first ultra: No Gem

[grobblewobble]

My first ultra. This guy was an absolute walking tank and a pleasure to play.
No Gem killed nearly everything in melee, including the Ancient Karmic Wyrm.
Dudley, I hope you are proud of me.
This is something I realized afterwards and not a special challenge, though. Notable
exceptions:

- Training with slings in the wilderness to increase the range of potions.
- Filk died to sulphuric breath.
- Used some arrows of hunting to generate a farmer corpse and a giant slug corpse.
- A swarm of chaos spawns in the library had to be blasted with fireballs since
they were breeding faster than No Gem could kill them in melee.
- The cat lord was roasted with a wand fireballs from a distance.. with monk power and
7LB No Gem could easily outrun him, ha!

The first remarkable event in the game was to find about 5 pools early on. He
obtained the amulet without even having to touch darkforge. However, he also got permanent
invisibility, blocking the arena and the quest for Big Punch. Since he also got intrinsic
death ray resistance and the RCT provides =cold and SeeInvis, I decided to feed the AMW to
the ratling, along with five other junk artifacts. ;)
The casino had one of the best item collections I've ever seen there. Preserver, two sets of
7LB, a PoGA and the two items he needed for quests: a wand of monster creation and a pot of
visibility.
He spent some time building his strength. He got crowned with casino gold, smithed some armor,
used two scrolls of repair to bless a large heap of beggar booze, killed the cat lord for XP
and entered the minotaur maze. He finished it the hard way, leaving all vulnerable stuff behind
and completely mapping out all levels without scrolls. One of the minotaurs dropped a wand of
paralyzing, which No Gem used to kill the emperor. I am 100% certain this is to due the treasure
hunter talent. :p
With his cow axe and his wand, he was now nearly invincible. I think the only time his health
ever dropped significantly after this was when he stumbled into a nest of quickling kings in the
scintillating caves. Keriax, Sraxxarrakex, the Ancient Karmic Wyrm and Andor Drakon all fell to
paralysis. Andor was the only one who managed to break free of the paralysis before he was dead,
but by then it didn't matter any more, even though I still got seriously drained.
No Gem spent three wishes on magical writing sets, which were used to create about 20 scrolls
of chaos resistance. My characters always spend way too much time travelling the wilderness
and as usual, the 90 day limit had passed very early in the game. However, he still had plenty
corruption removal left to safely eat the corpse of Keriax. He would have done the black unicorn
quest, if he had not already been crowned. (I'm not sure how severe the alignment drop would
have been).

One final remark about monks: switching with hostiles works while you are confused..

[grobblewobble]

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Blessed Invisible Bloated Burdened Berserk
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Background Information
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Name: No Gem Race: male Gnome Class: Monk
Eye color: green Hair color: white Complexion: tanned
Height: 3'4" Weight: 123 pounds
Age: 160 (grown-up, 49 years of unnatural aging added in)
Star sign: Raven Birthday: 2/Raven (day 2 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.
As a child your parents cared a lot for you. Despite all
circumstances you enjoyed a happy and fine childhood.
As a kid you often watched the adult adventurers preparing for new
exciting journeys. They sparked your imagination.
As a young adult you were a credit to your family. Your parents
supported your plans and were very understanding. They tried to help you
along your way with all means at their disposal.
You decided to become a Monk.


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Inventory
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Total weight: 3373 stones Carrying capacity: 3975 stones

He: blessed helm of mental stability [+0, +1] {Le+1} [100s]
Ne: blessed sapphire amulet "Preserver" [+4, +4] {Wi+7} [3s]
Bo: blessed elven chain mail (+1, +1) [+10, +9] [10s]
Gi: uncursed adamantium girdle [+7, +8] [18s]
Cl: uncursed cloak of defense [+6, +0] [20s]
RH: blessed Trident of the Red Rooster (+36, 6d12+18) [+12, +12] {Ma+24} (p)
LH: -
RR: blessed ring of slaying (+9 melee damage, +6 missile damage) [1s]
LR: uncursed ring of mental stability [+0, +1] {Le+1} [1s]
Br: blessed rustproof bracers of regeneration [+9, +4] [18s]
Ga: blessed elemental gauntlets (-1, +0) [+0, +3] [10s]
Bo: blessed boots of the divine messenger [+3, +3] {Dx+5} [25s]
MW: -
Mi: -
Tl: uncursed torch (840 turns of fuel remaining, lit) [10s]


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Stuff
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Total weight: 3007 stones Carrying capacity: 3975 stones

