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Postby El_Skwidd » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:49 pm

All righty, then.

Right now, we can talk to everyone and we can whisper to one person at a time. What if we could breathe deep and let out a scream from the bottom of our carrot-filled stomachs?

This could have multiple uses. I was thinking that they could be audible in adjacent rooms or in the town square. So, if you've been imprisoned, you could scream for help and there's a chance someone outside might hear you.

It could also work on boats. Boats within a certain range could hear screaming from other boats. "Help, we're being attacked by pirates!"

Also, maybe screaming on roads could be heard in nearby towns, and vice versa.
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Postby TatteredShoeLace » Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:59 pm

Kinda like a free radio?
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Postby El_Skwidd » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:01 pm

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In a sense, yes. But it'd be less powerful, and maybe too much screaming could make you tired. You wouldn't be able to scream from one town to another, I was thinking no more than an hour or two's walk outside town. I don't know about how the boat system works, so I can't give a good distance.
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Postby lost_b0y » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:21 am

im sure this has been suggested before but what about other ways to signal near by characters and towns...
signal fires
town bells
horns
flares(fireworks)

dont get mad at me if this has already been suggested please
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Postby SekoETC » Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:40 am

I remember shouting through doors at some point. It's about the same. Anyway, there would be a limit on how many times you can do it in a day, and if you shout too much, you might even lose your voice for a while.
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Postby creepyguyinblack » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:09 am

Maybe shouting would just be heard through one doorway/building level, and one or two hours walk from the center of town, and add tiredness, rising exponentially. So the first shout in a day would be say 2% tiredness, second shout would cost 4%, third would cost 8%, and so on, so it couldn't be spammed, or overused by anyone hoping to get something done. It could also appear bold or a different color in the events screen to make it stand out.
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Postby KVZ » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:24 am

I like this. But screaming should make you tired, and it would be realistic then if you are on a road you must be very close to someone to say something without screaming to her/him.
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Postby west » Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:59 pm

good lord, Drojf would look like Goldshire.

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