i was thinking about game mechanics the other day and I thought to myself, if I was going to do something stupid, like how games used to do april fools things, what would I add? and I came up with some ideas. These are all obviously jokes, but I think its fun to come up with bad ideas for fun!
species:
lab rat- it’s like a felid but instead of extra lives you get a potion of mutation slapped on you every single level up. Surely this will have no ill effects
snailtaur: it’s like a naga but slower. be the slowest thing in the dungeon
roomba: you can’t go down a floor without exploring the entire floor, but you DO clean up blood and mess when you go over tiles.
batfolk: congratulations, you can fly. unfortunately you’re also always making noise to see, so everyone knows where you are. Hope you’re not squishy!
edit: i had another thought. millitaur: the only armour you get is boots but you get to wear 10 pairs of them
God:
God of impulsive choices. you get piety for using scrolls and potions but you can’t use identify, at all. go ahead, chug those 13 unmarked bottles. do it for the stat boosts.
equipment:
birthday hat: its your birthday! every monster on the level rushes to you to congratulate you. and then kill you.
orb of beach: its a beach ball. when it deflects a hit the enemy bounces back a space.
cone: it’s like a hat but its only for felids. naughty cats get the cone
floor length cloak: every so often you trip on it and do 1 damage to yourself
armour of flames: if you put it on you immediately catch on fire. yes, every time you put it on.
scroll of catnip: works like a scroll of summoning but it just summons felids.
potion of irn: tints the screen orange and does nothing else
orb of bowling: this is a thrown weapon which acts like a really big rock.
nutmeg grater: a shield that will destroy enemy maces
anyway, I had fun coming up with this. if you all had to come up with something silly, what would you do?