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I notice that some equipment is obviously designed to be worn by characters of a certain gender, but there's nothing in the game mechanics that prevents Halk the Barbarian from wearing Azizi's bikini top, for instance...

I was wondering if it would be worthwhile having a checkbox to limit items being used/worn by characters based on their sex, and that would give you more pause for thought when choosing your party members as well.

Great idea! I second this motion.

You can do this already using the existing mechanics - have the item in question have a CONVERT_EQUIP action that goes through a relay that checks the gender of the character...

I've seen one of Sophias test dungeons that had exactly this in - not sure if it was publicly available though, but you could always ask to have a look if you can't figure it out from the above!

Well, actually men can wear bikinis if they choose to (although I recommend using socks to fill them out). The reason that men usually don't wear them is that they don't need them and that society excpects them not too. But having the engine keep you from making you Halk the Barbarian into Halk the sweet transvestite doesn't seem reasonable to me - that's at least as strange as roleplaying games that say "no you can't use the axe because you're a wizard" - I mean everybody can try to grab an axe and commit a murder, and likewise everybody can wear a bra; how he looks in that bra is a different question of course.

After you wishing the engine top be as flexible as possible ypou are saying no to somehting?

Anywyam custom dungeon, mechanics exist, no problem if it's for their wn dungeon, big problem if it's suggested for the RTC original : )

beowuuf wrote:After you wishing the engine top be as flexible as possible ypou are saying no to somehting?

Anywyam custom dungeon, mechanics exist, no problem if it's for their wn dungeon, big problem if it's suggested for the RTC original : )

He's saying the opposite Beo! The original request is actually LIMITING, not increasing the flexibility of the game in any way.

The request was to have a flag for addign a new property to the engine (just like a removeable flag, etc) so expanding the engine capabilities - like many things, not actually needed as the engine is flexible enough

I'd say no to including it in the RTC-DM dungeon, but otherwise was keepign out of it so amused Lunever was actually saying no to an engine / game suggestion!

Actually lunever, were you sdaying no at all? Lol, i don't think you were : )

No, I personally don't disagree that he was not
resisting the exclusion of no un-needed features.

Thank god you don't have my attrocuious spelling augemented by laptop keys or else that sentence could have been incomprehensible!

As an official representative of RUNDMC (Registered UNion of Dungeon Master Characters) I wish to demand the right of my members, particularly those of debatable gender, to wear any protective garments they see fit. Oh and that halter shows my pecs off a treat.

Halk the Barbarian.

Halk is in the closet and in denial of his love for linflas. Anything else is slander!

As long as the bra is more protective than his breast hair,
kirtle, robe and silk shirt, Halk will insist on wearing it!

George Gilbert wrote:You can do this already using the existing mechanics - have the item in question have a CONVERT_EQUIP action that goes through a relay that checks the gender of the character...

I've seen one of Sophias test dungeons that had exactly this in - not sure if it was publicly available though, but you could always ask to have a look if you can't figure it out from the above!

Ah cool, problem solved then.

I'll have a play about and see if I can figure it out.

Poor Halk, kept in the closet, away from his love... Will he now play with his large wooden club all by himself?

Well he's always banging away at something with that bit weapon of his...

Dirty minds.. or maybe it's just me..