Creator's Day Win! Gnomish Fighter

[Roarke]

Kipubs was a Lawful, Female Gnomish Fighter of some renown, whose name has absolutely no connection with a certain Creator. Young at a century and ten, she set off to bring order back to a chaotic realm. Along the way, she picked up many priceless, forgotten treasures. Armed with those treasures, her wits, and a mountain of other assorted items, she closed the gate to a world of Chaos...

I started off getting Healing from Jharod. That was simple. I didn't like the hand ax she started with, so I intentionally triggered a spear trap that I saw a goblin run into. Luckily, the spear I got was uncursed, though it was an average spear in all respects. I used it until I found an adamantium warhammer on the lowest level. On VD:4, I got teleport control and Healing at more or less the same time, from a blink dog that popped into Jharod's room and immediately summoned over a dozen more. I hate it when they do that; the numbers are great, and with a human character with 60+ Food Preservation I'd have no hesitation in quickly slaughtering them, but it was easy to get surrounded. Fortunately, I was surrounded on one side by Jharod, the living heap of 7 blessed potions of ultra healing.

I was about halfway through the third day when I reached the bottom of PC. The vault was gnoll, and uninteresting. I got a few nice items - a girdle of carrying, mithril chain mail, PoGA - and a short stack of water. I used a white altar on PC:1 to finish converting myself to Lawful alignment, at which point I took the cute dog home.

I immediately started the quest to kill Hotz for the amulet of order, and took advantage of a blessed wand of magic missiles that I'd had un-ID'd since TD to kill him and his lackeys before they stepped outside.

I wanted to make a stop at the SC or the Assassin's guild before going to the CoC, but lacking a means of item detection or map revelation, I couldn't get the wand of teleportation. I also wasn't invisible, which brought my chances of surviving the SC close to nil. So I exercised some discretion and went to Dwarftown.

Thundarr asked me to kill a large kobold. I love that guy when he's not being a complete tool. "Go slay a ghost lord, hur hur."

A little past Dwarftown, I started getting very lucky, very quickly with the item drops. A vault two levels below it (a jelly vault, I hate those) dropped a helm of teleporting and the Crown of Leadership, perfectly combining combat viability and outside-combat utility. I never wore anything else. I used the HoT to chat with the dwarven mystic, and get Rolf's Ax. I felt comfortable enough then to go through the Dwarven Halls, where, barring a scary run-in with an experienced gorgon, I had a pretty safe trip.

I used the wand of fireballs to annihilate Rehetep. I had a scroll of item detection, so I got the wand of teleportation, and I had a ring of invisibility, so I dove through the UD. Somewhere in there, I got another PoGA.

I was stuck at "very close" piety for a while before I remembered that I wasn't L+. So I finished Thundarr's quests including the portal, and got crowned (I wasn't planning an ultra). I got Long Sting, which I promptly sold and never saw again.

Now, here's one annoying bit. I won in the arena before doing the Ogre quest, because I forgot about the Ogre quest. I've never done that before and I hope I never go again. So I had to kill another random monster instead. Guh. I'd like to believe I might have gotten Rolf's Shield if it weren't for that. Oh, well. In the long run, it worked out fine.

I had to use Bridge Building for the RotHK. It took two trips. Could have been worse.

Now, here's that first annoying bit's psychotic, ex-con uncle. I had an amulet of life-saving from pool-sipping, and I 'c'hatted with Khelavaster. The amulet would sit in my inventory for the rest of the game, unused.
... I know.

Moving on. I don't even remember the Water Snake. I think I paralyzed it. Yeah, I did. I paralyzed the Snake, The ACW, and the Cat Lord, and then beat them into pulp with Rolf's or a Masterwork Adamantium Mace of Penetration. Sometimes, I vaguely regret that I try to put bosses at an absolute disadvantage to the point of helplessness whenever I can. That's no longer a fight but an execution.
Then I remember all the times they killed me in a fair fight, and figure I'd rather be a regretful victor than a bitter loser.

