############################################################ # Outsourced monster speech. # # insult.txt contains the messages imps and demons apply in # Crawl to insult players. # # For an explanation of how to read insult.txt and how to # add new messages, see monster_speech.txt in the docs # directory. ############################################################ %%%% imp_taunt @run_or_give_up@, thou @generic_insult@! %%%% run_or_give_up w:6 @run_away@ w:1 @give_up@ %%%% demon_taunt w:1 @run_away@, thou @generic_insult@! w:2 @give_up@, thou @generic_insult@! w:3 @demon_taunt_special@ %%%% demon_taunt_special Thy @body_or_spiritual_part@ shall be my @meal@! @give_up@, thou tasty @meal@! @run_away@ @whilst_thou_can@! I @will_or_shall@ @feast_or_devour@ thy @body_or_spiritual_part@! %%%% # capitalised "flee" verbs run_away Away with thee Back with thee Begone Bolt Crawl home Decamp Escape Flee Fly Get thee gone Get thee hence Give up Go and return not Leave Out, out Quit Remove thy stench Return whence thou came Run away Scamper away Scamper hence Scamper home Slither away Slither hence Slither home Take thy face hence Turn tail %%%% # capitalised synonyms for "give up" give_up Abandon hope Accept thy failure Accept thy fall Accept thy doom Admit defeat Beg for mercy Capitulate Despair Despond Disclaim thyself Embrace submission Embrace thy dedition Embrace thy doom Embrace thy failure Embrace thy fall Face thy fugue Face thy requiem Flounder Give in Give up Kneel Quail Quit Surrender Succumb Submit Tremble Relinquish hope Repent Taste defeat %%%% whilst_thou_can whilst thou can whilst thou may whilst thou are able if wit thou hast whilst thy luck holds before doom catcheth thee lest death find thee whilst thou art whole # screen vs. this for undead? whilst life thou hast %%%% body_or_spiritual_part w:3 @important_body_part@ w:1 @important_spiritual_part@ %%%% will_or_shall will shall %%%% feast_or_devour feast on devour %%%% important_body_part head brain heart viscera eyes lungs liver throat neck gizzard skull spine %%%% important_spiritual_part soul spirit inner light hope faith will heart mind sanity fortitude life force vitality %%%% meal meal breakfast lunch dinner supper repast snack victuals refection junket luncheon snackling curdle snacklet mouthful %%%% ####################################################### # generic insults consist of three random parts ####################################################### generic_insult @insult_adjective1@ @insult_adjective2@ @insult_noun@ %%%% ############################################################### # adjective1, usually short and/or consisting of one word only ############################################################### insult_adjective1 w:5 @species_insult_adj1@ @insult general adj1@ %%%% insult general adj1 artless baffled bawdy beslubbering bootless bumbling canting churlish cockered clouted craven currish defiled dankish dissembling droning ducking erky errant euchred fawning feckless feeble fobbing foisting foppish froward frothy fulsome gleeking goatish gorbellied grime-gilt horrid hateful impertinent infectious jarring loggerheaded lumpish mammering mangled mewling obnoxious odious paunchy peaked peeagling pribbling puking puny pandering pecksniffian plume-plucked pottle-deep pox-marked qualling quaking rank reeling-ripe rough-hewn simpering skyhacking spongy surly tottering twisted unctious unhinged unmuzzled vain venomed villainous warped wayward weedy worthless yeasty %%%% ########################################################## # adjective1, Elf special ########################################################## insult elf adj1 weakly sickly frail delicate fragile frumpy brittle tender mooning painted lily-hearted dandy featherweight flimsy rootless spindly puny shaky prissy underdone %%%% ########################################################## # adjective1, Felid special ########################################################## insult felid adj1 matted grungy rabid picayune weenchy crummy daggy feral stray sticky musky slinking %%%% ########################################################## # adjective1, Ghoul special ########################################################## insult ghoul adj1 # being old and mouldy mildewed mouldy musty stale long-expired # falling apart worm-eaten moth-eaten corroded leprous cankerous decaying decrepit decomposing deteriorating infectious diseased wasted rotting stinking putrescent foul-smelling foetid gangrenous foul-breathed %%%% ############################################################### # adjective2, usually longer and consisting of two words ############################################################### insult_adjective2 w:5 @species_insult_adj2@ @insult general adj2@ %%%% insult general adj2 base-court bat-fowling beef-witted beetle-headed boil-brained clapper-clawed clay-brained common-kissing crook-pated dismal-dreaming ditch-delivered dizzy-eyed doghearted dread-bolted earth-vexing elf-skinned fat-kidneyed fen-sucked flap-mouthed flat-headed fly-bitten fob-snatching folly-fallen fool-born fool-headed full-gorged guts-griping half-faced hasty-witted hedge-born hell-hated idle-headed ill-breeding ill-nurtured kobold-kissing knotty-pated limp-willed milk-livered miscreant moon-mazed motley-minded moldwarp mumble-news