YAVP: Gray Elven Wizard first win

[Thing]

So this PC was my first ever to reach the ToEF and i when on to win without any hassles. After playing on and off for 3 years (only this year very seriously) it feels really good to have a win even if it did seam a bit easy after all the stories i read here on the forum. I knew the PC had potential when my invisibility wore off in the ToEF and for a few hundered turns i didn't even notice. I guess the what did it was getting crowned with the robes of resistance just before the tower.

Previous to this my best was compleating the water temple with two other PCs. Only scary momment was the mana temple being not prepared with enough healing and being critical hit twice in a row. D50 was handled by Acid bolt and arrows to clear the lever rooms then drawing out the balors one at a time. I feel like the biggest factor in getting far is just not doing stupid shit duing the mid game, late game you have a lot more options for recovery.


I think now that i have won once i'll try necromacers as they have been the reason i havn't made it far before now. I like to play them as they just have a style about them.


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Cabin St:28 Le:29 Wi:23 Dx:39 To:26 Ch:42 Ap:11 Ma:49 Pe:33 N+
DV/PV: 94/53 H: 563(563) P: 876(876) Exp: 50/26201108 DrCh Sp: 139
Blessed
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Background Information
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Name: Cabin Race: male Gray Elf Class: Wizard
Eye color: amber Hair color: silver Complexion: pale
Height: 6'9" Weight: 3 pounds
Age: 319 (grown-up, 25 years of unnatural aging added in)
Star sign: Falcon Birthday: 8/Falcon (day 218 of the year)

YOUR HISTORY:
Your parents are travelling 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.
During your youth you embarked on many small journeys to nearby
towns on behalf of your parents. You learned to know lots of people and
made many friends.
Your path was always clearly lying before you. You knew about your
destiny since your earliest years and fortunately your grandfather
supported your wishes. You managed to find a competent trainer and began
your studies.
You decided to become a Wizard.


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Inventory
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Total weight: 27935 stones Carrying capacity: 53275 stones

Head : blessed crown of leadership [+2, +7] {Ch+18} [65s]
Neck : blessed ankh [3s]
Body : blessed robes of resistance (-4, -4) [+3, +12] {To+5} [60s]
Girdle : uncursed metal girdle [+0, +4] [25s]
Cloak : uncursed cloak of protection [+0, +3] [20s]
Right Hand : blessed medium crystal shield (+3) [+10, +4] [160s]
Left Hand : blessed tower eternium shield (-1) [+13, +4] [70s]
Right Ring : blessed ring of the High Kings [+2, +3] [1s]
Left Ring : uncursed ring of the clear mind [1s]
Bracers : blessed bracers of war [+8, +4] {Dx+8} [10s]
Gauntlets : blessed thick gauntlets (+0, -1) [+1, -1] [15s]
Boots : blessed adamantium boots [+0, +6] [89s]
Missile weapon: -
Missiles : uncursed boomerang (+3, 2d4+1) [20s]
Tool : blessed pick axe (+0, 1d6+1) [75s]

[Thing]

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Weapon Skills
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Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks
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Maces & flails 4 +3 +1 +1 skilled 38
Swords 7 +5 +3 +2 skilled 806
Axes 8 +6 +5 +2 excellent 332

Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Bows 7 +14 +10 +2 skilled 291

Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks
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Shields 7 +14 skilled 631

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Skills
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Alchemy ..................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Backstabbing .............100 (superb) [+1d3]
Climbing .................100 (superb) [+3d3]
Concentration ............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect traps .............100 (superb) [+1d3]
Disarm traps ............. 73 (great) [+1d3]
Dodge .................... 60 (good) [+1]
First aid ................ 77 (great) [+1d3]
Haggling ................. 62 (good) [+1d3]
Healing ..................100 (superb) [+1d3]
Herbalism ................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Listening ................100 (superb) [+1d5]
Literacy .................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Pick locks ............... 73 (great) [+1d3]
Pick pockets .............100 (superb) [+1d3]
Stealth ..................100 (superb) [+1d3]
Survival ................. 64 (good) [+1]
Swimming ................. 79 (great) [+1d3]
Tactics .................. 53 (good) [+1]
Two weapon combat ........ 76 (great) [+1d3]
Ventriloquism ............ 81 (great) [+1d3]


