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commit 374f6ec268afb495de7454641bc4e4a9c19ffd5f
Author: code2828 <ste...@16...>
Date:   Tue Apr 8 12:57:48 2025 +0000

    Improve plants mon descriptions
    
    There's sunlight in shoals so note that when describing a plant, fungus,
    ballistomycete, or tree.
    
    Closes #4452.

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Summary of changes:
 crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/features.txt | 10 ++++++++--
 crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/features.txt b/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/features.txt
index e0f67080f3..f887cf9098 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/features.txt
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/features.txt
@@ -280,8 +280,14 @@ defense.
 A tree
 
 A large tree. While in most places the dim light of the dungeon is not bright
-enough to sustain large plants, there are spots where, with the grace of
-Fedhas, trees as big as those on the surface can grow underground.
+enough to sustain large plants, there are {{
+    if you.branch() == "Shoals" then
+        return "sunny terrains such as the Shoals where, with some help from"
+    else
+        return "spots where, with the grace of"
+    end
+}} Fedhas, trees as big as those on the surface can grow underground.
+
 %%%%
 A mangrove
 
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt b/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt
index cb2a1fd7de..fa61a9aa63 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/dat/descript/monsters.txt
@@ -750,9 +750,14 @@ A small snake that can augment its bite by constricting small creatures.
 %%%%
 ballistomycete
 
-A lumpy reddish fungus covered in knobbly rhizome growths, growing well in the
-dank underground dungeon. When it senses a threat, the ballistomycete may
-release a deadly floating spore that explodes on its victims.
+A lumpy reddish fungus covered in knobbly rhizome growths, growing well {{
+    if you.branch() == "Shoals" then
+        return "on the sunny beach of the Shoals."
+    else
+        return "in the dank underground dungeon."
+    end
+}} When it senses a threat, the ballistomycete may release a deadly floating
+spore that explodes on its victims.
 %%%%
 ballistomycete spore
 
@@ -1526,7 +1531,13 @@ result in a violent explosion.
 %%%%
 fungus
 
-A lumpy grey fungus, growing well in the dank underground dungeon.
+A lumpy grey fungus, growing well {{
+    if you.branch() == "Shoals" then
+        return "on the sunny beach of the Shoals."
+    else
+        return "in the dank underground dungeon."
+    end
+}}
 %%%%
 gargoyle
 
@@ -2447,8 +2458,16 @@ A pillar of salt shaped like a statue, but worked by no living hands.
 %%%%
 plant
 
-A plant that has adapted to grow in the unpleasant dungeon environment,
-somehow thriving even underground in the absence of the sun.
+A plant that {{
+    if you.branch() == "Shoals" then
+        return "has been lucky enough to sprout and flourish in the golden " ..
+               "sunlight and fresh air of the Shoals, looking much more " ..
+               "vibrant than its dungeon-dwelling counterparts."
+    else
+        return "has adapted to grow in the unpleasant dungeon environment, " ..
+               "somehow thriving even underground in the absence of the sun."
+    end
+}}
 %%%%
 platinum paragon
 


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