Helmets ('[')
blessed eternium cap [+6, +9] [28s]
uncursed crown of leadership [+2, +7] {Ch+18} [65s]
uncursed helm of water breathing [+0, +2] [30s]
Gauntlets ('[')
uncursed thick gauntlets (-1, -2) [+3, +1] [15s]
Boots ('[')
uncursed seven league boots [+1, +0] [30s]
blessed seven league boots [+6, +3] [30s]
Necklaces (''')
uncursed ankh [3s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
uncursed rustproof knife of endurance (+6, 1d3+6) {To+4} [8s]
uncursed black rune-covered dagger "Needle" (+8, 3d4) [+4, +1] [10s]
cursed emerald dagger "Serpent's Bite" (+3, 3d4+3) [+3, +1] [13s]
Two-handed weapons ('(')
blessed rune-covered trident (+6, 3d12+6) [+4, +4] {Dx+12} [80s]
uncursed axe of the minotaur emperor (+12, 3d20+16) [-6, +4] [1200s]
Rings ('=')
blessed ring of the High Kings [+2, +3] [1s]
blessed ring of slaying (+6 melee damage, +6 missile damage) [1s]
Wands ('\')
uncursed wand of wishing (0 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of paralyzation (0 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of paralyzation (1 charge) [3s]
uncursed wand of paralyzation (4 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of paralyzation (5 charges) [3s]
Potions ('!')
heap of 4 blessed potions of extra healing [8s]
heap of 8 blessed potions of booze [32s]
heap of 7 blessed potions of ultra healing [14s]
blessed potion of cure corruption [2s]
heap of 24 uncursed potions of poison [96s]
heap of 7 cursed potions of poison [28s]
uncursed potion of cure corruption [2s]
heap of 2 cursed potions of invisibility [8s]
uncursed potion of confusion [2s]
uncursed potion of wonder [2s]
Scrolls ('?')
heap of 4 blessed scrolls of chaos resistance [8s]


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Weapon Skills
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Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks
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Unarmed fighting 7 +4 +3 +2 skilled 166
Pole arms 11 +12 +7 +14 Mastery 1908
Twohanded weapons 10 +10 +14 +4 excellent 806
Staves 7 +7 +2 +11 skilled 54

Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Slings 7 +14 +10 +2 skilled 197

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Spells
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Burning Hands : 750, 8pp (Effectivity: +0)
Calm Monster : 362, 8pp (Effectivity: +0)
Cure Light Wounds : 852, 5pp (Effectivity: +0)
Cure Serious Wounds: 380, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
Darkness : 896, 4pp (Effectivity: +1)
Disarm Trap : 566, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
Farsight : 356, 17pp (Effectivity: +3)
Fire Bolt : 723, 10pp (Effectivity: +1)
Fireball : 359, 20pp (Effectivity: +2)
Frost Bolt : 619, 12pp (Effectivity: +1)
Identify : 448, 75pp (Effectivity: +0)
Invisibility : 172, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
Knock : 714, 12pp (Effectivity: +0)
Lightning Bolt : 478, 12pp (Effectivity: +0)
Magic Map : 447, 40pp (Effectivity: +0)
Magic Missile : 440, 8pp (Effectivity: +1)
Slow Monster : 482, 7pp (Effectivity: +1)
Slow Poison : 637, 6pp (Effectivity: +0)
Strength of Atlas : 806, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
Stun Ray : 628, 8pp (Effectivity: +1)
Teleportation : 394, 20pp (Effectivity: +10)
Web : 436, 12pp (Effectivity: +1)

[grobblewobble]

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His further life:
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After slaying Andor Drakon and dispersing his malevolent energies the scales
of Balance appear before you. All the forces of Balance seem to be united
behind them. You are lifted to the status of an Avatar of Balance and the
tales of your deeds are spread all over Ancardia.

Your deeds are recounted at camp fires and interpreted by philosophers and
priests alike. The common man looks up to you and you slowly start to be
revered as a minor power of Balance. After a few millennia have passed you
are raised to the position of a demi-god to guard Ancardia from the forces
of Chaos and Order forever.

Under your guidance Ancardia becomes a balanced and happy world, enjoying
its own freedom to be never again threatened by the unbalancing powers of
the universe.