The top floor of ToEF had a tension room of Corruptors. I have never hated that bright pink capital C before, but I think that's because I never saw so many of them at once. I took two corruptions, the second of which was stiff muscles. I had to use the HMV's scroll on it.

Stuff got easier after ToEF. Not in any way less dangerous, but I started picking up artifacts like crazy. Ironfist was in the Casino, along with 7LB's, already blessed. A Greater Giant Vault generated Far Slayer and Executor, settling my offensive tactics for the remainder of the game. A Greater Undead Vault... gave me Protector. It was, strangely, the only artifact generated inside. I made a mad dash into it, killing only the lesser undead and lich king in the way, and teleporting out. After that, a surge of power finalized my arsenal with Wyrmlance.

The rest of the game passed relatively easily - is what I would like to say. The truth is, I was up to "I" in corruption by the Mana Temple, with no methods of removal. I was forced to use the Unicorn, as my Climbing skill was not yet 100. I went back in for the final dive on day 89, and closed the gate just after day 90. I went to the Library after that, and got the 5 scrolls, which removed all of my corruptions save one.

... If I'd noticed that I also got a ring of djinni summoning in there, I'd have used the wish on another one. *facepalm*

[Roarke]

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Kipubs        St:37  Le:21  Wi:22  Dx:24  To:31  Ch:32  Ap:20  Ma:19  Pe:15 L+
DV/PV: 84/51     H:1007(1007)  P:191(191)    Exp: 50/31234436   DrCh  Sp: 125
Blessed Satiated
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                            Background Information
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Name: Kipubs              Race: female Gnome        Class: Fighter
Eye color: blue           Hair color: gray          Complexion: tanned
Height: 3'1"              Weight: 22 pounds         Scars: 2
Age: 143 (grown-up, 33 years of unnatural aging added in)
Star sign: Tree           Birthday: 5/Tree (day 335 of the year)

YOUR HISTORY:
        Your mother is a mighty enchantress. She is unmarried. Your father
 is living in the vicinity of your mother's tower. He is a humble shepherd.
        In your childhood you were fascinated by your environment and the
 everchanging wonders of the world. You were a very curious and adventurous
 child.
        As a kid you often watched the adult adventurers preparing for new
 exciting journeys. They sparked your imagination.
        Your life as a young adult was characterized by steady
 determination. Your goal lay clearly ahead of you and you never strayed
 from your path.
        You decided to become a Fighter.


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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 3474 stones                Carrying capacity: 10675 stones

He: uncursed crown of leadership [+2, +7] {Ch+18}                     [65s]
Ne: uncursed rustproof amulet of teleport control                      [3s]
Bo: uncursed eternium plate mail (+0, -1) [-1, +12]                  [240s]
Gi: blessed girdle of carrying [+0, +0]                               [15s]
Cl: uncursed cloak of defense [+3, +0]                                [20s]
RH: blessed jet-black battle axe (named) (+2, 5d6+6) [-4, +1] {St+3} (+3 spd)
LH: uncursed medium obsidian shield (named) [+20, +4] {To+2}          [46s]
RR: blessed ring of damage                                             [1s]
LR: blessed ring of the High Kings [+2, +3]                            [1s]
Br: uncursed bracers of regeneration [+0, +0]                         [18s]
Ga: uncursed iron gauntlets (named) (-1, +0) [+1, +3] {St+7}          [10s]
Bo: blessed seven league boots [+1, +3]                               [30s]
MW: uncursed heavy crossbow (named) (+18, +18)                       [350s]
Mi: bundle of 8 uncursed quarrels of jelly slaying (+3, 2d6+3)        [32s]
Tl: -


