Added new lore: scintillaing caves, a tale of zigur, and a complete history of...

Added new lore: scintillaing caves, a tale of zigur, and a complete history of the orc race (found in the Prides)


git-svn-id: http://svn.net-core.org/repos/t-engine4@2808 51575b47-30f0-44d4-a5cc-537603b46e54

game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/lore/misc.lua

+-- ToME - Tales of Maj'Eyal
+-- Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Nicolas Casalini
+--
+-- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+-- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+-- the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+-- (at your option) any later version.
+--
+-- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+-- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+-- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+-- GNU General Public License for more details.
+--
+-- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+-- along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+--
+-- Nicolas Casalini "DarkGod"
+-- darkgod@te4.org
+
+newEntity{ base = "BASE_LORE",
+	name = "The story of my salvation", lore="zigur-potion", unique=true,
+	desc = [[An old tale about the fear of magic]],
+	level_range = {1, 20},
+	rarity = 20,
+	encumber = 0,
+}

game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/lore/orc-prides.lua

+-- ToME - Tales of Maj'Eyal
+-- Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Nicolas Casalini
+--
+-- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+-- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+-- the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+-- (at your option) any later version.
+--
+-- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+-- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+-- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+-- GNU General Public License for more details.
+--
+-- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+-- along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+--
+-- Nicolas Casalini "DarkGod"
+-- darkgod@te4.org
+
+-- Randomly found only in the prides
+
+for i = 1, 5 do
+newEntity{ base = "BASE_LORE",
+	define_as = "ORC_HISTORY"..i,
+	name = "Records of Lorekeeper Hadak", lore="orc-history-"..i, unique="Records of Lorekeeper Hadak "..i,
+	desc = [[Part of the long history of the Orc race.]],
+	level_range = {1, 50},
+	rarity = 30,
+	is_magic_device = false,
+	encumber = 0,
+}
+end

game/modules/tome/data/general/objects/objects.lua

@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ loadIfNot("/data/general/objects/mounts.lua")
 -- Lore
 loadIfNot("/data/general/objects/lore/spellhunt.lua")
 loadIfNot("/data/general/objects/lore/fun.lua")
+loadIfNot("/data/general/objects/lore/misc.lua")
 
 -- Artifacts
 loadIfNot("/data/general/objects/world-artifacts.lua")

game/modules/tome/data/lore/lore.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 -- darkgod@te4.org
 
 load("/data/lore/trollmire.lua")
+load("/data/lore/scintillating-caves.lua")
 load("/data/lore/daikara.lua")
 load("/data/lore/old-forest.lua")
 load("/data/lore/infinite-dungeon.lua")

