From: jwalz Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:20:54 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Starting with a formatting sweep, including adding Pat's [] breaks. X-Git-Tag: MOVE2GIT~1055 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2b391cddb0442b4f3601a46537414b36e278bb2e;p=nethack Starting with a formatting sweep, including adding Pat's [] breaks. --- diff --git a/dat/data.base b/dat/data.base index f421a31a7..b4431b656 100644 --- a/dat/data.base +++ b/dat/data.base @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ angry god* Why so unforgiving? And why so cold? - [ Robin Trower, "Bridge of Sighs" ] + [ Bridge of Sighs, by Robin Trower ] anhur An Egyptian god of war and a great hunter, few gods can match his fury. Unlike many gods of war, he is a force for good. @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ ankh-morpork the river, in Morpork's mazy alleys, supplemented their meagre incomes by filling some small role for one or other of the competing gangs. - [ The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett ] + [ The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett ] anshar A primordial Babylonian-Akkadian deity, Anshar is mentioned in the Babylonian creation epic _Enuma Elish_ as one of a @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ athen* Athene was the offspring of Zeus, and without a mother. She sprang forth from his head completely armed. Her favourite bird was the owl, and the plant sacred to her is the olive. - [ Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch ] + [ Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch ] axolotl A mundane salamander, harmless. bag @@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ gremlin The gremlin is a highly intelligent and completely evil creature. It lives to torment other creatures and will go to great lengths to inflict pain or cause injury. + [] Suddenly, Wilson thought about war, about the newspaper stories which recounted the alleged existence of creatures in @@ -1532,6 +1533,7 @@ grid bug These electronically based creatures are not native to this universe. They appear to come from a world whose laws of motion are radically different from ours. + [] Tron looked to his mate and pilot. "I'm going to check on the beam connection, Yori. You two can keep a watch out for @@ -2094,7 +2096,7 @@ knight And was a bugbear in men's eyes; But had the fortune in his age To live a fool and die a sage. - [ Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miquel de + [ Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miquel de Cervantes Saavedra ] ~kobold ??m* *kobold* @@ -2211,7 +2213,7 @@ lance his lance into shivers, carrying him and his horse after it, and finally tumbled him a good way off from it on the field in evil plight. - [ Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miquel de + [ Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Miquel de Cervantes Saavedra ] leash They had splendid heads, fine shoulders, strong legs, and @@ -2290,7 +2292,7 @@ leprechaun and from out the folds of the tattered sere-cloth a gaunt arm arose, and fleshless, taloned fingers laden with glowering gems, reached out and fumbled for my throat . . . - [ The Abominations of Yondo, Clark Ashton Smith, 1926 ] + [ The Abominations of Yondo, by Clark Ashton Smith ] lichen The chamber was of unhewn rock, round, as near as might be, eighteen or twenty feet across, and gay with rich @@ -2786,6 +2788,7 @@ naginata section. Seen in profile, the curve is slight or non- existent near the tang, becoming more pronounced towards the point. + [] "With his naginata he killed five, but with the sixth it snapped asunder in the midst and, flinging it away, he drew @@ -2794,7 +2797,7 @@ naginata once styles of fencing and cutting down eight men; but as he brought down the ninth with a mighty blow on the helmet, the blade snapped at the hilt." - [ Story of Tsutsui no Jomio Meishu from Tales of Heike ] + [ Story of Tsutsui no Jomio Meishu from Tales of Heike ] nalfeshnee Not only do these demons do physical damage with their claws and bite, but they are capable of using magic as well. @@ -2875,7 +2878,7 @@ nunchaku become a hero, suddenly knew then what most heroes learn later -- and some too late -- that joy blots suffering and that the road to nymphs is beset by monsters." - [ The Minotaur by Bernard Evslin ] + [ The Minotaur, by Bernard Evslin ] odin Also called Sigtyr (god of Victory), Val-father (father of the slain), One-Eyed, Hanga-god (god of the hanged), Farma- @@ -2975,20 +2978,6 @@ pear can't find out what it is like unless you can get to that country and taste it for yourself. [ The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis ] -pyrolisk - At first glance around the corner, I thought it was another - cockatrice. I had encountered the wretched creatures two or - three times since leaving the open area. I quickly ducked my - head back and considered what to do next. My heart had begun - to thump audibly as I patted my pack to make sure I still had - the dead lizards at close reach. A check of my attire showed - no obvious holes or damage. I had to keep moving. One deep - breath, and a count of three, two, one, and around the corner - I bolted. But it was no cockatrice! I felt a sudden intense - searing of the skin around my face, and flames began to leap - from my pack. I tossed it to the ground, and quickly retreated - back, around that corner, desperately striving to get out of - its sight. *orb of detection This Orb is a crystal ball of exceptional powers. When carried, it grants ESP, limits damage done by spells, and @@ -3253,6 +3242,20 @@ ptah few minutes. These worms are always on guard, sensitive to the most minute vibrations in the earth, but may also be awakened by a remote shriek. +pyrolisk + At first glance around the corner, I thought it was another + cockatrice. I had encountered the wretched creatures two or + three times since leaving the open area. I quickly ducked my + head back and considered what to do next. My heart had begun + to thump audibly as I patted my pack to make sure I still had + the dead lizards at close reach. A check of my attire showed + no obvious holes or damage. I had to keep moving. One deep + breath, and a count of three, two, one, and around the corner + I bolted. But it was no cockatrice! I felt a sudden intense + searing of the skin around my face, and flames began to leap + from my pack. I tossed it to the ground, and quickly retreated + back, around that corner, desperately striving to get out of + its sight. quadruped The woodlands and other regions are inhabited by multitudes of four-legged creatures which cannot be simply classified. @@ -3325,6 +3328,7 @@ rat * rat Rats are long-tailed rodents. They are aggressive, omnivorous, and adaptable, often carrying diseases. + [] "The rat," said O'Brien, still addressing his invisible audience, "although a rodent, is carnivorous. You are aware @@ -3343,7 +3347,7 @@ raven Till I scarcely more than muttered, 'other friends have flown before-- On the morrow *he* will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.' Then the bird said, 'Nevermore.' - [ The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe ] + [ The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe ] ring * ring ring of * @@ -3403,7 +3407,7 @@ rogue quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cut-purse; a good nose is requisite also, to smell out work for the other senses. I see this is the time that the unjust man doth - thrive. <...> The prince himself is about a piece of iniquity, + thrive. ... The prince himself is about a piece of iniquity, stealing away from his father with his clog at his heels: if I thought it were a piece of honesty to acquaint the king withal, I would not do't: I hold it the more knavery to @@ -4067,7 +4071,7 @@ tree Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. - [ Trees - Joyce Kilmer ] + [ Trees, by Joyce Kilmer ] tripe tripe ration If you start from scratch, cooking tripe is a long-drawn-out