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                                    Stuff
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Total weight: 2553 stones   Carrying capacity: 10675 stones
Armor ('[')
   uncursed ancient mummy wrapping [+1, +5] {Ap-8}                    [60s]
   uncursed red dragon scale mail (-1, -4) [-1, +12]                 [220s]
Gauntlets ('[')
   uncursed thick gauntlets (-1, -2) [+0, +4]                         [15s]
   uncursed elemental gauntlets (-1, +0) [+0, +3]                     [10s]
Necklaces (''')
   uncursed ankh                                                       [3s]
   blessed rusty amulet of life saving                                 [3s]
   uncursed amulet of teleport control                                 [3s]
   uncursed necklace of the eye                                        [3s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
   blessed masterwork adamantium mace of penetration (+3, 1d6+6)      [72s]
   uncursed knife of endurance (+7, 1d3+3) {To+4}                      [8s]
   uncursed black rune-covered dagger "Needle" (+8, 3d4) [+4, +1]     [10s]
Two-handed weapons ('(')
   uncursed rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance" (+15, 4d8+10) [-2, +0]   [50s]
Rings ('=')
   uncursed ring of invisibility                                       [1s]
   uncursed ring of see invisible                                      [1s]
   blessed ring of fire resistance                                     [1s]
   uncursed ring of speed [+0, +1] (+5 spd)                            [1s]
   blessed ring of invisibility                                        [1s]
   uncursed ring of djinni summoning                                   [1s] // SERIOUSLY!? FFFFFFF

Clubs & hammers          8    +6    +4   +2   excellent            93
Maces & flails          12   +12    +8   +4   Mastery              4880
Swords                   8    +6    +4   +2   excellent            527
Axes                    13   +14   +12   +4   Mastery              6606
Pole arms                8    +8    +4   +8   excellent            582
Bows                     9   +18   +13   +3   excellent            261
Crossbows                8   +16   +12   +2   excellent            226
Thrown axes & hammers    5   +10    +7   +1   skilled              68

Shields                 10   +20              excellent            253
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                                   Skills
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  Archery ..................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Athletics ................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Backstabbing .............100    (superb)       [+3d3]
  Bridge building .......... 59    (good)         [+2d4] (mr)
  Climbing .................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Courage ..................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Dodge ....................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Find weakness ............100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  First aid ................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Gemology ................. 61    (good)         [+1]
  Haggling ................. 68    (good)         [+1d5]
  Healing ..................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Listening ................100    (superb)       [+3d4]
  Literacy .................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Metallurgy ............... 64    (good)         [+2d4]
  Mining ................... 68    (good)         [+1d3]
  Pick pockets ............. 59    (good)         [+1d3]
  Stealth ..................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Swimming ................. 63    (good)         [+1d5]
  Tactics ..................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Two weapon combat ........ 84    (great)        [+1d5]
  Ventriloquism ............ 66    (good)         [+1d3]

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                            Effects of Corruption
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You have become extremely thin and nimble (1/2 weight, DV: +6).


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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. She is crowned to be the queen of all gnomes and lives a long and
prosperous life full of love, happiness and pleasure.

[Roarke]

