Better method : Stair scumming books

[Dudley]

Note. This technique implies : You got Magic missile in your repertoire, and you are though enough to survive a little. Tension rooms are generated often. Just blast with an offensive spell once, then MM ^^

[modular]

So you are saying, stair hop till you feel a tension, then go clear the tension room? Thats not new, and it is hardly turn-efficient (but good for saving real life time yes).

Your use of magic missile, thats just common sense. Use MM>frost bolt>lightning>fire?>acid? to prevent item destruction. Also note the drakeling acid spit ability, it's great to save bolt spells and avoid item destruction.

[Soirana]

I'd say cast Invis and stair hop ignoring tension. Faster in real time.

[Grey]

I definitely agree with Soirana. A lighted torch helps see slightly further books and in dark rooms too. Of course it's much duller than clearing tension rooms.

[gut]

I'm begining to wonder as well.

Maybe an early game gremlin bong....

Roll wizzie witha wand of trap detection, rob Barnabus in
hopes of a spellbook of light, stairhop for it if unlucky,
hit level 13 in BUGWIL, get fluff ball, gremlin bong for
spellbooks and wishes....

Hmmm?

[Grey]

What's your obsession with bongs, gut? Also, I'm surprised to hear you suggest a strategy where Treasure Hunter is preferred... Anyway, I don't think it would be particularly turn-efficient, and you'd need to be quite careful of food if pasting lots of commands.

[Dudley]

You could probably get rapidly lots of water. With that water, you turn the gremlin cave into a magnificent herb making zone, with stoma.
(maybe my memories are glitched and holy water only works on already herb levels)

[gut]

> Anyway, I don't think it would be particularly turn-efficient,

I was thinking that it might be. No pickpocketing of course,
just light spell, and asuredly not in the gremlin cave. I was
thinking of higher danger levels. One turns spawns how
many gremlins? Five? Ten? In a few turns you can have
hundreds, and light costs what, 4 PP's? Should be no need
to paste commands.

> glitched and holy water only works on already herb levels

Holy water will grow you some stoma, but that's not what
I was thinking. I was really thinking of books and wishes.
Only need D:8 for wishes and D:1 for books.

Would the turn/book ratio make it worthwhile?

[Dudley]

What DL is the gremlin cave?

[Soirana]

<8. Although i would not be sure that books type does not depend DL.
I am not stating opposite either.