Hey guys, have a badass level 24 wizard. Using the most recent pre-release, and cant find the .vlg file anywhere on my computer (anyone know where to find it?) so here's a brief description of what I'm working with.
He's got 3000+ knowledge in all spells other than create item, scare monster, wish, and lightning ball (yes, this includes death ray, with a range of 5). St/To 30+, Wi/Dx/Ma/Pe 40+, HP 288, PP 439, DV/PV 69/46 (normal). Has Suns Messenger, eternium tower shield(s), AoLS (useless outside of saving the dying sage imo), RotMC, RotHK, eternium broadsword of mayhem (and comparable backups), robes of resistance, black and red DSM, 7LB, speed 126 (burdened), and more gold/misc stuff than I can comfortably count (love the gift shop). He has teleport control, intrinsic lightning immunity, intrinsic death ray resistance, and stacking resistances for everything else.
Situation: Ran into a greater Black Dragon Vault. I have less than 40 dragon slaying missiles in stacks of 4-8, and 66% hit probability against these things. The arrows tend to be destroyed by their acid breath, along with all the rest of my equipment.
What is your recommended course of action? I want the experience (and possibly the artifacts), but I dont want to loose my end game equipment in the process. Oh, and I definitely plan on staying invisible.
Some strategies I have considered:
1) Using my outstanding piety to fuel magic shovel to turn the level into an improved fireball shooting gallery and just pumping mana into them until they die (my LOS with farsight is 2/3 of the level width).
2) Luring them out into tunnels and chipping away at their health with normal arrows/quarrels to build up weapon proficiency for later use of slaying ammo.
3) Teleporting in and using death ray, praying I dont die the next turn and teleporting out to heal before trying again.
4) Spending a loooooong time training death ray until I get longer range than their acid breath
5) Using my handy wands of death (no idea what the range on those is though)
Thoughts, suggestions? Let the war room counsel commence!
- Matt