View Full Version : The Weakest Link: League of Mana
You stand before the great dark throne of the Arena Grandmaster, his evil eyes glaring down on you. Despite your trials and victories you still feel small and insignificant compared to this demonic man. You shift uneasily as he begins to speak in his booming voice.
"Well, cretins, you have done well to come this far. But was it skill and luck that brought you here, or was it backstabbing and treachery? All will be needed to survive here, and all will be put to test in this great final - the League of Mana! He who is victorious may find glory and fame, his name remembered amongst the champions of eras past. Or he may just find a few extra minutes to enjoy whatever pathetic existence he has in the horror-filled depths of infinity. So do you think yourselves mighty? Do you think yourselves brave? Will you be the one who struggles and survives through the deepest darkness; or will you fail pathetically, ground into the dust, forever doomed to be the weakest link? But you will all fall eventually, and we will watch your deaths with great amusement, drawing delicious pleasure from your pain and suffering. So march forth now to your final demise, spill your blood in the pits of infinity to gratify our sadistic desires!"
The crowd surrounding the arena cheers and howls, their whooping voices mocking your very worth and existence. You cautiously proceed to the mouth of the caverns of infinity, readying yourself for the final and greatest challenge...
Chaos Gate status: OPEN!
(when the Chaos Gate is opened corrupt and profane tactics will be allowed)
Playing Order:
1. gut (killed)
2. Soirana
3. Nezur
4. reich
5. DeSt (killed)
6. Grey (killed)
7. PeanutGod
8. Lich
9. Soirana
10. Nezur (killed)
11. reich (killed)
12. PeanutGod
13. Lich
-Chaos Gate opened-
14. Soirana
15. PeanutGod
16. Lich (killed)
17. Soirana (killed)
18. PeanutGod (won!)
PeanutGod is crowned Lord of Corruption!
Before you play please refamiliarise yourselves with the general rules of the game. There will be no mercy for those who deviate!
High Score:
The infamous list of how even the great came to fall.
30937 Soirana, advanced to level 13 (70066 xps), survived for 20373 turns.
Torn to shreds by a room full of greater claw bugs on I24.
32729 Lich, advanced to level 13 (69556 xps), survived for 20395 turns.
Obliterated by a mummy on I24.
28793 Nezur, advanced to level 12 (55429 xps), survived for 12775 turns.
Electrocuted himself in a tight corridor on I13.
28738 reich, advanced to level 12, survived for 12170 turns.
Stomped into the dirt by a stone golem on I12.
15771 DeSt, advanced to level 11, survived for 7049 turns.
Poisoned to death by a horde of spiders on I12.
11372 Grey, advanced to level 10 (19605 xps), survived for 6135 turns.
Sliced open by an invisible stalker on I6.
1509 gut, advanced to level 3 (376 xps), survived for 820 turns.
Got his head smashed in by a stone block on I2.
And the character generated is.... a Cup-born male dark elven priest. Initial talents chosen were Healthy and Long Stride (generic talents that will benefit everyone equally).
Character details:
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Mana St: 8 Le:12 Wi:21 Dx:14 To: 8 Ch: 6 Ap:12 Ma:20 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 21/5 H: 18(18) P: 30(30) Exp: 1/0 DrCh M: 0
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Background Information
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Name: Mana Race: male Dark Elf Class: Priest
Eye color: black Hair color: white Complexion: black
Height: 6' Weight: 114 pounds
Age: 128 (grown-up)
Star sign: Cup Birthday: 16/Cup (day 256 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.
In your childhood you were tortured by your cruel parents. They
seemed to thoroughly hate and despise you.
In your youth you enjoyed competition against others to the
fullest. You were a very active kid.
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 Priest.
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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 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 60
Maces & flails 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Swords 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Axes 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Whips 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Pole arms 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Twohanded weapons 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Staves 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Crossbows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown rocks & clubs 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks
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Shields 0 +0 unskilled 22
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Skills
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Alertness ................. 39 (fair) [+2d4]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration ............. 30 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Detect item status ........ 74 (great) [+3d4]
Find weakness ............. 18 (mediocre) [+3d4]
First aid ................. 26 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ................... 44 (fair) [+4d5]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 33 (fair) [+3d3]
Literacy .................. 83 (great) [+3d3]
Music ..................... 22 (mediocre) [+4d4]
Stealth ................... 39 (fair) [+1d5]
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Inventory
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Total weight: 456 stones Carrying capacity: 920 stones
Head : uncursed hood [+0, +0] [3s]
Neck : -
Body : blessed elven chain mail [+0, +5] [10s]
Girdle : -
Cloak : uncursed hooded cloak [+1, +0] [40s]
Right Hand : uncursed club (+0, 1d6) [30s]
Left Hand : blessed dagger (+0, 1d4) [10s]
Right Ring : -
Left Ring : -
Bracers : -
Gauntlets : -
Boots : uncursed leather boots [+0, +0] [25s]
Missile weapon: -
Missiles : -
Tool : -
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Stuff
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Total weight: 338 stones Carrying capacity: 920 stones
Tools (']')
uncursed holy symbol [5s]
Potions ('!')
heap of 3 uncursed potions of water [12s]
potion of holy water [4s]
uncursed potion of healing [4s]
heap of 2 uncursed potions of poison [8s]
Scrolls ('?')
blessed scroll of power [2s]
Books ('"')
uncursed spellbook of Darkness [100s]
uncursed spellbook of Divine Wrath [100s]
uncursed spellbook of Light [100s]
Food ('%')
uncursed spider bread [3s]
Valuables ('$')
37 gold pieces [0s]
Save file is attached. gut, take it away...
I got it, and will play in a bit.
Read the books and found another, Disarm traps. Explored I1
fully, and descended at ~600 turns. Put all skill increases
into literacy, find weakness, healing, and concentration. For
the talents, we can't persue the PV line, because our To is
too low. I went the way of missiles instead.
Images of comfortable chairs drain St for the sake of Le.
Suddenly a stone block hits your head! You die... (more)_
No I would not like any 'more', thank you very much.
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Mana St: 7 Le:13 Wi:21 Dx:14 To: 9 Ch: 6 Ap:12 Ma:20 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 7/5 H: -9(23) P: 45(45) Exp: 3/376 I2 M: 820
// Yeah, I was full on HP's
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Head : uncursed hood [+0, +0] [3s]
Neck : -
Body : blessed elven chain mail [+0, +5] [10s]
Girdle : -
Cloak : uncursed hooded cloak [+1, +0] [40s]
Right Hand : uncursed club (+0, 1d6) [30s]
Left Hand : -
Right Ring : -
Left Ring : -
Bracers : -
Gauntlets : -
Boots : uncursed leather boots [+0, +0] [25s]
Missile weapon: -
Missiles : heap of 3 uncursed rocks (+3, 1d4) [15s]
Tool : uncursed holy symbol [5s]
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 48
Alertness ................. 39 (fair) [+2d4]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration ............. 57 (good) [+4d4]
Detect item status ........ 74 (great) [+3d4]
Find weakness ............. 30 (mediocre) [+2d4]
First aid ................. 26 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ................... 44 (fair) [+4d5]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 33 (fair) [+3d3]
Literacy ..................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 22 (mediocre) [+4d4]
Stealth ................... 39 (fair) [+1d5]
Darkness : 130, 4pp (Effectivity: +0)
Disarm Trap : 215, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
Divine Wrath: 232, 12pp (Effectivity: +0)
Light : 330, 3pp (Effectivity: +0)
Mana, the dark elven priest, got his head smashed by a stone block.
He scored 1509 points and advanced to level 3.
He survived for 0 years, 1 day, 10 hours, 36 minutes and 51 seconds (820
turns).
Mana visited 2 places.
His strength score was modified by -1 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +1 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +1 during his career.
He ended his adventuring life on level 2 of some ancient caves.
11 monsters perished under his attacks.
He had the following talents: Good Shot, Healthy, Long Stride.
He had a final speed score of 100 (final base speed: 100).
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He did not ask for divine help.
He was chaotically aligned.
The following monsters were vanquished:
3 giant rats
3 goblins
1 hobgoblin
1 large bat
1 orc
2 rats
Oh man... When I first generated the char I thought "Wow, nice - about the only thing that could kill this guy early is a stone block trap".
You have no idea how much I prayed for that to happen to you, gut ;P RNG gods, I thank you once more for you reward. I am, as ever, your humble servant...
*goes to sacrifice a chicken to the RNG gods by means of cooking and eating it*
In truth though, honest commiserations. I was worried that someone might share riktikiticheck's fate of dying from unavoidable misfortunate at the start, but there's really not much that could be changed in the rules to avoid this - bad luck can happen to anyone at any time. ADOM is the most cruel of mistresses...
Everyone (including me) knows that I had this coming to me : )
At least now I can try out the 'trial of rust' challenge.
Soirana
06-10-2008, 02:56 AM
Well, I always knew water tends to evaporate...
18- run into tension room of rats, just to realize i haven't read books yet...
playing in the morning that is.
189-killed wererat already lv5
192+1st-- thank you RNG
253 - still slaughtering rats lv6, +1 To. Metal cap, second book of light
354 - downstairs found
497- get assaulted by heap of yellow dogs- darkness for the rescue
821- run into jackalwere
837- +1To, +1St - well i knew strength was coming, but +2 to in <1000 turns
842- wrath ghul into oblivion still working on jackals
881- sort out jackals crap - divine key spellbook
923- read spellbooks of ;light into oblivion
1085- start milking ratling archer for quarrel since we already have xbow
19xx- descended and read some books. Sorry abused my turn for 25 turns.
