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[Man of Paper]

This belongs in a museum!

It'd be neat to be something of an artifact (artefact I assume is the non-American English spelling? I try to use those, didn't know that one though!) hunter though. And if storing them somewhere opened up the opportunity for thieves. Hell, carrying them may get you targeted. Especially if they have faction alignment involved. For example, an artifact associated with a polytheist religion might get you targeted by vatican assassins from Mars who want to destabilize their religious enemies.

[miauw62]

I'm guessing you don't like sandbox games like DF and Minecraft. Games like these are not supposed to have plots

That is just thinking small.

Especially since Dwarf Fortress is trying to put the plot into the game.

Sources please? Toady is trying to make the world more immersive, but by no means is he trying to add a plot.

[DoomOnion]

I am starting to think that Neonivek's definition of plot is not even close to the popular definition of plot.

[Willfor]

I am starting to think that Neonivek's definition of [ANYTHING] is not even close to the popular definition of [ANYTHING].

A bit of a fix there.

It makes conversing with him a bit difficult, because there is an added layer of trying to figure out what he's trying to say instead of what he's apparently saying.

[Sergius]

I am starting to think that Neonivek's definition of [ANYTHING] is not even close to the popular definition of [ANYTHING].

A bit of a fix there.

It makes conversing with him a bit difficult, because there is an added layer of trying to figure out what he's trying to say instead of what he's apparently saying.

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master—that's all."
Alice was too much puzzled to say anything, so after a minute Humpty Dumpty began again. "They've a temper, some of them—particularly verbs, they're the proudest—adjectives you can do anything with, but not verbs—however, I can manage the whole lot! Impenetrability! That's what I say!"

[Sharp]

This belongs in a museum!

It'd be neat to be something of an artifact (artefact I assume is the non-American English spelling? I try to use those, didn't know that one though!) hunter though. And if storing them somewhere opened up the opportunity for thieves. Hell, carrying them may get you targeted. Especially if they have faction alignment involved. For example, an artifact associated with a polytheist religion might get you targeted by vatican assassins from Mars who want to destabilize their religious enemies.

Water? No Thank You, Fish make love in it.

Would be interesting to be an Indiana Jones style character, museums and collectors would pay lots of money for old works of arts. I wonder though are artifacts going to be in a dwarf fortress style where they can be randomly created (and randomly be anything?), perhaps it's better to make an item an artifact depending on who has used it or the rarity of it so perhaps you can hunt for stolen/long-lost crowns of kings of old.

Collections of items would also be interesting, like collecting all pieces of a ceremonial armour set or works of an artist.

[Rowanas]

Incidentally, yes, artefact in the British English way of saying it (colloquially known as the "right way").

[Devling]

We americans earned it! The right to life, liberty, and to be able to spell shit however! That's how it goes right?

[Hugehead]

I can't believe I didn't do this earlier, but posting to watch!

[Valid_Dark]

Also posting to watch

[Trollheiming]

Incidentally, yes, artefact in the British English way of saying it (colloquially known as the "right way").

Writing it, you mean. There's no correct "British" way to say anything, because you Brits have a hundred zany dialects throughout Britain, from Posh to Scouse to Yorkshire and everything in between.

[varsovie]

Hey what aboot Canadians! 

[Edmus]

Or Australians!

[Man of Paper]

That brings up another good idea: Will different regions of the same kingdoms have different dialects? How about between classes?

[Leatra]

That sounds unnecessarily complex. There could be multiple languages spoken in a city though.