Friday the 13th 2012: Lithium Edition

[Silfir]

I have the fire orb - but it was close. First I almost got killed by fire elemental criticals. Using the water orb to heal, I picked up poison hands, and suddenly all my potions of confusion and blindness were out of the question. (No, I did not bring thick gauntlets for just such an emergency. I would have to be smart to do that.) Melee was pretty much out of the question - I barely had any higher metal armor, and being cursed doesn't do you any favors either. In the end, I realized that with Alertness, a ranged standoff was the much better alternative. I had very few scurgari and they did crap damage anyway, so I had no choice but to back up to my light crossbow, which held for long enough. Then I hightailed it out of there.

I have unholy aura and can't get rid of it. Waldenbrook and the Casino shopkeeper are going to have kittens. I guess now I know what to use that RoDS on.

(Oh yeah, I got myself a RoDS. An amulet of life saving, too. Both two levels after I'd killed Khelavaster, naturally.)

I predict eventual death to cat lord. I hit 1 HP three times now. I don't deserve winning this.

[Grey]

Joining late thanks to clock-changing wizardry: got a Falcon-born Dark elven fighter. Damn shit for healing

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Runner        St:17  Le:11  Wi:17  Dx:18  To:12  Ch: 8  Ap:13  Ma:14  Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 18/5    H: 22(22)      P: 3(3)        Exp: 1/0           DrCh  Sp: 103


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                            Background Information
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Name: Runner              Race: male Dark Elf       Class: Fighter
Eye color: blue           Hair color: white         Complexion: black
Height: 5'10"             Weight: 125 pounds
Age: 139 (grown-up)
Star sign: Falcon         Birthday: 15/Falcon (day 225 of the year)


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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 192 stones                Carrying capacity: 1800 stones

Head          : -
Neck          : -
Body          : elven chain mail [+0, +5]                             [10s]
Girdle        : -
Cloak         : -
Right Hand    : short sword (+3, 1d6)                                 [30s]
Left Hand     : small shield [+2, +0]                                 [50s]
Right Ring    : -
Left Ring     : -
Bracers       : -
Gauntlets     : -
Boots         : leather boots [+0, +0]                                [25s]
Missile weapon: hand crossbow (+0, +0)                                [30s]
Missiles      : bundle of 4 dark elven quarrels (+4, 1d4+3)            [8s]
Tool          : -


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                                    Stuff
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Total weight: 39 stones   Carrying capacity: 1800 stones

One-handed weapons ('(')
   dagger (+0, 1d4)                                                   [10s]
Missiles ('/')
   bundle of 10 dark elven quarrels (+3, 1d4+3)                       [20s]
   bundle of 3 dark elven quarrels (+3, 1d4+4)                         [6s]
Food ('%')
   spider bread                                                        [3s]
Valuables ('$')
   78 gold pieces                                                      [0s]

[Grey]

Well that didn't last long... died to a pack of blink dogs on D2. No healing available and prayers unheard.

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Runner        St:18  Le:11  Wi:17  Dx:21  To:12  Ch: 8  Ap:14  Ma:14  Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 16/8    H: -2(67)      P: 12(12)      Exp: 6/4695        D: 2  Sp: 107


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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 606 stones                Carrying capacity: 2850 stones

Head          : uncursed leather cap [+0, +0]                          [5s]
Neck          : -
Body          : uncursed elven chain mail [+0, +5]                    [10s]
Girdle        : uncursed girdle of carrying [+0, +0]                  [15s]
Cloak         : -
Right Hand    : uncursed short sword (+3, 1d6)                        [30s]
Left Hand     : uncursed small shield [+2, +0]                        [50s]
Right Ring    : -
Left Ring     : -
Bracers       : uncursed bracers of protection [+0, +2]               [10s]
Gauntlets     : uncursed gloves [+0, +0]                               [6s]
Boots         : uncursed boots of sneakiness [+0, +1] {Dx+2}          [20s]
Missile weapon: uncursed hand crossbow (+0, +0)                       [30s]
Missiles      : bundle of 6 uncursed dark elven quarrels (+3, 1d4+3)  [12s]
Tool          : -


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Total weight: 418 stones   Carrying capacity: 2850 stones

