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    Scootaloo! Scootalooooo!

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    This is just sad. Too few people use double wielding already. It doesn't need further discouragement.

    Oh, that idea I spoke about? Who? Oh, er, right.

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    Bashy         St:42  Le: 5  Wi:15  Dx:14  To:29  Ch:32  Ap:10  Ma: 4  Pe:14 L+
    DV/PV: 12/46   H: -4(415)     P: 14(14)      Exp: 23/2084452    D: 35 Sp: 118
    Blessed Berserk
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    Name: Bashy               Race: male Orc            Class: Barbarian
    Eye color: black          Hair color: brown         Complexion: gray
    Height: 6'2"              Weight: 182 pounds        Scars: 1
    Age: 13 (young)
    Star sign: Raven          Birthday: 30/Raven (day 30 of the year)
    
    YOUR HISTORY:
            Your father was an accomplished hunter and warrior. You were
     well-respected and comparatively wealthy.
            As a child you were very active and imitated the hunters and
     warriors of your tribe at all opportunities.
            During your youth you traveled to nearby tribes and traded with
     them. You met many strangers and learned a lot about the outside world.
            As a young adult you more and more separated from the more
     traditional members of your tribe. Your desire to see the outside world
     became overwhelming.
            At the age of 13 you left your tribe.
    
    
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                                      Inventory
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    Total weight: 3692 stones                Carrying capacity: 8475 stones
    
    Head          : uncursed crown of leadership [+2, +7] {Ch+18}         [65s]
    Neck          : uncursed ankh                                          [3s]
    Body          : uncursed eternium plate mail (-1, -2) [-1, +12]      [240s]
    Girdle        : uncursed eternium girdle [+0, +4]                     [12s]
    Cloak         : blessed cloak of protection [+0, +3]                  [20s]
    Right Hand    : blessed rustproof orcish knife of devastation (+0, 5d3+8)
    Left Hand     : blessed dagger of death (+1, 5d5+2)                   [10s]
    Right Ring    : uncursed ring of slaying (+6 melee damage, +6 missile damage)
    Left Ring     : uncursed ring of slaying (+6 melee damage, +6 missile damage)
    Bracers       : uncursed bracers of regeneration [+0, +0]             [18s]
    Gauntlets     : uncursed elemental gauntlets (-1, +0) [+0, +3]        [10s]
    Boots         : uncursed eternium boots [+0, +5]                      [55s]
    Missile weapon: uncursed heavy crossbow of accuracy (+9, +2)         [140s]
    Missiles      : bundle of 13 uncursed quarrels (+2, 2d6)              [26s]
    Tool          : uncursed Chaos Orb of Elemental Fire {St+10}         [100s]
    
    
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      Athletics ................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
      Backstabbing .............100    (superb)       [+2d4]
      Bridge building .......... 12    (mediocre)     [+3d5] (mr)
      Climbing ................. 87    (great)        [+2d4]
      Courage .................. 82    (great)        [+3d3]
      Dodge .................... 98    (superb)       [+2d4]
      Find weakness ............100    (superb)       [+1d5]
      First aid ................ 62    (good)         [+3d3]
      Haggling ................. 26    (mediocre)     [+3d3]
      Healing .................. 98    (superb)       [+3d5]
      Herbalism ................ 36    (fair)         [+4d4]
      Listening ................ 85    (great)        [+3d5]
      Literacy ................. 68    (good)         [+1]
      Metallurgy ...............  9    (poor)         [+4d5]
      Mining ................... 32    (fair)         [+3d4]
      Stealth .................. 95    (superb)       [+2d4]
      Survival ................. 50    (fair)         [+4d4]
      Swimming ................. 56    (good)         [+3d5]
      Tactics .................. 18    (mediocre)     [+3d4]
      Two weapon combat ........ 99    (superb)       [+1d5]
      Woodcraft ................ 10    (poor)         [+4d5]
    
    
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       Darkness:    15,   7pp     (Effectivity: +0)
    
    
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    You have grown thorns (3d3 melee damage, Dx: -2, Ap: -3).
    Your corrupted tissue seems to heal much faster.
    