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Enlir Ovaor St:10 Le:12 Wi:21 Dx:14 To:10 Ch: 6 Ap:12 Ma:20 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 11/6 H: 46(46) P: 76(76) Exp: 8/6457 I2 M: 2025
Burdened
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Weapon Skills
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Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks
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Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 52
Maces & flails 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 46
Crossbows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 2
Thrown rocks & clubs 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 8
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Spells
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Darkness : 193, 4pp (Effectivity: +1)
Divine Key : 43, 18pp (Effectivity: +0)
Divine Wrath: 169, 12pp (Effectivity: +2)
Light : 672, 3pp (Effectivity: +0)
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Skills
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Alertness ................. 47 (fair) [+1d5]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration .............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect item status ........ 74 (great) [+3d4]
Find weakness ............. 33 (fair) [+2d4]
First aid ................. 51 (good) [+4d4]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ................... 98 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 33 (fair) [+3d3]
Literacy .................. 93 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 22 (mediocre) [+4d4]
Stealth ................... 39 (fair) [+1d5]
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Inventory
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Total weight: 970 stones Carrying capacity: 1000 stones
Head : metal cap [+0, +1] [50s]
Neck : -
Body : blessed elven chain mail [+0, +5] [10s]
Girdle : uncursed leather girdle [+0, +0] [5s]
Cloak : uncursed hooded cloak [+1, +0] [40s]
Right Hand : uncursed battle axe (+1, 1d6+2) [70s]
Left Hand : -
Right Ring : -
Left Ring : -
Bracers : -
Gauntlets : -
Boots : uncursed leather boots [+0, +0] [25s]
Missile weapon: -
Missiles : heap of 4 rocks (+0, 1d4) [20s]
Tool : -
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One-handed weapons ('(')
uncursed club (+0, 1d6) [30s]
blessed dagger (+0, 1d4) [10s]
uncursed mace (+0, 1d6+1) [100s]
battle axe [70s]
crude knife [10s]
Missile weapons ('}')
uncursed light crossbow (+2, +0) [70s]
Missiles ('/')
cursed quarrel of slaying (+1, 2d6) [2s]
heap of 7 rocks [35s]
Tools (']')
uncursed holy symbol [5s]
Potions ('!')
heap of 3 uncursed potions of water [12s]
potion of holy water [4s]
uncursed potion of healing [4s]
heap of 2 uncursed potions of poison [8s]
Books ('"')
uncursed spellbook of Darkness [100s]
blessed spellbook of Divine Key [100s]
uncursed spellbook of Divine Wrath [100s]
Food ('%') - a bit low but nothing to worry immediately
uncursed spider bread [3s]
uncursed fortune cookie [3s]
uncursed loaf of bread [40s]
Valuables ('$')
134 gold pieces [1s]
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Killed Monsters
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135 monsters perished under his attacks.
The following monsters were vanquished:
12 blink dogs
2 dark sages
1 floating eye
2 ghuls
13 giant rats
51 rats
1 goblin chieftain
17 jackals
1 jackalwere
1 quasit
2 ratling archers
1 ratling thief
2 ratling warriors
1 swordsman
1 wererat
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He survived for 0 years, 1 day, 21 hours, 27 minutes and 22 seconds (2025
turns).
Enlir Ovaor visited 2 places.
His strength score was modified by +2 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +2 during his career.
p.s. as talents i picked quick and very quick.
vogonpoet
06-10-2008, 06:36 AM
Damn you have to admire the sheer bitchiness of the RNG in the ID... I think the highest level elf I had die from a stone block there whilst at full HP was at at PC level 7 - Ive had on wizard who started off with 2 To points though, 8 is huge....
Shame gut is out so early though...
reich
06-10-2008, 10:33 AM
THis bad luck happened to gut because he didn't bother to rename the PC... but Enlir Ovaor?? Ovaor is probably the elvish equivalent of 'Eggeater'! :rolleyes:
Great we have the Divine Key spell to save us from those door traps, which destroy often the most precious equipment!
Soirana
06-10-2008, 11:03 AM
don't blame me on names. blame dark elven random name generator.
Besides what's wrong with eggeater?
Nezur
06-10-2008, 01:49 PM
We are cursed.
Sorry, mea culpa.
NOTE: The character is currently standing on scroll(s).
2025-3066........I'll only report notable things. I prayed 200 times.
I read once the sp of Divine Key. Killed some random
monsters including a doppleganger, an eye of
destruction and a large kobold with ease. Bookcasting
Divine Wrath a lot. Farmed loot and corpses by letting
a wererat summon. They dropped some rat corpses and
some junk. Found a blesssed bandage. Ran out of food.
Let another wererat summon. Result: An unided flail, 2
giant rat corpses and a large ration. Got Thrown Rocks
to level 2 at some point.
3066-4006........Presumably a Dark elven wizard summoned spiders. Killed
them and the wizard with Divine Wrath. A flail and a
cave fisher corpse dropped. Forgot the corpse and it
rot away. Level-up. 1xDetect Item Status, 1xFirst Aid,
1xHealing(now at 100). Good Shot. Ran out of food.
Killed some random monsters, including a ratling duelist
and a karmic lizard. I botched the fight against the lizard. I
was only thinking the possible item destruction and accidently
meleed it to death in darkness, cursing us. Still no food.
Got an orcish spear from an orc scorcher. Descended and
found myself in the middle of a river.
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Enlir Ovaor St:10 Le:12 Wi:21 Dx:14 To:10 Ch: 6 Ap:12 Ma:20 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 10/6 H: 48(48) P: 82(82) Exp: 9/11684 I3 M: 4005
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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 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 52
Maces & flails 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 46
Swords 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Axes 2 +2 +1 +0 basic 27
Whips 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Pole arms 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Twohanded weapons 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Staves 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Crossbows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 2
Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown rocks & clubs 1 +2 +1 +0 basic 2
Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks
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Shields 0 +0 unskilled 22
Damage caused with your melee weapons:
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Right hand: +10 bonus to hit, 1d6+3 damage
Damage caused with your missile weapons:
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Ammunition: 3, base range: 2, +6 bonus to hit, 1d4+3 damage
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Spells
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Darkness : 180, 4pp (Effectivity: +2)
Divine Key : 153, 12pp (Effectivity: +0)
Divine Wrath: 110, 11pp (Effectivity: +5)
Light : 671, 3pp (Effectivity: +1)
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Alertness ................. 47 (fair) [+1d5]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration .............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect item status ........ 82 (great) [+3d3]
Find weakness ............. 35 (fair) [+2d4]
First aid ................. 62 (good) [+3d5]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ...................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 33 (fair) [+3d3]
Literacy .................. 94 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 22 (mediocre) [+4d4]
Stealth ................... 39 (fair) [+1d5]
Nezur
06-10-2008, 01:51 PM
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Inventory
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Total weight: 1057 stones Carrying capacity: 1000 stones
Head : metal cap [+0, +1] [50s]
Neck : -
Body : blessed elven chain mail [+0, +5] [10s]
Girdle : uncursed leather girdle [+0, +0] [5s]
Cloak : uncursed hooded cloak [+1, +0] [40s]
Right Hand : uncursed battle axe (+1, 1d6+2) [70s]
Left Hand : -
Right Ring : -
Left Ring : -
Bracers : -
Gauntlets : -
Boots : uncursed leather boots [+0, +0] [25s]
Missile weapon: -
Missiles : heap of 3 cursed rocks (+0, 1d4) [15s]
Tool : uncursed holy symbol [5s]
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Stuff
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Total weight: 837 stones Carrying capacity: 1000 stones
Helmets ('[')
uncursed hood [+0, +0] [3s]
Armor ('[')
clean robe [60s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
blessed dagger (+0, 1d4) [10s]
uncursed mace (+0, 1d6+1) [100s]
crude knife [10s]
crude knife [10s]
flail [150s]
uncursed crude spear [75s]
Missile weapons ('}')
uncursed light crossbow (+2, +0) [70s]
Missiles ('/')
cursed quarrel of slaying (+1, 2d6) [2s]
heap of 2 rocks (+0, 1d4) [10s]
uncursed arrow [2s]
uncursed arrow [2s]
Tools (']')
blessed bandage [2s]
uncursed square key [1s]
uncursed round key [1s]
Potions ('!')
heap of 3 uncursed potions of water [12s]
potion of holy water [4s]
uncursed potion of healing [4s]
heap of 2 uncursed potions of poison [8s]
Books ('"')
uncursed spellbook of Darkness [100s]
blessed spellbook of Divine Key [100s]
uncursed spellbook of Divine Wrath [100s]
Valuables ('$')
185 gold pieces [1s]
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Killed Monsters
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238 monsters perished under his attacks.
The following monsters were vanquished:
1 big dog
12 blink dogs
7 cave fishers
1 cave lizard
1 chaos brother
1 cutpurse
1 dark elven wizard
2 dark sages
1 doppleganger
1 dwarf
1 eye of destruction
1 fire lizard
1 floating eye
2 ghuls
2 giant bats
1 giant centipede
31 giant rats
5 giant spiders
1 gnoll
4 goblins
1 goblin chieftain
3 goblin rockthrowers
1 goblin slavemaster
2 harpies
1 hippogriff
1 hobgoblin
17 jackals
1 jackalwere
1 karmic lizard
5 kobolds
1 kobold chieftain
4 large bats
1 large gnoll
4 large kobolds
1 large snake
7 orcs
1 orc scorcher
1 outlaw
1 quasit
89 rats
2 ratling archers
1 ratling fencer
3 ratling thieves
2 ratling warriors
1 shadow centipede
2 swordsmen
3 wererats
2 white worms
1 wolf
1 zombie
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Achievements
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He survived for 0 years, 2 days, 16 hours, 17 minutes and 25 seconds (4005
turns).
Enlir Ovaor visited 2 places.
His strength score was modified by +2 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +2 during his career.
Cursed? Oh, what a wonderful start... Still, char is looking strong. Food will be a big issue though, without Food Preservation and cooking like in the last game.
And what an awful name, surely we can come up with something better?
Soirana
06-10-2008, 05:16 PM
surely. and surely i will rename it back on my turn.
Thinking back i wouldn't go for missile talents. Even hurthling wasn't doing wonders with missiles...
reich
06-10-2008, 05:59 PM
Hey Nezur! Corrupt tactics isn't allowed yet, remember! What do you mean you were only thinking about possible item destruction and 'accidentally' meleed it to death? How can a lizard destroy equipment? And they see in the dark too! If you hit it many times we might even have become doomed, but I don't think so, since I did not notice any extreme bad luck.
Cursing is not so terrible, it may even pay off with more xps given the increased monster generation. The bad thing, however, is the increased food consumption, which can be troublesome, as Grey pointed out, since we don't have Food Preservation. Plus, cursing makes nasty armor damage occur more often - just think about our precious elven chain mail!
