The_Red_Hawk
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A one-use potion that does not affect Beethro, but monsters. Any monster that steps on it will get confused and think that Beethro is going to eat it (or whatever you want). For 30 turns, it runs away as far as it can, then returns to normal.

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joker5
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If you hit a queen does it reverse direction and charge you? Maybe it could not spawn? What about a brain? If you hit the only brain in the room everything's roles should swap! If it's not the only brain I think it should negate the power of the brains, as the monsters are confused so they ignore the signals from the conflicting brains. Does it cause tar mothers to RETRACT their tar? If so, what about 2*anything blobs? Would those disapear?

I can just see the puzzles now...



Not a pretty sight

~joker5

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zex20913
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I think Hawk was looking for the monster to be able to move, for the confusion potion to be *stepped on*. So it couldn't effect brains or tar mothers.

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joker5
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Ack boy do I feel like a fool. I thought you meant Beethro selects which monster to confuse. Ah nuts, sorry.

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The_Red_Hawk
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Hmmm..... Perhaps a queen could be changed to act like a roach.

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Slashing, whirling, diving, twirling,
Snapping, turning, rising, swirling,
Screeching, flipping, gliding, sliding,
The red hawk's dance of death.

.....the king of the skies.....

joker5
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That would be bad if it could still spawn. Imagine a queen charging you to deliver her eggs... that would HURT.

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DiMono
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joker5 wrote:
That would be bad if it could still spawn. Imagine a queen charging you to deliver her eggs... that would HURT.

~joker5

Except the roaches that hatch are just gonna run away from you.

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joker5
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umm... no. Technically they didn't step on the potion so they act as regular roaches.

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Nillo
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What happens if you make a brain or tar mother start on a confusion potion?

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zex20913
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That should be illegal in the editor. I don't think you can put monsters on potions right now...Oh! You can......I still think it should be illegal.

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joker5
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If you wanted to argue semantics one could say they didn't move OVER the potion and are therefore immune to its effects... but I think brains should cause everything to reverse roles. Tar mothers wouldn't matter because... the potion lasts for 30 turns. It spawns on turn 30. Therefore, it doesn't do anything!

~joker5

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Aris Katsaris
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I don't like the idea of a potion that only affects a single monster -- I think its use would be way too limited.

What about a potion taken by Beethro which causes *every monster in the room* to go the exactly opposite direction than they'd normally go?

The_Red_Hawk
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That's fine, but I still think there should also be one that only affects one monster. Or at least all monsters of a particular type.

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Slashing, whirling, diving, twirling,
Snapping, turning, rising, swirling,
Screeching, flipping, gliding, sliding,
The red hawk's dance of death.

.....the king of the skies.....