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Spells
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Acid Ball : 699, 19pp (Effectivity: +12)
Acid Bolt : 2015, 7pp (Effectivity: +25)
Bless : 2096, 4pp (Effectivity: +6)
Burning Hands : 3235, 4pp (Effectivity: +42)
Calm Monster : 1575, 4pp (Effectivity: +6)
Create Item : 1000, 150pp (Effectivity: +1)
Cure Critical Wounds: 1219, 8pp (Effectivity: +7)
Cure Disease : 2131, 5pp (Effectivity: +0)
Cure Light Wounds : 2160, 3pp (Effectivity: +2)
Cure Serious Wounds : 1326, 6pp (Effectivity: +1)
Darkness : 3136, 3pp (Effectivity: +1)
Death Ray : 932, 59pp (Effectivity: +8)
Destroy Undead : 747, 5pp (Effectivity: +0)
Disarm Trap : 2725, 6pp (Effectivity: +1)
Earthquake : 435, 48pp (Effectivity: +0)
Farsight : 1348, 10pp (Effectivity: +7)
Fire Bolt : 1637, 5pp (Effectivity: +17)
Fireball : 899, 10pp (Effectivity: +25)
Frost Bolt : 2168, 6pp (Effectivity: +32)
Greater Identify : 818, 60pp (Effectivity: +1)
Heal : 1107, 24pp (Effectivity: +0)
Ice Ball : 1220, 13pp (Effectivity: +13)
Identify : 877, 45pp (Effectivity: +1)
Improved Fireball : 1482, 17pp (Effectivity: +5)
Invisibility : 1683, 5pp (Effectivity: +10)
Knock : 1638, 6pp (Effectivity: +11)
Know Alignment : 323, 6pp (Effectivity: +0)
Light : 3901, 1pp (Effectivity: +9)
Lightning Ball : 1172, 17pp (Effectivity: +5)
Lightning Bolt : 1221, 6pp (Effectivity: +25)
Magic Lock : 1332, 4pp (Effectivity: +10)
Magic Map : 1568, 23pp (Effectivity: +9)
Magic Missile : 2056, 4pp (Effectivity: +37)
Mystic Shovel : 76, 75pp (Effectivity: +0)
Neutralize Poison : 1077, 6pp (Effectivity: +2)
Petrification : 1004, 72pp (Effectivity: +0)
Remove Curse : 1830, 30pp (Effectivity: +0)
Revelation : 535, 20pp (Effectivity: +2)
Scare Monster : 1802, 8pp (Effectivity: +0)
Slow Monster : 3025, 5pp (Effectivity: +2)
Slow Poison : 1287, 4pp (Effectivity: +1)
Strength of Atlas : 1690, 5pp (Effectivity: +10)
Stun Ray : 1255, 5pp (Effectivity: +0)
Summon Monsters : 887, 18pp (Effectivity: +0)
Teleportation : 1528, 11pp (Effectivity: +23)
Web : 1347, 7pp (Effectivity: +6)


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Effects of Corruption
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You have grown a total of 12 eyes (Ap: -6, Pe: +6).
You have become extremely thin and nimble (1/2 weight, DV: +6).
You have become very light (1/10 weight, St: -6, Dx: +4, To: -6, Ap: -6, +20
speed).
Poison drips from your hands.
You look somewhat apish (St: +3, Le: -1, Wi: -1, Ch: -2, Ap: -3).


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His further life:
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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. His severe taint by the forces of Chaos prevents him from ever
leading a normal life. He always remembers the glorious deeds that took his
life away. His sacrifice is remembered in the stories of his people, but not
in their hearts. He ends his life in loneliness and isolation.