I was also rather shocked at the news that a dark elven wizard and karmic lizard were spawned at mere ID level 2!!:eek:
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DV/PV: 9/6 H: 37(49) P: 89(89) Exp: 10/19376 I6 M: 6000
Bloated Burdened
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Weapon Skills
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Unarmed fighting 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 52
Maces & flails 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 46
Swords 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Axes 2 +2 +1 +0 basic 27
Whips 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Pole arms 3 +3 +1 +2 basic 86
Twohanded weapons 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Staves 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Crossbows 1 +2 +1 +0 basic 17
Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown rocks & clubs 2 +4 +3 +0 basic 15
Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
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Spells
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Darkness : 299, 4pp (Effectivity: +3)
Divine Key : 237, 12pp (Effectivity: +2)
Divine Wrath : 99, 11pp (Effectivity: +8)
Light : 609, 2pp (Effectivity: +5)
Neutralize Poison: 191, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
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Alertness ................. 47 (fair) [+1d5]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration .............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect item status ........100 (superb) [+2d4]
Find weakness ............. 36 (fair) [+2d4]
First aid ................. 71 (great) [+3d4]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ...................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 33 (fair) [+3d3]
Literacy ..................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 34 (fair) [+3d5]
Stealth ................... 39 (fair) [+1d5]
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The first thing I decided to do was drop any junk to alleviate the burden. With no food I couldn't afford any extra fatigue. A mace, flail, some crude knives and clean robes were left behind.
At 1033 turns hunger strikes! I ventured on to find some groceries, luckilly the stairs were in the next room to the west. The available rooms on my side of the river were empty, so I climbed down to ID 4. At 4174 turns I was starving, I had to pray for divine ma(n)na.
Exploring the level, I finally foud a goblin rockthrower corpse and ate it. I noticed a +1 Strength at some point. A booby trap on a door destroyed the hooded cloak, some leather boots and a potion of water. I did not even kick, just tried to open the door! From that moment on I decided to cast Divine Key on any closed door, just to be sure. I recommend the next players to do the same; with our cursed status I doesn't take much to set off a trap!
I learned a little more from the spellbooks. Darkness, Light and Divine Key disappeared. With only a loaf of bread in stock, I couldn't just hang around. Went downstairs to ID 5. Nothing worth mentioning happened on that level so I dived to ID 6.
Finally, I found 2 large rations! We have now safety, food issues concerned. Still I didn't want to be strained so I threw away some more junk - metal caps, studded leather armors, unstacked rocks etc. You can still collect them if you like :p I 'milked', as you say, a goblin rockthrower for some ammo, but soon found some quarrels for crossbow.
Killing all in my way (like sheep and like cattle, crushing skulls of all who defied) I advanced to level 10. Upgraded Detect Item Status to 100, Literacy to 100, First Aid and Music (we have a fiddle!).
I learned a new spell: Neutralise Potion. The spellbook disappeared, but I stumbled upon another copy a moment later. How fortunate.
Near the end of my turns I fought a swarm of bling bling dogz. Teleport control! They kept moving in randomly, so I had to fight them off until turn 6005. I also prayed a little - we are still not comfortable. Watch out, a bunch of those dogs may still be around.
Verily so, and our darkie has little chance of getting any decent ammo. Greased Lightning is worth getting, and maybe some defensive ones.
Nezur
06-10-2008, 06:56 PM
Hey Nezur! Corrupt tactics isn't allowed yet, remember! What do you mean you were only thinking about possible item destruction and 'accidentally' meleed it to death? How can a lizard destroy equipment? And they see in the dark too! If you hit it many times we might even have become doomed, but I don't think so, since I did not notice any extreme bad luck.
Cursing is not so terrible, it may even pay off with more xps given the increased monster generation. The bad thing, however, is the increased food consumption, which can be troublesome, as Grey pointed out, since we don't have Food Preservation. Plus, cursing makes nasty armor damage occur more often - just think about our precious elven chain mail!
I was also rather shocked at the news that a dark elven wizard and karmic lizard were spawned at mere ID level 2!!:eek:
It was not corrupt tactics, trust me. It was a regrettable blunder done in a rash moment. My apologies.
I just checked out the guidebook and noticed that karmic lizards do not breathe bolts like karmic dragons do. I had forgotten that.
The karmic lizard didn't see in the dark.
The Cursed status does not increase food consumption.
> How can a lizard destroy equipment? And they see in the dark too
Karmic lizards don't have a breath attack, but the chaos lizards do,
that is quite easy to confuse. No lizard can see in the dark.
6122 - desdends.
6156 - fireball door trap! UnID'd potion and wand destroyed.
6270 - spellbook of Disarm Trap, vanished.
6373 - readed spellbook of Divine Wrath once, vanished.
6443 - 11lvl, 2xFirst Aid, Find Weakness.
6522 - finished cleaning of gnoll tension room. I've found great weapon again - flamming battle axe of mayhem(+0, 3d8+8)(murderous one worth keeping too).
6752 - mud bath room. Soon enough - spellbooks of darkness and remove curse. +1 St
6959 - dark elven wizard, killed, but death from acute blood poisoning.
15771 points, 7049 moves, I12.
Too bad, but descending once and waiting for 1900+ turns just isn't my style.
FantomFang
06-10-2008, 07:21 PM
Didn't you have the Neutralize Poison Spell?
Nezur
06-10-2008, 07:22 PM
Our low toughness is taking its toll...
Verily so, and our darkie has little chance of getting any decent ammo. Greased Lightning is worth getting, and maybe some defensive ones.
I would have taken the Greased Lightning talent if our Dex had been high enough. There were little good talents available. Maybe Careful would have been a better choice.
EDIT:
Didn't you have the Neutralize Poison Spell?
Perhaps the poison got stacked many times and the dark elven wizard cast his bolts at the PC. Maybe he didn't have the time to cure it since the spell often has to be cast several times to make it actually remove the poison.
So the Water League washed out eh? I suppose it's just
not possible to have the constant favor of the RNG. Oh
well, good luck to all the other players... well, maybe not
ALL the other players. Whatever has to be done, by what
ever means needed, please, PLEASE don't let Grey win : )
We will see shortly, bwaha... Just been watching Fight Club though, so I'm in quite a self-destructive mood! Will try not to apply it to our char...
PeanutGod
06-10-2008, 08:59 PM
We could let him win, just see what effects it has on you Gut :D
'Gut learns of Grey's prowess and implodes'
Hmmm.....interesting
These caverns seem to be endless.
Okay, so starting up again. I have a bad feeling about this I must say... but we'll see how things go.
I note I'm bloated with a decent amount of food in stock - nice. Divine Wrath isn't too high on castings, but we still have the spellbook.
Wow, that was quick. Went through the level, killed a couple of monsters, and then got hit by something invisible. I tried hitting back and he suddenly criticalled me down to 13 HP and stunned me. I thought on what to do and decided the best move would be to cast darkness. Well the char failed to cast and I got brought down to 0 HP on the next hit. God damn this cursing sucks...
Enlir Avatar St:11 Le:12 Wi:21 Dx:14 To:10 Ch: 6 Ap:12 Ma:20 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 19/6 H: 0(49) P: 89(89) Exp: 10/19605 I6 M: 6135
Strained Coward
Enlir Avatar, the dark elven priest, was killed by an invisible stalker.
He scored 11372 points and advanced to level 10.
He survived for 0 years, 3 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes and 6 seconds (6135
turns).
And....another one bites the dust. The Mana league is going quicker than I expected :)
PeanutGod
06-10-2008, 09:28 PM
Right then, time to take up the gauntlet and see where this game takes me.
6005 - Loaded game (after everyone is dying!) and look at everything that has been going on.
6134 - Made my way to the downstairs after killed a dwarf, karmic lizard, wight, wererat and a kobold. Kobold hit me down to 15HP. Damn this cursing. Head downwards to see what is going on in the lower levels of the world.
6376 - In 3rd room of new level. Killed a kobold, found a cyan potion and an iron ration. Am sensing a certain tension. Hmm, will go for a looksie.
6522 - Gnoll tension room. Book cast Divine Wrath a few times. Escape back down tunnel. Let them queue up and blast em again. Pick up ivory wand. Chieftain not come out yet.
6601 - Hmmm, must have killed the chietain before oh well. Very little loot.
6737 - Dark Sage blasted me good and proper. A couple of book casted divine wraths shut the bugger up (although down to 8HP)
6862 - Our muscles feel stronger. Woot.
7211 - Killed a large kobold. Goblin Slavemaster came along. Took it in hand to hand combat. Bloody hell, this cursing thing makes us weak as hell. Almost killed me, till I blasted him. Recovered health and prayed for a few turns.
7765 - Black wizard on the scene. Summoned some lizard men. Retreated into downstairs and started flinging quarrels around. Killed lizards. Killed a griffon, large bat and a raider. Killed the black wizard - advance to level 11.
Find Weakness: from 36 to 41
Alertness: from 47 to 51.
Music: from 34 to 44.
7956 - Prayed and got up to ?comfortable? status. Killed another lizard man. Went downstairs. Found a large bat. Prayed a bit more then started walking down corridor. Found room with downstairs in.
8005 - Saved game. Went to 8005 cos I started at 6005.
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Enlir Avatar St:12 Le:12 Wi:21 Dx:14 To:10 Ch: 6 Ap:12 Ma:21 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 12/6 H: 54(56) P: 65(100) Exp: 11/24922 I8 M: 8005
Burdened
PeanutGod
06-10-2008, 09:30 PM
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Weapon Skills
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Unarmed fighting 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 52
Maces & flails 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 46
Swords 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Axes 2 +2 +1 +0 basic 27
Whips 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Pole arms 3 +3 +1 +2 basic 61
Twohanded weapons 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Staves 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Crossbows 1 +2 +1 +0 basic 1
Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown rocks & clubs 2 +4 +3 +0 basic 15
Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks
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Shields 0 +0 unskilled 22
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Spells
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Darkness : 299, 4pp (Effectivity: +3)
Divine Key : 223, 12pp (Effectivity: +2)
Divine Wrath : 80, 13pp (Effectivity: +8)
Light : 592, 2pp (Effectivity: +5)
Neutralize Poison: 191, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
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Skills
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Alertness ................. 51 (good) [+1d3]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration .............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect item status ........100 (superb) [+2d4]
Find weakness ............. 44 (fair) [+1d5]
First aid ................. 71 (great) [+3d4]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ...................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 38 (fair) [+3d3]
Literacy ..................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 44 (fair) [+3d4]
Stealth ................... 39 (fair) [+1d5]
FantomFang
06-10-2008, 09:56 PM
That is so ironic Gray, considering what was being talked about in the other thread. Summoners/breeders --> Vortices --> Invisible Stalkers. Interesting.
PeanutGod:
> We could let him win, just see what effects it has on you Gut
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Grey:
> I got brought down to 0 HP on the next hit.
