Dudley's dungeon -- Thursday, 4 September, 2008

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Average rating: Good
Number of ratings: 18

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Wellan	September 4, 2008 01:57
First comment: 27 November, 2007	247 comments written
Cute.
Slowpoke	September 4, 2008 02:20
First comment: 27 February, 2007	239 comments written
Is "Such a thing..." the actual NH message? Doesn't seem familiar. I think "Unfortunately, nothing happens" is at least possible, if luck is bad, which would have been more or less along the lines of what this comic is about. I don't have the source handy to look.
rpresser	September 4, 2008 03:49
First comment: 6 October, 2005	51 comments written
The actual message is "Nothing fitting that description exists in the game."
Jackal Lantern	September 4, 2008 04:57
First comment: 24 June, 2008	24 comments written
Also, fountains don't release djinnis (djinnThe djinn are genies from the elemental plane of Air. There, among their kind, they have their own societies. They are sometimes encountered on earth and may even be summoned here to perform some service for powerful wizards. The wizards often leave them about for later service, safely tucked away in a flask or lamp. Once in a while, such a tool is found by a lucky rogue, and some djinn are known to be so grateful when released that they might grant their rescuer a wish. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.?). WaterDay after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere Nor any drop to drink. [ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. demons occasionally grant wishes, so you could have used one of them. Rated G, but if you paid attention to the technical details, it could have made E.
Mantar	September 4, 2008 05:56
First comment: 17 June, 2004	197 comments written
I was wondering what happened to Dudley's first dogA domestic animal, the _tame dog_ (_Canis familiaris_), of which numerous breeds exist. The male is called a dog, while the female is called a bitch. Because of its known loyalty to man and gentleness with children, it is the world's most popular domestic animal. It can easily be trained to perform various tasks. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details., Fido. :)
Quint Sakugarne	September 4, 2008 07:32
First comment: 1 January, 2008	233 comments written
Rated G as well. Good idea, misplaced execution in places. Also, since we're nitpicking anyway, doesn't that line end with an exclamation in the game, rpresser?
SQLGuru	September 4, 2008 14:25
First comment: 23 October, 2006	77 comments written
Wow....I know that I like the game. NetHack is the game that I've played most consistently for the longest number of years, but I don't have all of the messages memorized. When I've written comics, I've searched the webOh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive! [ Marmion, by Sir Walter Scott ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. for the right message when possible just to appease the critics, but....wow. I rated it G because I thought it was a good idea that didn't make me guffaw but brought a smile to my face. No points wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province, "notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase." The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins, halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears, had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from eating infants on a fast day. [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. lost for incorrect messages or the wrong monster appearing from the fountainRest! This little Fountain runs Thus for aye: -- It never stays For the look of summer suns, Nor the cold of winter days. Whose'er shall wander near, When the Syrian heat is worst, Let him hither come, nor fear Lest he may not slake his thirst: He will find this little river Running still, as bright as ever. Let him drink, and onward hie, Bearing but in thought, that I, Erotas, bade the Naiad fall, And thank the great god Pan for all! [ For a Fountain, by Bryan Waller Procter ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details..
Ren	September 4, 2008 16:26
First comment: 2 April, 2008	35 comments written
P. Obvious joke, I hope this is the 1st in a series. Also, I'm not sure Dudley would wish for that. He doesn't seem to be in character...
T-Jack	September 4, 2008 16:43
First comment: 16 March, 2008	52 comments written
Meh. The joke's not bad, but the execution kills it. Mantar: Did you mean FiDo?
Mantar	September 4, 2008 18:02
First comment: 17 June, 2004	197 comments written
The first time Dudley's dogA domestic animal, the _tame dog_ (_Canis familiaris_), of which numerous breeds exist. The male is called a dog, while the female is called a bitch. Because of its known loyalty to man and gentleness with children, it is the world's most popular domestic animal. It can easily be trained to perform various tasks. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. was named in the dialogue: http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20040412
Vins	September 4, 2008 18:43
First comment: 4 April, 2008	13 comments written
If it is'nt like the original i don't mind. It's a comic.
Slowpoke	September 4, 2008 21:48
First comment: 27 February, 2007	239 comments written
Ren: "Obvious joke, I hope this is the 1st in a series. " Why would you want an entire series of obvious jokes? :)
rpresser	September 5, 2008 01:37
First comment: 6 October, 2005	51 comments written
Quint Sakugarne: No, it does not end with an exclamation point. It ends with a period, and is followed immediately by a --More-- prompt. Check for yourself in wizmode.
rpresser	September 5, 2008 01:38
First comment: 6 October, 2005	51 comments written
SQL Guru: it is trivial to use wizmode to obtain the exact message. Given the readership of this comic, you should expect to be called on messages.
Ristipisto-Risto	September 5, 2008 08:23
First comment: 25 January, 2006	52 comments written
The plot's worth a fine G, but, in the end, the comic doesn't bring up any new figure about the game. I mean, everybody knows playing NetHack ain't safe - at least not for one's social affairs.

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