YAVP: Doomed Farmer

[JellySlayer]

I've said before that farmers are a lot better than people give them credit for, and I think this is particularly true for this particular challenge. Early herbs is a massive advantage for any PC, and well, nobody gets herbs as early as farmers. I decided to do a raven-born dwarf, since I haven't done one in ages, and wanted to take advantage of early mithril skin. 3 talent start with decent To, literate, and, I think it was 4 herb seeds (usually I try for 5 or 6 but I had been rolling for a long time and was getting bored). Raven is really helpful early on--I get wilderness encounters every 3-4 steps normally, and pretty much anything was strong enough to kill me unless I could run away. The early RCT was part of my ToEF strategy, but it meant that I'd be without healing until around level 8 when I could kill Jharod. I played most of the early game on true berserk with my scythe, and managed to clear myself a room 7 squares tall in the VD. Once my gardening got to 80 at level 8 (gardening <80 is basically useless...), I built myself a farm that hit everything except stoma (I wanted to exclude antidote, but I got some quick generations that threw off my pattern), and found an altar to get some gear identified. Killed Jharod for Healing, and with a solid 30 To, Dex, and Wi, I was able to clear UD and puppy cave.

Went to CoC, did Thrundarr quests and Pyramid. Made a few alignment mistakes with altars and ended up getting some nice gear dusted, but I was able to replace most of it... Darkforge was mostly junk, there was a white dragon armor that got destroyed in melee pretty fast, and a couple halberds (used defense mostly), and, of course, the awesome crown of science, which I wore for the rest of the game. Killed Khelly, got screwed by the mystic, got Water Orb and RCT. Cleared Griffyard (quite dangerous since I didn't have para resist, but with ~45 PV and a slaying weapon, it wasn't too bad). Did high kings, but didn't have enough booze to charge up my wand. Tried to wander there for awhile hoping to get some more charges, but eventually had to run back to Terinyo. Incidental question, anyone know if you can get to the skeletal king without making a bridge by knocking his door long distance with a wand? I was getting up in days, so I had to be a bit careful from this point on. I think it was about 75 by the time I got the ring. Did the ToEF easily. ACW died to thrown pot of wonder + RCT.

Dove to Casino (mostly junk), cleared Air Temple. Corruption was starting to be a problem, and it was like day 85. Figured my best bet would be do clear Mana first for experience, since I've had problems with killing earth elementals with RCT before. D:46 had a surprise for me: tension room of emperor liches. Mostly avoided that... Mana was pretty rough, I added about 7 corruptions clearing it, including poison hands. I basically had to fight every monster before the archmage came around, who I lured out and killed with blind + confusion + poison hands. Cleared Earth Temple without too much trouble, then did unicorn cleansing, stocked up on all the corruption removal I could get (3 PoCC and the HMW scroll). Dove down to D:50, dug through the sides and killed all of the balors (went from level 34 to 50) including Fisty (thrown PoCC + thrown raw mana + RCT) to seal the deal.

[JellySlayer]

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Doomfarmer    St:31  Le:37  Wi:29  Dx:42  To:34  Ch:10  Ap: 1  Ma:15  Pe:22 N+
DV/PV: 55/49   H: 690(729)    P: 221(221)    Exp: 50/18268843   DrCh  M: 96694
Satiated

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                            Background Information
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Name: Doomfarmer          Race: female Dwarf        Class: Farmer
Eye color: brown          Hair color: brown         Complexion: tanned
Height: 3'7"              Weight: 3 pounds
Age: 202 (middle-aged, 138 years of unnatural aging added in)
Star sign: Raven          Birthday: 21/Raven (day 21 of the year)

YOUR HISTORY:
        Your parents are travelling adventurers. Both are competent,
 talented and doing very well.
        During your childhood one of your uncles taught you a lot of things
 about the history of your people. Your vast knowledge on the legends and
 the lore of your people made you very popular with your friends because of
 all the exciting stories you knew.
        As a kid you often watched the adult adventurers preparing for new
 exciting journeys. They sparked your imagination.
        Your path was always clearly lying before you. You knew about your
 destiny since your earliest years and fortunately your grandfather
 supported your wishes. You managed to find a competent trainer and began
 your studies.
        You decided to become a Farmer.