YESSSSS! Oh, thank you RNG! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I hope that teaches you Grey, not to work your dark magic upon
the noble Water League members. Whatever evil you had wrought,
to cause our early deaths, apparantly turned upon you in the end : )
I now root for Nezur to win this league.
> I now root for Nezur to win this league.
Soirana all the way! It was Nezur that brought this black curse upon the league...
I was just about to say that now that both Water guys are out Nezur is our only hope.
gut:
> I hope that teaches you Grey, not to work your dark magic upon
> the noble Water League members. Whatever evil you had wrought,
> to cause our early deaths, apparantly turned upon you in the end : )
Isn't it funny that after all our verbal sparring we've ended up both bottom in the finals?
Maybe we should have tried to focus more on playing, and less on taunting : )
I was certainly hoping for something more glorious, than stone blocks to the
head and invisible stalker critcal hits. I suppose the RNG likes it's players nice
and humble : )
heavensblade23
06-11-2008, 04:46 PM
We are cursed.
Sorry, mea culpa.
Should have done the honorable thing and committed seppaku.
Nezur
06-11-2008, 07:44 PM
Yeah, I did consider Q'ing.
I just don't think that you are supposed to be that honourable in this challenge game. :)
Finished my turn alive, yay.
With the down staircase found, I decided to explore I8, killed a tension room of gnolls, but found nothing of value. As I wondered around, I found some potions and a glass amulet. I thought I8 was a pretty safe place to stay for a while, so I spent many turns praying. I descended when an ogre magus showed up.
I had to use up the remaining castings of lightning bolt, and when I read the book again it disappeared, sorry. However, I feel that I used it judiciously because a lot of the monsters I killed the character couldn't take down in melee or with ranged weapons, and some of them were stat drainers.
I tried to improve weapon skills whenever possible, skill with polearms increased to 4 and thrown rocks is now at 3, and corssbows 2; but I must say, we will run into problems when lightning bolt get used up because thrown rocks still miss goblins.
I also found a book of cure light wounds, not sure how useful that would be. The character's mana stat increased by 1. On the downside, I ate all the food.
Well, 3 casualties in the first round... Could have been worse I guess, especially with the cursing. Best of luck on the second round guys - if any make it through to use chaotic tactics it could prove very entertaining.
Soirana
06-11-2008, 10:20 PM
10000+ rename char read Id scrolls, hit Id identify potions. Drink potion of beauty and potential charisma. hit scrolls of increase melee damage and protection (elven armour is now 6PV)
10029 - descend
10100 - check status via holy symbol. We are at comfortable so divine satiating still available
10159 - found book. Lordly might.
10253 - poison resistance installed on char.
10322 - run into werewolf + dark elven wizard
10354 - lv12 - honestly i considered Stealthy talent. But decided on Hardy due to immediately gain. +1Mana
10644 - read lordly mighty for good - reagin hp via bookcasted spell
10647 - descend to ID11
10663 - yet another spellbook - Bless.
10725 - run into threat room of outlaw leaders
10760 - polearms lv5
11186 - dealt with leaders
11267 - dark elven lord - wrath it to oblivion
11430 - dopleganger lord (cursing must be working)
11529 - hit room with fading images -1ST+1Le
11533 - yet another spellbook. Light.
11553 - descend to I12 feel tension here.
11562 - put on autocursing ring. Hopefully it is one of fish.
11754 Run into mixed tension room
11796 - run away from nasty stone golem
11800-12000 - lock myself, read some spellbooks and pray a bit.
Be warned steel golem should be behind doors.
Soirana
06-11-2008, 10:23 PM
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Enlir St:11 Le:13 Wi:21 Dx:14 To:10 Ch: 6 Ap:13 Ma:23 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 11/8 H: 62(62) P: 66(105) Exp: 12/52228 I12 M: 12000
Blessed Burdened
Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks
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Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 52
Maces & flails 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 46
Axes 2 +2 +1 +0 basic 27
Pole arms 5 +5 +2 +4 skilled 59
Crossbows 2 +4 +3 +0 basic 8
Thrown rocks & clubs 3 +6 +4 +1 basic 33
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Spells
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Bless : 222, 8pp (Effectivity: +3)
Cure Light Wounds: 232, 4pp (Effectivity: +5)
Darkness : 283, 4pp (Effectivity: +4)
Divine Key : 219, 12pp (Effectivity: +3)
Divine Wrath : 94, 9pp (Effectivity: +15)
Light : 858, 2pp (Effectivity: +5)
Lordly Might : 195, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
Neutralize Poison: 376, 10pp (Effectivity: +2)
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Alertness ................. 55 (good) [+1d3]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration .............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect item status ........100 (superb) [+2d4]
Find weakness ............. 50 (fair) [+1d3]
First aid ................. 75 (great) [+3d4]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ...................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 42 (fair) [+2d4]
Literacy ..................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 44 (fair) [+3d4]
Stealth ................... 43 (fair) [+1d3]
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Inventory
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Head : blessed metal cap [+0, +1] [50s]
Neck : -
Body : blessed elven chain mail [+0, +6] [10s]
Girdle : uncursed leather girdle [+0, +0] [5s]
Cloak : -
Right Hand : uncursed orcish spear (+1, 1d8+3) [75s]
Left Hand : -
Right Ring : -
Left Ring : cursed vibrating ring [1s]
Bracers : -
Gauntlets : -
Boots : -
Missile weapon: uncursed light crossbow (+2, +0) [70s]
Missiles : quarrel (+1, 2d6) [2s]
Tool : uncursed holy symbol [5s]
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Stuff
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Total weight: 629 stones Carrying capacity: 1100 stones
Helmets ('[')
uncursed leather cap [+0, +0] [5s]
Armor ('[')
uncursed mummy wrapping [-2, +0] {Ap-6} [50s]
Necklaces (''')
uncursed glass amulet [3s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
uncursed battle axe (+1, 1d6+2) [70s]
uncursed broadsword [80s]
Missiles ('/')
bundle of 3 uncursed arrows [6s]
uncursed arrow [2s]
uncursed throwing club [30s]
heap of 6 uncursed rocks (+0, 1d4) [30s]
uncursed rock [5s]
uncursed rock [5s]
bundle of 9 uncursed tiny quarrels [18s]
uncursed arrow [2s]
Tools (']')
blessed bandage [2s]
uncursed round key [1s]
uncursed stethoscope [5s]
uncursed triangular key [1s]
uncursed tiny key [1s]
Instruments ('{')
uncursed fiddle [15s]
Wands ('\')
uncursed glass wand [3s]
cursed ivory wand [3s]
Potions ('!')
heap of 4 uncursed potions of water [16s]
potion of holy water [4s]
heap of 2 uncursed potions of poison [8s]
uncursed potion of cure poison [2s]
uncursed potion of invisibility [4s]
uncursed potion of healing [4s]
Scrolls ('?')
uncursed scroll of power [2s]
cursed scroll of identify [2s]
uncursed scroll of identify [2s]
Books ('"')
uncursed spellbook of Bless [100s]
uncursed spellbook of Cure Light Wounds [100s]
Food ('%')
uncursed piece of dry meat [15s]
Valuables ('$')
3363 gold pieces [33s]
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Killed Monsters
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561 monsters perished under his attacks.
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Achievements
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He survived for 0 years, 5 days, 21 hours, 43 minutes and 37 seconds (12000
turns).
Enlir visited 2 places.
His strength score was modified by +3 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +1 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +2 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +1 during his career.
His mana score was modified by +3 during his career.
I may have omitted some important information. During my turn, I ate an ankheg corpse. Does that give acid resistance? If it does, I am very sorry for not including that in my post.
deepshock
06-12-2008, 01:20 AM
I may have omitted some important information. During my turn, I ate an ankheg corpse. Does that give acid resistance? If it does, I am very sorry for not including that in my post.
If your stomach tingles as a result, yes. -Acid happens around 90% of the time with those corpses.
Soirana
06-12-2008, 02:00 AM
if any make it through to use chaotic tactics it could prove very entertaining.
Well i did made. And i have made my mind up about situation in which i will leave character (hopefully i will leave something else than post about my own death).
10000+ rename char read Id scrolls, hit Id identify potions. Drink potion of beauty and potential charisma. hit scrolls of increase melee damage and protection (elven armour is now 6PV)
10029 - descend
10100 - check status via holy symbol. We are at comfortable so divine satiating still available
10159 - found book. Lordly might.
10253 - poison resistance installed on char.
10322 - run into werewolf + dark elven wizard
10354 - lv12 - honestly i considered Stealthy talent. But decided on Hardy due to immediately gain. +1Mana
10644 - read lordly mighty for good - reagin hp via bookcasted spell
10647 - descend to ID11
10663 - yet another spellbook - Bless.
10725 - run into threat room of outlaw leaders
10760 - polearms lv5
11186 - dealt with leaders
11267 - dark elven lord - wrath it to oblivion
11430 - dopleganger lord (cursing must be working)
11529 - hit room with fading images -1ST+1Le
11533 - yet another spellbook. Light.
11553 - descend to I12 feel tension here.
11562 - put on autocursing ring. Hopefully it is one of fish.
11754 Run into mixed tension room
11796 - run away from nasty stone golem
11800-12000 - lock myself, read some spellbooks and pray a bit.
Be warned steel golem should be behind doors.
Sorry for the interruption, but if it's not a black ring it is a RoF.
vogonpoet
06-12-2008, 07:03 AM
And if the PC does not have 5PV less than he should, its RotF.
anything else confirming its ring of the fishness? Fact that PC still alive I suppose...
reich
06-12-2008, 11:17 AM
11796 - run away from nasty stone golem
11800-12000 - lock myself, read some spellbooks and pray a bit.
Be warned steel golem should be behind doors.
so what type of golem is it finally, stone or steel or both?? Steel should be easy with Lightning Bolt, Stone is worse, but running from him shouldn't be difficult.
reich
06-12-2008, 12:50 PM
Steel Golems are vulnerable to electricity, right? He may shrug off some bolts, but he will be blasted eventually. I think it's a neat trick even for low-level spellcasters with Lightning Bolt spell, to go to the Darkforge and fry those golems for a massive experience boost.
Well, there is 'shrugs of bolts', and then there is 'SHRUGS OFF BOLTS'.
Steel golems aren't as bad as the Archmage, but they shrug off a lot.
Soirana
06-12-2008, 07:44 PM
cool down what was stone golem.
besides imho this thread should not be used for discussion. Especially for people not partricipating in league.
reich
06-12-2008, 08:45 PM
Okay, but that's not idle discussion, we were clarifying the facts from the report.