    
    
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                  His achievements during his adventures:
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    Bashy, the orcish barbarian, was killed by the invisible cat lord.
    He scored 594462 points and advanced to level 23.
    He survived for 0 years, 59 days, 9 hours, 6 minutes and 11 seconds (47438
    turns).
    Bashy visited 84 places.
    His strength score was modified by +4 during his career.
    His learning score was modified by +2 during his career.
    His willpower score was modified by +1 during his career.
    His dexterity score was modified by +2 during his career.
    His toughness score was modified by +4 during his career.
    His charisma score was modified by +5 during his career.
    His appearance score was modified by +6 during his career.
    His mana score was modified by +2 during his career.
    His perception score was modified by +1 during his career.
    He was the champion of the arena.
    He made a little water dragon very happy.
    He brought back joy into the life of a tiny girl.
    He saved Khelavaster from certain death.
    He ended his adventuring life on level 35 of the caverns of chaos.
    3012 monsters perished under his attacks.
    The following 18 artifacts were generated during his adventure:
      the si
      the scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle"
      the potion of literacy
      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 rune-covered trident
      the elemental gauntlets
      the ring of the High Kings
      the crown of science
      the ancient mummy wrapping
      the ankh
      the rune-covered club "Skullcrusher"
      the jet-black battle axe "Executor"
      the crown of leadership
      the rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance"
    He possessed the following intrinsics:
      He was fire resistant (gained through an item).
      He was poison resistant (enhanced through an item).
      He was cold resistant (enhanced through an item).
      He was acid resistant.
      He was lucky (enhanced through an item).
      Fate smiled upon him (enhanced through an item).
      He was shock resistant (gained through an item).
      He was able to see invisible things (gained through an item).
      He was immune to shock attacks.
      He was immune to acidic attacks.
      He was able to resist confusion attacks (gained through an item).
    He had the following talents: Alert, Hardy, Iron Skin, Miser, Steel Skin,
    Tough Skin, Treasure Hunter, Very Hardy.
    He had a final speed score of 118 (final base speed: 118).
    He was a paragon of his religion.
    He asked for 3 divine interventions.
    He was a holy champion of Order.
    He was tainted by Chaos.
    You steal a scroll labelled HITME. The orc hits you.

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    Well, you were only level 23 and you weren't using Executor. What did you expect would happen?
    Hoping to win with every class, doomed. Archer, Barbarian, Bard, Beastfighter, Druid, Elementalist, Farmer, Fighter, Monk, and ULE Priest down.

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    It might have been possible if you dual wielded Executor and Skullcrusher.
    You don't have to be taught all that much; you just need to acquire more cautiousness, an almost healthy amount of sheer paranoia, and a more fine-tuned "OH SHIT RUN!" reflex. ~Silfir

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    This thread is fun, popcorn is so good
    dual wielding, son, gives for thought some food
    Once there was assassin's tale
    went through UD like a gale
    found skullcrusher and serpent's bite
    with them rushed to slash and smite
    dual power in bandit's town
    against Hotzy, like a clown,
    missed him once and missed him twice
    bleeding and poisoned wasn't nice
    the assassin died in vain,
    dual wielding is a pain.
    "Hell is empty and all the devils are here."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blasphemous View Post
    This thread is fun, popcorn is so good
    dual wielding, son, gives for thought some food
    Once there was assassin's tale
    went through UD like a gale
    found skullcrusher and serpent's bite
    with them rushed to slash and smite
    dual power in bandit's town
    against Hotzy, like a clown,
    missed him once and missed him twice
    bleeding and poisoned wasn't nice
    the assassin died in vain,
    dual wielding is a pain.
    Upvoting. Should be added to ministrel songs.

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    One advantage dual wielding does have is that if you kill the monster on your second hit, the monster didn't get a chance to act in between your swings, either. But I admit this is not enough to make up for the drawbacks. Still, dual wielding phase daggers or bloody daggers can work quite nicely.

    Quote Originally Posted by Silfir View Post
    I apologize for getting increasingly verbose through the course of this treatise; I am mentally preparing for what is soon going to devolve into a fit of procrastination in the face of expanding on my recent exploits in fiction writing.
    Did you get around to writing any fiction, in the end?
    You steal a scroll labelled HITME. The orc hits you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by grobblewobble View Post
    Did you get around to writing any fiction, in the end?
    He meant his posts here - pure fiction, I'd say.
    I like my women like my ADOM loot - hunted as treasure and in extra quantity.

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    The first time I had to tackle a hostile cat lord, he genuinely scared me. Reading that he's tough and fast in spoilers is one thing, but seeing by myself how he crits like a wrecking ball and has no trouble catching up with you (so you can't run away) is another. I won that battle thanks to webs and stunning, but there were many close calls.

    Nice poem, Blasphemous!
    "And light there be!"

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    Yeah, the cat lord is no joke. He's really hard, one of the most challenging moments of an ADOM game. I have lost more than one char to him, and had several close calls. That's one of the reasons why I always try to do the cat quest. I'd rather lose two or three chars in the early game to running from cats, than lose one to the cat lord.

    Mind you, I seldom actually fulfill the quest. When I don't kill a cat due to a typo, a trap or an out-of-LOS bolt, I tend to forget to get the wand of teleport and get one in the arean.

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