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Codexian artifact in Wasteland 2 brainstorming

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Brayko

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Title speaks for itself. With the $2500 tier now upgraded, the Codex will now be able to start a chain of inclines that will lead to a Codexian artifact to found in the game.

I choose 'Bones of Todd Howard', which upon further inspection will reveal massive trauma to the pelvic area, with a bonus artifact called "multi-headed dick" lodged in his throat.
 

JarlFrank

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Steve gets a Kidney but I don't even get a tag.
Among the carcasses of small burrowing mammals scattered behind low walls, you find an extraordinary melee weapon. It looks like a club with multiple flexible heads that swing wildly about as you wield it. On its hilt are inscribed the words "hopw reowur ne"; you do not grasp their meaning, yet it is clear to you that this is an artifact of great value, forged by a highly cultured civilization long ago. You can't help but wonder what the shape of the club's heads reminds you of, though...
 
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Hormone pills that change your character from male to female and vice-versa

A magic lamp that summons a genie. Differently from what you'd expect, he only fulfills two wishes, so each half of the party gets one. As soon as the party decides on the two wishes, he changes his mind and says he'll only grant the better one, and only if they explain why their wish is the better one. As the party argues, he disappears. The encounter is repeatable

Flip-flops that let you choose contradictory options during a dialogue without pissing off the NPC

A bloody machete that somehow deals out more damage in the hands of african-american rangers

Tickets for a free ride at the local amusement park's roller coaster; however the park has been abandoned for decades, so they are useless

A man who vehemently denies the nuclear holocaust ever happened

A huge hammer that kills in three hits, with unique sound effects for the first two (*ding* *dong*)

A young girl that will engage in conversation with the party, enthusiastically waving her hands in one ranger's face. If he grabs the left hand, she is pleased and does away without a word. If he grabs the right hand, she screams and a few bandits show up from nowhere to attack the party. One of them is specially sadistic and will try to cripple the characters he attacks, his battle quips are all about human feces. He also wears bright white power armor; very high DR, but doesn't boost the user's charisma during conversations with female NPCs, despite what the description says

Power armor with special medical module promising regeneration of broken bone and tissue during combat; however, it is malfunctioning and will instead regularly deliver electrical shocks to the user's testicles / clitoris, deducting HP of course. The rusty joints are now jammed and the armor can't be removed

A flask of molerat's musk from the Far East that enables same-sex relationships for the user; however, after the first night sleeping with his partner, the user will wake up with a turd on his chest, his lover nowhere to be seen. The rest of the party laughs silently

An old woman asking you what can change the nature of man; failure to answer correctly will result in her walking away blathering something about decline of civilization. There are no correct answers

A merchant that sells scimitars and axes. When questioned about his odd choice in wares, he claims they are handled similarly

A sad old man that says he always had a bad memory and therefore never remembers anything. For some reason, his model is much more detailed than any other NPC in the game

Another lamp. This one summons a genie that will legally change the user's name on the spot if he wishes so. However, character will now be called "CHANGEMYNAMETO[PC%NAME]"

A gypsy that offers you a magic ring that supposedly makes you stronger and faster. The ring however is too small and thus impossible to equip

A pack of rats that can be engaged in conversation; however the leader seems to be a nihilist and doesn't believe in peaceful negotiations
 

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Clockwork Knight said:
A pack of rats that can be engaged in conversation; however the leader seems to be a nihilist and doesn't believe in peaceful negotiations
YES, it would be fucking AWESOME if we could see rat diplomacy make it's way into the game.
 

corvus

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Clockwork Knight said:
A pack of rats that can be engaged in conversation; however the leader seems to be a nihilist and doesn't believe in peaceful negotiations
YES, it would be fucking AWESOME if we could see rat diplomacy make it's way into the game.

And thus, Andhaira's quest would be fulfilled. :tearofaneaglegoat:
 

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What about a Book of Codexian Adventures, preferably written by jimbob if he agrees, if not then we'll see? This way we could have long-ass monocle book (preferably at least 100 pages long), include more than just one meme (however we need to do it in a subtle way), put in the story all important (and less important) codexers and no matter what the book will still be alright within the world (it can even be fantasy, it's just a book!) and the makers of the game wouldn't have much to to themselves, apart from statue, because we would write everything, they would just copy-paste.

The book should give some kind of a bonus when you read 3/4 of it, but the description shouldn't say so beforehand. This way players who are monocle would receive some kind of a small reward (well, it could be ie. "when turning another page, you find a small items hidden secretly between pages." What it would be we could continue to discuss, if it's ring or something else and what does it do).
 

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The book could even be a collection of stories written by different codexers.
 

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Shadorwun: Hong Kong
"The Lamentations" - A series of diary entries similar to those found in F:NV:LR, about a wasteland wanderer's travels to far-off lands, in each of which he suffered terribly and recounted his experiences in great detail. The last volume would describe his worst torture in the land of Kotoria, which he decided to visit seven times.

Finding and reading all volumes would give your character a permanent +3 bonus to Smugness.
 

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I don't want anything Codexian, fuck you for wanting to put retarded things into a possibly good game. :rpgcodex:
 

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I agree. Codexian jokes should be subtle, we shan't put retardation and trolling into the game. Either we are prestige community or bunch of shitrolls.
 

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you login to a computer you find in a wrecked home and the Codex is still online, the servers saved from the holocaust by being in Cleve's bunker.

no one is posting though, and it been somewhat corrupted over time, so you can only browse old Andhaira posts in GD.

EDIT: maybe browsing it could give you a +12 to speech or -10 to INT, or perhaps a BERZERKER perk, making you rage hard on your enemies.
 

