652Graystripe
Plantera
Since 1.4 was released, I've been doing a lot of Blood Moon fishing. The fights are fun for the most part, but they can be a little gimmicky, and the RNG involved with the drops is quite annoying.
As a way of reworking it, I've decided to make the enemies special quests from the Angler.
During a Blood Moon, if you speak to him, he'll have an option for a "Special Quest" (normal quests are still available). This will be to defeat a particular fished-up enemy; if you fish while the Blood Moon is still active, it will spawn. Once you defeat whatever it is, you can speak to him again to get loot (and another quest, if it's still a Blood Moon). Loot depends on the enemy he's asked you to defeat.
Additionally? For convenience's sake, he's also immune to the attacks of all fished-up enemies. This comes in particularly handy in Hardmode, where mine keeps getting killed by the Dreadnautilus in particular. And frankly, I can imagine him being some kind of blood-slick abomination from a tear in the fabric of natural law.
Quests and rewards are as follows. Note that all quests will reward 7-10
Chum Buckets, as well as standard "common" Angler items (such as fishing potions and bait).
50% chance during pre-Hardmode; 10% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
Vampire Frog Staff,
Blood Rain Bow, or
Chum Caster.
"Have you ever met a merman? I bet you haven't, because they're all dead! That's right, all the mermen in <World Name> died out before you ever got here. That's terrible, because I always wanted to see one. But because of the dark magic of the Blood Moon, they can come back as zombies! Kill one and show it to me, so I can see what they looked like without getting bitten or clawed or whatever!"
50% chance during pre-Hardmode; 10% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
Vampire Frog Staff,
Blood Rain Bow, or
Chum Caster.
"What's with all the weird eyes and stuff in <World Name>? I don't know, and I don't care! But I know that on nights like these, a special eye fish can rise up out of the deep with the special goal of killing things! Kill it right back and bring it to me!"
30% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
Haemorrhaxe or
Blood Thorn.
"Let me tell you a spooky story. Did you know that there's blood in your veins... right... now?! Haha! I just learned that from <Nurse's name>, and it totally freaked me out. She also said that it's full of this stuff called hemoglobin, which is cool, because you should catch me a hemo-goblin shark!"
30% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
Haemorrhaxe or
Drippler Crippler.
"Zooming through the sky, it's the Blood Eel! Did you know that its jaws can unhinge up to 180 degrees to swallow its prey whole? And it's not actually a fish, but a demon that takes the shape of one? I think that's totally awesome! Go kill it for me, minion!"
20% chance during Hardmode
Reward:
Sanguine Staff (100%) and
Blood Moon Monolith (25%)
"Ooooh, you're going to be SO dead! I just learned about this eldritch abomination lurking in the waters of <World Name>. It's called the Dreadnautilus, and it's going to murder you to death! I really want its beautiful shell, so you should go kill it for me!"
Additionally, since the Dreadnautilus is kind of a weird fight, I've reworked it slightly:
-For its spin attack, it fixes on where you are when it starts the attack. This allows you to properly dodge it if you're fast enough.
-It's no longer invulnerable while spitting blood.
-Speaking of the blood, the angle of spray is slightly reduced to allow you to more easily strafe around it. And it sparkles a little bit, making it more visible in the deep, dark depths of the night.
All enemies still have their normal drop tables, allowing you to pick up additional loot. On the topic of the Chum Caster, its current bonus is now replaced with 50% extra fishing power during a Blood Moon, so if you want to get some regular fishing done...
Additionally, to make this more farmable:
Bloody Tear
-Craftable with 1
Life Crystal and 5
Deathweed
A terrible night to have a curse indeed.
As a way of reworking it, I've decided to make the enemies special quests from the Angler.
During a Blood Moon, if you speak to him, he'll have an option for a "Special Quest" (normal quests are still available). This will be to defeat a particular fished-up enemy; if you fish while the Blood Moon is still active, it will spawn. Once you defeat whatever it is, you can speak to him again to get loot (and another quest, if it's still a Blood Moon). Loot depends on the enemy he's asked you to defeat.
Additionally? For convenience's sake, he's also immune to the attacks of all fished-up enemies. This comes in particularly handy in Hardmode, where mine keeps getting killed by the Dreadnautilus in particular. And frankly, I can imagine him being some kind of blood-slick abomination from a tear in the fabric of natural law.
Quests and rewards are as follows. Note that all quests will reward 7-10
50% chance during pre-Hardmode; 10% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
"Have you ever met a merman? I bet you haven't, because they're all dead! That's right, all the mermen in <World Name> died out before you ever got here. That's terrible, because I always wanted to see one. But because of the dark magic of the Blood Moon, they can come back as zombies! Kill one and show it to me, so I can see what they looked like without getting bitten or clawed or whatever!"
50% chance during pre-Hardmode; 10% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
"What's with all the weird eyes and stuff in <World Name>? I don't know, and I don't care! But I know that on nights like these, a special eye fish can rise up out of the deep with the special goal of killing things! Kill it right back and bring it to me!"
30% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
"Let me tell you a spooky story. Did you know that there's blood in your veins... right... now?! Haha! I just learned that from <Nurse's name>, and it totally freaked me out. She also said that it's full of this stuff called hemoglobin, which is cool, because you should catch me a hemo-goblin shark!"
30% chance during Hardmode
Reward: one of the
"Zooming through the sky, it's the Blood Eel! Did you know that its jaws can unhinge up to 180 degrees to swallow its prey whole? And it's not actually a fish, but a demon that takes the shape of one? I think that's totally awesome! Go kill it for me, minion!"
20% chance during Hardmode
Reward:
"Ooooh, you're going to be SO dead! I just learned about this eldritch abomination lurking in the waters of <World Name>. It's called the Dreadnautilus, and it's going to murder you to death! I really want its beautiful shell, so you should go kill it for me!"
Additionally, since the Dreadnautilus is kind of a weird fight, I've reworked it slightly:
-For its spin attack, it fixes on where you are when it starts the attack. This allows you to properly dodge it if you're fast enough.
-It's no longer invulnerable while spitting blood.
-Speaking of the blood, the angle of spray is slightly reduced to allow you to more easily strafe around it. And it sparkles a little bit, making it more visible in the deep, dark depths of the night.
All enemies still have their normal drop tables, allowing you to pick up additional loot. On the topic of the Chum Caster, its current bonus is now replaced with 50% extra fishing power during a Blood Moon, so if you want to get some regular fishing done...
Additionally, to make this more farmable:
Bloody Tear
-Craftable with 1
A terrible night to have a curse indeed.
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