Nezur
06-13-2008, 05:43 PM
I had a pretty painful headache yesterday. I'll finish my turn today.
EDIT: ...and I somehow managed to finish MYSELF.
12000-12444......Identified the broadsword: hateful broadsword 1d7+1 Put the glass amulet
on. Identified wands with a Scroll of Identify. One was a wand of trap
creation. Prayed ~80 times to regen PP. Hungry. Ate the piece of dry meat.
Created a teleportation trap near the locked door. Used it to teleport
near the upstairs. Killed a corpse fiend and a large kobold in melee.
Electrocuted by an out-of-sight lightning lizard. Took the amulet of light
off. Whacked the lizard in the darkness, making it panic. Hill giant threw
a rock which wounded me. Killed him in the darkness. Casted Darkness all
the way to the downstairs and killed the lizard. Casted Bless on myself
and descended. Killed an Invisible Stalker and a spider with Darkness.
12444-12775......Killed an imp. Found a spellbook of Neutralize poison and picked it up.
Hungry. Very hungry. Starving. Killed a hill giant with Darkness. Prayed
for satiation. Ground grumbled. Killed an orc scorcher. I began to see
lots of dire wolves. A werewolf lord! I thought, "Ah! Nice XP, nice loot!".
I happened to be in a corner of a corridor. I was just about to make the
bolt bounce to the room where the wolves were... intuitively by
casting it towards the angle of the corridor! Two pictures that may
clarify what I foolishly thought:
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#.\/....\@# instead of #......../#
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#.# #.#
I noticed what I was about to do and instead just bolted straight. However
the next thing I did was just the thing that I had taken care not to do a
moment ago! Whoopsie.
'Twas kind of sad to watch how my stuff fried and how my HP
kept sinking. :)
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Enlir St:11 Le:13 Wi:21 Dx:14 To:10 Ch: 6 Ap:13 Ma:23 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 25/7 H: -118(62) P: 77(105) Exp: 12/55429 I13 M: 12775
Coward
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Enlir, the dark elven priest, executed himself with a lightning bolt.
He scored 28793 points and advanced to level 12 (55429 xps).
He survived for 0 years, 6 days, 4 hours, 52 minutes and 47 seconds (12775
turns).
Hahaha! Brilliant stuff :) I'd say bad luck, but that really was your own fault - you should have aimed at 7 instead of 1. reich, your turn for the slaughter now...
reich
06-14-2008, 05:16 PM
Enlir, the dark elven priest, was killed by a stone golem.
He scored 28738 points and advanced to level 12.
He survived for 0 years, 5 days, 23 hours, 20 minutes and 49 seconds (12170
turns).
Damn, there is some sort of curse on this league really! I tried to avoid the stone golem in darkness when he hit me critically! What a disgraceful, banal death!
Nezur
06-14-2008, 06:41 PM
Hahaha! Brilliant stuff :) I'd say bad luck, but that really was your own fault - you should have aimed at 7 instead of 1. reich, your turn for the slaughter now...
Indeed, quite funny. It was my fault though.
For some reason I still pressed 1 although I knew that it would be my doom. A good example why you should stop to think for a moment once more before finally pushing the button.
PeanutGod
06-14-2008, 07:18 PM
Here we go again.
12000 - Loaded game. With a stone golem apparently on the other side of the door, went into coward mode. Looked at stuff to see if there was anything good. Dipped 4 potions of water into potion of holy water to give me more holy water. Dipped potion of invisibility into Holy water. Drank it. Opened door to see harpy, dopple ganger, crystal statue and stone golem. Used invisibility to put monsters between myself and stone golem (who still hit me for 24HP), and ran off. Found the downstairs with a berserker lord, hill giant and lightning lizard. Killed berserker lord and hill giant with Divine Wrath. Lizard couldn?t see me. Descended.
12905 - Now on ID: 13. No food. Killed an outlaw leader. Explored. Found a scroll and a potion. Shadow lord came near so ran like hell. Killed some more critters. Acid vortex appeared, driving me down the stairs instead of getting melted.
12458 - Got hungry again. Still can?t find any food. Very hungry status??.starving. Prayed and got satiated, but the ground rumbled. Stumbled into some webs, and a wraith took 1 point of To. Killed wraith, killed spider and ate its corpse. Found an iron ration. Killed a raider. Another shadow lord. Blasted it continuously until it died. Kobold chieftain and gnoll appeared. Cast darkness and killed them both.
12666: Descended to ID: 15. Found a sword
13400: Have spent a lot of time praying to get rid of uncomfortable status. Nothing on level 15 at all. Downstairs to 16. Found some quarrels and a couple of scrolls. Open door - room of shambling mounds. Crap. Walk down corridor and another wraith exhausts me. Double crap. Killed a homunculus and a giant rat. No drops. Didn?t want to go back down corridor with shambling mounds. Explored rest of dungeon. Nothing. Come on RNG, gimme something good! Didn?t want to go downstairs because I?ve descended enough already. Spent some time praying and walking around the level hoping to spawn some other monster. No such luck. Shambling mounds burst onto the scene. Cast darkness and ran, one hit me just on the edge of my darkness, took me to 8HP. Coward mode, more darkness, and run again. Got back to the downstairs. Little other options, went down
13864: Read scroll of identify to look at other scrolls. Oh great, sod all use there. Walked down corridor, found other set of stairs. Walked into next room, Hydra. Cast darkness, closed door and went back. Prayed until 14000. Cowardly I know, but its kept me alive I guess. The room to the left has a darkness spell cast in it, and a hydra is in there somewhere.
14000: Saved and wiped away sweat.
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Enlir St:11 Le:13 Wi:21 Dx:14 To: 8 Ch: 6 Ap:13 Ma:23 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 25/7 H: 61(61) P: 105(105) Exp: 12/59410 I17 M: 14000
Burdened Coward
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Achievements
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He survived for 0 years, 6 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes and 10 seconds (14000
turns).
Enlir visited 3 places.
His strength score was modified by +3 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +1 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +1 during his career.
His mana score was modified by +3 during his career.
PeanutGod
06-14-2008, 07:19 PM
And here is the save game.
I spent the great majority of my turn praying; it's cowardly, but I prefer to live.
I first examined the inventory, and dropped the hateful broadsword and the [-2, +0] mummy wrapping to get rid of the burdened status.
Food is a really big problem. I managed to find only a dwarven sausage, and had to pray for satiation near the end of my turn so it pretty much undid all my praying and then some. Lol'th was grumbling in anger.
I18 was generated twice with a river through it, so I went up and down to re-generate it. On my way to the down staircase of I18 I had to cast lightning bolt twice to kill a dark elven lord, bringing the number down to 21. I also found another book of cure light wounds, read it until it disappeared. Finally, I went into a mirror room and lost 1 Pe.
Enlir is now level 13, I put all the skill increases into first aid, which is now at 100.
There is a mimic and a lightning lizard on the level, somewhere in the darkness. There is also a horde of spiders, which we could potentially kill to generate some items, especially food. I'm not sure how well that would work.
PeanutGod
06-15-2008, 02:32 PM
Any screenshot?
Nezur
06-15-2008, 02:52 PM
The Burdened status does not increase food consumption if that was why you got rid of it. You may well know it, Lich, but I said it anyway.
Soirana
06-15-2008, 03:57 PM
Soirana's eyes turned dark purple again. Last time chaos rewarded her with crown of Fire league. This time...
The sound chaos gate opening was so enslaving, so...
In the end there will be no foes or friends just one survivor.
I18 - i toyed around a bit, but was forced to runaway. I was surprised how weak the char is.
I19 -I get some wererat action. Later i run into spider factory.
17000-Actually i start thinking if my default plan was wise. In other words if i can handle it myself.
Still i use spiders to get myself food and...
I use up divine wrath. After that holy water (managed to bless and drink unID potion which turned to be PoGA)
17950 - rearrange my equipment and start praying (without holy symbol be sure)
5 prayers later stuff is cursed.
17999 - descend to I20.
Good luck in surviving.
Honestly i would not like to receive this save file.
p.s. i will skip screenshot for two reasons - not lot of these been posted lately and some non competitors seem to be very keen on commenting plays. The ones who need will see essence of situation. It wasn't done at perfection, but... maybe in next round?
The Arena Grandmaster chuckles on his high throne. "How the mighty do fall... Some champions have truly shown their worth, but how much longer can they last? It is time now f-" He suddenly stops and shudders. He grunts in pain, a look of fear overtaking his face. Blood leaks from his quivering lips and he tries to shout out, but only a choking sound escapes. He struggles to stand on his feet but his huge body slowly falls over, crashing loudly onto the sandy ground. An unholy chant fills the air and from the earth arise twisted chaotic beings, their writhing limbs flailing about their disgusting forms. They descend on the Arena Grandmaster like a pack of wolves and begin shredding him to pieces. He tries vainly to fight back, but is slowly eaten alive by the corrupted monstrosities.
A dark figure appears behind the throne and a voice redolent in ancient evil speaks out. "This most unusual contest has gained my attention. I think I shall use it for my own desires... But where are my manners - please, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Andor Drakon, Lord of Corruption." A deathly silence fills the arena as the ElDeR ChAoS GoD steps forth, his huge shadowy form beyond any mortal description. "It is time now for this competition to take a new turn." He begins shouting out profane words of power, black magicks that none have heard before on Ancardian soil.
Deep in the murkiest depths of the world chaotic forces begin to stir. The earth shakes violently, tectonic plates cracking apart under colossal strains. The air vibrates and sparks, powerful lightning tearing through to the surface. Immense heats rise and scorch through everything, stirring up volcanic flows. Huge underground rivers are torn from their course, tumbling down unseen waterfalls in the dark chasms far beneath the world. Vast eldritch powers rip open a gate to the Planes of ChAoS and a glorious radiance of chaotic energy surges out. From the Chaos realm march forth legions of chaotic warriors, dark wizards, demons, dragons, elementals, and twisted forces beyond mortal imagination. The huge and dreadful Army of Chaos advances forward into the world, ready to snuff out the ordered races like an ocean storming towards a flickering candle.
"Hear me now!" roars Andor Drakon. "This shall become the League of ChAoS! He who wins shall be crowned MY champion, and shall lead my armies to the utter destruction of this world! So fight now with every treacherous and abominable tactic you can imagine, prove yourself worthy of my divine blessing! And for those weakest links who are split from the chain... iT wIlL bE a PlEaSuRe To SeE yOu ShReDdEd In MeLeE!"
reich
06-15-2008, 04:06 PM
:eek: good thing I didn't live to see this...
