Mission ADOMPossible: Threading Water

[Cactus]

Ok, so the new EG doesn't spawn until the first one is dispatched, right? There's time to teleport to the stairs. I didn't go to the tomb, because the TOEF took many turns.

I hope there is another altar somewhere down, otherwise I have to go all the way up to Dwarftown again just for crowning.

Currently on D:27 and descending... We should really wish for something with the RoDS. We have 4 SoCR from the mystic left and the second corruption (after very light) was tough scales, which is actually beneficial.
So maybe Girdle of giant strength for mega eternium 2hander damage with fire orb?

[Cactus]

Ok, things are getting out of control with the EG. I shot a missile at him and waited for him to approach. Then I teleported on the stairs but got directed elsewhere in the level. I thought maybe you're not allowed to teleport directly on the stairs, so I teleported immediately back to the adjacent field. Now there is the new guardian on the stairs and the hostile one chasing me.
Please help, I always have a certain ring at this point!

[Harwin]

A new EG spawns the instant there's a blank spot on the stairs.

Here's how I did it:
1) Attack the EG in coward in melee.
2) Step ONE space away from the stairs.
3) Observe EG step off the stairs.
4) Immediately teleport onto the stairs. If you wait even one more turn a new EG spawns.

BTW someone suggested killing him makes you more chaotic. So don't.

[Cactus]

I just saved saved the game at turn 44129 (so roughly 800 turns before my 12000 limit) because JellySlayer is about to post the next mission.

I finally found an altar on D:42 and got crowned. Now I could have quickly converted the air altar, but the second one would have been tight: Water is too far away already (and there are two hostile EGs between), and Earth temple wasn't cleared yet.

Anyway, the character is getting more and more fun to play. I had a blast! Had to make a lot of breaks for work stuff, so the real life time limit hit before the turn limit.

Here's the save, will post the story tomorrow:
Sturm_Fl.zip

[Harwin]

Mistanarius is on the Air temple level. I ended 100 turns shy. I didn't start clearing the temple because well, we're going to fail this mission anyway with 100 turns left, but I at least wanted us to have a chance at the next.

He's on turn 32982.

I'll post a full report later, but if you're looking for crucial information:
1) He has poison hands. He also has thick gauntlets, which I equip only when necessary (INCLUDING if I think I want to drink our one potion of ultra healing)
2) He's currently fairly wounded.
3) He's at "favors you" last time he checked, ~3000 turns ago.
4) He has 1 holy water, and 3 regular water. If you *must* bless something, bless the 3 regular water stack first.
5) He's VERY corrupt. Might not be terrible to skip crowning at this point, since it doesn't help on the mission (I didn't have the stuff to hit extremely close)
6) The Eternal Guardian and CAt Lord are both hostile and alive. The Cat Lord level is fairly safe, but obviously don't hang out there.
7) We have excellent slaying arrows... and no bow. Not sure how that happened, but it happened sometime during my turn.

He's actually level 11 in polearms and level... 7 in 2H, although the chaos power makes that harder to see. On roughly half the turns he's a grand master with polearms.

Mistanar_EndMission7.zip

[Cactus]

Game Summary fir Sturm Flut, orcish barbarian
starting point: turn 32965 Dwarftown (+12000)
mission goal: get two orbs, convert both altars, sacrifice an artifact on each, activate anomalies on D:48
Deadline: turn 44965
Notes from last mission:

I drink one of the potions of insight (might as well check): -Fire, -Poison, -Acid, +Lucky, +Cursed(REALLY? Let's get rid of this. Spoiler alert: I don't remember to), +TCtrl, 1 hp/38, 1 mana/55.

D:3/4? Neutral Altar
D:8 Neutral Altar
D:9 Morgia/Pepper
D:11 Dwarftown
D:13 Scroll shop
D:15 Climbing set next to stairs to D:16
D:16 Climbing set next to stairs to D:17 - also next to D:1?
D:17 BEE HIVE
D:19 Portal level - GORGON TO THE EAST, Stuff on up stairs.