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A man who vehemently denies the nuclear holocaust ever happened

Power armor with special medical module promising regeneration of broken bone and tissue during combat; however, it is malfunctioning and will instead regularly deliver electrical shocks to the user's testicles / clitoris, deducting HP of course. The rusty joints are now jammed and the armor can't be removed

A merchant that sells scimitars and axes. When questioned about his odd choice in wares, he claims they are handled similarly

A sad old man that says he always had a bad memory and therefore never remembers anything. For some reason, his model is much more detailed than any other NPC in the game

funny shit... though I need someone to help me raise my Codex Lore by explaining the shit quoted here to me
 

hiver

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although i have to say i dont want to see andhaira name in the game. not worthy and quite embarrassing.
and he is on the forums there currently, trolling like mad.
 

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I changed my mind about this whole thing. It's kinda sad now. Are we really so desperate for validation?

I'm confident even the worst ideas here would still be the cream of the crop if inXile doesn't have any kind of approval process for the donor content. :lol:
 
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A frigorific. All the meat was stolen long ago, but one of the looters wasn't so lucky and managed to lock himself inside the freezer.The lock is difficulty rating 101%, so it is impossible to free him. He'll stay there forever

An abandoned gas station. All of value was looted, the only thing that remains is the corpse of a young man in front of the pretzel & cappucino counter. The cause of death is unclear

A man complaining about how the wasteland is banal and boring since everything was destroyed. As you leave him, you discover the lead character has stepped on dog poop

A man who stops your party as they enter the city. He is a budding young author and wants to hear opinions about his work. If you criticize it, he'll pull out a gun and perform an aimed shot at the breasts of one of the females of the party. If there are no females in the party, he'll just say he wants to punch someone, but it wouldn't be worth it

A suitcase containing plane tickets, a pistol and a photo of a smiling man wearing wooden clogs

A wounded, fat bandit. As a dying wish, he'll ask you to avenge him, for he was betrayed by his own brothers, which he considers to be the worst of crimes

A young, blonde man carrying an oversized sword on his back, riding an unicorn. As you engage them in conversation, you discover the unicorn is the one who is speaking to you, and he's desperate for help with getting rid of the teenager

A small hut with a man inside. He doesn't acknowledge your presence, crying compulsively while caressing his crotch

A seemingly abandoned, vandalized art gallery. The party is approached by a man who laments the fate that befell these paintings. If the party is indifferent, he will turn hostile as he curses their lack of artistic taste

A man who wants to be a deathclaw

A merchant who says his name at the end of each sentence. When questioned about it, he'll say he's used to it since back then they didn't have name tags so he had to make sure customers remembered his name. If the player points out he can stop doing that since he has a clearly visible name tag now, he'll turn hostile

A man who will ask for the rangers to get rid of a gang of latinos who is terrorizing the town. Their boss is known for being a master of disguises. As you slog through their hideout, he will slip unnoticed in the place of party members, and backstab other characters before fleeing. Killing him at the far end of the cavern and rescuing the exchanged party members will reveal he was just a decoy, and the real boss was the questgiver

A man who claims to be the king of idiots. He turns hostile if you disagree

A little street with two butcher shops, strangely enough. One of the butchers obsessively cuts the meat in a thousand little pieces, his work never seems to end. The other accuses his rival of including too many spices on the meat, causing the original taste to disappear; however, if you buy his meat you'll find out there are human nipples on it

A man who is constantly grinning with smug satisfaction

A second encounter with the young author, this time he's in love and wants advice on a song he is writing for her. If the party is still holding on to the magic lamp, he will fail as the prankster genie will intervene

A big man in front of a vending machine. He is frustrated since the machine keeps giving him the wrong drink. A ranger with a high enough Repair Vending Machine skill can fix it. As a reward for helping him, he'll give the ranger his sunglasses. The sunglasses only work at night

A merchant who refuses to accept money, asking instead for potatoes. There are no potatoes to be found in game

A man who is willing to chat for a bit; however, his responses turn gradually more fragmented, until he is replying to each word in a sentence, making it impossible to follow the conversation

A wind-up metallic doll. If interacted with, it will flood the message screen with gibberish. It will follow the party across screen transitions so the only way to get rid of the messages is destroying it
 

hiver

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Yeah, Ravel can always be in. Especially like that. Or, at least the question.
 

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I like the rat diplomacy. As far as objects, I'd prefer a monocle, preferably with some sort of subtle inscription or effect (It could be rose-tinted or make everything new look like shit.)

Something subtle and generally related to the codex. Specific memes (especially recent ones... who gives a fuck about prosper?) are really lame.

Other ideas:

A C.O.D.E.X. RPG launcher as a weapon. Not subtle, but not retarded either. Gets the codex immortalized efficiently. Have it come with limited irreplacable ammo if an RPG is too good a weapon for standard use.

A codex (as in, a book) containing a great deal of text, preferably with some funny jokes/references to here, maybe written by the devs rather than us. Reading it might grant some useless skill/perk, like gender identification expert. Or maybe using it would simply say "Wow, that is REALLY offensive. Honestly, who would write such things?" Perhaps have the title be something that could be abbrieviated to RPG codex without doing so in the description (I.e. Red Polkadot Gun Codex)
 

hiver

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We should just copy paste CK suggestions whole into a file in a computer or a book whose other parts are to mangled to read, with title ultimate plans for best RPG that ever was.
And that section will be called chosen easter eggs. Or something like that. I dont get all of them but even so they seem funny or interesting.
If this continues much further ill be even forced to unignore CK.... dammit.
 

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Assuming the game's NPCs have floating text like in Fallout, there could be a cat whose text would read:
"meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow "
 

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Strange sausage and wanton shaped things in jars, from an ancient civilisation which would turn boys into girls to please their gods.
 

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