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His achievements during his adventures:
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Cabin, the gray elven wizard, saved the world with his brave efforts while
saving himself 50 times.
He scored 14454668 points and advanced to level 50.
He survived for 0 years, 82 days, 23 hours, 20 minutes and 40 seconds (83040
turns).
Cabin visited 109 places.
His strength score was modified by +19 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +10 during his career.
His willpower score was modified by +8 during his career.
His dexterity score was modified by +12 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +20 during his career.
His charisma score was modified by +9 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +4 during his career.
His mana score was modified by +27 during his career.
His perception score was modified by +10 during his career.
He was unnaturally aged by 25 years.
He was the champion of the arena.
He was a member of the thieves guild.
He left the Drakalor Chain after completing his quest and became a famous
hero.
4223 monsters perished under his attacks.
The following 24 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 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 glaive "Long Sting"
the bracers of war
the Chaos Orb of Elemental Mana
the fine leather armor "Nature's Companion"
the jet-black battle axe "Executor"
the robes of resistance
the crown of leadership
the black tome of Alsophocus
the weird tome
the rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance"
He possessed the following intrinsics:
He was fire resistant (enhanced through items).
He was poison resistant (enhanced through items).
He was cold resistant (gained through an item).
He was acid resistant (enhanced through an item).
He was lucky (enhanced through items).
Fate smiled upon him (enhanced through an item).
He was able to control teleportation.
He was stun resistant (gained through an item).
He was resistant to death rays (gained through an item).
He was shock resistant (enhanced through items).
He was able to see invisible things (gained through an item).
He was immune to acidic attacks.
He was able to resist confusion attacks (gained through items).
He had the following talents: Affinity with Bows, Alert, Careful, Charged,
Durable Magic, Good Book Caster, Great Book Caster, Healthy, Long Stride,
Mighty Aura, Miser, Potent Aura, Quick, Shield Expert, Shield Master, Shield
Specialist, Strong Aura, Strong Healer, Treasure Hunter.
He had a final speed score of 139 (final base speed: 139).
He was a messiah of Ayssia.
He did not ask for divine help.
He was a holy champion of Balance.
He was severely tainted by Chaos.

[Thing]

