CammoAmmo Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 A perfect addition to shipwrecked. Now I'm not talking about the pretty innocent ones that harmlessly swim around and comb their hair, I'm talking about the ones with pointy teeth who lure men to their death. Those sound like the perfect addition to shipwrecked. Mermaids could really fit with the dark theme of Don't Starve and could be twisted in so many different ways. Maybe they could even have a special relationship with Merms... a hideous merm top half with a scaly fish bottom... beautiful, right? (On second thought, maybe Merms already cover the Mermaid department and we don't need any more creatures, but hey, suggestions are always helpful, right?) How can you have a tropical theme without the sirens of the sea? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidneyBeanBoy Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Merm Aides? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobModder Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Punny, Kidney. Real punny. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaumicParrot Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I like the idea of merm-mermaids, but not human mermaids, it wouldn't fit with the whole "alone in the wild" theme. Or maybe just swimming merms? I mean, pig pirates fighting deep-sea merms would be amazing. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674395 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YesterdaysMindr Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Merm Kraken. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Matt Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Merm Kraken. Tentakrakkle Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyde042 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 The term you are looking for is Sirens. They lure men to their death in mythology. Yet I can't see how they could fit in the game. No reason to be fooled only once. Unless, you make them trade with you and there's a chance they will turn hostile on you. They could give you gems/dubloons from allegedly sunken ships. You could trade them sea shells and sea weed (for salads I guess?). edit: I realize though that it goes against the rule of not having other humans in DS Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Matt Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 edit: I realize though that it goes against the rule of not having other humans in DS Might not, though. Reinterpretations of a siren's physical appearance can be done, and a more lovecraftian turn would surely fit DS EDIT: A far fetched possibility but interesting concept is the Snuffer from Fallen London They rip people's faces off and use them to disguise... that. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammoAmmo Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 The term you are looking for is Sirens. They lure men to their death in mythology. Yet I can't see how they could fit in the game. No reason to be fooled only once. I know they are sirens, that is why i said sirens in my post. However, Don't Starve only has a handful of animals/characters that are not a mashup of two or more different animals or myths. This is why I only mentioned sirens and said that I was not thinking of typical mermaids because I think Sirens/Mermaids could be a great inspiration for a new type of mob. Doesn't mean they have to be half human or lure men to their death. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-674989 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaaaat Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Not a huge fan of "conventional" mermaids, even if monster'd up, and I think the merms have really already covered that area, but I'd love to see a cilophyte in Don't Starve. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-675040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobotAccomplice Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 We could have a Mother Hydra-type boss as the ruler of the merms. Yay lovecraft! Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-675260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developer ImDaMisterL Posted September 25, 2015 Developer Share Posted September 25, 2015 What if, like, each character saw a siren as a different item/mob?Wilson would see them as human beings.Willow would see then as Bernie/lighters.Wolfgang would see then as the bearded woman, I mean... food..Or maybe they could all just randomly turn into good items to lure you...Stuff like that, y'know? Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-675836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobModder Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 COUNTER PROPOSALThey don't turn into items, they put items on fishing rods and lure you in! https://erakablog.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/the-carrot-or-the-stick/ Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-675839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Matt Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 COUNTER PROPOSALThey don't turn into items, they put items on fishing rods and lure you in! https://erakablog.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/the-carrot-or-the-stick/ COUNTER COUNTER PROPOSAL They don't put items on fishing rods and lure you in, they put flotsam up and when you fish it, they either pull you out of your boat or jump on you. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-675861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derpime Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 An island, in form of island . Whenever you visit an island, there is a chance that sirens will spawn there.They will sing songs that will make you walk slower or make you have that low sanity effect but your sanity is not actually low. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-675894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordofFullmetal Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 The term you are looking for is Sirens. They lure men to their death in mythology. Yet I can't see how they could fit in the game. No reason to be fooled only once. Unless, you make them trade with you and there's a chance they will turn hostile on you. They could give you gems/dubloons from allegedly sunken ships. You could trade them sea shells and sea weed (for salads I guess?). edit: I realize though that it goes against the rule of not having other humans in DS Sirens are generally considered to be half bird, half human. At least, that's the original mythos. They originally had nothing to do with mermaids at all. Link to comment https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/57979-mermaids/#findComment-681585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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