Montoya the Highelf Duelist: Closed the Gate in p18
I wanted to not touch ADOM at all until the updates were all done (40+ new artifacts... drool), but the new tiles were just too much for me. After a very disappointing loss of a monk in BugVille that should of been a winner, and the suicide of a dwarf duelist with Kinslayer after an acid vortex ate his climbing set in TotHK (what are the odds?), I have my first pre-release win!
I played ADOM from 2005-2009 and won about 5 times. I wanted my first win for the Resurrected ADOM to be a long blade wielding high elf duelist. While I suspect dwarf and drakelings probably make better duelists, the HE approach is just so much classier and more enjoyable to role play.
This guy was meant to be a high dex/speed fighter, relying on the elven chain mail to get me through the early game. The plan worked = 150ish speed by the end, just insane. Couple that with grand mastery in swords and the duelist energy reduction power, and I would attack 3-5 times before the enemy could get a hit off. I never used missiles besides the black torc for karmics, didn't use magic either. Pure melee.
Started with the Puppy Cave and saved the dog. Then visited the druid dungeon for a decent missile weapon for karmics. Found an N altar, converted and crowned. I love early N crowns on a duelist (the SoCR from the mystic don't hurt either). They have great class gifts except for bug biter, and if I'm going to get that horrible spear I want to know early. Precrowned with rapier of the needle - while Executor and Kinslayer are better weapons, I wanted the rapier to fit my high speed/dex build. Used it to melee everyone including Fisty to death.
Used potions of holy water to get the druid corpse back to town - first potion of corruption removal. This game was rolling in corruption removal. I saved Khelly after a wish from Dark Forge pools, found 3 scrolls on the ground, found a few potions, brought 3 corpses to the druid, cleared the Maze.. by the time of D50, I had 12 scrolls and 5 potions, and that's after whacking the ACW, ASB, Nuurag Vaarn, and Fisty with potions of cure corruption. This made the ACW especially easy. He was in the red after one potion, and quickly meleed to death.
Ancient Dragon tension room got me a wish which in turn got me 7lb. Indispensable.
No artifacts in the casino, but I was a powerhouse by that pointed so I decided to do the Minotaur Maze. My damage was 2d6 + 65 with high chances for criticals, so I planned to melee the emperor to death. To prepare I went to bugville for magic mapping, and then used a writing set for 3 more scrolls. This made the maze very easy - I quickly found 2 false level sixes, then found the real one. For the final minotaur fight, I used a wand of teleport to get the mages away, and then sliced him up in about 6 or 7 hits (used a potion of boost speed to be extra safe). For my troubles I got 3 PoCC, 6 PoGA, and the mighty preserver. Ate the corpse too. This dungeon is 100% worth it.
D 46 had a greater vault of Giants which is the best, but unfortunately the artifacts were Suns Messenger, Protector, and Wyrmlance. I was really hoping for BoW, but you can't have it all. Found lots of corruption removal there, so I can't complain. No potion of uselessness for D49, which was also sad.
Arrowmashed my way through D50. Was never in danger at all, and even meleed multiple balors at once. Duelists are beasts by the end game - my only character who was better in melee was a Justifier Paladin.
Closed the gate, burned my chaos removal and so didn't do the unicorn quest. Should've quaffed one more potion since I had a bit more than zero corruption, but who cares got the happy ending.
Great character, great stats, great game.
Code:Montoya St:42 Le:31 Wi:25 Dx:57 To:48 Ch:25 Ap:39 Ma:25 Pe:41 N+ DV/PV:107/45 H:932(932) P:270(270) Exp: 46/17426491 DrCh Sp: 149 Blessed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Montoya Race: male High Elf Class: Duelist Eye color: purple Hair color: silver Complexion: light Height: 6'7" Weight: 141 pounds Age: 231 (grown-up, 26 years of unnatural aging added in) Star sign: Raven Birthday: 27/Raven (day 27 of the year) YOUR HISTORY: Your parents are traveling adventurers. Both are competent, talented and doing very well. In your childhood you were a credit to your family. Your people loved you and enjoyed your presence. As a youth you spent a lot of time in the wilds exploring woods and generally enjoying your freedom. You had a lot of fun and learned to value the treasures of nature. 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 Duelist. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inventory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total weight: 9711 stones Carrying capacity: 21749 stones He: uncursed rustproof crown of regeneration [+0, +0] [55s] Ne: uncursed sapphire amulet "Preserver" [+4, +4] {Wi+7} [3s] Bo: uncursed red dragon scale mail (-1, -4) [+4, +13] [220s] Gi: blessed girdle of carrying [+0, +0] [15s] Cl: uncursed cloak of adornment [+3, +3] {Ap+4} [40s] RH: blessed rapier of the needle (+0, 2d6+10) [+8, +1] {Dx+6} (+6 spd)[20s] LH: - RR: blessed ring of damage [1s] LR: uncursed ring of slaying (+8 melee damage, +6 missile damage) [1s] Br: blessed waterproof bracers of toughness [+0, +2] {To+6} [10s] Ga: uncursed elemental gauntlets (-1, +0) [+0, +3] [10s] Bo: blessed seven league boots [+1, +2] [30s] MW: - Mi: - Tl: uncursed crystal of health [1s]Code:---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon Skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- --- -- ------------- -------------- Unarmed fighting 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 61 Daggers & knives 7 +6 +3 +1 skilled 356 Clubs & hammers 7 +5 +3 +2 skilled 356 Maces & flails 7 +5 +3 +2 skilled 356 Swords 15 +18 +12 +6 Grand Mastery Axes 7 +5 +4 +1 skilled 356 Whips 7 +8 +4 +7 skilled 356 Pole arms 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 61 Twohanded weapons 1 +1 +1 +0 basic 61 Staves 1 +1 +0 +1 basic 61 Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- --- -- ------------- -------------- Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 75 Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 75 Crossbows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 75 Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 75 Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 75 Thrown rocks & clubs 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 75 Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 75 Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 69 Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- ------------- -------------- Shields 0 +0 unskilled 36 Damage caused with your melee weapons: -------------------------------------- Right hand: +111 bonus to hit, 2d6+62 damage Damage caused with your missile weapons: ---------------------------------------- No missile weapons available. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alertness ................100 (superb) [+1d5] Athletics ................100 (superb) [+1d5] Backstabbing .............100 (superb) [+1d5] Climbing .................100 (superb) [+2d4] Concentration ............100 (superb) [+1d5] Courage ..................100 (superb) [+2d4] Detect traps .............100 (superb) [+1d3] Disarm traps ............. 70 (good) [+1d3] Dodge ....................100 (superb) [+2d4] Find weakness ............100 (superb) [+2d4] First aid ................100 (superb) [+1d5] Haggling ................. 84 (great) [+1d3] Healing ..................100 (superb) [+1d5] Law ......................100 (superb) [+2d4] Listening ................100 (superb) [+1d3] Literacy .................100 (superb) [+1d3] Music .................... 94 (superb) [+1d5] Pick locks ............... 50 (fair) [+1d3] Pick pockets ............. 65 (good) [+1] Stealth ..................100 (superb) [+1d5] Survival ................. 54 (good) [+1d3] Swimming ................. 81 (great) [+1d3] Tactics ..................100 (superb) [+1d5] Two weapon combat ........ 70 (good) [+1] Ventriloquism ............ 17 (mediocre) [+3d4] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spells ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burning Hands: 9, 15pp (Effectivity: +0) Calm Monster : 3, 15pp (Effectivity: +0) Farsight : 7, 32pp (Effectivity: +0) Invisibility : 7, 19pp (Effectivity: +0) Light : 91, 3pp (Effectivity: +0) Teleportation: 30, 41pp (Effectivity: +0) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- His further life: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- After he leaves the Drakalor Chain he is welcomed by his people with great honors. They acknowledge his noble deeds, his valor, his cunning and his great skills that helped to prevent the complete destruction of the world he knows. He returns to his lands victorious and is hailed as a great leader. Eventually he becomes king and rules his subjects with an iron fist for a long and peaceful time, allowing his people to prosper and grow. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- His achievements during his adventures: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Montoya, the high elven duelist, saved the world with his brave efforts and became a great ruler while saving himself 27 times. He scored 14363484 points and advanced to level 46. He survived for 0 years, 62 days, 19 hours, 28 minutes and 22 seconds (101422 turns). 7 companions were killed during his adventures. Montoya visited 126 places. His strength score was modified by +28 during his career. His learning score was modified by +16 during his career. His willpower score was modified by +5 during his career. His dexterity score was modified by +16 during his career. His toughness score was modified by +31 during his career. His charisma score was modified by +9 during his career. His appearance score was modified by +17 during his career. His mana score was modified by +11 during his career. His perception score was modified by +23 during his career. He was unnaturally aged by 26 years. He was the champion of the arena. He was a member of the thieves guild. He brought back joy into the life of a tiny girl. He killed the emperor of the ancient minotaur race. He stopped the generation of nasty bugs. He saved Khelavaster from certain death. He left the Drakalor Chain after completing his quest and became a great leader and famous hero. 7403 monsters perished under his attacks. The following 23 artifacts were generated during his adventure: the si the scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle" the golden gladius "Death's Sting" the elven long bow "Sun's Messenger" 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 sword of Nonnak the elemental gauntlets the ring of the High Kings the crown of science the ancient mummy wrapping the ankh the black torc the Chaos Orb of Elemental Mana the medium obsidian shield "Protector" the sapphire amulet "Preserver" the black tome of Alsophocus the rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance" the axe of the minotaur emperor the rapier of the needle He possessed the following intrinsics: He was fire resistant (also through an item). He was poison resistant (also through an item). He was cold resistant (also through an item). He was lucky (also through an item). Fate smiled upon him. He was able to control teleportation. He was paralyzation resistant (gained through an item). He was shock resistant (gained through an item). He was immune to fire attacks (gained through an item). He was immune to acidic attacks. He had the following talents: Alert, Beast of Burden, Careful, Defensive Fighter, Dodger, Good Learner, Greased Lightning, Great Learner, Long Stride, Master Packager, Miser, Porter, Quick, Sixth Sense, Treasure Hunter, Very Quick. He had a final speed score of 149 (final base speed: 143). He was a paragon of his religion. He asked for 1 divine intervention. He was a holy champion of Balance. He was slightly tainted by Chaos.
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