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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 4273 stones                Carrying capacity: 10350 stones

He: uncursed crown of science [+4, +8] {Le+9}                         [65s]
Ne: uncursed ankh                                                      [3s]
Bo: uncursed black dragon scale mail (-2, -4) [-2, +9]               [200s]
Gi: uncursed adamantium girdle [+0, +4]                               [18s]
Cl: uncursed hooded cloak (+1, +1) [+1, +1]                           [40s]
RH: blessed rune-covered trident (+6, 3d12+6) [+4, +4] {Dx+12}        [80s]
LH: -
RR: blessed ring of slaying (+6 melee damage, +6 missile damage)       [1s]
LR: uncursed ring of mental stability [+3, -2] {Le+2}                  [1s]
Br: -
Ga: uncursed elemental gauntlets (-1, +0) [+0, +3]                    [10s]
Bo: blessed seven league boots [+2, +1]                               [30s]
MW: uncursed short bow of accuracy (+7, +0)                           [20s]
Mi: bundle of 2 uncursed arrows of undead slaying (+3, 2d4+4)          [4s]
Tl: uncursed dwarven pick axe "Hammerhead" (+2, 2d10+4) [+2, +2] {To+3}[90s]


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                                    Stuff
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Nothing really exciting

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                                Weapon Skills
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Melee weapon           Lvl   Hit   Dam   DV   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------
Pole arms               14   +18   +11  +20   Mastery              7693

Missile weapon         Lvl   Hit   Dam   Ra   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------
Bows                     7   +14   +10   +2   skilled              89
Crossbows                5   +10    +7   +1   skilled              78

Shields                Lvl   DV               Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---              -------------  --------------
Shields                  5   +10              skilled              115


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                                   Skills
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  Archery ..................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Backstabbing .............100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Bridge building .......... 11    (mediocre)     [+3d5] (mr)
  Climbing ................. 75    (great)        [+1d3]
  Cooking ..................100    (superb)       [+1d5] (ma)
  Courage ..................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Detect traps ............. 89    (great)        [+1]
  First aid ................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Fletchery ................ 11    (mediocre)     [+4d4] (mr)
  Food preservation ........100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Gardening ................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Haggling ................. 98    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Healing ..................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Herbalism ................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Listening ................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Literacy ................. 85    (great)        [+1]
  Metallurgy ............... 70    (good)         [+1]
  Mining ...................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Pick locks ............... 57    (good)         [+1d3]
  Pick pockets ............. 84    (great)        [+1d3]
  Smithing ................. 54    (good)         [+1d5]
  Stealth .................. 88    (great)        [+1]
  Survival .................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Swimming ................. 93    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Tactics ..................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Two weapon combat ........ 87    (great)        [+1]
  Woodcraft ................ 12    (mediocre)     [+4d5]


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                                   Spells
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   Calm Monster     :     6,  12pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Cure Light Wounds:    91,   4pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Darkness         :     8,   6pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Light            :   240,   2pp     (Effectivity: +2) 
   Remove Curse     :   255,  40pp     (Effectivity: +1)  \\I had about 40 Le at one point thanks to corruptions
   Slow Poison      :     4,   9pp     (Effectivity: +0)


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                            Effects of Corruption
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You look somewhat apish (St: +3, Le: -1, Wi: -1, Ch: -2, Ap: -3).
Your feet have been transformed into hooves (+8 kicking damage, Dx: -6).
You have grown a bulging cranium (Le: +6, Wi: +4, Ap: -6, PV: -4, To: -3).
You are a living mana battery.
You have become extremely thin and nimble (1/2 weight, DV: +6).
You have grown thorns (3d3 melee damage, Dx: -2, Ap: -3).
You have become very light (1/10 weight, St: -6, Dx: +4, To: -6, Ap: -6, +20
speed).
Your skin is covered by tough scales (PV: +8, Dx: -6, Ap: -4).

\\Didn't have enough left to remove everything and didn't feel like scumming black unicorns...

[JellySlayer]

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                              Her further life:
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After she leaves the Drakalor Chain she is welcomed by her people with great
honors. They acknowledge her noble deeds, her valor, her cunning and her
great skills that helped to prevent the complete destruction of the world
she knows. Her severe taint by the forces of Chaos prevents her from ever
leading a normal life. She always remembers the glorious deeds that took her
life away. Her sacrifice is remembered in the stories of her people, but not
in their hearts. She ends her life in loneliness and isolation.

