Shattered Kingdoms

Hello.

Griffons have claws and should not need shovels to dig. They should be able to use their claws.

A decent idea. But low priority. Anything else that you think shouldn't need a shovel? Or are you simply playing a griffon and you don't want to have to worry about carrying one? lol

Also, shovel should be a weapon type.

Giants shouldn't need shovels. Sprites shouldn't be able to dig at all.

Right? We all saw Home Alone, didn't we?

Every time I see 'talon-gripped shovels,' I die a little on the inside.

Someone please post an image of what a talon-gripped shovel should look like. I can't picture a talon-gripped shovel, or a griffon using one.

Be careful what you wish for. Give me a few to find my tablet...... for now, just allow claw shovels to follow the same general concept of kitten mittens.



I reserve the right to include tentacles in the requested image.

LOL!! I love the kitten mittens!!

I actually kinda like the idea of giving griffons innate dig.

By the way.

You can not dig underwater, via shovel or dig spell. Yet there is allllllllll kinds of stuff buried in underwater rooms.

To test this, I went outside and picked up some dirt. I put the dirt in a new location. I then went back to where I started, and I picked up more dirt. Eventually, a hole appeared.

Shovels represent a real loss in SK's potential to capitalize on the importance of perceived control: rather than forbid someone the ability to do something, which has rarely seemed like SK's intention, digging without a shovel should simply involve an increased move point cost based on a calculation of the race of the digger and the terrain variables as used to in calculations relating to the track skill.

This way possession of a shovel isn't a requirement, but instead a loadout consideration. Do you want to have the extra inventory in order to save move costs when you need to dig? You now have a tactical decision instead of a rather silly requirement.

The whole shovel system in general is a source of cognitive dissonance with SK's paradigms as demonstrated with item levels, and I cannot help but feel that it should be clarified before we put any faith in a nascent crafting system.