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              Her achievements during her adventures:
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Kipubs, the gnomish fighter, saved the world with her brave efforts and
became a great ruler while saving herself 2 times.
She scored 24048892 points and advanced to level 50.
She survived for 0 years, 91 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes and 54 seconds
(99008 turns).
Kipubs visited 122 places.
Her strength score was modified by +15 during her career.
Her learning score was modified by +8 during her career.
Her willpower score was modified by +3 during her career.
Her dexterity score was modified by +10 during her career.
Her toughness score was modified by +16 during her career.
Her charisma score was modified by -2 during her career.
Her appearance score was modified by +9 during her career.
Her mana score was modified by +3 during her career.
Her perception score was modified by +3 during her career.
She was unnaturally aged by 33 years.
She was the champion of the arena.
She brought back joy into the life of a tiny girl.
She defeated the arch enemy of a mighty karmic wyrm.
She left the Drakalor Chain after completing her quest and became a great
leader and famous heroine.
5932 monsters perished under her attacks.
The following 25 artifacts were generated during her adventure:
  the si
  the dwarven rune axe "Rolf's Companion"
  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 heavy crossbow "The Far Slayer"
  the lead-filled mace "Big Punch"
  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"
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Mana
  the black rune-covered dagger "Needle"
  the jet-black battle axe "Executor"
  the medium obsidian shield "Protector"
  the crown of leadership
  the iron gauntlets "Ironfist"
  the weird tome
  the rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance"
  She possessed the following intrinsics:
  She was fire resistant (enhanced through an item).
  She was poison resistant (enhanced through items).
  She was cold resistant (enhanced through an item).
  She was lucky.
  She was cursed (gained through an item).
  She was sleep resistant (gained through items).
  She was able to teleport.
  She was able to control teleportation (gained through an item).
  She was stun resistant (gained through items).
  She was paralyzation resistant.
  She was shock resistant (enhanced through items).
  She was able to see invisible things (gained through an item).
  She was immune to shock attacks.
  She was immune to acidic attacks.
  She was able to resist confusion attacks (gained through items).
She had the following talents: Affinity with Axes, Affinity with Maces &
Flails, Affinity with Swords, Careful, Defensive Fighter, Dodger, Greased
Lightning, Hardy, Immune to Pain, Iron Skin, Long Stride, Melee Weapon
Master, Pious, Quick, Shield Specialist, Steel Skin, Strong of Will, Tough
Skin, Very Quick.
She had a final speed score of 125 (final base speed: 127).
She was a messiah of Gnarl.
She asked for 10 divine interventions.
She was a holy champion of Order.
She was tainted by Chaos.