game/modules/tome/data/lore/orc-prides.lua

@@ -55,3 +55,66 @@ newLore{
 
 Sadly, such desires are denied to me at this moment. Plans are in motion, and we are scant weeks away from finally crushing the accursed sun paladins and their tin-plated harlot ruler. Even once the Sunwall lies in ruins I must be careful - the horde of sub-orc savages Grushnak calls a pride are ever at my door, claiming we do not follow Garkul's "true path". He is a fool, but dangerous, and I must be vigilant.]],
 }
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- History of the orc race
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+newLore{
+	id = "orc-history-1",
+	category = "orc prides",
+	name = "Records of Lorekeeper Hadak part one",
+	lore = [[Our history is a history of battles, a history of wars. We orcs have always been under attack from the other races, always having to defend ourselves against their ruthless advances. The other races paint us as evil, they think of us as purely beasts. Not so! If we are cruel, it is because they made us cruel. If we are heartless, it is because they ripped our beating hearts from our chests and stamped them beneath their feet!
+
+It was the halflings we first did war with, in the Age of Allure. We were weak then, and disorganised, and in their arrogance they sought to enslave us. But we fought back! And we have been fighting back ever since. They used magic on us, though we had never come in touch with the arts before. They used whips and chains and tried to beat us down. They used us for labour, butchering any young that were not strong enough for them, burning any constructions we tried to make for ourselves.
+
+At first we escaped and fled, and hid in dark caves. Our numbers grew, though we had to endure squalor and hardship. After many years we could hide no longer, as starvation and disease threatened to kill us all. And so seeing our enemy weak we rose upon them in wrath. We were not organised, but we were determined. The elves and the humans and the dwarves tried to oppose us too, but we would not allow ourselves to be beaten! They tried to use their magics against us, but we overcame them with numbers, five of us dying for every mage we managed to kill. With blood we paid and finally we had lands for our own!]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "orc-history-2",
+	category = "orc prides",
+	name = "Records of Lorekeeper Hadak part two",
+	lore = [[Our history is a history of battles, a history of wars. We orcs have always been under attack from the other races, always having to defend ourselves against their ruthless advances. The other races paint us as evil, they think of us as purely beasts. Not so! If we are cruel, it is because they made us cruel. If we are heartless, it is because they ripped our beating hearts from our chests and stamped them beneath their feet!
+
+It was the halflings we first did war with, in the Age of Allure. We were weak then, and disorganised, and in their arrogance they sought to enslave us. But we fought back! And we have been fighting back ever since. They used magic on us, though we had never come in touch with the arts before. They used whips and chains and tried to beat us down. They used us for labour, butchering any young that were not strong enough for them, burning any constructions we tried to make for ourselves.
+
+At first we escaped and fled, and hid in dark caves. Our numbers grew, though we had to endure squalor and hardship. After many years we could hide no longer, as starvation and disease threatened to kill us all. And so seeing our enemy weak we rose upon them in wrath. We were not organised, but we were determined. The elves and the humans and the dwarves tried to oppose us too, but we would not allow ourselves to be beaten! They tried to use their magics against us, but we overcame them with numbers, five of us dying for every mage we managed to kill. With blood we paid and finally we had lands for our own!]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "orc-history-3",
+	category = "orc prides",
+	name = "Records of Lorekeeper Hadak part three",