Subconscious
06-15-2008, 06:22 PM
:confused:....Wow!
Haha good luck being digested by ChaOs :p
Grey is EVIL!
PeanutGod
06-16-2008, 02:57 PM
ID:20 - Found a brass wand, ghost lord chased me off level.
ID:21 - Spellbook of farsight. Might help with running away from harder critters. Long bow found. Down a corridor - tension room of chaos lizards. Leave them to it and encounter werewolf lord. Hmmm. Does not look good. Manage to escape without taking damage. Run downstairs
ID:22 - Found spell book of slow poison. Joy. Found downstairs. Found another short bow. Found hill giant chieftain. Yeah right. Went down to ID:23. Prayed a lot.
ID:23 - Killed fire lizard, sense a certain tension. Prayed a little bit more. Found downstairs with a doppleganger in the room. Game up.
Oh, and to note. I've equipped another cursed spear, just to make it all the more interesting. Enjoy!
Here's the dutiful screenshot
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Soirana
06-16-2008, 04:18 PM
you could say what happened to first spear:)
Notice i missed a few points but at least told general idea... Game should have some spectator mode.
Common, peanut god. What happened to what nice amulet? I assume you get rid of it to stay alive, right?
Since this is a spectator sport here are the current char details:
Enlir St:12 Le:14 Wi:22 Dx:15 To: 9 Ch: 7 Ap:14 Ma:24 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 7/6 H: 70(70) P: 101(127) Exp: 13/69288 I23 M: 20001
Berserk
Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks
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Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 52
Maces & flails 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 46
Swords 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Axes 2 +2 +1 +0 basic 27
Pole arms 6 +6 +2 +5 skilled 92
Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
--------------------- --- --- --- -- ------------- --------------
Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 3
Crossbows 3 +6 +4 +1 basic 29
Thrown rocks & clubs 3 +6 +4 +1 basic 19
Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks
--------------------- --- --- ------------- --------------
Shields 0 +0 unskilled 22
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Spells
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Bless : 296, 7pp (Effectivity: +5)
Cure Light Wounds: 276, 3pp (Effectivity: +12)
Darkness : 226, 3pp (Effectivity: +7)
Divine Key : 206, 12pp (Effectivity: +3)
Farsight : 451, 17pp (Effectivity: +2)
Light : 846, 2pp (Effectivity: +6)
Lordly Might : 194, 10pp (Effectivity: +0)
Neutralize Poison: 339, 9pp (Effectivity: +5)
Slow Poison : 265, 6pp (Effectivity: +0)
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Skills
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Alertness ................. 56 (good) [+1d3]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration .............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect item status ........100 (superb) [+2d4]
Find weakness ............. 56 (good) [+1d3]
First aid .................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ...................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 46 (fair) [+2d4]
Literacy ..................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 44 (fair) [+3d4]
Stealth ................... 51 (good) [+1]
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Inventory
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Total weight: 636 stones Carrying capacity: 1200 stones
Head : -
Neck : -
Body : cursed elven chain mail [+0, +6] [10s]
Girdle : cursed leather girdle [+0, +0] [5s]
Cloak : -
Right Hand : cursed orcish spear (+1, 1d8+3) [75s]
Left Hand : cursed orcish spear (-1, 1d8+2) [75s]
Right Ring : -
Left Ring : cursed vibrating ring [1s]
Bracers : -
Gauntlets : -
Boots : -
Missile weapon: uncursed long bow (+2, +2) [30s]
Missiles : bundle of 4 cursed arrows (+0, 1d6) [8s]
Tool : cursed rusty holy symbol [5s]
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Stuff
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Total weight: 427 stones Carrying capacity: 1200 stones
Helmets ('[')
uncursed leather cap [+0, +0] [5s]
Missile weapons ('}')
uncursed short bow (-1, +0) [20s]
uncursed short bow (-2, +0) [20s]
Missiles ('/')
uncursed throwing club [30s]
heap of 4 cursed rocks (+0, 1d4) [20s]
uncursed rock [5s]
bundle of 9 uncursed tiny quarrels [18s]
uncursed arrow (+0, 1d6-1) [2s]
uncursed quarrel (+1, 2d6) [2s]
bundle of 3 uncursed drakish scurgari [24s]
uncursed arrow (+0, 1d6+2) [2s]
bundle of 2 blessed tiny quarrels [4s]
bundle of 2 uncursed quarrels [2s]
Tools (']')
blessed bandage [2s]
uncursed round key [1s]
uncursed stethoscope [5s]
uncursed rusty tiny key [1s]
uncursed holy symbol [5s]
Instruments ('{')
uncursed fiddle [15s]
Rings ('=')
uncursed vibrating ring [1s]
Wands ('\')
uncursed glass wand [3s]
cursed ivory wand [3s]
uncursed rusty tin wand [4s]
blessed wand of gold detection (0 charges) [6s]
uncursed brass wand [3s]
Potions ('!')
uncursed potion of poison [4s]
uncursed potion of cure poison [2s]
uncursed potion of potential charisma [4s]
uncursed potion of water [4s]
Scrolls ('?')
uncursed scroll of power [2s]
uncursed blank scroll [2s]
uncursed scroll of darkness [2s]
uncursed scroll of balance [2s]
blessed scroll of darkness [2s]
Books ('"')
uncursed spellbook of Cure Light Wounds [100s]
Food ('%')
uncursed iron ration [100s]
He survived for 0 years, 9 days, 1 hour, 3 minutes and 39 seconds (20001
turns).
Enlir visited 3 places.
His strength score was modified by +4 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +2 during his career.
His willpower score was modified by +1 during his career.
His dexterity score was modified by +1 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +1 during his career.
His charisma score was modified by +1 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +2 during his career.
His mana score was modified by +4 during his career.
Soirana
06-16-2008, 04:40 PM
I'm even more intrigued where cursed glass amulet is gone...
PeanutGod
06-16-2008, 04:43 PM
Melted in a fireball trap.
Soirana, I don't think it's enough to say you cursed everything and fail to point out that it included an equipped amulet of light. Quite a beautiful tactic of course, but in future please ensure you include a character log to show what you've done.
This applies to everyone - please be explicit about your corrupt activities, so that players and spectators know what's going on. You don't have to spell it out fully of course - as long as all the info is in your report in some form. It's generally safest to always include a dump showing current stats and eq. Remember that you shouldn't be benefitting from the knowledge of how you set up a dangerous situation - you should only be benefitting in how you can survive that situation better than the others. Or perhaps just benefit from general chaos...
Soirana
06-16-2008, 05:49 PM
somehow i missed the point about misinformation.
What does guy who gets file and haven't seen screenshot? Examins char himself. Which is fine. Glass amulet=amulet of light. That is very basic knowledge.
Not telling there is vortex around a corner is different case. Putting char at lowest satiation level before Hungry and throwing away food and not telling is not a healthy option.
Speaking of spectators... I could bet we would have seen few suggestions what to do with amulet. Spectators and commentators are different things. And i've seen a lot of later recently.
I won't post any screenshots or dumps or whatever from this point till the end. You can do it yourself if you like that.
And in case someone wants to blame me... I will leave char on Berserk always.
There's nothing wrong with commentators - people have given general advice and comments throughout all the leagues. And if no one posts any dumps this will get very boring very quickly.
You are right that any sensible player would thoroughly check all equipment etc at the start of their turn, but the rules still say you must be fully open in your report. If you were to benefit because someone didn't notice every nuance of one of your competitive tactics then that would be unfair - you would have won through knowledge of your set-up rather than game skill. If you give a full report then you have no worries about blame coming back on you in any way.
I don't want there to be any grey areas in the rules here about what you can get away with hiding in your reports. The simplest rule is no hiding whatsoever.
Well I died, but I think the chaotic tactics of the previous players have done little to cause it.
I descended to I24 and starts exploring, killed a harpy in the dark, then a troll chief came along.
Since it sees in the dark, my only option was to run. So I ran to the room in the northeast and another T came at me from the south corridor, this time it's a troll king, and since it's ADOM, the staircase can only be reached if I somehow bypass it with a troll chief chasing me.
I planned to use the goblin or the mummy as some sort of buffer so the trolls can't get to me, but on the very next turn, the troll king threw a rock at me and brought me from 70hp to 1. So I cast cure light wounds and continued to dance with the 4 monsters. I was getting somewhere until the troll king threw another rock, then the mummy hit me and brought me to exactly 0hp.
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Enlir St:12 Le:14 Wi:22 Dx:15 To: 9 Ch: 7 Ap:14 Ma:24 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 30/6 H: 0(70) P: 115(127) Exp: 13/69556 I24 M: 20395
Coward
Enlir, the dark elven priest, was killed by a mummy.
He scored 32729 points and advanced to level 13.
69556 xp
Soirana
06-17-2008, 02:41 AM
20000-20018 - killed doppler descendended. Well, actually second spear should give some extra DV so thank you peanutgod
20094 - met greater claw bug. It does see in dark. Start running for good.
20373 - aparently stairs are in area behind claw bug.Luckily i've done my descend, unluckily it is freaking breeder. So if...
if i wait for 2k turns and don't die from starvation, area behind doors will be filled with green bugs, so i decide try my luck with teleport trap.
I think i didn't have much luck in landing from full health to -5 in one turn. You see i miscalculated landing point and instead of reaching area with guessable stairs i landed in middle of threat room full of bugs.
what can I say, I am just another looser.
reich
06-17-2008, 10:31 AM
Peanutgod can open up a champagne now, it seems? Have a glass for those unlucky victims of RNG :cool:
vogonpoet
06-17-2008, 10:36 AM
Not so fast - PG has to complete another 2000 turns without dying surely???
Soirana
06-17-2008, 12:10 PM
at very least reaching ID25 before dying.
He must do at least one of the following:
-last 2000 turns
-reach ID25
-reach ID24 and score more xp than either Soirana or Lich
-reach ID24 and exactly equal the top xp, but last more turns.
And on that note could you please let us know your xp and points gained Soirana? There's still a chance you could win this.
Sad deaths on both accounts I must say, in spite of obviously inventive and valiant efforts to escape the clutches of death. In spite of the cursing and the chaotic tactics (or maybe in part because of them) we've really seen some excellent display of tactics in this league.