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              Her achievements during her adventures:
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Doomfarmer, the dwarven farmer, saved the world with her brave efforts while
saving herself 8 times.
She scored 7205952 points and advanced to level 50.
She survived for 0 years, 88 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 47 seconds
(96694 turns).
1 companion was killed during her adventures.
Doomfarmer visited 106 places.
Her strength score was modified by +18 during her career.
Her learning score was modified by +8 during her career.
Her willpower score was modified by +12 during her career.
Her dexterity score was modified by +29 during her career.
Her toughness score was modified by +26 during her career.
Her charisma score was modified by +1 during her career.
Her appearance score was modified by +6 during her career.
Her mana score was modified by +4 during her career.
Her perception score was modified by +8 during her career.
She was unnaturally aged by 138 years. \\Mostly D:50
She was the champion of the arena.
She was a member of the thieves guild.
She made a little water dragon very happy.
She left the Drakalor Chain after completing her quest and became a famous
heroine.
3468 monsters perished under her attacks.
The following 19 artifacts were generated during her adventure:
  the si
  the scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle"
  the golden gladius "Death's Sting"
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Water
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Air
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Fire
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Earth
  the lead-filled mace "Big Punch"
  the rune-covered trident
  the sword of Nonnak
  the elemental gauntlets
  the ring of the High Kings
  the crown of science
  the ancient mummy wrapping
  the ankh
  the glaive "Long Sting" \\Surge of power on upper darkforge level
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Mana
  the dwarven pick axe "Hammerhead"  \\Uselessness
  the black tome of Alsophocus  \\Found in a book store on D:31
She possessed the following intrinsics:
  She was fire resistant (enhanced through an item).
  She was poison resistant.
  She was cold resistant (gained through an item).
  She was acid resistant.
  She was lucky (gained through an item).
  Fate smiled upon her (gained through an item).
  She was doomed (enhanced through an item).
  She was cursed (enhanced through an item).
  She was able to teleport.
  She was able to control teleportation.
  She was resistant to death rays.
  She was shock resistant (enhanced through an item).
  She was able to see invisible things (enhanced through an item).
  She was immune to fire attacks (gained through an item).
  She was immune to acidic attacks (gained through an item).
  She was immune to ice attacks (gained through an item).
  She was able to breathe water (gained through an item).
  She was able to resist confusion attacks (gained through an item).
She had the following talents: Affinity with Polemarms, Aggressive, Eagle
Eye, Good Shot, Greased Lightning, Hardy, Immune to Pain, Iron Skin, Keen
Shot, Lightning Shot, Mithril Skin, Quick, Quick Shot, Sixth Sense,
Stealthy, Steel Skin, Tough Skin, Very Quick.
She had a final speed score of 140 (final base speed: 145).
She was a paragon of her religion.
She asked for 20 divine interventions.  \\Mostly doomings. I think I had to reapply once from a pool. I used on prayer to clear stun in Casino.
She was neutrally aligned.
She was severely tainted by Chaos.

The following monsters were vanquished:
      1 Ancient Chaos Wyrm
      1 Ancient Stone Beast
      5 annihilators
      9 balors
      1 banshee
      1 black slayer
      1 black unicorn
      6 black wizards  \\Ran into so many summoners in high kings...
      5 cave lions  \\Never found cat lord
      7 cave tigers
      1 Chaos Archmage
     25 chaos mutants
    118 chaos servants \\These were pretty tough by the end
      7 chaos warriors \\These guys are really strong... had more trouble with them than balors
     15 chaos wizards
      2 dark elven priestesses
      2 dark elven princesses
      7 dark elven wizards
     22 earth elementals
      2 emperor liches  \\Part of the tension room
      1 fairy dragon
     38 ghost lords
      3 giant boars
      2 giant slugs
      1 goodwife
      3 gray slayers
      1 great karmic wyrm \\Random spawn on D:49. Killed in melee just because I could
      1 greater balor
      1 greater black unicorn
     76 greater chaos servants  \\Pretty strong too
      1 greater moloch \\Easy...
     99 jackals
      1 Master Summoner
      1 moloch
      1 oracle
      1 quickling king
      1 royal guardian
      1 skeletal king
      1 Snake from Beyond
      2 wild cats
     33 writhing masses of primal chaos

[vogonpoet]

Very nice work
Your patience levels must be insane...

[Soirana]

didn't have enough booze to charge up my wand. Tried to wander there for awhile hoping to get some more charges, but eventually had to run back to Terinyo. Incidental question, anyone know if you can get to the skeletal king without making a bridge by knocking his door long distance with a wand?

The ring is on floor not on King. I've tried to get him pick it but all mine testing failed. So you still need to build bridge to get ring.

[vogonpoet]

Indeed. Certain talented PCs should be able to huge rock the door down and kill the king without a bridge, but to get the ring, you have to cross the lake... lazy fuck just won't pick it up.

Of course, buffed up PCs with plenty of HP can always swim across the lake, but not at low levels, and its probably not a good idea whilst doomed

[BlkDucky]

Indeed. Certain talented PCs should be able to huge rock the door down and kill the king without a bridge, but to get the ring, you have to cross the lake... lazy fuck just won't pick it up.

Of course, buffed up PCs with plenty of HP can always swim across the lake, but not at low levels, and its probably not a good idea whilst doomed

At ~200HPs per turn this isn't exactly ideal.