+	lore = [[During the Age of Dusk we lay hidden, nursing our wounds and plotting our revenge. But this turned against us, as centuries after the Spellblaze had torn our race apart, the Cataclysm would bring ruin upon us again. We were finally recovering our numbers when earthquakes tore through all of our settlements. Falling rocks crushed and smothered us, thousands of us were left trapped to die beneath the ground. What few of us were left came out to a changed world.
+
+The effects of magic left a grave impression on us then, and we knew we must learn its secrets in order to compete. For centuries we studied the effects of the Spellblaze, and captured enemy mages to experiment on them. Finally we were able to master the arts of magic and use them for ourselves. We built up our capabilities in secret, waiting for the right moment to strike a decisive vengeance. Garkul the Devourer, the greatest of our race, brought the plans to fruition. Under his awe-inspiring leadership we marched out upon the halfling kingdoms and burnt all before us. What glorious retribution we had! Whole cities were felled beneath our wrath. Everywhere we went we piled the bodies of our victims high and lit them in blazing pyres, as a symbol of our indomitable strength.
+
+The Age of Pyre was our age, the time when we showed ourselves the strongest of the races, standing alone and unbeatable.]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "orc-history-4",
+	category = "orc prides",
+	name = "Records of Lorekeeper Hadak part four",
+	lore = [[How greatly our race advanced during the Age of Pyre! Truly none of the weaker races can compare. For it was vengeance that drove us, and so fervently we pursued our goals at the thought of our just retribution on the races that had punished us and beaten us for so long before.
+
+During the Age of Pyre we discovered the farportal, deep beneath the dwarven cities. We were more cautious than the foolish elves before us, and managed to harness the portal's power to open a gateway to the lost east. We sent military forces over, and easily beat back the puny elves and humans that were hoveling there already. We established the Prides there - training camps for our soldiers where they could hone their battle skills before returning to fight the wars in the west.
+
+But all in the west did not go well. We conquered many lands, and came close to wiping out many races, but we became spread thin. As the other races began to fight back our Age of Pyre was to dwindle.]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "orc-history-5",
+	category = "orc prides",
+	name = "Records of Lorekeeper Hadak part five",
+	lore = [[The humans and the halflings made an alliance to defend their kingdoms, and soon the elves and the dwarves joined too, and we were pushed back. Our tactics became increasingly defensive as they made greater advances into our territory.
+
+We fought well and hard, but we were not prepared for the terrible tactics they would use. Instead of attacking our military bases they went for our towns and cities, killing all of our civilians. Babes were slaughtered in their mother's arms, and every last woman and child was hunted down and murdered. It was genocide of the highest order.
+
+What forces we could muster we sent east, leaving behind token troops who bravely sacrificed themselves against the enemy attacks, convincing them that their genocide had been complete.
+
+But what was left of our people in the east was a broken picture. Gone were the majority of our women and children, gone were our centres of culture, gone was all softness that ever lived in us. Our military forces were all that were left, consolidated in the Prides. By arcane experimentation we found ways to breed again, but we are left a hollow people. Until we are free from the threats of the other races we can focus on only one thing - revenge.
+
+We still have a secret presence in the west, in our rightful lands across which we have spilled rivers of our own blood. We are building up our military force at an accelerating rate, and when the time comes we shall sweep across Maj'Eyal with a vengeance that cannot be held back. The other races will suffer as they have made us suffer, and all that they have built will be brought to ruin.]],
+}

