; maybe gaseous body layers could carry inhaled poisons that might transfer when leaked. At the very least, collapse dust and smoke ought to have some effect.

The poisonous forest of fungi from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind comes to mind. Some areas, like sufficiently evil swamps, might also have poison gasses hovering around for no obvious reason. I can imagine being forced to remain on high ground so the heavier-than-air miasma stuff won't make you dizzy or something.

If "aura" breath weapons could be applied to plants....

[JoRo]

For dangerous plants, perhaps you could make an immobile creature out of plant materials.  Though I guess you wouldn't be able to get new ones once you'd killed off any you started with.

[Rockphed]

For dangerous plants, perhaps you could make an immobile creature out of plant materials.  Though I guess you wouldn't be able to get new ones once you'd killed off any you started with.

Sure you could, you just need to buy them caged, then stick the cage where you want the thing to be, hook it up to a lever, pull the lever, forbid the cage and just let them breed!

[Warlord255]

For dangerous plants, perhaps you could make an immobile creature out of plant materials.  Though I guess you wouldn't be able to get new ones once you'd killed off any you started with.

See also: spawning at map edges.

The Ambush Predator tag from GCS (creature is invisible until discovered/attacking) with a Benign or non-aggression tag could work. That, or give it to vermin.