# We make bad suggestions and come up with horrible ideas

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [September 18, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101 "2013-09-18T17:15:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3041 "2016-02-21T03:02:00Z")

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Plot twist: the world of Cataclysm is actually banana-shaped.

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**Author:** ![Noctifer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/noctifer/32/458_2.png) [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3042 "2016-02-21T03:03:57Z")

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Its turtles all the way down!

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3043 "2016-02-21T03:08:21Z")

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> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> The ridicule would last a lifetime.

In DDA terms, about 15 minutes?

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3044 "2016-02-21T03:29:30Z")

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> [@Kevin Granade](#):
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> [quote=“BeerBeer, post:3039, topic:3101”]The ridicule would last a lifetime.

In DDA terms, about 15 minutes?[/quote]

Or less, depending on whether the shelter forecast is “cloudy with a chance of moose” or not.

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**Author:** ![Noctifer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/noctifer/32/458_2.png) [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3045 "2016-02-21T03:30:57Z")

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> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> [quote=“Kevin Granade, post:3043, topic:3101”][quote=“BeerBeer, post:3039, topic:3101”]The ridicule would last a lifetime.

In DDA terms, about 15 minutes?[/quote]

Or less, depending on whether the shelter forecast is “cloudy with a chance of moose” or not.[/quote]  
Or if the npcs gives the kill the jabberwock quest and it spawns then tiles away.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3046 "2016-02-22T07:30:06Z")

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Cowboy profession. Cowboy hat, duster, and Colt Army Model 1860 are mandatory.

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**Author:** ![Noctifer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/noctifer/32/458_2.png) [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 8:00am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3047 "2016-02-22T08:00:33Z")

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How about an unrecruitable npc who is immortal wielding a flamethrower with unlimited ammo?

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3048 "2016-02-22T08:06:27Z")

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> [@Noctifer](#):
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> How about an unrecruitable npc who is immortal wielding a flamethrower with unlimited ammo?

Do you WANT the whole world to burn? D:

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**Author:** ![Noctifer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/noctifer/32/458_2.png) [@Noctifer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Noctifer)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3049 "2016-02-22T08:12:27Z")

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“Some men just want to watch the world burn…”

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**Author:** ![Arek\_PL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b77776/32.png) [@Arek\_PL](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Arek_PL)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3050 "2016-02-22T15:50:42Z")

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flying vehicles so we can make not only deathmobiles but deathstars too

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3051 "2016-02-22T17:32:24Z")

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> [@Arek\_PL](#):
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> flying vehicles so we can make not only deathmobiles but deathstars too

And a turbolaser capable of cracking the planet is mandatory.

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**Author:** ![iceball3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@iceball3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/iceball3)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3052 "2016-02-22T18:09:13Z")

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Cataclysm, classic mode. Zombie infection has been induced in the more cliche patient zero human-created-virus scenario.  
If you chose the profession Scientist, this might happen:

 ![](https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/outbreak.png)

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**Author:** ![BeerBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BeerBeer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BeerBeer)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 1:37am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3053 "2016-02-23T01:37:44Z")

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> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> Cowboy profession. Cowboy hat, duster, and Colt Army Model 1860 are mandatory.

All dialogue MUST be converted to southern accent versions then:

Greetings/Hello → Howdy partner.  
Is there anything I can do to help? → Now ah don suppose you’d need anythin dun ‘rround here?  
Thanks. → Much obliged.  
Let’s trade. → Lessee what yurr got there fer tradin’.  
No, I can’t do that. I’m sorry. → Sorry t’say but tha’ ain’t my thing, good sir or ma’am.

(I can’t southern very well, so apologies if that seems off)

The conversion job should be a punishment assignment among devs and contributors. A punishment for sloppy coding and mistakes “that should not have happened”, however that should be interpreted.

You want horrible? Replace all captchas everywhere with those conversion assignments. Enslave the newcomers.

I wonder if there’s an English-to-Southern online translator. There’s no “southern” in Google Translate. Yet.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3054 "2016-02-23T01:53:36Z")

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Needs more y’all. :V

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3055 "2016-02-23T03:06:30Z")

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Gaining the Fat mutation (from Ursine tree) replaces ‘8D’ morale with ‘8))’

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3056 "2016-02-23T03:08:51Z")

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To re-quote myself, having earlier been reminded of the last time I made this remark in response to a certain star-spawn: I’m not sure whether to laugh, cry, or facepalm. :V

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 3:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3057 "2016-02-23T03:52:34Z")

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> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> Greetings/Hello → Howdy partner.

This is Texan, not southern.

> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> Is there anything I can do to help? → Now ah don suppose you’d need anythin dun 'rround here?

Pretty spot on, but for Old Southern, and the female version at that. (yep, there are multiple sub-dialects, fun times)  
I only ever knew one person who actually talked like this, but she really did talk like that all the time. Seriously, “why I de-clare!” would not have been surprising from her.

> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> Thanks. → Much obliged.

Texan again

> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> Let’s trade. → Lessee what yurr got there fer tradin’.

I’m not sure here, probably more a accent → creative spelling problem than an accent problem.

> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> No, I can’t do that. I’m sorry. → Sorry t’say but tha’ ain’t my thing, good sir or ma’am.

Good what to the what? There’s a lot of sirs and ma’ams in the south, but not used like that.

> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> (I can’t southern very well, so apologies if that seems off)

Pretty typical POV for someone who hasn’t lived there (i.e. basing it on movies mostly).

Source: it took me over 20 years to escape Alabama.

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**Author:** ![Random\_dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4da419/32.png) [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3058 "2016-02-23T04:03:48Z")

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Does depend where in Texas you are, admittedly. Though it really throws me off reading it versus hearing it in normal conversation.

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**Author:** ![BeerBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BeerBeer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BeerBeer)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3059 "2016-02-23T05:31:05Z")

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Hulks should be able to pick up and throw nearby loose objects at the player, preferring the heavier ones, such as lumps of steel and engine blocks (it would rip them out of nearby vehicles). Hulks should also be able to pick up and throw brutes and other monsters, too. Next up: hulks throwing each other.

> [@Coolthulhu](#):
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> Gaining the Fat mutation (from Ursine tree) replaces ‘8D’ morale with ‘8))’

I laughed, and I kept bursting into laughter afterwards, and I don’t know why.

> [@Kevin Granade](#):
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> Pretty typical POV for someone who hasn’t lived there (i.e. basing it on movies mostly).

Look, I’ve never been this smooth. And if you think I’m not able to humiliate myself any worse, you don’t know me. You do not know me. 8D

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**Author:** ![Codeslamer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/codeslamer/32/3433_2.png) [@Codeslamer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Codeslamer)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/we-make-bad-suggestions-and-come-up-with-horrible-ideas/3101/3060 "2016-02-23T13:02:48Z")

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When doing anything with paper (or items made from, related to, or items near paper) there should be a chance for a paper cut, inflicting 9999 damage and bleeding from a random body part. Because that would be realistic.

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