I read through Harwin's report carefully and just like him I start with a visit to the Dwarven Mystic.
I'm rewarded with the 4 ?oCR and the ring of ice
Talk to Thrundarr and open portal
Descend to water temple and clear it (slaying ammo). The corpse rots.
Hit Level 16, raise athletics to 100
Scout a little bit below before resurfacing (so maybe I get a wand of cold):
D:21 tension room of berserker kings, marked with some single gold coins in front of the closed door
D:23 mimic tension room. Close it and scout rest of level first. Eventually have to dig a tunnel around the mimics to find downstairs
On the way back up:
DH:1 blood-chilling threat (maybe a tough boss monster for once? no time to fool around though)
Dwarftown
Sac all the gold to get rid of cursing before the Tower. Our gold is not enough though, still spiritually invincible. Since there are additional altars further up, I decide to do it with livesacs. This costs some precious turns but works.
Leave important stuff on D:1 stairs, bless the ring of ice and head for the tower.
Have to wear another -Fire ring to prevent background damage, so no mental stability. Wi is very high though with water orb equipped.
TF:2 starts with a f**ing tension room of fire demons
Hit level 17, Dodge->100 (hopefully that'll help with ACW's energy bolts), To increases
1 out of 3 wands of digging burns away
wand of para burns away
TF:4 I dig through, drink invis potion and wake ACW with wand of lightning
I've got 5 dragon slaying quarrels
After exchanging 2 quarrels and energy bolts each, he flees, I go after him, my invisibility ends and I have to retreat into my corridor and dispatch dozens of demons before tackling the wyrm again
get tough scales corruption (+PV -Dx)
Fire demons are nice and bring me my 2 dragon slaying quarrels back. Wyrm appears again, this time I lure him further down, takes 5 shots to kill him and a few !oEH
reach level 18
Talent: Greased Lightning, To increase, Stealth->100
Pick up stuff on D:1, sac rotting corpse (we have 4 SoCR from Mystic)
quickly dive down
D:27 kill a master mimic (revenge for my last round)
D:26 *TCHUNK* and Hurumph!
That means Dorn Beast (didn't see it, so don't explore rest of level)
D:25 undead vault: don't want to risk aging, so leave it for now
D:29 big open threat room with annihilators. Create and lock door, mark it with single gold coins
Eternal Guardian: I never done this w/o RotHK
I waste two charges because I teleport on the stairs one turn too late and another EG had spawned (didn't see it due to abysmal Perception)
I bless our cursed potion of booze and get another 4 charges of teleport. This time I do it right and descend
D:30 vault (undead again, so leave it for now)
D:31 casino
pick a 24$ slot machine and win 230000 at the cost of 1 corruption (10 extra eyes)
The corruptions are quite nice, Perception is what we needed actually
D:33 vault (leave it, not sure if turncount allows it)
D:34 bunnies
D:35 greater vault
read scroll, it's purple wyrms (Karmic?), and there's a mimic tension room too (let's see if I can insert a screenshot here):

Attachment 2358

D:36 cat lord and tension room (stairs are close together, so leave quickly)
D:37 cavernous level
Reach experience level 19
D:38 herbs, neutral diamond golem
D:40 air temple
D:41 herbs / shop / dorn beast (leave all the stuff I don't need on upstairs)
D:40 mixed tension room on the way to air temple, quickling lord and moloch among other nasties,
clear air temple (bracers of regeneration, yay!)
D:41 locate Dorn Beast (south), close and mark door
ok, they can open doors. read scroll of darkness, dispatch dorn beast
Cross a river. Read a blessed scroll of uncursing beforehand, because the bracers of regeneration were cursed and I don't want them to rust
Find the shop, it's a book shop. great.
D:42 frost giant vault
and finally altar (already neutral)
sac 100k gold and get crowned with fire immunity and Grod
It's turn 44129, so there would be 850 turns left to clear earth temple, convert both air and earth altars, sac the artifacts and reach D:48. I would give it a try but real life time passed to quickly and I had to interrupt to often. So I have to stop now.

Post too long - character info in next post

[Cactus]

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Sturm Flut    St:29  Le:10  Wi:26  Dx:19  To:24  Ch:10  Ap: 1  Ma: 7  Pe:20 N=
DV/PV: 9/34    H: 275(275)    P: 51(51)      Exp: 20/1013927    D: 42 M: 44129
Blessed Strained Berserk
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                            Character Information
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Sturm Flut    St:29  Le:10  Wi:26  Dx:19  To:24  Ch:10  Ap: 1  Ma: 7  Pe:20
N=
DV/PV: 9/34   H: 275(275)   P: 51(51)   Exp: 20/1013927   M: 44129

Melee weapon           Lvl   Hit   Dam   DV   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------

Clubs & hammers          9    +7    +5   +3   excellent            1033
Maces & flails           7    +5    +3   +2   skilled              428
Pole arms                7    +7    +3   +6   skilled              21
Twohanded weapons       10   +10   +14   +4   excellent            1788