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His achievements during his adventures:
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No Gem, the gnomish monk, transformed into an avatar of Balance.
He scored 23643439 points and advanced to level 50.
He survived for 0 years, 207 days, 13 hours, 13 minutes and 33 seconds
(192294 turns).
No Gem visited 155 places.
His strength score was modified by +14 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +5 during his career.
His willpower score was modified by +14 during his career.
His dexterity score was modified by +5 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +21 during his career.
His charisma score was modified by -2 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +5 during his career.
His mana score was modified by +3 during his career.
His perception score was modified by -4 during his career.
He was unnaturally aged by 49 years.
He was the champion of the arena.
He was the head of the thieves guild.
He made a little water dragon very happy.
He killed the emperor of the ancient minotaur race.
He defeated the arch enemy of a mighty karmic wyrm.
He saved Khelavaster from certain death.
He ended his adventuring life in the palace of Andor Drakon.
3063 monsters perished under his attacks.
The following 31 artifacts were generated during his adventure:
the si
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 rune-covered trident
the sword of Nonnak
the elemental gauntlets
the ring of the High Kings
the phial of Caladriel
the crown of science
the ancient mummy wrapping
the ankh
the boots of the divine messenger
the Crown of Chaos
the black torc
the Medal of Chaos
the rune-covered club "Skullcrusher"
the Chaos Orb of Elemental Mana
the black rune-covered dagger "Needle"
the jet-black battle axe "Executor"
the rune-covered heavy mace "Purifier"
the sapphire amulet "Preserver"
the crown of leadership
the emerald dagger "Serpent's Bite"
the Trident of the Red Rooster
the weird tome
the rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance"
the axe of the minotaur emperor
He possessed the following intrinsics:
He was fire resistant (gained through an item).
He was poison resistant (enhanced through an item).
He was cold resistant (gained through an item).
He was lucky (enhanced through an item).
Fate smiled upon him.
He was petrification resistant.
He was able to teleport.
He was able to control teleportation (enhanced through an item).
He was invisible.
He was stun resistant.
He was paralyzation resistant (gained through items).
He was resistant to death rays (enhanced through items).
He was shock resistant (gained through an item).
He was able to see invisible things (gained through an item).
He was immune to shock attacks (gained through an item).
He was immune to fire attacks.
He was immune to acidic attacks.
He was immune to ice attacks (gained through an item).
He was able to breathe water (gained through an item).
He was able to resist confusion attacks (gained through items).
He had the following talents: Alert, Careful, Defensive Fighter, Dodger,
Extremely Hardy, Good Learner, Good Shot, Hardy, Immune to Pain, Iron Skin,
Keen Shot, Miser, Quick, Quick Shot, Sixth Sense, Steel Skin, Tough Skin,
Treasure Hunter, Very Hardy.
He had a final speed score of 138 (final base speed: 153).
He was a messiah of Berwyn.
He asked for 5 divine interventions.
He was a holy champion of Balance.

The following monsters were vanquished:
8 ancient blue dragons
1 ancient blue wyrm
1 Ancient Chaos Wyrm // blinded and pierced with trident
1 ancient karmic wyrm // paralyzed and chopped with cow axe
13 ancient red dragons
1 Ancient Stone Beast
1 ancient white dragon
10 balors // wimps
1 banshee
21 beggars
1 berserker emperor // melee, no disabling
1 big casino guard
1 bunny master
1 cat lord
1 Chaos Archmage // Blindness and axed.
75 chaos spawns // yuck
1 cloaked ratling
1 crime lord
1 crystal statue
1 diamond golem
1 dwarven smith // he couldn't take a joke (Dubidu!)
1 ElDeR cHaOs GoD // Paralyzed and roostered.
1 emperor moloch // Blinded and axed.
2 fairy dragons
4 farmers
37 ghost lords
2 giant boars
1 giant rust monster // I didn't even know these things existed
1 giant slug
3 goodwives
1 great red wyrm
1 great white wyrm
1 greater balor
1 greater black unicorn
1 greater moloch
1 greater titan
2 half-orc bouncers
1 karmic dragon
2 lich kings
1 mad doctor
1 malicious doctor
1 Master Summoner
1 mimic hivemind
1 minotaur emperor
1 multi-headed chaos dragon // Blinded, paralyzed and axed.
1 mummy lord
1 quickling bard
4 quickling kings
1 shopkeeper // Waldenbrook had no sense of humor, either.
1 Snake from Beyond
65 writhing masses of primal chaos

[fazisi]

Very nice win indeed. Monks are exceptionally powerful and this one sounds very similar to my first ultra (UCG with orc beastfighter who got invisible instrinct in UD dive). Good times!

[Dudley]

No Gem killed nearly everything in melee, including the Ancient Karmic Wyrm.
Dudley, I hope you are proud of me.
This is something I realized afterwards and not a special challenge, though. Notable
exceptions:

- Training with slings in the wilderness to increase the range of potions.
- Filk died to sulphuric breath.
- Used some arrows of hunting to generate a farmer corpse and a giant slug corpse.
- A swarm of chaos spawns in the library had to be blasted with fireballs since
they were breeding faster than No Gem could kill them in melee.
- The cat lord was roasted with a wand fireballs from a distance.. with monk power and
7LB No Gem could easily outrun him, ha!
I am.
1) You didn't use the sling to kill people directly.
2) Sulphuric breath is a spitted weapon, not using a manufactured launcher.
3&4) wands are ok.

Congrats on the win. I lack UNE in my list :p