The Unremarkable Challenge

[Silfir]

This challenge is quite aptly named, really - it is entirely unremarkable. All it's about is its sheer unremarkability, actually.

For starters, it's short. There's not really much to it.

- Create completely random character. Yes, that includes starsign and gender. I guess you can choose your name.
- Go straight to the Small Cave. I was going to let you equip your character on the way there, but I just decided no. Go straight there. Wilderness encounters, evade; if you can't evade, reroll. (No, I do not care if you just had to give up your gray elven wizard.)
- Once you enter the Small Cave, you can never return to the wilderness. No way back out.
- You win if you reach the High Mountain village.
- One try. No do-overs. (You can do retries for achievements.)

That's it. Unremarkable, isn't it?

Balanced? No. Fair? Not really. Don't like your high elven farmer? Tough shit. There's a river and you can't swim? What do I care? Drown. I'm not your mother.

Report your progress, deaths and unremarkable victories in here.

I also decided to do something less unremarkable to go with the whole challenge. I present to you: Achievements! These are unique. First come, first serve.

PREMATURE ASCENSION: Reach HMV. (WINNER: TIMPAK)
ALL HAIL THE MONIES: Collect 100,000 gold.
KILLING SPREE: Rack up 500 kills. (WINNER: BARANOR)
RAMPAGE: First turn, drop armor stuff and turn on true berserk, then reach HMV.
GODLIKE: Kill off the entire High Mountain Village. For kicks. Including Gaab'Baay.
IMMA FIRIN' MAH LAZAR: Only form of attack: bolt spells. Reach HMV.
AXE COP: Only use axes in combat. You can throw them if you want. They don't have to be perfect fireman axes. Reach HMV.
FLUTE COP: Only use a flute (or flutes) in combat. (Yes, using flute-tamed pets in combat counts.) Reach HMV.
I LIKE THIS HAT: Find a hat on SMC or UD1 (start with one, if that is possible - it has to be a hat, not a hood). Wear it, never drop it, and reach HMV with it.
THERE'S SOME LOVELY FILTH OVER THERE: Kill one each of the following: gray ooze, yellow ooze, ochre jelly, green slime. (WINNER: BARANOR)
FLOAT LIKE A STONE, STUNG BY A BEE: Take a giant bee sting. Dive into a river without the Swimming skill.
I DON'T WANT TO GO ON THE CART: Get at least eight zombies to surround you, closing you in.
ADOM PLAYERS ARE SOPHISTICATED FELLOWS: Spell out a swear word of some kind using monsters. Post screenshot.
WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SNAKES: Get a wish. Wish for "more snakes". (WINNER: MEH)

If you can think of more and more awesome achievements, post them!

[nathrakh]

Well well. This sounds fun, Silfir. Imma try now!

edit: anyone who wants to spectate, do so. It's 1:00 here now, and I'll start @ 1:15 UTC+2


Achievement suggestions:

I'M MR. ARMSTRONG: Reach HMV using unarmed melee as only form of dealing damage.
DOOMGUY: Pray about 13 times in the beginning to get DOOMED. Reach HMV never removing it.

[warheart]

Nice idea, just started. I don't play on the server so you'll have to believe me if I get something done. But I doubt so. Rolled a Salamander human thief.

Just died :P

[Timpak]

I will beat both Silfir and nathrakh with ease!

[nathrakh]

I got book-born gnomish barbarian. Quite nice but didn't get 3 talents, too bad. :/ Got safely to UD.. even got the blanket!

edit: ahaa..

You hit the large gnoll and severely injure him. You hear a thudding sound.
The large gnoll hits you. The large gnoll hits you. You die...

Large gnoll got two moves after my sling shotted rock. How nice. I even had my prayers left.

Toughboy, the gnomish barbarian, was killed by a large gnoll.
He scored 1977 points and advanced to level 5.
He survived for 0 years, 1 day, 15 hours, 7 minutes and 12 seconds (1805
turns).
Toughboy visited 5 places.
His dexterity score was modified by +1 during his career.
He ended his adventuring life in an unremarkable dungeon on level 2.
34 monsters perished under his attacks.
He possessed the following intrinsic:
  He was fire resistant (gained through an item).
He had the following talents: Hardy, Long Stride, Tough Skin.
He had a final speed score of 100 (final base speed: 100).
He was religious.
He did not ask for divine help.
He was neutrally aligned.

The following monsters were vanquished:
      1 dwarf
      1 fire beetle
      1 ghost bat
      1 giant rat
      3 gnolls
      4 goblin rockthrowers
     11 hyenas
      1 kobold
      1 kobold chieftain
      1 large bat
      2 large gnolls
      4 orcs
      1 orc scorcher
      1 rat
      1 ratling fencer

[Sami]

Rolled a trollish thief and got a surge of power in UD:3 (that was the first surge of power I got for several months) and the guardian was Poon and I think he was an invisible stalker but I never saw him before he killed me. :P

[The Metro Gnome]

Completed with a dwarven barbarian (one of my favs!) Did a new chalenge

DOES THIS EXTRA ARM LOOK FUNNY?: Beat the challenge while extremely corrupted

[Dudley]

Just an idea
BANZAI = Never use missiles.
Drug Addict = identify all herbs which are identifiable by try, without having herbalism
Collector = Have 20 times the same thing. Herbs excluded.
Basher = Get a club/hammer and let that be the only weapon you use, save if it gets destroyed, in which case you take out your spare.

[gut]

Greyhater, the dark elven mindcrafter was killed by psychic backlash
on UD:1.

Didn't see the ghul in line with the jackel. Was playing what felt
like a doomed PC from the start though. Had good starting items,
and that's what kept me alive as long as I was. Dig wand, invis
pot, dark scroll. Ultimately was sandwiched between ghost bat
on one side, and ghul on the other, with 2 HP's. Next time...

[nathrakh]

I was spectating your umm... struggle against the RNG and I was absolutely stunned once again of how _ruthless_ the RNG can be! I mean, SMC itself was quite hideous with that long corridor and endless stream of monsters and all that.. but unavoidable (could have used digging earlier tho..) mixed tension room on UD:1? And then you got monsters like rabid dog, claw bugs, ghost bat and ghul which all are immune to mindcraft... That's just.. wicked..