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PMJ
09-27-2009, 07:03 PM
Well, I had a promising monk underway, and was on my way down to dwarftown when I came across an alter. Earlier, I had smoked Keethrax, and earned herbalism to help me out with the big room. i even had a nice wand of door creation.

I decided to conver the alter to chaos and to build up some piety, perhaps even get myself crowned nice and early.

Everything was going great, pickpocketing monsters, then luring them to the alter for saccing. I even offed a blink dog and ate the corpse for tele control. Skies were blue.

I found a couple of weapons from random kills, and rather than sac them right away, i decided to id them first. I step onto the alter, drop them, and am picking them up when I notice a brown circle at the top of my vision area...

*sigh*


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Basher Fassa St:22 Le: 5 Wi:18 Dx:17 To:28 Ch: 8 Ap: 9 Ma: 8 Pe:13 C
DV/PV: 16/10 H: 0(122) P: 25(25) Exp: 10/32557 D: 5 Sp: 114
Burdened
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Her achievements during her adventures:
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Basher Fassa, the orcish monk, was sacrificed by a hill orc sergeant to his
gods.
She scored 26958 points and advanced to level 10.
She survived for 0 years, 10 days, 18 hours, 47 minutes and 15 seconds
(12670 turns).
Basher Fassa visited 23 places.
Her learning score was modified by +2 during her career.
Her willpower score was modified by +1 during her career.
Her dexterity score was modified by +2 during her career.
Her toughness score was modified by +2 during her career.
Her charisma score was modified by +3 during her career.
Her appearance score was modified by +3 during her career.
Her mana score was modified by +1 during her career.
Her perception score was modified by -1 during her career.
She ended her adventuring life on level 5 of the caverns of chaos.
554 monsters perished under her attacks.
The following artifact was generated during her adventure:
the black torc
She possessed the following intrinsics:
She was fire resistant (gained through an item).
She was poison resistant.
She was acid resistant (gained through an item).
She was lucky.
She was cursed.
She was able to control teleportation.
She had the following talents: Alert, Healthy, Miser, Treasure Hunter.
She had a final speed score of 114 (final base speed: 119).
She was a paragon of her religion.
She did not ask for divine help.
She was chaotically aligned.
She was slightly tainted by Chaos.

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Background Information
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Name: Basher Fassa Race: female Orc Class: Monk
Eye color: black Hair color: black Complexion: tanned
Height: 5'3" Weight: 147 pounds
Age: 17 (grown-up)
Star sign: Raven Birthday: 29/Raven (day 29 of the year)


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Inventory
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Total weight: 2075 stones Carrying capacity: 2700 stones

Head : uncursed leather cap [+0, +1] [5s]
Neck : uncursed amulet of perseverance {Wi+3} [3s]
Body : blessed robe (+1, +1) [+0, +1] [60s]
Girdle : -
Cloak : -
Right Hand : -
Left Hand : -
Right Ring : uncursed ring of acid resistance [1s]
Left Ring : uncursed ring of fire resistance [1s]
Bracers : uncursed bracers of toughness [+0, +0] {To+4} [10s]
Gauntlets : -
Boots : uncursed sandals [+3, +3] [6s]
Missile weapon: cursed heavy crossbow (+6, +3) [140s]
Missiles : bundle of 17 uncursed quarrels (+1, 2d6) [34s]
Tool : uncursed pick axe (+0, 1d6+1) [75s]


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Weapon Skills
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Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks
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Unarmed fighting 7 +4 +3 +2 skilled 252
Daggers & knives 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Clubs & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Maces & flails 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Swords 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Axes 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Whips 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Pole arms 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Twohanded weapons 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15
Staves 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15

Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks
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Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Bows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Crossbows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Thrown rocks & clubs 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7
Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7

Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks
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Shields 0 +0 unskilled 15



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Skills
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Alertness ............ 53 (good) [+3d5]
Athletics ............ 81 (great) [+2d4]
Backstabbing ......... 36 (fair) [+1d5]
Climbing ............. 44 (fair) [+2d4]
Concentration ........ 65 (good) [+3d5]
Dodge ................ 49 (fair) [+3d4]
Find weakness ........ 59 (good) [+2d4]
First aid ............ 32 (fair) [+4d5]
Haggling ............. 15 (mediocre) [+3d5]
Healing ..............100 (superb) [+2d4]
Herbalism ............ 18 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Listening ............ 54 (good) [+3d5]
Literacy ............. 55 (good) [+3d4]
Metallurgy ........... 7 (poor) [+4d4]
Mining ............... 19 (mediocre) [+3d5]
Pick pockets ......... 34 (fair) [+3d3]
Stealth .............. 56 (good) [+3d3]

Sadface
09-27-2009, 08:29 PM
Although it won't work with potions, you can kick the things off
the altar and then pick them up instead of staying on the altar.
Makes ID'ing things with a chaotic altar much safer :)

saladman
09-27-2009, 10:33 PM
It's also a good idea to close all doors if you plan on standing on risky altars. The moment you see the door open, you get off the altar and deal with whatever business is coming in.

Silfir
09-27-2009, 11:58 PM
How's my real life looking if I nod and say "yup, sacced by hill orc sergeant" based only on the description of a colored letter, without having to scroll down?

That's something I'm curious about anyway. How many of you would feel confident to say "I can name the possible monster for each letter/color combination without fail and the other way around!" At least I'd be confident I could name over 99&#37;.

pblack
09-28-2009, 12:48 AM
How's my real life looking if I nod and say "yup, sacced by hill orc sergeant" based only on the description of a colored letter, without having to scroll down?

That's something I'm curious about anyway. How many of you would feel confident to say "I can name the possible monster for each letter/color combination without fail and the other way around!" At least I'd be confident I could name over 99%.

I could name more than 90% i think. Anyone that have played for more than a couple of years can do that... i assume =P.

zeteginara
09-28-2009, 06:20 PM
Personally? Developing a character for flavor aside. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I never farm piety on a chaotic altar for the purposes of farming a pre-crowning. In fact, I'll really really refrain from doing anything with a chaotic altar that involves standing on it.

A lawful altar is the absolute safest one to use for that purpose, and even a neutral altar is much better (though tedious because a good percentage of the monsters you run into on early levels are neutral beings)

The chances of dying when standing on a chaotic altar are just too much. I've heard of stories of one stepping on a chaotic altar in an empty room, then having a ghost step through a wall on the same turn and sacrificing the player; or a pixie suddenly teleporting into the room and sacrificing the player.

ALTHOUGH... I do have a theory that it's impossible to sacrifice a crowned champion. Anyone care to investigate?

sorear
09-29-2009, 02:27 AM
I tested that once after a particularly sucky chaotic crowning (Thunderstroke, =Cold, poison hands, and mana battery, or something like that). Doesn't work.

zeteginara
09-29-2009, 02:32 PM
What doesn't work? Specify. :)

DumbleDoor
09-29-2009, 07:45 PM
God should be god. Lowecase g.

gut
09-30-2009, 06:46 AM
> name the possible monster for each letter/color combination

Up until the colors started changing, I could prolly do
~95%. These days I'm not so sure : )