Bombardana
Level: Roachling

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Giant termites are able to break through crumbly wall like beethro. This could make beethro's life harder or easier depending on how the architect places it. I think it should use Basic monster knowledge, (roach behaviour).

joker5
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This would be tricky... but what kind of puzzles would it make? I mean, almost all the feature suggestions we have and all the elements we have ('cept for walls and pillars) can be used in at least 2 ways each, so... what kind of different puzzles would this yield? Not that I'm a pessimist; I'm all for this idea. But I want to know if this suggestion will fit in with DROD.

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nem-z
Level: Goblin
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I can see a puzzle in which the player needs to lead the things to create a path for another type of creature to go back through, like a goblin/snake puzzle.

it could be needed to hollow out an appropriate space for a mimic to go into in a rather crowded area.

Acts as a timer of sorts that could let a whole crapload of nasties out of a 'sealed' chamber.

paired with a door type that requires all crumbles to go away?

For even more fun, suggest that they also activate trapdoors. perhaps they can eat through tar as well?

Mattcrampy
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This would have more utility if it didn't move like a roach. This way, it could be used in rooms without crumbly walls, and it giant roach hordes, so players would have to ensure that the strategy they have to deal with roaches would suffice for termites.

I figure I lost people at the start, so here, not every monster needs to move like a roach. Roaches move so that they're in the same row and column as Beethro. You could make a monster that only wants to be in the same row as Beethro, then the same column, and it swaps every five turns. (That's snake logic, by the way.)

Matt

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