Helmets ('[')
   uncursed hat [+0, +0]                                               [4s]
Boots ('[')
   uncursed leather boots [+0, +0]                                    [25s]
   uncursed iron boots [-1, +1]                                      [120s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
   uncursed dagger (+0, 1d4)                                          [10s]
   cursed hand axe (+0, 1d6)                                          [50s]
   uncursed hefty orcish knife (-1, 1d3+6)                            [12s]
   uncursed orcish spear (+1, 1d8+2)                                  [75s]
Missiles ('/')
   bundle of 4 uncursed dark elven quarrels (+4, 1d4+3)                [8s]
   bundle of 3 uncursed dark elven quarrels (+3, 1d4+4)                [6s]
Potions ('!')
   uncursed potion of learning                                         [4s]
Food ('%')
   uncursed spider bread                                               [3s]
   uncursed iron ration                                              [100s]
Valuables ('$')
   168 gold pieces                                                     [1s]




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              His achievements during his adventures:
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Runner, the dark elven fighter, was killed by a blink dog.
He scored 2082 points and advanced to level 6.
He survived for 0 years, 3 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes and 48 seconds (1267
turns).
Runner visited 3 places.
His strength score was modified by +1 during his career.
His dexterity score was modified by +1 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +1 during his career.
He ended his adventuring life on level 2 of the caverns of chaos.
107 monsters perished under his attacks.
He possessed the following intrinsic:
  He was cursed.
He had the following talents: Good Learner, Long Stride, Quick, Very Quick.
He had a final speed score of 107 (final base speed: 107).
He was religious.
He asked for 2 divine interventions.
He was chaotically aligned.

[stellian]

I have the fire orb - but it was close. First I almost got killed by fire elemental criticals. Using the water orb to heal, I picked up poison hands, and suddenly all my potions of confusion and blindness were out of the question. (No, I did not bring thick gauntlets for just such an emergency. I would have to be smart to do that.) Melee was pretty much out of the question - I barely had any higher metal armor, and being cursed doesn't do you any favors either. In the end, I realized that with Alertness, a ranged standoff was the much better alternative. I had very few scurgari and they did crap damage anyway, so I had no choice but to back up to my light crossbow, which held for long enough. Then I hightailed it out of there.

I have unholy aura and can't get rid of it. Waldenbrook and the Casino shopkeeper are going to have kittens. I guess now I know what to use that RoDS on.

(Oh yeah, I got myself a RoDS. An amulet of life saving, too. Both two levels after I'd killed Khelavaster, naturally.)

I predict eventual death to cat lord. I hit 1 HP three times now. I don't deserve winning this.

Cat lord? I take it you don't feel like adhering to the Lithium restrictions? Well, can't blame you, it seems like your game is hard enough as it is. :\

[Silfir]

Cat lord? I take it you don't feel like adhering to the Lithium restrictions? Well, can't blame you, it seems like your game is hard enough as it is. :\

... What are you talking about? The cat lord is in the Caverns of Chaos. What rule am I about to violate?

I've ventriloquism'd my way past Thrundarr and I'm about to bypass the eternal guardian without the ring. As far as I can tell, with that I've been following hardcore Lithium restrictions to a T, and JellySlayer was nice and loosened restrictions to allow for getting the ring and completing the portal quest, which I haven't stooped to because I'm playing an archer, for crissakes, and if I'm playing a challenge game I shouldn't make it too easy. Now the cat lord is somehow off-limits?

EDIT: Too late now, anyway. This is interesting, I've got a cat lord corpse right here. A first for me. Does it do anything I like? Guidebook says "dooms, +speed, +dex"; How much speed and dex are we talking about? I have no convenient way to get rid of dooming so I probably can't risk it either way.

[JellySlayer]

I think the speed bonus is pretty good. If your Dx is moss-enhanced, I wouldn't expect you'll get much of anything there though.

[gut]

wait, grey just killed an 8 PV character on D:2...

ahahhahahahahh!

[Kyreles]

Well my guy is dead. Died in the tower. Not from the normal things tho. Starved to death. Oh well.

[Silfir]

Look at that, I'm now the proud owner of 140 potions of poison!

[stellian]

... What are you talking about? The cat lord is in the Caverns of Chaos. What rule am I about to violate?

Oh, sorry. I was confusing the cat lord's ring with the ring of the high kings. >.<