Missile weapon         Lvl   Hit   Dam   Ra   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------

Bows                     7   +14   +10   +2   skilled              166
Crossbows                6   +12    +9   +2   skilled              76

Shields                Lvl   DV               Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---              -------------  --------------
Shields                  9   +18              excellent            786


Damage caused with your melee weapons:
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Right hand: +100 bonus to hit, 5d10+49 damage


Damage caused with your missile weapons:
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Ammunition: 40, base range: 13, +55 bonus to hit, 2d6+19 damage


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                                   Skills
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  Athletics ................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Backstabbing .............100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Climbing ................. 69    (good)         [+3d4]
  Dodge ....................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Find weakness ............100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  First aid ................ 84    (great)        [+2d4]
  Haggling ................. 30    (mediocre)     [+2d4]
  Healing ..................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Herbalism ................ 92    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Listening ................ 98    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Literacy ................. 53    (good)         [+1]
  Metallurgy ............... 10    (poor)         [+4d5]
  Mining ................... 40    (fair)         [+2d4]
  Stealth ..................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Survival ................. 49    (fair)         [+4d5]
  Swimming ................. 57    (good)         [+3d4]
  Tactics .................. 51    (good)         [+1d3]
  Two weapon combat ........ 35    (fair)         [+4d4]
  Woodcraft ................ 10    (poor)         [+4d5]


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                            Effects of Corruption
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You have become very light (1/10 weight, St: -6, Dx: +4, To: -6, Ap: -6, +20
speed).
Your skin is covered by tough scales (PV: +8, Dx: -6, Ap: -4).
You have grown 10 extra eyes (Ap: -6, Pe: +6).


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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 6128 stones                Carrying capacity: 4575 stones

Head          : uncursed adamantium cap [+0, +3]                      [36s]
Neck          : uncursed ankh                                          [3s]
Body          : uncursed blue dragon scale mail (-1, -4) [-1, +10]   [200s]
Girdle        : -
Cloak         : -
Right Hand    : blessed mighty morning star "Grod" (+16, 5d10+5) [-8, +0]
Left Hand     : -
Right Ring    : blessed ring of mental stability [+0, +1] {Le+1}       [1s]
Left Ring     : blessed mithril ring                                   [1s]
Bracers       : uncursed bracers of regeneration [+0, +0]             [18s]
Gauntlets     : uncursed elemental gauntlets (-1, +0) [+0, +3]        [10s]
Boots         : blessed adamantium boots [+0, +3]                     [89s]
Missile Weapon: uncursed light crossbow of accuracy (+11, +0)         [70s]
Missiles      : bundle of 40 uncursed quarrels (+1, 2d6)              [80s]
Tool          : Chaos Orb of Elemental Fire                          [100s]


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                                    Stuff
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Total weight: 5300 stones   Carrying capacity: 4575 stones

