Tannis
12-02-2013, 12:30 AM
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.
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
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Background Information
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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.
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Inventory
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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]
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Weapon Skills
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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:
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Right hand: +111 bonus to hit, 2d6+62 damage
Damage caused with your missile weapons:
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No missile weapons available.
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Skills
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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]
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Spells
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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)
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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.
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.
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
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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]
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Weapon Skills
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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:
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Right hand: +111 bonus to hit, 2d6+62 damage
Damage caused with your missile weapons:
----------------------------------------
No missile weapons available.
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Skills
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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]
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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.