Welcome to Temple of the Roguelike Forums! (a.k.a. Introduce Yourself Thread)

[Rui Fernandez]

Hello.

I guess i'm the only fool not using an alias, also I'm from Mexico (Cancun, and if you must know yes it is a really wonderfull place to spend vacations in, but living here isn't so nice). I'm 21 been playing Rls since i was about 12, started off with nethack, dipped my spoon everywhere else. I am currently into Incursion (love the D20) and some coffe break Rls (Doom, Alien etc.) I don't think i'll ever code, i guess i'm just not into it that much.

Loved the chavs comments, I spent some years in scotland, you got NEDs and YOBs over there.

VIVA LA ROGUELIKE

[Slash]

QUE VIVAN LOS ROGUELIKES! Y ya somos 4 hispanohablantes aqui?

[Anvilfolk]

Também há um Português, eu percebo o que vocês dizem

[Rui Fernandez]

Si, se parece bastante y yo he tenido varios amigos brasileiros, pero no dejemos a los demas afuera de la conversacion va  ?

[Gamer_2k4]

Taco...sombrero...siesta...

See, I can do it too!

[corremn]

Umm, I drive a fiesta, does that count 

[Rui Fernandez]

Yes, great !! You all get skill points in languages.
Drawing on a tangent, is there any roguelike actually managing more than one in game language? (apart from ancient scrolls and magic books of course), say for example, not being able to talk to an NPC, (or a whole town for the matter) or perhaps not being able to read signs (they could probably figure out an inn or a weapons store but perhaps not a magical ring specialists store)
I don't think it would work on many, especially if they don't handle many NPCs but it would be intresting to see it implemented in a game similar to ADOM.

[Gamer_2k4]

Drawing on a tangent, is there any roguelike actually managing more than one in game language? (apart from ancient scrolls and magic books of course), say for example, not being able to talk to an NPC, (or a whole town for the matter) or perhaps not being able to read signs (they could probably figure out an inn or a weapons store but perhaps not a magical ring specialists store)

Well, Dwarf Fortress has different languages for different races (mainly they have different sounding names), but I don't think it creates any barriers.  Definitely a good idea though, IMO.

[Anvilfolk]

I don't think it'd work for normal roguelikes, since the average lifespan of a character is much too short to learn a language. The only thing I see that causing is frustration (AKA: Damn it! Another town where I can't do anything!)...

However, for longer-lasted roguelikes, say Dwarf Fortress in fortress mode or the GearHead games, it might be a nice addition, maybe helping define races/places/countries/etc.

[njerpe]

There's a great old DOS RPG out there called The Magic Candle:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Candle

In it you had to learn dwarvish in order to complete certain spots. There was a vocabulary of fifty words or so, maybe a hundred. it was pretty neat.

[stu]

Magic Candle I is one of my fav crpgs ever! Wasteland had language skill, so too Fountain of Dreams, Demons Winter etc. Quite a few RPG's had language skills...

[idontexist]

Hello all. I am someone that is not you(mabe). 24 years old and i live in Santa Cruz, Bolivia right now. Former U.S. Navy. Started with Angband in 2k. The only roguelikes i've won are Zangband and TOME. I haven't played that many different roguelikes. Came here to find more. I am learning C++ and i eventually plan to try making a Forgotten Realms Roguelike.

[Quasist]

I'm 21 years old, starsign is Virgo ...

Found nethack in a unnamed zip archive and began to play 8 years ago... still have not even saw the Amulet Of Yendor.
Savescummed necromaster through ADOM... still feeling guilty

Developed five years ago a hotseat-multyplayer roguelike in Delphi, but all work was lost

Recieved great experience in GP2X homebrew scene.

Currently deving FleshChasmer Online multiplayer roguelike game

[stu]

welcome idontexist, I started an old Forgotten Realms RL, called underdark.. set of course.. in the underdark

Welcome too Quasist, I recognise you from the gp32x forums

[Valsum]

Hello, I'm from Spain, and I'm addicted to roguelikes