nose-picking nut-hook onion-eyed pigeon-egg roguish rude-growing rump-fed ruttish saucy shard-borne sheep-biting sow-suckled spleeny spur-galled swag-bellied tardy-gaited tickle-brained tip-merry toad-spotted toenail-biting toot-wallowing two-tin-hat unchin-snouted weather-bitten weeb-spouting weevil-witted wibble-sucking %%%% ########################################################## # adjective2, Dwarf special ########################################################## insult dwarf adj2 dirt-grubbing grit-sucking muck-plodding stone-broke pelf-dandling fault-botching gravel-grovelling boodle-bothering cabbage-coddling rhino-ravelling thigh-biting dirt-delving %%%% ########################################################## # adjective2, Felid special ########################################################## insult felid adj2 worm-riddled mange-covered gunky-eyed death-cheating cutty-eyed gristle-gnawing spot-chasing chapped-arsed key-stepping rot-lapping %%%% ########################################################## # adjective2, Tengu special ########################################################## insult tengu adj2 hollow-boned feather-brained beak-witted hen-pecked lightweight frail-limbed bird-brained featherweight pigeon-toed crow-beaked magpie-eyed mallardish %%%% ########################################################## # adjective2, Mummy special ########################################################## insult mummy adj2 # pertaining to dryness and flammability desiccated dried musty flammable inflammable ignitable combustible smouldering # pertaining to bandages shrink-wrapped crepe-taped duct-taped fraying hand-wound tightly wound high-strung straight-laced grave-robbed w:30 @insult undead adj2@ %%%% ########################################################## # adjective2, Vampire special ########################################################## insult vampire adj2 bat-flapping blood-sucking light-shying pallid sallow cream-faced whey-faced anaemic bloodless exsanguinous w:20 @insult undead adj2@ %%%% ########################################################## # adjective2, undead special ########################################################## insult undead adj2 deathlike lifeless undead corpse-like deado %%%% ############################################### # noun of the insult ############################################### insult_noun w:5 @species_insult_noun@ @insult general noun@ %%%% insult general noun apple-john baggage bandersnitch barnacle beggar blabberskite bladder bloater boar-pig bootlicker bounder brigand bugbear bum-bailey buzzard-bait canker-blossom clack-dish clam clotpole Cock-Lorel coxcomb codpiece crab-lanthorn cross-patch dandiprat deadneck death-token dewberry dingleberry efter erk flap-bat flax-wench fleecer flim-flammer flirt-gill foot-licker frater fustilarian giglet gnoll-tail gonus gudgeon guttersnipe haggard harpy hedge-pig hugger-mugger jarkman joithead lewdster lout maggot-pie malt-worm mammet measle mendicant minnow reeky mish-mash mule nert nightsoil nobody nothing pigeon-egg pignut pimple pissant pot-faker prigger-of-prances pustule puttock pumpion ratsbane reprobate scavenger scut serf simpleton skainsmate slabber slime mould snaffler snake-molt socdollager strumpet surfacer swadder tinkerer tiddler tiler toady urchin varlet vassal vulture wastrel wagtail whey-face whip-jack wormtrail yak-dropping zombie-fodder %%%% ########################################################## # noun, small species special ########################################################## small_food snackling crunchlet half-meal supper-setting snacklet noshlet morsel mug-up bite-bait crunch-chow snack-pap grub mouthful half-pint weenchy-treat %%%% ########################################################## # noun, Felid special ########################################################## insult felid noun kitten fleabag vermin loo-gargler pate-warmer pander-nanny hissie cooking-fat sand-tongue scamp fur-fop toe-scratcher filth-coat gob-dollager %%%% ########################################################## # noun, Spriggan special ########################################################## insult spriggan noun w:100 @small_food@ rat-rider quarter-pint nissette fizzle-flop spell-botch feeblet weakling pinchbeck-pixie ankle-biter bootstain nano-nebbish sopling shrunken violet sissy-prig pussyfoot creepsneak %%%% ########################################################## # noun, Minotaur special ########################################################## insult minotaur noun bovine brisket bull-brain cud-chewer calf-wit cloven-toed cretin cow cattle horn-beast meatloaf meatball mooer rump-roast ruminant veal walking sirloin %%%% ########################################################## # noun, Mummy special ########################################################## insult mummy noun dustbag deado fogey linensack clothbag tombling mummylet shroud paper wrap roll of bandages bundle of gauze cotton waste wrapping tissue # susceptibility to fire pyre tinder %%%% ########################################################## # noun, Ghoul special ########################################################## insult ghoul noun flesh wound running sore wreck dirt collector dust catcher trash-dump refuse rubbish heap garbage dump walking corpse %%%%