game/modules/tome/data/lore/scintillating-caves.lua

+-- ToME - Tales of Maj'Eyal
+-- Copyright (C) 2009, 2010 Nicolas Casalini
+--
+-- This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+-- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+-- the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+-- (at your option) any later version.
+--
+-- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+-- but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+-- MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+-- GNU General Public License for more details.
+--
+-- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+-- along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+--
+-- Nicolas Casalini "DarkGod"
+-- darkgod@te4.org
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Scintillating caves
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+newLore{
+	id = "scintillating-caves-note-1",
+	category = "scintillating caves",
+	name = "research journal part 1",
+	lore = [[I have been given permission to explore the scintillating caves to the east. Normally they are sealed off, but having a father on the council has its uses, even if he is normally a dumb buffoon...
+
+These caves are the site of where the Spellblaze began. An ancient Sher'Tul farportal lay buried here, and our ancestors tapped into that power to their destruction. Many of the greatest Shaloren mages stood here, and when the energies beyond comprehension erupted they were all annihilated instantly. It was a terrible loss to our people - such knowledge and power lost forever!
+
+Now the ancient ruins have become overgrown by crystals. Reports say that they grow each year. Could they be alive..?
+
+I must admit that stepping into the starting place of the Spellblaze fills me with immense trepidation. This was where the great destruction began, that tore through our world, wiping out cities, tearing the world apart. And yet look at the beauty here!
+]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "scintillating-caves-note-2",
+	category = "scintillating caves",
+	name = "research journal part 2",
+	lore = [[I have been given permission to explore the scintillating caves to the east. Normally they are sealed off, but having a father on the council has its uses, even if he is normally a dumb buffoon...
+
+These caves are the site of where the Spellblaze began. An ancient Sher'Tul farportal lay buried here, and our ancestors tapped into that power to their destruction. Many of the greatest Shaloren mages stood here, and when the energies beyond comprehension erupted they were all annihilated instantly. It was a terrible loss to our people - such knowledge and power lost forever!
+
+Now the ancient ruins have become overgrown by crystals. Reports say that they grow each year. Could they be alive..?
+
+I must admit that stepping into the starting place of the Spellblaze fills me with immense trepidation. This was where the great destruction began, that tore through our world, wiping out cities, tearing the world apart. And yet look at the beauty here!
+]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "scintillating-caves-note-3",
+	category = "scintillating caves",
+	name = "research journal part 3",
+	lore = [[I have been given permission to explore the scintillating caves to the east. Normally they are sealed off, but having a father on the council has its uses, even if he is normally a dumb buffoon...
+
+These caves are the site of where the Spellblaze began. An ancient Sher'Tul farportal lay buried here, and our ancestors tapped into that power to their destruction. Many of the greatest Shaloren mages stood here, and when the energies beyond comprehension erupted they were all annihilated instantly. It was a terrible loss to our people - such knowledge and power lost forever!
+
+Now the ancient ruins have become overgrown by crystals. Reports say that they grow each year. Could they be alive..?
+
+I must admit that stepping into the starting place of the Spellblaze fills me with immense trepidation. This was where the great destruction began, that tore through our world, wiping out cities, tearing the world apart. And yet look at the beauty here!
+]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "scintillating-caves-note-4",
+	category = "scintillating caves",
+	name = "research journal part 4",
+	lore = [[I have been given permission to explore the scintillating caves to the east. Normally they are sealed off, but having a father on the council has its uses, even if he is normally a dumb buffoon...
+
+These caves are the site of where the Spellblaze began. An ancient Sher'Tul farportal lay buried here, and our ancestors tapped into that power to their destruction. Many of the greatest Shaloren mages stood here, and when the energies beyond comprehension erupted they were all annihilated instantly. It was a terrible loss to our people - such knowledge and power lost forever!
+
+Now the ancient ruins have become overgrown by crystals. Reports say that they grow each year. Could they be alive..?
+
+I must admit that stepping into the starting place of the Spellblaze fills me with immense trepidation. This was where the great destruction began, that tore through our world, wiping out cities, tearing the world apart. And yet look at the beauty here!
+]],
+}
+
+newLore{
+	id = "scintillating-caves-note-5",
+	category = "scintillating caves",
+	name = "research journal part 5",
+	lore = [[I have been given permission to explore the scintillating caves to the east. Normally they are sealed off, but having a father on the council has its uses, even if he is normally a dumb buffoon...
+
+These caves are the site of where the Spellblaze began. An ancient Sher'Tul farportal lay buried here, and our ancestors tapped into that power to their destruction. Many of the greatest Shaloren mages stood here, and when the energies beyond comprehension erupted they were all annihilated instantly. It was a terrible loss to our people - such knowledge and power lost forever!
+
+Now the ancient ruins have become overgrown by crystals. Reports say that they grow each year. Could they be alive..?
+
+I must admit that stepping into the starting place of the Spellblaze fills me with immense trepidation. This was where the great destruction began, that tore through our world, wiping out cities, tearing the world apart. And yet look at the beauty here!
+]],
+}

