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Author Topic: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!  (Read 4515 times)

Jackrabbit

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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #60 on: April 24, 2009, 08:58:28 am »

A lignite coffin
an artifact one to boot
burns ferociously
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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #61 on: April 24, 2009, 09:51:52 am »

Really good Haiku
Does not need Such strict rules
Three lines build Haiku

River flowing Quickly
Through my fortress
Sorry Dwarves

(I'm serious in the first one, High school english teachs us that the 5-7-5 rule is a guildline, not a rule.  Personally, having read a few dozen haiku for a class, I can say that generally if you are conforming to the 5-7-5 rule you are limiting yourself unnecessarily.  It's the three connected statements that's important.)
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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #62 on: April 24, 2009, 10:11:12 am »

(I'm serious in the first one, High school english teachs us that the 5-7-5 rule is a guildline, not a rule.  Personally, having read a few dozen haiku for a class, I can say that generally if you are conforming to the 5-7-5 rule you are limiting yourself unnecessarily.  It's the three connected statements that's important.)

True, but since people are generally more familiar with the 5-7-5 rule than other forms, they tend to use it more.

Kobolds and Goblins
Skulking filth around the hoard
Orders: Seek and Kill!
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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #63 on: April 24, 2009, 03:32:53 pm »

One Dwarf
Giant Cave spider moves in
Urist McNorris kicks ass

Bad, I know-trying to describe the incident where a single unarmed, untrained dwarf of mine killed a giant cave spider.
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From Mr. Welch's 1350 things he is not allowed to do in a RPG:
148. There is no Gnomish Deathgrip, and even if there was, it wouldn't involve tongs.
171. My character's dying words are not allowed to be "Hastur, Hastur, Hastur"
218. No matter my alignment, organizing halfling pit fights is a violation.
231. I am not allowed to do anything that would make a Sith Lord cry.
240. Any character with more than three skills specializing in chainsaw is vetoed.

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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #64 on: April 24, 2009, 11:11:22 pm »

My first artifact
i know it will be awesome
A freaking coffin

A coffin is good!
Instant royal mausoleum!
Put your king in one.

Good idea but
Runtime error killed my fort
Will do that next time
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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #65 on: April 25, 2009, 02:25:45 am »

Craftsman goes berserk
Kicks baby in the kidney
A tale here be told
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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #66 on: April 25, 2009, 08:37:45 am »

I will go fishing
Oh dear god, skeletal carp
Help me, help me, hel-

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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #67 on: April 26, 2009, 11:10:59 am »

Any wise Dwarf knows
That Magma is the answer!
... what was the question?
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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #68 on: April 26, 2009, 11:30:14 am »

Repost time:

Urist has been killed!
Quick! Retrieve his belongings!
Goblins, you say? meh!
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Jackrabbit

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« Reply #69 on: April 26, 2009, 07:13:06 pm »

"one time I stood at....
No wait... I think... hang on.. um..."
I hate senile dwarves
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Re: Dwarf Fortress: Haiku Time!
« Reply #70 on: April 26, 2009, 07:31:21 pm »

My first artifact
i know it will be awesome
A freaking coffin

A coffin is good!
Instant royal mausoleum!
Put your king in one.

Good idea but
Runtime error killed my fort
Will do that next time

Runtime error, huh?
Not savescumming, were you? Hm?
That's way bad karma.

All the haulage done.
Walls constructed, floors engraved.
Megaproject time!

Magma storage lake.
Filled from above, overflows.
Please don't catch fire...

Elven caravan.
Locked in and drowned. Diplomat?
AAAAAAAAA... *sizzle*

Balanced on support.
Sign, 'NOBLES ONLY LEVER'.
Lever elsewhere? *click*

Invading army.
ENGAGE LEVER! GET INDOORS!
Cataclysmic flame.
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The *large serrated steel disk* strikes the Raven in the head, tearing apart the muscle, shattering the skull, and tearing apart the brain!
A tendon in the skull has been torn!
The Raven has been knocked unconcious!

Elves do it in trees. Humans do it in wooden structures. Dwarves? Dwarves do it underground. With magma.
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