<Zan-zan> botb needs a rogue like, and your level and character class are taken from your profile on ze site
<Zan-zan> make zis
<Zan-zan> stop playing other people's games! ;F
<Zingy> ZanZan, that's a idea!
<Zan-zan> :3~
<Strobe> =o
<Zan-zan> and ze higher level you are, ze lower down you start in ze dungeon
<Zan-zan> so you can't scum for potions for twenty hours safely when you're level 20 like a zan

every single person on this website is a coder. c'mon now please o:3

that's a rad idea. i'd be able to code it, but i don't think i've been around for nearly long enough to get enough of a feel for the culture.

rawwrrrr :F

So, I read this --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roguelike

Sounds ace to me! I was wondering what platform would be best for developers. I know a lot of folks do the python. I'm more of a html/javascript/php guy. Python is not supported by the BotB server; it would have to be hosted elsewhere. I am (coincidently) working on BotB's API today. :U

Also, wouldn't it be fun if it was multi-player? You could pay boons to generate a dungeon and then charge a smaller boon admission. We could limit the number of levels in the dungeon. Do the monsters respawn in a level every time they don't have a player in them? Once the boss is defeated is there free admission? Questions, questions, questions . . .

PLEASE make it so! D: Mr. Puke, please Rogue up our BotB!

more questions:
-what happens when you die? traditionally a defining feature of roguelikes is permanent death, but if your level is based on your BotB profile then would you just lose your equipment instead?
-roguelikes are also traditionally turn-based, but it would be a pain to have to wait for other players to move in a multiplayer dungeon. i presume it would be real-time then?

ascii or ansi graphics and this will rox!!!... (and im not joking)

Python would probably be nicest for all the coder types around here -- even if you don't know it, it is very easy.

Also, I've heard of semi-realtime rougelikes that have an n-second maximum length of a turn. Maybe something like that could work, along with multiple users able to move in a turn.

Thinking about death, item loss is probably going to be the worst that could happen, we'd need to make that more punishing somehow....

And yes, we have to do this with text. Oldskool as fuck. :D

since with text # is a waffle

a great idea, maybe users could connect to it via telnet/ssh? that would make it possible to run it in a regular (locked down) unix shell, and use already available libraries (ncurses and stuff).

punishment could be losing all items + an extra tincan? ;)

edit: running it in a shell would also make the multiplayer part easier, no need write any networking code. it would require a bit more bandwidth and more responsive server than a traditional multiplayer client though.

If you lose a compo you have to make a new account ;)

I still haven't actually tried a roguelike game yet. I did, however, do a lot of reading over at http://www.gamesetwatch.com/column_at_play/

Although I'd love to test and play this thing, I don't have time to give it any kind of development attention. I do really like the idea of it being multiplayer. I also think it should cost boons to both generate a character and a dungeon. If the character survives it can play more dungeons. If the character dies you have to buy a new one, losing all your items.