Helmets ('[')
   uncursed silver helmet                                            [100s]
Armor ('[')
   uncursed ancient mummy wrapping [+1, +5] {Ap-8}                    [60s]
Shields ('[')
   uncursed tower adamantium shield (-2) [+11, +2]                   [108s]
   uncursed medium shield                                             [46s]
Gauntlets ('[')
   uncursed blue dragon-hide gauntlets (-2, +0) [+0, +3]              [10s]
   uncursed thick gauntlets (-1, -2) [+0, +3]                         [15s]
   uncursed gauntlets                                                 [10s]
   uncursed blue gauntlets                                            [10s]
Boots ('[')
   uncursed boots of speed (-1, +1) [+3, +0] (+8 spd)                 [20s]
Necklaces (''')
   heap of 2 uncursed necklaces of rapid healing                       [4s]
   uncursed amulet of light                                            [3s]
   heap of 3 uncursed tarnished amulets                                [9s]
   uncursed necklace of the eye                                        [3s]
   uncursed amulet of balance                                          [3s]
   uncursed stone amulet                                               [7s]
   blessed leather amulet                                              [3s]
   heap of 2 uncursed golden amulets                                   [6s]
   uncursed onyx amulet                                                [3s]
   blessed amulet of balance                                           [3s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
   blessed pick axe (+0, 1d6+1)                                       [75s]
   blessed lead-filled mace "Big Punch" (+1, 8d5+3) [-6, +0]         [800s]
   uncursed unbalanced adamantium mace (+3, 1d6+6)                    [72s]
   blessed eternium scimitar (+0, 2d8+8)                              [19s]
   uncursed adamantium broadsword (+0, 1d7+7)                         [57s]
   uncursed sword of Nonnak (+2, 4d3+2) [+2, +2] {Wi+5}               [80s]
   blessed adamantium broadsword (+1, 1d7+7)                          [57s]
   uncursed orcish dagger (+4, 1d4+2)                                 [10s]
   uncursed orcish dagger of slaughtering (+1, 2d6+2)                 [10s]
   uncursed large hammer                                              [55s]
   uncursed long sword                                                [32s]
   uncursed crystal dagger                                            [25s]
   uncursed long sword                                                [35s]
Two-handed weapons ('(')
   blessed eternium two-handed sword (+18, 6d5+18) [-1, +0]           [50s]
   uncursed two-handed sword                                          [70s]
Missiles ('/')
   bundle of 19 uncursed penetrating quarrels (+1, 2d6+3)             [38s]
   bundle of 9 uncursed quarrels of undead slaying (+3, 2d6+5)        [36s]
   bundle of 107 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6)                           [214s]
   uncursed penetrating arrow (+0, 1d6)                                [2s]
   uncursed arrow of thunder (+0, 1d6)                                 [2s]
   bundle of 11 uncursed arrows of darkness (+0, 1d6)                 [22s]
   bundle of 2 uncursed arrows of hunting (+0, 1d6)                    [4s]
   uncursed arrow of hunting (+3, 1d6)                                 [2s]
   uncursed arrow of slaying (+0, 1d6)                                 [2s]
   bundle of 5 uncursed quarrels of giant slaying (+3, 2d8+3)         [20s]
   bundle of 6 uncursed quarrels of undead slaying (+3, 2d6+3)        [24s]
   bundle of 2 uncursed quarrels of humanoid slaying (+3, 2d6+3)       [8s]
   bundle of 7 uncursed quarrels of jelly slaying (+0, 2d6+3)         [28s]
   uncursed arrow                                                      [2s]
   bundle of 5 uncursed quarrels of demon slaying (+3, 2d6+3)         [20s]
   bundle of 6 uncursed arrows of jelly slaying (+3, 2d4+3)           [12s]
   bundle of 4 blessed arrows of demon slaying (+3, 1d6+3)             [8s]
   bundle of 6 uncursed arrows of dragon slaying (+3, 1d6+3)          [12s]
   bundle of 10 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6+3)                           [20s]
   bundle of 12 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6+1)                           [24s]
   bundle of 4 blessed quarrels of dragon slaying (+3, 2d6+4)         [16s]
   bundle of 5 blessed quarrels of undead slaying (+3, 2d6+3)         [20s]
   bundle of 3 uncursed quarrels                                       [6s]
   bundle of 12 blessed quarrels                                      [24s]
   bundle of 3 uncursed arrows                                         [6s]
   bundle of 6 uncursed quarrels                                      [12s]
   bundle of 7 uncursed arrows                                        [14s]
   bundle of 4 uncursed quarrels                                       [8s]
   bundle of 18 blessed arrows                                        [36s]
   bundle of 9 uncursed arrows                                        [18s]
   bundle of 10 blessed quarrels                                      [20s]
Tools (']')
   heap of 3 uncursed hexagonal keys                                   [3s]
   uncursed box with flint and steel (41)                              [5s]
   uncursed broken triangular key                                      [1s]
   heap of 2 blessed holy symbols                                     [10s]
   heap of 2 uncursed sets of thieves picks                           [10s]
   heap of 2 uncursed waterproof blankets                             [20s]
   uncursed holy symbol                                                [5s]
   uncursed climbing set                                             [180s]
   uncursed Chaos Orb of Elemental Water                             [100s]
   heap of 3 blessed sis                                              [30s]
   heap of 13 uncursed sis                                           [130s]
   uncursed Chaos Orb of Elemental Air                               [100s]
Rings ('=')
   blessed ring of cold resistance                                     [1s]
   uncursed ring of the fish                                           [1s]
   blessed ring of fire resistance                                     [1s]
   uncursed ring of djinni summoning                                   [1s]
   uncursed onyx ring                                                  [1s]
Wands ('\')
   uncursed wand of door creation (2 charges)                          [3s]
