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tmewett / BrogueCE

Brogue: Community Edition - a community-lead fork of the much-loved minimalist roguelike game
https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/
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Goblins don't know how to swim #654

Open Xylenox opened 10 months ago

Xylenox commented 10 months ago

Using weapon of force, push a goblin into water.

Goblin is now stuck in water and cannot move.

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Xylenox commented 10 months ago

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The goblin moved after leaving vision.

Kissyboots commented 10 months ago

Considering that goblins generally live underground (Tolkien), I would imagine that goblins would encounter many underground bodies of water. I think that not being able to pass through an underground lake would make life difficult if not impossible for underground dwellers.

I have also not found any instance of goblins in popular literature not being able to swim.

I think that goblins do know how to swim (or at least dog paddle), so I would think this behavior would be correct.

zenzombie commented 10 months ago

It sounds kinda fun for monsters to drown in deep water if they get knocked in by a force weapon.

Kissyboots commented 10 months ago

I agree that it would be a fun mechanic. Of course, you'd have to decide which monsters will and won't drown in deep water.