Nezur
06-17-2008, 03:42 PM
Earth shall devour the other leagues. :)
Soirana
06-17-2008, 03:43 PM
xp-70066
points - 30937
just a question: leaving a char which is forced to dual wield due to chaos tactics and no one surviving situation doesn't call for revamping?
You think you could have beaten those greater claw bugs with a single spear? You think Lich could have survived the trolls and mummy if he wasn't dual-wielding? I think both deaths were due to bad luck, not any specific chaotic tactic. The previous rule that applied with the rust monsters was because everyone died to the same thing. I'm open to other opinions on the matter, but I think it's not so obvious here that you all suffered the same death.
PeanutGod
06-17-2008, 04:29 PM
Well - it looks like its make or break.
20000- Started game. Attacked doppleganger and got confused a few times. Eventually it fled and I wasn?t about to chase it. Since the stairs were there, descended.
20093 - Iron bound tome lying on the floor. Awesome. Nether bolt. Double awesome. Downstairs in adjacent room. Triple Awesome Very lucky, but I?m not going to argue it. Feel hungry - eat last ration. River on the level as well, but nether bolt can sort that out. Also got a tension room. Might as well go check it out.
20508 - Found tension room. All of hill giants plus one frost giant which will be a problem. Blast them anyway and take a few steps back. Hit by rock that takes me down to 4HP. Bugger. Heal myself,. And blast again. First row go down, and I retreat across ice covered water. Few more come into sight and they go down as well. One drops corpse. Take it, and go. Frost giant comes into view, run away back to downstairs and descend. Ate corpse and got +1 strength.
20735 - Now on ID:25.
21480 - Tension room of rust monsters. Blast a load then run off. They can follow me at their own peril. Ran down some corridors and found downstairs and large ration. Locked myself in room.
21836 - Door opened by Doppleganger Lord with rust monsters in tow. Rather than fight, I go down to ID:26.
21836 - ID:26. I sit here, eat my ration and pray.
22000- It?s all over. I'm still alive.
I renamed the dude to PeanutGod. Rather pompous I know, but the peanuts need a new Chaos God.
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PeanutGod St:13 Le:14 Wi:22 Dx:15 To: 9 Ch: 7 Ap:13 Ma:25 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 21/6 H: 47(70) P: 21(127) Exp: 13/75954 I26 M: 22000
Satiated Coward
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Character Information
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PeanutGod St:13 Le:14 Wi:22 Dx:15 To: 9 Ch: 7 Ap:13 Ma:25 Pe:13
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DV/PV: 21/6 H: 47(70) P: 21(127) Exp: 13/75954 M: 22000
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Background Information
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Name: PeanutGod Race: male Dark Elf Class: Priest
Eye color: black Hair color: white Complexion: black
Height: 6' Weight: 114 pounds
Age: 128 (grown-up)
Star sign: Cup Birthday: 16/Cup (day 256 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.
In your childhood you were tortured by your cruel parents. They
seemed to thoroughly hate and despise you.
In your youth you enjoyed competition against others to the
fullest. You were a very active kid.
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 Priest.
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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 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Daggers & knives 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Clubs & hammers 2 +2 +0 +0 basic 52
Maces & flails 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 46
Swords 1 +1 +0 +0 basic 37
Axes 2 +2 +1 +0 basic 27
Whips 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Pole arms 6 +6 +2 +5 skilled 84
Twohanded weapons 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Staves 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 22
Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 3
Crossbows 3 +6 +4 +1 basic 29
Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Thrown rocks & clubs 3 +6 +4 +1 basic 19
Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 10
Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks
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Shields 0 +0 unskilled 22
Damage caused with your melee weapons:
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?Left hand: ?+6? bonus to hit, (?1d8+1? damage?)/?2
Damage caused with your missile weapons:
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?Ammunition: ?2?, base range: ?6?, ?+5? bonus to hit, ?1d6+1? damage
PeanutGod
06-17-2008, 04:29 PM
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Spells
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Bless : 296, 7pp (Effectivity: +5)
Cure Light Wounds: 241, 3pp (Effectivity: +13)
Darkness : 226, 3pp (Effectivity: +7)
Divine Key : 199, 12pp (Effectivity: +3)
Farsight : 442, 17pp (Effectivity: +3)
Light : 846, 2pp (Effectivity: +6)
Lordly Might : 189, 10pp (Effectivity: +1)
Nether Bolt : 56, 16pp (Effectivity: +8)
Neutralize Poison: 339, 9pp (Effectivity: +5)
Slow Poison : 265, 6pp (Effectivity: +0)
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Skills
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Alertness ................. 56 (good) [+1d3]
Climbing .................. 35 (fair) [+3d3]
Concentration .............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Detect item status ........100 (superb) [+2d4]
Find weakness ............. 56 (good) [+1d3]
First aid .................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Haggling .................. 27 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Healing ...................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ................. 55 (good) [+3d5]
Listening ................. 50 (fair) [+1d5]
Literacy ..................100 (superb) [+2d4]
Music ..................... 44 (fair) [+3d4]
Stealth ................... 51 (good) [+1]
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Inventory
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Total weight: 563 stones Carrying capacity: 1300 stones
Head : -
Neck : -
Body : cursed elven chain mail [+0, +6] [10s]
Girdle : cursed leather girdle [+0, +0] [5s]
Cloak : -
Right Hand : -
Left Hand : cursed rusty orcish spear (-1, 1d8+2) [75s]
Right Ring : -
Left Ring : cursed vibrating ring [1s]
Bracers : -
Gauntlets : -
Boots : -
Missile weapon: uncursed long bow (+2, +2) [30s]
Missiles : bundle of 2 cursed arrows (+0, 1d6) [4s]
Tool : cursed rusty holy symbol [5s]
Armies of chaos warriors roar and cheer as PeanutGod steps through their ranks towards the mighty throne of Andor Drakon. They equip him in black and purple eternium armour, and on his head place a large horned helm encrusted in amethysts and dark sapphires.
The ElDeR ChAoS GoD looks down with a wry smile. "You have done well, mortal... As my champion, I present you with this from the depths of infinity - use it wisely." He brings forth a long item wrapped in a dark cloak. PeanutGod pulls the cloak aside to reveal a sceptre made of pure obsidian. He takes the Sceptre of Chaos in his hands, marvelling at the power it holds.
Andor Drakon steps up to address the vast chaotic legions. "All hail the new champion of ChAoS! He will be my right-hand man, and will lead you all to the destruction of this miserable world! Let us tear Ancardia apart, rend it to shreds beneath the unstoppable forces of Corruption! Go forth now and-"
He suddenly stops and jerks around, a look of anger overtaking his face. He glares down at the obsidian blade that has buried in his back, and then up at the evil grin on PeanutGod's face. "You- how dare you?!"
The Lord of Corruption chants magic words and a wave of dark energies flies towards PeanutGod, but he pulls the sceptre out and quickly rolls to the side. Recovering swiftly he rushes forward and chops through Andor's left leg. As the Chaos God falls heavily to the ground he swings the blade upwards and through Andor Drakon's head. Chaotic energies explode from the Chaos God's corpse, but PeanutGod is unfazed as he absorbs the vast powers. He runs his finger over the black blade of the sceptre and puts it to his lips, savouring the dark god's blood. PeanutGod steps forward and raises the sceptre high above his head as he shouts out to the chaotic armies.
"All hail the new... LoRd Of CoRrUpTiOn!"
Excellent playing PeanutGod! Congratulations on a tough (and nicely
chaotic) Mana League victory.
PeanutGod
06-21-2008, 08:19 AM
That means so much coming from you Gut! Thanks muchly!
Here's the rest of the info then, since we can now post.
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Stuff
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Total weight: 433 stones Carrying capacity: 1300 stones
Helmets ('[')
uncursed leather cap [+0, +0] [5s]
Bracers (',')
uncursed brass bracers [10s]
Missile weapons ('}')
uncursed short bow (-1, +0) [20s]
uncursed short bow (-2, +0) [20s]
Missiles ('/')
uncursed throwing club [30s]
heap of 4 cursed rocks (+0, 1d4) [20s]
uncursed rock [5s]
bundle of 9 uncursed tiny quarrels [18s]
uncursed arrow (+0, 1d6-1) [2s]
uncursed quarrel (+1, 2d6) [2s]
bundle of 3 uncursed drakish scurgari [24s]
uncursed arrow (+0, 1d6+2) [2s]
blessed tiny quarrel [2s]
bundle of 2 uncursed quarrels [2s]
Tools (']')
blessed bandage [2s]
uncursed round key [1s]
uncursed stethoscope [5s]
uncursed rusty tiny key [1s]
uncursed holy symbol [5s]
Instruments ('{')
uncursed fiddle [15s]
Rings ('=')
uncursed vibrating ring [1s]
Wands ('\')
uncursed glass wand [3s]
cursed ivory wand [3s]
uncursed rusty tin wand [4s]
blessed wand of gold detection (0 charges) [6s]
uncursed brass wand [3s]
Potions ('!')
uncursed potion of poison [4s]
uncursed potion of cure poison [2s]
uncursed potion of water [4s]
Scrolls ('?')
uncursed scroll of power [2s]
uncursed blank scroll [2s]
uncursed scroll of darkness [2s]
uncursed scroll of balance [2s]
blessed scroll of darkness [2s]
uncursed scroll of identify [2s]
Books ('"')
uncursed spellbook of Cure Light Wounds [100s]
uncursed spellbook of Nether Bolt [100s]
PeanutGod
06-21-2008, 08:21 AM
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Killed Monsters
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692 monsters perished under his attacks.
