Manu
05-04-2008, 09:54 AM
A level 6 hurthling bard. He has just gone to level two of the puppy cave but had to run away from a swordman until he'd found more rocks. Then in level two of the keethrax caves he runs into another swordman. He pelts the three rocks he has been able to find at him, hoping perhaps to score a critical hit but has to run away from him, here, as well. (He does manage to pick his three rocks up again since the swordman decided to wander off a bit)
Then, on the way back he runs into an Ogre. Having seven league boots, he should be able to bypass him easily. I take a step into the room to see what other obstacles are there to avoid between me and the staircase only to press my '4' key a little too hard. It snags on something and I walk continuously forward for 30 something turns and die of acute blood poisoning, caused by a giant centipede that had been sitting in a blind spot. It was all perfectly avoidable and I hadn't prayed for anything yet either.
I think the (accept any key at the more prompt) has actually caused more deaths for me than any other thing in ADOM.
Then, on the way back he runs into an Ogre. Having seven league boots, he should be able to bypass him easily. I take a step into the room to see what other obstacles are there to avoid between me and the staircase only to press my '4' key a little too hard. It snags on something and I walk continuously forward for 30 something turns and die of acute blood poisoning, caused by a giant centipede that had been sitting in a blind spot. It was all perfectly avoidable and I hadn't prayed for anything yet either.
I think the (accept any key at the more prompt) has actually caused more deaths for me than any other thing in ADOM.