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[[The Deep Machine Tunnels|The cylinder speaks. The messages were transcribed.  The actions recorded.]]

For most of the messages below, these word buckets are used to randomly generate text (some of these are modified to suit the grammar of the sentence, eg. adding "ing" or "es"):


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==Losing [[Combat Initiative|Initiative]]==
==Gaining [[Combat Initiative|Initiative]]==
* It hesitates. It <DMTVocalisationV>. It <DMTMovementV>.

==Player Messages==
===[[Pickpocket]]ing===

====Successfully [[Pickpocket]]ing an item====
* You reach into your foe's <DMTMaterial>-<DMTVocalisationN> and withdraw a <DMTVocalisationAdj> <DMTObject>.

====Failing to [[Pickpocket]] an item====
* Your efforts create an <DMTExudenceN> of <DMTColor> that <DMTDevelopV> the <DMTObject> without so much as a <DMTVocalisationN>.

===[[:Category:Weapons|Weapon]] Attacks===
====Successful Attack====
* <DMTColor> <DMTExudenceV> from the foe's <DMTMaterial> <DMTBodyPart> as you <DMTVocalisationV>.
* Your <DMTVocalisationAdj> <DMTVocalisationN> <DMTDamageV> the <DMTMovement> foe, who <DMTReaction> from the <DMTDamageN>.
* Your <DMTMindPart> <DMTDamageV> the foe with a <DMTExudenceN> of <DMTColorAdj> <DMTColor> and a <DMTExudenceN> of <DMTDamageN>.

====Misses====
* Your attempt to cause <DMTDamageN> within your foe's <DMTBodyPart> goes unnoticed by all.

====[[Critical hit]]s====
* You hit the entity so hard, it <DMTExudenceV> a <vocalization modifier> <vocalization noun> <direction>. CRITICAL <WEIRD OBJECT>!

====[[Fumble]]s====
* You flail randomly, unable to comprehend your environment or your own body.

===Receiving Damage===
* There is <damage noun>, and a(n) <exudence> of [<color modifier>] <color>.

===[[:Category:Combat Skills|Skill]] Messages===
====Unsuccessfully Using a Skill====
* You try something impossible, and yet it does not happen.

====Dealing Damage via a Skill====

====Dealing Damage via a Spell====

===Using [[Entangling Noodles]]===
* You reveal your <wound modifier> <weird object> to your foe, but they are <material>.

===Jiggling a [[Chefstaff]]===

===Casting [[Summon Mayfly Swarm]]===

=== Olfaction ===
* You're effectual on account of the effect you have just acquired.
* You gain an effect. Impromptu grammar lesson: effects affect you.

===Other Successful Skill Usage===

===Summoning [[Pasta Guardians]]===

===[[Combat Items]]===
====Dealing Damage via Combat Items====
* You eject a(n) <object modifier> <object>, which intersects violently with your foe.

====Other Combat Item Usage====
* A(n) <object modifier> <object>, and it performs its function.

===[[HP]] Gain===
* Your <body part> sings a <vocal adjective> <vocalization> as you are healed.

===[[MP]] Gain===
* A <mana adjective> <color> <vocalization> echoes through your <body part>, revitalizing you.

===[[MP]] Loss===

===[[Run Away|Running Away]] or [[Banishing]]===
====Successfully====
* Your foe emits a scintillating warning, but you are no longer anywhere.

====Unsuccessfully====

==[[:Category:Familiars|Familiar]] Messages==

===[[Familiars_by_type#Stat_gain|Stat Point Increasing]]===
* A small <object modifier> <color> <object> {scrutinizes / listens / regards} you and beams.

===[[Familiars by type#Increases meat drop|Meat Drop Increasing]]===

===[[Familiars by type#Increases item drop|Item Drop Increasing]]===
* A small <object modifier> <color> <object> <moves> <movement adverb>.

