Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

< Feb 23rd, 2010 >

Sorceror

M - a scroll labeled DUDLEY'S 
DUNGEON.                      
           --------------+--  
           |...............|  
           |.d.....@.......|  
           --|----|---------  
             ################ 
             #    #           
        ######    #

@: "Huh, that's a new one."

d: "I don't think you want that ..."

What would you like to read?  
[gxzCM or ?*] M               
           --------------+--  
           |...............|  
           |..d....@.......|  
           --|----|---------  
             ################ 
             #    #           
        ######    #

@: "But it's about me."

d: "Dudley, DOOOOOOOOON'T!"

As you read the scroll, it    
disappears. --more--          
           --------------+--  
           |...............|  
           |...d...@.......|  
           --|----|---------  
             ################ 
             #    #           
        ######    #

d: *sob*

You hear maniacal laughter    
in the distance. --more--     
           --------------+--  
           |...............|  
           |....d..@.......|  
           --|----|---------  
             ################ 
             #    #           
        ######    #

@: "Who was that?"

d: "Who was what?"

You try to see what's so funny
Dumb move! You strain a muscle
           --------------+--  
           |...............|  
           |.....d.@.......|  
           --|----|---------  
             ################ 
             #    #           
        ######    #

@: "Well, somebody thought this was funny ... ow!"

As you get the joke, you feel 
a wrenching sensation --more--
                              
                              
                              
  ---------------------       
  |...<.....@.........+       
  +...................-#######
  ---------------------

@: "Oh, I get it. That's terrible!"

You shudder for a moment.     
You die ...                   
                              
                              
                              
  ---------------------       
  |...<.....%.........+       
  +...................-#######
  ---------------------

@: "Eech. Just thinking about that joke makes me—"

         ------------         
        /  REST IN   \        
       /    PEACE     \       
      /                \      
      |     Dudley     |      
      |  poisoned  by  |      
      |   a bad joke   |      
      |                |      
\\(|//)|(\))))(|(\(\|()/\((//)

d: "Dammit Dudley, I tried to warn you!"

https://alt.org/nethack/dudley/

Well, somebody thought this was deserving of E.

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15 Comments

#1	TobyBartels	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:00:38
And that somebody is me.
#2	Chish	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:10:48
Oh, I get it. That's terrible!
#3	BreathOfSorrows	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:17:28
Well, somebody thought this was deserving of a P(no, it wasn't me). Shame on them. I liked it.
#4	Sorceror	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:53:24
"You hear maniacal laughter in the distance." ^^ it is this person who thought it deserved E.
#5	STL	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:02:16
"Dumb move! You strain a muscle" Yay for brain muscles.
#6	BreathOfSorrows	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:06:25
You think that if he didn't get it, he would live?
#7	Sorceror	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:31:41
Hah, I just noticed: the random dungeon room generator put two doors next to each other; one open, one closed. Can we assume that it was a spellbook-dropping pickaxe enthusiast instead? ;)
#8	NobodySpecial	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:01:50
Maybe a pickaxe-using wizard-lock enthusiast.
#9	BreathOfSorrows	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:34:25
Or a mimic. Wait, can mimics disguise themselves as doors next to actual doors? Last edited: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:35:22
#10	Sorceror	Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:13:35
BreathOfSorrows, I'm pretty sure they can.
#11	Sorceror	Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:15:29
Yay, 1 2 3 4!
#12	Anonymous	Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:06:52
Yay 2 3 5 7 (prime numbers)!
#13	Shmuale	Tue, 18 May 2010 00:10:15
huh?
#14	Shmuale	Tue, 18 May 2010 00:10:27
I assumed it was meta-humor, but then I saw #2... Last edited: Tue, 18 May 2010 00:11:01
#15	DarthCliche	Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:56:17
This is a good one.

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