game/modules/tome/data/lore/zigur.lua

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ newLore{
 	name = "Rules of the Ziguranth",
 	lore = [[1. You will not talk about Zigur to the wider world, lest evil ears be listening.
 2. You will shun the use of all spells and witchcraft.
-3. You will shun the use of magic-cursed wands.
+3. You will shun the use of magic-cursed items.
 4. You will shun the baneful influence of arcane runes and burn any skin that comes in contact with them.
 5. You will not aid or abet any you suspect of wizardry or conjuration.
 6. You will take note of any you suspect of spellweaving and report their name and address to the elders.
@@ -61,3 +61,25 @@ We must never forget the terrors of the Great Evil, and the suffering brought up
 
 -- Protector Myssil]],
 }
+
+newLore{
+	id = "zigur-potion",
+	category = "zigur",
+	name = "The story of my salvation",
+	lore = [[I used to be a potion merchant in Derth. I brewed alchemical tonics and elixirs for locals and travellers. My trade was good, and I lived very happily from the gold I earned. For a young woman to have such a business I was very proud.
+
+One day however several people in the town fell ill from a mystery disease. Rumours spread that my potions were to blame, and people stopped coming to my shop. My business was in ruins, and I soon ran the risk of becoming destitute. Then one of the elders died, and though he had been ill for some time, I was blamed for his death. People said I had laid a hex on him, and murmurs arose of witchcraft.
+
+I still remember how peaceful the evening had seemed when the townsfolk came for me. I was looking up at the brightness of the stars and the clear crescent moon, thinking of how I should restart my business, when I heard shouts from the distance. I saw the crowd appear from round the corner, advancing with their torches. I screamed for help, but they broke through my door, smashed through my windows and grabbed me. They dragged me outside and set their torches to my house. I was stripped to my skin and beaten heavily whilst they cursed and jeered, and even the man who had been my fiancé spat on my face and cursed me.
+
+They pulled me over grass and stone to the town square, and though half-blinded by the tears and my swollen flesh I could still make out the wooden stake they were erecting. I tried to cry out, I tried to beg for mercy, but their response was to hold me down by my throat and pull out my tongue with the blacksmith's tongs. As I coughed up blood they put me against the wooden pole and used barbed chords to tie my wrists to it above my head. The pain was unbearable and I passed out, and did not wake until I could feel the burning at my feet. The crowd were cheering as the smoke began to wrap around me, and they cheered louder with every pained scream I released from my lungs.
+
+I was choking from the smoke, barely able to breathe, and I could no longer feel my legs. Just when I felt my consciousness slipping away again I heard a commotion and a woman's voice shouted out, "She is no witch!" Then I saw some people coming towards me, and at the front was a halfling woman in dark armour. She rushed towards me, unheeding of the flames, and with a swift flick from her long sword she cut my bounds. She caught me as I fell and pulled me away from the fire, laying me down on the ground. I saw her soft face above mine as she whispered to me, "Tell me child, do you reject magic in all its forms?" I nodded my head \u2013 I could not say no to those bright eyes. She wiped the tears streaming down my face and kissed my forehead. "Then you will be safe - rest now." At once I passed out.
+
+When I awoke I was in another village in a soft bed. There were wrappings round my legs and bandages covering the cuts and bruises over the rest of my body. Healers tended to me, using natural remedies and herbal balms. The halfling woman would come and see me every day to check up on me. I longed for her every visit. She would speak to me sometimes. She explained how the townsfolk weren't to blame for their actions. It was all the mages' fault. They were corrupting the world, spreading chaos, and turning people against each other. I realised I was wrong for ever brewing potions - they were infested with arcane energies and could only bring harm to the world.
+
+She explained how she and her friends were helping to save the world, to rid our lands of all magic. And she has saved me. Not just from a terrible death, but also from the evil influences of the arcane. Even if I still had a tongue I could not find words to express my thanks to her, and my joy at the new life I lead, free from the abominations of magic. Thanks to her help I can now walk again with the aid of a crutch, and I can find true happiness in my rightful place in nature.
+
+I have no voice now to tell my story to others, and so I write it down instead, and I spread it to the winds. I have suffered from my contact with magic, and others will suffer too. Do not trust in the terrible powers of these devious arts. They will only betray you and bring you to harm. Turn your back on magic, and make others repent too. Find your own salvation in nature's joys before it is too late.
+]],
+}

game/modules/tome/data/zones/gorbat-pride/objects.lua

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 load("/data/general/objects/objects-far-east.lua")
 load("/data/general/objects/lore/sunwall.lua")
+load("/data/general/objects/lore/orc-prides.lua")
 
 newEntity{ base = "BASE_LORE",
 	define_as = "NOTE_LORE",

game/modules/tome/data/zones/grushnak-pride/objects.lua

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 load("/data/general/objects/objects-far-east.lua")
 load("/data/general/objects/lore/sunwall.lua")
+load("/data/general/objects/lore/orc-prides.lua")
 
 newEntity{ base = "BASE_LORE",
 	define_as = "NOTE_LORE",

game/modules/tome/data/zones/rak-shor-pride/objects.lua

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 load("/data/general/objects/objects-far-east.lua")
 load("/data/general/objects/lore/sunwall.lua")
+load("/data/general/objects/lore/orc-prides.lua")
 
 newEntity{ base = "BASE_LORE",
 	define_as = "NOTE_LORE",

game/modules/tome/data/zones/scintillating-caves/objects.lua

@@ -18,3 +18,14 @@
 -- darkgod@te4.org
 
 load("/data/general/objects/objects.lua")
+
+for i = 1, 5 do
+newEntity{ base = "BASE_LORE",
+	define_as = "NOTE"..i,
+	name = "research log", lore="scintillating-caves-note-"..i,
+	desc = [[A paper scrap, left by an adventurer.]],
+	rarity = false,
+	is_magic_device = false,
+	encumberance = 0,
+}
+end

game/modules/tome/data/zones/scintillating-caves/zone.lua

@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ return {
 		},
 	},
 
+	post_process = function(level)
+		-- Place a lore note on each level
+		game:placeRandomLoreObject("NOTE"..level.level)
+	end,
+
 	foreground = function(level, dx, dx, nb_keyframes)
 		local tick = core.game.getTime()
 		local sr, sg, sb

game/modules/tome/data/zones/vor-pride/objects.lua

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 load("/data/general/objects/objects-far-east.lua")
 load("/data/general/objects/lore/sunwall.lua")
+load("/data/general/objects/lore/orc-prides.lua")
 
 local Stats = require"engine.interface.ActorStats"