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Mara999 International Man of Mystery from Grim Up North Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
International Man of Mystery
#1026: Dec 16th 2021 at 10:09:22 AM

I approve! Skaven are among my favourite creatures in Warhammer, while ratmen in general seem like they'd be a perfect fit for Darkest Dungeon, like a souped-up reference to Rats in the Walls.

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#1027: Dec 16th 2021 at 10:31:51 AM

[up]

The "Swineherd" would make for an excellent Dungeon Boss in this case.

Mara999 International Man of Mystery from Grim Up North Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
International Man of Mystery
#1028: Dec 16th 2021 at 10:45:00 AM

[up]Yeah. It could be the farmer who supplied the Ancestor with pigs and assisted him with the experiments for a larger reward, ultimately mutating him into a demonic being too.

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#1029: Dec 16th 2021 at 10:48:13 AM

I have to credit Darkest Dungeon for introducing me to The House on the Borderland. I originally wondered if the swinefolk were a reference to something, and then a little poking around revealed what exactly they were a reference to.

I also like the swines' ambush theme the most out of all the ambush themes. I've seen a YouTube comment mention how the commenter used the theme for a Dungeons & Dragons campaign where the adventurers ended up in a meat locker full of undead pigs.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1030: Dec 16th 2021 at 11:28:30 AM

Yeah they metal

Edited by VutherA on Dec 16th 2021 at 2:36:51 PM

Mara999 International Man of Mystery from Grim Up North Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
International Man of Mystery
#1031: Dec 16th 2021 at 11:43:33 AM

The music is one of the key factors for why I like the game so much. If I ever get to play TabletopRPGs again, I am definitely going to use the soundtrack to set the mood. While the noises in the Warrens tracks are from pigs, the sounds are still otherworldly enough that the same track could be used for an underground adventure with goblins as the main enemies.

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1032: Dec 16th 2021 at 11:50:50 AM

I've been listening to 2's Battle on the Mountain track repeatedly for multiple days.

Mara999 International Man of Mystery from Grim Up North Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
International Man of Mystery
#1033: Dec 16th 2021 at 12:15:55 PM

"The Sluice" also sounds like an appropriate upgrade of the Warrens music, as if the Ancestor's experiments had covered the sewer of a very large city.

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#1034: Dec 17th 2021 at 6:58:47 AM

Isn't that basically what it did? The Swinefolk had moved out of the Hamlet's Warrens and had infiltrated some kind of ancient sewer system?

Mara999 International Man of Mystery from Grim Up North Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
International Man of Mystery
#1035: Dec 17th 2021 at 7:03:07 AM

Maybe? I honestly have no idea. I've only seen a few videos, but they just skip over most non-combat stuff. Elsewhere the lore-related stuff is so far pretty thin, which is unfortunate, as I'd like to read more about how all of this is the Ancestor's fault.

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#1036: Dec 17th 2021 at 9:43:50 AM

I imagine the release of the Heart of Darkness woke up other things across the world that also started fucking things over somehow, like how those cultists in the cities started burning things, the Foetor going nuts, and the Cult of the New God exploding in power.

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1037: Dec 17th 2021 at 10:12:24 PM

IT'S BACK (Occultist's vintage meme lives again in 2)

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1038: Jan 8th 2022 at 6:54:45 PM

So some Darkest Dungeon memelord commissioned a song for shipping together Grave Robber and Plague Doctor which definitely must be A Rare Sentence.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#1039: Jan 8th 2022 at 9:25:47 PM

Been playing Iratus: Lord of the Dead after getting it on holiday sale. I can see why people compare it to Darkest Dungeon.

I can also see why some people say it's harder. Especially in the early game there's a very real risk of running out of the parts you need to build your undead army. And if that happens, it's game over.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Mara999 International Man of Mystery from Grim Up North Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
International Man of Mystery
#1040: Jan 9th 2022 at 2:13:23 AM

Speaking of Iratus, I wonder if there is a mod with reverse-gameplay for Darkest Dungeon? Could be kinda fun to play the denizens of the dungeons against the heroes. Perhaps even a campaign where we organize a full-scale invasion of the Hamlet? evil grin

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1041: Mar 3rd 2022 at 11:57:49 PM

It has been seven years since Darkest Dungeon released and I now have finally figured out what the Jester's Finale skill's sprite is supposed to be

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#1042: Mar 4th 2022 at 12:15:41 AM

Wait, is it not him taking a bow?

Edited by Unsung on Mar 4th 2022 at 1:22:39 PM

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1043: Mar 4th 2022 at 12:33:33 PM

He's taking a bow

While a suitably bloodstained spear appears to have impaled him from behind, as well as his target

So I finally realized it's an Impossibly Awesome Magic Trick. The spear always confused me like "Uh why is there also a spear on him?"

Edited by VutherA on Mar 4th 2022 at 3:35:16 PM

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#1044: Mar 4th 2022 at 7:32:51 PM

The spear is kind of hard to miss O.o

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1045: May 22nd 2022 at 11:41:53 AM

Apparently, the mangaka of Delicious in Dungeon likes Darkest Dungeon enough to just draw a panel of the game's combat in a comic.

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#1046: May 22nd 2022 at 1:09:32 PM

Is that a Crusader with two Highwaymen? What, does he have one on melee bleed and one on gunshots and stuff?

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1047: May 22nd 2022 at 2:58:46 PM

Pretty sure she just made shit up for the combat abilities, the first one certainly looks like a take on Smite's icon but the rest aren't exactly clear (not to mention the fourth one which is just a smile).

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#1049: Jul 16th 2022 at 2:41:44 PM

Started a new game for the first time in a long time last night. I aim to beat the game this time. So far we've had one death, our Plague Doctor, who died to the Crocodilian.

VutherA Since: Jul, 2009
#1050: Jul 16th 2022 at 3:30:11 PM

Ooooh, I never played the CC DLC so I can't offer anything there

Though yeah people still say the Croc is scary as hell


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