The following monsters were vanquished:
      1 acid vortex
     25 air demons
      4 air elementals
     26 air grues
      2 ancient black dragons
     27 ancient blue dragons
      1 ancient blue wyrm
      1 Ancient Chaos Wyrm
      3 ancient minotaurs
      1 Ancient Stone Beast
      3 ancient white dragons
      3 animated armors
      4 ankhegs
      4 annis hags
      3 assassins
     10 balors
     27 bandits
      1 banshee
     28 barbarians
     21 barbarian leaders
      1 battle bunny
     17 berserkers
      3 berserker emperors
      7 berserker kings
     11 berserker lords
      3 berserker princes
     31 big dogs
      4 black baby dragons
     20 black hurthlings
      1 black slayer
      1 black unicorn
      9 black wizards
     22 blink dogs
     34 blue baby dragons
     25 blue dragons
      1 bone golem
      4 brown bears
      2 brown worms
     23 bugbears
     26 bulettes
      1 bunny master
      4 carrion crawlers
      1 cat lord
      8 cave bears
     60 cave fishers
     10 cave lions
     22 cave lizards
      4 cave tigers
     12 cavemen
      1 Chaos Archmage
     17 chaos brothers
      2 chaos eyes
      5 chaos knights
      4 chaos lizards
     70 chaos mutants
      7 chaos plague bearers
      5 chaos rats
    114 chaos servants
      4 chaos sisters
      3 chaos spawns
      2 chaos spiders
      6 chaos vipers
     17 chaos warlords
     28 chaos warriors
     20 chaos wizards
     16 claw bugs
      6 clay golems
      2 cobras
      3 cooshoos
     20 corpse fiends
     27 corruptors
      1 crime lord
      6 crystal statues
     11 cutpurses
      5 cyclopes
      4 dark elven archers
      9 dark elven lords
      8 dark elven priestesses
      6 dark elven princesses
      5 dark elven warriors
     10 dark elven wizards
     10 dark orcs
     12 dark sages
      3 death oozes
      3 diamond golems
    157 dire wolves
     11 displacer beasts
     23 dopplegangers
      1 doppleganger king
      7 doppleganger lords
      2 Dorn Beasts
      1 dwarf
      1 dwarven artificer
     11 dwarven chaos knights
     16 earth elementals
      1 emperor lich
      1 eternal guardian
     41 ettins
     13 eyes of destruction
     34 fire beetles
     14 fire demons
     14 fire drakes
      6 fire elementals
     37 fire giants
      2 fire grues
     25 fire lizards
      1 fire vortex
     13 flesh golems
     13 floating eyes
     16 fomorian giants
     17 frost giants
      4 frost giant berserkers
      1 frost giant jarl
      9 gargoyles
     25 gelatinous cubes
     56 ghosts
      6 ghost bats
     62 ghost lords
    102 ghuls
      1 giant ant queen
      7 giant ant warriors
      7 giant ant workers
     23 giant bats
      4 giant bee queens
    107 giant bee warriors
     49 giant bee workers
     17 giant centipedes
      7 giant frogs
     16 giant lizards
      3 giant raccoons
    140 giant rats
      2 giant rust monsters
      5 giant slugs
     75 giant spiders
      5 gibbering mouthers
     35 gnolls
      4 gnoll chieftains
     67 goblins
      8 goblin berserkers
      9 goblin chieftains
     82 goblin rockthrowers
     33 goblin slavemasters
      1 gorgon
     63 gray oozes
      6 great blue wyrms
      1 great karmic wyrm
      1 greater balor
      1 greater black unicorn
     69 greater chaos servants
      1 greater claw bug
      2 greater daemons
      1 greater earth elemental
      1 greater fire elemental
     25 greater mimics
      4 greater molochs
     12 greater mummies
      4 greater water elementals
      5 green blobs
      3 green hags
     85 green slimes
      9 green worms
      6 gremlins
      4 griffons
      7 grizzly bears
      2 half-orc bouncers
     12 harpies
     22 hell hounds
    142 hill giants
     10 hill giant chieftains
     29 hill orcs
     36 hill orc sergeants
     20 hippogriffs
     29 hobgoblins
      2 hobgoblin chiefs
      5 hobgoblin leaders
     12 homunculi
     24 huge bats
      4 hydras
     59 hyenas
      5 ice vortices
      6 imps
      3 invisible stalkers
      2 iron golems
     94 jackals
      4 jackal demons
      7 jackalweres
      1 karmic dragon
     11 karmic lizards
      3 king cobras
     73 kobolds
     19 kobold chieftains
     11 kobold shamans
     72 large bats
      6 large dogs
     28 large gnolls
      8 large jackals
     24 large kobolds
     24 large orcs
      2 large rust monsters
     17 large snakes
    189 large spiders
      2 least daemons
      3 lesser daemons
      8 leucrottas
     10 liches
      1 lich king
      9 lightning lizards
     47 lizard men
      1 magebane eye
      2 margoyles
     13 master liches
     12 master mimics
      1 master necromancer
      1 Master Summoner
      9 master swordsmen
      2 master thieves
     41 mimics
      4 mimic hiveminds
      9 minotaurs
      1 minotaur lord
      1 minotaur mage
      5 molochs
     22 mummies
      1 mummy lord
     10 necromancers
      7 ochre jellies
    100 ogres
      1 ogre emperor
      9 ogre kings
    105 ogre lords
      8 ogre magi
    127 orcs
      2 orc butchers
     10 orc chieftains
     26 orc scorchers
     12 outlaws
      7 outlaw leaders
     12 owlbears
     75 pit vipers
      2 pixies
      2 pixie archers
      1 purple worm
      5 quasits
      3 quicklings
      1 quickling king
      3 quickling lords
      9 rabid dogs
     15 raiders
    174 rats
     13 ratling archers
      5 ratling duelists
      6 ratling fencers
      6 ratling master thieves
     15 ratling thieves
      9 ratling warlords
     17 ratling warriors
      2 rattlesnakes
      5 red baby dragons
      5 red dragons
     42 red worms
      3 revenants
      8 rust monsters
     81 shadows
      7 shadow centipedes
      2 shadow lords