   uncursed wand of monster creation (2 charges)                       [3s]
   uncursed wand of item detection (2 charges)                         [3s]
   uncursed wand of door creation (4 charges)                          [3s]
   blessed wand of fireballs (4 charges)                               [3s]
   uncursed wand of digging (3 charges)                                [3s]
   blessed wand of gold detection (0 charges)                          [6s]
   uncursed wand of digging (3 charges)                                [3s]
   uncursed wand of fireballs (3 charges)                              [3s]
   uncursed wand of wonder (1 charge)                                  [3s]
   uncursed wand of teleportation (0 charges)                          [4s]
   blessed wand of teleportation (3 charges)                           [4s]
   uncursed wand of ball lightning (5 charges)                         [4s]
   uncursed wand of monster creation (4 charges)                       [3s]
   uncursed wand of fireballs                                          [3s]
   uncursed wand of gold detection                                     [6s]
   uncursed wooden wand                                                [3s]
   uncursed wand of door creation                                      [3s]
   uncursed pine wand                                                  [4s]
   wand of stunning                                                    [3s]
   pine wand                                                           [4s]
Potions ('!')
   heap of 6 potions of holy water                                    [24s]
   heap of 2 uncursed potions of potential willpower                   [8s]
   heap of 5 uncursed potions of carrot juice                         [20s]
   blessed potion of raw mana                                          [2s]
   heap of 2 blessed potions of extra healing                          [4s]
   blessed oil of rust removal                                         [2s]
   blessed potion of boost toughness                                   [2s]
   uncursed potion of invisibility                                     [4s]
   uncursed potion of oil                                              [2s]
   uncursed viscous potion                                             [4s]
   uncursed potion of potential dexterity                              [4s]
   uncursed potion of potential strength                               [4s]
   uncursed potion of ultra healing                                    [2s]
   uncursed potion of mana                                             [4s]
   uncursed potion of insight                                          [2s]
   heap of 2 uncursed potions of exchange                              [8s]
   heap of 7 blessed potions of insight                               [14s]
   uncursed thick potion                                               [2s]
   uncursed blubbery potion                                            [2s]
   uncursed potion of raw mana                                         [2s]
   uncursed light green potion                                         [4s]
   uncursed potion of boost willpower                                  [2s]
   uncursed speckled potion                                            [2s]
   uncursed muddy potion                                               [2s]
   blessed sparkling potion                                            [4s]
   uncursed purple potion                                              [2s]
   uncursed slimy potion                                               [2s]
Scrolls ('?')
   blessed scroll of uncursing                                         [2s]
   uncursed scroll of monster detection                                [2s]
   heap of 4 uncursed scrolls of light                                 [8s]
   heap of 2 blessed scrolls of identify                               [4s]
   heap of 4 uncursed scrolls of identify                              [8s]
   uncursed scroll of increase melee damage                            [2s]
   uncursed scroll of protection                                       [2s]
   uncursed scroll of power                                            [2s]
   uncursed scroll labeled "Yik Mech'Shegoth"                          [2s]
   heap of 4 blessed scrolls labeled "Yik Mech'Shegoth"                [8s]
   uncursed scroll of balance                                          [2s]
   uncursed scroll of item detection                                   [2s]
   scroll labeled "RambaZamba"                                         [2s]
   heap of 2 scrolls of identify                                       [4s]
Food ('%')
   heap of 19 uncursed spenseweeds                                    [38s]
...
   heap of 28 uncursed cooked lizards                                 [84s]
   heap of 21 blessed spenseweeds                                     [42s]
...
   uncursed lump of gelee royal                                        [3s]
...
Valuables ('$')
   151576 gold pieces                                               [1515s]
Gems ('*')
   uncursed crystal of darkness                                        [1s]
   uncursed white gem                                                  [1s]
   blessed blue gem                                                    [1s]
   blessed blue gem                                                    [1s]
   uncursed blue gem                                                   [1s]
   uncursed brown gem                                                  [1s]

The character was already very strong. Now with Grod and the ~of Regen he is super strong. Also has plenty of slaying ammo for all kinds of monsters. Not sure what are Grod's slaying powers, but I think it's also +Crit. Have to check the wiki. Eternium Twohander would give a bit more DV.
I used to fight hit and run style mostly. Always Berserk & step back.

[Harwin]

Excellent job Cactus!

[Cactus]

I think we all did a great job this time. Although we didn't score, it feels like a victory. Each of us got a character down there, passed tough levels and saved them in a good position for the upcoming dragon slaying mission.
Gordon, how about your brother joining us for the last two missions since Rawrgoblin didn't play/show up/post something again?

[GordonOverkill]

Already offered it to him, but he somehow lost motivation to play in this competition. However, all of our chars are quite playable by now, so at least it won't be a pain to play the MIA guy. I also think that we did a really good job during the last mission :-)