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    There always seems to be one super-lucky player...

    There always seems to be one super-lucky player in these things. I think I know who it is! :)
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    One small think I've noticed re: the pot of...

    One small think I've noticed re: the pot of blindness and similar stuff. Items won't burn from background heat while in a mob's inventory. So if you can get a dude to pick it up and lock him away...
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    Very nicely done, Meh. As you might have...

    Very nicely done, Meh.

    As you might have guessed, the wand basically was the [CLASSIFIED] I mentioned.

    Also much thanks to Silfir, Grey, and our lovely first-round moderators. You know who you...
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    I presume it was undead. Otherwise you could've...

    I presume it was undead. Otherwise you could've killed the dog and converted it. :) If you want to go for (pre)crowning, you could still use the altar by bringing the ton of dudes from PC:5 down...
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    Oh. Well, um, anyway. I died! 26000: check...

    Oh. Well, um, anyway. I died!

    26000: check some stuff. amazingly we have almost nothing identified; annhilator shows up before i resolve blink dog situation. hmm.
    26052: shield destroyed, down...
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    I actually don't have the password to this...

    I actually don't have the password to this account. Anyway, it's no difference to me.
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    Monsters drowning in the underwater cave will not...

    Monsters drowning in the underwater cave will not drop items.
  8. Thread: Guidebook work

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    I've tried and found it so frustrating that I...

    I've tried and found it so frustrating that I gave up.

    Elone did some testing on this a while ago. I think he concluded that altars have their own 'alignment points', so that if saccing 3k gold...
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    Some guy brought it up some time ago talking...

    Some guy brought it up some time ago talking about his crazy scummed up character. The unarmed bonus was actually part of his argument if I'm thinking of the same thing.
  10. Thread: Adom Wiki

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    That made my day. Especially the starsign of...

    That made my day. Especially the starsign of jerk. :)

    I'll think about contributing if I have anything good to say but prefer to do so actively if at all (not copy/paste of my posts, for example).
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    I like thieves (and farmers, dammit). Have one...

    I like thieves (and farmers, dammit). Have one regular win (human) and one ultra (GE). The trick to keeping them alive early IMO is to start them as missile characters (note the high dex). You...
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    The difficulty range of TOEF is actually quite...

    The difficulty range of TOEF is actually quite interesting. Like all the zones, it's pretty easy if you prepare for it. But without at least a partial kit of disabling, ranged attack, invis, etc.,...
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    Sounds interesting. Combos are mostly optimal...

    Sounds interesting. Combos are mostly optimal choices, so you should see a lot of how the character is meant to be played. For an added challenge, make them all carbon fiber men. You'll need so...
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    I usually dive aggressively from the arena to DT,...

    I usually dive aggressively from the arena to DT, go back up and fully explore levels, then hit the big room. Some of the quest mobs can be forced, though... chaos bros for example can be found in...
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    Actually, this is something unusual about SMC.

    Actually, this is something unusual about SMC.
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    Very nice. Anticipating the save coming back to...

    Very nice. Anticipating the save coming back to me (and getting abyssed), that was the only solution I could come up with.
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    Well... situation is rather dire now. 22000:...

    Well... situation is rather dire now.

    22000: drop junk (including cursed weapons), locate stairs, mimic shop
    22342: descend; hit by ghost (+3 age)
    22366: kill ghost with CLW
    22391: invoke river...
  18. Thread: Guidebook work

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    Something I would like to point out for the GB,...

    Something I would like to point out for the GB, as I've done actual testing:

    People often believe generating Keethrax at a low level and coming back later is a wise idea because he will stay at...
  19. Thread: More Wish advice

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    I don't know for sure - like AK, I don't usually...

    I don't know for sure - like AK, I don't usually bother getting the phial (unless I'm giving it to our purple friend in DT). But the logic doesn't seem sound. Strange magical shocks also empty all...
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    Possible in the same sense spontaneous combustion...

    Possible in the same sense spontaneous combustion is possible.
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    It has something to do with the level 6 class...

    It has something to do with the level 6 class power. If confused and moving, the rest of the game will stand still until confusion has worn off. It's weird.
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    Clearly not enough victory dancing with...

    Clearly not enough victory dancing with Iskenderun's Energy Bolt.
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    YAVP: Drakish Wizard (doomed)

    I stole the idea for this game from JellySlayer (sorry) because I saw him playing doomed chars on the server and it looked like fun. Overprayed to receive dooming and then stairhopped for a while. ...
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    I think thieves are awesome. The stun rate of...

    I think thieves are awesome. The stun rate of their class power is like >90%, and there's a bug that makes confusion rather meaningless for them. I think they just have a bad rap because people die...
  25. Thread: More Wish advice

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    About stats: 1) Eat the oracle and then use an...

    About stats:

    1) Eat the oracle and then use an altar
    2) Mana is extremely easy to raise by, say, bookcasting (in the wilderness while hunting boars if you'd like)
    3) Would not use PoEX with...
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