===[[Familiars by type#Prevents enemy attacks|Blocking]]===

===[[Familiars by type#Enemy damage|Attacking]]===
* A small <object modifier> <color> <object> <damages> your foe, causing the damage.

===General (including [[Familiars by type#Weakens enemy|Deleveling]])===
* A small <object modifier> <color> <object> does something incomprehensible.

===[[Familiar Weight|Leveling Up]]===
* A small <object modifier> <color> <object> emits a <vocalization modifier> <vocalization noun> as it grows slightly larger.

==Enemy messages==
===Introduction Text===
* <Part 1>. <Part 2>.

Part 1 is one of:
* A <material> <object> has a <mind part> and a <appendage>. It <vocalizes>.
* A <color> <material> <object>. A <vocal modifier> <vocalization>.
* A <wound modifier> <wound> <observes> you and it <vocalizes>.

Part 2 is one of:
* <Color modifier> <color> <exudes> as it <moves>.
* It <vocalizes> at your <wound modifier> <wound>.
* Its <appendage modifier> <appendage> <observes> your <mind part>.

===Miss Messages===
* It <vocalizes> a <vocal modifier> <vocal noun>. A <color modifier> <color> <defence noun> <exudes> from your <mind part> to <defend> you.
* It <observes> your <mind part>. Your memory of <color modifier> <color> remains <same color modifier> <same color> for the time being.
* It attempts to <remove> your <mind part>, but you escape by <hiding method> a <object modifier> <object modifier> <weird object>.
* It attempts to <remove> your <mind part>, but you <defend> yourself with a <weird object> of <object modifier> <object modifier> {dust/thoughts/etc. (mind part?)}.


===Special Attacks===

===Dealing Passive or Counter-Attack Damage===

===Enemy Is Stunned<!--(except for [[Disco Blindness]], which gives no message)-->===
Your foe neither <moves> nor <vocalizes>. It is unable to anything.

==End of Combat==
===Losing the Fight===
A deafening <fluid> of defeat fills your <mind part>. The <objects> <vocalize or move>.

===Fight ends===

===Winning the Fight===
* A(n) <object> <reacts to damage>, and there is no enemy anywhere.

===Gaining Substats===
====[[Muscle]] Substats====
* A <muscle fluid modifier> <fluid> <exudes> through your <mind part>.

====Gaining a Muscle Point====
* A < muscle fluid modifier> <fluid> <exudes> through your <mind part>. You feel as though your <mind part> has expanded.

====Gaining [[Mysticality]] substats:====
* A <mysticality fluid modifier> <fluid> <exudes> through your <mind part>.

====Gaining a [[Mysticality]] Point====
* A <mysticality fluid modifier> <fluid> <exudes> through your <mind part>. You feel as though your <mind part> has expanded.

====Gaining [[Moxie]] Substats====
* A <moxie fluid modifier> <fluid> <exudes> through your <mind part>.

====Gaining a [[Moxie]] Point====
* A < moxie fluid modifier> <fluid> <exudes> through your <mind part>. You feel as though your <mind part> has expanded.

====Leveling Up====
* A spiraling <object modifier> <object> <exudes> from your <mind part> as you surge with newfound power. You have gained a <object>.

<!-- Not possible? ===Overkilling Hobos in [[Hobopolis Town Square]]=== -->

===Getting [[Meat]]===
* A quantity of <DMTObjectAdj> materializes within your <DMTMindPart>.

===Item Drops===
* You discover a <weird object> of <object modifier> <material>, and hold it tightly within your <mind part>.

===[[Cold-Blooded Warm Fuzzies]]===

==Other==
===Twiddling===
You <react to damage> without purpose.

===Gaining an Effect (Other than via a [[Disco Combos|Disco Combo]])===

<!-- Not possible? ===Item Stolen by Dolphin ([[Underwater adventuring#Dolphin|Underwater]])=== -->

==Notes==

==References==

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[[Category:Game Messages]]
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