Experienced vortices are bad
Had a relatively nice run with a mist elven wizard - I intended to build an archmage and eventually roll 6000 in-game years for a theory on scroll of omnipotence.
So I did the PC, DD, UD, farmed plenty of herbs, collected some PV, spells, potions.
Had a pulsing surge of power on PC2, which turned out to be the vampire snake but never got around to picking it up.
Griffyard had seven treasure graves but the first one yielded a lich king so I had to bail.
Precrown gave me the robe of the master monk and here's the root of my problems and eventual demise.
Went to R4, just to clear it, collect loot, get some scrolls from the guaranteed shop.
Enter level 8 - a river and a mixed threat room.
As we all know, that latter part can be tricky.
Sure enough, there's an annihilator, stone giant lord, diamond fucking golem and... a green V.
I teleported around, messed with the staff of parting water and the wand of digging, preparing corridors for my magic missiles.
The acid vortex emerges but I'm like, hey I'm 79 hp, I ate some ants and I have the robe.
Blasted it twice with magic missile before it reached melee range, then decided to dispatch it with a fireball that I've trained somewhat since the beginning.
What I did not account for was the experience level of the vortex and by extension - it's HP pool.
Fireball barely takes it to half hp, then it goes poof and drops me from 79 to -34 in one blast :(
Turns out the robe provides protection from fire, cold and shock but... not from acid.
The ants I ate apparently didn't give me the intrinsic either.
Best of all - I had the revelation spell, all I had to do was cast it and check for the resistance then just keep the vortex at a distance.
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B, the mist elven wizard, was consumed by a torrent of acid.
He scored 141148 points and advanced to level 16.
He survived for 0 years, 76 days, 15 hours, 21 minutes and 24 seconds (53752
turns).
B visited 58 places.
His strength score was modified by +2 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +5 during his career.
His willpower score was modified by +6 during his career.
His dexterity score was modified by +11 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +6 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.
His perception score was modified by +3 during his career.
He was a member of the thieves guild.
He ended his adventuring life on level 8 of an ancient dungeon.
2490 monsters perished under his attacks.
The following nine artifacts were generated during his adventure:
the si
the dwarven rune axe "Rolf's Companion"
the elemental gauntlets
the ancient mummy wrapping
the ankh
the black torc
the antediluvian dwarven map fragment
the whip of the vampire snake
the robe of the master monk
He possessed the following intrinsics:
He was fire resistant (gained through items).
He was poison resistant (also through an item).
He was cold resistant (gained through items).
He was lucky (also through an item).
Fate smiled upon him (also through an item).
He was sleep resistant (gained through an item).
He was able to control teleportation.
He was paralyzation resistant (gained through an item).
He was shock resistant (gained through an item).
He was able to see invisible things (gained through an item).
He was able to breathe water (gained through an item).
He was able to resist confusion attacks (gained through items).
He was immune to diseases (gained through an item).
He had the following talents: Alert, Hardy, Healthy, Miser, Potent Aura,
Tough Skin, Treasure Hunter.
He had a final speed score of 113 (final base speed: 113).
He was a fervent follower of Order.
He asked for 2 divine interventions.
He was lawfully aligned.
He was slightly tainted by Chaos.
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DV/PV:40/23 H:-34(79) P:174(214) Exp:16/291878 R4: 8 Sp:113
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He: uncursed helm of mental stability [+0, +1] {Le+1} [100s]
Ne: uncursed ankh [3s]
Bo: blessed robe of the master monk (+6, +0) [+8, +4] {Wi+10} (+10 spd)[30s]
Gi: uncursed adamantium girdle [+0, +3] [18s]
Cl: uncursed cloak of adornment [+0, +0] {Ap+4} [40s]
RH: blessed dwarven rune axe "Rolf's Companion" (+3, 3d6+6) [+4, +4] {To+3}
LH: blessed large mithril shield (+1) [+7, +3] [96s]
RR: blessed ring of mental stability [+0, +1] {Le+1} [1s]
LR: uncursed ring of cold resistance [1s]
Br: uncursed brass bracers [+0, +0] [10s]
Ga: uncursed red leather gauntlets [+0, +1] [10s]
Bo: blessed leather boots [+0, +3] [25s]
MW: uncursed short bow (+1, +0) [20s]
Mi: bundle of 91 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6) [182s]
Tl: heap of 172 blessed spenseweeds [344s]
