Talk:Irritating Series of Random Encounters
I noticted that this monster is reffered to as they, and the grammer with my weapon attacts dont work, is this the only monster that is a "they"? --Yellowpig 00:42, 28 February 2007 (CST)
- No; some other examples are The Family Jewels (Hole in the Sky) and A man with a pitchfork and his wife (Haunted Gallery). The developers know that it screws up grammar, but they don't plan on fixing it, since it doesn't come up very often.
Statistics
| Era | Date | Encountered | sgeea | cocoa eggshell fragment | tiny house | Information | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Era 1 | 30-Dec-05 | 511 | 150 | 145 | 141 | Item Drop Bonus: +40% | Yiab |
| 30-Dec-05 | 1139 | 290 | 281 | 276 | Item Drop Bonus: +20% | Yiab | |
| 30-Dec-05 | 63 | 15 | 10 | 14 | Item Drop Bonus: +0% | Yiab |
Just so you know, those references are *NOT* just to Final Fantasy. The hitting one is for many early roleplaying games, and the actual encounter is a reference to roleplaying games in general -- like D&D.--Rintaun 15:32, 3 April 2006 (CDT)
Reference
- It seems to me that this phrasing references the popular children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events. Others disagree. Discuss. --DirkDiggler 07:44, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
- It does use 2 of the same words ("Series" and "of"), but otherwise I see no indication of an intentional reference. Am I making a reference if I say "I suffered through a series of painfully slow Oxy runs"? --Hellion 09:08, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
- I would argue that it is a reference. The structure of the title is almost the same as A Series of Unfortunate Events. Where the word Random replaces Unfortuante, Encounters replaces Events and Irritating replaces "A".--SomeStranger (Talk | Contribs) 09:22, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
- The structure is similar because it is common English phraseology. Without any supporting indication of referential intention, I don't think there's enough evidence to call this a reference.--Hellion 09:30, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
- amazingly, i agree with hellion. if the books were "an irritating series of" or the adventure mentioned lemons, perhaps, but no evidence otherwise. --Evilkolbot 14:29, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
- I would argue that it is a reference. The structure of the title is almost the same as A Series of Unfortunate Events. Where the word Random replaces Unfortuante, Encounters replaces Events and Irritating replaces "A".--SomeStranger (Talk | Contribs) 09:22, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
- With the new fumble message, am I allowed to do the I was right dance?--DirkDiggler 00:48, 4 September 2006 (CDT)
- Yes ; )--Dehstil (t|c) 14:38, 4 September 2006 (CDT)
- It does use 2 of the same words ("Series" and "of"), but otherwise I see no indication of an intentional reference. Am I making a reference if I say "I suffered through a series of painfully slow Oxy runs"? --Hellion 09:08, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
Picture.
What's up with the picture?--Someone Else 07:20, 22 May 2006 (CDT)
the monster is a reference to the fact that you can barly walk 5 steps in an RPG without getting an encounter. as for the picture? my guess is that it is following up the discription's saying "nearly identical nondescript enemies" Jick obviously didn't want to have ditaled duplicate monsters, and slimes are standard basic enemies.--Datadrain 19:28, 25 May 2006 (CDT)
Hershey's kiss?
I'm surprised that there isn't anything stating that the picture looks like Hershey's kisses. Wouldn't that explain why cocoa eggshell fragments drop? --Duke33 08:05, 7 March 2007 (CST)
- Not really. They're probably supposed to be slimes. As for why, it's because several monsters (and the chest you can get) drop them, and they are the key to getting the familiar that's referentially associated with the area. --Emtu 08:59, 7 March 2007 (CST)
CLEESH
If you use CLEESH on this, it'll say "They turns into a salamander/newt/frog." Is this more plural screw ups? ДҖ--Finalheaven63talk 20:46, 8 June 2007 (CDT)
This is not a FF reference
It's a DQ reference, and more generically a RPG reference. Where do you get the FF idea? --Improv 09:36, 2 August 2007 (CDT)
I've never experienced an irritating series of random encounters at Dairy Queen. --Sirjeffreyofvistledorf 00:50, 1 September 2007 (CDT)
That's Dragon Quest, not Dairy Queen.--MaskedLihc 01:14, 1 September 2007 (CDT)
Spell weakness?
Currently at level 10, with every DoD potion buff, Codex of Capsaicin Conjuration equipped, using Stuffed Mortar Shell.
Usually the spell damage is around 60-90 for every other monster, but using Stuffed Mortar Shell against this monster:
"You call forth a stuffed mortar shell. It flies toward your opponents in a wide arc, bursting in the air above them and pelting three of them with malfunctioning microwaves, dealing 231 damage."
"You call forth a stuffed mortar shell. It flies toward your opponents in a wide arc, bursting in the air above them and pelting three of them with fire ants, dealing 180 damage."
Needless to say these are ridiculous amounts for a non-critical spell. Is there an elemental weakness or are there special mechanics for this encounter?
--Verdot 12:40, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
- See http://forums.kingdomofloathing.com:8080/vb/showthread.php?p=3801700 -- appears that certain encounters are now being seen as groups and certain spells now effect each member and thus increase damage. (hence 'opponents, them, etc) --Doucy 13:06, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
- I thought about this possibility, since it said "three of them". Wondered how recent this change is?
--Verdot 13:22, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