The following monsters were vanquished:
2 ankhegs
1 annis hag
2 assassins
1 bandit
1 barbarian leader
2 berserkers
1 big dog
1 black baby dragon
5 black hurthlings
1 black wizard
26 blink dogs
1 bugbear
1 bulette
12 cave fishers
1 cave lion
4 cave lizards
2 chaos brothers
1 chaos lizard
1 chaos rat
2 chaos sisters
1 clay golem
2 cooshoos
2 cutpurses
1 cyclops
1 dark elven archer
2 dark elven lords
2 dark elven wizards
2 dark orcs
3 dark sages
7 dire wolves
3 displacer beasts
2 dopplegangers
1 doppleganger lord
2 dwarves
1 ettin
1 eye of destruction
3 fire beetles
1 fire giant
4 fire lizards
1 flesh golem
2 floating eyes
1 fomorian giant
1 gargoyle
3 gelatinous cubes
2 ghost bats
4 ghuls
5 giant bats
2 giant centipedes
1 giant lizard
67 giant rats
15 giant spiders
3 gibbering mouthers
30 gnolls
2 gnoll chieftains
9 goblins
2 goblin berserkers
5 goblin chieftains
13 goblin rockthrowers
6 goblin slavemasters
5 green slimes
3 green worms
2 griffons
4 grizzly bears
6 harpies
1 hell hound
7 hill giants
2 hill orcs
2 hippogriffs
3 hobgoblins
5 homunculi
2 huge bats
19 jackals
1 jackalwere
2 karmic lizards
13 kobolds
4 kobold chieftains
1 kobold shaman
5 large bats
8 large gnolls
11 large kobolds
2 large orcs
3 large snakes
4 large spiders
11 lizard men
2 master swordsmen
1 mimic
5 mummies
2 ochre jellies
3 ogres
10 orcs
2 orc scorchers
1 outlaw
17 outlaw leaders
1 pixie archer
1 quasit
2 rabid dogs
2 raiders
143 rats
2 ratling archers
2 ratling fencers
4 ratling thieves
6 ratling warriors
1 rattlesnake
6 rust monsters
2 shadow centipedes
3 shadow lords
1 skeletal warrior
1 steel zombie
1 stone snake
3 swordsmen
3 tarantulas
2 trolls
1 vapor rat
7 wererats
1 werewolf
1 white baby dragon
4 white worms
3 wights
30 wolves
2 wraiths
2 yellow oozes
3 zombies
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Achievements
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He survived for 0 years, 9 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 30 seconds (22000
turns).
PeanutGod visited 3 places.
His strength score was modified by +5 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +2 during his career.
His willpower score was modified by +1 during his career.
His dexterity score was modified by +1 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +1 during his career.
His charisma score was modified by +1 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +2 during his career.
His mana score was modified by +5 during his career.
All told though, it was a rather lucky to find an offensive spellbook. I just felt I'd do it as soon as I read the 'Nether Bolt' description. All in all though, good fun. And we should definately do this again in the future.
Evil Knievel
06-21-2008, 08:37 AM
well played. congratulations.
Silfir
06-21-2008, 12:14 PM
I'm so glad neither Darren nor gut won. The resulting triumphantness would've shredded the forum to bits.
Also, many congratulations to a glorious victory!
Now for the second incarnation :)
(Okay, maybe wait for a bit first)
The heart of Fire burned too bright, too fast, and was snuffed out into darkness.
The heart of Water sank too deep, and in the murky depths of infinity it was washed away.
The heart of Air blew hard and swift, but was not quick enough to escape its fate, and its breath was lost forever.
But the heart of Earth stood firm and steadfast. No threat nor harm could budge it, and it was resilient against the torments of chaos. Through the deadly dungeons it advanced with solid determination, and it prevailed where all others fell. And so it achieved the highest peaks that none other could reach, and stands proud and tall at the height of achievement.
Congratulations PeanutGod - a victory well-deserved, through your performance in both the league of Earth and the league of Mana/ChAoS. Bit of luck involved of course, but that's all part of the game. Besides everyone knew when using corrupt tactics that it would lead to more chaos that only the lucky could survive.
In consideration of a follow-up or repeat of this, does anyone have any suggestions on format changes or different rules or any other variations in theme or anything else? Might be boring to just repeat the same thing.
I think some sort of combination of this and the Roman republic game, i.e.competing groups, could be quite fun. I'm not sure what exactly would be the best format for it though.
One idea I had a while back was to have three teams, Order (playing hurtling healer), Balance (human druid) and Chaos (dark elf necromancer) playing relay games to see who wins first, possibly with some extra restrictions. Such a contest would probably work better without strict rules and instead relying more on a bit of role playing and friendly banter.
And congratulations to PeanutGod, of course!
Nezur
06-21-2008, 04:19 PM
Congratulations, PeanutGod. I'm glad that the steadfast League of Earth won. ;)
Subconscious
06-21-2008, 07:23 PM
Good Job PeanutGod! I think you deserve the title.
Silfir
06-21-2008, 08:59 PM
Well, of course he does, seeing as he WON it :)
I'm so glad neither Darren nor gut won. The resulting triumphantness would've shredded the forum to bits. You do remember what happened to the forum right after PeanutGods victory, right?
PeanutGod
06-22-2008, 07:13 AM
Aye, the might of Chaos simply tore through the many codes and words that jointly combine to make up the magnificient site, rendering it useless and a mere shadow of its former self. Such was the impact of the victory that the creator himself had to intervene, and push back the hordes of darkness in order to keep the candle of hope alight.
Seriously though, it was rather annoying, since I was only halfway through posting when it happened!
deepshock
06-22-2008, 05:03 PM
Congrats PeanutGod, you earned your victory. Anyone who can overcome entities as powerful as Soirana deserves the rewards of it.
PeanutGod
06-22-2008, 05:39 PM
Well I have been playing the game for about 10 years, so I'm not a complete novice :D
M_bowwarrior
06-23-2008, 08:50 AM
Congratulation ! may the force be with you for the next challenge :)
and for making another time this sort of challenge, let stay with this format. it is never the same due to the random player and random dungeon...
When a new league ? I'll be back http://clublunerousse.free.fr/forum/phpBB2/images/smiles/dracula.gif
M'Bowwarrior
http://clublunerousse.free.fr/forum/phpBB2/images/smiles/DrapeauBretagne.gif
reich
06-23-2008, 05:52 PM
We should have a break and then try with a Palladin.
No Detect Item Status? And Paladins suck in my books, heh. Still, if people want to try other classes (or even an outright random class) I'm up for the idea.
reich
06-23-2008, 06:01 PM
DIS is by no means necessary IMO. Not having this even makes equipment choices more exciting and suitable for such a game. Any class with initial Healing will do (or it will be a very short challange), but maybe we should try a fighter type next.
Evil Knievel
06-23-2008, 09:07 PM
I support total randomness. For such a challenge, I don't see why we shouldn't include trolls either.
Nezur
06-23-2008, 09:39 PM
Merchants? They've got Detect Item Status. :)
Should every league have the same random char, or different one for every one? It's diversity vs.comparability between leagues.
I would say different for every league.
How about this idea:
One randomly generated PC, to be played by four
seperate teams. Objective is to close the gate
in the fewest player turns possible. Not game
turns, but player turns.
Perhaps merging some elements from the 'weakest
link' game in there also. Like if a player dies,
the PC doesn't die, but the player does get
eliminated. The save file could just go on to
the next in line. That should encourage more
participation.
Yes, that would be save scumming, so the PC's
wouldn't be eligible for the HoF. It would just
be for fun.
M_bowwarrior
06-24-2008, 07:42 AM
I have never finished an ADOM game, due to I don't know what to do... so I "visit" more or less every place but not the "good" one, for sure.
so, seeing the end of the game, by following it step by step would be very interesting.
for sure if we do that, we need turns longer than 2000.
Evil Knievel
06-24-2008, 09:44 AM
Thats the reason why I would not take part in that. I want to complete my first game without help and further spoiling. ; )
There is only one time in my life I will do that. Afterwards, I can come to all kind of challenges. Btw, this methods increases frustration experiences, as almost anything you encounter for the first time can kill your several-days PC. My last one fell to the cat lord...
Subconscious
06-24-2008, 12:17 PM
In normal game (closing gate) you can get stucked really easily to some places...
And of course there is those who dont know what to do at her/his turn.
Winner team would be no doubt one with pro players - All others will die.
Let me remind you:
Adom is still a very hard game for moderate players!
Still I have nothing against this, I can play if I survive the beginning.
(still wondering that Rhea didnt die even once, or did she?)
M_bowwarrior
06-24-2008, 01:03 PM
subconsious have right.
maybe the ID is better. it's a nice challenge.
I've propose here some various races/classes (http://www.adom.de/forums/showthread.php?t=344) who could be interesting to play
don't you ?
Silfir
06-24-2008, 01:16 PM
Rhea did not die. She was put through hell once or twice, but she prevailed partly through sheer luck and partly through skill of the player.
PeanutGod
06-24-2008, 04:17 PM
My last one fell to the cat lord...
Yeah, that Cat Lord is a bitch. Although, in my current game, I absolutely spanked the proverbial pants off him. Playing a gnomish farmer - had a red dragon vault a few levels before cat lord. Killing the Wyrm bumped me up 6 levels. Found the cat lord acting all hard and tough. My character held up his hand and went:
'OI, CAT LORD!.....NOOOOOOOOOO' - Harry Enfield fans should get this.
Whilst playing chess on the side, my dude fended off the cat lord with a twig, got annoyed cos his chess board fell over and then smacked the felon upside the head. 3 hits, and he ran off, only to be shot down by 2 arrows. Didn't even get a level up. Cheeky bugger.
Mind you, this farmer has had some crazy luck. 4 AoLS so far, one spawning in the outlaw shop, other 3 all random drops. 1 to khelly, 1 blew up in a door, other 2 safely stashed. 3 Greater vaults , Giants, Giants, Dragons, artefacts coming out of his ears and generally rocking. Only issue is corruption :p
Back to the topic though, a challenge game where we race to complete the game would be good. Maybe three groups and try a L, N, C god endings. Whatever happens, I'll sign up for it all.
Completely random char for each league sounds good - would mean no sharing of item id information across the leagues like there was in the last game. Some leagues would be unluckier than others in what char they have of course, but since the competition between leagues is purely superficial it wouldn't matter.
As for the idea of doing several gate-closing chars in competition it's clear that some are for it and some aren't. Certainly I'd be up for it, but it'd likely end up with a relatively small group of players being involved. Trying for min player turns would be fairly exciting - having to balance between getting lots done and trying not to die. However with how horribly disorganised those games tend to be it could be a pretty painful experience too. I'll have a little think about decent ways to implement it...
M_bowwarrior
06-26-2008, 08:38 AM
so.... let's go ! I prefer the "old" format, with the ID... but if everybody prefer something else, let's do it ;)
M_bowwarrior
06-27-2008, 02:47 PM
everybody die ?
come on ! let's start another challenge in the same format as this one ;)
I'm more than ready as well, but it may take a bit to finally decide on the format : )
Also, the last one seemed to me that it had a considerable amount of work in the
organizing side of things. I imagine hosting one of these eats up a considerable chunk
of time. I don't know if I would be up to hosting one : )
I'm undecided as to the format of the next game. However, for now I'm preparing for something different (and simpler). I'll announce it tomorrow.
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