The following monsters were vanquished:
2 acid vortices
26 air demons
14 air elementals
5 air grues
2 ancient black dragons
2 ancient blue dragons
1 Ancient Chaos Wyrm
3 ancient minotaurs
20 ancient red dragons
1 Ancient Stone Beast
7 ancient white dragons
4 animated armors
5 animated trees
2 ankhegs
8 annihilators
5 annis hags
25 assassins
9 balors
18 bandits
1 banshee
13 barbarians
14 barbarian leaders
1 battle bunny
12 berserkers
1 berserker emperor
2 berserker kings
5 berserker lords
10 berserker princes
7 big dogs
2 black baby dragons
1 black dragon
12 black hurthlings
4 black unicorns
4 black wizards
24 blink dogs
1 blue baby dragon
1 blue dragon
1 bone golem
3 brown bears
10 bugbears
2 bulettes
1 bunny master
5 carrion crawlers
1 cat lord
2 cave bears
32 cave fishers
1 cave lion
11 cave lizards
1 cave tiger
16 cavemen
1 Chaos Archmage
34 chaos brothers
2 chaos eyes
4 chaos knights
2 chaos lizards
106 chaos mutants
4 chaos plague bearers
4 chaos rats
132 chaos servants
9 chaos sisters
2 chaos spiders
1 chaos viper
1 chaos warlord
16 chaos warriors
12 chaos wizards
15 claw bugs
30 clay golems
4 cooshoos
19 corpse fiends
2 corruptors
6 crystal statues
15 cutpurses
5 cyclopes
4 dark elven archers
5 dark elven lords
7 dark elven priestesses
20 dark elven princesses
4 dark elven warriors
3 dark elven wizards
7 dark orcs
7 dark sages
2 death oozes
2 diamond golems
36 dire wolves
7 displacer beasts
9 dopplegangers
2 doppleganger kings
2 doppleganger lords
3 dwarven chaos knights
38 earth elementals
37 ettins
3 eyes of destruction
35 fire beetles
35 fire demons
17 fire drakes
49 fire elementals
37 fire giants
2 fire giant kings
19 fire grues
11 fire lizards
5 fire vortices
24 flesh golems
6 floating eyes
17 fomorian giants
15 frost giants
3 frost giant berserkers
1 frost giant jarl
4 gargoyles
3 gelatinous cubes
101 ghosts
4 ghost bats
1 ghost king
37 ghost lords
65 ghuls
2 giant ant queens
34 giant ant warriors
25 giant ant workers
19 giant bats
1 giant bee queen
92 giant bee warriors
37 giant bee workers
10 giant centipedes
12 giant frogs
10 giant lizards
1 giant raccoon
56 giant rats
5 giant rust monsters
1 giant slug
31 giant spiders
2 gibbering mouthers
44 gnolls
4 gnoll chieftains
32 goblins
6 goblin berserkers
14 goblin chieftains
42 goblin rockthrowers
29 goblin slavemasters
4 gray oozes
2 gray slayers
1 great red wyrm
1 great white wyrm
20 greater air elementals
1 greater balor
51 greater chaos servants
1 greater claw bug
13 greater fire elementals
1 greater mimic
1 greater moloch
14 greater mummies
2 greater water elementals
5 green blobs
4 green hags
4 green slimes
1 green worm
32 gremlins
6 griffons
2 grizzly bears
6 harpies
12 hell hounds
126 hill giants
5 hill giant chieftains
11 hill orcs
7 hill orc sergeants
11 hippogriffs
17 hobgoblins
3 hobgoblin chiefs
5 hobgoblin leaders
5 homunculi
8 huge bats
3 hydras
36 hyenas
2 ice vortices
4 imps
2 invisible stalkers
2 iron golems
54 jackals
2 jackal demons
4 jackalweres
2 karmic baby dragons
2 karmic dragons
4 karmic lizards
2 king cobras
61 kobolds
10 kobold chieftains
4 kobold shamans
27 large bats
11 large dogs
24 large gnolls
5 large jackals
31 large kobolds
22 large orcs
5 large rust monsters
3 large snakes
101 large spiders
3 least daemons
2 lesser daemons
5 leucrottas
10 liches
7 lightning lizards
19 lizard men
8 magebane eyes
8 magedoom eyes
1 margoyle
1 master assassin
2 master mimics
1 master necromancer
1 Master Summoner
6 master swordsmen
4 mimics
7 minotaurs
2 minotaur lords
2 molochs
3 muggers
25 mummies
1 mummy lord
4 necromancers
4 ochre jellies
47 ogres
1 ogre emperor
5 ogre kings
103 ogre lords
5 ogre magi
50 orcs
6 orc chieftains
8 orc scorchers
8 outlaws
5 owlbears
14 pit vipers
3 pixies
3 pixie archers
51 purple worms
7 quasits
1 quickling
1 quickling king
1 quickling lord
2 quickling queens
5 rabid dogs
6 raiders
101 rats
5 ratling archers
8 ratling duelists
3 ratling fencers
4 ratling master thieves
7 ratling thieves
4 ratling warlords
14 ratling warriors
1 rattlesnake
30 red baby dragons
28 red dragons
54 red worms
4 revenants
40 rust monsters
64 shadows
8 shadow centipedes
3 shadow lords
2 shadow trolls
2 shambling mounds
4 silver wolves
2 skeletal kings
17 skeletal warriors
61 skeletons
6 slow shadows
1 Snake from Beyond
30 spectres
3 staring eyes
29 steel golems
2 steel zombies
22 stone giants
2 stone giant lords
17 stone golems
27 stone grues
5 stone snakes
4 stone statues
1 swamp hydra
5 swordsmen
34 tarantulas
8 trolls
6 troll berserkers
2 troll chiefs
2 troll kings
1 undead chaos dwarven berserker
11 vampires
38 vapor rats
3 vipers
6 water demons
6 water elementals
18 water grues
22 water snakes
9 wererats
7 werewolves
1 werewolf king
2 werewolf lords
32 white baby dragons
14 white dragons
14 white worms
99 wights
1 wild cat
4 will o'wisps
63 wolves
86 wraiths
59 writhing masses of primal chaos
6 yellow oozes
81 zombies

[vogonpoet]

Nice win, but I gotta ask, why do you hate herbs?

[Silfir]

Looks to me like he loves them plenty. 21 To is quite above natural for gray elven wizards. Same for 23 Wi. Possibly he just didn't get enough the first time and didn't give enough of a shit to go back and pluck more.

[Thing]

I did use herbs a bit but i was always moving somewhere new so i wanted to equip the robes of resistance which prevented further To increases with herbs. In the end i didn't need it anyway.

Willpower was a problem as i had been using the orb to get above 32 for ball spells which i didn't have for D50 i may consider hanging on to my potions of gain attirbutes a bit longer next time till after i find herbs.